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NEXUS MAGAZINE
Volume 6, Number 6
OCTOBER —- NOVEMBER 1999
PUBLISHED BY
NEXUS Magazine Pty Ltd, ACN #003 611 434
EDITOR
Duncan M. Roads
CO-EDITOR
Catherine Simons
ASSISTANT EDITOR/SUB-EDITOR
Ruth Parnell
EDITORS' ASSISTANT
Richard Giles
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
Janine Carmichael
CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE
Piers Corbyn; Jim Sprott, OBE, PhD; Patrick S.
Poole; Harvey Martin; Judy Wall; Valendar F.
Turner and Andrew Mclntyre; Sir Laurence
Gardner, KTStGm, KCD, KTStA; Robert Nelson;
Andy Thomas; Gildas Bourdais
LAYOUT & DESIGN
Duncan M. Roads
CARTOONS
Phil Somerville
COVER GRAPHIC
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Editorial
hile sifting through the mass of information that pours into our office, it can be
all too easy for me to slip into a mood of despair. However, every now and
then | find something that reveals things are changing—so you'll find a couple of
good-news items tucked away inside Global News this issue, and even something
humorous to round it off!
In particular, | was encouraged to read that consumers in Europe are refusing en
masse to buy genetically modified food—so much so, that a leading bank is
advising investors to reduce their exposure to companies devoted to such markets—
companies like Monsanto. | cannot stress enough, to the many readers who express
a desire to help change the world, that change starts at home. As big as those
transnationals are, it is still our spending that keeps them all alive. Where you
spend your money reflects where you want the world to go—at least, that is what
big business assumes.
Also on the information-empowerment angle, I'm pleased to be able to present
some under-recognised research into what causes cot (crib) death, or SIDS. Now,
before you mentally switch off because you've survived your cot stage of
development, this information could also be relevant to many adults. It appears
that a major cause of cot death is the outgassing of toxic nerve gases (arsinines,
phosphines, stibines) from mattresses and other bedding, caused by the action of
warmth on a common fungus that resides in the bedding. Wrapping mattresses or
changing to non-toxic bedding is the answer. Jim Sprott in New Zealand told me
that many adults also suffer from mild poisoning, but not at doses toxic enough to
kill them. (This could explain many of those headaches that some people suddenly
experience when they go to bed.)
We have weighed in on the greenhouse/global warming debate with several items
in this edition, which should make many sit up and ponder the truth of what we are
being told by various well-meaning organisations. There is increasing evidence to
suggest that the Sun is far more important in determining climate change than is
industry. Also, that solar activity (with very low oxygen levels in the upper atmos-
phere) is far more responsible for ozone layer depletion than the popularly blamed
CFCs. Mind you, this doesn't mean we shouldn't eliminate chemical pollutants,
preserve biodiversity, and work with and for Nature—instead of against it.
On a different matter, | wonder how many people are aware of the openly
declared "mind-control" capabilities of the US military. The US Air Force has air-
craft purpose-designed for using mind-control technology to broadcast subliminal
messages while flying at high altitudes. The question remains: who are they using
this technology on—their own people, foreign powers, or both? Judy Wall specu-
lates that the next step is satellite-delivered mind control. Who knows, we could be
the last free-thinking generation (if you can still describe Western society as free-
thinking). Future generations may well have satellites monitoring their every
thoughts and delivering either therapy or punishment to "mental" radicals.
As | write this editorial, the English crop circle season appears to be reaching a
finish, but the mystery of "who" and "how" is far from over. | just hope that the
black-and-white pictures of some of the formations this year inspire readers to visit
the Crop Circle Connector website,