Sunday, November 30, 2008

JIM JONES AND CIA CONNECTION.

Ever since the tragic events that happen in Guyana more than 30 years ago, speculations have been made that tied the CIA to this Jones town Massacre. Many documentaries have been made that challenge this theory, and just as many documentaries have been made that support this theory. For those of you who aren't familiar with Jim Jones or Jonestown, here's a brief history. Jim Jones was a religious leader that developed a church called the Peoples Temple originating in San Francisco, California, in the mid to late 70's. Jim Jones claimed to be a Christian leader who develop a huge following among the impoverished black culture in the San Francisco area. Jones became so powerful and popular that he was able to build a retreat for all 900+ members of his congregation. The site called "JONESTOWN" was build in Guyana on 3,800 acres and was a marvel to look at, and considered an extreme accomplishment for Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple. Several events lead up to a incident in which a female who had escaped Jonestown, returned to the US declaring that she, like many others, were being held at Jonestown against their will. She also stated that the People Temple had her son there and wouldn't release him to her if you tried to go back to Guyana and get him by herself. As a result, a congressman in the San Francisco area by the name of Leo Ryan, gathered a team of reporters and camera to fly down to Guyana to see exactly what was going on. Long story short, Ryan and his team were not welcomed visitors and Ryan and his crew were gunned downed. In addition Jim ordered for the mass suicide of all 900 + member of the People Temples because he was convinced it was only a matter of time before the US would retaliate and cause everyone there to die a horribly painful death. A few of the Temple members pleaded for their lives, but Jones respond to their pleas by saying
Stop this hysterics. This is not the way for people who are
Socialists or Communists to die. No way for us to die. We must die with some
dignity.Don't be afraid to die, death is just stepping over into another plane
death is a friend.We didn't commit suicide, we committed an act of revolutionary
suicide protesting the conditions of an inhumane world.


Jones then Followed suit with a bullet to his head. The conspiracy is that the CIA was working with Jones to exterminate the over population of poor blacks in the San Francisco area. Its sounds a little far fetched to me, but I have heard crazier things before!

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