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05-12-2003, 07:51 PM
http://www.echonews.com/818/book_reviews.html
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Them: Adventures with Extremists
By Jon Ronson, Published by Picador
We certainly live in interesting times. All over the world there are people who believe that all is not what it seems.
Whether you are a fundamentalist Muslim, a neo-Nazi, Dr Ian Paisley, New World Order conspiracy theorist, a Hollywood movie producer or, to enter the world of the truly bizarre and outlandish, David Icke, you can arguably be classed as someone with extreme views in life.
The common thread between many of these groups and people (and their followers, of whom there are untold millions) is that they believe the world is controlled by a secret group of elites for their own nefarious purposes.
Journalist-by-day Jon Ronson has linked the dots together to come up with a startling and humorous - and not completely unsympathetic - picture of these extremists and their beliefs in his new extended piece of journalism, Them.
At times falling into step with the paranoia of his subjects, Ronson keeps the moralising to a minimum and lets the most incredible story unfold. Crossing from one side of the Atlantic to the other, he unearths a steady stream of people willing to talk about their often-absurd, if not disturbing, views.
We learn about the Klan's new publicity conscious image (never use the 'N' word in public), Muslim fundamentalists who collect money for Hamas in Coke-bottle moneyboxes, the undercover lizard people of former BBC sports broadcaster, Icke, and, repeatedly, the secretive Bilderberg Group of world leaders, where many conspiracy theories seem to begin and end.
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http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_618781.html?menu=news.quirkies
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David Icke, the former BBC presenter who stunned the nation when he announced he was the Son of God, is to make a TV comeback.
Icke made an infamous appearance on Terry Wogan's chatshow in 1991 wearing a turquoise shellsuit which he claimed brought him closer to God.
More recently he declared that the world is run by shape-shifting 12ft lizards and accused leaders including George Bush and Henry Kissinger of taking part in human sacrifice and blood drinking.
Icke, 50, has been signed up by the Sci-Fi cable and satellite channel for his first TV presenting job in over a decade.
He will share his bizarre beliefs with viewers on the surreal Saturday night show Headf**k.
He said: "I hope I can pass on a few thoughts and ideas to the Sci-Fi channel to encourage people to see that they are living in a conditioned illusion and we can change it any time we want. We can be people and not sheeple."
Icke, a former Coventry City footballer and Green Party spokesman, was presenting BBC Grandstand when he underwent his unlikely transformation.
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Them: Adventures with Extremists
By Jon Ronson, Published by Picador
We certainly live in interesting times. All over the world there are people who believe that all is not what it seems.
Whether you are a fundamentalist Muslim, a neo-Nazi, Dr Ian Paisley, New World Order conspiracy theorist, a Hollywood movie producer or, to enter the world of the truly bizarre and outlandish, David Icke, you can arguably be classed as someone with extreme views in life.
The common thread between many of these groups and people (and their followers, of whom there are untold millions) is that they believe the world is controlled by a secret group of elites for their own nefarious purposes.
Journalist-by-day Jon Ronson has linked the dots together to come up with a startling and humorous - and not completely unsympathetic - picture of these extremists and their beliefs in his new extended piece of journalism, Them.
At times falling into step with the paranoia of his subjects, Ronson keeps the moralising to a minimum and lets the most incredible story unfold. Crossing from one side of the Atlantic to the other, he unearths a steady stream of people willing to talk about their often-absurd, if not disturbing, views.
We learn about the Klan's new publicity conscious image (never use the 'N' word in public), Muslim fundamentalists who collect money for Hamas in Coke-bottle moneyboxes, the undercover lizard people of former BBC sports broadcaster, Icke, and, repeatedly, the secretive Bilderberg Group of world leaders, where many conspiracy theories seem to begin and end.
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http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_618781.html?menu=news.quirkies
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David Icke, the former BBC presenter who stunned the nation when he announced he was the Son of God, is to make a TV comeback.
Icke made an infamous appearance on Terry Wogan's chatshow in 1991 wearing a turquoise shellsuit which he claimed brought him closer to God.
More recently he declared that the world is run by shape-shifting 12ft lizards and accused leaders including George Bush and Henry Kissinger of taking part in human sacrifice and blood drinking.
Icke, 50, has been signed up by the Sci-Fi cable and satellite channel for his first TV presenting job in over a decade.
He will share his bizarre beliefs with viewers on the surreal Saturday night show Headf**k.
He said: "I hope I can pass on a few thoughts and ideas to the Sci-Fi channel to encourage people to see that they are living in a conditioned illusion and we can change it any time we want. We can be people and not sheeple."
Icke, a former Coventry City footballer and Green Party spokesman, was presenting BBC Grandstand when he underwent his unlikely transformation.
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