Conspiracy, Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Research

Lobster Issue 19 (1990)

Conspiracy, Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Research Robin Ramsay ‘The unexpected and dramatic death of the famous, whether statesmen like John F Kennedy, or media stars like Marilyn Monroe, invariably give rise to conspiracy theories.’ Thus Cambridge historian, Christopher Andrew, during his disgraceful hatchet job on Hugh Thomas’ books about Rudolph Hess for BBC2 ‘s Timewatch … Read more

The death of Italy’s military intelligence chief in Iraq and some examples of persuasion

Lobster Issue 49 (Summer 2005)

[…] although the ‘spin’ is homage to the baby, its real purpose is to flatter ‘ordinary’ people. (A bit like President Bush saying ‘the American people are the boss’.) It is one of the best examples of ‘fusion’ there is – rich/poor/animals/the heavens united in reverence – not least because the ‘real’ status quo are […]

In a Common Cause: the Anti-Communist Crusade in Britain 1945-60

Lobster Issue 19 (1990)

[…] Charles Ellis. In 1963 Charles Ellis wrote to Sir William Stephenson (84) to tell him that he had been recommended to a new organization by his former boss at MI6, Sir Stewart Menzies. ‘I am kept busy with this INTERDOC organization. And together with other chaps, I have formed a working committee which is […]

Sources

Lobster Issue 35 (Summer 1998)

Notes From the Borderland Larry O’Hara now has his own journal, Notes from the Borderland, the first issue of which appeared in November last year. Like his previous pamphlets, this is full of fascinating information on the far right – the guts of the lead article on a charity scam being run in the UK … Read more

The view from the bridge

Lobster Issue 48 (Winter 2004)

[…] positioned in the cells of that group that we could prevent actions because of the credibility of our source.’ This is reminiscent of the comment by former BOSS agent, Gordon Winter that, ‘British intelligence has a saying that if there is a left-wing movement in Britain bigger than a football team our man is […]

After Iraq: some FCO/SIS issues

Lobster Issue 48 (Winter 2004)

When falsehoods are bared, we have to be alert to those that will take their place as well as the ones that remain concealed.(1) At the time of writing (October 2004), the deluge of media coverage on the false justifications for the Iraq war – now understandably giving way to greater anxieties about the well-being […]

Feedback

Lobster Issue 47 (Summer 2004)

[…] part of the Police Service. My gut feeling is that there exists almost a taboo against pressing home the need for continued Special Branch scrutiny or accountability. BOSS and our own spook services dropped a real clanger that truly rebounded at least on the Criminal Injustice System when Peter Hain was fingered for a […]

French vendetta: from Rainbow Warrior to the Iranian hostages deal

Lobster Issue 16 (1988)

[…] estimated 2,000 personnel. Marion made himself still more unpopular by closing down the rich exchange between the DGSE and the South African Bureau of State Research ( BOSS). In an internal campaign of resistance to the then new Socialist administration, leaks to the press (almost a DGSE tradition) multiplied, particularly from a right-wing faction […]

Pipe Dreams: the CIA, Drugs, and the Media

Lobster Issue 33 (Summer 1997)

[…] is what official sources and investigations, and well-heeled publishers and producers, threaten to give us. In the beginning was the mob Back in 1936, Lucky Luciano, the boss of Mafia drug and prostitution rackets in New York City, was finally convicted as a result of Thomas Dewey’s prosecution, and sentenced to thirty to fifty […]

Tell me lies

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Lobster Issue 47 (Summer 2004)

Tell me lies: Propaganda and Media Distortion in the Attack on Iraq ed. David Millar London: Pluto, 2003, £12.99, p/back   One of the downsides of appearing every six months is that occasionally books arrive just too late for the issue in which they should appear and by the time the next issue appears they … Read more

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