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This paper examines the conspiracy theory that the US Government is responsible for the creation and spread of AIDS. It looks at evidence supporting the creation of AIDS, the blocking of detection and treatment efforts, and the ultimate purpose behind the creation of the disease - to reduce the world's population.

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This paper explores some of the conspiracy theories surrounding the murder of President John F. Kennedy,. It argues that none of them, in the end, is supported by sufficient and believable evidence.

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"We've all had days like this. Your alarm clock will break and so you'll oversleep. When you do wake up you will burn your lips tongue and liver with your coffee. Your car will refuse to start and when it does you will discover that one of your tires is flat. ..."

Tags:JFK, Warren Commission, conspiracy, whitewash

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Contends that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy shifted the U.S. from a period of hope to a period of paranoia and conspiracy theories. Idea of conspiracies as a staple of popular fiction, film, TV. Analysis of Oliver Stone's 1991 film JFK. The 1997 film CONSPIRACY THEORY. Perpetuation on the Internet.

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"John Fitzgerald Kennedy was President of the United States for less than three years, yet in that time he had a major impact on the country and on foreign and domestic policy lasting for a decade or more. Some of his actions produced effects that were beneficial, and others can be seen now as less effective, notably his enmeshing the country in the Vietnam War. Kennedy's presidency began in a spirit of glamour and change and ended in the assassination of an American president. The country shifted from a period of hope to a period of tension, paranoia, conspiracy theories, and a growing distrust of government. In some degree, none of these things was new, but the Cold War era increased world tensions and made Americans less trustful both of other nations and of other Americans. The era of conspiracy theories really begins with the Kennedy assassination, an event ..."

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This paper discusses the motivations of John Wilkes Booth and the conspirators which are based upon their belief that Abraham Lincoln was a tyrant who was intent upon subjecting the South to black domination. It explains that Lincoln's emancipation of the slaves, promotion of black equality, and recruitment of tens of thousands of blacks into the Union Army convinced the conspirators that Lincoln and his Cabinet advisors had to be assassinated in order to prevent the South from being dominated and ruled by blacks and radical abolitionists intent upon revenge.

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"The motivations of John Wilkes Booth and the conspirators were based upon their belief that Abraham Lincoln was a tyrant who was intent upon subjecting the South to black domination. Lincoln's emancipation of the slaves, promotion of black equality, and recruitment of tens of thousands of blacks into the Union Army convinced the conspirators that Lincoln and his Cabinet advisors had to be assassinated in order to prevent the South from being dominated and ruled by blacks and radical abolitionists intent upon revenge. In order to understand these motivations, it is necessary to recognize that the pressures of the Civil War had created a huge and powerful central government in Washington D.C. McPherson (1989) notes that one of the reasons why the Southern states seceded from the Union in 1861 ..."

Tags:booth, lincoln, assassination

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This paper examines ways in which popular American culture's fascination with conspiracy theories are reflected in Dan Brown's novel, "Da Vinci Code". The paper cites various conspiracy theories ranging from the murders of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. to U.S. involvement in Vietnam to the narrative of Brown's novel.

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"The murder of John F Kennedy in Dallas Texas on November fostered intense national desire to assign blame for the crime and bring those responsible to justice. One view of the assassination was articulated in detail in the Warren Commission Report WCR which..."

Tags:Conspiracy, theory, Da, Vinci, Code

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The paper reveals that in the years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C., conspiracy theories have arisen regarding the tragic events of that day. The paper discusses how some critics of the official government accounts have theorized that high officials in the Bush Administration were, at the very least, aware that a major terrorist attack on the United States was imminent and purposely took no action to prevent it, while other critics have theorized that high government officials were complicit in the planning and carrying out of the attacks.

Tags:9/11, conspiracy, theories

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The paper describes how "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown deals with a respected expert surrounded by murder and secrecy, while the the movie "Conspiracy Theory" deals with a "crazy" cab driver who sees conspiracy in everything around him. The paper compares the main characters and the coherency of the storylines, and highlights how both show the dark side of conspiracy.

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"In "The Da Vinci Code," Robert Langdon is called in by the French police to help them solve the riddle of the death of Jacques Sauniere, the curator of the Louvre Art Museum. Sauniere was murdered in the museum, but he left a clue to his murder's identity, which the police want Langdon to decipher. The conspiracy is religious in nature, between the groups Priory of Sion and Opus Dei, who believe that Jesus Christ was married to Mary Magdalene and she had his child. The curator leaves a clue about Da Vinci and symbols in his own blood, which is why Langdon, an expert in symbols, is pulled into the case. Sauniere was the Grand Master of the Priory of Sion, which is why Opus Dei, a Catholic organization, is behind his murder; however, the French police believe Langdon is a prime suspect in the beginning of the story.
"The conspiracy comes as Landon and Fache, the head detective, believes Langdon is the prime suspect in the murder. Langdon gains the trust of Sophie Neveu, a police cryptographer (and Saunier's granddaughter), and together they follow the clues the curator left and attempt to make sense out of them. The story is part mystery, but there is also a clear conspiracy in trying to cover up the evidence that Jesus left descendents, to covering up the Catholic Church's involvement in the cover up."

Tags:murder, secrecy

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This paper analyzes several conspiracy theories that surround the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. First, the paper discusses the issue of airport security and how it was proven fallible on September 11th. Then the paper examines several theories that the US government was behind the collapse of the Twin Towers. Various potential reasons for this are presented. Doubt is also shed on whether the Pentagon was actually hit by a plane or if it was also orchestrated by the US government. Milder theories are also explored, such as a cover-up of intelligence reports or simply being naive to think that the US could never be a target. Nevertheless, the paper concludes by stating that Americans now know that their lives could be in danger at any time from a terrorist attack.

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"The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is also interested in the security of the nation's airports. It has a research and development program of its own for new technologies, but it is not moving fast enough to keep up with the terrorism problems. Cheaper baggage-screening machines for smaller airports, better people-screening machines that can check for non-metallic weapons and explosives, and machines that search for wider ranges of contraband are very important, but they are just not available yet (LaCosse, 2002). They may never be available, and the economic issues in the U.S. right now are part of the problem. They have slowed down much of the technology that was being worked on and they have also caused problems for the airlines, because people can no longer afford to fly as much. "

Tags:terrorism, Homeland Security, biometric equipment, airports

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The purpose of this research is to discuss and support the theory of conspiracy, which must have existed in order to success-fully assassinate President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
There are people in the United States who believe that there was not a conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. Yet, those who do not believe in the conspiracy theory are clearly in a minority. As early as 1966, Gallup and Harris polls showed that 66 percent of the American people did not believe in the Warren Commission's conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald was a lone assassin. Another poll, taken in 1975, found that four out of five Americans did not accept the Warren Commission's version of the assassination (Blumenthal and Yazijian, 1976, p.ix).
Counter arguments for those who choose to disbelieve in the consp

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The paper discusses David Hatcher Childress' history book that describes the conflict between the Vatican and the Templars, a holy band of brother-soldiers who were enraged that the Church they had helped win land, territory and power had turned against their sect for political purposes. The paper contends that the author's method of drawing together Medieval history, the history of maps and sea navigation, as well as the politics of the European kings and the Roman Catholic popes, makes for a fascinating tale. The paper maintains that the book, in its more factually substantiated parts, is a good introduction to the history of the Church and the navigation of the high seas.

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"To tell the story of the conflict between the Templars and the Vatican, Childress focuses on the greatest unsolved historical mystery regarding the Templars and proposes a solution. It is especially interesting to read this book in today's context, where issues about early Christian secrets, as debated in the fictional Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, the recent media attention given to the radical Catholic splinter sect Opus Dei, and even the election of the new Pope Benedict have brought issues about the influence of secret or mystery sects in the development of the Catholic religion to the forefront of international attention."

Tags:Catholic, Pope, Christian, sea, navigation, Church