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Peace in an Unsettled World

I listened to a story on National Public Radio on the 7th June 2008. It was a moving story told by a woman whose mother had dedicated and even risked her life to give medical guidance and service to pregnant women in Iran sometime during the sixties and seventies. According to her daughter this wonderful person lived her entire adult life in Iran, she married and Iranian doctor and raised a family while continuing to render medical advise and service to women.

Following her death the Iranian authorities began looking for a way to memorialize this beloved member of their community, and they found a historic and wonderful solution, they named a mountain after her “Mount Hellen.” This monument has remained unchanged to this day and it begs an important question. Is it true to say that within the hearts and souls of the Iranian people there is a genuine desire for peace and friendship with their neighbors and indeed with America?

It would seem to me that Mount Hellen stands as a Beacon that could guide us to peace and harmony; however the road could be rocky and difficult and we will need leadership with a genuine desire for peace, and the nimbleness of intellect to achieve it, what do you think?

I have spent many years in a fruitless search for a formula that would achieve universal peace. This is not to say that any individual or group could ever implement such a formula. I believe that I am a part of a silent but ever increasing majority that yearns for the quiet and comfort of a world at peace. We are beginning to face the reality that these yearnings are merely dreams that are unlikely to come true in our lifetime. However, there is a glimmering of hope at the end of this long and dreadful tunnel.

I will cite a few examples where peace was achieved, not at the point of a gun but around a conference table. In the 1970’s an obscure little country called Guyana (Former British Guyana) became involved in political conflict over territory with Venezuela who was much larger and well armed. Rhetoric was flying fast and furious across the airways and from both directions and troops were building up on both sides of the border. The situation worsened when sporadic fire was exchanged across the Barima River and war appeared to be eminent and inevitable. Doctor Eric Williams was at that time the Prime Minister of the twin Islands of Trinidad and Tobago and his timely intervention, which was supported by the Regional powers of America and England, prevented the catastrophe. An agreement called the “protocol of Port of Spain,” guaranteed peace between the antagonists for thirty years. The time has come and passed, and peace prevails between Guyana and Venezuela.

We must move on and make a brief stop in Yugoslavia and the ethnic cleansing orchestrated by a vicious and stubborn Dictator Malosavich. He ignored stern warnings from America and the rest of the NATO alliance and military intervention was necessary to stop the carnage. Malosavich was eventually arrested and put on trial at the international court for crimes against humanity but he managed to die of a heart attack before facing the justice and outrage of the civilized world. My point, military intervention to achieve peace and prevent the slaughter of innocent men, women, and children is acceptable.

The Christians and Catholics of the Republic of Ireland were at war for many decades. The British were caught in the middle and all attempts to broker a peace were unsuccessful. In the meanwhile mayhem prevailed as the apposing sides rained death and destruction on the innocent men, women, and children of Belfast and the surrounding areas. A noted American politician of Irish decent visited the country and brokered a peace agreement that remains intact to this day, and I will add that following the cessation of hostilities Ireland has become a show piece of peace and prosperity.

The date is June 21st 2008 and the news is not good. The Israelis have stated that they will not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran, and war exercises were conducted by the Israelis as recently as June 16th/17th. Is it too late to reach an agreement and prevent another war 1? I hope not. Did I mention that Costa Rica does not have an army?

I will conclude by reminding you that trillions of dollars and millions of lives have been expended in pursuit of conflict within the last one hundred years. We must think of what we could have achieved if our human and material resources had been put to work for the benefit of mankind instead of war, war, and more war.

Bernard Steele is a veteran law enforcement officer (operational and administrative), now retired. He was the former chief security officer of the National Banking System of Guyana S.A. To learn about his new book visit Death in Small Doses.

Our Matrix: Choose Your Pill Wisely

Propaganda (noun): publicity intended to persuade or convince people.

It is imperative that you see in propaganda the probabilities and possibilities. I forewarn you, even if you do wake up – if you choose to heed my propaganda – the only thing you will gain is awareness. You will gain further knowledge of and for yourself. You will gain knowledge of the truths that have been hidden from you.

You will gain if you choose to consider this plethora of speculations and move on to the next level to answer the questions I will plant in your head. You will gain if you choose to research further for self-knowledge. You will gain knowledge the conspirators do not wish you to have or strive toward, for your knowledge diminishes their stronghold over you.

Choose your pill wisely: remain the pawns in a never-ending game, or see just how far the rabbit hole goes?

I speak of a society that questions propaganda, that questions mass speculation, that questions rhetoric. I speak of a society that questions the media’s motivation and agenda, that questions the political processes of a governing body from the top of the structural pyramid to the bottom, that questions and evaluates itself and its place in this complex world. I speak of a society unplugged from a forged world as intricate as the Matrix.

In a world managed by sentinels, which are the politicians? The agents are within the National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Pentagon, Secret Service, Homeland Security, and the Special Cavalry Services. All of this is manned by the architect, the political official who claimed the seat in the White House: the President of the United States. That cloaked conspirator who hovers above us all is our Agent Smith, the viral element in our society and in our world. I am your self-proclaimed Neo in this soap opera.

We exist in a forged world for which the average man, woman, and child play a vital role: to continue the succession of this world, and to keep in power those who man it. The world in which we live needs us just as much as we need it. This world and its processes wouldn’t be if no one existed upon it to do the controlling. The average man needs this strategic structure. We crave this terrain, this oppression, this hovering dominance.

I cannot take you into pinpointed details, for I do not have pinpointed details. My source will not allow me to be privy to those facts. He, she, or it has informed me that there are plenty of other authors from whom you can choose, American and international, who have attempted to do so in their controversial publications. My words are simply speculation fueled by decades upon decades of ingenious corruption, of which I have taken note. My words are meant to cause you to question your strategically conditioned belief systems and to open your minds to the probabilities and possibilities of your world, of your country, and of the society in which you live.

The aforesaid authors attempt to pinpoint truths of corruption in their literature, but the fact of the matter is that they are no different from me. It is all still speculation. A conspiracy is somewhat like a corporation. It is a fortified union fueled by people. You see, the fundamental principles of a corporation in any society are based on the mass manipulation and hidden control it has over its consumers, whom these corporations supposedly serve. In actuality, this union controls the consumer, keeping itself above the consumer at all times. This is why corporations spare no expense in a marketing campaign.

The same can be said for political campaigns – the Presidential campaign, for example. Collective manipulation is not cheap. The price, if executed properly, will be paid by voters through campaign contributions. Money talks. With a conspiracy, mass manipulation and hidden control are fundamental. Conspirators control the media, Hollywood, literature, and more, focusing us on so many distractions that we miss the truths right in front of us. We can’t see through the propaganda.

The conspirator’s coup survives primarily by dumbing down the masses. Think about it. Our government, its political processes, and its political agenda continue to stay afloat because conspirators keep Americans in their pockets. Think about it. Lives that once required average America one job to support now demand two to three jobs. This triples the taxes forked over to our government. These taxes initially caused average America to seek extra work in the first place. Here is the primary means of controlling people, but it remains only a platform for mass manipulation and hidden control.

Think about it. When the average American is tired out financially, physically, and psychologically, what’s left is an American so absorbed in his or her own fundamental survival that little attention remains for anything else. Everyday survival is top priority, until we are slapped in the face with the reality that the people we blindly voted into office are pissing on the world in which we live.

Your decisions are not your own, my fellow Americans. Strategic unknown beings dictate what you will do, what you will say, and how you will live. Think about it. When a politician is plastered on television, going on and on about subjects that fit into our current hopes and dreams, this politician gets our attention.

With the time constraints placed on us by the forged society in which we live, we are prone to “believe the hype.” A politician speaks on fewer taxes, better jobs, increased pay, a secure economy, better health benefits, homeland security, recession prevention, government refunds. So we flock to this politician. We flock like a pack of seagulls bearing down on a fallen potato chip. We are lured to baited hook because we do not know a single truth about this politician. We know nothing but what we have been told, because we are too swamped with the full-time job of survival to think about researching. Politicians know exactly which of our buttons to push when competing to govern us. Conspirators strategically plot and project that the average American will be too exhausted to question anything.

Hey, America, I could go on and on about mass manipulation and hidden control, but I feel it superfluous, for it is never-ending. In addition, I am somewhat biased. I, too, am a victim of this control. We all are, as I hope you understand.

Pragmatic author A.K. Kuykendall has a passion for writing conspiracy, espionage, horror, and suspense literature that blends the concepts of fact and fiction. For more information on his projects, visit The Writer of Books or, to email the author directly for Q&A on this article, write to chooseyourpill@thewriterofbooks.com.

None of the Above: Democrats and Republicans Say “Two’s Allowed, But Three’s a Crowd”

Did you know that unaffiliated voters are the fastest-growing voting bloc in America? In more than a few states, independents now outnumber both Republicans and Democrats, creating a huge swing vote that could determine the outcome of this year’s election.

Ross Perot ran the most successful independent campaign for president in U.S. history sixteen years ago. During his 1992 campaign, Perot was invited to participate in the televised presidential debates watched by almost 100 million people. On election day, he received nearly 20 million votes.

The major political parties were determined not to let this happen again. Before the 1996 election, the Republican/Democrat-controlled Commission on Presidential Debates concocted requirements to keep both independent and alternative party candidates out of the debates. As a result, Perot received less than 9 million votes that year.

How desperate were the established parties to prevent access to the debates and media by alternative party candidates and their supporters? One answer is shown in the following excerpt from my book, “The Perot Legacy: A New Political Path.”

Donna Donovan, the national Reform Party communications chair, explained:

“When Ross Perot was excluded from the Presidential Debates, his Connecticut supporters decided to stage a ‘Demonstration for Democracy’ in Hartford, the state capital, while one of the three debates was taking place on October 6, 1996. Our goal was to create a big enough media event to bring attention to the stranglehold that the two major parties and their accomplice, the bipartisan Debate Commission, maintained on the debates….We planned to march through the city to the park a block from Bushnell Theatre where the debate was taking place….That night, nearly 700 people…converged on the park…where we encountered police, who immediately herded us into a ‘corral’ constructed of a snow fence in the center of the park….They marched in military formation, eventually surrounding us completely….

“Police officers on horseback formed another ring around the riot squad. Then, unbelievably, National Guard forces arrived with tanks and took their places in the street around the park…

“A freelance cameraman was shooting footage for C-SPAN, but days later we were told it was too dark to use. And what about the rest of the media? … We later heard from some that police and other security told them there was no one in the park, and since the direct-access streets were closed off, they assumed it was true.”

Because of a charismatic leader with access to millions of dollars, the presidential campaign of Ross Perot and the newly created Reform Party were perceived by the major party leaders as a threat to their established two-party system. Rather than viewing this event as an exercise in democracy and an expansion of choice, the party operatives did all they could to prevent the establishment of a third option.

Some of the other attempts to exterminate the Reform Party’s influence included misuse of ballot access laws, attempts to gain control of any federal election funds available to the Reform Party after the 1996 presidential election, and the use of a politicized judicial system.

In spite of it all:

* The Reform Party still survives today.

* A new issues organization (ICAN—Independent Citizen Action Network) is being established.

* The number of independent voters in the United States continues to grow dramatically.

* A tell-all book has now been published so that more people will know the facts, and can learn from our na

Soldier/Soldier: The Convoluted Vietnamese Agenda(?)

America, you have no idea what atrocities took place during the Vietnam War. One item on the list was the mass assassinations of innocent Vietnamese citizens by Americans. John Kerry knows. The orders came down from politicians – self-proclaimed gods – who pulled the strings and watched it all unfold from their cozy recliners at home, sipping their scotch on the rocks and puffing their smuggled Cuban cigars.

John Kerry knows. He witnessed more than his share of these atrocities – these mass assassinations of innocent Vietnamese citizens – during his award-winning stint in Vietnam. Yet the propaganda he spewed in his race for the White House cannot be proved or researched, because it is a matter of National Security. It is safe to say it’s classified. Right, Mr. Kerry?

My bet is that the decorated soldier John Kerry, who thought he fought for truth and honor, did not know the fundamental purpose in the blatant war crimes that took place in Vietnam. That’s why, when Kerry wiped his hands of the military and of the Vietnam War in whole, his fight turned on the war itself. Right, Mr. Kerry?

Though details of the Vietnam atrocities will never come to light, Kerry – a soldier morally catapulted from the core – was, is, and will forever be fully aware of the military’s industrial complex. Right, Mr. Kerry?

As all soldiers eventually come to realize during their service, no matter how high one might rise on the military’s massive pyramid, soldiers don’t play the game. They are simply the pieces played on the board. Right, Mr. Kerry?

When a soldier begins his or her career, one tends to believe he or she is doing the work of a patriot. In fact, our warriors are nothing but toy soldiers following orders. These orders ultimately further objectives they and no one else will ever know about. Right, Mr. Kerry?

Many people say the greatest threat to America comes from other nations, and some say the greatest threat comes from within. I concur with both assumptions, yet I fear only the second of the two. Considering his observations from the bloody lines in Vietnam and his subsequent boisterous reactions post-involvement, I suspect Kerry is on the same page with this fear. Right, Mr. Kerry?

Baffling is the redundant, scandalous corruption taking place in our United States. Even more of an anomaly is the blind eye many American people seem to take toward this corruption. America, know this: our elected governing body took an oath, from the top of our massive political pyramid to the bottom. Our politicians made the oath not to themselves, the secret societies of which they are members, or to the body of government for which they punch a clock each day. They made the oath, and they gave their word, to the people of our United States of America. True patriots, like me, are here to remind these corruptive power mongers of their fundamental duty.

CASE IN POINT:

Fraudulent politics – This is my stand on today’s plethora of issues and the actions taken therein by politicians. The countries that are collaborating with the United States are a fraudulent coalition brought about by a bullying and intimidating administration! This is what I think of President Bush and his administrations seemingly pressuring tactics in his push for war, not to mention his and the Republican parties strategy at controlling the flow of world politics. From his backward ass State of the Union speech, to his boisterous United Nations good-old-boy plea for assistance in operation “Iraqi Freedom.”

America was lied to prior to the Vietnam War and today we’re being lied too as well! America, deep within the evolutionary today, but as always: big corporations in affiliation with essential political officials, past and present, of the “south” run this country. This is an ingenious operation brought on by a supposedly banished organization from American and our political society: the Ku Klux Klan, the John Birch society, etc.

Many Americans, of all ethnicity’s, have actually forgotten the days where the Knight Riders ran free. A fanatical society that had their hands in any and every category within the southern territories of America! This until their plan extended and they took notice the power of the political process and in the strength of corporate conglomeration. These fanatics saw an opportunity to achieve what they’ve always desired to achieve and that is the retrieval of America for the supposed true American.

These conspirators hide behind the titles: “Republican and Democrat,” emphasis on the Republican, for the Republican Party’s covert infiltration of the Democratic Party, as in Watergate, was just a necessary evil in the projected complete occupation of the country. Don’t get me wrong my fellow Americans, neither one of these parties can be trusted, for both have agenda’s that stretch far beyond the average American.

The average American, in both parties eyes, are nothing but a necessary vessel that keeps the country alive. Without the average American, they know that America would cease to exist! The military for one, procreation, jobs, consumers, but most importantly taxation! Both their fundamental philosophies are that “taxation needs representation.”

This is a reality!

Their corporate headquarters are, check this; nestled in the heart of Texas. Their essential brethren in this well-orchestrated coup: Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, and California. Understand one thing America, the success of this southern coup relies solely on mass manipulation, conquered territories, and the control of worldwide mineral resources. Primarily, their strengths derive from financial growth!

These are the reasons we are in Iraq people!

“We will not be intimidated!” President George W. Bush boldly stapled into the minds of Americans and into the minds of the whole world.

Listen closely America! This man was not talking about you or I; he’s speaking as a spokesman of this ingenious southerners coup. Believe it or not America, he’s using the blood of those at his leisure to further this collective coup. Those whom I speak of are our soldiers: our sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers who are presently at arms within the United States military.

I reiterate America, deep within the evolutionary today, but as always: big corporations in affiliation with essential political officials, past and present, of the “south” run this country.

Think about it people!

Think hard about the southerner’s coup I speak of, and of how grandiose it really is. Out of all the Democrats that have ever been elected president, did you know that they’ve all been southerners? Odd! Strange maybe! Yea, odd and strange for you, not me.

Pragmatic author A.K. Kuykendall has a passion for writing conspiracy, espionage, horror, and suspense literature that blends the concepts of fact and fiction. For more information on his projects, visit The Writer of Books or, to email the author directly for Q&A on this article, write to theconvolutedagenda@thewriterofbooks.com.

French Parliament Delivers on Sarkozy’s Promise

It’s never easy following through on an electoral pledge, and if any politician knows how difficult it is, then it must be the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy.

So far he has failed miserably on last year’s major presidential campaign promise to increase the purchasing power of the average man and woman on the street here in France and kick-start the sluggish economy he inherited.

But Hallelujah on Monday a minor miracle happened, when his plans to overhaul the French constitution - another key electoral promise - received the parliamentary seal of approval from the country’s elected representatives.

Now this is far from being the stuff to whet the appetite of most readers, but bear with it for a moment because there’s plenty of substance in what happened in the run up to the vote, and the far-reaching consequences for French politics.

Sarkozy’s “victory” was not one easily gained. There had been weeks of arguing, back-room negotiations and comprises as the reform package passed separately through both chambers of parliament, the National Assembly and the Senate.

But for any constitutional changes to be made in France, both had to meet in a joint session in the sumptuous setting of the chateau of Versailles, and a three-fifths majority of votes cast were required for the reforms to be endorsed.

Right up until the last moment the vote was too close to call. The opposition Socialist party had promised to vote “no” and there were even some members of the governing centre-right Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (Union for a Popular Movement, UMP) who were less than happy with the proposed reforms.

In the end though, the bill got the backing of 539 parliamentarians - just one more than the three-fifths necessary - with only one high profile Socialist, Jack Lang, breaking ranks and voting in favour.

Lang’s “defection” was perhaps not too much of a surprise as he had served as vice president on the commission charged with proposing many of the reforms. But his decision is likely to have made him even more persona non grata among the Socialist party faithful than he already is.

So what of those reforms - said to amount to the biggest shake-up of the Fifth Republic’s constitution since it was first introduced by Charles de Gaulle back in 1958?

Well they include changes to make the president more accountable to a parliament. It’ll be able to veto some presidential appointments and the government will be forced to seek parliamentary approval for a military operation (abroad) lasting longer than six months.

The number of terms a president can serve will be limited to two (periods of five years) and the process of allowing national votes or referenda on issues will also be possible if the requisite number of signatures are collected and it has political backing.

So in a very real sense the changes can be, and have been interpreted by many, as at the very least boosting the powers of parliament. Indeed a weekend opinion poll before the crucial vote showed that almost 70 per cent of the French questioned supported the changes.

But while many - and in particular Sarkozy himself of course - are claiming the vote to reflect a “victory for French democracy”, critics and in particular the Socialist party claim that the reforms will further weaken the role of the prime minister - already appointed and dismissed at the head of state’s discretion.

They fear in particular that the most controversial of the reforms included in the package - allowing the president to make an annual state address directly to parliament along the lines of the US president’s state of the nation speech.- will blur the boundaries between the executive and legislative arms of government.

The separation of powers has been an essential part of French politics since 1873 and the president has been banned from appearing in person before the National Assembly or the Senate.

Opponents, and in particular the Socialist party, also claim that the reforms will help create a de facto “monocracy” in which the system of government will be reduced to virtually just one person - the president.

But the stance of the Socialist party itself hasn’t been without its own critics even among parts of the media that would ordinarily give the party its backing.

The left-of-centre national daily Lib

Only Two Candidates For President…Says Who? Why Americans Should Support Independent or Third Party Candidates

Illegal Immigration… lack of health care for millions of Americans… an enormous trade deficit… a bottomless government debt… outsourcing of American jobs… elected representatives who don’t listen to the people who put them in office and pay their salaries.

These issues represent just a few of the serious problems we face today. What can we do about it? We can elect leaders who will listen to the American people and make the changes we need to solve the problems.

Are the candidates the Democrats and Republicans are giving us willing and able to solve these problems? NO.

Barack Obama and John McCain have held public office and allowed these problems to fester and worsen over the last 15 years. These major party candidates keep talking change. Why should we believe that any of them would suddenly change their stripes and work for change? It’s time for new blood and a different approach. We need a third choice and a new political path.

What if a third party or independent politician surfaced with real answers to America’s problems and the courage to take on the political establishment? It’s happened before -– from John Anderson to Ross Perot — and it could happen again.

Although overshadowed by Obama and McCain, both Libertarian Bob Barr and independent candidate Ralph Nader are making a determined run for the presidency this year.

It’s time for the American people to make their voices heard. It’s time for the people to reclaim their right to direct involvement in the governing of the United States of America.

That can only happen through an independent candidate for president, a new political party, or a new organization that represents the views of the majority of Americans and fights to have these views heard and enacted into law.

Americans must realize that the two-party system is hurting America. Why should the Democrats and Republicans have a stranglehold over U.S. politics?

To get our country back on the right track, we need to:

* Make sure every change and law is good for our country and all of its citizens.

* Pass a term limits law for every elected office. That way, new people will get the chance to serve our country and then return to private life and live under the laws they helped to enact. That’s what our founding fathers envisioned.

* Vote in EVERY election and not become discouraged and apathetic. If you don’t participate, you don’t deserve to be listened to when you complain about the direction of our country.

* Remember the words of Thomas Jefferson, “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. If you expect people to be ignorant and free, you expect what never was and never will be.”

It’s time to remember our duty to ourselves and our country. Learn all you can about the people running for president in 2008. Get up off the couch and participate in our political process. If we all do that — and only if we all do that -– we can make a difference.

What are you waiting for? In this election year, you can change the future…now.

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President John F. Kennedy: Breaking Through the Shroud of an Untimely Demise

I quote, with redundancy, from the biography of John F. Kennedy to summarize the legacy of this American martyr. Unfortunately, many citizens of the United States know little about that legacy. Here was a man who chose to fight political corruption in a manner never attempted by any president other than Abraham Lincoln. Kennedy genuinely put America and all Americans first, and under his leadership, the powerful and corrupt were put in second place. His fearless actions eventually led to an untimely death. He died a martyr, and he continues to die every November 22nd of every year, for me and for many others.

This will continue until corruption is ripped from our United States government. It will continue until all politicians enter rehab to kick their nasty addiction to the most dangerous drug of all: absolute power. It will continue until powerful unknowns stop waiting for everyone directly involved to simply pass away, leaving no one to prosecute. It will continue until these people stop putting decades of distance between that tragic day, and allow us Americans in on intelligence that could possibly bring an end to the mystery shrouding Kennedy’s death. The Kennedy assassination was bigger than the whole of America – bigger than the world will ever know. But Kennedy’s death was miniscule compared to the underlying reasons for his assassination.

The United States of America is a well-oiled machine. Massive! Superior! But every machine has its defects. Technicians are trained to eliminate these problems and keep the machine running. One of the biggest defects in the American machine is patriotism. Not the kind of patriotism where silly Americans wave the flag and scream, “I’m proud to be an American!” I’m talking about true patriotism – the kind where Americans are willing to look below the surface. Look at those who will stop at nothing to control our government and the world. Look through the shroud that cloaks our America. Stop at nothing to allow the citizens therein to view our America and its processes with clarity. That, my friends, is true patriotism.

Every machine produces waste. In the case of our country, the waste produced is most often the blood of our citizens. The technicians refer to this waste as collateral damage.

That’s just the way it is!

That’s the way it’s always been!

That’s the way it will always be!

That’s the American way!

In these pettifogging times where the democratic/republican process seemingly hovers above the masses of American society, remember one thing: in truth lies the most complex of enigmas.

In an age of uncertainty from within a society governed; a secretively, seemingly unreliable government for which the United States was founded, breaths unnoticeable corruption from alleyways never meant to be walked upon by you or I! With two words stamped unto highly secured documents at unprecedented levels of our massive government, TOP SECRET, locks you and I, pawns, out of a world for which our deaths mean nothing in the succession of the objectives therein…

American democracy was founded of the people, by the people, and for the people, but that’s what you’re conditioned to believe America! With man being unquestionably fallible, the questioning of mans every action by other men is deathly pertinent. Therefore, if you’re asking the questions of man in this day of unquestionable corruption. Corruption collectively orchestrated at the highest of levels, then I advise you to equip yourselves with one very important tool: a shovel; for you are sure to be repeatedly buried in shit.

Pragmatic author A.K. Kuykendall has a passion for writing conspiracy, espionage, horror, and suspense literature that blends the concepts of fact and fiction. For more information on his projects, visit The Writer of Books or, to email the author directly for Q&A on this article, write to breakingthrough@thewriterofbooks.com.

A Letter to the Legacy of a Legend: President John F. Kennedy

Mr. President,

I love people with everything I am worth. As strange as this might sound, I also fear them with a passion. As you know from your short tenure here, it is often people who prove to be the downfall of noble others.

Although I was born eleven years after your assassination, my study and research into American history has shown me I am surrounded by sheep. This particular breed has a warped hankering for conspiracies.

No more glaring example of this exists than your own story. Although Lee Harvey Oswald is accused of slaying you, the perpetrators of this bold act of treason were, in fact, powerful American entities: huge corporations, the massive military complex, members of the Russian government, even the Mafia. Take your pick!

You were the youngest President to assume the White House. Before and after your election, we were exposed to a litany of corrupt American Presidents. You, with your unshakable ethical underpinnings, were an anomaly. I believe whole-heartedly in destiny and fate. I believe you were brought into this topsy-turvy world to open the collective eyes of Americans.

I applaud your noble quest to restore morality to the White House, although it was a hopeless battle from the start. The historic actions that took place during your administration and your unfortunate assassination by power-hungry, modern-day cowboys made us average Americans take note. These cowboys hired gunmen to ambush you from a distance, waiting for the opportune moment to wreak havoc upon our nation. This single action made us notice the corrupt powers hovering — still hovering — over American society.

Your choice to go against the grain instead of following the corrupt flow of history sealed your fate with certain powerful Americans. These men are hidden within the corrupt bowels of secret societies – the very secret societies you boldly denounced. Things have gotten completely out of hand since your death, for these secret societies are running amok within our government. Corruption has become such an epidemic that, for the first time, two politicians (Democratic Senator John F. Kerry and Republican President George W. Bush), who boldly admit their affiliations with the secret society known as the Skull and Bones, went head-to-head in the 2004 Presidential election.

In this election, American votes weren’t worth the ballots upon which they were recorded. Both candidates had, and still have, a hidden agenda. Though George W. Bush (a corporation disguised as a human being) won a questionable re-election, society alone elected this man, putting the rule of the South back on the map and allowing the Skull and Bones to pursue its larger objectives.

Mr. President, this describes an ingeniously orchestrated coup d’etat – one more sinister than that surrounding your death. More sinister it is, because it was not a design meant to publicly shock and awe a nation or the world, as in your case. It was a design so covertly cunning that absolutely no one was the wiser – not even our nation’s most recognized conspiracy theorists.

In the 2000 race for the White House, Vice President Albert Gore went up against Republican candidate George W. Bush. Mr. President, the chain of events surrounding this particular race were also a strategic coup d’etat. In this election, Americans by the thousands — African Americans, European Americans, Hispanic Americans — were disenfranchised. These voters were predominantly of the middle class, and because of that, they were treated like shit.

In the weeks following the election, these disenfranchised Americans, Americans abroad, and the international community witnessed a bold display of governmental corruption playing itself out in plain view as thousands upon thousands of votes were literally trashed.

This in a country that leads an ongoing campaign for worldwide democracy! The situation was so convoluted in America that the popular vote was ignored and the Electoral College votes were partly the deciding factor. In the end, cloaked Skull and Bones members of the Supreme Court settled this election. And wouldn’t you know it, this Supreme Court was — and still is — manned by a body of judges who were put in place by Republican candidate George W. Bush’s father, George H. W. Bush. That year, this farce known as the American democratic process showed its true colors for the world to see, as an American president was literally selected, not elected.

But you’re still a force to be reckoned with, Mr. Kennedy. Although all of America knew of your sporadic extramarital affairs, they also realize no one is perfect. People act as if, just because you were married and held the title of America’s Commander in Chief, they expected you to morph into some sort of drone incapable of recognizing a nice piece of ass when you saw one. Now, I’m not implying that I condone your actions, Mr. President, but then again, who am I in this world to judge you, especially when those actions had no bearing on your extraordinary accomplishments?

Your brother Bobby did everything he could to protect you. After your death, he woke up. Fully recognizing why you chose to seek the Presidency, he took the weight of your objectives upon himself. And he, too, was killed. You and Bobby died as free men — free from the corruption that runs rampant in our government this day. The word freedom was strategically filtered into American minds as a platform to allow big government to control the masses.

Though the story I have to tell will shed new light on your death, I fear it will eventually end up collecting dust. I fear it will be just another book in a long line of books concerning your life and death. Alas, had you lived, I fear your struggle might have been in vain, because Americans are complacent. Many of us choose not to see or acknowledge the evil taking place in our country. In addition, many of us are afraid to speak out. It’s much more convenient for these lazy, scared Americans to ride the wave rather than go against the flow.

Mr. President, in closing, I pray you rest in peace, though I realize it has to be one hell of a struggle for you, knowing the mystery that surrounds your slaying is still unsolved. Yet know that many Americans envy you in a big way. Your struggles are over, while our trials continue to rain down upon us. This will continue until destiny and fate deliver another like you — one who is ready, willing, and able to stand tall for average America.

Pragmatic author A.K. Kuykendall has a passion for writing conspiracy, espionage, horror, and suspense literature that blends the concepts of fact and fiction. For more information on his projects, visit The Writer of Books or, to email the author directly for Q&A on this article, write to legacyofalegend@thewriterofbooks.com.

Show Your True Colors - Wearing Your Politics on Your Sleeve

The 2008 elections are finally getting down to the wire, and delegates from all 50 states - or 57, if you’re voting for Obama! - are all ready to head to their respective conventions.

Politics is something we hold dear in America. Whether we’re hoping for a red state or a blue state, or cherishing fondness for elephants or donkeys, politics has become one of out favorite spectator sports. We even have T-shirts and bumper stickers bearing slogans for our hopefuls.

And maybe that’s where it should end. I hate to say this, but you probably already know it: not that many people look great in T-shirts. They’re just not universally flattering, and they also make you look as if you’re getting ready for a 5K run or an afternoon of washing the car. Politics is supposed to be a classy business - so maybe you should try showing your colors in a way that shows partisanship but is universally embraced as an elegant statement.

There is nothing that inspires confidence like a well-dressed person. For a man hoping to run our country - or have influence on the choices of others who will vote for the person who is going to run this country - a suit is the one, definitive choice of attire that speaks to its wearer’s self-assurance and competence. A well-cut shirt, perfectly shined shoes, and a classic tie are de rigueur with a good suit, as are cufflinks.

Cufflinks are a tiny but elegant touch to your attire. They not only serve a function - holding the cuffs of your shirt closed - but they also give you an opportunity to impart a little originality to your ensemble. They can range from the simplest engraved discs to sports logos and professional images such as T-squares for architects and computer chips for tech types.

And - just in time for the Democratic national Convention in Denver and the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis - you can now buy cufflinks that promote the party of your choice!

The Republican Party, with its traditional nickname “Grand Old Party,” boasts as its mascot the mighty elephant. The elephant became associated with the Republicans after a November 7, 1874 cartoon - illustrated in Harper’s Weekly by the famous cartoonist, Thomas Nast - depicted an elephant demolishing the flimsy “planks” of the Democratic Party. Since that time, the GOP has used the elephant to symbolize strength and unity.

The Republican Party unofficially adopted red as its color in 2000, following the 2000 election. During the time that ballots were being counted, all major television broadcast networks used the color to represent states won by Republicans, with states swept by the Democrats denoted by the color blue.

If wearing elephants and the GOP moniker doesn’t fit your political taste, try a pair of cufflinks emblazoned with the trademark donkey of the Democratic Party. The donkey has been the emblem of the Democrats for 180 years - ever since Andrew Jackson ran for president!

At that time, Jackson’s opponents tried to label him a “jackass” for his populist views. Cunning Jackson, however, turned the tide on that smear tactic by adopting the jackass as his own symbol. He included it on all of his campaign materials. During his presidency, Jackson was characterized as a donkey by the press because of his stubbornness.

The symbolism seeped into the American consciousness, and in 1837, the donkey first appeared in a cartoon. The cartoonist was making fun of the long-retired Jackson who still fancied himself the head of the Democratic Party and tried constantly to bend it to his will. Although the cartoonist was not specifically referring to the party when he drew the jackass - he was actually depicting Jackson - the nation misunderstood, and equated the creature with the party.

Be sure that when you go to the polls this year, you leave no hanging chads - or sleeves! Get yourself a pair of patriotic, partisan cufflinks, and show the world how you’d like to see the country run!

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The Mythical Belief - Government Ought to Do Something

People act as if the government possesses magical powers that can solve all of our individual and social ills. All this mythical entity has to do is wave its wand and all our problems vanish in a blink of an eye. I know—most people would state that this belief is ridiculous. However, is that what they really think? I can prove that the majority of people act as if this were true.

How many times have you heard someone say “Government ought to do something?” I don’t know about you, but I’ve been hearing that statement all my life. If you ask them what government should do they tell you that they don’t know—but government ought to do something.

When enough people believe in “The Big Myth” or what some call “The Big Lie” there will always be charlatans that claim they know what ought to be done. These charlatans usually practice lifetime occupations called politician, intellectual, bureaucrat, world-improver, do-gooder, altruist, etc. Government needs the support and propaganda of these “professionals” to endow “The Big Myth” with a potency of its own. And of course, the deluded citizens wait in line to receive their shot of the “cure.”

What Government Is Not

Government is not some real life Santa Claus that dispenses gifts upon its citizens— despite the fact that intellectuals and altruists claim otherwise. It may seem that government is performing this magical feat, but this is an illusion of limited consciousness.

1. Government has absolutely no wealth of its own. And it is unable to create any wealth. The only money it possesses is money it receives from its citizens through taxes and inflation. It can also sell bonds on the open market— however, it is obvious that the funds it receives from this operation is diverted from productive ventures into government coffers.

2. Since it has no wealth of its own how is it possible that it can dispense “goodies” to its citizens? By taking the “gifts” from its citizens in the first place. When the hapless voters support another government program and vote for politicians who “promise” to institute it, they are unwittingly confiscating themselves.

3. Government is obviously not a Santa Claus figure. It is actually an evil Robin Hood. Even the supposedly good Robin Hood is a thief. Forcibly taking from an individual or group to give to another individual or group is immoral, no matter what justification do-gooders and altruists spout to support it.

The Nature of Government - What It Is

1. Government is the apparatus of violent compulsion and coercion (force). Its only legitimate function is to protect an individual’s life, liberty and property.

2. Voluntary and involuntary exchanges are the two possible types of interaction between people. In a voluntary exchange all parties enter it of their free will. Government shouldn’t interfere in this type of exchange. In an involuntary exchange at least one party is in it against his or her will. Robbery, rape, murder, extortion, etc. are examples of involuntary exchanges. Government applies its apparatus of violent compulsion and coercion to arrest criminals involved in these anti-social acts. It is government’s only legitimate function.

3. When people see social phenomena they disapprove of—social phenomena that results from voluntary exchanges they often say “Government ought to do something.” What they need to realize is that they are supporting the use of violent compulsion and coercion against their fellow citizens. They are advocating liberty violations and restrictions against individual freedom. They have become liberty violators.

Conclusion

As you can see the statement “Government ought to do something” is dangerous and leads to massive violations of an individual’s life, liberty and property. In fact the disastrous results we are experiencing in the form of economic crisis, war, restrictions on personal freedom, etc. are caused by the growth of that gigantic, destructive entity called “Big Government.” Its citizens have allowed a “mythical belief”, a simple five-word sentence to create a beast of mythical proportions—a beast that is destroying “The American Dream.”

Robert A. Meyer has been investigating and studying economics, philosophy, psychology and metaphysics for 30 years. He realizes there are basic principles of Human Action that will help you become successful. His knowledge that life is to be lived on a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level allowed him to discover “The Libertarian Way.” He experiences its many pleasures and ecstasies on a daily basis.

http://libertarianway.com/

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