newslog: 6 Dec – 27 Dec

2006-12-27 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Leading stories… 14 Dec – Adrian Salbuchi: a history of our ruling elites http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1963&lists=newslog 14 Dec – * Mexico City: The Spirit Of Resistance * http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1970&lists=newslog 14 Dec – Dahr Jamail: Cornered Military Takes to Desperate Tactics http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1974&lists=newslog 14 Dec – Monibot: US torture ‘routine and systematic’ http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1983&lists=newslog 14 Dec – … Read more…

End of year report: The State of the World

2006-12-24 Richard Moore Seasons greetings, As many others have recognized, and I have often written, we are now in the midst of a global Great Transformation. By some strange coincidence, this Great Transformation seems to be synchronized with our calendar — coinciding more or less with the beginning of a new millennium. ‘New Millennium’ is … Read more…

Re: Jon Tester: A New Kind of Populist

2006-12-21 John Bunzl “Richard Moore” <•••@••.•••> wrote: To: <•••@••.•••>; <•••@••.•••> Cc: <•••@••.•••> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 2:25 PM Subject: Jon Tester: A New Kind of Populist pop·u·list n. 1. A supporter of the rights and power of the people. – thefreedictionary.com It ain¹t left or right. It¹s up and down. Here we all are … Read more…

Jon Tester: A New Kind of Populist

2006-12-21 Richard Moore pop·u·list n. 1. A supporter of the rights and power of the people. – thefreedictionary.com It ain¹t left or right. It¹s up and down. Here we all are own here struggling while the Corporate Elite are all up there having a nice day! ‹ Carolyn Chute, author of ‘The Beans of Egypt … Read more…

Chavez launches new democratic process

2006-12-21 Richard Moore Original source URL: http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/lebowitz171206.html “It’s My Party, and I’ll Cry If I Want to”: Chavez Moves Forward by Michael A. Lebowitz Caracas, 16 December 2006 Was it my imagination or were there lots of sad faces at last night’s meeting at the Teresa Carrena theatre — the site of so many Bolivarian … Read more…

Boston Air Traffic Controller Says 9/11 An Inside Job

2006-12-15 Richard Moore I downloaded a copy of this video, in case it disappears from the web, or if anyone wants a personal copy. cheers, rkm ——————————————————– Original source URL: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/december2006/141206trafficcontroller.htm Boston Air Traffic Controller Says 9/11 An Inside Job Knew people in FAA on day of hijackings who said intercept procedures should have been … Read more…

Tom Atlee: processes for addressing specific issues

2006-12-12 Richard Moore This posting is excerpted from an email Tom sent to a few people. rkm ——————————————————– Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 14:14:36 -0800 From: Tom Atlee <•••@••.•••> The Wisdom Council is NOT for addressing specific issues. However, DF (Dynamic facilitation) CAN be used that way. But its use in dealing publicly with public … Read more…

reader dialog – 7 Dec 2006

2006-12-08 Richard Moore Friends, I finally made my first edit to an entry in Wikipedia. I expanded the scope of the ‘direct democracy’ page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy#Direct check it out, rkm ——————————————————– From: “Richard Moore” To: “marc bombois” Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 9:42 AM Subject: greetings from ireland… Hi Marc, Thanks again for hosting me on … Read more…

FYI: Community Empowerment Project Proposal – Version 2

2006-12-06 Richard Moore _________________________________ The Community Empowerment Project – Version 2 – — GOAL The goal of the project is to learn how real democracy — self-governance — can be manifested. — OBJECTIVE The objective of the project is to carry out an intensive experiment in some community, involving various kinds of dialog processes, seeking … Read more…

newslog: 24 Nov – 2 Dec 2006

2006-12-04 Richard Moore ——————————————————– ——————————————————– Leading stories… 02 Dec – Bush family: Dynasty of Death (Part 1) http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1955&lists=newslog 02 Dec – Bush family: Dynasty of Death (Part 2) http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1947&lists=newslog 02 Dec – * CFR on the Middle East: THE END OF AN ERA * (?) http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1956&lists=newslog 27 Nov – * Democracy: an idea whose time … Read more…

Escaping the Matrix: critique & response

2006-12-02 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:00:31 -0800 To: •••@••.••• From: Joe Jaffe <> Subject: Re: ETM When I first heard of Richard’s ideas they sounded great. But as I read the details it seemed to me that the implementation of good ideas has to deal with real people in a real … Read more…

* Democracy: an idea whose time has come *

2006-11-27 Richard Moore Friends, There’s been a lot going on since I got back from my tour. There are some very promising initiatives underway, regarding community democratic processes, some of which I’ve mentioned in posts and some I haven’t. It’s been hard to keep up. There are some very useful email dialogs going on between … Read more…

Book review: Strange Liberators

2006-11-26 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Gregory Elich” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: Strange Liberators: Militarism, Mayhem, and the Pursuit of Profit Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:18:29 -0500 Llumina Press STRANGE LIBERATORS Militarism, Mayhem, and the Pursuit of Profit By Gregory Elich With an introduction by Michael Parenti and an afterword by Mickey Z. From war … Read more…

Re: FYI: Calling a Circle

2006-11-24 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: don peck <> Subject: Re: Circle Info Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:21:33 -0800 To: Richard Moore <•••@••.•••> Richard, This is great stuff. Was interested in checking out the Writeboard. You need a login and password. Do you have it? Great to have seen you in San Francisco on your … Read more…

newslog: 24 Sep – 21 Nov

2006-11-21 Richard Moore ——————————————————– ——————————————————– Leading stories… 24 Sep — ** very important new video: “9/11 Mysteries – What brought 3 WTCs down?” http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1799&lists=newslog 25 Sep — Evolution: bibliography of confusing new discoveries http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1825&lists=newslog 26 Sep — FDA APPROVES VIRAL ADULTERATION OF OUR FOOD SUPPLY http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1833&lists=newslog 29 Sep — THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MODERN LEFTISM http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1849&lists=newslog … Read more…

FYI: Calling a Circle

2006-11-20 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:44:34 +0000 From: James Samuel Subject: [Co-Creators] Calling a Circle ……………………………………………………….. Here is a summary of the How-To of Calling a Circle. This is a powerful tool, that can be used by anyone. I promised a few people that I would post it here. This description … Read more…

Mike Whitney on the Democratic “victory”

2006-11-18 Richard Moore The election simply proves that one should not expect to take the country away from the people who really own it. It’s theirs, and the political parties are merely the temporary security guards who are paid to watch over their prized possession. ——————————————————– Original source URL: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15582.htm Cheney’s Revenge By Mike Whitney … Read more…

rkm back in Ireland…

2006-11-11 Richard Moore [VIDEO] 9/11: Controlled Demo Proven in 19 Seconds http://justanotherblowback.blogspot.com/2006/11/911-controlled-demo-proven-in-19.html Whew! I escaped from the Heart of the Beasty Matrix! Only one Close Encounter of the Third Reich Kind…that is, the Gestapo Homeland Security folks pulled me over for a search at the Canada-US border. I wasn’t prepared for their silly questions and … Read more…

* please resend emails – server was down again…*

2006-11-09 Richard Moore If you’ve sent me a message in the past week or two, and I haven’t responded, the message was probably lost. Sorry for any inconvenience, or if you thought I was ignoring you. Please resend. We hit a glitch in upgrading servers, and I must say we’ve had very few glitches over … Read more…

the bounces were from our server…

2006-11-04 Richard Moore friends, the cyberjournal server was bouncing messages over the past few days. it was our own system problem. sorry. richard & chris.

The Society of the Spectacle

2006-11-03 Richard Moore Friends, As I was driving over the beautiful highway from Vancouver to Vernon in British Columbia, I listened to Jeff Jewell’s review of Guy Debord’s book, “The Society of the Spectacle”. I can’t pretend to understand such a deep book by listing to a one-hour review, but I understood enough to be … Read more…

tour report – Eugene insights

2006-10-20 Richard Moore A few insights are beginning to emerge from this tour. One is about internal space and external space. Each of us has two universes, one inside our head, and one outside. Mozart’s music came from his internal universe. Theoretical physicists work mostly in internal space; experimental physicists work mostly in external space. … Read more…

rkm trip journal – Ashland…

2006-10-18 Richard Moore Friends, Sorry, but it has not been possible to write a ‘thoughts of the day’ each evening. Things are too much on-the-move. Don’t always have internet connections, mobile-phone signals, etc. Also I want to stay in the flow of what’s happening and not try to summarize too much in the middle. I … Read more…

tour report – San Diego

2006-10-07 Richard Moore Whew! I’m exhausted. A bit of jet lag, and three events now under my belt. Many thanks to Molly Morgan (and her husband Rick) for organizing and for putting me up while I’m in San Diego. I’m learning about public speaking by test of fire. The first event was a luncheon of … Read more…

rkm trip report – the Red Hat Tour – The Journey West

2006-10-05 Richard Moore Greetings, I’ll try to send out daily trip reports. Why “Red Hat Tour”? Because I’m wearing a red baseball cap so folks can recognized me easily. The Journey West… Marathon travelling, beginning 5.30 am in Dublin on Weds, and ending 11pm in San Diego (23.5 hours later!) Miserable if I thought about … Read more…

* rkm tour itinerary – October 2006 *

2006-10-02 Richard Moore If you are in one of these locations, let me know and I can let you know what’s scheduled and perhaps we can meet in person. cheers, rkm __________________________ Thu Fri Oct 5-6: S Diego Sat Sun Oct 7-8: LA Mon-Fri -Oct 9-13: SF Bay Area Sat Oct 14 – Marin – … Read more…

* FLASH * U.S. backs down on UN sanctions for Iran *

2006-10-02 Richard Moore Friends, We could be seeing a real turning point here. Fingers crossed. I couldn’t believe this report, so I searched and found two sources, one from India and another from China. Both indicate a major backdown on Washington’s heretofore aggressive stance against Iran. The Chinese version goes so far as to say, … Read more…

Joe Carpenter: We Don¹t Need Them – we ARE the people

2006-09-29 Richard Moore I received this article as an email, with the title, “We ARE the people”. When I found it on the website, it had the tile, “We Don¹t Need Them”. Take your choice. In either case it’s a great read. rkm ——————————————————– Original source URL: http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Nov05/Carpenter1102.htm We Don¹t Need Them by Joe Carpenter … Read more…

Escaping the Matrix: the 20 minute version

2006-09-27 Richard Moore Friends, Here is a 20 minute talk I’m planning to use during my tour, at bookstores and other public gatherings. It’s quite a challenge trying to get the main ideas of the book into such a short form. As usual, feedback invited. cheers, richard ____________________ (CRISIS) Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Imagine … Read more…

** very important new video: “9/11 Mysteries – What brought 3 WTCs down?”

2006-09-24 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Butler Crittenden, Ph.D.” <•••@••.•••> To: “Angry Chimp” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: Brasscheck TV: Why 9/11? Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:20:55 -0700 Lest there be any “reasonable doubt.” B —– Original Message —– From: “Brasscheck TV” Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 3:42 AM Subject: Brasscheck TV: Why 9/11? Butler, New film: … Read more…

newslog – 11 Sep – 20 Sep

2006-09-20 Richard Moore ——————————————————– LEAD STORIES… 20 Sep – * US-Canada-Mexico Union: Minutes of secret conference * http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1792&lists=newslog 16 Sep – Venezuela shows the way to real democracy http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1759&lists=newslog 20 Sep – Banned by MI-6: The Golden Chain – Chapter 1 http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1795&lists=newslog 13 Sep – IDF commander: We fired more than a million cluster bombs … Read more…

Escaping the Matrix – website updates – new interviews available

2006-09-17 Richard Moore Greetings, I’ve just updated the website. Several recent radio interviews have been added: http://escapingthematrix.org/interview.html A poster can be downloaded, for bookstore appearances, etc.: http://escapingthematrix.org/promotion.html “100Fires Books” in Arcata, California is now offering the book, and a link has been added to the ETM home page: http://EscapingTheMatrix.org — The most recent interview, with … Read more…

Venezuela shows the way to real democracy

2006-09-16 Richard Moore “Now the community is the basic structural unit of government of the new state, legally defined as 200-400 families in urban areas, around 20 in the countryside and from 10 up for the indigenous population. The Spanish political analyst Juan Carlos Monedero observed that the main reason 20th-century socialism failed was a … Read more…

* Update – rkm West Coast Tour – contributions needed *

2006-09-14 Richard Moore Friends, My West Coast tour is shaping up very well. My thanks to all of you who have been organizing events. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you. I’ve attached below the still-evolving itinerary. If you are in one of those areas, and want to get involved or attend events, let … Read more…

a plane humor break

2006-09-14 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: •••@••.••• Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:36:10 EDT Subject: Fwd: plane humor This is absolutely hilarious! You’ve got to read it! —<forwarded message>— Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane but only a high school diploma to fix one. Reassurance for those of us who fly routinely … Read more…

Good 911 presentation: Today 9-11pm Eastern Time

2006-09-12 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:56:40 -0800 (GMT-08:00) From: “•••@••.•••” <•••@••.•••> Reply-To: “•••@••.•••” <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: Fw: Taking Aim Bulletin, September 10, 2006 – Special Broadcast Tuesday – 9:00-11:00 pm ET Cc: •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• Richard, Are you on the list for Taking Aim? If not, I hope you’ll get on. … Read more…

Last minute reminder: rkm radio interview tonight

2006-09-11 Richard Moore Tonight, Sep 11, 11pm-1am Central Time (US) midnight to 2am Eastern time 10pm-midnight Mountain time 9pm – 11pm Pacific time here is the direct link for the live chat that will be going on during the show… <http://www.mikehagan.com/phpMyChat/> people just have to choose a nickname and jump right in… and once more, … Read more…

newslog: 27 Aug – 10 Sep

2006-09-10 Richard Moore ——————————————————– ——————————————————– newslog ‘front page articles’ 27 Aug – * Russia spins global energy spider’s web * http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1644&lists=newslog 27 Aug – * The inevitability of a Eurasian alliance * http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1649&lists=newslog 29 Aug – Rumsfeld reviews first-strike preparations http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1655&lists=newslog 29 Aug – MUST WATCH video: London Tube Insiders http://cyberjournal.org/show_archives/?id=1656&lists=newslog 29 Aug – Engdahl: … Read more…

* Announcement * rkm West Coast Tour * October *

2006-09-08 Richard Moore Friends, “Escaping the Matrix” has been in print now for the better part of a year.The time has come for a “book tour”. This first tour will be limited to the West Coast (N. America), partly because of time constraints, and partly because there seem to be several ‘hotbeds of interest’ there, … Read more…