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To: Red Heeler who wrote (648638)	10/20/2004 1:59:43 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Alex Jones From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alex Jones' is a controversial documentary film producer who vigorously works to investigate his claims that a New World Order is attempting to conquer the world. Most would characterize him as a conspiracy theorist, though Jones and his supporters bristle at this label, and refer to him as an independent investigative journalist. Getting his start with a call-in format cable access television program in Austin, Texas, Jones' manic speaking style and startling accusations against the United Nations, the Federal Government, shadowy secret societies, nefarious multinational corporations and other staples of conspiracy theory eventually landed him a call-in radio show which is broadcast on a number of AM and FM stations around the United States, as well as on shortwave radio. Jones still broadcasts his show on public access television in Austin, Texas. Alex Jones has produced a series of videos including Dark Secrets: Inside Bohemian Grove in which he infiltrated the annual secret gathering of the Bohemian Club. He has published video footage purporting to be the Cremation of Care ritual, in which some of the most powerful men in the world allegedly stage the sacrifice of a human being. His other films include 9-11: The Road to Tyranny, Police State 2000, Police State 2: The Takeover, and Police State 3: Total Enslavement. Major themes of Jones' work include the emergence of a totalitarian world government, political intrigue, erosion of civil liberties and US national sovereignty, the misuse of government power, corporate deception, government corruption, and cohesion between disparate power structures. Jones' politics are essentially libertarian; he is an outspoken advocate of American Constitutional minimalism in government and extensive individual liberties, and vehemently opposed to internationalism, free trade, and institutions furthering these causes. He has occasionally made inaccurate statements regarding public officials on the issue of gun control. During the California recall election, Jones' website included an offsite link to a news article; the website claimed the article stated that Arnold Schwarzenegger would implement strong gun control legislation if elected. But the article made no such statement, and Schwarzenegger is in fact very much in favor of gun rights. Among conspiracy theorists, he's thought to be among the most well-supported investigators in the field today. Many of his documentaries are funded by the BBC. Jones is something of an offbeat local celebrity in his hometown of Austin. He appeared in Richard Linklater's feature film Waking Life as himself, spouting his trademark firebrand rhetoric. He has been featured on Good Morning America, 20/20 Downtown, 60 Minutes, The Discovery Channel, A&E, and Court TV. en.wikipedia.org

To: Red Heeler who wrote (648638)	10/20/2004 2:02:29 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769667

Alex Jones Born: 1974 Birthplace: Austin, TX Gender: Male Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Radio Personality Level of fame: Somewhat Executive summary: Conspiracy theorist for a buck Alex Jones is a man with a mission. An old friend of the late comedian Bill Hicks, Jones is pissed off because Americans refuse to wake up and recognize the dire straits we're in. He urges his listeners to face the shadowy organizations which are secretly finalizing their takeover of our government. You can catch a distillation of his basic message in the rotoscoped Richard Linklater cartoon feature Waking Life. A digitally-animated Jones cruises the city streets in a sedan with roof-mounted speakers while the public address system blares his angry diatribe. In the real world, Jones is nothing more than your typical irascible, bombastic radio shock jock. The only difference is that Jones replaces the ordinary vulgarities and titillations with preposterous conspiracy theories. His method is to mix these in with legitimate issues (like encroaching government surveillance and the latest bioethical controversies), in order to maintain a veneer of credibility. It's clearly just his shtick. He has a proven track record of latching onto trendy new lunacies time and again in hopes of keeping his audience's attention. Are there RFID chips hidden in American currency? Is FEMA making plans to round up the entire civilian population? Jones' website says so. Of course, nobody genuinely believes all the crazy notions Jones professes. No one can be that credulous. (Okay, you're right: David Icke -- but that guy has a documented history of mental problems. Incidentally, Jones believes that Icke's ravings only serve to further the aims of the global elites: "He's either a smart opportunist con man, or he's totally insane, or he's working for them directly." Which is precisely how people should regard Jones, except for those last two options.) The background surrounding Jones' most famous journalistic coup is described in Jon Ronson's nonfiction book Them: Adventures with Extremists. The author describes coordinating an infiltration of the annual Bohemian Grove celebration in 2000. Jones and his TV producer tagged along with Ronson, and all three men managed to slip past security and witness the festivities. Jones posted the clandestine video they shot on his website and Ronson wrote up his experience as a partycrasher for Esquire magazine. Local resident and longtime Bohemian Grove critic Mary Moore, who made this covert operation possible by furnishing a hand-drawn map of the area and some detailed notes, was flabbergasted by the reports. She wrote Ronson: The tone of both pieces is silly and irreverent and makes it sound as though the whole goal is to get inside the Grove. Aside from the fact that Mr. Jones is NOT the first person to do this as he claims, our goal has never been to get inside. The point of our protests has always been to educate the public about who these men are, the policy issues floated at the Lakeside Talks and the enormous profits they make at the expense of the rest of us. [...] In a way I don't blame Alex Jones as much since he is obviously a fool that is making his living off of sensationalism. [...] I thought you were serious journalists but if you were it's hard to understand why you would associate with anyone as wacko as Mr. Jones. Amen, sister. nndb.com