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REVIEWS @ SAVE ISRAEL! it looks like the Knights Templar are also preceding the arrival of the first Maori by Barry Chamish trying to reclaim their stake in this sacred tribes. Indeed, his every move seems to be Modiin House, Israel, 2002 site! Chamish has only horrors to speak of heralded by sacred natural omens. ISBN pending (387pp tpb) "the cabal of hidden American and He writes of his expeditions to the Availability: Modiin House, Nakhal Zohar European rulers out to get Israel". From Kaimanawa Wall, an hour's drive from St 40/2, Modiin, Israel 71700, what he's saying, there are more routes on Taupo in the central North Island, to the star tel/fax +972 8 972 0804, the Middle East "road map" than are gener- maps of Maunganui Bluff in Northland, as email chamish@netvision.net.il ally presumed, and peace 1s not part of the well as to the sea gardens at Punakaiki and arry Chamish is a controversial Israeli iunerary. Chamish's book is bound to dis- the greenstone trail in the South Island. He "conspiracy" researcher and commenta- turb people on all sides of the debate. uncovers maps written in stone, charts pow- tor who seems to have more popularity on erful standing stones marking out ley lines, the Internet than at home, though he assures THE SECRET LAND 2: and senses the cosmic sonic properties of the us this is changing. In recent years he's been JOURNEYS INTO THE MYSTERY imposing limestone tor, Castle Hill—an doggedly trying to convince people there by Gary Cook ancient gathering-place of learning and wis- was an alternative plot behind the assassina- — StonePrint Press, New Zealand, 2002 dom. Gary Cook is part of a new wave of tion of Yitzhak Rabin, and he's been devel- ISBN 0-9582040-8-X (200pp tpb) researchers, historians and anthropologists oping a case for a new investigation. Availability: StonePrint Press, website who are rewriting the mainstream version of This is risky business, as Chamish makes http://www.stoneprint.co.nz NZ "prehistory". He imparts a special damning assertions that no one power group his second book in New Zealander Gary _ atmosphere in his travelogues, supporting would want broadcast—not the Israeli estab- Cook's Secret Land series is a captivat- each chapter with at least one stunning lishment, nor certain Palestinian officials, ing collection of writings first published in colour photograph (if only there were nor the Vatican, nor European and American the magazine Rainbow News between more!). I can hardly wait for the video! elites, especially key members of the August 1997 and November 2001. Titled Bilderbergs and the Council on Foreign Journeys into the Mystery, they explore his EMRE snes bane 2 Relations whom he regards as "corrupters of __ travels to and experiences in sacred places in - the Jewish nation". And certainly not the New Zealand's North and South Islands, as I CIA, as here he expands on his findings that _ well as a couple of forays into key ancient MYSTE RY the US agency, in collusion with the Israeli sites in England and Canada. : Shabak, trained PLO snipers whose targets Cook, a researcher, health professional, weren't only to be Hamas and Islamic Jihad —_ businessman, explorer and author who also terrorists but Israeli politicians and citizens. heads up a group called the United Cultural Chamish makes many shocking revela- Convention, has a passion for getting to the tions, and in a tone that's often brash and core of New Zealand's hidden history. His caustic, reflecting his take on some of the links with various tribal elders, including the ugly scenarios he describes. He has little people of Waitaha—who trace their whaka- sympathy for the Palestinian Arabs or their papa or genealogy back through 67 genera- cause, and certainly none for the PLO, tions—helped facilitate his visits to a num- which he maintains is excavating under the ber of sacred places. His main mission is to Temple Mount, looking for ways to black- reconnect with the spirit of tangata whenua, mail the Vatican and make gains in world the first people of the land who may in fact diplomacy. But they're not the only ones, as —_ have comprised a collection of races, even it looks like the Knights Templar are also trying to reclaim their stake in this sacred site! Chamish has only horrors to speak of "the cabal of hidden American and European rulers out to get Israel". From what he's saying, there are more routes on the Middle East "road map" than are gener- ally presumed, and peace is not part of the itinerary. Chamish's book is bound to dis- turb people on all sides of the debate. 68 = NEXUS preceding the arrival of the first Maori tribes. Indeed, his every move seems to be heralded by sacred natural omens. He writes of his expeditions to the Kaimanawa Wall, an hour's drive from Taupo in the central North Island, to the star maps of Maunganui Bluff in Northland, as well as to the sea gardens at Punakaiki and the greenstone trail in the South Island. He uncovers maps written in stone, charts pow- erful standing stones marking out ley lines, and senses the cosmic sonic properties of the imposing limestone tor, Castle Hill—an ancient gathering-place of learning and wis- dom. Gary Cook is part of a new wave of researchers, historians and anthropologists who are rewriting the mainstream version of NZ "prehistory". He imparts a special atmosphere in his travelogues, supporting each chapter with at least one stunning colour photograph (if only there were more!). I can hardly wait for the video! JUNE — JULY 2003 www.nexusmagazine.com