Excerpts > The Illuminati Papers [1979]

CD: How seriously are we to take your fascinating and entertaining trilogy, Illuminatus!, which you wrote in collaboration with Robert J. Shea?

Wilson: I would hate to be taken seriously. Serious people are always so grim and uptight that they make me want to dance naked on the lawn playing a flute. Of course, as Mavis says in the first volume of the trilogy, nothing is true unless it makes you laugh, but you don't really understand it until it makes you cry. The basic situation of humanity is both tragic and comic, since we are all domesticated apes with marvelous 30-billion-cell brains, which we seldom use efficiently because of domination by the older mammalian parts of the back brain. I mean, we're living on the Planet of the Apes, man. Is that funny or serious? It depends on how broad your sense of humor is, I guess.

CD: Specifically, are we really to believe that competing secret societies initiate and guide the various intellectual, religious, artistic, and mind-warping trends of the world? Or was the secret-society scenario just a parody of right-wing theories, a way of dramatizing authoritarian vs. libertarian trends, or simply your own brainwashing technique?

Wilson: To quote Lichtenberg, "This book is a mirror. When a monkey looks in, no philosopher looks out." Illuminatus!, like Linda Lovelace, is all things to all men. It's the first novel deliberately written from the viewpoint of the multi-model agnosticism of modern quantum physics. The novelist sitting on a pedestal watching the world with the allegedly Objective Eye of God is as obsolete as the tinhorn preacher bawling, "Come to my church, I've got the true true religion." The only philosophy one can honestly embrace at this stage of evolution is agnosticism, or ontological pluralism. The mosaic of competing conspiracies in Illuminatus! is a parody of popular demonology on both Right and Left. It's also a serious proposal for a more Einsteinian, relativistic model than the monistic Newtonian theories most conspiracy buffs favor. One of the readers who really seems to have understood Illuminatus! is Dr. Timothy Leary, who told me last year that his experiences with the DEA, FBI, CIA, PLO, Weather Underground, Mansonoids, Aryan Brotherhood, Al Fattah, etc., were precisely like the most absurd parts of Illuminatus!. Tim says you meet the same 24 conspiracies wherever you go. Specifically, he mentioned that he identified the same 24 paleolithic gangs fighting over the turf in Folsom Prison that he had recognized at Harvard University. The ones at Harvard speak better English, of course....

I see the power game resting on three levels of force and fraud. First, earliest and still most powerful is the government racket itself, the monopoly on force (military power, police power, etc.) which allows the governing group to take tribute (taxation) from the enslaved or deluded masses. Second, derivative from this primordial conquest, is the landlord racket, the mammalian monopoly on territory which allow's the king's relations (lords-of-the-land) or their successors, today's "land-lords," to take tribute (rent) from those who live within the territory. Rent is the daughter of taxation; the second degree of the same racket. Third, the latest in historical time, is the usury racket, the monopoly on the issue of currency which allows the money lords to take tribute (interest) on the creation of money or credit, and on the continuous circulation of the money or credit every step of the way. Interest is the son of rent, the rent of money. Since most people engaged in nefarious practices are, in my opinion, very loathe to acknowledge what they are doing, and are addicted to the same hypocrisies as the rest of humanity, I think all power groups quite sincerely believe that what they are doing is proper, and that anybody who attacks them is a revolutionary nut. Outside of the Klingons on Star Trek, I have never encountered a real predator who justifies himself on Stirnerite or Machiavellian grounds. I really think Saroyan was right, naïve as it sounds, in saying that "every man is a good man in his own eyes."

(Preceding was written in 1976; following was written in 1979)

The difference between Conspiracy Digest and myself is that CD defines the Power Elite as somebody else. I always define the Power Elite as myself and my friends. CD and I are in basic agreement that certain kinds of power are vested in (a) those who monopolize weaponry, i.e. governments, (b) those who monopolize land, i.e. landlords, and (c) those who monopolize currency, i.e. banks of issue. We disagree in that CD regards these traditional monopolies as possessing the only kinds of power that matters on this planet; and I recognize another kind of power, Brain Power. Brain power (the work of all artists, scientists, and symbolizers since the dawn of humanity, but particularly those of the Nineteenth Century) created the "real world" over which monopolists fight each other in the Twentieth Century. Similiarly, Brain power right now, today, is creating the "real world" of the Twenty-First Century, over which the monopolies will then be struggling. The Brain people create the realities over which the Power people fight each other, and the Brain people even create the techniques of the fight...

http://www.rawilson.com/papers.shtml

Now It Really Gets Weird: 9-11 Footage Shot by Israeli Spies Turns Up on al-Qaeda Website

author: Justin Raimondo followed by MSNBC report

http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2003/12/276217.shtml

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The One World Order has been achieved in the global corporate world. No rational person can deny that multinational corporations are above the laws of any sovereign country.

Multinationals are under the direction of the Bilderberg and most are not United States corporations. America has quietly lost the battle for global economic dominance.

Foreign multinationals dominate all major industries including 9 of the 10 largest electronics companies, 8 of the 10 largest auto makers, 7 of 10 largest oil refiners, 6 of 10 telecom companies, 5 of 10 pharmaceuticals, 4 of 6 chemical producers, 4 of 7 airlines, and 19 of the 25 largest banks in the world. Of the top 100 multinationals ranked by foreign-held assets, just 23 are American. Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have 40, while Japan has 16. Those of you who believed America was the economic powerhouse of the world had better rethink our vulnerability.

In global finance, we are even more vulnerable. The status of the dollar as the key currency of the world is at risk. The share of private savings held in European currencies has increased to 37% while the dollar share has fallen to 40%. Nearly half of new bond offerings today are in euros. For the first time since World War II there is another source of globally accepted payment and liquidity for the world economy. Tragically for the dollar, it comes as our balance of international payments is experiencing record deficits. Last year we had to borrow over $500 billion from foreigners to finance our balance of payments deficit.

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http://www.prisonplanet.com/analysis_lacey.html

Why Is Bush And His National Security Team Acting So Guilty About 9/11?

By Joe Rothstein
Editor, USPoliticstoday.com

Early in 2002, national security advisor Condoleezza Rice said "no one could have predicted that they would try to use a hijacked airplane as a missile…” to bring down the World Trade Towers.

Early in 2004 she is fighting hard not to have to repeat that claim under oath.

Because it was a lie.

In the immediate aftermath of the attack on New York and Washington most Americans were ready to believe that Osama Bin Laden hit us with a sucker punch that no one could have seen coming. The evidence is now overwhelming that the punch was telegraphed in advance and that gross incompetence let that punch land and do its terrible damage.

Just before Christmas, and under-reported by the press, was this startling statement by Thomas Kean, chairman of the independent commission investigating 9/11:

"This was not something that had to happen."

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http://www.uspoliticstoday.com/news.php?nid=3889

Zákon padajícího h*** se naplňuje - zastavilo se to u Bushe

Vladimír Stwora

Mám pocit, že se to ve Washingtonu mele. Bush potvrdil (byl nucen, už nebylo kam uhnout), že mu šlo o změnu režimu v Iráku dlouho před 11. zářím. Že nastupoval do úřadu s myšlenkou zničit Saddama. Že řekl svým lidem hned na začátku: "Najděte mi důvod, abychom mohli vstoupit do Iráku." A že 11. září vytvořilo vhodnou kulisu k jeho plánům.

A potvrdil toho ještě více. Že nikdy neměl v rukou žádný důkaz o spojení Saddama s al-Káidou. Že neexistoval důkaz, že by byl Saddam jakkoliv zapleten v událostech z 11. září.

Dva další údajné důvody pro iráckou agresi ("Saddam ukrývá ZHN" a "Saddam ohrožuje bezpečnost Spojených států") rovněž nebyly nikdy doloženy.

Po tři dny se Bushova administrativa snažila zdiskreditovat nebo odpálkovat obvinění vznesena bývalým ministrem financí Paulem O'Neillem. O'Neill byl zbaven své funkce v prosinci 2002.

Snažili se ho zastrašit, pokoušejí se zavést vyšetřování, jak se dostal k tajným dokumentům. O'Neill totiž zveřejnil v pořadu CBS 60 Minutes několik dokumentů s hlavičkou Důvěrné. Zatím marně.

"Nešlo o žádné tajné dokumenty," říká O'Neill. "To, co jsem na kameru ukázal, byly jen složky s nápisem Důvěrné. Neukazoval jsem jejich obsah. A byla to jen rutinní memoranda a zprávy ministerstva."

"Od začátku bylo jasné, že Saddam je špatný a bude nutné se ho zbavit. Vše se soustředilo na to, najít pro akci zdůvodnění," odhaluje O'Neill zákulisí jednání nejvnitřnějšího kruhu Bushova oblíbenců. O Bushovi a jeho skupině se vyjádřil jako o "slepci pohybujícím se v místnosti plné hluchých". Výstižné přirovnání!

O'Neill dále tvrdí, že se nebojí. "Mám hromadu peněz. A jsem ve stádiu svého života a své kariéry, kdy nejsem na nikom závislý, a mohu si dovolit říct pravdu."

Zatím se zdá, že se mu daří navázat na umrtvenou debatu o praktikách, jakých Bush použil, když "prodával" válku svému národu.

Nyní se Bush snaží namočit do problému také bývalého prezidenta Clintona: "Převzali jsme agendu demokratů. Byl to Clinton a jeho kabinet, kdo s tím začal. On zavedl bezletovou zónu v Iráku. My jsme v tom jen pokračovali." Nicméně jeho vysvětlení jsou stále zoufalejší. Za posledních pár měsíců byl nucen přiznat hromadu svých lží a podvodů. Ne vše, ale dosti na to, aby to normálnímu politikovi v normálně fungujícím státě zlomilo krk. Bush zatím přežívá, ale domnívám se, že vratká rovnováha by mohla být porušena. Funguje to na principu kapiček vody hloubících důlek ve skále. Bude-li těch kapek dostatečné množství a budou-li padat dostatečně dlouho, časem skálu nahlodají. Stejně tak dlouhý, neutuchající proud odhalených podvodů a lží amerického prezidenta může časem nahlodat pochybnosti i v zatemněných myslích Američanu. A to by mohl být Bushův konec.

Co z toho pro nás vyplývá? Co udělá psychopat a megaloman Bushova formátu zahnaný do kouta? Obávám se, že jsme zase o krůček blíže druhému 11. září. Pro Bushe a jeho tým je to logicky jediná možná cesta, jak si zachovat moc.

http://www.zvedavec.org/zpravySQL.php?clanek_id=774

Moskvě se nelíbí základny USA v Polsku a hrozí odvetou, tvrdí tisk

VARŠAVA - Přemístí-li Spojené státy některé své vojenské základny z Německa do Polska, učiní Moskva protiopatření a rozmístí v Kaliningradu jaderné rakety krátkého a středního doletu. Včera to napsal polský deník Gazeta Wyborcza s tím, že informace zazněla na setkání ruského ministra obrany Sergeje Ivanova s novináři při příležitosti pravoslavného Nového roku.

Nejmenovaný představitel ruského ministerstva obrany moskevskému zpravodaji listu upřesnil, že by se jednalo pouze o preventivní krok, který by udělal každý stát, kdyby se v jeho bezprostřední blízkosti objevily vojenské základny potenciálního nepřítele. Ujistil, že Moskva v žádném případě nemá agresivní záměry proti Polsku.
Gazeta Wyborcza uvádí, že Rusy nejvíce znepokojuje polská nabídka, aby USA zřídily velkou leteckou základnu na vojenském letišti v Powidzi na severu Polska. Ruští odborníci tvrdí, že americké stíhačky by pak mohly zasáhnout například Smolensk během osmi minut, zatímco nyní by jim to trvalo nejméně patnáct minut.
"Ruský generální štáb má stále více pocit, že Američané chtějí Rusko obklíčit. Poláci proto musejí vědět, že povolením zřízení amerických základen na svém území se stanou potenciálním cílem ruské vojenské doktríny," citovala Gazeta Wyborcza slova ruského experta.

http://lidovky.centrum.cz/archivln/archivln.phtml?id=229688&sec=46&d=13&m=1&y=2004&dat=20040113#clanek

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“For Israel, September 11 was a Hanukkah Miracle,” Israeli political and security officials recently told the newspaper Ha’aretz. Thousands of American fatalities are considered a godsend—in this cynical world—simply because their deaths helped shift international pressure from Israel onto the Palestinians, while allowing the Israeli government to pursue its regional objectives unobstructed. And indeed, in the past months, the United States has unfalteringly supported all of Israel’s actions.

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http://www.inthesetimes.com/issue/26/04/news1.shtml

Vindication... Courtesy of Mainstream Media

January 12, 2004 / by Eric “festo” Bochene

The anti-war voice and even the voices of those seeking the truth about 9/11 are now vindicated. How you ask? The answer lies in last nights airing of CBS’s “60 Minutes”. An interview with former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill was the show’s lead story. The “mainstream” interview of Bush’s former “man” now confirms what people who have been reading foreign and independent media (mostly via the internet) have known for well over a year: the Bush/Cheney junta planned the immoral, illegal and unconstitutional invasion of Iraq before they even set foot in the White House and long before 9/11 happened.

Apparently, the interview serves as a prequel for an upcoming book titled “the Price of Loyalty” by Ron Suskind, a former "Wall Street Journal" reporter (also interviewed in the “60 Minutes” piece). The book provides interviews and insight from numerous “insiders” privy to the administration’s tactics and policy-making decision methods. It should be noted that O’Neill is TAKING NO MONEY for his participation in the book that not only illustrates the underlying intentions regarding Iraq and Afghanistan, but should also motivate more people to begin questioning the “official” story behind 9/11.

The book, which prompted Donald Rumsfeld to place a call to O’Neill “warning” him not to do it should also motivate Americans to examine the “Project for a New American Century” (PNAC - http://www.newamericancentury.org/ ). The neo-conservative “think-tank” behind today’s U.S. foreign policies and the ones holding the limited attention span of Bush Junior, or as O’Neill puts it, the “blind man in a room full of deaf people”.

Their statement, “Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategies, Forces and Resources for a New Century” clearly states that the PNAC desires and demands one thing: The establishment of a global American empire to bend the will of all nations. They chafe at the idea that the United States, the last remaining superpower, does not do more by way of economic and military force to bring the rest of the world under the umbrella of a new socio-economic Pax Americana." Brief mentions have been made about this ultra-violent organization in the mainstream press but mostly in situations containing sarcasm that only served to derail any criticism as being “anti-American and/or anti-Semitic. Now, the “60 Minutes” piece offers a new dimension to the issue and “mainstream America” is waking up to the real “evil” facing America, the detrimental goals of domination and the results of empire.

For many who sought truth instead of revenge after 9/11, these revelations are nothing new.

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http://empirewatch.org/articles/proprietary/Vindication.html

Dear Mr. Rense,

Since you posted our two earlier articles :

http://rense.com/general46/warn.html and http://www.rense.com/general46/who.html
we received awesome information from around the world, also from Intel sources. Our group consists of Israelis in Israel and Israelis who already succeeded to escape to other countries.

The total consensus of all of us, as well as almost all the email we received, is that 911 was an inside job. We spent already over a year analyzing all other possibilities, NO ONE ELSE COULD HAVE DONE IT. The White House 'confirmed' our posted conclusions (in your articles) by not allowing any free investigation of 911. The Fact that all of your Zionist controlled congress and senate (pathetic) are cooperating with Bush in the 911 cover-up, proved our point. We have NEVER seen such level of high treason against the American people, or in world history.

Further, we would like to alert gullible Americans to wake up and realize that you are already under what we call essentially 'Zionist Martial Law.' Your military is already patrolling your streets under the fictional excuse of 'protecting you from terrorists' while in reality the NWO is getting you used to the chains around your neck. Your civil rights have been taken away from you, your freedom to travel has been curtailed seriously. You do not trust your military anymore after 911. Politicians (Sen. Wellstone), whistle blowers, Generals, scientists, journalists and more, are assassinated when disagreeing with the NWO. Unless you agree with the White House, you can not open your mouth in today's fascist America, you will be either labeled 'unpatriotic' or and 'antisemite'.

Your government is encouraging you to spy on your neighbours in a growing 'snitch' culture. You can be arrested without a court order and no one will even know that you were arrested. Your bank MUST disclose all your financial information to your government without court order. Chemtrails are poisoning your skies. Peculiar 'new' NWO created diseases are sprouting around America almost monthly. Your money is becoming worthless and an economic collapse is just around the corner, another possible perfect reason for the NWO to declare true Martial Law.

The Mexican hordes are swarming across your non-existent border and each one of them will get an American passport from Bush. We are very lucky in Israel, we do not have to learn to speak Spanish. DO NOT be surprised if Bush will order American passports to be printed in Spanish, too. And do not be surprised if Bush will send these 'fresh' American/Mexican 'citizens' to massacre Iraqis, after all, they have to prove that they are a 'good' Americans, right? Pretty soon, you may be told that 'bin Laden' is responsible for a dirty nuke lit off in an American city, and therefore total Martial Law is needed. The Zionists control virtually ALL your politicians and media, just like in Israel. Bribes, vicsious blackmail, backroom deals, drug use, corruption, murder, constant lying...WELCOME TO HELL.

We would like to 'throw in' this time an anecdote which may shake some of you. A few Jewish net discussion groups and some emails that come to us claim that bin Laden has immediate Jewish
ancestry. While we knew that Bin Laden is, was and will always be a CIA operative, to accept that he is Jewish, too, was a real stretch of the imagination. According to email we received and some of the chatter on discussion boards, his mother is Jewish and therefore, according to our Jewish religion, he is by definition, Jewish. (like it or not).

Not only that, his mother's family is living in Israel and therefore we concluded that bin Laden might actually be hiding in Israel, as we are the only country in the world who could protect him from the Moslems, once they found out the real truth about him. If all this is not enough, these Jewish discussion groups mentioned Barry Chamish as the source of this information. Barry, a journalist, is a true Israeli national journalist hero. He is a great patriot of our country. He exposed the cover-up of the assassination of our Prime Minister Rabin by the NWO (Barry was interviewed on numerous times by Jeff Rense and he has his own article section on the Rense website).

Finally, One of the most remarkable emails we received is from a former US Intel agent Kenyon Gibson, now living in the UK. Gibson, an American, wrote a book: "Nest of Evil: A Study of the Bushes, the CIA, and the Suspicions regarding 911". Gibson (as with most independent Israeli Jewish thinkers), could not get his book published, finally (as sometimes happens with our Jewish thinkers), his book was actually published by an Arab publisher! We are enclosing below one interesting article by him: 'THE NOTSEE PARTY'.

Regards,

Danny Goldberg
dgoldberg@emailaccount.com
Tel Aviv, Israel

http://www.rense.com/general47/zion.htm

Vojáci USA prý mučili irácké novináře Reuters
http://www.novinky.cz/02/34/44.html

Why do Europeans attack President Bush's line on war with Iraq?

They doubt Saddam is a danger 5.9%
They don't want Iraqis to die 4.1%
They fear war may spread 11.0%
They think war will hit efforts to beat terror 2.3%
They suspect Bush's motives 48.4%
They've forgotten the lesson of history 11.2%
They're jealous of America 13.8%

Total Votes Cast: 43244

Which country poses the greatest danger to world peace in 2003?

North Korea 6.7 %
Iraq 6.3 %
The United States 86.9 %

Total Votes Cast: 706842

NOTE: This is an unscientific, informal survey for the interest and enjoyment of TIME.com users and may not be indicative of popular opinion.

http://www.time.com/time/europe/gdml/peace2003.html

beejbi

len tak mimochodom, dodam k tomu citatu o dlhoch...dnes som pisal jeden test, jedna z moznych otazok bola o tomto:

kolko penazi sa DENNE zobchoduje po celom svete na menovych a financnych trhoch? 1 200 miliard USD...!!!!!!! to je rocne 438 000 miliard dolarov!!!! viete si to predstavit?kolko je hodnota celkoveho svetoveho exportu tovaru a sluzieb za rok...? 6 100 miliard USD!!!! svetove rocne HDP? okolo 29 000 mld USD...neviem sice, kolko z tych zobchodovanych penazi tvoria uroky, poplatky a ine v podstate umelo vygenerovane peniaze...ale nech je to len 1 % rocne (a to to celkom zjednodusujem, lebo samozrejme roznych poplatkov, urokov atd je vela druhov a maju roznu vysku, 1 % je zrejme malo, ale nestudujem financie, ale medzinarodny obchod)!!!! takze rocne niekto zarobi minimalne dokopy 4 380 mld. USD!!!!! kde tieto peniaze koncia?

samozrejme v bankach a vo vreckach uz beztak neskutocne bohatych obchodnikov...denne teda banky a obchodnici zarobia imho tak okolo 12 mld USD v podstate skoro za nic, iba zato, ze sa naucia par vzorcov ako sa vypocitaju pohyby cien v buducnosti atd...a tieto peniaze su umele, nie su kryte tovarom...ani sa necudujem, ze v ekonomickej tlaci sa pravidelne objavuju varovania analytikov, ze svetove fin. a menove trhy mozu velmi skoro skolabovat...a to bude teprve kriza pani!

Bushův propuštěný ministr promluvil: "Vláda připravovala plány zaútočit na Irák dávno před 11. zářím"



Bývalý americký ministr financí Paul O

Greenpeace stane v Americe před soudem: hrozí ji pokuta a státní dohled

Martin Kloubek

Ve Spojených státech se v květnu letošního roku má uskutečnit zajímavý soudní proces, o kterém se již nyní často hovoří jako o další kapitole cílevědomého snažení americké vlády zpacifikovat po 11. září své ideologické protivníky. U federálního soudu v Miami stane na lavici obžalovaných organizace Greenpeace, která se bude zpovídat z nenásilného činu dvou svých členů.

Je to vůbec poprvé, co za určitý akt protestu čelí žalobě organizace jako taková a ne pouze její jednotliví členové. Navíc Greenpeace má být souzena na základě velmi kuriózního zákona starého 130 let a naposledy užitého před více než sto lety. Mnoho ekologických a protiválečných aktivistů zatím zuří, neboť se domnívají, že se jedná o pokus Ministerstva spravedlnosti zastrašit organizace, které aktivně protestují proti politice současné americké vlády.

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http://blisty.cz/2004/1/12/art16509.html

Syrský novinář "ví, kde jsou irácké zbraně hromadného ničení"

Nizar Najoef, syrský novinář, který nedávno uprchl ze Sýrie do západní Evropy a je známým oponentem syrského režimu, napsal 5. ledna v dopise holandským novinám "De Telegraaf", že jsou mu známá tři místa, kde jsou ukryty irácké zbraně hromadného ničení.

1. Podzemní tunely pod městem al-Baida poblíž Hamy v severní Sýrii. Tunely jsou součástí podzemní továrny postavené severními Korejci pro výrobu syrských Scudů. Nachází se zde irácké chemické zbraně a rakety dlouhého doletu.

2. Vesnice Tal Snan severně od města Salamidža, kde je umístěna velká posádka syrského letectva. Zde je ukryta podstatná část iráckých zbraní hromadného ničení.

3. Město Sdžinsdžar u syrské hranice s Libanonem, jižně od Homsu.

Najoef uvádí, že přesun iráckých zbraní byl proveden veliteli Husseinovy republikánské gardy, jmenovitě generálem Šališem, s pomocí Assifa Šoakata, bratrance Bašára Assada. Šoakat je výkonným ředitelem dovozní a vývozní firmy Bhaha, vlastněné Assádovou rodinou.

DEBKAfile a DEBKA-Net-Weekly byla jedíná média, která v únoru 2003, měsíc před americkou invazí v Iráku, informovala o přesunech iráckých ZHN a snahách přemístit je do Sýrie, a rovněž o osobní účasti Bašára Assáda a jeho rodiny na této operaci.

Najoef, nositel ocenění za objektivní žurnalistiku, napsal zmíněný dopis dle vlastního vyjádření proto, že trpí nevyléčitelnou rakovinou.

http://blisty.cz/2004/1/12/art16498.html

"This proposal to tax the Internet would require a Big Brother computer system to track every one of your Internet purchases," said Byrd. "I think that is a great invasion of your privacy."

http://www.baynews9.com/site/NewsStory.cfm?storyid=31300

Another Microbiologist Killed - Houston Hit-And-Run

http://www.rense.com/general47/hmm.htm

Amendment to CCB Bill Would Detain UK Citizens Without Trial

Scotsman

SWEEPING new powers to tackle the threat from international terrorism - which could go as far as extending internment without trial to UK citizens - will be demanded by Home Secretary David Blunkett this week.

It is understood Blunkett wants existing powers to detain foreign terror suspects without trial to be extended to all British subjects. The Draconian move could result in Britons who fall under suspicion spending years in jail without charges.
Another controversial proposal is for police to be given the right to detain anyone in the 'vicinity' of a suspected bioterrorist attack.

The new powers will be introduced as amendments to the already controversial Civil Contingencies Bill (CCB).

The bill - which gives the authorities new powers to deal with civil emergencies and terrorist attacks - already proposes giving police the right to impose no-go areas, destroy private property without compensation and ban peaceful protests.

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Big Brother Britain, 2004
Four million CCTV cameras watch public. UK has the highest level of surveillance
By Maxine Frith, Social Affairs Correspondent

12 January 2004

More than four million surveillance cameras monitor our every move, making Britain the most-watched nation in the world, research has revealed.

The number of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras has quadrupled in the past three years, and there is now one for every 14 people in the UK. The increase is happening at twice the predicted rate, and it is believed that Britain accounts for one-fifth of all CCTV cameras worldwide. Estimates suggest that residents of a city such as London can each expect to be captured on CCTV cameras up to 300 times a day, and much of the filming breaches existing data guidelines.

Civil liberties groups complain that the rules governing the use of the cameras in Britain are the most lax in the world. They say that, in contrast to other countries, members of the public are often unaware they are being filmed, and are usually ignorant of the relevant regulations. They also argue that there is little evidence to support the contention that CCTV cameras lead to a reduction in crime rates.

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