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	Conspiracy theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Conspiracy theory, in contrast to conspiracy as a legal concept, is a narrative genre which includes a broad selection of (not necessarily related) arguments for the existence of various conspiracies, each of which might have far-reaching social and political implications, if found to be true.
		Conspiracy theory is considered by different observers to be a neutral description for a conspiracy claim, a perjorative term used to dismiss such a claim, and a term that can be positively embraced by proponents of such a claim.
		Conspiracies are a popular theme in several genres of fiction, notably thrillers and science fiction, primarily due to their dramatic potential: recasting complex or meaningless historical events into relatively simple morality plays, in which bad people are the cause of bad events, and good people face the relatively simple task of identifying and defeating them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conspiracy_theory (3999 words)

	Conspiracy Theories excerpt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Conspiracy theory arises when the political is interpreted within a specific, conspiratorial narrative frame by those for whom politics is inaccessible and its meaning is impenetrable or secret.
		If conspiracy theory is, in Christopher Hitchens's provocative terms, "the white noise which moves in to fill the vacuity of the official version,"10 then it is necessary for an evocative, emancipatory politics to understand the noise of popular politics, and to appropriate its signifying practices for a truly progressive populism.
		Conspiracy theory perceives the power of the ruling individual, group, or coalition to be thoroughly instrumental, controlling virtually all aspects of social life, politics, and economics.
	www.upress.umn.edu /ConspiracyTheories.html (2781 words)

	Conspiracy Theory Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A good example of the transition of a conspiracy theory into the realm of historical fact is the uncovering of the Watergate scandal, which was both a conspiracy to commit crimes and a cover-up, but which only existed as a series of initially-unbelieveable allegations in newspaper reports for several years.
		Such conspiracies are crimes in most nations, and one can be prosecuted on the basis of conspiring to commit an illegal act or being part of a network that was engaged in doing so, or even, sometimes, for knowing about a conspiracy and failing to act to oppose it.
		Conspiracy theory recasts complex or meaningless historical events into relatively simple morality plays, in which bad people are the cause of bad events, and good people face the relatively simple task of identifying and defeating them.
	popularityguide.com /encyclopedia/Conspiracy_Theory (5332 words)

	Digital Clue - Conspiracy Theory - Conspiracy Theories - DC Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A conspiracy theory is a theory that defies common historical or current understanding of events, under the claim that those events are the result of manipulations by two or more individuals or various secretive powers or conspiracies.
		Thus the expression "conspiracy theory" in common speech is often used as a term of derision for an allegation that the speaker considers unproven, unlikely, or false.
		Conspiracy theories in general allege that some particular event such as an assassination, a revolution, or even the failure of a product resulted not solely from the visible action of overt political or market forces, but rather from intentional covert action.
	www.digitalclue.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=1 (3053 words)

	Conspiracy Theories and Paranoia: Notes from a Mind-Control Conference (Skeptical Inquirer September 1996)
		Conspiracy theories have operated in many societies at many times and may be seen from a social-psychological perspective as serving certain functions within society.
		Conspiracy theories may of course represent real conspiracies, but they may also act in a manner similar to racist stereotyping in which the targeted group is seen as deviant and deeply immoral (Moscovici 1987).
		The theories presented at this conference may at times find wider appeal among more traditional therapists who are searching for evidence of cults, and it appears that such theories have enjoyed fairly wide popular circulation in the recent past (Victor 1993).
	www.csicop.org /si/9609/conspiracy.html (5766 words)

	BRIA(11:4) Oklahoma City Bombing, Terrorism in United States, America, Conspiracy Theories, Talk Radio, Free Speech, ...
		McVeigh and Nichols were charged with one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction to kill people and destroy property and one count of using such a device that caused death and injury.
		Conspiracy theories claim that some evil group is plotting to destroy our way of life.
		A common one seen in conspiracy theories is post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for "after this therefore because of this").
	www.crf-usa.org /bria/bria11_4.html (8457 words)

	The Anunnaki, the Vampire, and the Structure of Dissent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Anunnaki form of the vampire - in its immersion in the constellation of contemporary conspiracy theories, in its reflection on global capitalism, and in its blurring of historical and fictional narratives - has moved this structure of dissent from the cloak of darkness to the light of day.
		As Knight puts it, "conspiracy theory has become the lingua franca of a countercultural opposition that encompasses a vast spectrum of political thinking from the committed to the casual" (6-7).
		Discourse on the Anunnaki vampire is in step with broader trends in American conspiracy theories, themselves responses to ideological crises associated with post-modernism and the growth of a network society.
	www.reconstruction.ws /034/librizzi.htm (3785 words)

	`Conspiracy: How the Paranoid Style Flourishes and Where It Comes From'
		And over and over again, you find that conspiracy theorists, the ones who are really devoting their lives to this, whether they be on the far left or the far right or aestheticists--they invariably say that it was a book that changed their lives.
		But the--the web or the--the--the connections between the conspiracy and the conspiracy theory are very thick, to the point that, as I was trying to understand this, my head would hurt, because where I distinguished between the actual conspiracy and the fear of conspiracy, when you're dealing with an all-powerful ruler, it--it--it becomes almost inextricable.
		We paid an enormous price for these conspiracy theories, but we in the West are no longer still prey to them, and with luck, it won't be too long until peoples in other parts of the world will also graduate out of this.
	www.skeptictank.org /hs/conspir.htm (8357 words)

	A Culture of Conspiracy: CHAPTER FIVE
		As discussed in chapter 6, its role in the growth of conspiracy theory lay in a later permutation, according to which UFOs and the threat of an alien invasion of the earth are believed to have been invented by the shadowy elite in order to gather sufficient power and resources to complete the space-colonization enterprise.
		More broadly, MJ-12 laid the foundation for elaborate conspiracy theories by suggesting that UFOs were of extraterrestrial origin, that the federal government was aware of them as early as the late 1940s, and that a secret bureaucracy had been created to study and control the situation.
		The statement ends with a litany of rhetorical questions—a common device in conspiracy literature—all implying that the aliens' ultimate aim is the conquest of the earth, and that the conspirators in government, centered in MJ-12, are powerless to prevent it.
	www.ucpress.edu /books/pages/10011/10011.ch05.html (8402 words)

	Clavius: Conspiracy - why a conspiracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Almost every historical event or observable phenomenon seems to have at least one conspiracy theory associated with it.
		The tidbits of inconsistency upon which most conspiracy theories rely occur constantly in connection with any activity we undertake.
		Conspiracy theories are often much more elaborate than what's commonly believed about something.
	www.angelfire.com /home/clavius/why.html (303 words)

	Taken - Conspiracy theories - feature
		The government claimed it was just a weather balloon but conspiracy theorists have argued otherwise.
		Did NASA really make it to the moon or were the pictures staged to establish supremacy against Russia in the space race during the height of the 'cold war'.
		Conspiracy theorists argue that the lighting and shadows, on the universally recognised pictures, cast doubt as to their authenticity.
	www.sci-fi-online.50megs.com /Features/03-04-16_Taken.htm (479 words)

	Amazon.com: Conspiranoia!: The Mother of All Conspiracy Theories: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Jackson's main innovation is to group sub-theories into larger conspiracies, such as "The Master Plan." But since he uses icons to classify theories, readers will need to go back and forth between the table of contents and the chapters to track their interests.
		His choice of a guidebook format (each chapter proposing an evanescent overall conspiracy, in which all relevant paragraphs are cross-referenced by pictogram to the other conspiracy chapters) makes the material easier to grasp than a narrative like Gravitys Rainbow, but strangely numbs the unease that much of it provokes.
		I think the funniest conspiracy was the one in which it is said that mercury fillings are used to transmit messages for NASA to the Aliens.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0452281288?v=glance (1879 words)

	One-Sided Conspiracy Theories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		But regardless of the psychological basis of conspiracy theories, one thing is clear — most of them come from the political Left.
		Most conspiracy theories, whether liberal or conservative, are false.
		Yes, there are conspiracy theories from the Right, but almost always from the Far Right.
	www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2002/9/10/181707.shtml (1816 words)

	Salon.com Technology \| Nostradamus called it! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Conspiracy theorist and radio show host Art Bell mused that it might have been, and posted a number of photos on his Web site in which the face of the "devil" could be glimpsed in the billowing smoke from the World Trade Center fires.
		And as Bush asked Congress for unprecedented power, other theories swirled that the attack had been staged merely as a way for the government to seize additional power.
		But even though the conspiracy theorists are still in the minority -- heavily outweighed by the Net's very real levity -- the bizarre theories hit perhaps too close to home for some.
	www.salon.com /tech/feature/2001/09/17/kooks (1083 words)

	Vol 8 # 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		For most of American history, one of the quickest ways to discredit an allegation critical of government was to label the allegation as a "conspiracy theory".
		With Hillary Clinton's allegations of a "vast, right-wing conspiracy" directed against her husband, it's obvious that "conspiracy theories" aren't just for "kooks" anymore -- they are the fabric of our modern political system.
		As a result, the very structure of democracy tends to increase personal anxiety and fuel conspiracy theories.
	www.adask.net /toc_83.htm (751 words)

	GrandConspiracy.com - Conspiracies and Cover Ups
		Many of the conspiracies here center on the hidden agendas of the government, corporations and secret organizations.
		Browse through articles and links relating to conspiracies, or leave your thoughts and comments on our weblog dedicated to conspiracies, cover ups and scandals.
		It is theorized that the Illuminati, gathering power and fortune over the centuries, only grew more ambitious with each defeat, forming the Plan that enabled them to virtually run the world behind the scenes until the world was ripe for them to come out in the open and rule directly.
	www.grandconspiracy.com (216 words)

	Conspiracy_theory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The term conspiracist, the phrase "conspiracy theory", or the colloquial conspiracy nut can be used disparagingly to refer to a person who is likely to believe that an event can be explained by the workings of a secret conspiracy.
		Top Ten Conspiracy Theories of 2002 (http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14873), from AlterNet.
		Amir Butler: Our Credibility Problem is a Conspiracy (http://www.amirbutler.com/archives/2002/11/15/12) (A discussion of the spread of conspiracy theories in the Muslim community)
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Conspiracy_theory (3574 words)

	Blue Blood Boards - Silly Fictional Conspiracy Theories. ( Complete Silly Nonsense.)
		A: Santa is amassing an army of Elves which are really Hobbits, and plans to send them out on a World Domination Attempt, using the shocking method of Panda Molestation, and Turkey Sodomization.
		I can come up with theories like the best of em (or just ask the homeless guy if front of the drug store) but your unscientific use of the word "weed" has turned me off from contributing...
		Anna Kornikava is using the extra space where a brain should be to hold the kennedy files for nasa secret plot to be the first ones to land on pluto- which of course really won't happen but M. Night Samalamadingdong will make the lame ass movie using all new reworked warner brothers characters.
	www.blueblood.net /boards/printthread.php?t=3227 (440 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This character is a fictional amalgam of everything evil and corrupt in Meiji Japan.
		Fictional, but some resemblance to Kikujirô, Saigô's eldest son.
		Kikujirô was badly wounded in the War of the Southwest, but survived and later became mayor of Kyoto.
	www.history.emory.edu /RAVINA/whoswho.html (322 words)

	The Greedo Assassination Conspiracy Page
		General Kenobi was known to be very strong with the Force, and may have sensed that his ride was in danger, prompting him to mentally deflect Greedo's blast while allowing Solo's to hit home.
		Some who have read waaaay too many conspiracy theories have suggested that it was Vader, not Kenobi, who intervened by using the Force to deflect Greedo's shot.
		We in the Department of Exopolitics, in the hopes of obtaining more information about this baffling conspiracy, are looking forward to the release of Episodes I to III in the next few years.
	www.arts.mcgill.ca /programs/polisci/faculty/rexb/greedo.html (1596 words)

	Marc Perkel Rantz
		There is no requirement that a religion worship a fictional deity in order to qualify as a religion.
		Much of the delay in processing was due to the IRS staff being overworked as agents are reassigned to investigate Islamic religious groups to see if they are funding terrorists.
		A Realist who practices Realism is someone who has dedicated himself to the pursuit of reality the way it really is and is committed to evangelizing reality to move society in a reality based direction.
	marc.perkel.com (4778 words)

	Illuminati Conspiracy Part One: A Precise Exegesis on the Available Evidence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Herein lies the seed of speculation to the effect that he must surely be in on the conspiracy - some have gone so far as to believe he's the Grand Master (or inner head) of the Illuminati himself.
		The conspiracy which is being woven is so well thought out that it will be, so to speak, impossible for the monarchy and the Church to escape from it." From this time onwards, says his biographer, M. Costa de Beauregard, 'the Comte de Virieu could only speak of Freemasonry with horror.'" (Nesta H. Webster.
		Michael Baigent writes, "… behind the encyclopedic scope and breadth of his activities lay essentially the same impetus that had motivated Agrippa and Paracelsus … Goethe was the true heir of the Hermetic magus of the Renaissance, working primarily in solitude and making himself the real subject and object of his alchemical experiment.
	www.conspiracyarchive.com /NWO/Illuminati.htm (8476 words)

	new world order - conspiracy theories - rave culture - parallel youniversity
		Far from any conspiracy, we’re talking about the blind impersonal forces of destructive competition engendered by today’s global free movement of capital; forces which affect society from top to bottom, which are beyond democratic accountability and nation states.
		So one theory goes like this: the Bay Area is the breeding ground, and then it gets picked up in NY and then London, to the point where now you have organic foods in every supermarket, quaint little health food stores in many neighborhoods, and all kinds of holistic healing workshops and seminars and conferences.
		Another more realistic theory is that northern California attracts the alternative mindset from other parts of the world and incubates it, allowing it to become viral, and then receptive places like Britain get infected.
	www.parallel-youniversity.com /emag/October05th2002.htm (8586 words)

	The Cult - Conspiracy Theories - JFK
		I used to be obsessive about this subject, and have 50-60 books on various conspiracy theories.
		The Mafia Kingfish book mentioned is great for mob tie-ins, and there are many books about the Cuban involvement, one of the better ones is Live by the Sword by Gus Russo.
		Two other fictions I have not read yet are The Legacy by Stephen Frey and (I kid you not) Columbo: The Grassy Knoll by William Harrington.
	www.chuckpalahniuk.net /community/showthread.php?t=17295 (525 words)

	The Simpsons Archive: Where is The Simpsons' Springfield?
		While bits of Springfield clearly resemble and/or were based on real-life locations, Springfield is firmly established as being an entirely fictional town.
		Springfield is not based on a real Springfield; Shelbyville is not based on a real Shelbyville; Springfield Nuclear Power Plant does not correspond to a real-life nuclear plant; its radio stations are fictional; its gravestones are fictional; Jebediah Springfield never existed.
		It should be mentioned again here, of course, that none of these are the basis for the fictional Springfield.
	www.snpp.com /guides/springfield.list.html (4818 words)

	JFK Assassination Links: Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, sites related to accused assassin Lee Harvey ...
		A well-designed site in support of the "official version," including articles debunking numerous conspiracy theories that richly deserve to be debunked
		Addresses the theory that JFK was killed because he threatened the Fed
		An essay on the assassination, public perception and conspiracy theories
	www.jfk-online.com /jfklinks.html (3190 words)

	The Cult - Conspiracy Theories - JFK
		11-01-2004 12:21 PM I used to be obsessive about this subject, and have 50-60 books on various conspiracy theories.
		It may not be the most accurate approach, but at least it's kinda entertaining.
		11-01-2004 10:54 PM Here are some links taken from the book "Everything is Under Control: Conspiracies, Cults, and Cover-ups", by Robert Anton Wilson.
	www.chuckpalahniuk.net /community/printthread.php?t=17295 (465 words)

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