This is a story I may have posted in part before, but it is a good example of how evil is converting people into "conspiracy theorists" one at a time.  I have a similar story, though not nearly as bad as this one.  I would like to see others put their story on this thread or another, as a witness to why we are "conspiracy theorists".  I'll bet you those who think we are nuts now wouldn't if they only knew Our Story.

Author Kevin Curtis's story parallel's my own, and as
one person stated, "The Mafia Runs the Government."
Kevin's story, and many others, seem to prove it. In
Communist Russia, the same was true. Mafia and
connected families ran the Government.

Imprisoned former police officer, Patrick Swiney's
story of judicial corruption was moving because he was
victimized in the same county where my youngest son
was said to have "blown his brains out" with a
shot-gun, in 1998: Baldwin County, Alabama.

Native Virginian, my Dad's family resided in the
Botetourt, Roanoke areas of Southwest Virginia for
nearly 300 years.

Our family was historically Democratic, and were
pillars in the Christian church, my musical
grandfathers leading choirs, my Military Dad, a
soloist and Sunday School teacher for teens.

Corporate transfers later relocated my personal family
and children to Charlotte, NC, 1985, and then to
Atlanta, Georgia, 1993. As a corporate wife, I
volunteered as an officer of PTA, volunteer taught art
in underfunded schools, was a founding member of Sandy
Ridge Optimist Club, Matthews, NC and am a member of
Daughters of the American Revolution. I worked for
Woodstock Christian Church as secretary, Woodstock,
Georgia. I am a former freelance political
cartoonist, and fine artist. Mother of three
children, two musical sons, one apparently dead,
according to Baldwin County, Alabama authorities.
(The autopsy report casts doubt on identification
practices used in Alabama.)

At this time of my life, "If Anger was an Art, I'd be
Painting Picassos."

While in N.C. I began freelance cartooning politically
having been seated on a jury not long before. Two
young men had brutally attacked an elderly lady and
the elder attacker was standing trial.

When the victimized grandmother refused to deliver
demanded money, which she didn't have, they attacked
her, pushed her to the floor, continuously kicked her
in the head. Brain swelling rendered her to a
vegetative state. Both boys, in their 20's, had been
involved in illegal drugs. Before the attack, she was
living her latter years in her tiny home. After, she
would spend the rest of her days in a nursing home,
nearly comatose.

Our jury of twelve was nearly hung. Only two pushed
for the toughest sentence. Many of the jurors hadn't
listened well to the testimony, and many key
statements went unnoticed. In the jury room, it was
appalling to know jurors had missed relevant
information and were unwilling to pass the strongest
sentence.

The jury selection process was an "eye-opener. "
Defending attorneys questioned potential jurors, to
find any juror's personal information which would
possibly be detrimental to the defendant. If so, they
were dismissed - another potential juror was then
questioned. One was asked if he had a "living
grandmother, " and was dismissed. I anticipated the
same, but when I was questioned, the "grandmother"
question wasn't asked.

The trial lasted several days.

About three hours were spent in the jury room, where
some jurors tried to RECALL certain statements to
those who hadn't listened very well. When most agreed
to have heard the statements proving guilt, the
objecting jurors were convinced, (and hopefully
embarrassed. )

The defendant was found guilty, the strongest verdict
available finally delivered by the jury. The judge
ordered a seventy-year prison sentence, and the
defendant later appealed.

After being moved by the trial, I decided I would use
my artistic talents and contacted police, asking them
if a portrait artist could assist in such crimes and
criminal activity. They explained they had "kits"
for identifying criminals.

The trial experience had created personal concern for
the "system." I then naively decided to get involved
by becoming a freelance political cartoonist, and
found a local newspaper's editor willing to publish
my graphic opinion.

Instead of street criminals, I found myself involved
with "white collar" issues, and entered a world of
reality which bursted nearly every "balloon" of belief
in democratic government I'd ever held sacred.

The novice cartoons were useful to some politicians,
circulating the legislature of North Carolina to
further certain issues. I learned about corruption
among power-seeking leadership, and began to
understand how politics had damaged the educational
and other systems.

I learned about money, and how it was the most
effective tool in any situation, whether with justice
or elections.

"You'll never get rid of drugs in this country. Too
many politicians are making too much money from
drugs," was a statement made by a powerful, now former
N.C. Senator Clayton Loflin, and I'll never forget it,
particularly after my jury experience.

Corporate transfer from N.C. moved us to Georgia. My
cartooning had lasted little over two years, the
readership 12,000 for the small newspaper, although
some cartoons appeared in others. The beauty of
freelancing allowed free thought, personal
investigation, and the outlet was a good thing. I felt
a responsibility to 12,000 people to be fair minded,
and as honest as possible, and there was no "editorial
staff" directing my creative talents or opinion.

I and the editor would later be blamed for Democratic
losses at local levels in the election. Shortly after
elections, he was fired, and an "ivy league" editor
came from the north to replace him. My cartoons were
then rejected by the new editor. Republicans had
taken over the county, which had been held by
Democrats for 100 years.

Later I was told corruption had been uncovered locally
by the newly elected officials. Surely it would have
been the same if any "political party" had rooted
itself in a locality for 100 years, whether Democrat
or Republican. Powerful dynasties and camaraderie
will eventually take control, keeping corruption
covered, enhancing wealth and power for friends and
family.

Change was good, maybe for a while.

In Georgia, as previous stories have docuмented, I
became a target of stalkers and victimized with police
harassment, false accusations, court corruption, lost
a son, and fled the state of Georgia to Kentucky like
any refugee, where I was astounded to find so many
old, Virginia ancestral names. I figured I had some
distant cousins in the vicinity and may have found a
new, welcoming home. My personal family had been
nearly destroyed, the men of the family dying out in
the 60's and '70's.

The harassment and stalking continued in Kentucky, and
on such a grand scale, some very powerful
intra-state- connected people were obviously pulling
strings.

I was able to finally docuмent the story with scanned
docuмents of false arrests and, which included a few
of the many letters from Congressmen, via a British
website. When the publishers were threatened with
civil law suits, they removed the true story from the
site - and at my request.

In response to my request for assistance for false
arrests and police harassment, one extremely powerful
U.S. Senator wrote, "We reserve the right to dispose
of certain cases." I couldn't believe it. This is
the country is sacrificing its children to fight for
human and civil rights all over the world, and to
spread American democracy to other countries. Right?

Presently, I am creating a website where the same
docuмents, and many more, will be published - the
story in its entirety. My personal privacy and
peaceful existence has been sacrificed, which
shouldn't be a last resort for victims who seek
justice or attempt to expose corruption even at higher
levels of government.

I had never sought fame nor fortune, and expect to be
sued in a court of "justice" and lose everything; and
probably will spend any latter days fighting the same
causes. My story docuмents how incredibly powerful
people have a strategy and planning capacity to
destroy a person - even in political campaigns.

One F.B.I. agent, Mr. Brian Blanchard of Louisville
said basically, "You can't beat ['corporate' attorneys
involved.] They've got too much money and the best
attorneys available."

I fear for my remaining children, that if this country
allows victimization of honest people, and destruction
to families via its often corrupted "Justice System,"
and politically driven 'law enforcement. ' There will
be little hope for those who wish to tell the truth
should it threaten powerfully wealthy who can
apparently persuade courts, influence judges, and/or
purchase verdicts with savvy, expensive attorneys?

In speaking with a Kentucky attorney, Gatewood
Galbraith, about civil and human rights violations,
police harassment, and false arrests I had
experienced, he responded, "You have no lawsuits.
There's too much money against you."

And so, should victimized American whistle-blowers
"defect" and seek political asylum elsewhere? Our
country was once a haven for refugees seeking asylum.

When enduring police harassment and false arrests, I
felt I was living a dream. Three landlords and two
states later, nearly everywhere I looked among
"everyday" folks, prescription pills, drugs were the
ruling force. It began in the 1960's and now many of
those corrupted "dignified," affluent networks are
ruling localities, and continue to conceal past
crimes. Where are they hiding their illegally
acquired wealth? Swiss banks? Land purchases? Front
businesses?

{I had been secluded and locked away as a corporate
wife 24 years, and would only beginning 1998 realize
how "everyday Americans" were coping, and struggling
to survive. Taxation, inflation, low wages, and the
confusion of our present system is literally
exterminating the Middle Class, while some physicians
and educators are advising some over-worked,
struggling parents to prescription- drug their
"uncontrollable, " daycare-raised children. Years ago,
parents had time to spend with their children.}

One person said, "The only way to make any kind of
money in this country is by doing something illegal."

The only way to combat corruption is by exposing it,
naming names, and docuмenting tactics used. If
Americans have allowed a corrupted system and small
group of Elite Authoritarians to take control of this
homeland built and defended by their Forefathers,
it's time to regain control for the sake of future
generations.

The last century was spent fighting "other wars," and
sending American sons and daughters overseas while the
stock market flourished, and wealth increased for
those knowing the "game." Mafias flourished,
government turned it's cheek, and peaceful childhoods
of the 1950's disappeared. Americans slowly accepted
increasing violence in the streets, drug addictions,
foreign wars fought for "freedom," public corruption,
and moved to gated communities or purchased security
systems. Others less fortunate saw their families
suffer and die, enduring crime in the streets.

Working Americans are forcefully taxed to finance the
incredible failures and often deceitful ambitions of
Government and ruling authority.

Without a doubt, those who attempt to expose powerful,
criminal "Leadership" or politically connected "Drug
Lords" will suffer - possibly loss of life, freedom,
family, finances, dignity, health.

But in the future history will prove Americans have
the inherent patriotic spirit and posture which
founded this country, which inevitably will refuse
to bow to an evil, affluent grasp.

We can take back our country and create a fearless,
non-threatening atmosphere for our grandchildren. It
has to happen because it's time for change.

Every American should be grateful when a corrupted
American Politician, Mafia drug lord, kingpin, or
Corporate Elitist is exposed, prosecuted and relieved
of his/her previous position of power.

One of my favorite sites is that of U.S. Attorney,
Patrick Fitzgerald.
http://patrickjfitz gerald.blogspot. com/

Another is Congresspedia:
http://www.sourcewa tch.org/index. php?title= Congresspedia

"Love Never Gives Up."

"The Truth Will Set U.S. Free."