9/11 CultWatch

Have 7/7 'Truth' Activists Vandalised The London 7/7 Bombings Memorial?

Today marks the ninth anniversary of the bombings in London on 7 July 2005, when 52 civilians were murdered by Islamist suicide bombers. 

Overnight, it appears the 7/7 memorial in Hyde Park has been vandalised, with stenciled graffiti appearing on it stating "Blair Lied Thousands Died" "4 Innocent Muslims" and J-7 Truth". 

Perhaps not surprisingly on social media angry Londoners, and others from across the UK, have sought blame for this vandalism within the Muslim community. That may be unwise. Whilst conspiracy theories about 7/7 have found a willing audience within part of British Islam (most notoriously at Bimingham Central Mosque when the late Dr Mohammed Naseem was chairman) the slogans and the message here point in another direction. 

The view that the four 7/7 suicide bombers were in some way innocent dupes has been recurrent in 7/7 'truth' literature, most noticeably from Nick Killerstrom. Equally the depiction of Tony Blair as a liar is predominant in both anti-war and 'truth' activism (and it has to be said now, across wider society). The final slogan J-7 Truth is the clincher however - very few if any British Islamists would write that. Activists in the various splinters of the 7/7 Truth campaign would. 

There is plenty to worry about, and plenty of trends which raise deep public concern, within British Islam. Denial and conspiracy theory about 7/7 is one such aspect. A Channel 4 survey in 2007 found a quarter of British Muslims polled did not believe Siddique Khan et al conducted the attacks.  On this occasion at least however, the nature of slogans used in Hyde Park suggest that those seeking the vandals of the 7/7 memorial would be better served looking elsewhere. 

 

 

On The Road To Nowhere?

After some speculation, the BBC's programme on 7/7 conspiracists airs on Monday 1 October on BBC3 at 9pm.

More details on '7/7 Bombings: Conspiracy Road Trip' from the BBC website here.

BBC Giving Platform To 7/7 Conspiracists?

A couple of different sources have been in touch with 9/11 Cultwatch to tell us about Renegade Pictures, who are working on a programme for the BBC.

The intention of this programme seems to be, at least in part, to give a platform to those who dispute the 'official' story of the 7/7 attacks. The eventual product will be screened on BBC3. Given the somewhat 'mature' nature of many high profile 7/7 conspiracists - Dr Mohammed Naseem, Nick Kollerstrom and Muad’Dib (alias Anthony John Hill) to name but three - Renegade Pictures may struggle to find the 5 activists aged between 18-35 they are apparently looking for.

Anyway - we await any such programme with interest.

Emel Magazine + Dr Mohammad Naseem = Comedy Gold?

Emel is a Muslim lifestyle magazine, distributed nationally. I get mine, every two or three issues or so, from Sainsbury's in Dalston.

Each issue contains a two page feature, Migrant Memories, where a senior Muslim reflects on their life here in Britain. November's, headed 'Serving the Society' features Dr Mohammad Naseem, Chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque, former (?) financier of the Respect Party and owner of one of the best syrup and figs in the West Midlands.

Dr Naseem is of course well known to visitors to this blog for his prominent role as a 7/7 conspiracy theorist, indeed shortly after the London Bombings he was using public platforms in the West Midlands to insist it was impossible any Muslims could be involved in the attacks. This bizarre position continued even after the first suicide video - that of ringleader Mohammad Sidique Khan - surfaced. Since then he has popped up in the BBC's Conspiracy Files programme working with leading 9/11 'truther' Tony Gosling, and distributing a DVD around his mosque which argues Israel was responsible for the 7/7 attacks.

More recently Birmingham Central Mosque has threatened to sue Prime Minister David Cameron, after he mentioned it in connection to conspiracy theories about terrorist attacks. Oddly eight months on there is no news of a writ landing on the doormat at number ten, and Dr Naseem does not take the opportunity to update Emel's readership on this important case. So what do we get from the great man?

Well in terms of controversy, very little. He tells us about his belief in inter-faith dialogue and the Rabbi he worked with after 9/11 - sadly we are not told if the mosques 'Jewish Comrades' have received one of their copies of 7/7 Ripple Effect. Things look as if they might get interesting when Dr Naseem tells us that some of his 'decisions in the public arena have sparked controversy' but there follows merely an unremarkable passage about appointing women to public posts. How the good Doctor views himself is interesting, saying he is a "strong critic of the political establishment when it enfringes on our rights as citizens of a democratic country" - it is hard to place 7/7 or 9/11 'truth' activism in this context.

So - no mention of Respect, nothing about suing the Prime Minister, and of course nothing about 7/7 suicide videos being created by the security services to frame Muslims. On balance, we are left with the conclusion that Emel - rather like secular lifestyle magazines - prefers the anodoyne and the uncontroversial, to the dramatic and downright odd. Still, they have achieved the near impossible - they have provided a platform where Mohammad Naseem comes across as rational.

7/7 Inquest

The long delayed inquest into the deaths in the 7/7 bombings began at the High Court on Monday 11 October 2010.

The inquest website, which will include transcripts of proceedings, can be viewed here.

The Curious Case of the 7/7 Conspiracy Theorist and an Interfaith Statement

One of the most prominent contributors to the cause of 7/7 'truth' has come in the form of Dr Mohammad Naseem of Birmingham Central mosque. 

Within days of 7/7, with Londoners grieving at the loss of life, Dr Naseem was given a public platform by West Midlands Police, which he used to express the view that British Muslims were not involved in the attacks. Last year the BBC's conspiracy files series found Dr Naseem distributing 200 DVD's around his mosque, entitled 7/7 Ripple Effect which propagates the view that Israel was at the centre of the attacks.

Such views do much to encourage portrayals of British Islam as irrational, reactionary and unable to face up to the violent minority in its midst. How interesting then to see Dr Naseem as a signatory of an 'Inter faith statement' on the recent Moscow suicide bombings.
This does not appear to be much of an inter faith statement - only two religions are represented, and the religion of many of those killed - Russian Orthodox - unrepresented. Of the signatories, two of the four are associated with Birmingham Central Mosque - Adam Yosef, and Dr Naseem, whilst we also have Birmingham's Green Lane Mosque, and the brilliantly titled 'Interfaith Enabler' from Birmingham Methodist Church - one Ray Gaston. 

It would be interesting to hear from Rev Gaston how he thinks 'interfaith dialogue' is enabled by saying the Jews carried out 7/7? 

Are Good Advisors Listened To?

We will soon see. 

One of the more curious selections as speaker at 9/11 and 7/7 truth meetings in London in the recent past was Nafeez Ahmed. This is not to criticise Ahmed, who is a well informed writer (particularly with regards to the former Al-Mujihiroun group's activities) but I came away from the two truth meetings at which I saw Ahmed speak with the impression that they were a lot more taken with him, than he was with them. 

Ahmed's fascinating blog The Cutting Edge is well worth a visit, but I wonder what his contacts in the 'truth' movement make of the fact that he is currently advising the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on engagement with Muslim communities.

I have no idea what advice precisely Mr Ahmed is giving the top brass at Sandhurst, but I think we can safely assume he is not telling them that 9/11 and 7/7 were inside jobs............ 

'What The World's Been Waiting For..........'

Ok, so that's slightly over the top as a heading, but here's issue 9 of Notes From the Borderland, the UK's premier magazine of parapolitics, as published at the October 2009 Anarchist Bookfair in London.

What's in the magazine?  Well, try this for size:

1. Showing we are not afraid of debate, 3 pages are handed over to the J7 Campaign.  
2. Larry O'Hara then responds in detail, exposing the weaknesses of 7/7 'truth' activism.
3. Heidi Svenson spots Annie Machon in Canada and a curious exhibition on Blackpool sea-front
4. Paul Stott examines Make Wars History, a new political campaign or the 9/11 'truth' movement remixed for a different audience?
5. Beyond the 9/11 Cult. NFB publishes a hard-hitting interview with two refugees from the 9/11 'truth' movement - Louise Evans and Mick Meaney. Read about their experiences.  

And that a detailed examination of the BNP's electoral success and the need for anti-fascists to revise their strategy, a critique of the Anarchist Studies Network, book reviews and an update on previous NFB stories, and we think this issue provides something for (almost) everyone. 

Notes From the Borderland costs £4, is available from the NFB website, stacks of good bookshops such as Housmans and Freedom in London and parts of the Borders chain. Be informed. 

The Morning Star Shoots Itself In The Foot

Thanks to Darren Redstar for drawing our attention to Dave Osler's article exposing The Morning Star and its decision to push Nick Kollerstrom's book on 7/7.

The 'daily paper of the left' needs to explain itself - and quick!

7/7 Conspiracy Files Reviewed

A little later than I had hoped, some comments on last nights TV programme.

Firstly it was interesting that 7/7 Ripple Effect was chosen as the target, and described as being "at the extreme end of the spectrum". I am not sure how easily you can necessarily separate Ripple Effect from other 'truth' DVD's - activists don't tend to be very discerning in their approach, and the BBC could just as easily have chosen Mind the Gap or even Ludicrous Diversions to gut point by point had they been so inclined. Indeed Larry O'Hara and myself did just that in Issue 8 of Notes From the Borderland!

Depressing

One staple point 9/11 Cultwatch has made concerning the dangers of 'truth' theories was sadly borne out by the Conspiracy Files. 'Truth' activists have long seen the British Muslim community as the natural constituency for their beliefs, and have targeted them accordingly. Whilst it is not difficult to portray many truth activists as rather isolated keyboard warriors, the show of hands in support of Ripple Effect at Birmingham Central mosque was one of the most depressing things I have seen for a long time. It is sadly, an image that may come to haunt representatives of the GB Muslim community for some time - what does it say for concepts of Muslim rationality, or the chances of turning future generations away from Jihadi violence? The words ostrich, head and sand need to be pinned onto Dr Mohammed Naseem's syrup and fig, very publicly. 

Suspicious Foreknowledge?

Moving onto the Bristol 'truthers', lets use their logic to consider one issue. Tony Gosling, the BBC told us, has been "looking into the attacks for four years". Given the fourth anniversary of 7/7 is not until next week - how can this be so? Did you know something before everyone else Tony? Have the BBC let the big one slip out here?!!!! 

More seriously, the ability to put forward straw men is clearly an art form in Bristol. To be told the 7/7 bombers have not been convicted in a court of law is a masterly statement of the bleeding obvious - suicide bombers never are, and never can be. Such points can be made until the end of time  - and possibly will be. 

One disappointment with the Conspiracy Files format is it does not allow for hard questioning. Gosling in particular was allowed to tell two very large porkies. Firstly his suggestion that "you have to go into these things with an open mind". Take a look at his Internet postings on any 'truth' forum - can you think of anyone less likely to approach an alleged terrorist attack with an open mind than TG? 

Nor was Gosling being honest when he said it was 'entirely possible' the four named 7/7 suicide bombers were innocent. He believes they are innocent, and has campaigned on that basis continuously. And he said the same sort of things about the failed 21/7 bombings or the Glasgow Airport attack in 2007. Identical lines will be presented when future attacks occur. 

That is the 'truth' template - criminal convictions following a jury trial, guilty pleas or suicide videos make no difference. 

Insult To Injury

One of the most unpleasant aspects of the  flakier fringe of 'truth' activism is a tendency to stalk or harass. In the case of 7/7 survivors such as Rachel North or Richard Jones, such behaviour, following what they have gone through, must be a truly hideous experience. 

In the case of those with businesses that have been targeted by the rusty sword of 'truth', another issue looms on the horizon. Whilst part of the objective of this programme appeared to be to aid any legal case against alleged Ripple Effect producer John Hill, it surely cannot be too long before Britain's antiquated libel laws (regularly mis-used as they are) become the setting for a fight between 'truth' and authority. There has been at least one precedent.  

Oh - and if Hill really did send copies of a DVD to a Judge and Jury during a criminal trial, he is so stupid he deserves to be in prison. 

Nasty Nick

Speculation that the main focus of this conspiracy file would be Nick Kollerstrom proved unfounded. Whilst the old jew-baiter is usually happy to expand on his theories about how "those lads" have been set up for 7/7, he was reduced to gibbering incoherence when shown footage of the 7/7 attackers in London - on the day of the attacks. There's one theory demolished - NK has always stated they were never there. Whilst it would be nice to think that is the last we will hear of him that is sadly unlikely - the chance to earn big bucks expounding on his theories at holocaust denial events in the Nazi milieu or Arab world beckons. 

Wherever he is, lets keep giving this bastard some stick. 

Another Messiah?

Still, the programme did save the best until (nearly) last. An old style TV door-stepping of John Hill in Ireland looked imminent, until we spotted his beard fluttering in the breeze of Kells high street. I always think the best response to anyone doing a Roger Cook is to do what the best Roger Cook villains did - try to thump him one. Sadly Hill kept his mouth shut and his hands down - perhaps in keeping with his belief that he is ......the Messiah! 

By any definition the truth movement is now overstaffed with messiahs - we have had David Icke, David Shayler and now John Hill. They can't all be right - can they? Tony Gosling, by now used to having to deal with the media fall out from discovering a comrade is the chosen one, played this all with a straight bat. It should not, we were told, distract us from some of the questions raised in the video. Of course not...... 

Concluding Comments

One good thing that may come out of this programme is a possible recognition that conspiracy theories can be dangerous. Whilst it is easy to laugh at stories that no one landed on the moon or that the Iranians had Michael Jackson murdered to distract attention from the uprising in Tehran, if a quarter of British Muslims really believe that no Jihadists were involved in 7/7, the joke is not funny anymore. 

The Conspiracy Files on 7/7

This Tuesday, 30th June, the BBC's Conspiracy Files turns its attention to the 7/7 'truth' movement.

A one hour programme is scheduled, which is set to examine the campaigners themselves, and those who recognise the dangers such theories provide. Lets see what Tuesday evening has to offer.....

Nick Kollerstrom Returns To The Fray

Excellent work by the ever busy Johnny Void, on the reappearence of vile anti-semite and 7/7 'truther' Nick Kollerstrom.

Pity poor Conway Hall, where the South Place Ethical Society has had to suffer the goons of Al-Muhijiroun and Kollerstrom in less than a month. Anyway, it now seems Kollerstrom has pulled his event - sadly there will no doubt be other venues for him. 

Lets keep up the opposition though - as the 'truth' movement cannot seemingly deal with the racists in its own ranks - others will have to. 

Wishful Thinking?

"Like many of us I wanted to believe the conspiracy theories; that someone else was behind it, but I was not going to fool myself."

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, discussing the 7/7 attacks in his memoir "Enemy Combatant", p.388. 

9/11 truth activists may also wish to note that Al Qaeda member Uthman al-Harbi fiercely rejected any possibility of 'truth' theories being valid, during his behind the wire conversations with Begg. Which perhaps explains why Begg has proved immune to 'truth' activists approaches during his developing career on the speaker circuit since his return to the UK. 

'Wrongly Blamed' Reviewed

Of all the books promoted by the truth movement in recent years, one of the weakest is Dr Kaasem Khaleel's "Wrongly Blamed". 

Here at 9/11 Cultwatch we are very much believers in a 'war of position' and having battled through 400 odd pages of this rubbish, felt that the very least Dr Khaleel deserved was a proper review, especially where it might effect sales - on Amazon. 

Here it is. 

7/7 'Truth' Activist Arrested

It seems Tony Gosling is not the only 'truther' who's activities have come to the attention of the authorities. 

In this instance, it is alleged a jury was sent 7/7 'truth' DVD's, an alleged attempt to pervert the course of justice. 

Normally most political activists would have sympathy with an activist who comes up against the forces of the state. I can't help feeling however that in this instance, Mr Hill may well be pretty much on his own.....

Charity Begins At Home?

What to make of the accusations that money donated to Children In Need ended up being mis-used by two of the 7/7 bombers?

One interesting snippet emerges from the words of Martin Gilbertson, who worked with Mohammed Siddique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer at the Leeds Community School in Beeston.

Gilbertson comments of their politics:

"They blamed everything on the Jewish conspiracy, they hated western culture; it was like living with jihad on a daily basis."

Something there for 9/11 and 7/7 'truth' activists to ponder?

7/7 'Truth' Campaigners: Don't Be Shy Please

A debate on the 7/7 bombings on this site now runs to a whopping 32 posts!

In the 2007 issue of Notes From The Borderland magazine, Larry O'Hara and myself critically reviewed two DVDs covering the London bombings, Ludicrous Diversions and Mind The Gap.

The purpose of this posting is to remind 7/7 truth activists of a long standing offer we have made them. To quote from one of Larry's posts on the above thread:

The 7/7 campaign talk of evidence--yet for nearly a year now there has been an open offer to them to respond, for (uncensored) publication to the review in Notes From the Borderland issue 8 of the DVDs 'Mind the Gap' and 'Ludicrous Diversions'. Should such a response not be forthcoming (and it still isn't too late for issue 9), the conclusions to be drawn by interested parties are obvious.

The deadline for issue 9 of NFB is Sunday 31st August. Don't be shy!

7/7: Three Years On

Today marks the third anniversary of the 7/7 terrorist bombings in London.

Sadly the 9/11 truth movement quickly spawned an unwelcome stepson - the 7/7 'truth' movement, which seeks to blame the 7/7 bombings on anyone but the actual perpetrators.

This evening at 9pm Channel 4 feature the atrocity committed by Germaine Lindsay, whose suicide bombing killed 26 people between Kings Cross and Russell Square. "7/7 The Miracle of Carriage 346" can be viewed at 9pm.

London Commuters Introduced To The Truth Movement!

London commuters had a treat on their way home this evening - free sheet the London Lite led with a piece on 9/11 and 7/7 'truth' activist Nick Kollerstrom, by Robert Mendick.

One of the 'truth' movements leading jew-baiters, Dr Kollerstrom has allegedly had a few quid out of the BBC, as part of its secondConspiracy Files series. The BBC responds it has only paid the miserable Kollerstrom expenses.

All in all, not much of a story, but as the piece alleges 'truth' activists have caused considerable distress by contacting the families of 7/7 victims expounding their 'theories', the 'truth' movement hardly emerges with a good press.

Then again, things could be worse. Imagine if any of the commuters reading London Lite actually spent 10 minutes on the 9/11 Truth forum, or 15 minutes listening to Nick Kollerstrom discuss the holocaust?

Kingston Crown Court Revelations

Whilst our hopes are not high, there is perhaps the possibility that some of the details emerging from the ongoing trial of three men for assisting the 7/7 bomb attacks, will make a few people in the 7/7 'truth' movement think again.

Today's revelations have included highly disturbing home video footage of Mohammed Siddique Khan, who was responsible for the Edgware Road suicide bombing.

With every such revelation, the response from 'truth' activists such as Mohammed Nassem of Birmingham Central mosque is to say that such footage can be faked. Well yet is can be. But what evidence is there that in this instance it was?

The answer is none.

Racheal North Demolishes Daniel Obachike

At most 9/11 'Truth" events in London, author of "The 4th Bomb", Daniel Obachike can be found hawking his wares.

This review, by 7/7 survivor Racheal North, utterly demolishes part of Obachike's account.

Would the remainder of the book stand up to any similar scrutiny?

EDITED TO ADD: It seems the 9/11 Truth Movement site has temporarily (we hope) taken down Ms North's article. As it was clearly relevant to debates around 7/7, lets hope it is reposted as soon as possible.

Launch Of Inside The Crevice - Islamist Terror Networks and the 7/7 Intelligence Failure

I attended this meeting yesterday in central London.

Here's my report on the speeches.

Notes From The Borderland Issue 8 Published

Well its been a long time!

Issue 8 of NFB contains 52 pages of politics, parapolitics plus the odd barb and bauble. Articles include an assessment of the career of ex-MI5 Director General Eliza Manningham-Buller, an update on Redwatch, and further analysis of the attempts by senior BNP member Tony Lecomber to solicit murder.

Two articles will be of particular relevance to visitors to this site. Heidi Svenson gives us a round up of latest news from the world of 9/11 "truth" campaigning, and those who question their conduct. Last year saw two DVDs released questionning established versions of the 7/7 attacks. Larry O'Hara and Paul Stott get stuck into 'Ludicrous Diversions' and 'Mind The Gap'.

Notes From The Borderland costs just £3.50. It is distributed in the UK by Central Distribution, who ensure it is placed in many major stores - Borders in the West End being one example. Alternatively, order direct from the publisher here.

Ed Husain - The Islamist

One book that should be required reading for anyone looking into the issues surrounding Islamic terrorism - especially in the UK - is "The Islamist" by Ed Husain. A former member of Hizb ut -Tahrir, Husain has some interesting words on the issue of the 7/7 bomb attacks, and their apparent organiser Siddique Khan:

"Khan did not see fellow Brits as human brothers and sisters. I too once expressed such sentiments. The 7/7 suicide bombers were symptomatic of a deeper problem: unbridled Islamist ideology gaining a stronger hold in Britain's Muslim communities."

Are such points even considered by the burgeoning 7/7 "Truth" industry?

The Curious Assertions Of Eye Spy

Eye Spy is a glossy magazine devoted to espionage, terrorism and counter-terrorism that you can pick up in most big news agents.

Its current issue, number 48, contains some blatant spin about the 7/7 attacks that really shoulld be noted by anyone interested in parapolitics. According to Eye Spy:

"If intelligence is correct in relation to the recent police operation, then the 7/7 gang were far from being the 'isolated individuals' or 'clean skins' described by Britain's major news company based in London."

Lets get one thing clear. The term clean skins did not drop from the moon, nor was it thought up by BBC journalists as a cunning whizz to deceive the public. It was a term given to them by the security services, something that Eye Spy must surely be aware of.

And if Eye Spy is aware of the lineage of the term, why are they seeking to criticise the BBC, rather than MI5?

Nasty Namaste?

Namaste magazine is one of those glossy green/New Age magazines cluttering up most of the bigger newsagents.

It first came to our attention due to one of the worst articles yet on 7/7 - a rambling monologue linking the attacks to Freemasonry and numerology that any decent editor would have filed in the bin. (See Vol 9 issue 1 to understand what we are on about)

The current issue, Vol 9 Issue 4 turns to 9/11 with a three page piece by an American, Debbie Lewis.

The motivation behind the article appears to be disgust at the BBC's February 18th "9/11 Conspiracy Files" programme. The article starts badly - it seems with this documentary "The BBC Joins The Ranks of The Untrustworthy United States Media". As if the BBC had never made a mistake in its history, or never been used by non-progressive forces! And there we were thinking the BBC had vetted their staff for generations to keep the 'wrong types' out. Once again we see the 9/11 "truth" activists acting as if history began on 11 September 2001.

As with any 9/11 "thinker" Lewis is keen to push a documentary - 911 In Plane Site. She does give some credence to Senator Bob Graham - interviewed in the BBC programme - but naturally shows no interest whatsoever in his concerns re the Saudi involvement in 9/11. Next up is standard US racism - as evidenced by both Dr Jim Fetzer and Jim Marrs - 'how can these 19 Arabs do this to us, under the control of a man in a cave, when we have so much money and power?'. It is that feeling of incredulity that fuels much of the 9/11 "Truth" movement.

Oh and the need to sell videos to one another - at the end of the article we find out that Debbie Lewis is the wife of William Lewis - who produced 911 In Plane Site. Small world!

Conspiracy Theories To be Amended

We have touched previously on the fact that a lot of the arguments of the 7/7 "truth" movement actually appear to be worse than then those of 9/11 "thinkers".

It will be interesting to see how today's serious charges brought against three 7/7 suspects is adapted and placed into some of the more eccentric explanations of 7/7.

Can we expected more on the Hackney/Masonic connection? David Shayler and Dave Starbuck giggling about the Balfour declaration and the number 30 bus bombing? Come on guys, we could do with a giggle!

7/7 Issues Outlined

In a comment on this blog, "suckerpunch" tells us to go away and look at 7/7.

Suckerpunch, who also uses the name Violet, Paul O'Hara and Guillotine when commenting on this blog, clearly needs to get out more. If he takes a look at the current Notes From The Borderland, he will find Larry O'Hara doing just that.

As for futher comment - watch this space.

In Denial

The 9/11 "Truth" Movement very quickly adopted some extremely worrying views about the 7/7 bombings in London.

As well as quickly blaming Israel (who else!) some commentators found their conspiracy theories received a warm reception from the more reactionary elements in the British Muslim community. People like Mohammad Nasseem of the Respect Coalition, and head of the Central Mosque in Birmingham refuse to admit there may actually be problems within their own community.

Nasseem's odd public pronouncements immediately after the bombing have been followed by a refusal to even countenance Muslim involvement - each wave of fresh evidence, even suicide videos, simply brings fresh denial. Nasseem provides a bridge between the 7/7 and 9/11 "movements" and this encourages the 9/11 Truth movement to place British Muslims at the centre of their campaigning. As such, he has been added to our list of "Players" - indeed he and David Icke probably have a lot more in common than you would think!