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[President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in October 1991]Unlike L. Ron Hubbard, George Herbert Walker Bush was an actual World War II veteran with combat experience, a decorated Navy pilot who would go on to a distinguished political career as congressman, CIA director, UN ambassador, vice president and then president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. He died yesterday at the age of 94, just 227 days after the death of his beloved wife, Barbara. Continue reading President George H.W. Bush dies at 94, and we remember a fateful October 1991 day
Actress Leah Remini tells us she’s had enough. More than two years ago, the first of four women came forward and reported to law enforcement that they had been violently raped by Scientologist actor Danny Masterson. The police investigation is complete. By February, the managers of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office had signed off on charging Masterson under a harsh law that could put him in prison for life. And still, two years after the investigation began, Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey has not made a decision about filing charges. Continue reading LEAH REMINI: Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey, do your job already
Valerie Haney provided a stunning opening to Leah Remini’s third season in its premiere episode Tuesday night. After working in Scientology’s Sea Org for 22 years, she had escaped the church’s international management compound, Int Base east of Los Angeles, by hiding out in the trunk of an actor’s car as he drove back to LA. Continue reading The Valerie Haney interview: Scientology smear tactics, and where Shelly Miscavige is
[Leah Remini, expressing frustration at the lack of government action]From the beginning of A&E’s series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, its two co-stars have repeatedly said that they not only want to expose Scientology’s alleged abuses, but also convince the government to do something about it. Continue reading While Leah Remini asks for government action, the government covers for Scientology overseas
While last night’s season premiere of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath was airing on A&E, Scientology quietly posted a 12-minute smear video that may be the apotheosis of the genre. Continue reading Scientology responds to Leah Remini’s season premiere with smeariest smear video ever
[Valerie Haney]After two “special” episodes — one about Jehovah’s Witnesses and one about the emotional pain of leaving Scientology — A&E’s Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath officially kicks off its third season tonight with an absolute blockbuster of an episode. Continue reading Leah Remini starts third season with bombshell Scientology escape story
[Sunny and a Clear]We have a very special item for you today, one of Sunny Pereira’s best pieces yet. There were few people in a better position to raise these questions about one of Scientology’s central mysteries — the ‘Clear.’
Continue reading When the person who certified Scientology ‘Clears’ discovered that there were no Clears
Rod Keller keeps his eye on Scientology front group operations, and he landed a doozie this week… Continue reading Kirstie Alley calls on her fellow Scientologists to pounce on another disaster
Robert Kaufman, a talented Broadway piano player, ditched his life as a musician to chase ‘Clear’ and beyond in Scientology, leaving Manhattan for what was then the newly opened ‘Advanced Org’ in Edinburgh, Scotland. He came home a broken man, checked himself into a mental hospital, and then began writing about his experience in Scientology as a form of therapy. By 1969 he had a manuscript completed, but he struggled to find a publisher. Finally, after books by George Malko, Paulette Cooper, and Cyril Vosper had appeared, Kaufman’s ‘Inside Scientology’ came out in 1972, published by the prestigious literary house Olympia Press. But few saw it, and it quickly sank into obscurity. Fortunately for us, Professor Touretzky at Carnegie Mellon University hosts the entire text of the book. We chose a portion of one chapter to show you that in fact it was Kaufman, more than 45 years ago, who first revealed the secret materials of the Upper Levels, including the Xenu story in OT III. More about Kaufman at the end of the excerpt.
Continue reading Xenu’s first public outing: Robert Kaufman’s stunning 1972 testament, ‘Inside Scientology’ Advertisement
We’re very glad to see that the CBS program 48 Hours is taking on the bizarre story of Casey Kasem’s final days, and that they appear to be taking seriously the work done by a private investigator on behalf of Jean Kasem — work that has revealed new facts so troubling, a Washington state police chief announced this week that he has opened a new look at the legendary radio DJ’s 2014 death. Continue reading Here is what’s in the documents that are prompting a new look at Casey Kasem’s death
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