Wikispooks:Glossary

A list of Key words and phrases to clarify their use on WikiSpooks.

Term	Explanation
"Antisemitism"	An inaccurate etymological misnomer. In current widespread use to demonise people deemed to be threatenting to cherished Judaic official narratives and to close down rational debate.
"Conspiracy theory"	Declassified CIA memo# 1035-960 ("Countering Criticism of the Warren Report") reveals that this phrase was deliberately given associations of craziness, as though conspiracies do not happen. It is routinely used by the corporate media in their efforts to discredit suggestions that contradict official narratives. As with other enemy images such as "terrorism", it is only used on this site inside quotation marks.
"Extremism"	"Extremism" is an enemy image used to designate ideas which the speaker perceives as threatening or otherwise unwelcome, for example if the commercially-controlled media are describing any economic value sets other that neoliberalism. The phrase has a tenuous meaning in law, but is being used as a replacement for the more old-fashioned word "terrorism".
"Fake News"	"Fake news" is a modern word for "propaganda", a term which was itself more or less replaced by "public relations". It was launched by the commercially-controlled media in late 2016, in an effort to try to tackle the decreasing confidence in the US public in corporate media. Originally, the phrase was "fake news website", an attempt to tarnish websites with an air of unreliability. As of 2018, the campaign seems have have backfired, with fewer people than ever trusting corporate media, and more US citizens than ever aware that the deep state manipulates the news headlines to suit its deeper purposes.
"Holocaust Denier"	A "Holocaust Denier" is a demonising label applied by The establishment to anyone who publicly questions any of the three fundamental tenets of 'The Holocaust'
"Lone nut"	"Lone nuts" feature repeatedly in official narratives of assassinations. The rapid placing of blame provides closure to what might otherwise result in inconvenient and potentially damaging investigation of deeper forces at work, while providing a chance to stir up strife by inciting factionalism. The 'nut' aspect means that a rational explanation is not required, while the 'lone' aspect conveniently explains the lack of any supporting documentary evidence.
"National security"	Like the idea of 'Patriotism', the notion of 'National Security' is designed to bind all members of a society together. It evokes a psychological frame for the abdication of personal responsibility to the nation state. In the 21st century, the concept is repeated like a mantra in en effort to justify ever more opacity in the workings of government.
"Terrorism"	The concept of "terrorism" lacks a clear definition, various states have codified the impossibility of "state terrorism" - i.e. excluding a priori the possibility that the term can be applied symmetrically. i.e. someone who uses identical methods to attack a government-designated "terrorist" is not another terrorist, but a "counter-terrorist". These fundamental points are almost never mentioned a commercially-controlled media more interested in exploiting this enemy image to promote anger and fear.
"The Holocaust"	In its capitalised form "The Holocaust" refers in the Western world to the treatment of the Jewish populations of Germany and German occupied territories during WW2 (1939-45). Its use in this format stems from about the mid-1960's.
Anglo-US-NATO	An acronym that encapsulates the politico/cultural/ethnic make up of the elites behind the drive to a uni-polar, globalised world politics under the hegemonic control of these elites. Its anodyne, 'for public consumption' analogues are: 'International Community' and 'Community of Democracies'.
Cognitive infiltration	A neologism coined by Cass Sunstein illustrating how to undermine theories and groups that the Establishment considers wrong or otherwise harmful
Consensus trance	Probably coined by Charles Tart, this phrase indicates a collective agreement not to let objective reality (such as the finite nature of fossil fuels or mendacious behaviour of particular individuals) to impinge on a shared belief system, generally more or less in agreement with the official narrative.
Deep politics	A phrase coined by researcher and academic Peter Dale Scott to describe the hidden realities which underlie the small proportion of political matters which ever become public knowledge. The affairs of the deep state, some understanding of which is essential to begin to grasp the significance of deep events.
Deep state	A deep state is a network of individuals and groups which are in de facto charge of a national government, and which use the democratically elected government as a front, providing plausible deniability and allowing covert control. On matters of deep political importance, the public machinery of government is routinely subverted on the say so of deep politicians.
Deep state milieu	Deep state milieux are informal, clandestine gatherings to meet and arrange business. These organs of the deep state are created and governed by deep politicians. Like criminal syndicates, some are ephemeral, some perennial. They have varying procedures and protocols, but are generally characterised by the secrecy required by agents of the deep state.
Enemy image	The term "Enemy image", promoted by Marshal Rosenberg, refers to a view of a person or people which is influenced by animosity, and as such hampers reconciliation and real communication. The successful manipulation of large groups of people (e.g. the general public) has often been achieved through the nurturing of their prejudices and fear through such images.
False flag	False flag attacks are actions carried out in ways calculated to deceive the victim as to the nature of the perpetrator. Historically, these often involved flying literal flags, e.g. from a ship, or wearing uniforms. The procedure has been used as a standard way to try to justify starting a war. Most recently, perhaps the most common false flag in Western nations have been bombs attacks blamed on Muslims designed to fuel fear and promote the "war on terror".
Limited hangout	A limited hangout is a propaganda technique of displaying a subset of the available information. It misdirects an incautious audience, because information needs a context for correct interpretation. Subtly omitting information changes the interpretation of the surrounding information. Th commercially-controlled media is a form of limited hangout, although since they also modify information, Modified limited hangout may be a more appropriate term.
Official narrative	The "Official Narrative" is the cover story of "the powers that be". On Wikispooks this mean the story intended for citizens of the so-called 'Western Democracies'. This could be the truth, but the term is usually used for cases in which it is a veil over something more sinister.
Official opposition narrative	The Official Opposition Narrative is an alternative story spun by The Powers That Be, to deceive people who dissent from the official narrative.
Operation Mockingbird	Operation Mockingbird is a CIA project started in the early 1950s to control the corporate media, and has been so successful that this site refers to them as the "corporate/controlled media", to contrast with independent publishers on the internet. The implications for Wikipedia's policy of deeming big media a "reliable" and "notable" are obviously dire.|
Premature death	The label "premature death" is used to refer to deaths which are not provably murder or assassination, and includes several cases where the official verdict is "suicide".
Spook	Used on Wikispooks as a colloquial term for spy but with wider connotations encompassing people whose primary occupation may be in any area of industry, commerce, politics, the media etc., but who also acts as an agent/informant of the secret intelligence agencies or the security services generally.
Strategy of tension	The strategy of tension is an umbrella term used for longer term campaigns of operations by governments aimed at destabilising or unsettling target populations or states, for example a series of false flag attacks.
The Establishment	The Establishment is used in a rather general way on Wikispooks to refer to the (often deliberately unclear) set of relationships, figures and organisations which make up the socio political status quo. The Establishment's official (for public consumption) opinion is, by definition, the "official narrative"
Zionist Occupied Government	A government which is heavily influenced by the Zionist world view. It can also denote Jewish membership of a government which is grossly out of proportion to the Jewish population of the country as a whole.

Term	Definition
Authority, Authoritative	In addition to standard dictionary definitions, both words are often used pejoratively to imply distrust. In particular, political argument based on implied or alleged "authority" - usually connected with rank - that we are thus expected to take on trust because, after all, what interests could "Authority" possibly be serving other than the best interests of the Sheeple? (for example a General making statements about a political aspect of a war - or anything else for that matter - is expected to be accorded special authority, whereas the special interests and the agenda he is serving are usually transparent to anyone not dazzled by the medals)
Consensus trance	Analogous to "Ruling Group Mind" (See below). The term was coined by Richard Heinberg in his writings about 9/11 and Peak oil. He in turn probably adapted it from Robert Anton Wilson's "Consensus Reality". It refers to the psychology that requires either tacit acceptance of "The official Narrative" or the sub-conscious blocking out of unpleasant and unpalatable truths about the world, ones country, society etc., in order to get through the day and concentrate on ones job and the necessary routines of life.
Conspiracy theory Conspiracy Theorist	A term that has become close to useless for serious analytical purposes, since it is invariably used by promoters/defenders of official narratives as a pejorative to render those targeted with it as unworthy of further hearing. In the post 9/11 world, it's use to denote someone who is at least a little crazy and/or paranoid has nonetheless become widespread. See the 'Conspiracy Theory' category for relevant documents and articles. In so far as it does identify a genuine trait in people, the Conspiracy Theorist article accurately describes it.
Deep Politics	See this page
The Establishment	See this Wikipedia article which is a reasonable exposition of its meaning where used on WikiSpooks.
False Flag	"False flag" operations are covert operations designed to deceive the public such that they appear to have been carried out by other entities. The name is derived from the military concept of flying false colors; that is, flying the flag of a country other than one's own. False flag operations are not limited to war and counter-insurgency operations, and, as a matter of record, can be and often are used in peace-time. This Wikipedia article expands on the origins of the term.
"The Holocaust"	In its Capitalised and unquoted form "The Holocaust" has become the concensus Western term for the treatment of the Jewish populations of Germany and German occupied territories through the period of the second world war (1939-45). Its use in this format stems from about the mid-1960's (ie more than 20 years after the events it claims to define). It does not appear in any histories or documents, official or otherwise, before that time. Except where it appears in attributed documents, the term in its capitalised form will always be enclosed in quotation marks on Wikispooks. This is because claims that, in the annals of man's inhumanity to man, it was a uniquely evil event (as indicated by those capitals) are patently absurd - and that quite apart from the veracity of the details upon which the claim itself is founded.
LIHOP	"Let it happen on purpose" - an acronym used to explain the nature of possible official complicity in a terrorist attack
MIHOP	"Made it happen on purpose" - an acronym used to explain the nature of possible official complicity in a terrorist attack
The Official Narrative	Usage of the term on WikiSpooks is confined to the so-called 'Western Democracies'. It is the how-what-when-where-why of an event, issue or history, that is generally accepted and promoted by political establishments and their alliances. The detail of such narratives may vary considerably between the ruling and opposition wings of establishments, thus defining the respective positions and rivalries of established political parties, their programmes and manifestos - IOW the boundaries of acceptable opinion and debate. Opinions held outside those clearly defined (though unwritten and unspoken) boundaries, CANNOT be expressed without serious risk of ostracism by 'The Establishment' - even where there is ample evidence to support them. "The Holocaust" is the pre-eminant current (2012) example of rigid imposition of an 'Offical Narrative', to the point that to question any aspect of it in many European countries is illegal and WILL result in a prison sentence.
Parapolitics	See this page
Permanent Government	Used on WikiSpooks in the sense described in detail in Ola Tunander's paper Democratic State v Deep State. The term refers to those elements of the State which effectively moderate and circumscribe the actions of elected representatives. It includes senior echelons of the civil service and certain 'agencies of government' but especially the Secret Intelligence Services
Ruling Group mind	A term coined by John McMurtry in his paper "Understanding 9-11 and the 9-11 wars". It refers to the psychology of the mass of a population when dealing with "The Official Narrative" - however absurd that narrative may be when subject to analysis that is unencumbered by the trappings of patriotism or other national, political, career, status-connected loyalties, pretensions and conceits.
Sheeple	A replacement for "people" - in the sense of an obedient, docile population with either a blind or fearful trust in authority, with darker overtones of 'lambs to the slaughter' as regards what their fate might be.

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