Conspiracy theories in history (LC)

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Anyhoo, I thought the standard biggest conspiracy theory besides JFK was that FDR let the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

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This was the first one that came to mind.

Also, Moon Landings being faked was a semi large one for a while.

Roswell "alien coverup" obviously. Hell all the government "coverup of UFOs" conspiracy bullcrap could be included.

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The connection between the mob (marcellos in Louisiana, and Giancana of Chicago) is too big of a thing to overlook, I hae no doubt the mob had a hand in it, as JFKs dad was pretty open about meeting with top mobsters in exchange for swaying votes, etc. And Giancana admitted that they got the wrong guy on his deathbed, not to mention that he was good friends with Marcello, who did business with Jack Ruby.

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by "got the wrong guy" I mean shot the wrong kennedy

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by "got the wrong guy" I mean shot the wrong kennedy

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Jackie?

Ted?

Adam?

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by "got the wrong guy" I mean shot the wrong kennedy

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Jackie?

Ted?

Adam?

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bobby was instrumental in bringing down a lot of mobsters.

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It often believed that Livia was behind the murders of all Tiberius' rivals including his half-brothers and other members of Augustus' extended family.

It's just a theory with no evidence to back it up, although the sheer number of convenient deaths is admittedly suspicious. The entire complement of males suitable for leadership in the Julian family were all dropping like flies around Tiberius up until he was the last man standing and named heir to Augustus.

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Creation

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The illuminati

It's all just bonkers stuff, but it has all the Davinci Code mystique and allure by the bucketloads.

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I think denying that there are people behind the scenes pulling major strings on world events is naive.

Bilderberg Group where elite world people meet once a year with intense security and no media present. No on really knows what they talk about.

Bohemian Grove happens in California every year and has presidents and all kinds of people there who do mock pagan rituals. Supposedly just a yearly drunken orgy of powerful people.

The Council on Foreign Relations can be said to run the country. The people who actually do run the country are members or have been directors in the past(i.e. Cheney). This is like the State dept's bed buddy.

These are just a couple examples. But an organization like the CFR really does run the country. And those members of the CFR are "illuminati"

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Next big goal for the illuminati: get Hillary into power. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

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I think denying that there are people behind the scenes pulling major strings on world events is naive.


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You are correct about this. However, they don't make decisions to move the world based on the criteria that any conspiracy theory has ever proposed. Who they are or were or become is not determined by any criteria that a conspiracist has ever proposed, either.

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USS Liberty

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This one is actually true. In a huge article in the Tribune a few days ago, they lay out an absolutely damning case based on eye witness accounts and radio intercepts that the Israelis knew they were attacking an American ship. It is also probable that the Johnson administration knew the Israelis knew and decided to cover it up.


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ussliberty.org is another great resource for more info on the incident. the average american is clueless about this incident. they are too busy worrying about the arabs when they should be questioning the relationship between the usa & israel.