Editorial – October 2025: Cover-Ups & Conspiracies.
Hello everyone.
In the past, people perceived a ‘cover-up’ as a strategy to prevent information from reaching the press. Despite the Internet and various countries’ protections, a cover-up remains possible, though more difficult. As long as the wealthy’s more important names are kept out, it can be done more openly. If we have one law and some being above it, this shows a different society that isn’t afraid to work. I suppose, in some respects, doing things their way is cheaper than court bills, let alone prison time.
Having a society existing below what we consider ‘normal’ isn’t unusual. Even the Internet has one called the Dark Web, although you really have to know someone to get in on it; hence, it tends to be used for criminal activity. I’m surprised there is only one. The Internet is a big place, and no one country has access to all parts of the Net, especially depending on which server you belong to. I think I’ve mentioned in the past some American servers keep out a lot of websites and even look in on some, if you know which ones they are, simply by relying on the copyright in some countries. To some extent, it might be copyright issues and not being worldwide, but it also shows there isn’t enough free speech on the Internet. Sometimes, it’s down to purely language and the target audience.
The espionage services are also below the surface, only appearing whenever they stop terrorist activities. Occasionally, it is mentioned how many terrorist activities they have prevented before they occurred. A lot of the time, such activity is to avoid giving away their technology or anyone working undercover, which is only logical.
I haven’t read any conspiracy books in many a year but thought I ought to have a refresher on the subject in case there was anything I’ve missed. I selected the book ‘Conspiracies Uncovered’, which appeared to be a suitable choice, and appreciated that author Lee Mellor compares the facts with the conspiracies. The thing is, I found myself writing more about generalisations than the book itself.
I tend to think that a well-known conspiracy is no longer a true ‘conspiracy,’ yet many retain that label. If anything, a common denominator is the belief that what we are told is false or distorted. A lot of the time, there is a mix of odd theories with no substantial proof to back them up. How much we believe often depends on who tells us and how much we believe them without anyone seeking evidence.
Some things have an undercurrent going on below media reporting. I mean, much espionage activity remains hidden from the press unless there is an occasional need to demonstrate that intelligence agencies are effectively doing their jobs and preventing uninformed politicians from questioning the security forces’ budget, among other issues.
Keeping things secret in the Internet age is much more difficult; however, it has also allowed many more unfounded theories to circulate without verification of their factual basis. These theories aren’t included in this book, but it’s time for some writers to scrutinise and disprove them, particularly given that some individuals, such as a certain American president, have a tendency to hold onto their own beliefs and disregard facts, even when presented to them. Think bleach or his current theory on what causes autism. Nothing is more dangerous than having no real knowledge of a subject or people glibly believing in authority. We have enough fake knowledge on the Internet as it is. Even Internet AIs become confused by it.
Books like this are needed to help understand what people believe; however, the reasons behind these beliefs often overlook how they can exist without proof, providing insight into the human psyche.
It is problematic that Mellor is revisiting the usual topics, including the recent claim that COVID-19 was a laboratory-created infection that escaped containment. The reason wars are never conducted with bacterial agents is largely because no side can control who gets fatally infected. Even if you could vaccinate your own people, news would leak, and the enemy would get the antidote.
As I said, the common problem with all these conspiracies is that they are known, so they are not a secret. I’m really using this editorial to point such things out. Explanations for their origins and spread are scarce, despite evidence to the contrary.
Evidence of other conspiracies is rare. In the news, as I write this examination, the treatment of British military personnel exposed to nuclear fallout in the late 1950s—who were neither recognised nor compensated—must be considered a conspiracy. This injustice was passed down through generations of the British government, acknowledged as a problem needing resolution, then concealed. This situation also exhibits all the characteristics of a conspiracy, and it likely involves significant compensation for the families of those fathers who received a heavy dose of radiation. The detrimental effects of radiation on the organic body are well known.
About the only conspiracy not covered here is the one where some wealthy financiers meet periodically in Switzerland, deciding upon worldwide finances. It’s a very elite club, and even the Internet-based computer billionaires are excluded, suggesting this is ‘old money’ talking. Whether or not they are protecting their own interests or being helpful to the rest of the world is uncertain, but they are known, so hardly a completely hidden conspiracy. If anything, it’s those that really need to be dug out.
Thank you, take care, good night, and verify what you read when in doubt.
Geoff Willmetts
editor: www.SFCrowsnest.info
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