David Icke

David Icke (pronounced "Ike," born April 29, 1952) is a former professional football player, reporter, BBC television sports presenter, and British Green Party national spokesperson. Since 1990, he has been what he calls a "full-time investigator into who and what is really controlling the world." http://www.icke-media.com/biography.html

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April 29 - 1952 - Football - Reporter - BBC - British Green Party

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The Green Party distanced itself from him in 1991 after he announced during a television interview that he was a "son of the Godhead." He began to dress only in turquoise and later maintained that the world was ruled by a secret group called "The Elite", or "Illuminati", which he linked to The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an anti-Semitic tract. In 1999, he published a book claiming that the world had been taken over by a race of reptiles called the Babylonian Brotherhood, and that some prominent people were in fact lizards, including George H. W. Bush, the Queen Mother, and Kris Kristofferson. He has also claimed that members of the Bush family perform human sacrifices; that Henry Kissinger abuses children; and that Queen Elizabeth II is a satanist.

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Turquoise - Illuminati - The Protocols of the Elders of Zion - Anti-Semitic - Race of reptiles - George H. W. Bush - Queen Mother - Kris Kristofferson - Bush family - Henry Kissinger - Elizabeth II - Satanist

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Icke has further claimed that a small group of Jews, particularly the Rothschild family, financed Adolf Hitler and supported the Holocaust. These claims have led to his speaking tours attracting the interest of British neo-Nazis, particularly Combat 18, as well as facing opposition from Jewish groups and anti-racism activists. In response to these allegations, Icke has strongly denied that he is an anti-Semite, and has stressed his belief that the Illuminati, including the Rothschild family, are lizards, not Jews.

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Jew - Rothschild family - Adolf Hitler - Holocaust - Neo-Nazi - Combat 18 - Anti-racism - Anti-Semite

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Icke argues that he has developed a moral and political worldview combining a passionate denunciation of what he sees as totalitarian trends in the modern world with a New Age spiritualism. According to Political Research Associates, an American research group that tracks right-wing extremists, Icke's ideas are popular in Canada, where the New Age aspect of his philosophy overshadows his more controversial beliefs. http://www.publiceye.org/Icke/IckeBackgrounder.htm He received a standing ovation after a five-hour speech to students at the University of Toronto in 1999. He is the author of 15 books explaining his views.

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Totalitarian - New Age - Political Research Associates - Canada - University of Toronto

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