Beam Me Up Scotty

January 18, 2006

Out of This World CUE THE MUSIC. Enter Rod Serling stage left.

Imagine if you will, a land of both shadow and substance; of things and ideas, beyond which is another dimension; a dimension of shady government operatives exercising mind control. Yes, the truth is stranger than fiction…or so a few crackpots would have us believe.

If you have spent any time at all surfing the World Wide Web you already know that the Internet is rife with conspiracy, urban legends and half-based theories so crazy they make your head spin. This one, however, takes the cake.

In a few dark, secluded corners of the Information Superhighway there are some who believe (are you sitting down?) cell phone towers are being used by the United States government to perform something called electromagnetic psychotronic mind control on its citizens. According to the sources of these accusations, electromagnetic psychotronic mind control is a form of Orwellian mental enslavement. That said, those of us who are responsible for developing cell sites are soldiers in the army of the New World Order.

The author of many of these outlandish claims, Ken Adachi, says “every single day, equipment is being erected and installed in this country with the hidden purpose of exerting mind control over (an) entire population.” His web site, called Educate-Yourself, reveals how these electromagnetic, psychotronic mind control devices really work.

It should be pointed out that Adachi has also written numerous articles about UFOs, the U.S. military invasion of Mars, and other odd topics, all of which are equally (if not more) delusional and never before covered on 60 Minutes.

Sadly though, Adachi’s views are not alone. Yet another web site claims towers were rapidly installed across the United States in the months leading up to the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election in an effort to influence the “thoughts and decisions of American voters” and ultimately the outcome of the election. Some were even disguised as flag poles! Yet another kook claims cellular telephone technology is the mechanism behind a mind control weapon first developed by the Nazis in World War II (and perfected by the CIA in the 1960s.

Surprisingly, the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) has yet to comment on these issues. ■

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