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Radio Caroline - An Opinion - Part One.

18/4/2021

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Much has already been written on yesternoir.org regarding the origins of the original Radio Caroline. Mervyn has kindly shared some additional information with me in private (and unlike others it will remain that way) which really does support the details that have already been published through Caroline Brooks (yes she does exist as do the other people Mervyn has named).  Their research is detailed or forensic as they say, the attention to detail impressive and the results have changed my understanding of events in the 1960's completely. As a lover of truth I am quite happy to be corrected and educated, it's healthy for the mind and body.

All of this has led me to consider the following. Is there any tangible connection between Radio Caroline in the 1960's and the subsequent Radio stations that have used that name? In addressing that question I include my own interactions with Ronan O'Rahilly (who I first met in 1977) and those involved with Radio Caroline from the late 1980's onwards.  

So we have Radio Caroline which began broadcasting in 1964 and was damaged by the Marine Offenses Act in August 1967 however remained on air largely through Payola until March 1968 when the ships were towed to Holland. This is a matter of historical fact. As an impressionable  child of the 1960's I listed to Radio London (Big L) and learned at an early age that Governments will do anything they want regardless of public opinion and widespread sentiment (sad as I was at the time it was a lesson worth learning and has helped me considerably in adulthood).

On the evidence presented so far, I have concluded that the origins of Radio Caroline are as described on Yesternoir and that Radio Atlanta and Radio Caroline were a single operation.

The real role of Ronan O'Rahilly initially as a spokesperson for Radio Caroline and then the convenient business face of the station is also correct.

That he was most definitely not the founder and was part of a smokescreen to keep those behind both ventures hidden is in my opinion also correct.

You might not like that opinion however as I have said the evidence often documented or cross referenced is robust at the very least, indeed the level of investigation and time devoted to uncovering the truth has been considerable. That alone has helped me understand why Paul Rusling and Brian Lister are not popular with the researchers, there is a strong argument that at the very least their behavior was unethical and potentially a lot worse however it is not my responsibility to second guess what further actions may be taken.

So back to the question. Is there any tangible connection between Radio Caroline in the 1960's and the subsequent Radio stations that have used that name?  In part two I will address that question, firstly considering Radio Northsea International's taking the name Radio Caroline International during a British election and the ongoing impact that had (because it had considerable impact) for offshore radio and the Dutch outlawing their own offshore stations in 1974.

I would urge anyone who has not read Andy Archers account of his experience with Radio Caroline in the 1970's to do so, the link is here. This will help you to see just how Ronan O'Rahilly operated during the early 1970's. It also helps you to start following the money and who was really funding and running Radio Caroline at that time. You might want to then consider what tangible connection there was with the 1960's Radio Caroline operation. I have tried to be logical and factual rather than sentimental and looking back through rose tinted glasses, will you be?


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BBC versus Sky TV versus Reality

11/4/2021

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We will talk about Sky TV another time however whilst my distaste, distrust and overall dissatisfaction with the BBC is at an all time high, don't think the competition is the new moral high ground because from my current (as in right of now) experience, they all seem to go to the same Masonic lodge, anti white, anti male, anti older in age, snowflake therapy groups. 

Alex Belfield might be a little bit love him, or hate him, in character however the BBC have shown there true colours in their dealings with him and the Nottingham Police appear to be the perfect face of our modern Police Force. Think about it, two tier policing is no longer a theory it's the new modern and their protection of the 'State' is unacceptably horrendous (the old cliche "this is exactly how Nazi Germany started" seems a rather pertinent right now).

Whilst anoraks remain in a comatose state of oblivion, still fighting the offshore radio battles of 1967, 1974 and 1990 in their minds, the real world has become dystopian. Why? Because your either living in the past, or being brainwashed to death by the present. Alternatively you are awake, maybe a little scared, but at least looking for the real truth! Never stop looking for the real truth, it's healthy and scares the global elite to death.
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Big Tech & You & Me

19/3/2021

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Over the years there is much Russell Brand has said that I disagree with however over the last year or so I have noticed a difference. He is clearly now very aware of the plight humanity is in.

Throughout the last century & down to today division and hatred has grown exponentially. If you read history books regarding the nineteenth century particularly regarding Europe and the USA, societal norms were in the main a world apart from today. Of course there was much wrong back then and progress in health, social standing and education has been phenomenal. I am talking more about basic human interaction and how that has declined at an alarming speed.

Behind that is in part, the ever easier ways that we can communicate our bias, emotion and and sense of belonging to one particular tribe. Add to that the media manipulation of thinking and believing at first through News Papers and then on to Radio and TV broadcasting and it became ever easier to divide opinion and create entrenched ideas and ideals. The whole left versus right political thinking takes us into even darker areas, take Fascism and Communism for example where over a hundred million were murdered in Germany, the old Soviet Union, China and Cambodia for example. Both are at the extremes of the left versus right ideology, however even in the center agreement and compromise are becoming ever rarer. 

So back to Russell and the video below about 'Big Tech' and the alarming power these now hold along with their own left versus right biases. This is a thought provoking piece and if we can just ween Mr Brand off of his own little biases he could build an even larger audience and perish the thought, even bring the great unwashed closer together. 
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Meanwhile Back In Statistics Land

11/3/2021

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Which illnesses and diseases are currently priority for treatment. Meet tomorrows time bomb today. Save the NHS our beloved leaders scream!! What about saving their tax paying patients, don't they get a say in this? 
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Countdown - Part Sixteen

23/2/2021

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What is Treason? What is Corruption?

Obama Officials Reportedly Negotiated With Iran During Trump Term to Spoil Latter's Diplomacy

The administration of former US President Donald Trump depicted a hard-line approach toward Iran, elevating tensions with the Islamic republic to unprecedented levels. In 2018, Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), quickly introducing a severe sanction regime on Iran’s banking and oil sales.

Former Obama officials held face-to-face meetings with the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in the middle of worsening US-Iranian relations under the Trump administration to “undermine” the latter's team, The Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing an unnamed former senior US official.

According to the newspaper, the alternative diplomatic channel also served to lay the foundation for a future US administration that made clear its intention to rehabilitate relations with Iran and revive the JCPOA nuclear agreement.

President Obama’s Middle East adviser, Robert Malley, along with former Secretary of State John Kerry and former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz reportedly met with Zarif in 2017, 2018 and 2019. All of the US representatives were key US negotiators of the JCPOA.

The report suggested that these ties with “influential liberals” allowed Iran to expect an improvement in US-Iranian relations, bypassing Trump officials and hoping that Democrats would soon return in the White House.

https://sputniknews.com/us/202102231082156850-obama-officials-reportedly-negotiated-with-iran-during-trump-term-to-spoil-latters-diplomacy/



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Countdown - Part Fifteen

16/2/2021

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Countdown - Part Fourteen

10/2/2021

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Countdown - Part Thirteen.

27/1/2021

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When will the wheels come off of the wagon? The countdown continues. Those in denial will remain in denial until the overwhelming evidence can no longer be denied.

Nothing can stop what is coming. Nothing!
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Countdown - Part Twelve.

18/1/2021

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Countdown - Part Eleven

7/1/2021

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