Thirteen Families

Source: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,764913,00.html

In 1937 a lumbering, leftish ex-newspaperman named Ferdinand Lundberg decided to give form to his favorite gripe: big, fat capitalists and their de facto control of our de jure Government. Under his microscope went 60 of the fattest with their families, their incomes, their politics, their philanthropies. He wrote an erudite bombshell of questionable accuracy titled America's 60 Families, watched his subjects squirm while Secretary Ickes and then Assistant Attorney General Jackson quoted it with gusto. Within less than a year the families were sprawled under more powerful microscopes as the Temporary National Economic Committee made a study of corporate practices and controls.

Last week the Securities and Exchange Commission published its report to null a 121-page study of "The Distribution of Ownership in the 200 Largest Non-Financial* Corporations." Based on 1937 figures, it whittled the Lundberg roster to 13 families, was considerably less personal than his census of Du Pont bathrooms, considerably more dogged in tracking down actual shareholdings (Lundberg had estimated fortunes by 1924 tax returns). It found:

» Of an estimated 8,500,000 U. S. stockholders, less than 75,000 (.06% of the population) own fully one-half of all corporate stock held by individuals. The majority of the voting power in the average large corporation is in the hands of not much over 1% of the shareholders. But some of the biggest and best-known corporations are exceptions (i.e., widely held, without visible centralized control): A. T. & T., Anaconda, Bethlehem Steel, Eastman Kodak, General Electric, Goodyear, R. C. A., U. S. Steel, Pennsylvania Railroad, etc.

» More than 80% of individual stockholders had a dividend income of less than $500, probably received not much over 10% of the total dividend income of individuals.

» Foreigners owned 3 to 4% of the total stock outstanding in all domestic corporations. Of the 200 corporations surveyed, 17 paid over 10% of their dividends to persons living outside the U. S. Examples: Shell Union Oil, 80%; Singer Manufacturing, 18.8%; Anaconda Copper, 17.5%; Western Union, 17.1%.

» The 13 most potent family groups' holdings were worth $2,700,000,000, comprised over 8% of the stock of the 200 corporations: Fords, $624,975,000; Du Fonts, $573,690,000; Rockefellers, $396,583,000; Mellons, $390,943,000; McCormicks (International Harvester), $111,102,000; Hartfords (A. & P.), $105,702,000; Harknesses (Standard Oil), $104,891,000; Dukes (tobacco, power), $89,459,000; Pews (Sun Oil), $75,628,000; Pitcairns (Pittsburgh Plate Glass), $65,576,000; Clarks (Singer), $57,215,000; Reynolds (tobacco), $54,766,000; Kresses (S. H. Kress), $50,044,000.

» Three groups—Du Fonts, Mellons, Rockefellers—have shareholdings valued at nearly $1,400,000,000, control, directly or indirectly, 15 of the 200 corporations.

Fortnight before the official release, when details of the report leaked out, New York's Communist Daily Worker scooped its rivals, printed a front-page cartoon and editorial headed "Three Families Drive America to War." Promptly Michigan's Representative Roy Orchard Woodruff (Republican) lashed out in Congress at "this sort of propaganda played up at a time like this for purposes of political demagoguery." To Representative Woodruff SECommissioner Sumner Pike, retired oilman and onetime vice president of Wall Street's Case. Pomeroy & Co., explained: "In some way unknown to the commission, a copy of the report or the summary was obtained by a newspaper correspondent. . . . When the report had reached its final stages it was supervised by me. As I am a Republican, that ought to set at rest any notion that it was designed as an aid to the Democratic campaign."

*Excluded: banks, trust companies, insurance companies, investment houses.

- Time Magizine

Chaos Theory Radio: TRUspeak IT'S OFFICIAL!

SacriFICE and I have started posting episodes on the internet. They are available for megaupload at http://infounderground.18.forumer.com/index.php?showforum=23 and torrents are being worked on. ENJOY:)

Chaos Theory Radio - TRUspeak COMING SOON!

Hello again all you truth seekers out there. I bring great news today. Myself and a good friend, SacriFICE ( truspeak2008.blogspot.com ) have decided to team up and start a radio show discussing all the juicy information that most people do not know exist. They flood the internet with garbage to make it harder for you and I to find the truth, so we have decided it's time we start contributing to the balancing force. You will soon start to see us flood the internet with these broadcasts. It is our intent to hit every ear within reach, and flick the ones out of reach to catch their attention.

It's time to wake up. Some of the issues you can expect to hear about are Israeli involvement in 9/11 as well as other world events, religious history (the truth behind some of the greatest stories ever CREATED). There is talk of a rebroadcasting of the classic Hour of the Time special, Mystery Babylon; a 40 hour shortwave radio series delving into the mysteries of one of the earliest known religions. For more information on this, you can visit truspeak2008.blogspot.com or infounderground.18.forumer.com. We look forward to having you with us on this journey. :)

Let's See What Bobby Fischer Has to Say...

Let's Investigate 9/11, Shall We?

Let's observe some 'not so talked about' evidence for a moment. This is not to direct hate towards any one group, but let's examine a few interesting facts that a few people have been looking at lately...

Fact #1. We have many foreign ties with the Israelis.

Fact #2. In 1940 we had a dual citizen of Mexico voting in Mexican elections. When this was found out, a law was passed that made it illegal for him to be a dual citizen working in government here. The very next time an Israelite wanted to do the same thing, the law was overturned.

Fact #3. Todays American population is thriving with citizens who hold dual citizenship to Israel, and several of them holding positions in office of direct power over the American people. Below I will provide a short list of some of these people.

Fact #4. America is currently funding the Israeli oppression of Iraq.

Fact #5. The most influential lobby in government to date is AIPAC (American Israeli Public Affairs Commity). Their focus is gaining support from government officials for bills and laws being introduced into American congress that directly support the Israeli nation.

Fact #6. Prior to 9/11, several people with dual citizenship to the US and Israel came under hard suspicion for espionage on behalf of Israel. Among these were several 'fly-by-remote' companies accompanying kiosks in US malls. These companies all pulled out of the US when they came under this scrutiny, which happened to be right before the 9/11 attack.

Fact #7. Incidentally, the United States is the least informed nation in the civilized world when it comes to world events such as the Iraq war, overall media publishing including but not limited to music; news; 9/11 truth; holocaust; etc. The fly-by-plane story serves as an example, as there was a news broadcast on CNN about this situation that was very quickly censored out of their archives, and they refuse to acknowledge that the story exists in most circles.

Ari Fliescher - White House spokesman for Bush on 9/11. Dual citizen of the US and Israel. Connected to the extremist group Chabad Lubavitch Hasidics

Jack Abramoff - This man entertained USG 'terrorist' patsy Mohammed Atta on his yacht just before the 9/11 attack. He happens to be a convicted criminal lobbyist, and is a dual citizen to the US and Israel.

Mark Grossman - Under Secretary on Political Affairs for 9/11. He met with General Mohmoud Ahmad, the head of Pakistan's ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence), and 9/11 financier, on or shortly after 9/11. Mark is a dual citizen to the US and Israel.

Douglas Feith - This would be the gentleman who is effectively in command along with Wolfowitz, of the War Department on 9/11. He is the Under Secretary of War for Policy and a dual citizen to the US and Israel. He has been investigated for spying on behalf of Israel and is a former member of PNAC (Project for New American Century).

Paul Wolfowitz - He is Deputy Secretary of War on 9/11. He is a dual citizen of the US and Israel, and has been investigated for spying on behalf of Israel. He is a former member of PNAC, who is said to be the chief architect of the war in Iraq, and was forced to resign due to the World Bank Scandal of April 2007.

Dov Zakheim - Dov was the Pentagon's Comptroller when 2.3 trillion dollars were reported missing on September 10, 2001. He is a dual citizen to the US and Israel, and is a Shul Rabbi, as well as a former CFR (Council on Foreign Relations) member. Dov was CEO of a fly-by-remote manufacturing company. (We find that this holds importance in light of a news report shedding light to companies such as these coming under suspicion of being a front for espionage for Israel shortly before the 9/11 attack.)

Michael Chertoff - Assistant Attorney General on 9/11. He freed over 100 Israeli spies in the US after 9/11. He was promoted to head Homeland Security, and is a dual citizen of the US and Israel. He is suspected of being a Mossad Agent.

Elliot Abrams - Former member of PNAC; National Security Council. Pleaded guilty in 1991 to lying to Congress about the Iran-Contra affair. He is also a dual citizen of the US and Israel.

Lewis Libby - A former PNAC member who studied political science under Wolfowitz. He is assistant to Cheney, and has been convicted for lying about the outing of Valerie Plame. Lewis is a dual citizen to Israel.

Henry Kissinger - Henry has a long criminal history, and is wanted for war crimes in several countries. He sat on the War Policy Board under Richard Perle. He was the first man chosen to lead the 9/11 Commission, and is a dual citizen of the US and Israel.

William Kristol - William is the co-founder of PNAC. He is the editor of The Weekly Standard, and is a strong advocate of the Iraq war. He also happens to be a dual citizen to the US and Israel.

Phillip Zelikow - This is the man who led the 9/11 Commission; the man who personally wrote the 9/11 Commission Final Report. He has been appointed Counselor of the US Department of State, and is a dual citizen of the US and Israel.

Larry Silverstein - He and partner Frank Lowy obtained a 99-year lease on the World Trade Center shortly before the 9/11 attack. He made several billion dollars on his insurance claim, and openly admitted to 'pulling' Tower 7.

As if this list of interesting facts isn't staggering enough, this is only a condensed portion of them. Understand again, that I am not promoting any animosity towards any one religion or people. Simply take a step back and examine ALL of the facts, and get your sheepish little heads out of the Bin Ladin debate so you can see a real TRUTH movement.

Why aren't any of these facts EVER mentioned ANYWHERE? They certainly strike me as relevant and pertinent issues that we should be strongly scrutinizing and examining if we are in fact looking for the whole truth of the matter.

Let's have a look at EFFECTIVE ACTIVISM

Welcome to The Info Sponge

One thing I want to make very clear to everyone viewing this site is that I do not promote hate or violence. I only promote effective activism. Violence and hate are not effective forms of activism. The information gathered here is that only: information. It should be viewed as only information. If you personally do not agree with the things you see here, I implore you to look into them and observe how the views here have come to be formulated.

Observe the facts. Read the books. Examine the video footage with an open mind. One thing I will tell you is that we have all been fooled greatly, and it is very upsetting to me. It is time that we confront these evils that have long since been deceiving us. That being said, let us begin this journey and examine the evidence...