XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX START OF MESSAGES XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX MEDIA CONTROL S.A. & U.K. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX david_turner_is@hotmail.com From : "Clive" oldvinyl@hotmail.com Reply-To : blueear-forum@yahoogroups.com To : blueear-forum@yahoogroups.com Subject : Locked up media Date : Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:54:52 -0500 Jay Rosen wrote: >For the big national broadcasters that he intimidated, >bribed, and then videotaped, Montesinos had some advice: keep >politics off the air as much as possible, or else. Not just the >opposition and its demands (that went without saying), but politics >itself was suppressed, in favor of game shows, soap operas, and >sports. **** It never fails to surprise me when apparently well-educated people express surprise at the degree of domination by any government - especially a corrupt Latin American one - over the broadcast media. Even the BBC is not immune. Over the six years or so that I worked for 'external services' (Transmitters II, as it was known) it finally became clear to me that the BBC influences us by means of what it OMITS from the news, rather than the crude method of simply telling lies or reporting only one side's interpretation. The truth is that all governments are scared shitless by the idea of giving the public access to radio. Back in, I believe it was 1986/87, Margaret Thatcher bowed momentarily to pressure from reformers and agreed to an experiment (I recall it was to last months rather than years), only to recant and cancel the whole thing, upon hearing that many 'left wing' groups were putting together strong bids to run the new local stations. (I was one of those who expected to win a franchise with our group. Sadly it was not to be.) It was even earlier that I got some experience with the direct method of gaining access, that of 'assisting the operation of an illegal radio vessel as defined by the (marine) broadcasting offences act'. That was back in 73 as I recall, necessitating a year spent in Saudi Arabia. An open prison would have been more fun . . . What does surprise me though is that the US, like many other countries, appears to be free from one of the most fun pastimes you can have, namely running low power pirate FM radio stations, usually at weekends. The UK has plenty. Happy daze, Clive The CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR provides partial sponsorship for the Blue Ear Forum. Visit The Christian Science Monitor's award-winning website for world-renowned national and international news, and subscribe to our FREE e-mail edition. The Monitor has won six Pulitzer Prizes and is known for its unbiased, in-depth news coverage, with a worldwide reputation for accuracy, integrity and compassion. To inquire about becoming a Blue Ear Forum sponsor, query Steve Lanier at publisher@blueear.com BROWSE past Blue Ear Forum selections, request the DIGEST option, or UNSUBSCRIBE: http://216.33.240.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=bc1c2a7f794dcb901ed3dedcea34bc74&lat=996680039&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2eblueear%2ecom%2fforum XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX FRENCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAW COURTS & "MASONS" XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX From: Laurent Jaunaux (laurent.jaunaux@fm-fr.org) Subject: Masonic Scandals in France - GLNF Newsgroups: alt.masonic.members Date: 2001-07-28 15:03:55 PST Brethren all, I found this article very representative of the problems in France today. S&F Laurent Jaunaux ------------------------------------ THE scandal-ridden French resort of Nice has been rocked by fresh corruption claims. The city's chief public prosecutor says a network of freemasons is perverting the local justice system. In a case reminiscent of Graham Greene's J'Accuse attack on crime and corruption in the Riviera resort in the late Seventies, the prosecutor Eric de Montgolfier has accused local magistrates of covering up serious wrongdoing to protect influential members of masonic lodges. Dossiers that have been "buried", according to Mr de Montgolfier, include paedophilia allegations against a number of Nice's magistrates and cases involving large-scale fraud.   Although he has been in his post for only seven months, the prosecutor says that he has never before encountered such a pervasive level of judicial misconduct. Mr de Montgolfier travelled to Paris last week for a meeting with the Minister of Justice, Elisabeth Guigou. According to insiders, he presented her with evidence that the National Grand Lodge of France (GLNF) was behind the "infiltration" of various levels of the magistrature.   France's sixth largest city is no stranger to such scandal. A rich stew of corruption, influence-peddling and organised crime has been cooking for decades. Twenty years ago, Greene, then living in Antibes - launched a personal battle against what he saw as a conspiracy of bent flics and crooked lawyers in the city that likes to be called the "Queen of the Côte d'Azur".   At the time, the daughter of Greene's companion was having trouble with a local hoodlum whom she had divorced. Exploiting his prominence in France, the writer complained to the Justice Ministry in Paris about the lack of action by the authorities in Nice. When that got nowhere, he penned a fiery pamphlet, J'Accuse, in which the city was acidly described as "the reserve of some of the most criminal organisations in the south of France". One prominent Right-wing politician appeared to endorse that view when he was asked, as a good son of Nice, to run for mayor. "Thanks," he said, "but I don't want to spend the rest of my life inside a bulletproof vest."   The scandal that Mr de Montgolfier is uncovering runs much deeper, reflecting the enormous powers of patronage and the scope for under-the-table deals provided by the French system of local government. Although the prosecutor has not yet named names, one of the cases concerns a senior magistrate who served under the late corrupt mayor, Jacques Medecin. The magistrate features prominently in a number of questionable property deals being examined by Mr de Montgolfier, and is identified as a senior mason on the membership roll of the National Grand Lodge.   Another official under investigation is a former police inspector who belongs to the same lodge and was for many years responsible for inquiries into cases being handled by local magistrates. Mr de Montgolfier has found dusty records of investigations - some involving alleged paedophiles within the magistrature - that were abandoned without explanation. "This is the big chance to clean up problems with the judiciary here, which everybody knows about," one local lawyer told the newspaper Libération last week. A young magistrate who is backing Mr de Montgolfier said: "When you are on the bench and you belong to a particular circle - no matter what it is; the Rotary even - you run the risk of losing your independence."   In his official report to the Justice Minister, the prosecutor has underlined what he regards as the dangers inherent in attempting to serve the interests of both justice and the masons. "Those who appear in court have the right to know who is judging them," he says. "You don't want to find yourself up in front of someone with two faces."   Many of Nice's problems can be laid at the door of Mr Medecin, the arch-fixer who was mayor for 25 years after inheriting the job from his father. Under Jacques Medecin, cronyism became a highly profitable art form, with corruption embedded at virtually every level of public life in Nice, although that did not discourage voters from giving him four successive terms in office.   But since his death two years ago, not long after he was released from jail for fraud, tax evasion and bribe-taking, the smooth-running Medecin machine has begun to stall. More recently, an influx of gangsters from the former Soviet Union - many lugging suitcases stuffed with cash for the purchase of expensive properties - has done little to diminish the city's reputation in the rest of France as a place apart.   Extensive media coverage of the more colourful aspects of crime à la Niçois has reinforced the caricature of a paradise for confidence tricksters, with phoney police and unqualified doctors and lawyers preying on the large and prosperous community of pensioners. -------------------------------- From: Mike Martin (michaelc@martin118.fsnet.co.uk) Subject: Re: Masonic Scandals in France - GLNF Newsgroups: alt.masonic.members Date: 2001-07-28 17:38:34 PST "Laurent Jaunaux" wrote in message > Brethren all, > I found this article very representative of the problems in France today. I think that I would have said that it was indicative of the tools being employed by anti-masons. Where is the balance? -- Mike, (A.K.A. mikemason@my-deja.com), Mersey Lodge, No 5434 (London), Lodge of Ideal Endeavour, No 7379 (W.Kent), Quator Coronati Correspondence Circle. A moderator and member of www.thefreemason.com/ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ENGLISH LAW COURTS & "MASONS" XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Hotmail®   david_turner_is@hotmail.com ---------------------- From: MhjnAshok@aol.com Reply-To: aij@yahoogroups.com Subject: RCAITS CRIME/ASSASINATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 06:31:32 EDT Over a period of 15 years I have gathered evidence of organised racist crime in English Courts serving Freemasons. Evidence is well documented, summarised and supported by documents from the Lord Chancellor's various departments. I also have some tape recordings. A book or some serialised articles can of great public interest and of help to me as well. 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