Conspiracy Theories

I am diabolical.

Oh, you don't believe me? I can prove it. I am currently devising a secret plan which is going to overthrow the current established authorities and plan to take over the world. 

Or not.

Well part of that line was true. I AM cooking up a secret plan. And I have a partner in crime too. RV. Yeah, The Random Variable and me are up to no good. It's a conspiracy!

Ah, that reminds me of the overly used line from a well-known Shakespearean play about a well-known Roman leader who would not have been that well-known if not for the well-known writer who wrote a play which succeeded in becoming well-known.

'Et tu Brute? Then fall, Caesar!'

Oh, how this line is apt in the situation, I cannot emphasize more.

Being a part of a conspiracy, is.. fun! I'm sure people have nothing better to do than to devise secret plans with associates, which are not for the common ear.

Which brings me to the top conspiracy theories of all time. Some, you might be aware of, some will just blow you away.

1. 9/11 - This features the top of the list, as I was really surprised when I heard about it, and found it hard to believe that it could, in any way, be a conspiracy, till i saw a very well-made 'documentary' on it called Zeitgeist which convincingly describes how the September 11 attacks were caused by the US Government itself, in an attempt to gain control in the middle east. Though you may find it preposterous, there are an increasing number of people who believe in this theory, and want answers from the US President, including Charlie Sheen ( of Two And a Half Men) seen here in this youtube video .
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2. NASA faked the moon landings - Some people do believe that some, or all, of the moon landings were faked. This theory is based on the claim that NASA's footage has anomalies, like shadows going in different directions and the US flag blowing in the wind. Why weren't there any stars? This wikipedia page will tell you more.

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3. UFO at Roswell, 1947 - This propelled the usage of the terms UFO and Flying Saucer, if not anything else. The claim is that the authorities recovered debris, including alien bodies, after an unidentified flying object crashed at Roswell. Belief in extra-terrestrial beings escalated, and Hollywood found a new topic to make movies on.

Independence Day, anyone?
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4. The Illuminati and the New World Order - A secret society founded in the south of Germany in 1776, which consisted of the 'Illuminati' or the enlightened ones, who secretly control the world's affairs, and who are the masterminds behind events that will lead to the establishment of a New World Order, which basically means that a group of extremely rich and (politically) powerful people dominate the entire world by 'globalization', creating a One World Government. The US Federal Reserve Bank is a part of this NWO, and alleged members include Winston Churchill, the Bush family and Barack Obama. Their objective? "To create a world system of financial control, in private hands." A one world communist Government?
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5. The Philadelphia Experiment - An experiment based on Einstein's unified field theory, where the US Navy tried to make an object (in this case, a naval destroyer) invisible, essentially by bending light around it. And when the ship reappeared, some sailors were embedded in the metal structures of the ship. Yeah, right.
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Okay, now I'm completely overwhelmed by the number of conspiracy theories in history, including The Priory of Sion ( The Da Vinci Code, remember?) and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, not to mention Princess Diana's death and John F Kennedy's assasination. Was the Pearl Harbour incident allowed to happen by President Franklin Roosevelt?

Conspiracies or just theories, you decide.