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Into the Whitehall maw
1: The Investigatory Powers Tribunal Malcolm Kennedy (1) complained to the recently established Investigatory Powers Tribunal because he believes his telecommunications are being monitored and interfered with, and his persistent attempts to seek answers have led to brick walls and confusion. His case is currently proceeding. (2) But concerns have already been raised about the … Read more
Web Update
Jane Affleck Here are a few more websites, focusing chiefly on the issue of electronic privacy which is currently being debated both in the U.S. and Europe. Thanks to those who have sent comments, and thanks for contributions to: Terry Hanstock, Ian Tresman and Tony Hollick. Comments and contributions are welcome: I can be contacted … Read more
Lying about Iraq
NB This issue of Lobster went to the printer in late May. At that stage no Iraqi ‘weapons of mass destruction’ had been found by the ‘coalition’ forces. Before the furore over the British government’s ‘dodgy dossier’ in February, in truth I hadn’t been really paying much too attention to the then impending assault on … Read more
On getting it wrong and getting it right: Ronald Stark, LSD and the CIA
New World Disorders: Bilderberg, Trilateral and the European Union
Thanks chiefly to the efforts of the Irish MEP Patricia McKenna, we now know quite a lot about the relationship between the European Union and members of various elite management groups, notably the Trilateral Commission and the Bilderberg Group. Romano Prodi, now President of the European Commission, was a Steering Committee Member of the Bilderberg … Read more
Acid: the secret history of LSD
David Black, Vision, London, 1998, £9.99 pb I enjoyed this book hugely, and I’d recommend it to anyone remotely interested in the politics of psychedelia – apart from anything else, there are stories here you almost certainly won’t have heard. However, overall it aspires to more than it can deliver. As the title implies, the … Read more
Weather wars? (US Military weather modifications)
In an interview in The Times (Times 2, 23 November 2000, p.5) Dr Rosalie Berthell spoke of her belief that the US military is researching how to modify the weather. What looks to me like the beginnings of evidence for this belief appeared in two pieces on the Net: http://emperors-clothes.com/articles/chuss/haarp.htm http://emperors-clothes.com/docs/changed.htm The second of those … Read more
Acid: a new secret history of LSD
David Black London:Vision Paperbacks, 20001, £9.99 This a revised edition of the book which was reviewed in Lobster 35. I’m not sure how new it is. I no longer have the original edition but this seems pretty similar to it. What is new is some material on the activities of Steve Abrams, one of the … Read more
Miscarriage of justice, the police complaints system and whistle blower protection for police officers
Miscarriage of justice campaigners say that they are being subjected to serious harassment and intimidation. At a House of Commons meeting, campaigners described their experiences. The meeting, on September 17 2003, was chaired by John McDonnell MP, and included speakers involved with high profile campaigns. Kevin McMahon, of Merseyside Against Injustice, joined the Merseyside Police … Read more