Archive for October, 2006
There are number of 9/11 conspiracy theory documentary films and video lectures, and many of them essentially claim that 9/11 is orchestrated by (a small part of) the US government and it is a part of a much larger plan made by the US government. Regardless of whether it is true or not, if you are interested in looking into these theories (to confirm the general claim, to satisfy your curiosity or to disprove the claim), the following is a guide to 9/11 conspiracy theory documentary films and video lectures.
- “Loose Change”
Number of online videos, some of which should be classified as documentary films, are available for free. Probably the most popular one is “Loose Change“, a documentary film. While “Loose Change” does not prove every single claim made in the film meticulously, the film ties up all events occurred on 9/11/2001 pretty nicely. Also “Loose Change” gives a pretty good idea of what most of 9/11 conspiracy theories attempt to prove. Regardless of what you think about 9/11 or 9/11 conspiracy theories, “Loose Change” is a fine documentary film. It really flows from the beginning to the end; also the background music works well. Some of you might find that the word “entertaining” is not the most appropriate word to use to describe the film given the subject matter, but it is a pretty entertaining film.
- “TerrorStorm”
I also mention “TerrorStorm” by Alex Jones here, but the claim that the film makes is a bit argumentative objectively speaking. Also the claim is a bit dramatized. Some of you might find that the word “entertaining” is not the most appropriate word to use to describe any film related to 9/11, but it is a pretty entertaining film; it is rather difficult to find another word to describe the film. The film is not all about 9/11, but a large part of it is about 9/11.
- “Painful Deceptions by Eric Hufschmid about 9/11″
If you want to watch something a little more serious, then “Painful Deceptions by Eric Hufschmid about 9/11” is the one that you want to watch. This video lecture tries to focus on facts rather than wild speculations; also this video lecture is not made to entertain you or amuse you. What the lecture claims is still a conspiracy theory, but if you want to watch something that is not dramatized, then this is something that you want to watch.
- “9/11 Mysteries”
“9/11 Mysteries” is another video that you want to watch if you want to watch something serious. “9/11 Mysteries” attempts to prove its conspiracy theory by giving many examples and analyzing various events scientifically while “Loose Change” focuses more on tying up all events, creating flow rather than making it look like a vide lecture. Also “9/11 Mysteries” includes many more examples and extensive analyses than “Painful Deceptions by Eric Hufschmid about 9/11″. If you want to understand what 9/11 conspiracy theories are generally about and disprove them, then “9/11 Mysteries” is probably the one that you want to watch instead of “Loose Change”; “Loose Change” is not exactly made to open up very serious scientific discussions about 9/11 conspiracy theories.
- “David Ray Griffin - 911 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions”
“David Ray Griffin - 911 Commission Report: Omissions and Distortions” is a lecture given by David Ray Griffin; this is not a bad video lecture to watch, but the problem is that he does not explain his theory in detail. It’s not that he has no proof to present, but it’s simply that he focuses on covering the whole story within 60 minutes. It definitely gives you a good idea of what most of 9/11 conspiracy theories attempt to prove like “Loose Change”, but 60 minutes is not long enough for him to get into a lot of details.
- “9/11 Press For Truth”
If you want to look into specifics of 9/11 conspiracy theories, then you want to watch this documentary film. This is also an important film for those of you who attempt to disprove 9/11 conspiracy theories because “9/11 Press For Truth” references newspaper articles. “9/11 Press For Truth” claims that evidences point out that terrorists who attacked on 9/11/2001 have stronger ties with Pakistan than with Afghanistan. Also the film claims that there is a very strong tie between Pakistan and US. The film makes the claim while it backs up details by articles published by major newspapers, so there are concrete materials to examine in order for you to prove or disprove 9/11 conspiracy theories.
- “9/11 - 2/1/2006 BYU Professor Steven E Jones WTC Lecture UVSC”
This is another lecture on 9/11. Professor Steven E Jones gets into details, and specifically he claims that Thermate was used to demolish World Trade Center Building 1 and 2. He is a physics professor and his approach is scientific. He actually published an academic paper on this, and he goes over his claim step by step in this lecture. This is probably the most scientific lecture given on any subject related to 9/11 conspiracy theories. Whether you attempt to prove or disprove 9/11 conspiracy theories, this is probably a must-watch lecture.
- “THE TRUTH & LIES OF 9/11″
“THE TRUTH & LIES OF 9/11” is a lecture given by Michael Ruppert in November 2001, shortly after 9/11. Michael Ruppert has been claiming for years that CIA has been in drug trafficking business; he ties up this claim on CIA and 9/11 in this lecture. What is rather interesting about the lecture is that Michael Ruppert gave the lecture only 2 months after 9/11 while most documentary films and video lectures were put together long after 9/11.
Politics, 9/11 | 28.10.2006 4:45 | No Comments
9/11 Conspiracy is probably the most widely discussed conspiracies today. A lot of activities are taking place, and number of books have been written on the subject. Number of documentary films have been made, and most of them (if not all) are currently available for free on the web. There are quite a few websites on the subject as well. However, 9/11 Conspiracy is probably not the mother of all conspiracies.
I have been looking into various conspiracies lately, and there are number of very interesting conspiracies. Some are not kind of conspiracies that would shake the current political landscape even if they turn out to be true, but others could have a major impact on the currently political landscape and also the over all society. Those of who heard or read about 9/11 Conspiracy might think that 9/11 Conspiracy is such a wild conspiracy that it should be considered to be the mother of all conspiracies, but it is probably not the mother of all conspiracies.
Politics | 27.10.2006 4:36 | No Comments
There is a new documentary film released this year, and it’s called “America: From Freedom to Fascism” (Here’s a trailer). The film apparently argues that there is no law requiring US citizens and residents to pay income tax in US; the film also apparently argues that the government forces US citizens and residents to pay income tax in order to transform itself into a fascist government. I have not watched the entire film, so I do not know about the film in detail, but the trailer suggests that the film primarily argues these two points. I will probably watch the film at some point, but that’s another topic. I wanted to find more about this film, and I found a part of a video lecture given by Irwin Schiff. Irwin Schiff argues that there is no law requiring US citizens and residents to pay income tax in US, and he is apparently one of the core members of the group who argue this; Irwin Schiff also features in “America: From Freedom to Fascism”. The lecture is an interesting one, but I found out that he has been serving a 13-plus year prison term (for tax crimes) at the Federal Correctional Institution at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
There are number of other individuals who present unconventional arguments besides Irwin Schiff, and one of them is Mike Ruppert. He argues that CIA has been in drug trafficking business for decades now. He’s been publishing articles and books on the subject, and he’s been speaking about this around the nation as a public speaker; he also features in “America: From Freedom to Fascism”. I started reading his writings and watching his lectures recently, but I found out that he left US a couple of months ago.
In this life I have chosen not to die a martyr’s death. As I am learning every day, there are more difficult and demanding ways to write the final chapters of one’s life. I left the United States with one large suitcase, my laptop, and a backpack. I left behind my precious library, most of my clothing, my personal possessions, my guns, and a house full of furniture. I brought with me less than eight thousand dollars in cash and gold to start the final segment of my life.
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On one hand, I wonder if they are just criminals or dropouts, but on the other hand, I realize that it is rather conventional that voices of dissent are often sent to prison, decide to leave their country for their safety or both. So are they today’s voices of dissent? Are they telling us what’s really happening today? Is income tax literally (not philosophically) a theft by US government? Is CIA really in drug tracking business?
Politics | 25.10.2006 23:25 | No Comments
Anti-establishment camp have uncountable evidences to show that the current establishment has so many problems. Even news reports from major media sources that are generally not critical enough should provide enough evidences to convince regular Americans that there are so many serious problems today. Yet anti-establishment camp have not been able to capture regular Americans; they have not been able to lead regular Americans to vote, donate to organizations like ACLU, Black Box Voting or The Brad Blog, march on streets or even just stay informed. The following is a blog written by one of anti-establishment camp, and here’s why I believe most of regular Americans are unenthusiastic about politics.
The vote in November will be stolen, again, as it has been in the past, in small ways that add up. Disenfranchising the voter in various ways has already begun. The main way will be purging the voter rolls. For an excellent explanation of this please go to Thomhartman.com and download the podcast dated 10-18-2006. He explains, with evidence and citations, that this is what they have already done in Ohio and 3 other states. The election will be stolen through that method and also hackable Diebold voting machines. These are widely known problems and it’s a fact that Diebold machines can be easily hacked in about a minute. Votes are flipped, the election outcome changed, and there is no way to check on it afterwards. They will do this in states where they don’t have a Mr. Blackwell, where they can’t get away with open and admitted voter fraud.
Citizen Against Lies
The claim itself is a legitimate claim, and this is actually well-documented. “Was the 2004 Election Stolen?” is a pretty comprehensive article, and the article gives a rough idea of what is going to happen this November. “Will The Next Election Be Hacked?” is also a good article on the subject. So, factually speaking, there is nothing outrageous about the claim. The problem, however, is that what is written is full of pessimism; there is barely any hope, and it almost sounds like that there is no point of doing anything about the problem because it will inevitably happen. There is more.
The Bush administration is way ahead of you — they have military law all set up. US Army Announces Readiness for Military Law. They have the Military Commissions Act - they can throw you in GITMO and never even tell you what you are charged with, and you will rot there forever. We allowed our representatives to kill off habeas corpus last week, sanction torture, and now there is no turning back. This is a major blow to our democracy.
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Factually speaking, there is nothing outrageous about this claim, either. The Military Commissions Act can send anyone (any American) to a secret prison, and he/she can stay there forever without any trial. Similar bills were passed in the past, and many Americans ended up being sent to prisons without any reasonable justification, so The Military Commissions Act is a very concerning bill.
They may also put the dissenters in the detention camps that Halliburton has spent the last 4 years building. Yes - American Prison Camps Are on the Way. The rest of the country will be under a full martial law dictatorship. Welcome to America, December, 2006. Heil Bush and Cheney! It may or may not be too late to do anything about this. But when Nancy Pelosi and the other apologist were elected, that was mistake number 1. Mistake number 2 was repeating mistake #1. Congratulations voters - playing it safe with our candidates - ostracizing liberals, for example - has gotten us our very own fascist government.
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Kellogg, Brown and Root has been building detention centers, and given how similar bills to The Military Commissions Act sent tens of thousands of Americans to detention centers in the past, it is reasonable to expect that something similar will happen again. However, the way in which these claims are made has a problem or two. These claims aren’t exactly alarms; they aren’t exactly warnings. They are pessimism. They are loss of hope. In other words, these are not messages of hope. They do not express any desire to change, improve or move forward. A similar thing can be said about others in Anti-establishment camp. Alex Jones, for example, is almost fearmongering. He is not spreading hope, prosperity or happiness. This is why regular Americans are not enthusiastic about politics at all. They do not find any motivation because anti-establishment camp are not guiding them to a bright future. Anti-establishment camp essentially suggest that United States of America is a country in decline (subconsciously). This is not the only reason, but this is definitely one of reasons why regular Americans are not galvanizing to move the country to a positive direction.
The outcome of November election is still unknown despite the fact that there will be number of election problems inevitably. However, anti-establishment camp need to get out of the state of pessimism, loss of hope and despair; otherwise, United States of America will be in decline.
With that said, the next election will be a very important election, so I decided to make a donation to Black Box Voting. I have to confess that my donation is rather small, but I hope that it counts for something.
(To Black Box Voting staffs,
Dude, buddy, girl, lady, you’ve got to make some impact.)
Politics | 24.10.2006 7:00 | No Comments
I heard a rather eerie news on Prison Planet podcast a couple of days ago, and I also found an article about it. The article’ title is “Palast Charged with Journalism in the First Degree” and it’s posted at Prison Planet.com; Alex Jones claimed that Greg Palast was ‘on the run’ on the podcast. The same article is posted at What Really Happened.com, and it is also posted at Morphizm (and this is where the article was posted originally?). The following is a partial copy of the article.
It’s true. It’s weird. It’s nuts. The Department of Homeland Security, after a five-year hunt for Osama, has finally brought charges against … Greg Palast. I kid you not. Send your cakes with files to the Air America wing at Guantanamo.
Though not just yet. Fatherland Security has informed me that television producer Matt Pascarella and I have been charged with unauthorized filming of a “critical national security structure” in Louisiana.
On August 22, for LinkTV and Democracy Now! we videotaped the thousands of Katrina evacuees still held behind a barbed wire in a trailer park encampment a hundred miles from New Orleans. It’s been a year since the hurricane and 73,000 POW’s (Prisoners of W) are still in this aluminum ghetto in the middle of nowhere. One resident, Pamela Lewis said, “It is a prison set-up” — except there are no home furloughs for these inmates because they no longer have homes.
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I heard the news and found the article shortly after Military Commissions Act of 2006 was passed, so I felt a bit eerie; I took a day or so to find out what really happened. The Department of Homeland Security apparently actually brought charges against Greg Palast. This itself is actually a rather eerie news, but ‘on the run’ claim seems to have been exaggerated a bit. Shortly after the article was originally posted, charges were apparently dropped.
Good news from the edge of reality: Exxon has changed its mind. It was only days ago that they were employing the help of their subsidiary known as the Department of Homeland Security to put a Gitmo scare into Greg Palast and Matt Pascarella for filming the oil powerhouse’s Baton Rouge refinery — and about a thousand Katrina refugees being held behind barbed wire near it. Looks like they woke up and smelled the carbon emissions.
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However, here’s a mixed message in the original article.
A personal request to readers. Many have written to ask what can be done to protect Matt and me from becoming unwilling guests of the State.
First, this ain’t no foolin’ around: Matt and I are facing these nutty charges. So spread the info. We believe that getting the word out is the best defense. Second, call Homeland Security and turn us in. They seem to have trouble finding us. If you get a reward, you may choose to donate it to the Palast Investigative Fund , a 501(c)(3) educational foundation which supports our work and pays our legal fees.
Third, ask your local library to order our book, Armed Madhouse: Who’s Afraid of Osama Wolf? Homeland Security now reserves the right to read over your shoulder at the library; therefore, the more our agents are forced to read this subversive material, the more likely we can convince them to come in out of the cold. All kidding aside, we do ask you to request your library order the book: not everyone can afford to purchase this hardbound edition.
I do not have any problem with his making his living as a journalist. I also do not have any problem with his selling his books and DVDs. It’s all good, and he should definitely do that, since good investigative reporting takes time and costs money. That said, I have to wonder what his motivation was in this particular case. Did he really try to raise money in case that he was sent to Gitmo? Did he joke around in order to calm down and not panic or did he do this to sell more books and DVDs? This was a mixed message at best, and I feel that Greg Palast kind of made him look like one of those journalists who just love selling books and getting attention *** cough *** Bob Woodward *** cough ***. I hope not, but who knows?
Politics | 23.10.2006 5:35 | 1 Comment
I watched a fair number of Alex Jones’ documentary films recently, and the following is the list of documentary films that I watched with my reviews.
TerrorStorm:
TerrorStorm chronicles false flag operations in US history and in the history of a couple of other countries (e.g., UK) and argues that US government and its allies plan to create fascist governments by manipulating terrorised populations; the film also argues that these governments collaborate each other in order to create a unified oppressive fascist government eventually. Many of you probably think that these are outrageous claims, but these are sort of conspiracy theories that Alex Jones presents.
(By the way, if you do not know who Alex Jones is, he did “Man in Car with P.A.” in “Waking Life”; the clip is available at Google Video “Alex Jones in Waking Life“.)
TerrorStorm claims that 9/11 was an inside operation, that is, 9/11 was a false flag operation. If you watched a couple of documentaries and lectures on 9/11 such as Loose Change and Steven Jones’ lecture, then you would not be learning anything new. If not, and if you generally believe that the government is a violent entity not only toward the non-domestic population but also toward the domestic population, you’d probably find that video footages presented and arguments made rather intriguing. He did a good job of putting together this documentary. Alex Jones also claims that 7/7 London bombings was a false flag operation; he presents interesting video footages and makes interesting arguments also. I don’t know if it’s appropriate to say this given the subject matter, but this documentary was pretty entertaining.
I don’t know if his analysis(?) on every single event is accurate or not; however, if you actually go look up evidences, then you’d probably find that TerrorStorm does not make a totally outrageous claim. Here are a couple of questions that you probably want to ask before you rush to judge the core message of TerrorStorm. Many people around the world are unhappy for good reasons, but are they so driven to learn to manage to acquire pretty sophisticated weapons, plan and execute number of sophisticated terror operations around the world? Can it be done? My guess is that there are terrorist groups around the world, but I am not so sure if any of them can carry a highly sophisticated terrorism operation such as 9/11. Also my guess is that a fair number of terrorism operations and military operations are planned and executed by western governments. If you agree with this or if you believe that it’s not impossible, then you’d probably find TerrorStorm rather intriguing. You can actually watch the film for free at the following URL.
TerrorStorm at Google Video
In case that you’re wondering, this is a legal copy and Alex Jones acknowledges it.
911: The Road to Tyranny:
This documentary is … pretty intense. It’s pretty out there, and … I had to try pretty hard to suppress my laughter in order to keep watching this. Alex Jones argues that Bush Senior, Bush Junior, Clinton and all the rest are not only corrupt, but they orchestrated false flag operations such as Oklahoma Bombing and 9/11 to gradually create the police state called “United States of America”; he also argues that UN was created to create the global police state, and all politicians and so called world leaders have been actively structuring UN so that it will become the modern day international version of Nazi/Soviet. If you’re looking for some laugh Friday night, I recommend this one. It’s a good stress release.
That said, that said, … I can’t say that Alex Jones is totally overreacting, nor can I say that he is totally out of this world. This is a documentary film, and he’s making his case based on real events, interviews, news articles and research papers. There is a certain truth in what he argues in this documentary, and … it’s kind of educational (in my opinion anyway). I don’t think that you should start thinking that the sky is falling, but … you do want to remember that “911: The Road to Tyranny” isn’t exactly a made-up story if you have a chance to watch the film.
Martial Law 9/11: Rise of the Police State:
The first half is actually pretty informative, though parts of it are a bit argumentative. The second half goes pretty crazy. The film argues that there is a secret society attempting to shape the world in a certain way; the film also argues that US is not only copying Nazi, but also Nazi survivors are actually instrumental in creating the forth Reich in US.
US has the highest prison population rate, which is roughly 700 per 100,000, and US also has the biggest absolute size of the prison population, which is roughly 2 million. Statistically speaking, there is a pretty good reason why US should be called a “Police State” or “Prison State.” This is a real serious social problem, and that is a fact; however, I can only recommend this documentary if you’re looking for something fun to watch. If you’re looking for a serious documentary about 9/11, I wouldn’t recommend this one. It’s not because the core message of the film “Martial Law 9/11: Rise of the Police State” is totally outrageous but the way in which the message is presented is a bit over the top.
America Destroyed by Design:
The message in “America Destroyed by Design” is kind of anecdotal. He essentially argues that the world government is being created, and America is systematically being sold to the world government. His argument is rather weak unfortunately. However, if you’re looking to hear an alternative view, then this is one of documentary films that you might want to check out.
Dark Secrets Inside Bohemian Grove:
“Dark Secrets Inside Bohemian Grove” is a documentary film about Bohemian Grove. Alex Jones claims that a lot of top government officials around the world come visit Bohemian Grove once a year and they perform a bizarre ritual there. He manages to get into Bohemian Grove with a hidden camera and records a bizarre ritual performed. However, the camera is so shaky that you get headache as you watch the film. Also the entire image is blur, and you can’t really tell exactly what kind of ritual is performed. Alex Jones references books and explains what the ritual is about, but there is really no concrete video evidence at the end of the day. Also you have to wonder what the core message of the film is. It’s a pretty unimpressive film.
I’m guessing that Alex Jones tries to uncover dark secrets inside Bohemian Grove, but the fact of the matter is that he was unable to find any concrete evidence showing that there is a dark secret. I’m guessing that Alex Jones edited what he filmed anyway and created this documentary film, but the end result is nothing impressive. It’s pretty boring actually. I do not recommend this film; there is not much to watch in there.
Matrix Of Evil:
I like “TerrorStorm” and “911: The Road to Tyranny”, but all other films aren’t that impressive to be honest, and “Matrix Of Evil” is one of them (To be fair, “TerrorStorm” and “911: The Road to Tyranny” are two of more recent documentary films that Alex Jones made, so I suppose that his films are getting better). “Matrix Of Evil” has no cohesive message; it has some interesting video footages, but that’s about it. I wouldn’t say that I totally wasted my time watching this film. I did learn a few things, but I do not recommend this film.
The Masters of Terror:
I watch a fair number of films, and I feel like I need to watch at least several films directed and produced by Alex Jones to get an idea of what Alex Jones as a film maker has to offer, but that’s pretty much the only reason why I decided to watch “Alex Jones, The Masters of Terror”. I will watch one or two more films directed and produced by Alex Jones, but that’ll be it for now.
After I watched “The Masters of Terror”, I must admit that I was pretty disappointed. Alex Jones has directed and produced quite a few films, but he essentially recycles same video footages and same ideas over and over. There are a few films that I really like (”TerrorStorm” and “911: The Road to Tyranny”), and I also find that his radio shows are pretty entertaining and kind of informative; his radio shows are a bit different. However, I honestly do not regard him highly as a film maker. Too many of his films have no cohesive message. Too many of his films use same video footages. Too many of his films essentially throw same ideas (like how the world government is taking away our liberty and what have you) into those films. “The Masters of Terror” is one of them. If you have not watched any of him films yet and if “The Masters of Terror” is the first Alex Jones film that you watch, then you might be amused because Alex Jones does offer different viewpoints and include video footages that you typically do not see in TV and cable programs. However, if you have watched two or more films that he directed and produced already, you would probably not find anything new in “The Masters of Terror”. No revelation, no inspiration.
To sum up:
“TerrorStorm” is the first Alex Jones film that I ever watched, and I actually enjoyed watching the film. “911: The Road to Tyranny” is not a bad film, either. However, I felt a bit disappointed as I watched many more Alex Jones films. I do not mean to trash Alex Jones, but after I watched several films, I cannot say that I am a big Alex Jones (as a filmmaker) fan. If and when he makes a new film, I would probably give it a shot, but his earlier films are rather unimpressive. I appreciate the fact that he presents different viewpoints, but I cannot regard Alex Jones highly as a filmmaker at this point.
Alex Jones | 22.10.2006 4:55 | No Comments
The word “communism” pretty much means Satanism, fascism, totalitarianism or all of the above in US today, but isn’t this a silly way to use the word “communism”? Even the word “socialism” has a similar meaning. It is true that the world history more or less proves that “communism” is a failed social theory; it’s dysfunctional. It’s also true that “communism” evolved into totalitarianism in most cases; the former Soviet Union is a great example. Russian revolution never aimed to create a totalitarianism state (at least in the minds of ordinary Russians), but the Soviet Union evolved into a totalitarianism state. However, I think it’s inaccurate to take a social theory that did not function well in history and equate it to Satanism, fascism or totalitarianism. Doing this really eliminates any opportunity to discuss the social theory. Similar thing can be said about socialism. Furthermore, this eliminates any chance of extracting a good idea or an interesting idea from communism or socialism.
But why is this happening? Why isn’t there any intelligent and civil discussion about communism or socialism? I think this is the legacy of McCarthyism.
Corporate media, in particular, has the tendency to simply dismiss communism as a variation of Satanism, fascism or totalitarianism, and it is not very surprising. Corporate media generally lack depth, and it tends to be affected by policies such as McCarthyism and also government propagandas. Unfortunately I also find that alternative media sources such as Alex Jones’ Prison Planet and Daryl Bradford Smith’s The French Connection dismiss the social theory itself. I actually appreciate the fact that people like Alex Jones and Daryl Bradford Smith have different views on communism and present those views (i.e., communism is an instrument of globalists), but I do not appreciate that they essentially become gate keepers of having discussions about the social theory “communism”.
Ideology | 19.10.2006 4:35 | No Comments
Six degrees of separation is the hypothesis that anyone on Earth can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances with no more than five intermediaries.
The hypothesis was first proposed in 1929 by the Hungarian writer Karinthy Frigyes in a short story called Chains. The concept is based on the idea that the number of acquaintances grows exponentially with the number of links in the chain, and so only a small number of links is required for the set of acquaintances to become the whole human population.
By extension, the same term is often used to describe any other setting in which some form of link exists between individual entities in a large set. For example, “see also” links in a dictionary entry may point the reader to other entries in the same dictionary; after following only six such links, the reader could potentially get to any word in the dictionary that has a link to it. In this special case of a dictionary, it is sometimes called the six links rule.
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See, I know this guy, Eric Hufschmid personally. He claims that Kathryn Hufschmid is his half-sister. Now who’s Kathryn Hufschmid? Drum roll please … Well, she’s James Murdoch’s wife! And who’s James Murdoch? Drum roll please … James Murdoch is the CEO of British Sky Broadcasting. He was formerly an executive vice-president of News Corporation, the controlling shareholder of BSkyB, and served on the boards of directors of News Datacom and of News Corporation. With his wife Kathryn, née Hufschmid, he has two children. Who’s James Murdoch’s father? Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch!!! I am connected to Rupert Murdoch within six degrees of separation. Amazing …
Beyond Konspiracy | 18.10.2006 4:51 | No Comments
While I initially set up this blog to write what I want to write about and not take too seriously, I am interested in politics. Also I am interested in alternative news on politics and different interpretations of news on politics. So, it’s very possible that most of blog entries are going to be about politics.
Beyond Konspiracy | 18.10.2006 4:41 | No Comments
As I mentioned in my last blog entry, I am a fan of Alex Jones, and I go visit his sites quite often including Prison Planet; he has a pretty interesting viewpoint. I was wondering how he viewed Katrina, so I was checking news articles about Katrina posted on Prison Planet. I found the following article.
Female survivors urged to flash breasts for help
Rescuers told gals on rooftops to ’show us what you’ve got’
Female survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans were urged by government rescuers to flash their breasts in order to receive help in the immediate aftermath of the storm.
That according to English tourists who are now just returning to the United Kingdom, relating their horror stories to British media.
Ged Scott, 36, of Liverpool, was on his annual vacation at New Orleans’ Ramada Hotel with his wife Sandra, 37, and their 7-year-old son, Ronan.
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Alex Jones interprets news in a unique way, so I was a bit skeptic initially. However, this particular news was apparently originally posted on World Net Daily on September 6th, 2006. As a matter of fact, World Net Daily has exactly the same article posted, and it’s dated September 6th, 2006.
Female survivors urged to flash breasts for help
Rescuers told gals on rooftops to ’show us what you’ve got’
Female survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans were urged by government rescuers to flash their breasts in order to receive help in the immediate aftermath of the storm.
That according to English tourists who are now just returning to the United Kingdom, relating their horror stories to British media.
Ged Scott, 36, of Liverpool, was on his annual vacation at New Orleans’ Ramada Hotel with his wife Sandra, 37, and their 7-year-old son, Ronan.
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I was still skeptic, so I searched for related news. I found that the person who told the story, Ged Scott, spoke to BBC News, and BBC also reported about this incident.
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He said at one point a group of girls was standing on the roof of the hotel lobby and called to passing rescuers for help.
“They [the authorities] said to them ‘well show us what you’ve got’ - doing signs for them to lift their t-shirts up. The girls said no, and they said ‘well fine’, and motored off down the road in their motorboat.”
“That’s the sort of help we had from the authorities,” he said.
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If we assume that BBC is a reputable news organization, then “Female survivors urged to flash breasts for help” is apparently not a hoax.
Hurricane Katrina, Politics | 17.10.2006 5:51 | No Comments