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... GLOBAL NEWS ... NEWS Control Institute, Virginia, says, "The door swings in two directions. You've got this Frankenstein-type weapon on one hand, and it can deal with the problems of the human condition on the other.” (Source: Defense News, vol. 10, no. 11, 20- 26 March 1995) work in tandem with the World Bank and Despite these headlines, the police lured the International Monetary Fund "to the man out of his house and down the dri- achieve greater coherence in global eco- veway to pick up some cigarettes. nomic policy-making". In short, it is likely Apparently he had run out and was gasp- that GATT will arm TNCs with unprece- ing, but when he picked them up, the police dented political power. jumped out of the bushes and chased him (Source: Helen Caldicott, "The New Global _ back to the house. Imperialism", The Sydney Morning Herald, But why didn't he shoot the police with 14 April 1995) his SKS, you ask? That is the point of this story: he did not have any gun at all—no EUROPE'S BORDERS DOWN AS. __ automatic, no semi-automatic, no offensive SCHENGENLAND IS BORN weapon of any type! After days of search- On 26 March 1995, the external borders ing and metal-detecting, they eventually of seven European nations came down, and found a 30-year-old air rifle, full of dirt and a new word was added to the international missing most of its parts. lexicon: Schengenland. (Source: Lock Stock & Barrel, May-June Schengenland (Germany, France, 1995) ee ee ee ke Maman TREES TUNE INTO RADIO WAVES A radio antenna in the middle of a forest has caused unexpected growth in nearby trees, American researchers say. After the antenna was switched on in Michigan in 1986, the trunks of nearby aspen-and red maple trees grew 50% thicker than expect- ed and red pines grew 10% taller. The 100-kilometre wire antenna was installed through the forest by the United States Navy to communicate with sub- marines using low-frequency radio waves. Forestry researchers have been making measurements at a site near the antenna, which generates an electromagnetic field, and at a control site 50 kilometres away. Dr Glenn Mroz of Michigan Technological University says: "We found that aspen, red maple and red pine grow faster when exposed to magnetic fields.” Two species of trees—northern red oak and paper birch—appear to be unaffected. ‘There are two interesting points here: 1) This item would appear to confirm the research into the beneficial effects of certain magnetic fields upon living organ- isms. (See NEXUS vol.2, nos.17, 18, 19.) 2) This antenna seems to part of a global network as detailed in an article titled, "The Omega Network" (see NEXUS vol.2#16). The real agenda behind these antennae is anyone's guess. (Source: Daily Telegraph, 28 January 1995) EUROPE'S BORDERS DOWN AS SCHENGENLAND IS BORN On 26 March 1995, the external borders of seven European nations came down, and a new word was added to the international lexicon: Schengenland. Schengenland (Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) derives its name from the Luxembourg hamlet of Schengen, where, on 14 July 1985, the Convention of Schengen started the final path towards a united Europe. On that day, representa- tives from Luxembourg, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands first agreed to dismantle borders. (Source: Vitali Vitaliev, The Weekend Australian, 1-2 April 1995) COMPUTER CHIPS WITH LIVING BRAIN CELLS? Battles of the future could be waged with genetically altered humans and animals whose brains are directed by computer chips engineered with living brain cells, according to defence officials and scientific analysts in Washington. Such a scenario could become reality within the next 15 years if research con- ducted at the Washington-based Naval Research Laboratory pays off. Hippocampal Neuron Patterning, as it is called, involves the growing of live neu- rons (from the brain) on computer chips. This research, if developed, could have tremendous military and medical implica- tions. One researcher even suggests that in the not-too-distant future "you could use the memory on a (biological) chip, pop it into your head and learn French". Kyle Olson of the Chemical and Biological Arms GUN CONTROL & PARANOIA The gun ownership debate continues to rage down-under. NEXUS is regularly contacted by people who claim there is a “hidden agenda” to disarm Australia. Some even dare suggest that many, if not all of the so-called nut-cases who run amok, killing people with guns and then killing themselves, actually show symp- toms of mind control. It is claimed that these people are "pro- grammed” to kill people—and then them- selves (to hide evidence)—to generate media hysteria which then helps usher in (usually pre-prepared) restrictive gun legis- lation. Whether these readers are paranoid or not, there is certainly evidence to back their claims along these lines. But consider the following, and decide for yourself whether it was incompetent journalism, or ‘something else’: "SKS Chinese assault rifle used in Gympie siege"; "Man armed with semi-automatic rifle holds off Police"; "Automatic rifle keeps Police at bay"; "Man holds Police at bay for 6 days”. These are just some of the headlines a few months ago, when a man set fire to his own car and barricaded himself inside his house for a few days. fea! ' i] ben f 2 ye, ! ; Ges I il i Hi au ian iW yi pal ne n JUNE - JULY 1995 NEXUS ¢ 7 ———————