Scientology, Brainwashing and Hollywood as a tool for military recruitment

http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/the-pentagons-child-recruiting-strategy/
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“We may think that the content of American movies is free from government interference, but in fact, the Pentagon has been telling filmmakers what to say – and what not to say — for decades.  It’s Hollywood’s dirtiest little secret.”56
It is now widely known that the Pentagon has influenced film producers and studios for years – trading access to military resources for censorship rights. Under authority of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, the Pentagon’s film liaison office trades script changes – acceptable to the brass – with access to otherwise impossibly expensive military material, locations, and expertise. In the end, we the taxpayers pay for our own propagandizing.  Recent movies that were given a “hand” by the Pentagon include: “Stripes,” “Black Hawk Down,” “Pearl Harbor,”
“Top Gun,” “The Great Santini,” “The Right Stuff”, “Apollo 13,” and many others.56,57 From David Robb’s book “Operation Hollywood: “… the Pentagon is quite candid about why it provides this assistance to Hollywood. According to the army’s own handbook, A Producer’s guide to U.S. Army Cooperation with the Entertainment Industry, this collaboration must ‘aid in the recruiting and retention of personnel.’”56

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/sarah-ferguson-weird-interview-sparks-buzz-210116607.html
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The duchess had been the target of a sting by the now-defunct Murdoch-owned British tabloid News of the World (which was shut down due to charges of illegal phone hacking): A reporter posed undercover to supposedly set up the deal but instead set the duchess up.

http://www.rickross.com/reference/scientology/celebrities/celebrities112.html
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At Inland Base, Scientologists Trained Top Gun

Tom Cruise studied intensively at the remote compound near Hemet while becoming a passionate messenger for the church.

Los Angeles Times/December 18, 2005
By Claire Hoffman and Kim Christensen

Gilman Hot Springs — Nearly 30 years ago, the Church of Scientology bought a dilapidated and bankrupt resort here and turned the erstwhile haven for Hollywood moguls and starlets into a retreat for L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction writer who founded the religion.
Today, the out-of-the-way 500-acre compound near Hemet has quietly grown into one of Scientology's major bases of operation, with thriving video and recording studios, elaborate offices and a multimillion-dollar mansion that former members say was built for the eventual return of "LRH," who died in 1986.
Like the previous owners, the church also has used the property as a sanctuary for its own stable of stars. It is here, ex-members say, that Hollywood's most bankable actor, Tom Cruise, was assiduously courted for the cause by Scientology's most powerful leader, David Miscavige.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Base
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The Gold Base is the international headquarters of the Church of Scientology^{[1] [2][3]} on a 700-acre (2.8 km²) parcel of land in unincorporated Riverside County, California, outside of San Jacinto, and north of Hemet.
It is at or near 19625 Gilman Springs Road, Gilman Hot Springs, California, 92583. The area is the home of Golden Era Productions, the media and publications division of the church, which is the largest of the many organizational units there. David Miscavige and other top leaders of the church live and work on the Base.^[4][5][6]

http://www.wealthwire.com/news/headlines/808
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Ritholtz: Roger Ailes to be Indicted

Posted by Adam Sharp - Sunday, February 27th, 2011

Potentially big and breaking story. Barry Ritholtz, who I've read for years, is the source. Otherwise I wouldn't give the story much credence. It may still prove to be a rumor, of course. (go here if you need background on the Ailes/Regan/Kirik scandal).
Straight from Mr. Ritholtz's blog:

Here’s what I learned recently: Someone I spoke with claimed that Ailes was scheduled to speak at their event in March, but canceled. It appears that Roger’s people, ostensibly using a clause in his contract, said he "cannot appear for legal reasons."

I asked "What, precisely, does that mean?"

The response: "Roger Ailes will be indicted — probably this week, maybe even Monday."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Era_Productions
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Golden Era Productions is an organization operated by the Church of Scientology that produces promotional material for the Church's membership, as well as many of the restored lectures, E-meters, training films and other materials related to the works of church founder L. Ron Hubbard.^[1]
Originally known as Source Productions, Golden Era Productions is staffed by Sea Organization members. It is situated on the 500-acre (2.0 km²) area called Gold Base in unincorporated Riverside County, California, near San Jacinto; and Hemet; Gold Base serves as the headquarters of the church.^[2][3][4][5]
The facility has numerous full-size sound stages. Their computer facility includes an uninterruptable power supply that fills a small building. Visitors are required to be escorted everywhere by a staff member.^{[citation needed]}
The compound is also said to be the home of some church officials including David Miscavige, the chairman of the board of the RTC.^[6][7][8]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/article1101759.ece
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Laura Dieckman was just 12 when her parents let her leave home to work full time for Scientology's religious order, the Sea Organization. At 16, she married a co-worker. At 17, she was pregnant.
She was excited to start a family, but she said Sea Org supervisors pressured her to have an abortion. She was back at work the following day.
Claire Headley joined at 16, married at 17 and was pregnant at 19. She said Sea Org supervisors threatened strenuous physical work and repeated interrogations if she didn't end her pregnancy. She, too, was back at work the next day.

http://www.lermanet.com/scientologynews/newtimesla-can.htm
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For years, the Cult Awareness Network was the Church of Scientology's biggest enemy. But the late L. Ron Hubbard's L.A.-based religion cured that -- by taking it over
by Ron Russell
September 9, 1999

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It was an idea whose time had come. That's how Priscilla Coates describes the humble beginnings of the Cult Awareness Network, founded two

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_and_abortion
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In 2001, former Scientologist Astra Woodcraft told the San Francisco Chronicle that if a woman gets pregnant while in the Sea Org, she will either be sent to a lower-level organization of Scientology, or be pressured to have an abortion. In April 2008, Woodcraft appeared along with Scientology leader David Miscavige's niece Jenna Miscavige Hill on the ABC News program Nightline, and both asserted that Sea Org members who become pregnant are told to either leave or get an abortion.

http://suppressiveperson.org/spdl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=287&Itemid=50
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Now to remedy this situation, I wish to contain and cordon, in a military sense, this incursion and to prohibit utterly and completely such entrance (of these matters or our own project for governments) into Central Org or HCO comm lines. In other words, Central Orgs and HCOs are run by, for and as Scientology service and activity units and the special Department of Government Affairs shall handle other matters and specifically deny such non-Scientology matters entrance into organizational comm lines.

[...]

All contracts, filings with the government, all tax reports and their preparation, corporation minutes, annual meetings, legal papers, suits against and by the corporation, whether HASI Ltd or HCO Ltd, all legal investigatory work and detectives, all contacts with government agents, bureaus and departments, all assistance to governments, messages to governments, handling answers from governments or courts shall be cared for by the Department, whether to advance or protect Scientology or its corporations by government or legal channels.

http://www.exposescientology.com/scientologyirs.html  (Lots of stuffs on Scientology and IRS)  ...cal
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http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Cowen/essays/irslegal/160493.html Excerpt:

U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY v. I.R.S., 991 F.2d 560 (9th Cir. 1993)

991 F.2d 560

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF SAN FRANCISCO; CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA
ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,
DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF SAN FRANCISCO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE.
Nos. 91-15730, 91-15734.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted November 5, 1992.
Decided April 16, 1993.