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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge > Conspiracy theories
Creating Chaos explores that dark side of statecraft, the covert
use of political warfare in international relations - from its
early practices during the Great Game between the British and
Russian empires, through the Cold War era of ideological
confrontation and forward into the hybrid political warfare of the
21st Century. Creating Chaos presents and illustrates the full body
of covert and deniable political warfare practices, tracing their
historical development and their use by both America and Russia
throughout the Cold War and beyond. Using the most current
information available, Hancock, a "veteran national security
journalist" (Publishers Weekly) examines the evolution of political
warfare tools and tactics in the era of the global Internet and
ubiquitous social media, evaluating their effectiveness and
illustrating the rapidly increasing levels of risk associated with
these new and untested cyberwarfare tools. Virtually no books have
studied actual political warfare beyond the Cold War, and only a
handful have provided any insights into the new and rapidly
evolving practices of the Russian Federation or of the political
warfare aspect of NGOs or other surrogate actors. A companion
volume to Shadow Warfare: The History of America's Undeclared Wars,
Creating Chaos introduces the nature and history of political
action practices, exploring a number of formerly secret American
and Russian hybrid warfare and active measures projects in detail.
With that background for context, it then extends those practices
into the twenty-first century and contemporary events, evaluating
wellestablished practices as they are being used with the newest
tools of the global Internet and social media. It demonstrates the
exponential increase in their effectiveness-and the equally
exponential risk and consequences involved.
Seeking the truth about UFOs in America, Mark Pilkington and John
Lundberg uncover a 60 year-old story stranger than any conspiracy
thriller. Through the fascinating account of their quest Mark
Pilkington reveals the long history of UFOria and its parallels in
little known tales from the murky worlds of espionage,
psychological warfare and advanced military technology. Along the
way he discovers that the truth about flying saucers is stranger
and more complex than either the ufologists or debunkers would have
us believe. As he crossed the US meeting intelligence agents,
disinformation specialists and UFO hunters Pilkington was
confronted with a dizzying array of ever more outrageous claims and
counter claims. As a result he began to suspect that, instead of
covering up stories of crashed flying saucers, alien contacts and
secret underground bases, the US intelligence agencies had actually
been promoting them all along. Meanwhile he has to deal with his
own uncertainties, the suspicions of the UFO community and a
partner who is starting to believe that conspiracy theorists might
be right after all. With a fresh, funny and objective approach,
Pilkington is the ideal guide to steer us through these strange
territories, where nothing is quite as it seems and reality is just
a matter of managing perceptions.
If 9/11 was the great pretext for the turn to fascism in the USA,
London's 7/7 bombings were the enabling act for an Orwellian new
reign of "anti"-terror in Britain, where the Home Office recruits
tens of thousands of citizens to fight the "threat of Al-Qaeda". Is
there a basis to this frenzy - or is the government merely
terrorising the populace? The answer is here, in this craftsmanly
masterpiece of detective work. Nick Kollerstrom, a private
researcher acting on his own initiative, has solved the mystery of
the 7/7 bombings: something Britain's billion-budget security
apparatus can't or won't do. It's a compelling investigation and a
convincing indictment of the real criminals: the British, US and
Israeli secret services. It's the demolition of the fabricated
evidence they brought into play. It's the posthumous exoneration of
the four innocent young men, sacrificed and framed to shore up the
rule of a crime cabal over this planet. Nick Kollerstrom has
single-handedly done for 7/7 what a whole generation of authors did
to expose 9/11 -- assembled the body of independent research into a
coherent, balanced and authoritative appeal to justice. An appeal
against the wars of aggression and neo-fascist police state that
are underpinned by the propaganda trick of false-flag terror.
Fascination with conspiracies is massive right now, especially
since the rise of Donald Trump, who is both the subject of many
conspiracy theories and also the purveyor of them. New theories
appear on social media on a near-daily basis, and with continual
claims and counter-claims about fake news, it's hard to know what
to believe. To help clear up the confusion, here is a new edition
of the most balanced and informed book on the topic, now updated
with all the latest events, including pro- and anti-Trump theories,
Edward Snowden's mass-surveillance claims, post-truth issues, and
much more. In this outstanding guide to conspiracies, researcher
Andy Thomas looks at all the major theories, from the Roman Empire
to the present day, exploring the social and psychological factors
that have prompted them to spread. The accounts are stripped of
unfounded opinion and presented factually, dramatically
highlighting the core issues. Are we really under everyday
mass-surveillance, as Edward Snowden claims? Is the rise of Donald
Trump and global populism a genuine movement of the people or a
manipulated social control experiment? Is there a secret governing
elite ruling from the shadows, using fear and economic manipulation
to create a network of global superstates? Could the attacks of
9/11 have been engineered by agencies within the USA itself? Andy
Thomas invites you to read accounts and analyses of these and many
other issues, to consider the facts and decide for yourself.
Did COVID-19 actually break out to kill 6 million people because of
a leak from a Chinese laboratory? What are the links between QAnon
and Russiagate, Alex Jones and Donald Trump? Why did our own MI5
try to block evidence about the death of Iraq weapons inspector Dr
David Kelly and the radioactive poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko?
Putin is a brute who lies as a matter of policy. Hitler tried to
blame Poland for starting WWII. We live in a world of fake news and
false flags, secret plots and unexplained deaths. But what on earth
can you believe, when nothing's ever quite what it seems? In
Conspiracy, Ian Shircore cuts through the fog and the fairy tales
to deliver a balanced analysis of the stories that shape the times
we live in. New evidence - from Freedom of Information requests,
WikiLeaks files, deathbed confessions and declassified archives -
has solved some classic mysteries. Yet it raises more questions
than ever about the assassinations of the 1960s, the dirty secrets
of the late 20th century and the deadly traumas of the last few
years. Now fully updated with new cases, material and evidence.
Enter a hidden world of mysteries, scandals, secrets, and lies
Perhaps it is human nature to believe there is more to the world
than meets the eye - that the greatest secrets and truths are
hidden from us. Whatever the reason, conspiracy theories are a
global phenomenon. Conspiracies Uncovered delves into some of the
most pervasive theories, from the "The assassination of John F.
Kennedy" to the moon landings, showcasing the evidence for and
against each one, revealing the surprising truths behind some and
the bizarre inspirations for others.
Working from government documents and corporate records, Sauder has
compiled an impressive book that digs below the surface of the
military's super-secret underground Go behind the scenes into
little-known corners of the public record and discover how
corporate America has worked hand-in-glove with the Pentagon for
decades, dreaming about, planning, and actually constructing,
secret underground bases. This book includes chapters on the
locations of the bases, the tunneling technology, various military
designs for underground bases, nuclear testing & underground
bases, abductions, needles & implants, military involvement in
"alien" cattle mutilations, more. 50-page photo & map insert.
Since 1954, a discrete and select group of wealthy and powerful
individuals have attended a private, yearly conference to discuss
matters of their choosing. This group represents European and North
American elites, as well as new talent and rising stars, from the
worlds of politics, business, media, academia, the military and
even royalty, and has included household names such as Margaret
Thatcher, Henry Kissinger and even Prince Philip. In recent years
their number have featured David Cameron, Tony Blair, Angela
Merkel, Bill Clinton and David Rockefeller. These are 'the
Bilderbergers', named after the hotel where their secret gatherings
were first hosted. What is their purpose, why do they meet, and
what do they want? Investigative writer Gerhard Wisnewski explores
the numerous claims of conspiracy that swirl around the group,
revealing names of participants, their agendas and their goals. The
scene opens in the sun-kissed seaside resort of Vouliagmeni,
Greece, where Wisnewski attempts to observe and report on a
Bilderberg conference. He soon attracts aggressive attention from
police and undercover security, and it is made abundantly clear he
is not welcome. From this rude introduction, Wisnewski works
backwards to the founding of the Bilderbergers in 1954 by a shadowy
Jesuit with secret service allegiances. Examining records and
hidden reports, Wisnewski uncovers the true history of the
organization, the alliances among key individuals and their common
interests. Are the Bilderbergers puppet-masters, pulling strings
behind the scenes? Are plans afoot to create a global government
and a new political system? To what extent do they represent a
clandestine super-government? This book offers a unique view into
the workings of power, and the secret methods of those who seek to
govern and control behind the scenes.
_______________________________ THIS SHOCKING CONSPIRACY THRILLER
IS A WORK OF FICTION. MOSTLY. _______________________________ What
if the President of the United States is a foreign intelligence
asset? It's October 2016. A loud, brash businessman with a history
of shady dealings and sexual misbehaviour is a serious contender to
win the presidency. Even a porn star's credible allegations don't
seem to slow him down. But his most dangerous secrets may be hidden
behind the former Iron Curtain. Journalist Grace Elliot is
dispatched to Europe, hot on the trail of a story so big it could
blow up the entire election - if she can stay alive long enough to
tell it: The man who might become President was married to a Czech
woman with a beguiling and contradictory past, no records, and no
history - and who has all the hallmarks of a Soviet intelligence
asset. Her codename is Kingfisher. And her mission is almost
complete... THE AUTHOR HAS CHOSEN TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS OUT OF
CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF HIS OR HER SOURCES.
Allegations of Russian conspiracies meddling in the affairs of
Western countries have been a persistent feature of Western
politics since the Cold War - allegations of Russian interference
in the US presidential election are only the most recent in a long
series of conspiracy allegations that mark the history of the
twentieth century. But Russian politics is rife with conspiracies
about the West too. Everything bad that happens in Russia is traced
back by some to an anti-Russian plot that is hatched in the West.
Even the collapse of the Soviet Union - this crucial turning point
in world politics that left the USA as the only remaining
superpower - was, according to some Russian conspiracy theorists,
planned and executed by Russia's enemies in the West. This book is
the first-ever study of Russian conspiracy theories in the
post-Soviet period. It examines why these conspiracy theories have
emerged and gained currency in Russia and what role intellectuals
have played in this process. The book shows how, in the new
millennium, the image of the 'dangerous, conspiring West' provides
national unity and has helped legitimize Russia's rapid turn to
authoritarianism under Vladimir Putin.
"Final Warning" is the definitive resource on the nature and
origins of the movement towards a one-world government. A wealth of
in-depth research explains the roles of the major arms of the
conspiracy today, such as the Federal Reserve, the Committee on
Foreign Relations (CFR), the Trilateral Commission and the
Bilderbergers. The history of the New World Order is traced, from
the Illuminati and the fomenting of the French Revolution, to the
1913 takeover of the US government by the bankers, the world wars,
the rise of communism and the United Nations.
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