... history, conspiracies were seldom far behind. Whether it was the Princess Diana tragedy, the loss of one of America's most-loved presidents, or Americans actually landing on the moon, conspiracy theorists were there to confuse society by manipulating the truth and playing on our emotions. Whether you believe the outrageous: the Holocaust never happened, Jesus Christ was never crucified or ... as though on a certain psychological level, we need them. According to Jeffrey Bale, a writer who examines conspiracies, he believes "Giving misery and injustice an identity makes life more bearabl...

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... , or dishonest people to hold positions of responsibility. Fraud and corruption often resulted.An example of such corruption had come to light before Arthur became president. Post office officials had conspired with stagecoach operators to steal millions of dollars from the U.S. government, and Garfield's administration started prosecuting these so-called "Star Route Fraud" criminals. Arthur's administration surprised many by continuing the ... ...

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... of what their southern counterparts thought. These northerners, such as William Lloyd Garrison, thought the south was formulating a "Slave Power" conspiracy. "Now the ultimate goal of the Slave Power plot - was the nationalization of slavery. The first step in the conspiracy was to suppress all abolitionist dissent. The second was to repeal the Missouri Compromise and extend slavery into the territories. The ... ...

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... 1964, concluded that Oswald was almost certainly the only gunman, and "found no evidence" that the killer "was part of any conspiracy, domestic or foreign, to assassinate President Kennedy." Nevertheless, the JFK's assassination has become a fertile breeding ground for conspiracy theories, implicating everyone from the Soviet government to angry segregationists, from Fidel Castro to organized crime figures. Speculation continues unabated to the ... ...

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... anthrax letter case. Dr. Hatfill spoke out against a few individuals that helped escalate the false assumptions that he was behind the Anthrax letter scandal. He spoke out against biologist and conspiracy-theorist Barbara Hatch Rosenberg, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, and Attorney General John Ashcroft. While Dr. Hatfill is most angry with the action of John Ashcroft and his use ... the ideas from Barbara Hatch Rosenberg. Many of the same views of the matter can be found between Rosenberg's web site and Kristof's columns. Some even label her as "a crank conspiracy theorist ...

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... a B-26 was shown along with a picture of one of the pilots wearing a baseball hat and hiding behind dark sunglasses. His name was withheld. Even at this early stage, a sense of conspiracy had begun to unravel the events of that week. In the early hours of April seventeenth, the assault on the Bay of Pigs began in a cloak and dagger fashion. The ... ...

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... other property taken was immediately turned over to a Federal deputy collector of customs for prosecution in the Federal court for Northern New York. Both Gambino and Lima were charged with conspiracy to transport the liquor in violation with the national prohibition act. The defense argued that the search without a warrant and no probable cause was in conflict with the Constitution Amendments ... ...

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... anti-narcotics unit. A convicted deputy stated that they stole $60 million seized in drug raids in one two-year period alone. In Detroit in 1991, nine officers were charged with conspiracy to aid the distribution of cocaine, attempted money laundering and other charges. The officers served as escorts for shipments of what they believed to be drug money and cocaine. Although ... ...

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... continued his church duties. I. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States. The Schechter Poultry Corp. was charged and found guilty with 18 counts of violating the "Live Poultry Code" and 1 count of conspiracy. The "Live Poultry Code" was promulgated under section 3 of the National Industrial Recovery Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld most of the convictions. The Supreme Court reversed the decision, declaring ... ...

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... of society crumble. Society then pulled together and the collective pushed her out. Ellen was the perfect victim and the perfect sacrifice. "It became clear to Archer that here also a conspiracy of rehabilitation and obliteration was going on" Here, at Ellen's farewell dinner, Archer first realises that his wife (and the whole of society) knows about the relationship between himself and ... ...

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... of UFOs being in contact with our planet. Then again, many of these officials have also allegedly taken part in UFO cover-ups and seen themselves. Is there some huge conspiracy, or are there only attention-hungry people who wish to be in the spotlight? Arguments are incredibly strong for both sides. There is an excessive amount of information that could ... ...

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... died. There was no suicide note, and she was found naked in bed with no signs of violence, according to the police investigation. Although there are many different rumors and conspiracy theories surrounding her death, they are all unproved, and we can only guess or believe whatever we want to believe about it. Marilyn's screen image was often in contrast to ... ...

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... the world said good-bye to John. Arthur O'Connor, the lieutenant in the twentieth precinct of the New York police that dealt with Lennon's assassination, thinks that Lennon's death is a conspiracy. He believes that if Chapman wanted to get away with it he could have, no one would have noticed if he left and there was a subway entry right across the ... ...

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