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| A
Fresh Look at Dallas, 1963 |
Double
Crossed: Who is Alek J. Hidell?
by
Joan d'Arc
Two
distinctly different I.D. cards were carried by "Lee
Harvey Oswald" upon his arrest by the Dallas police on
the day of JFK's assassination. The bogus I.D. cards are discussed
in detail in this article, including proposal of the theory
that the Russian-born Alek J. Hidell became a CIA recruit
and defected to the USSR as Lee Oswald. Upon his return from
the Soviet Union, Oswald's family noted to others that his
appearance had changed drastically, including a receding hairline
and a two inch difference in height. They never had time to
confront him about it, for he had received a new "assignment"
as the patsy for the JFK assassination.
The
Center of the Labyrinth
by Al Hidell
The
shootings in Dallas were an ancient play, following a script
etched long ago into our collective unconscious. Looking beyond
specific evidence and theories, Al Hidell finds that the life
and death of Lee Harvey Oswald contains intriguing parallels
to the lives and deaths of several mythological figures. He
asks: Was Oswald a Sacred Executioner, or a Mythic Hero?
| Assassinations
and Suspicious Deaths |
Who
Killed John Lennon?
by Al Hidell
Mark
David Chapman appeared to be a classic "lone nut"
assassin. But what led him to shoot ex-Beatle John Lennon
in 1980, and did he have help? Al Hidell looks at the evidence
for a conspiracy, and explores the role the novel The Catcher
in the Rye (written by reclusive former Intelligence Officer
J.D. Salinger) may have had in the assassination.
Chappaquiddick:
Water Under the Bridge?
by R.B. Cutler
This
lecture and interview with New England assassinologist R.B.
Cutler portrays the Chappaquiddick incident as a CIA "ambush"
rather than an accident from which Ted Kennedy walked away
and Bobby Kennedy's secretary, Mary Jo Kopechne, lost her
life. After twenty-five years of media distortion and Kennedy
family cover-up, this bizarre event may be better understood
in light of the "political assassination" of the
third Kennedy brother. Interestingly, on July 26, 1997, A&E
televised a special program which ultimately concluded that
Ted Kennedy was not in the car on that fateful night. Will
the Cutler "ambush" hypothesis finally get its day
in court? It was in Paranoia first, in November, 1994.
The
Pope Must Die: Murder in the Vatican
by Seeker 1
Pope
John Paul I, who "died in his sleep" after 33 days
of papal rule in 1978, was a reformer who had made many enemies.
Was the Pope murdered, and does his death have any connection
to the 1982 attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II?
In this article, Seeker 1 looks at the history of Vatican
scandals and its links to Nazis, the Mafia, and the Masons.
Love
and Power
by Al Hidell
What
if you learned about a seamy drug- and prostitution-ring?
And what you believed the ring involved high-level public
officials, including a United States Senator? Would you talk,
or keep your mouth shut? Indiana cab driver Joe Love decided
to talk, even after he was harassed by police and imprisoned
on bogus charges. For those who suspect that the American
"justice" system serves power rather than justice,
Love's 1995 beating death inside an Illinois courthouse was
sadly predictable.
Who
Killed Yitzhak Rabin?
by Barry Chamish
The
U.S. media has portrayed the assassination of Israeli Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin as an open-and-shut case. However,
in Israel itself, the issue is being debated much like the
Kennedy Assassination is here. In this article, Israeli investigative
reporter Barry Chamish names names and exposes the holes and
incongruities of the official story.
Like
a Virgin: Virgin Mary Sightings, Prophecy and UFOs
by
Joan d'Arc
Descriptions
of Virgin Mary sightings reveal a curious connection between
religious phenomena and UFO manifestations, including alien
abductions. The various "stages" of an alien abduction
are compared with those of Marian apparitions to conclude
that the motifs contained in both "visitations"
are surprisingly similar.
Space
Oddity: David Bowie, Whitley Strieber and Aliens
by Anonymous
This
intriguing article analyzes the themes and lyrics of David
Bowie's popular music, concluding that perhaps Bowie has had
"visitor" experiences, i.e., has been abducted by
aliens.
UFOs:
Chariots of the Damned?
by John White
The
religious dimension of UFOs and abductions has long been investigated
by researchers as the most perplexing aspect of the phenomenon.
The premise of this article by a well-known author and researcher
is that the deception practiced by the abductors can be seen
in the light of a Satanic plan which has as its ultimate motive
the takeover of the world through brainwashing and mind control.
Alien
Corpse in Puerto Rico
by Jorge Martin
Just
what was the long-dead corpse that investigator Jorge Martin
saw in Puerto Rico? Its physical features are reminiscent
of the "Greys" of UFO literature: small body, large
head, wide and dark slanted eyes, and a lipless mouth. Martin
takes us along on his investigation, which included a meeting
with a mulatto-like Man in Black who told him, "I've
been told you deal with flying objects. Be very careful with
that."
| Government
Crimes and Cover-Ups |
Deep
Dark Secrets: America's Underground Bases and Tunnels
by
Joan d'Arc
This
article gives an overview of the secretive nuclear technology
utilized to create huge underground bunkers for the government
and its major defense contractors. Also discussed is the ostensible,
as well as potential, purpose of these deep tunnel systems
and gigantic underground bases, and where the "Strange
Bases of the Fortune 500" are located.
Urban
Warfare: A Victim Reflects on the 1985 MOVE Bombing
by Allen Hougland
Twelve
years ago, a stand off with a "cult" ended in a
deadly inferno. Eleven people, including five children, perished.
Sixty-one houses burned to the ground. It was, in short, an
urban precursor to Waco. Except in this case, everyone admits
that it was the government officials who started the fire!
Allen Hougland interviews the only adult survivor of the siege,
and reviews the events of May 13, 1995 in light of Ramona's
recent court battles.
FEMA:
Fascist Entity Manipulating America
by Mark Westion
FEMA
is much more than the government's "natural disaster
response agency." Everything is in place for the crackdown.
FEMA computers compile information. Specially-equipped "doomsday
vehicles" stand on alert. Representatives of the Shadow
Government are poised in top secret underground bunkers waiting
for the green light. In this article, Mark Westion looks at
the U.S. government's chilling "contingency plans"
for threats both external and internal.
Who
Framed Leonard Peltier?
by
Joan d'Arc
How
far can you go in opposing the policies of the U.S. government
before you have to be "neutralized"? In this article,
Joan d'Arc examines the case of American Indian Movement (AIM)
leader Leonard Peltier, imprisoned for over twenty years for
a killing he says he did not commit. Along with reviewing
the strong case made by Peltier's many supporters, d'Arc also
puts the events of June 26, 1965 in the context of the FBI's
larger campaign to "neutralize" the American Indian
Movement.
TWA
800: No Single Missile Theory
by Al Hidell
"Why
is the Navy not a suspect?" the reporter shouted to FBI
Assistant Director James Kallstrom. "Remove that man"
was the lead TWA flight investigator's only reply. The November
8, 1996 incident was a blunt demonstration of the government's
attitude towards TWA 800 conspiracy theories, some of which
have much more credibility than we've been led to believe.
In this article, Al Hidell separates the fact from the fiction
in this widely-debated contemporary conspiracy.
Drugs
and the CIA: From Ho to Hasenfus
by Eric Odinson
In
1997, the mainstream media finally began discussing the CIA's
possible role in the importation of crack cocaine into the
nation's urban areas. However, the connection between covert
operations and the world of drug trafficking has a much longer
history. In this overview article, originally published in
1992, Eric Odinson exposes the CIA's past drug dealings, including
the CIA/Contra cocaine connection.
You
Name the Dwarfs: Surrealism, Advertising and Mass Mind Control
by Robert Guffey
This
tome discusses the sexual themes used to market products to
the public, and shows that there is a connection between the
aesthetics of the surrealist movement (the transmitting of
messages through art) and modern advertising, which seduces
the consumer to buy products via a sexual aesthetic.
Star
Trek: Sci-Fi or Psy-War?
by Jerry E. Smith
This
highly entertaining article begins with the premise that modern
media advertising is a form of psy-war waged against targeted
demographics by major corporations, institutions and religions.
Analyzing the names and motifs used in the long-running television
show, Star Trek, the author attempts to show that it was a
conspiratorial attack by the military-industrial-entertainment
complex which aimed to subliminally convert American viewers
to Catholicism. The author also suggests that Star Trek may
have been a psy-war operation perpetrated by the Vatican to
subvert the U.S., or may have simply been a vehicle for creating
acceptance of a United Federation of Earth.
Machiavelli
and the Age of Image Propaganda
by Mark Westion
The
implicit admonition to "obey, consume and die" is
the undercurrent of this intriguing article which follows
the manipulations of the eras beginning with World War II
(The Grand Experiment) and into the 1950s (The Life of Riley).
This conspiratorial view of social history and pop culture
dons granny glasses for a magic carpet ride into the 60s,
double-knits its way through the 70s and crash lands in the
midst of a fin de siecle of banking disasters in the 80s,
leaving Machiavelli unscathed for the nineties.
The
Brits Bash Bubba
by Webster G. Tarpley
Recently,
the White House issued a study on the "media food chain"
that was responsible for much of the anti-Clinton scandal
reporting. Readers of Paranoia, however, had read all
about it in Summer of 1995. In this transcript of Mr. Tarpley's
public testimony to a Congressional subcommittee, we learn
of the interlinking media links behind the anti-Clinton effort,
and follow the trail back to its surprising origin: Great
Britain!
| CIA
Mind Control and Psy-Warfare |
Project
Monarch: Nazi Mind Control
by Ron Patton
This
article describes in detail a highly complex form of trauma-based
mind control known as Monarch programming, which was practiced
by the Nazis and carried over into our own CIA as part of
MK-ULTRA. Monarch programming creates dissociative structures
and multiple personalities using "triggers" or commands.
Subjects are used for covert operations, prostitution and
pornography. This article describes the methods with which
these dispensable slaves are programmed for use as "plants"
for infiltration purposes, and as "sleeper assassins."
Psy-Ops
and Cereology: The Search for 'Intelligent' Circle Makers
by
Joan d'Arc
Are
"crop circles" the result of an elaborate world-wide
hoax? This article discusses the facets of this phenomenon
which the hoax explanation cannot address and concludes that
it is very possible that the British secret service, MI-5,
are behind the crop circle "hoaxes" in Britain in
order to pass off a genuine phenomenon as "fake."
Honey,
Did You Leave Your Brain Back at Langley Again? A Brief History
of Modern Mind Control
by Robert Guffey
This
article describes the process that began with the CIA's experimentation
with simple torture techniques, hypnosis, LSD and other mind-altering
drugs, aversion therapy, psychosurgery, and intra-cerebral
implants, eventually leading to the wireless electromagnetic
variety now included in the much-touted "non-lethal weaponry"
of the 21st century.
| Cults
and Secret Societies |
The
Mystery of the Knights Templar
by Scott Corrales
Were
the Knights Templar the real "Raiders of the Lost Ark"?
The Knights Templar were perhaps the world's first Secret
Society. Scott Corrales explores the history and bloody rituals
of this ancient order of warriors and mystics.
Is
There a Satanic Child Abuse Cover-Up?
by Al Hidell
From
the McMartin Preschool Scandal to the Franklin Cover-Up, some
have alleged that secret groups are forcing children to engage
in sexual acts and participate in horrific rituals. Do these
groups exist, and are they a real threat to our children?
Or is the "Satanic Scare" the work of conspiracy-mongers
who have gained financial benefit from various books, seminars,
and talk show appearances? Al Hidell considers underground
secret societies and their threat to our most vulnerable citizens.
Rock
and Roll Minions of Satan
by Adam Gorightly and
Al Hidell
In
the 1950s, alarmed authorities called Rock and Roll "The
Devil's Music." In this article, Adam Gorightly and Al
Hidell explore the historical links between Satanism and popular
music. The subject is long on speculation and short on facts,
and the writers clearly have their tongues at least partially
placed in cheek. However, the article is also a serious look
at the way society seems forever inclined to turn relatively
harmless teenage rebellion into something much more sinister.
The
Cult that Haunted River Phoenix
by Al Hidell
and We Are Family: A River Rebuttal
by Phil Edwards
In
one of Paranoia's most controversial articles, Al Hidell
explores actor River Phoenix's little-known cult background.
Phoenix's parents were active members of a religious sect
known as The Family, a group accused (but never convicted)
of practicing pedophilia and led by self-styled prophet Father
David. Has The Family been the victim of religious persecution,
or have their friends in high places (including George Bush!)
been protecting them? Also included is a rebuttal by Family
member Phil Edwards.
| Suppressed
Research and Secret Science |
AIDS:
A Doctors Note on the Man Made Theory
by Alan R. Cantwell,
Jr., M.D.
Were
gay men given experimental vaccines contaminated with the
AIDS virus? The government says no, but government agencies
have a long history of covert and unethical medical experimentation,
particularly with minorities. This article provides an overview
of such secretive medical experimentation, along with the
history of AIDS and why this doctor, the author of AIDS and
the Doctors of Death, and Queer Blood, believes AIDS is man-made.
Saucer
Kraut: Inside the German Research Project
Interview with Henry
Stevens by D. Guide
Did
the Nazis have their own "Area 51"? In this exclusive
interview, Henry Stevens of the German Research Project (GRP)
reveals the secret UFO technology that was developed by the
Germans during World War II, and discusses other secret Nazi
technology still being suppressed to this day.
Diet
For a Zombified Planet
by Mark Westion
This
article discusses sodium fluoride as a toxic by-product of
aluminum production, which was used after WW II in order to
curb a huge waste disposal problem at the ALCOA plant owned
by the Mellon family. It has been discovered that repeated
infinitesimal doses of fluoride will, over time, make a person
submissive and docile by slowly poisoning a certain area of
the brain. This article also discusses the health horrors
of irradiated food, pasteurized milk, Prozac, Olestra, Aspartame
and other FDA-approved goodies. Let the buyer beware.
The
Gulf Bio War: How a New AIDS-like Plague Threatens Our Armed
Forces
by Alan R. Cantwell,
Jr., M.D.
What
is the common thread which weaves through the occurrence of
the highly contagious disease known as the Gulf War Syndrome,
which has struck as many as 60,000 veterans? Dr. Cantwell
has found a biowarfare connection. Since the Nuremberg trials,
it has been against international law to use people as guinea
pigs in experiments without their informed consent. In an
unprecedented legal decision, the FDA allowed the Pentagon
to give un-approved drugs and vaccines to soldiers without
their consent. The Pentagon also refused to identify the types
of drugs and injections the troops were given forcibly, rendering
them powerless against genetically altered "supergerms."
Alternative
Three: The Great Brain Drain
by
Joan d'Arc
What
would explain the sudden paralysis of the American space program,
along with Russian manned space flights, when everything seemed
to be going so well? Why did the Russians step down when they
were winning the space race? Was a sweetheart deal struck
between the superpowers, culminating in a shared colony on
the "dark" side of the moon? Joan d'Arc examines
the disturbing speculation known as Alternative Three.
Four
Horses of the Apocalypse: A Color-Coded Key to the Cryptocracy
by Wendy Wallace
This
article is an intriguing example of suppressed Biblical research,
the kind mainstream Christian "leaders" won't touch!
Wendy Wallace decodes the timeline of biblical Revelations
alongside current events in this spectacular article. The
prophetic end time revelation, as seen through this "message
in a bottle," is tripped off when George Bush announces
in 1992 that he will NOT go ahead and triple the tariff on
rapeseed oil and Chardonnay wine, thus echoing the biblical
admonition to "hurt not the oil and the wine." This
un-event is seen by this "paranoid woman" in the
light of the opening of the third seal, the black horse, as
she emphatically announces: The Time is Now.
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