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Internet Floats Lay Conspiracy Theories

Ken Lay has taken his place alongside Elvis Presley in the pantheon of people whose deaths have not been fully believed. In Internet sites and blogs, conspiracy theorists and jokesters have floated the idea that the Enron founder's powerful friends helped him fake his death to escape sentencing in one of the biggest corporate frauds in U.S. history. Complete Story

Spokeswoman: Official Earned His Raises

A former federal official gained nearly $24,000 in salary raises for the four years he was under criminal investigation because his work during that time was satisfactory, a government spokeswoman said Monday.

AP: Ex-Official Got Raises During Probe

A former federal official, convicted of accepting gratuities from a natural gas company that overcharged the government, received nearly $22,000 in raises while he was under investigation, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

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Rove Secretly Runs The New York Times

Source: realclearpolitics.com

In a stunning development that would appear to have broad implications for the independence of America's newspaper industry, New York Times Publisher, Edwin 'Pinch' Sulzberger today revealed that longtime President Bush advisor Karl Rove has been secretly running the Times' n …

Op-Ed: Exposing the 9/11 Conspiracy Wingnuts

Source: informationclearinghouse.info

The 9/11 truth movement appears to be growing rapidly, and involving people of substantial credentials and expertise.

In defense of the conspiratorial world view

Source: opednews.com

A lot of effort goes into "debunking" conspiracy theories, and certainly there are many which are absurd, and poorly defended. But the tendency to find conspiracies to explain events, is anything but rooted in ignorance.

Lay's memorial attracts power elite

Source: money.cnn.com

Houston's political and business leaders, including former President George H.W. Bush, turned out for Kenneth Lay's memorial service Wednesday, less than a week after the Enron founder's sudden death. ... The Reverend Dr.

The TomKat/Suri Cruise Conspiracy Timeline

Source: TMZ.com

It's been 86 days since the birth of Suri Cruise -- and about a split-second since the latest conspiracy theory about Hollywood's most elusive baby.

Bush Lied About Sept 11 -- Caught on Video

Source: thescreamingant.com

Generally I'm quick to seperate myself from Newsvine's 9-11 conspiracy croud. I enjoy reading their work, but I view the material as purely fiction: an amusing read, but not entirely based upon fact.

10 years after TWA 800 tragedy, conspiracy theories persist....

Source: MSNBC

A little past 8:30 p.m., as the blistering July sun melted in the west, a jumbo jet carrying students, honeymooners, businessmen and others to Paris exploded in a fireball, raining carnage into the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island.

Can a jet fuel/hydrocarbon fire collapse a steel structure? An experiment.

Source: democraticunderground.com

Some wingnut at Democratic Underground, using some steel rabbit fence, a cup of kerosene, a newspaper and a concrete block, has been able to conclusively prove, once and for all, that there is no way in hell that the buildings of the World Trade Center collapsed on their own.

Ken Lay, Enron founder, dead at 64

Source: CNN Money

Enron founder Kenneth Lay died early Wednesday in Aspen, a family spokeswoman said. He was 64.

Why I hate conspiracies, and why you should too

On the Internet and other unreliable news sources we hear crazy explanations for world events. The CIA killed Jimmy Hendrix. The Beatles are French. Roosevelt let Pearl Harbor happen. The Earth is flat. Claus Jacobsen is a human.

Police admit they still have no clues over 7/7 bombers

Source: timesonline.co.uk

A YEAR into Britain’s biggest mass murder inquiry, police investigating the July 7 suicide bomb attacks have failed to charge a single person with helping the bombers.

New Demands for Israeli Soldier's Release

Source: npr.org

From the page: -- Three militant groups holding a 19-year-old Israeli tank gunner ask Israel to free 1,000 prisoners and "end all aggression" in the West Bank and Gaza. Israel reiterated that the soldier should be released unconditionally. --

Why We Love Conspiracies

Conspiracy theories seem to be a pet pastime of many here on Newsvine. Either you love them, or you love bashing them. Maybe it's the great, sinking flaw of the well-read that we can't seem to get away from them.

Earthbound asteroids, evil lizards and fans disguised as gasmen ...

Source: arts.guardian.co.uk

Watch out for the David Icke comparisons, Muse. Especially as this latest album is your most whacked-out (and possibly brilliant) yet.

Go read this one, too.

We all know Keld as that crazy Dane who keeps posting conspiracy theories.

Psycho complains to city about "rogue helicopter pilot"

Source: youtube.com

The linked vidio shows an extremely upset man complaining to the city of Charlotte, nc about a "rogue helicopter pilot" that is flying over his house, and threatening national security, apparently over some earlier remarks that he had made to the city about building a solar power …

America: Freedom to Fascism trailer

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America: Freedom to Fascism This looks to be a bit of a sensationalist documentary, but most of the things mentioned in the trailer are very real threats (though, like the implantable ID, they may never come to fruition, but it is a possibility, nonetheless).

NASCAR Owner Charged With $20 Million Tax Fraud

Source: Local 6

NASCAR Owner Charged With $20 Million Tax Fraud A NASCAR team owner is accused of defrauding the government of more than $20 million in taxes.

Soldiers charged with killing Iraqi prisoners

Source: us.cnn.com

-- Three members of the 101st Airborne Division have been charged with murder in the deaths of three Iraqi prisoners who appeared to have been shot while fleeing, the U.S. military announced Monday.

SPECULATION: Bush admin. turned down an Iranian letter to begin talks with US, recognize Israel, and end support of Palestinian terror organizations

Source: jpost.com

The proposal, which arrived via fax along with a letter of authentication by a Swiss ambassador, was ignored.

The End of the Age of Oil and the 'Necessity' for a New World Order

This is an epoch in human history, and we are rapidly approaching a time when the decisions and inaction of our recent past will come to bear on us as a human race.

Was the Media, Like the Military, Slow to Probe Haditha Killings?

Source: editorandpublisher.com

Time magazine carried the first article about the alleged massacre in March. After covering the Time revelations, the media largely failed to follow up for more than two months. What happened? And why did the press downplay previous reports of wrongdoing by U.S. troops?

Conspiracy Theory

Just stumbled upon this quote from 1997's Conspiracy Theory, directed by Richard Donner (who is, just as a side note, also the director of the original "The Omen", whichs remake starts on 666):

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