23-02-2010, 04:01 PM
Austin Kelley Wrote:David Guyatt Wrote:It is an extremely odd statement, and one aided at further de-balling the Beeb, I suspect.
To my knowledge Thomas's book Gideon's Spies has been rubbished before this. I've read it and found it highly informative and credible. And he is regarded as a highly credible researcher and writer and his book on Dr. Ewen Cameron, "A Journey Into Madness", is required reading for anyone who has an interest in mind control.
I read Gideon's Spies several years ago and also found it useful. I've also read A Journey Into Madness and Enslaved, as well as various articles on the Internet. I don't have a particular problem with the content I recall reading.
That said, I have a lingering concern about his ties to spooky circles and how he might have been able to do things that covert agencies wouldn't like, while simultaneously enjoying close ties to operatives.
Yes, this is always a good point as deep associations of this type this can sometimes be dangerous for sustained independence. Ultimately it depends, I think, on the mental strength and integrity of the writer / journalist not to be used or manipulated in this way. Weaker ones will be; stronger ones not.
Regarding his bio, his family and friendship associations should not necessarily be viewed as being a concern. It seems to me that he has been very open about these and intends to hide nothing, which must surely be an honourable thing.
I also have family connections to spookery and used to have many friends/aquatainces who were very senior bankers. My overall sense is that it is possible in such situations to fairly and openly discuss ones different perspectives without being swayed by them. Such discussions can be carried out in the knowledge that each others views and thoughts will be kept confidential and not shared with others.
This is why I say that I have no reason to doubt Thomas's integrity. But if there is reason, something evidentiary available to change my mind, then I'm entirely open to that.
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On the Beeb Peter, my thinking here was driven by the Gilligan affair that was clearly, to my way of thinking, being driven by Downing Street to muzzle the Beeb over the Dr. David Kelly affair. The Beeb is Establishment, but here are also good people there who try to slip important stories in - and sometimes even succeed (Jan knows far more about this than I ever will). However, I also suspect that there are more than a few FCO "Arabists" (or business facsimiles) following this story and trying to lend a helping hand where they can.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14