[…] acclaim. To be fair, this was not the book’s subject, anyway. But reference to Lancaster, which I attended as a mature student from 1969-72, put me in mind of the rumours one heard about the politics department there, the postgrad. students who went off for wargaming at Aberystwyth, and the controversy aroused by proposals […]
[…] the mid 1990s, going to 66 countries. Given that we know of a great deal of research by the US military into means of influencing the human mind using electronics, microwaves and ultrasound, for example, it thus possible in my view that the experience of being abducted reported by thousands of Americans (and others […]
[…] the motive was regime change; what happened behind the scenes over the second security council resolution; and the still unexplained reason for Lord Goldsmith’s quick change of mind culminating in his advice that starting the war was legal even without UN backing.’ Berlins speculated: ‘Even more shocking, if true, is the allegation that, many […]
On reaching 50 Reaching 50 issues is something. More or less than I hoped? Obviously, it never occurred to me twenty plus years ago that I would still be doing this now. But I never had any hopes beyond simply selling enough copies to keep producing it (and maybe, one day, producing an issue which […]
[…] appeared this year on the CBS News website(2) and in The Times.(3) Has the Bilderberg meeting stopped asking for media silence? That would be my guess. Never mind that the CBS story inevitably framed the subject matter – Bilderbergers in the Obama administration – as the ‘crazy’ concerns of ‘conspiracy theorists’,(4) this is a […]
[…] of ’63. RR: Bobby was an election winner. PDS: Put it this way: Johnson was an election loser. And the way the American system works they don’t mind if somebody’s going to lose because they usually control the other guy too. But the Kennedys were never exactly controllable because they had so much money […]
[…] with the dark side of American history will be missed by senior colleagues and younger protégés alike. Yes, ‘colorful’ and ‘unforgettable’ are words that come instantly to mind, but ‘committed’ is more important, and ‘permanent state of indignation’ is best of all. Ace Hayes was a whirlwind, and his moral outrage could suck you […]
[…] the Khan network’s operation. Reasons given at the time were to ‘preserve diplomatic relations’ and, of course, ‘protect the ongoing intelligence operation.’ The former puts one in mind of official interference in the BAe /Saudi scandal more recently.(13) Amin was a seasoned British customs officer with previous experience in international operations. Unlike Edmonds, he […]
[…] ‘community policing’. And this is free from GLC Police Committee DG/PCS/602 County Hall, London SE1 7BP Intelligence/Parapolitics October 1984. This Paris-based journal goes on getting better. ( Mind you we’ve only seen a few editions). The mixture of detailed summaries of articles from the world’s press plus reprints of especially notable pieces is very […]
[…] conspiracy fringe – UFOs, maybe. The other reacted immediately: ‘Oh, you don’t want to go there!’ The first agreed enthusiastically, and a kind of double-act developed: ‘ Mind control?’ ‘Don’t want to go there!’ ‘Remote viewing?’ ‘Don’t want to go there!’ ‘Hilda Murrell?’ ‘Don’t want to go there!’ After a couple of minutes of […]
