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Originally posted by Sandalfon
Originally posted by LordCarpainter
1) The Knights of Malta are a Vatican military order. That is a known fact. To deny it is COINTELPRO.
2) Of course! George H.W Bush 'isn't Catholic'! Sure, whatever. Total disinfo/time-wasting. Declassified documents prove that Dwight Eisenhower was a Knight, but he wasn't officially Catholic. By saying that he cannot be a Knight because he is officially 'not Catholic' proves you to be one of the many debunkers that infest this forum and I will therefore not waste any more time on you.
Dear, gentle Lord Carpainter -- is it your intellectual custom to make grandiose and sweeping assertions, and then when challenged, to note that you can't 'waste any more time' on a subject, malign the questioner, and wander off in a virtual huff? Tsk, tsk.
Somewhere around 6th grade, perhaps in doing the most basic of reports, most young people are asked to define terms, make an assertion of belief or opinion, and then back it up with proofs or sources to support the assertion.
In the earlier post, you pressed the 'secrecy' aspect of the Order of Malta. I challenged you about it. (You still haven't truly replied to that.) When you did reply, you noted that it was a "Vatican military order" -- a fact that is not in dispute by me. To be clear - this writer is absolutely aware that the Order of Malta is a papal military order. (There are dozens of papal military orders, in fact.) So back to Lord Carpainter's assertion that it's a secret order ... which you have, in your breathless reply, completely ignored. So the questions remain, 1) How is SMOM secret?, and 2) If it is secret, please cite some valid source or scholarly opinion that SMOM is a secret society. (Or shall we just assume that it's a "Vatican military order" instead?)
Second, I'm not sure what triggers your animus with the question about George Bush. If he's a Roman Catholic, what's the source? If he's a knight of Malta, what's the source? (Incidentally, if Dwight Eisenhower was a knight of Malta, what's the source for that? Since he was a Presbyterian and a Freemason, finding out that he was part of a "Vatican military order", as you suggest, is going to rock a lot of worlds!) But back to George. Last time I checked, George Bush was raised Episcopalian (Anglican) and still is.
So you're saying that George H.W. Bush is now Roman Catholic AND a knight of Malta?!?! Holy cow -- you've got to go public with this. Do you know any AP reporters? It's like he "pulled a Tony Blair" and quietly became a Catholic -- and you, Lord Carpainter, could be sitting on the biggest news story of the year! I suggest you blow the lid on the big coverup. (Oh, one thing -- they'll need to cite your proofs and sources, of course. You won't be able to just make big claims and not back them up.)
Here's an article on St. Ann's in Kennebunkport, where the Bushes worship:
www.downeast.com...
Darn if the Rector of St. Ann's isn't going to feel a little silly that those crafty Bushes -- George and Babs -- are secretly Roman Catholic but continue to attend the Episcopal church ...
You must certainly move in some secret impressive circles, Lord Carpainter, to have obtained this (very hush hush) information -- because the US branch of the Order of Malta, the Episcopal Church in the USA, and G.H.W. Bush's presidential historian don't know anything about this, at all!
Please tell us more -- but cite your sources and proofs, of course.
Cheers,
Sandalfon
[edit on 11/24/0808 by Sandalfon]
Originally posted by LordCarpainter
You want us to believe that because Bush says he is an Episcopalian he is.
I guess that's why he's in the Bohemian Club, right?
You're trying to overload us with detail with paragraphs and trying to engage me in an endless debate, but I'm too smart for classic shill tactics like these.
Now you're going to look right because I didn't respond to all your spin. That's to be expected. -Sigh-
See all those stars by my OP? Your never going to have that for all your spin posts. You only got one star so far.
Former President George H.W. Bush is a lifelong, baptised, confirmed, and practicing Episcopalian. He is not, nor has he ever been, a Roman Catholic.
Being Episcopalian probably doesn't have much to do with his Bohemian Club membership, but yes, there are both Episcopalians and Roman Catholics (and Jews, and Lutherans, and agnostics, and gays, and Democrats, and everything else) in the Bohemian Club.
I commend you for being "too smart" -- intelligence is a very good thing.
Facts have a quirky way of intruding on the stories we tell. Frankly, your version of things is much more interesting than these boring old facts allow. I'm reminded of the (old Italian?) truism, that "if it isn't true; it should be". That seems to apply in this case.
Clearly, Lord Carpainter has so many more stars than Sandalfon could ever hope to have, and I humbly concede to your star-collection superiority.
Hours before Casey was scheduled to testify before Congress related to his knowledge of Iran-Contra, he was reported to have been rendered incapable of speech during an operation to remove a brain tumor.
originally posted by: adrenochrome
this is, by far, the most underrated thread on ATS!!!
it's really too bad no one seems to care about it though...
(i hope i'm very wrong...)
deny ignorance!!!
originally posted by: zatara
originally posted by: adrenochrome
this is, by far, the most underrated thread on ATS!!!
it's really too bad no one seems to care about it though...
(i hope i'm very wrong...)
deny ignorance!!!
I think many do care but feel worried they are, or will be monitored and put on some blacklist as soon as they make a harsh statements about who they think of the (former) US government is involved and doing what.
That makes me wonder if the insurance company knows they got screwed or if they simply believe the official story lock, stock and barrel.
originally posted by: tulsi
notre dame fires would have a more direct connection as the insurance goes back more directly, no?
whereas with wtc the insurance was between silverstein & Netanyahu, but at least in the reaction of war against Islamic territories, it's a win-win for the Vatican, papacy, cc, etc.