(Conspiracy Nation, 7/20/04) -- "Trust in the unexpected." These
are words of wisdom, words to live by. They were to be carved into the headstone
of fictional character Toby Kraft in Peter Straub's Lovecraftian tale, Mr.
X.
Unexpectedly strange occurrences have been taking place. At Conspiracy
Nation headquarters an odd pattern of one-ring phone calls has begun:
the phone rings once, then stops.
In Champaign, Illinois, hometown of Conspiracy Nation, a freakish
storm wreaked havoc last week. Trained spotters insisted they saw funnel
clouds and the town set off the tornado warning siren. But when, an hour
later, the National Weather Service issued its own tornado warning, which
contrary to opinions of the trained spotters it had refrained from issuing
an hour earlier, the town of Champaign this time did not set off the tornado
warning siren.
Did a tornado blow through Champaign County? No, say the experts. It was
"straight line winds."
Hard-working Mexicans illegally enter the United States and somehow find
jobs, even though they have no social security cards. (Sigh...All those uncollected
social security taxes...) The newspapers call them "undocumented aliens,"
just like when you drive a car without a license you are an "undocumented
driver." The Homeland Security zealously guards the airports, scanning for
terrorists. But the terrorists just disguise themselves as Mexicans and sneak
in across the southern U.S. border. (Acknowledgement to recent article at
www.rense.com)
Some enterprising persons, out to make a buck, have gotten toy-store badges.
They waylay obvious illegal alien Mexicans and flash their badge. "Migra.
Mostrarnos sus papeles." When the hapless hard-working Mexicans cannot produce
their papers for these "immigration agents," they are assessed a fine, usually
coinciding with the amount of money the detainee has in his wallet. (See,
"Rumors of Immigration Raids Disrupt Agriculture Industry", http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=bee001a8bc05170ebc4a9844d879c948)
In southern Egypt, "mysterious balls of fire are falling from the sky."
(Reuters, 7/19/04. "Blazes start "balls of fire" rumors") That is adjacent
to Sudan, where all hell is breaking loose, and kitty-corner to Ethiopia,
from which Israel hopes to regain the long-lost Ark of
the Covenant. (See, "Israel Wants Ark Back?", http://www.shout.net/~bigred/Ark.htm)
Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia is the trail the Ark took long ago, when it was removed
for safekeeping from the Jewish temple. (See, The Sign and the Seal
by Graham Hancock. ISBN: 0-671-86541-2) Historically associated with the
Ark was a strange "celestial fire" -- manifested now, perhaps, by unearthly
balls of fire in southern Egypt. But "No," says Brigadier Ezzat Aboul Kassem.
"It is flaming pigeons, their feathers set alight." (Reuters, op. cit.)
The phone rings only once: that is no big deal. But suppose answering the phone were to be instantly fatal. That reportedly has been happening in Nigeria lately. "Over the weekend Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, was gripped by reports that calls from the numbers 0802 311 1999 and 0802 222 5999 had slain subscribers who answered them." ("Fear over 'killer' mobile numbers," 7/20/04. http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10190653%255E13762,00.html) "Humph... Ignorant peasants," some might say. But what better place to test hush-hush advanced weaponry than amongst "ignorant peasants?"
What next? Strangeness is all around. "Trust in the unexpected."
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