Wow, people with misgivings about David Icke on this list? And I thought I was the only one.

David Icke graduated from football star, to TV sports commentator, to high profile environmentalist, and then one day, he had a vision/voice, telling him that he would (help) save the world. Grandiose to say the least.

He obviously started reading NEXUS Magazine at the time, as his books were largely extracts from our magazine, along with plenty of credits in the footnotes.

He is a great orator - passionate, compelling and believable. He can tell you that two and two make five and you will believe him so much that you won't even feel it is worth checking such a detail. He regularly held up NEXUS in the early days on stage, citing it as an example of what people should look for to read.

Then when he decided to challenge the holocaust, the shit hit the fan. I mean, how silly - he was using the holocaust as an example of how the winners rewrite the history books. Naturally, the Zionist/ADL lobby around the world jumped on him, very fiercely. And because Icke was waving copies of NEXUS around, suddenly I found myself in umpteen magazines and newspapers as a neo-nazi, right-wing extremist, complete with connections to Libyan intelligence etc.

I had already decided that Icke was a loose cannon who was not checking his facts before selling them to his rapidly growing audiences. The holocaust rave was the last straw. I do not care what stance people take on the holocaust, it is a very sensitive issue in Europe (many countries will jail you just for stating you doubt the 6 million figure), and one guaranteed to cause trouble.

A year or so later, David came out with his shape-shifting reptilian aliens from another dimension. He also dismissed the existence of Jesus Christ, and similarly dismissed Zecharia Sitchin's work.
NEXUS Magazine at that stage was publishing the research of Laurence Gardner, who was tracing the bloodline of Abraham, King David, Jesus etc right down to the Royal Families of Europe. Gardner had access to archives not given to others previously.
Naturally this challenged Icke's assertion that Christ did not exist.

Icke was at this stage regularly claiming (on stage and video) that Gardner and Sitchin were shape-shifting reptilian aliens who ate babies at satanic ceremonies etc.

I had already had Gardner speak at two of our conferences, and if he is a shape-shifting reptilian alien, then bring them on. What a nice man - humble, didn't screw any of the women hitting on him (he is married and faithful, unlike Icke!) and not money thirsty either.

So I publicly challenged Icke on several lists to put up or shut up. Icke responded by putting on his website a glaring flashing 'alert' button, basically saying: "If anyone out there has any dirt on Laurence Gardner, send it in".

It didn't take too long for another money-hungry, sensationalist worm out there to respond. Suddenly, Stewart Swerdlow 'remembered' that he had seen Gardner cutting up and eating babies at some satanic, shapeshifting ceremony in the USA.

Sitchin by this stage had threatened legal action (so I am told) so we never heard again that he was a reptile.

Why didn't Icke challenge Garnder and Sitchin on their research versus his, instead of character smearing?

To heck with Icke's symbolism - he is a slack researcher, regurgitating other people's work, and increasingly without crediting them. Nothing he has said is new (at least to NEXUS readers), and much of it is 2+2=5 logic.

He has been virtually banned by conference organisers around the planet, who tell me that there isn't a room big enough in their respective cities for Icke's ego.

Icke is the equivalent of a conspiracy rock-star - complete with naughty boy image, plenty of lights, special effects etc.
His 'concerts' are lessening the credibility of genuine conspiracies that exist out there.

But, until people bother to think, read, and check for themselves, people like Icke will always have a willing audience, and so will big brother.

regards
Dunca