Conspiracy Reader: From the Deaths of JFK and John Lennon to Government-Sponsored Alien Cover-Ups (1001 Pearls) - Softcover

D'Arc, Joan; Hidell, Al

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616085924 ISBN 13: 9781616085926

Publisher: Skyhorse, 2012

Synopsis

Americans thrive on conspiracy theories. Who was responsible for the assassination of President Kennedy? Have aliens landed, and if so, why is the U.S. government keeping it from us? Has the CIA experimented with mind control techniques? Whether you believe in them or not, conspiracy theories make fascinating reading, and Paranoia magazine has been publishing the best and most fascinating theories since 1992. Here are some of the best articles to ever accuse a government agency or cabal of perpetrating a fraud on the public: 
- Was Pope John Paul I murdered? 

- Is there an alien corpse hidden in Puerto Rico? 

- Is the Federal Emergency Management Agency a tool of fascism? 

- Was Native American activist Leonard Peltier framed? 

- Did the Knights Templar ever come to possess the Ark of the Covenant? 

- Was the assassination of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin the result of a conspiracy? 

- Was the death of Mary Jo Kopechne a set-up by the CIA to destroy any chance Ted Kennedy had of becoming president of the United States? 

- And much more! 

The Conspiracy Reader offers answers to all these questions. Whether you read it solely as entertainment, or because you truly believe that mysterious dark forces are at work dictating history’s path, you’ll find it all fascinating.

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Review:

This collection of articles from Paranoia magazine contains the usual hodgepodge of theories about the JFK assassination, UFO cover-ups, and CIA mind-control techniques. But it also has a few surprises, like the suggestion that David Bowie has been in contact with alien beings ever since the days of Major Tom and Ziggy Stardust, or that Paul McCartney may have ordered a hit on his former bandmate John Lennon. While the editors admit in their foreword that they're willing to sacrifice plausibility for the sake of entertainment value, conspiracy theory purists may be more frustrated than amused by items like this rather bizarre theory about Star Trek: "When we analyze [Captain James T. Kirk's] name, we first notice that James was the brother of Jesus.... Kirk's middle name was Tiberius, a Roman general and emperor. 'Kirk' is the most common European-language spelling of the word we know in English as 'church.' Put these all together: (brother of) Jesus, Roman (emperor), church, and what do you have? It was the Roman Catholic Church that was, symbolically, in control of the Enterprise."

About the Author:

Joan D’Arc cofounded Paranoia magazine with Al Hidell in 1992. She lives in Washington, DC.

Al Hidell is cofounder of Paranoia magazine, the world’s most popular conspiracy publication. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

About this edition

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1616085924
• ISBN 13: 9781616085926
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368