As most of our members know GFN is headquartered in San Diego, on the left coast. The reason we say this is to make you aware of the time zone. When we publish this newsletter it will be on 06/06/2006= 666, just before midnight. Kinda spooky.

This is your friend, Clifton

I wanted to take the unique opportunity of this date, June 6, 2006 (“666”), to ponder some of the darker aspects of our human story, in past, present, and future tense.

But first, I want to talk a little about the nature of conspiracies, prophesies, and realities.

The temptation for the writer is often to wax dramatic and go straight for the punch; To sensationalize with bold speculations and theories about sinister plans. But I would rather for now, encourage caution, and make an important disclaimer:

“If we will be seekers of truth, we must first mistrust all information and even our own ideas, then by means of our own inquiry and reason, together with our well-honed powers of observation, we should patiently exert every reasonable effort to winnow out the pure gold of truth from the grit and gravel.”.

Conspiracies are a fact of everyday life. They occur anytime that two or more people conspire, or communicate and plan together in secrecy, to accomplish a common goal. Such is the nature of the craft of intelligence, which can have some legitimate purposes: For example, counterbalancing the espionage and other competitive efforts of hostiles and adversaries, with immediate implications for national security, foreign affairs, and business planning.

And we all know that real conspiracies can mask some very dark purposes.

But you and I must to be very careful with conspiracy THEORIES, since so many have been fabricated for the purpose of confusing the masses (That’s you and I), and therefore have a political motive and content. The purpose of commonly distributed conspiracy theories is generally to deceive others into the taking of actions (i.e. voting, and activism), in an incorrect manner.. That is, incorrectly acting, based upon faulty information.. i.e., misinformation and disinformation.

The use of information in its various forms (information, misinformation, and disinformation) as a political tool to move public opinion is an important tool in the arsenal of military intelligence operatives in war, and that of lobbyists and public relations (PR) professionals in everyday life. Ed Bernays, known as the “Father of Public Relations” pioneered the industry almost 100 years ago in the US, and worked for both government and private enterprise, crafting successful media campaigns to form public opinion for everything from the need for US involvement in war (WWI), to brand preference and the sale of soap flakes.

With the advent of the internet, we now find ourselves in a sea of information, misinformation and disinformation. Much of this data finds it’s way quickly to the more popular media, such as radio, television, and press. So, we are daily exposed to much propaganda, and much of it based on faulty or tainted information. It is a bewildering prospect to make sense of it all.

That said, we must try to understand the challenges we will face. We cannot waste what is a unique opportunity in human history to learn the truth and to better determine our futures. We should be spending more time in conducting our own personal investigations (open-mindedly), and less time on entertainment. This is a responsibility that I have accepted, and to this end, I put one television in storage, and gave the other away, now seven years ago. I invite others to do the same, or at least to limit and plan media / entertainment exposure. After all, the REAL adventure is in your own lives, and the world around you!

Now, here is a problem: We who DO seek answers and weary of the task may be seduced by one of many wild conspiracy theories, which are usually lies and half-truths bundled together and leavened with some accurate facts to lend the lies greater credibility. These widely-purveyed conspiracy theories are a usually of a type of disinformation which takes the form of a published tract, or a series of documents or unverifiable “facts”, which are then disseminated to the public in “news” or other forms of mass communications campaigns. Many of us have repeated such faulted information and propaganda, and even taken a personal stake in it, and defended it, without ever troubling ourselves to verify anything!

The conspiracy theory is one type of propaganda, and as such becomes a part of a REAL conspiracy, the real nature of which remains unknown to the politically naive. It is the sheep’s hide on the back of the wolf. It is a deception, or “front” for the truth, which remains hidden.

So, conspiracy theories are just that.. theories, and will forever remain so, since they can never be fully proven or disproven. Often, their only purpose is to confuse minds and obscure the facts. We can, however, develop our own theories and speculations, based on our own viewpoints and experiences, and we should always thenlabor to either prove or disprove them, and be willing to change our views as new data comes in.. Even if it entails admitting that we were wrong. This is a personal responsibility which everyone should embrace.

Due to the secret nature of real conspiracies, the role of multiple personalities in acting them out (often with no knowledge of the full plan, or the role of others in it), and the penalties incumbent upon conspirators who betray their secrets, accurate information is often unavailable or short-lived. Unraveling a real conspiracy is a lot like finding the needle in the haystack. With the erosion and intentional altering over time of evidences, and the death, intimidation and silencing of witnesses, there is no real way to verify the facts in schemes which may eventually result in some of the worst deceptions and crimes against humanity.

The important things to remember is that we live in a dangerously competitive world. Conspiracies are a fact of life. I don’t know if it is even relevant to us to know the history of ancient secret societies which are alleged to have formulated master plans to take over the world. Isn’t it enough to know that we face real conflicts and controversies unique to us? We can only be reasonably certain of present realities, if (and only if) we are good and sober observers and completely self-honest. To the extent that we are good and sober observers today, our words can be drawn upon for a better understanding of events past, by other seekers still to come.

And, there will be other seekers because competition, adversity and conflict are empirical to life. So, there will always be lies and intrigues. And there will always be truth. Truth is elemental and indestructible, even if inscrutable to us. But I believe that there will always be those who seek the truth. We MUST seek to know the truth of what is going on around us, in order to better guide our actions today, and thereby to influence our world and realize the hope and promise of bright tomorrows.

Most of us view world events in one of two ways: Some of us believe that we can exercise a degree of influence over these events, and others believe that “whatever will be, will be”. Of those of us who believe in the “fates”, many believe in prophesies, as given in Revelations and other books of the Bible, especially the New Testament. Some people constantly interpret world events in terms of prophetic fulfillment. Many have made bad calls.. In fact, Christians have been looking for the fulfillment of Revelations for the last 2,000 years! But the prophesies do, indeed, seem to be reflected in current events, and give rise to serious thought and discussion. Jesus told us to watch for certain signs, and behold, that many of the signs have been upon us for several years, now.

Myself, I am a Christian. But I would like to believe that the world will be around, and history on a steady course, for a long time. Life is good, after all! If heaven is bliss, earth still isn’t all that bad, on a good day! Heaven will wait, I say! I do believe in prophesy, but I also believe Jesus’ words, that “no man knows the time”. I believe that God gave man the choice between right and wrong, and I believe that we can make choices that naturally would determine the outcome and timeline. I also know that all things have a beginning and end. These two views and realities do not contradict one another. It is within God’s ability to know the beginning and end of all things, and events before they happen, even given the possibility to alter those events.

And just as Christians look to their prophesies, and the return of Jesus and a renewed heaven and earth, the Sunni Muslims look to the fulfillment of THEIR own prophesies, too (regarding cataclysmic war and cleansing) to bring the return of their spiritual leader, the “Mahdi”. The main problem is that some Sunni’s seem to believe they should force the matter by preparing for this conflict! Prophesy can be a prickly porquipine! Yes, Heaven can wait!

It has been said that those who will not learn from history will be doomed to repeat it’s mistakes. History is a looking-glass into the future, and contains vital clues as to what tomorrow might be. In fact, it’s easy to see that the events of today are merely a continuation of what was laid down by those who went before. It’s called a “chain of events”. Some of the most critical moments occurred only fifty to one hundred years ago barely more than one lifetime.

This brings us to the life of one of the most influential and arguably evil men of the 20th century, Adolf Hitler. It can be said that he was one of history’s most infamous leaders, and the most hated in the memory of many people. In fact, he was only ONE of several truly ruthless men who rose to power in the 20th century by means of carefully contrived and bold political intrigues and tactics, later followed by brutal oppression and enforcement schemes. But the full measure of the devastation he wrought is almost incomparable in scope to any other world leader, rivaled only by Stalin.

Not the least of the artifices by which Hitler rose to power was the use of masterful propaganda campaigns, a craft in which he and his top ministers were proficient, by means of military training, cunning and instinct. And although all of Hitler’s platforms were seemingly sprung from the well of his own life and troubled spirit, many also became touchstone issues for Germans and foreigners, as well. We know that he ranted energetically about the betrayal of Germany by the “traitors of November”, the politicians who signed the Versailles Agreement. And we know that he blamed the Jews and Communists for plots to keep Germany and it’s Aryan population from their rightful place as a supreme world power. What many people do NOT know is that Hitler’s platforms had a “kinder, gentler” side and outreach propaganda, designed to win the trust of caring, decent, and educated people.

"...Instead of working to achieve power by an armed coup we shall have to hold our noses and enter the Reichstag against the Catholic and Marxist deputies. If outvoting them takes longer than outshooting them, at least the results will be guaranteed by their own Constitution! Any lawful process is slow. But sooner or later we shall have a majority - and after that Germany." - Hitler stated while in prison. (HistoryPlace.com)

Prior to his imprisonment for treason (and even during his prison term), Hitler had gotten to a high point in popularity with his fiery rhetoric, but he still lacked the support he needed to take over the complete control of the democratic republic of Germany. After his release, he took up the speaking circuit, again. But, after being slapped with an order to cease all public speaking for two years by the Bavarian government, Hitler changed tactics and focused on a different approach. One of these was the reorganization of the NAZI party, in preparation for the eventual takeover of government. One organization was subversive against the existing government, and the other created a system of ministries and organizations, not unlike the myriad of quasi-government “NGO’s” that we have today. The PO II organized itself like a mirror government, organizing society’s fabric and overseeing private activities down to the smallest level.

“The Nazi party itself was divided into two major political organizations.

1. PO I - Dedicated to undermining and overthrowing the German democratic republic.
2. PO II - Designed to create a government in waiting, a highly organized Nazi government within the republic that would some day replace it. PO II even had its own departments of Agriculture, Economy, Interior, Foreign Affairs, Propaganda, Justice, along with Race and Culture.”

“Also at this time, Hitler began to reorganize the SA, his Nazi storm troopers, which he referred to in Mein Kampf as "...an instrument for the conduct and reinforcement of the movement's struggle for its philosophy of life."

The SA began as an organization of Nazi street brawlers originally called the "monitor troop" that kept Nazi meetings from being broken up by Marxists and fought with them in the streets as well. It had also been Hitler's main 'instrument' in the failed Putsch.

Realizing the German man's fondness for uniforms, the SA adopted a brown-shirted outfit, with boots, swastika armband, badges and cap. Nazi uniforms along with the swastika symbol would become important tools in providing recognition and visibility, thus increasing public awareness of the party.” ( HistoryPlace.com)

Hitler now regretted some of the mistakes he had made with his writings and speeches, and needed an image makeover so that he could win in democratic elections, which he now recognized as the path to power. He did a lot of “baby kissing”, as was popular with politicians of the day, but in one of his more masterful moves, he seized the opportunity to address the then-new practice of vivisection. This was a perfect platform to claim an ethical high ground, whereby he could recruit animal-loving admirers and support throughout the US and Europe. In fact, the anti-vivisection organization which Hitler and his ministers formed grew very fast, and inspired the issuance of a host of laws and enforcements on the “rights” of animals to humane treatment and freedom from pain.

It is well documented that Hitler was a lover of dogs, and that he generally shunned meat, especially later in life. Much was known and recorded of his life, also his personal statements, so this is a matter of record. It would also be fair to say that he was an anti-social bully and unable to subordinate himself to others. He only wanted the company of those people who agreed and approved of him. He treasured the faithful company of his dogs, especially his favorite, “Blondie”, a German Shepherd Dog. We can see that his “better qualities”, such as fondness for animals, grew from his own social dysfunction and character defects, not virtue!

The animal rights movement, to Hitler and his ministers, Goerring and Goebels, thus became the ideal platform by which to achieve popular acceptance and trust, and once in power, to enforce ruthless authority in an arbitrary manner. It was, for example, against the law for anyone to abuse an animal, but the German National Socialist Party (NAZI) would later arbitrarily seize the assets of, imprison, overwork, starve, beat, overcrowd, neglect, and perform cruel and needless “experiments” upon Jews, Slavs, Gypsies, homosexuals, the mentally retarded, political enemies or anyone who even dared to speak up to them.

We’d be remiss not to wonder about the parallels between our current conditions and those existent in Germany, prior to Hitler’s ascendancy to the role of supreme leader.

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