,DEMOCRACY & ,CONSPIRACY 
,OV]LAPS1 ,P>ALLELS1 & ,/&>D ,OP]AT+ ,PROC$URES 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LAWR5CE ,J>A* 

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,! ,MY?IC ,APPEAL ( ,DEMOCRACY 

,A MY? ISN'T A LIE-IT IS A /ORY TOLD BY PEOPLE ) A P>TICUL> \TLOOK TO O!RS ) A SIMIL> \TLOOK4 ,IT CAN CONTA9 TRU? & FALSEHOOD 9 V>Y+ MIXTURES & RATIOS1 BUT ! IMPORTANT ?+ IS ?AT IT MAKES S5SE TO ITS AUDI5CE4 

,ACCORD+ TO ! BELIEV]S 9 ,DEMOCRACY 7RULE ( ! PEOPLE -- H[EV] 0! PEOPLE0 IS DEF9$ & N>R[$ TO EXCLUDE P>TICUL> SEGM5TS FROM P>TICIPATION 9 GOV]NM5T71 IT IS A SY/EM ( DECISION-MAK+ ?AT 5ABLES ! RULE ( ! WISE/ & MO/ CAPABLE & SKILLFUL1 REG>DLESS ( H]$IT>Y CLASS PRIVILEGE2 ?IS IS ITS REPUBLICAN 7ANTI-MON>*I/7 H]ITAGE4 ,DEMOCRATS 7ESPECIALLY ?OSE :O ID5TIFY ) ! TRADITION ( ,LIB]ALISM7 BELIEVE ?AT MAJORITY RULE PROVIDES MORE VOICE 9 DECISION-MAK+ = MORE PEOPLE4 ,!Y BELIEVE ?AT MORE REPRES5TATION MEANS MORE FAIRNESS1 ?AT A MORE 9=M$ VOT+ BASE 9CREASES ! WISDOM ( REPRES5TATIVES1 :I* FUR!RS ! RESPONSIV5ESS & FAIRNESS ( SAID REPRES5TATIVES4 ,= DEMOCRATS1 9=MATION IS P[]4 ,!SE >E SOME ( ! MY?S ( ,DEMOCRACY & !Y >E TIRELESSLY PROMOT$ BY ! ,/ATE ?R\< PUBLIC S*OOL 9DOCTR9ATION & FANCIFUL M$IA IMAGES4 

,! REALITY1 ?\<1 IS A BIT DIFF]5T4 ,MO/ DEMOCRATS 7:O RULE1 RA!R ?AN ?OSE :O ONLY ASPIRE TO RULE7 KN[ ?AT DEMOCRACY IS FRAGILE & AS EASY TO MANIPULATE AS ANY O!R /YLE ( GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y OP]ATE UND] ! ASSUMPTION ?AT 0! PEOPLE0 WILL ALWAYS BE UNPREP>$ TO RULE !MSELVES1 & !RE=E ?OSE :O >E ! MO/ WISE & E?ICAL HAVE ! PAT]NALI/IC RESPONSIBILITY-NAY1 DUTY -- TO TAKE UPON !MSELVES ! HEAVY ELITI/ BURD5 TO GOV]N ! RE/ ( US4 ,DUPLICITY IS 9TEGRAL TO DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T 7! LESS APOLOGETICALLY DICTATORIAL =MS WE WILL LEAVE \T ( ! CURR5T DISCUSSION1 BUT ! P>ALLELS %\LD BE OBVI\S72 MO/ PEOPLE :O LIVE UND] DEMOCRATIC RUL]S DON'T LIKE TO BE REM9D$ ?AT !Y >E 9COMPET5T 7& YET ! UNPREP>$ & IMMATURE PEOPLE >E MAGICALLY TRANS=M$ 9TO FULLY 9=M$1 RATIONAL AG5TS :5 IT COMES TIME TO *OOSE !IR REPRES5TATIVES74 

,! ,MY?IC ,APPEAL ( ,CONSPIRACY 

,A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY IS A SELF-SELECT+ GR\P ( PEOPLE :O GET TOGE!R PRIVATELY 9 ORD] TO PLAN & IMPLEM5T A P>TICUL> AG5DA ) ! GOAL ( 9CREAS+ P[] & SOCIAL CONTROL4 ,I TAKE IT = GRANT$ ?AT ALL K9DS ( POLITICAL CONSPIRACIES EXI/2 SOME MI<T JU/ PREF] TO REF] TO !SE CONSPIRACIES AS SKIRMI%ES 9 ! CLASS W>1 & ,I W\LDN'T DISAGREE4 ,! T]M 0CONSPIRACY !ORY10 H[EV]1 IS A D]ISIVE DISMISSAL ( ANY POSSIBILITY ?AT PRIVATE OR CL&E/9E AG5DAS C\LD OP]ATE 7SEMI-7PUBLICLY 9 A DEMOCRACY1 & = ?AT REASON ! T]M IS USELESS & OBNOXI\S2 ?OSE :O 9VOKE IT CLE>LY WI% TO EQUATE IT ) FANTASY OR FALSEHOOD DESPITE ALL EVID5CE TO ! CONTR>Y4 ,ONE ( ! GREATE/ ( UN9T5TIONAL 7OR P]HAPS NOT67 IRONIES OCCURS :5 OBVI\S CONSPIRATORS 7LIKE SOME ( ! CURR5T CROP3 ,BU%1 ,*5EY1 ,KISS+]1 ETC47 POOH-POOH ANY & ALL C\NT]-N>RATIVES AS 0CONSPIRACY !ORIES40 

,CONSPIRACY !ORIES WORK ! SAME WAY AS O!R MY?S1 & 7= !IR ADH]5TS AT LEA/7 HAVE SUPPLANT$ ! O!RWISE DOM9ANT DEMOCRATIC MY?S ( ,AM]ICAN CULTURE4 ,BUT BECAUSE ,I AM UNHAPPY ) ! WAY ! T]M 0CONSPIRACY !ORY0 IS US$1 ,I HAVE DECID$ TO REPLACE IT ) A NEW T]M TO DESCRIBE H[ PEOPLE ?9K AB\T & ANALYZE !SE CONSPIRACIES3 ,CONSPIRATOLOGY2 ! /UDY & EXPOSURE ( CONSPIRACIES & !IR RESPECTIVE CONSPIRATORS4 

,:AT'S ,NEW 9 ,CONSPIRATOLOGY 

,A %IFT HAS OCCURR$ 9 ,AM]ICAN CONSPIRACY LORE 9 ! PA/ SEV]AL DECADES4 ,FROM ! TIME ( ! F\ND+ ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES UNTIL ! ,WAT]GATE SC&AL1 CONSPIRATOLOGI/S W]E1 ALMO/ TO A P]SON1 POLITICALLY REACTION>Y3 !Y SUSPECT$ ( SUBV]SION ANYONE ) QUE/IONABLE OR =EIGN LOYALTIES1 SOCIALI/S ( ALL /RIPES TRY+ TO UND]M9E ,AM]ICAN ,FREE ,5T]PRISE ,CAPITALISM1 LIB]ALS & O!R DO-GOOD]S TRY+ TO UND]M9E SUPPOS$LY NATURAL HI]>*IES4 ,9 O!R WORDS !Y CONSID]$ ANYONE ) DISSID5T VIEWS TO BE AN \TSIDE AGITATOR1 :OSE IDEAS JU/ W]5'T ,AM]ICAN1 OR ,AM]ICAN 5\<4 ,! FAULT = ! FAILURE ( :AT W\LD O!RWISE BE ! SMOO?1 CONFLICT-FREE FUNCTIONS ( DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T LIES ) UNSE5 7OR P>TIALLY SE57 S9I/] =CES B5T ON ! DE/RUCTION ( DEMOCRATIC VALUES4 ,!SE DAYS1 ! USUAL RI<T-W+ CONSPIRATOLOGI/S HAVE F\ND MANY COMMONALITIES ) !IR LEFT-W+ CONTEMPOR>IES2 ! MA9 ISSUES N[ 9CLUDE %AD[Y 7UNDEMOCRATIC7 GOV]NM5T OP]ATIONS MIX$ 9 ) ! VAG>IES ( NATIONAL 7& POPUL>7 SOV]EIGNTY4 

,! !ME ?AT CONNECTS CONSPIRATOLOGI/S IS ?AT ! SOCIAL_/POLITICAL_/ECONOMIC ORD] W\LD BE JU/1 PROP]1 & NATURAL IF ONLY SOME SECRETIVE SELF-SELECT+ P[]FUL_/P[]-HUNGRY ELITE HADN'T RU9$ ! ORIG9AL ORD]4 ,! ELEVATION ( ! /ATUS QUO ANTE 9TO AN RECAPTURABLE IDEAL 7:E!R ?AT IDEAL IS BAS$ MORE OR LESS ON ! FACTS ( RELATIVE PRIVILEGE UND] ?REAT1 OR ! SELF-S]V+ MY?S ( SOME SEGM5T ( A GR\P ?AT FEELS ?REAT5$7 IS ! F\NDATION ( ALL ,REACTION1 & ?AT'S ! MA9 REASON REACTION>IES HAVE BE5 7UNTIL REC5TLY7 ! DRIV+ =CE BEH9D ,CONSPIRATOLOGY4 ,IT HAS ONLY BE5 ) ! UNQUE/ION$ ASC5DANCY ( ! LESS PLEBIAN RI<T W+ TO GOV]NM5TAL & BUREAUCRATIC P[] 9 ! US ?AT SIMIL> >GUM5TS HAVE F\ND ADH]5TS ON ! LIB]AL LEFT4 

,REALITIES ( ,DEMOCRACY 

,AM]ICAN GOV]NM5T HAS ALWAYS RELI$ ON A SEMI-H]$IT>Y RUL+ CLASS MADE UP ( M5 FROM ! OV]LAPP+ REALMS ( ! MILIT>Y & 9TELLIG5CE 9DU/RIES1 L>GE CORPORATIONS_/L&[N]S & LEGAL FIRMS1 5]GY COMPANIES1 & ORD9>Y GANG/]S4 ,MO/ ( ?OSE :O WIELD REAL 9FLU5CE & P[] 9 ,WA%+TON ,D,C >E NEV] ELECT$2 9/EAD !Y >E APPO9T$ TO CAB9ET POSITIONS 7! CURR5T BE/ EXAMPLE BE+ ,K>L ,ROVE74 ,! CON/ANT RECYCL+ & RE%UFFL+ ( UNELECT$ BUS9ESS & GOV]NM5T EXECUTIVES 7SOME 9 ! CURR5T ADM9I/RATION HAVE C>E]S DAT+ BACK TWO OR ?REE DECADES7 9TO !SE POSITIONS ( P[] MA9TA9S ! CONSI/5CY ( GOV]NM5T REG>DLESS ( :I*EV] FIGUREHEAD SITS 9 ! ,OVAL ,(FICE4 ,?IS IS NOT ! RESULT ( SOME K9D ( AB]RATION OR BETRAYAL ( DEMOCRACY -- IT IS EXACTLY :AT A REPUBLICAN =M ( GOV]NM5T REQUIRES = CONT9UITY4 

,SECRECY1 OR ! DIVISION ( LABOR BAS$ ON ACCESS TO 9=MATION1 IS A CORN]/ONE ( ALL GOV]NM5T1 ALL BUREAUCRACY4 ,! MO/ IMPORTANT FUNCTION ( BUREAUCRACY IS SELF-PRES]VATION & ! MA9T5ANCE ( HI]>*Y2 RE/RICTION ( KN[L$GE IS ! BE/ & MO/ EFFECTIVE GU>ANTEE = ?IS1 & JU/ AS ! SMOO? RUNN+ ( ! ECONOMY IS A SEEM+LY SELF-P]PETUAT+ CYCLE ( BUY+ & SELL+ 7ITS PUBLIC FACE71 ! SMOO? RUNN+ ( A BUREAUCRACY IS BAS$ ON ! SELF-P]PETUAT+ CYCLE ( KN[L$GE & SECRECY 7MO/LY TAK+ PLACE 9 PRIVATE74 ,?OSE :O BELIEVE ?AT ! ECONOMY IS RUN BY ! ,9VISIBLE ,H& ( ! ,FREE ,M>KET >E AS DELUD$ AS ?OSE :O BELIEVE ?AT BUREAUCRACIES >E 7OR CAN BE MADE TO BE7 TRANSP>5T1 FLEXIBLE1 & SUBJECT TO *ANGE4 ,NOT TO BE TOO ,M>X I/1 BUT ! CLASS 9T]E/S 7E4G4 9CREAS$ P[] & WEAL?7 ( ?OSE :O RULE >E TOO IMPORTANT = !M TO LEAVE SU* ?+S TO *ANCE4 ,DEMOCRACY M]ELY (F]S A BROAD] RANGE ( COSMETIC OPTIONS COMP>$ TO O!R =MS ( GOV]NM5T4 

,!N !RE IS ! SECRECY NECESS>Y = DIPLOMACY & ESPIONAGE1 NOT TO M5TION W>4 ,! OBSESSION ) SECRECY AS A /&>D OP]AT+ PROC$URE = MA9TA9+ GOV]NM5T CONTROL %[$ UP 9 AN>*I/ HI/ORY 9 A P>TICUL>LY TRAGIC MANN]4 ,DUR+ ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION1 ! TELECOMMUNICATIONS 9DU/RY 9 ,B>CELONA WAS COLLECTIVIZ$ & OP]AT$ BY A JO9T COMMITTEE ( ,C,N,T.<#a.> & ! ,U,G,T4.<#b.> ,?IS ALL[$ REVOLUTION>IES TO BE FULLY 9=M$ AB\T ! CONV]SATIONS & S*EMES ( ,REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS1 A SITUATION !SE PR(ESSIONAL BUREAUCRATS C\LDN'T TOL]ATE = LONG4 ,ON ,MAY #c1 #a#i#c#g1 AFT] MON?S ( HAV+ !IR CALLS OV]HE>D & SOMETIMES DISCONNECT$1 ! =CES ( LAW & ORD] HAD HAD 5\<4 ,! PRETEXT = ! /ORM+ ( ! ,TELEPHONE ,EX*ANGE L$ BY ! ,/AL9I/ ,*IEF ( ,POLICE WAS ?IS LACK ( SECRECY4.<#c.> ,9 ! WORDS ( A ,CATALAN ,/AL9I/3 

,IT WAS HI< TIME SU* A /EP WAS TAK54 ,! ,C,N,T LI/5$ 9 TO ALL ! CONV]SATIONS BETWE5 ! C5TRAL GOV]NM5T1 ! ,G5]ALITAT .<! SEMI-AUTONOM\S ,CATALAN GOV]NM5T.> & ABROAD4 ,?AT C\LDN'T BE ALL[$ TO CONT9UE4 ,WE HAD TRI$ TO GET A MEMB] ON TO ! C5TRAL COMMITTEE TO /OP ! LI/5+ 94 ,SO IT WAS DECID$ TO TAKE MORE 5]GETIC MEASURES4 ,( C\RSE1 HAD ! ,P,S,U,C .<! ,CATALAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY.> BE5 9 A POSITION TO LI/5 9 TO TELEPHONE CONV]SATIONS IT W\LD HAVE DONE SO ALSO4 ,! P>TY ALWAYS WANT$ TO BE WELL-9=M$444.<#d.> 

,9VE/IGATION & ,EXPOSURE2 ,! ,MY? ( ,LIB]ALISM 

,! OPPOSITE ( ?IS K9D ( SECRECY IS SUPPOS$ TO BE TOTAL 9=MATION4 ,BUT 9 ANY POLITICAL SY/EM ?AT /RIVES = TOTAL CONTROL1 SECRECY & 9=MATION >E POLES ( A FALSE DI*OTOMY2 ALL RUL]S UND]/& ?AT MO/ 9=MATION IS ALREADY BIAS$1 ORIG9AT+ & DISSEM9AT$ FROM :]E !Y ALREADY HAVE 5ORM\S 9FLU5CE & P[]1 LIKE ?9K TANKS1 MA9/REAM M$IA1 SCI5TIFIC RESE>* 9/ITUTIONS1 & 9TELLIG5CE AG5CIES 7PLEASE 9DULGE MY AVOIDANCE ( ! OBVI\S OV]LAPS AMONG !SE S\RCES74 ,! ,M>KETPLACE ( ,IDEAS CAN )/& ANY & ALL *ALL5GES -- DIS9=MATION & BIAS$ REPORT+1 SC&AL\S 9S9UATIONS1 & \TRI<T LIES >E M]ELY ANO!R PILE ( DATA TO SIFT ?R\< 9 A SE>* = SOME K9D ( OV]>*+ ,TRU?4 ,! GLUT ( DIS9FOTA9M5T TURNS FACTS 9TO A K9D ( :ITE NOISE1 :I* CAUSES JU/ AB\T EV]Y?+ TO BE IGNOR$ &_/OR =GOTT54 

,EV5 IF !RE W]E SOME WAY TO GET A H&LE ON AN ELUSIVE ,TRU?1.<#e.> IS ! EXPOSURE ( A CONSPIRACY 5\< TO CURTAIL IT -- LET ALONE ?W>T IT8 ,:ILE EMB>RASSM5T & GUILT CAN BE P[]FUL MOTIVATORS = ?OSE BEHOLD5 TO ! IDEALS ( DEC5CY1 FAIR PLAY1 & JU/ICE1 IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMB] ?AT BUREAUCRATS & HI]>*S H>DLY EV] PLAY BY RULES ?AT W\LD PUT !M AT A DISADVANTAGE4 ,! FIR/ RULE = ?OSE GANG/]S IS HI]>*ICAL SELF-PRES]VATION1 & HONOR & HONE/Y HAVE LITTLE TO (F] 9 ?AT REALM H[EV] MU* !Y MI<T EXPLOIT ! APPE>ANCE ( !SE *>ACT]I/ICS4 ,! IRONY ( C\RSE IS ?AT1 9 A DEMOCRACY1 DEC5CY1 HONE/Y1 & FAIRNESS >E PROMOT$ AS ! PRIM>Y MOTIVATIONS ( ?OSE :O W\LD RULE4 ,EV5 BETT] IS ! SLOGAN ON ! ,SEAL ( ! ,C,I,A3 0! ,TRU? %ALL SET Y\ FREE40 ,/ATI/ SELF-P>ODY DOESN'T GET MU* MORE DELICI\S ?AN ?AT4 

,! CLASSICAL ,LIB]AL IDEA IS ?AT 9=MATION EQUALS P[]1 OR 9=MATION EQUALS FRE$OM4 ,FROM ?IS WE GET ! SILLY POLITICAL TACTIC ( 0SPEAK+ TRU? TO P[]0 AS IF 0P[]0 W]E SOME CREATURE ) A CONSCI5CE1 &_/OR A S5SE ( GUILT4 ,! *ANT+ ( 0,%AME1 ,%AME0 AT DEMON/RATIONS :5 ! COPS R\< UP LAWBREAK]S OR :5 A POLITICIAN %[S HIS FACE IS ! RESULT ( ?IS K9D ( MY?OLOGICAL ?9K+4 ,! IDEA ?AT EXPOSURE &_/OR EMB>RASSM5T IS 5\< TO GET ?OSE 9 P[] TO ALT] !IR POLICIES IS A LEGACY ( ! MY? SURR\ND+ ,G&HI 7ESPECIALLY ! FILM V]SION71 :O SUPPOS$LY S+LE-H&$LY EMB>RASS$ ! ,BRITI% ,EMPIRE 5\< TO GET !M TO GRANT 9DEP5D5CE TO ,9DIA4 ,?IS PACIFI/ & LIB]AL NONS5SE CONT9UES TO HAVE A BAD 9FLU5CE ON MO/ AN>*OID ACTIVI/S1 EVID5C$ BY !IR CALLS = MASS MOBILIZATIONS3 MORE NUMB]S EQUALS MORE 9FLU5CE1 EQUALS MORE RESPONSIV5ESS FROM REPRES5TATIVES4 

,!Y HAVE ASSIMILAT$ MANY DEMOCRATIC MY?S4 

,AN>*ISM & ,CONSPIRACY 

,9 ! REALM ( DOME/IC & 9T]NATIONAL /ATECRAFT & BUS9ESS1 WE CAN EI!R BELIEVE 9 CLASS-BAS$ PLANS OR WE CAN BELIEVE 9 ACCID5TS & CO9CID5CES ?AT JU/ HAPP5 TO CO9CIDE & CONV]GE ) ! CLASS 9T]E/S ( ?OSE ) WEAL? & P[]4 ,AN>*I/S & O!R RADICALS ?R\<\T HI/ORY 7EX-CEPT MORE REC5TLY IT SEEMS1 AT LEA/ 9 ! US7 HAVE TAK5 IT AS A GIV5 ?AT POLITICIANS1 CAPITALI/S1 COPS1 & SPIES 7OBVI\SLY !SE FUNCTIONS >E NOT DISCRETE7 LIE AS A MATT] ( C\RSE1 GET TOGE!R \T ( PUBLIC SCRUT9Y TO PLAN & EXECUTE !IR AG5DAS1 & USE DIS9=MATION & DECEITFUL PROPAG&A TO FUR!R ?OSE AG5DAS BY CONFUS+ & DE/ABILIZ+ ?OSE !Y KN[ >E !IR 5EMIES4 ,IS ?AT NOT CONSPIRACY8 

,*OMSKY1 AS A NOTABLE EXAMPLE1 PROMOTES CO9CID5CE PRECISELY BECAUSE HE BELIEVES ?AT IMM95T CRITIQUE ( GOV]NM5T AFFAIRS IS ! MO/ P[]FUL MEANS TO EXPOSE IT1 & ?AT BY EXPOS+ IT1 HE CAN HELP G5]ATE ! REQUISITE PUBLIC 9DIGNATION &_/OR \TRAGE TO GET PEOPLE TO DO SOME?+ AB\T IT 7:AT ?AT MI<T BE REMA9S VAGUE74 ,9 ORD] = HIM TO 5GAGE 9 SU* IMM95T CRITIQUE1 HE MU/ TAKE ! POLITICIANS AT !IR 7PUBLIC7 WORD & SELF-IMAGE1 A RA!R /RANGE P]SPECTIVE = ANY RADICAL4 ,?IS LACK ( DEP? LEADS HIM TO SOME RA!R BIZ>RE 7= A P]SON SUPPOS$LY 9T]E/$ 9 PROMOT+ AN>*I/ IDEAS7 CONCLUSIONS1 SU* AS ?IS ONE3 

,I WILL ASSUME .<! ATTACKS ( ,SEPTEMB] #a#a?.> TO BE .<! WORK.> ( ,OSAMA ,B9 ,LAD5 & HIS AL-,QA$A NETWORK4 ,!RE HAS BE5 A PRIMA FACIE CASE FROM ! \TSET1 ?\< LITTLE CR$IBLE EVID5CE HAS BE5 PRODUC$ DESPITE :AT MU/ BE ! MO/ 9T5SIVE 9VE/IGATIONS EV] BY ! COORD9AT$ 9TELLIG5CE S]VICES ( ! MAJOR P[]S4.<#f.> 

,IF ONE BELIEVES ?AT GOV]NM5TS & !IR V>I\S SECRET 9TELLIG5CE S]VICES >E REALLY 9T]E/$ 9 F9D+ & ELIM9AT+ 5EMIES -- 9/EAD ( CON/ANTLY 7RE79V5T+ !M & MANIPULAT+ !M.<#g.> -- !N SU* A CONCLUSION MI<T MAKE SOME K9D ( S5SE4 ,YET ) ! DI/URB+ QUE/IONS CONC]N+ ! ATTACK ON ! ,P5TAGON.<#h.> & ! COLLAPSE ( ,W,T,C ,BUILD+ ,SEV51.<#i.> H[ CAN ANY CRITICAL ?9K] NOT BELIEVE ?AT AT LEA/ P>T ( SOME ( !SE 9TELLIG5CE S]VICES >E 9VOLV$ 9 HELP+ TO CONFUSE ! SUPPOS$ 9VE/IGATION8 ,H[ DO WE RECONCILE ?IS K9D ( CO9CID5CE !ORY ) A CLASS ANALYSIS8 ,EV5 A SIMPLE-M9D$ ,/AL9I/ LIKE ,MI*AEL ,P>5TI IS SOPHI/ICAT$ 5\< TO UND]/& ?AT ?IS WI%FUL ?9K+ IS ABSURD1 & D>ES TO CALL ?OSE :O COORD9ATE !IR AG5DAS 7PRIVATELY & PUBLICLY7 CONSPIRATORS4.<#a.> 

,! ,REALITIES & ,IRRELEVANCE ( ,CONSPIRACY 

,CONSPIRATOLOGY HAS LOOK$ SO IRRELEVANT TO AN>*I/S = ! MO/ P>T BECAUSE WE ALREADY KN[ ?AT IT DOESN'T MATT] :O ! CONSPIRATORS >E1 OR TO :I* P>T ( :I* CONSPIRACY !Y >E LOYAL2 9/ITUTIONAL-IZ$ 7HI]>*ICAL & BUREAUCRATIC7 P[] REMA9S 9TACT REG>DLESS ( H[ ! /ATE OP]ATES OR :O GOV]NS4 ,EXPOS+ !IR BEH9D-!-SC5ES %5ANIGANS IS NEV] 5\< TO /OP !IR PROJECTS = 9CREAS$ SOCIAL CONTROL2 9=MATION IS NOT P[]1 & !RE >E TOO MANY COMPET+ CONSPIRACIES TO MAP \T4 ,& ?AT'S H[ ALL RUL]S LIKE IT1 BECAUSE TRY+ TO GET A COH]5T UND]/&+ ( ALL ( ! COMPET+ & OV]LAPP+ MA*9ATIONS & PLOTS BECOMES AN OV]LOAD ON ONE'S CRITICAL ABILITIES1 & AT A C]TA9 PO9T ! CONSPIRATOLOGI/'S BRA9 EI!R %ORT-CIRCUITS OR %UTS D[N4 ,( C\RSE ?IS IS PRECISELY ! PROCESS ! CONSPIRATORS FO/] ) !IR FALSE LEADS1 DEAD-5DS1 SLEI<TS ('H&1 %ELL GAMES1 & UNBELIEVABLE D5IALS2 = EV]Y P>TIALLY TRUE CONSPIRACY ?AT IS SEMI-EXPOS$ 7:E!R BY ! CONSPIRATORS OR ! CONSPIRATOLOGI/S71 !RE >E PROBABLY TWO OR ?REE 7OR MORE7 FULLY TRUE SEMI-COV]T CONSPIRACIES ?AT CONT9UE UN7D]7NOTIC$4 ,! MORE 9T]CONNECT$ ! S*EMES \TL9$ & DRAWN BY CONSPIRATOLOGI/S1 ! LESS LIKELY IT IS ?AT NON-CONSPIRATOLOGI/S WILL PAY ATT5TION TO !M4 

,>E !RE EXTRAT]RE/RIALS OP]AT+ ,U,F,OS8 ,>E ! CLOSE BUS9ESS 7& !RE=E POLITICAL7 CONNECTIONS BETWE5 ! ,BU% FAMILY & ! ,SAUDI RUL+ FAMILIES UND]M9+ US NATIONAL SOV]EIGNTY8 ,DID SEGM5TS ( ! US GOV]NM5T ASSASS9ATE ,JOHN ,F4 ,K5N$Y AS P>T ( A RI<T-W+ C\P8 ,WAS ! LATE/ P>T ( ?AT C\P ! US GOV]NM5T 5G9E]+ ( ! ATTACKS ( #i_/#a#a8 ,! ANSW]S 7IF !RE >E ANY ?AT W\LD FULLY SATISFY ! D$ICAT$ CONSPIRATOLOGI/7 TO !SE QUE/IONS >E ULTIMATELY A DI/RACTION4 ,! ACKN[L$GM5T ?AT ?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS IS JU/ BUS9ESS AS USUAL WAS ALREADY EMB$D$ 9 ,5GLI% BY ! LATE #a#h? C5TURY 9 ! T]M BYZANT9E3 AN 9TRICATE & SURREPTITI\S MANN] ( OP]AT+4 ,?IS IS H[ ALL BUREAUCRACIES & /ATES1 DICTATORIAL OR DEMOCRATIC1 FUNCTION4 ,F9D+ & EXPOS+ ,! ,CULPRITS IS UNNECESS>Y2 WE ALREADY KN[ :O'S RESPONSIBLE4 

  

.<#a.> ,CONF$]ATION ,NATIONAL DEL ,TRABAJO 7,NATIONAL ,CONF$]ATION ( ,LABOR71 ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ 9DU/RIAL UNION4 

.<#b.> ,UNION ,G5]AL DE ,TRABAJADORES 7,G5]AL ,UNION ( ,WORK]S71 ! TRADE UNION AFFILIAT$ ) ! ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY4 

.<#c.> ,?IS ACTION PRECIPITAT$ ! ,MAY ,DAYS1 DUR+ :I* ! ,/AL9I/S & ,CATALAN ,NATIONALI/S-& MO/ HORRIFICALLY1 SOME 09FLU5TIAL MILITANTS0 FROM ! ,C,N,T -- DEF9ITIVELY SMA%$ ! REVOLUTION>Y MOM5TUM ( ! PREVI\S T5 MON?S4 

.<#d.> ,RONALD ,FRAS]1 ,BLOOD ( ,SPA9 7,PAN!ON ,BOOKS1 ,NEW ,YORK #a#i#g#i72 PP #c#g#g-#h4 

.<#e.> ,9 ! REALM ( CONSPIRATOLOGY1 SOME ,BIG ,QUE/IONS ?AT DEM& ANSW]S >E3 ,WAS :AT CRA%$ AT ,ROSWELL REALLY WAS AN EXTRAT]RE/RIAL SPACECRAFT8 ,DID A ,C,I,A_/,MAFIA_/,ANTI-,CA/RO HIT SQUAD REALLY KILL ,K5N$Y8 ,DID HI<-RANK+ (FICIALS 9 ! ,BU% ,ADM9I/RATION REALLY PLAN & EXECUTE ! ATTACKS ( #i_/#a#a8 

.<#f.> ,NOAM ,*OMSKY1 ,PIRATE & ,EMP]ORS1 ,OLD & ,NEW2 ,9T]NATIONAL ,T]RORISM 9 ! ,REAL ,WORLD4 ,NEW ,$ITION 7,S\? ,5D ,PRESS1 ,CAMBRIDGE #b#b72 PAGE #a#d#e4 ,MY EMPHASIS4 

.<#g.> ,SEE ,GIANFRANCO ,SANGU9ETTI'S ,ON ,T]RORISM & ! ,/ATE2 ,! ,!ORY & ,PRACTICE ( ,T]RORISM ,DIVULG$ = ! ,FIR/ ,TIME 7,B,M ,*RONOS1 ,LONDON #a#i#h#b7 = HIS ANALYSIS ( H[ ! ,ITALIAN /ATE1 ?R\< ITS SECRET S]VICES1 EFFECTIVELY CONTROLL$ ! ,R$ ,BRIGADES2 HIS PO9T IS NOT SPECIFIC TO ! ,ITALIAN CONTEXT4 

.<#h.> ,9CLUD+3 ,:]E'S ! HUGE HOLE EXPECT$ IF A ,BOE+ #geg HAD CRA%$ 9TO ! SIDE ( ! BUILD+8 ,:]E >E ! MISS+ CRUCIAL M9UTES ( SECURITY VIDEOS8 

.<#i.> ,9CLUD+3 ,H[ DID SU* AN 9SIGNIFICANT FIRE 9 ONLY ONE P>T ( ! BUILD+ PRECIPITATE ITS TOTAL COLLAPSE1 DESPITE NO O!R /EEL & CONCRETE BUILD+ -- AP>T FROM ,W,T,C #a & #b ( C\RSE -- EV] COLLAPS+ FROM A /RUCTURAL FIRE8 ,WAS IT M]ELY AN 9NOC5T CO9CID5CE ?AT ! C5TRAL EM]G5CY COMM& PO/ = ! CITY ( ,NEW ,YORK HAPP5$ TO BE LOCAT$ 9 ,BUILD+ #g8 

.<#a.> ,P>5TI'S PROBLEM IS ?AT HE REFUSES TO TAKE ?AT ANALYSIS 9TO ! REALM ( POLITICS AS USUAL4 ,HE REALLY SEEMS TO BELIEVE ?AT ! GOV]NORS ( ! =M] ,SOVIET ,UNION1 ! =M] ,YUGOSLAVIA1 & CONTEMPOR>Y ,CUBA 7AMONG O!RS7 CANNOT POSSIBLY 5GAGE 9 SIMIL> OP]ATIONS -- SIMPLY BECAUSE !Y W]E_/>E NOT CAPITALI/S4 ,! /ATE1 AS ALWAYS1 REMA9S A NEUTRAL >BIT] ( SOCIOPOLITICAL CONFLICT 9 ! ,M>XI/ UNIV]SE4 

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,APRIL #b#d1 #bb 3 ,DEMOCRACY & ,CONSPIRACY -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #d1 #bbb 3 ,DEMOCRACY & ,CONSPIRACY -- ,UPDAT$4 

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