From: ParaScope <ParaScope@AOL.COM>
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 12:46:21 -0400
Fwd Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 12:46:21 -0400
Subject: DISPATCH # 94 -- the weekly newsletter of ParaScope

DISPATCH # 94 -- the weekly newsletter of ParaScope

S O M E T H I N G   S T R A N G E   I S   H A P P E N I N G

5/27/98

Quote of the Week

"Just, just...is there anything we can do to get past this stupid thing?"

-- Bill Gates quoted in Fortune magazine speaking to his cadre of attorneys
regarding making all that awful anti-trust nonsense go away.


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Rant of the Week: “Fairy Dust: A Tutu That Was Red Too”

Every week we pick the wackiest, scariest, nastiest or funniest rant from the
hundreds of letters received by us here at ParaScope headquarters, and present
it to you as our Rant of the Week. This week, “Joy” weaves a spellbinding tale
for us of fairies, dust and tutus. And, of course, their obvious connection to
UFOs. Enjoy.


“I’ve been in  the ufo field for many years.  Am 65 married to a textile
scientist, two sons in their 40s. Thous. of books here in Mass. from the USA
and England where weve lived and travelled  alot in the pst 20 plus years. I
have been into fairies for years and my articles are on ufofourm lib. files. I
know in FAte mag a woman in her 30s probably (intellignet) had had an item re
rfairy dust she had gotten at some site I dont know where. So alot of people
wrote her to ask for a sample as she promised (in Fate) but I dont think they
ever got any. What her excuse was I dont know. She had an intelligent item in
Fte and had seen fairies dancing. I mysefl May85 saw a tall red fairy (ina
tutu- which was red too) dancing inthe middle of highway  30 miels o r so from
Limerick Ire. where we were touring at the time. (been to London mostly)”

“I have alot on ufooum re my articles  (pub. in England and here)(years ago)
Its very complex re fairies. the  natural occupants  of fhe astral plane where
we all are when we sleep. (get it?)(  FOMR from tiny nature spirits  a few
inches  high- to 3 /4  /5 foot devas(get the ufo angel there/re height?but
there is a  a great spiritual complexity behind this in my fairy books plu"s
Ufos an Initiated Account" -- t a manu. from Beverley Hills Californa  written
by Michael Topper who once 20 plus years..  a go headed a n estoeric group
there called NUMATION . It prob doesnt eixsst anymore unless it is someplace
under the name Lifepower (in or out of Beverly Hills)”

“It probagbly doesnt exist any more. Write me if youre really into the deep
spiritual impications  lciatiosn re ufos and SOME fairies. But if not thanks
for'liustenning"

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All rants are printed “as is,” with spelling and grammar goofs left
uncorrected. Some rants may be edited for brevity or clarity, to the extent
such a thing is possible. If you’ve got a rant you’d like to share, send it to
pscplady@aol.com with “possible rant” in the subject line of your letter.

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Coming Up This Week!

Catch a number of great stories this week on the ParaScope web and AOL sites,
including daily updates to our Conspiracy Newsline and Daily Dose features.
Among the articles you'll want to check out:


Bigfoot in Russia

Cryptozoologists generally focus their Bigfoot searches on the Pacific
Northwest and western Canada, the supposed natural habitat of the paranormal
world's favorite hairy biped. But the creature has also been sighted in other
parts of the globe, including the former Soviet Union. Paul Stonehill reports
on how Russian scientists and researchers of the paranormal have been studying
Bigfoot, ranging from "snow man" expeditions in the Primorskaya region to the
pioneering research of a cryptozoologist named Yeltsin (no relation to Boris).

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The Paper Trail: Special Issue on JFK Assassination Records

Dossier's monthly review of new document releases returns with a special issue
featuring the work of the Assassination Records Review Board. The ARRB has
spearheaded the effort to declassify documents on President Kennedy's murder.
Don't miss this documented roundup of intriguing case studies that demonstrate
government secrecy -- and government openess -- in action.

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"E.T.H." vs. "P.S.H.":
Jerome Clark Responds to John Rimmer

Several weeks ago, ParaScope published an article by John Rimmer from Magonia,
which criticized Jerome Clark for his advocacy of the "extraterrestrial
hypothesis" of the origins of UFOs. Rimmer, who advocates the "psychosocial
hypothesis," was quite critical of Clark's position. In the interests of
robust debate, ParaScope presents Jerome Clark's response to Rimmer's
critique. Are UFOs piloted by beings from outer space, or is it all in our
heads?

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The Handoff: LAPD Fumbles Citizens’ Rights to Privacy

Most folk think telephone wiretaps are rare, exotic intrusions by federal
investigators into the lives of “narco-terrorists” or “mafia bosses.” But the
Los Angeles Police Department, the largest law enforcement organization
outside the federal areana, executes scores of wiretaps every year. In fact,
since 1984, the LAPD has been sharing confidential wiretap information between
various department personnel without court permission or supervisory
oversight, much less Constitutional authorization. As a result, an estimated
200,000 L.A. area phone conversations have been illegally recorded by LAPD
investigators. Learn the sad details of how America’s largest police
department has been snooping on innocent citizens without warrants for more
than a decade, and why L.A. County prosecutors consider the matter “no big
deal.”

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Operation Radical, Dude! The CIA’s “Just for Kids” Web Site

The hottest trend in brand marketing today is to hook 'em while they're young.
If you build brand loyalty among your customers early in life, they'll never
stray, buying your product for the next half century. Now the CIA has taken a
government mandate to make the web more hospitable and helpful to young people
and turned it into a ham-fisted effort at, like, totally awesomely lame
propaganda for the Barney generation. Ultimately, it’s a toss-up as to which
is more disturbing: the Company’s shameless attempt to whitewash its
activities in a warm and fuzzy light, or its utter incompetence in achieving
that mission. Either way, you’re sure to enjoy this awesomely radical tour of
the radically awesome CIA for Kids web site.

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UFO Roundup

The latest UFOlogy news and sighting reports, courtesy of Joseph Trainor's UFO
Roundup. Mysterious green lights over Half Moon Bay; Dutch UFOlogists dispute
story of "giant UFO" chase over North Sea; Peru's "lardsucker" suspected by
some in bizarre double homicide; crop circles appear in Germany; lots more
news.

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Conspiracy Newsline

As the saying goes, if you aren't paranoid yet, you just aren't paying
attention. Federal judge dismisses involuntary manslaughter charges against
FBI sharpshooter Lon Horiuchi; Amnesty International report condemns U.S.
Border Patrol conduct, citing rapes, beatings and other human rights abuses;
judge orders closure of 6 California medical marijuana dispensaries; new
evidence to be presented on Robert Kennedy assassination anniversary; lots
more news.

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Hypnosis in Interrogation: An Early CIA Assessment

"The control over a person's behavior ostensibly achieved in hypnosis
obviously nominates it for use in the difficult process of interrogation." So
begins a 1960 CIA study of "Hypnosis in Interrogation" which appeared in the
agency's journal Studies in Intelligence. Could placing interrogatees under
trance help loosen their lips? Read what one CIA analyst concluded in this
declassified report.

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Fortean Slips: Celebrating Dispatch #100 from the Paranormal Fringe!

Back when Enigma editor D. Trull first said he wanted to do paranormal news
commentary with a heaping helping of wackiness, we said, "Okay, Donald, you
can have a quarantined-off little section where you can go nuts without
infecting the rest of ParaScope too severely." Two years later, Fortean Slips
has filed its 100th report -- and apparently, some of you out there actually
read this crap! Join the festivities as this prolific pile of pandemonious
puffery hits the century mark with a truly special lineup:

Loch Ness Politics: If you think there's bitter controversy between Nessie
hunters and Nessie skeptics, wait till you see the duplicitous intrigue of
territorial wars waged between Historic Scotland and the Loch Ness Monster
tourist industry.

Burnt by Burnt Offerings: A Florida woman with evil spirits in her house and
plenty of dough in the bank fell prey to an exorcism scam that sent $200,000
up in smoke.

Global Warping: Ever felt like the fabric of reality was twisting up in knots
all around you? Maybe this will explain a few things: scientists have
discovered that the Earth is dragging space and time around itself as it
rotates.

A Mythological Boner: And lo, there shall come Fortean Slip #100... an epic
saga of anomalous absurdity that's so damn funny, the Surgeon General's
Commission on the Prevention of Busted Guts has advised us that its exact
contents must remain top secret. Be there!


...All this, and much, much more!

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