It's an eight-hour road trip from Austin, Texas to Oklahoma City. Why didn’t NWO warrior Alex Jones make it a point to be at the OKC Memorial events, considering how important it is for the American public to learn the truth about the bombing which occurred on April 19, 1995? Considering his huge listening audience, why wasn’t Jones devoting a significant portion of his air-time to regular announcements about these events and urging people to attend? The fact is, he didn't devote even one-minute to promoting this event. Furthermore, why wasn’t he in Oklahoma City himself, or why didn’t he send a representative to cover the rally and speakers’ forum? Where the hell was Alex Jones? It’s not as though he didn’t know about it, because WING TV and the OKBIC circulated information about this event for months. Why, then, were these events largely unreported, with the exception of WING TV, the American Free Press, and Darrell Smith on his old radio show, The French Connection? Was there more urgently breaking news that merited totally burying this story? Of course not. Yet for some inexplicable reason, Alex Jones (and others in the alternative media) didn’t seem interested. Why not? If we are ever to become a viable force in countering the mainstream media monopoly and its blackout on truth, then we MUST monitor events like the OKC Day of Truth. How will we ever be taken seriously if we don’t even care enough to be where the news is happening? What kept Alex Jones from running with this story? What was he talking about instead?

The answer to that is obvious. Jones was engrossed in the same old thing he does on any other given day: marketing and self-promotion. The same old blah, blah, blah “Buy-My-Video” schtick. How many of you feel like you’ve been bashed repeatedly over the head with the hard-sell hammer after three hours of Jones’ fire & brimstone psychic driving? Does this man even realize what he sounds like on the radio? In between ranting and raving like a lunatic, he oozes paranoia like a wet sponge. The “fearful truth” approach to sales is not new, and admittedly Jones has turned it into an artform. In his own words just a few days ago during his broadcast, Jones said that, “We’re growing by millions of listeners every month.” If this equates to millions of new monthly subscribers to his pay-per-view website, then the “hard-sell” hammer is working like a charm. So what’s the problem, you might ask?

The problem is that Jones spends most of his air-time conditioning his listeners with repetitive self-promotion. I’d even go so far as to say that this seems to be what he is most obsessed with, rather than motivating people to take specific action or organizing the public in any meaningful way. We don’t see him supporting or promoting other independent media venues (except GCN), even if their information is important. So, on any given day, the listener is subjected to the hashing and rehashing of Alex’s adventure at Bohemian Grove (ad nauseum), which of course segues nicely into an increasingly boring - not to mention tiresome - rendition of “Buy My Video”. Can we all agree that the shenanigans at Bohemian Grove have been exposed for quite some time now? So, why does he keep repeating this story like nobody’s ever heard it? What’s the point, especially when this is advertised prominently on his pay-per-view website? It’s more about maintaining the moneymaker than anything else, so dear listeners, be prepared for endless loops about Bohemian Grove until the cows come home (despite breaking news like the OKC rally).

But what else is Alex selling?

How about a double dose of fear and paranoia? We hear Jones bellyaching over and over again that America is a police state. In fact, on Friday, April 28th, I heard Alex say that “America’s turning into a nightmare police state ... and it’s real.” A nightmare police state?? Where?? He also stated, “The country is turning into a total police state and we’re gonna expose it.” Yes, do expose it - again. And then go one step further, Alex. Expose and PINPOINT for us the geographic location of this so-called “nightmare police state”. Of course dangerous legislation is being put in place on a daily basis by our government, but Victor Thorn and I would very much like to see this POLICE STATE for ourselves, because somehow we’ve missed it. Maybe we’re suffering from a nasty concussion caused by all the infotainment and repeated bonks on the head from Alex's hard-sell hammer. Thorn and I recently returned from a road trip halfway across the country, stopping in big cities and small towns along the way, but for some odd reason we weren’t able to locate this Police State. So exactly where is it, Alex? The cities we drove through were not teeming with mace-spraying police brandishing batons or big guns. In fact, they were rather quiet and calm. There was no police state, no matter where we looked or who we spoke to. In fact, officers in Oklahoma City were actually supportive of our efforts once they realized we were trying to expose the murder of Terence Yeakey. Nobody seemed to know about this nightmare police state. So, we’d really appreciate it if Alex could be more specific as to where it is, since the “whole country” is supposedly undergoing this scary transformation. Where exactly is the police state, Alex? Or is this just another marketing tool to recruit subscribers and sell videos?

Now let’s get into the paranoia. It’s a wonder Jones’ listeners have the nerve to even crawl out from beneath their beds every day with the amount of paranoid conditioning they’re absorbing on a daily basis. This runs in direct opposition to what we and others in the freedom movement and independent media are trying to accomplish: empowerment of the people. Jones rattles on about how the government is monitoring everything in our lives, from what we listen to on our car radios to the ding-dongs we buy at the 7-11. This is alternated with screams about “martial law”, which coincidentally segues nicely into another ear-splitting chorus of “BUY-MY-VIDEO”. Would somebody please explain why the government even cares what radio stations people listen to, or which books they check out of the public library? And when you think about it, does the government even have the means to do this kind of tracking - assuming they're doing it at all - for 300 million people? If you say YES, then please be prepared to provide some proof of this to qualify your statement. I’m sure the Feds do listen in on some people here and there, but not on the massive, all-encompassing scale that Jones would have us believe. Why would they even CARE when the government knows that most of us aren’t doing anything? Yet there are people who believe this is the gospel truth. And most importantly, how does Alex's peculiar form of conditioning differ from that of the mainstream media?

Furthermore, Alex constantly makes a point of saying that people want to kill him for exposing the NWO's dark underbelly. I would think that if somebody really wanted Jones dead, they wouldn’t simply make idle threats. Wouldn’t they just go ahead and finish him off? Or is this simply another marketing tool being used to corral the sheep into different pens?

Also, Jones often broaches the subject of his own ego by saying that other people are trying to mimic him. (His exact line was, "I'm often imitated but never duplicated"!) First of all, who talks about their own ego, especially on a radio show? Isn't that the epitome of egomania? Apparently so, because Jones spends an inordinate amount of time assessing his own ego, which he tells us is becoming smaller as time goes by, while the egos of those around him (he doesn’t specify exactly WHOM) are growing larger. Is that so, Alex? How laughable is this coming from someone who touts himself as the “Grandfather of 9-11,” and then proceeds to tell us other people are trying to be like him. Who exactly is trying to copy or duplicate Alex Jones? I haven’t seen even one instance of this in the last few years. What the hell is he talking about? I think it's fair to say that we’re dealing with a very bloated ego here, and Jones’ self-assessment is so skewed that I think it's fair to say that he's looking in his own mirror.

Of course Alex's ego-stroke is immediately followed by an inevitable "screened" caller who continues the ego-stroking by saying Jones is a hero, a true patriot, and the next best thing to pizza. And true to form, Jones responds in typical fashion by agreeing, which conveniently segues once again into yet another enthusiastic round of “BUY-MY-VIDEO” paranoid conspiracy infomercials. And this is only the LIVE portion of his talk show, folks. When he cuts to commercial, Alex is back once again playing pre-recorded alarmist sonatas of “POLICE STATE!!” “MARTIAL LAW!!” and “BUY-MY-VIDEO!!” It’s all paranoid conditioning, it’s all pitch, and it’s comin’ at you all the time. Oh, and if you’re hard of hearing, you can always subscribe to Alex’s pay-per-view website. That way, you’ll be sure to catch the screeching and ranting with even crisper audio clarity.

Considering the above information, I’ve noticed a significant amount of cognitive dissonance throughout the Internet when we've dared to question or challenge certain popular spokesmen. More often than not, we are ridiculed and criticized for doing so. This is very surprising because people almost act like Alex Jones and others are above criticism and should never be questioned. Yet why isn't Alex Jones encouraging others to stand up and take specific or direct action rather than passively watching his videos? Plus, if we go "out on a limb" and say that a man should honor his word, why is it “tacky” or “low” or “divisive” for us to challenge Jones or call him out on the carpet for NOT honoring his own words? Why should we overlook certain things simply because he makes good videos? Frankly, we smell a rat, and I hope many of you are noting not only what Alex says on his show - but also what he doesn’t say. I’m not just referring to 9-11 On Trial, which he refuses to touch with a ten-foot pole, even though it PROVES more than any other book that the government lied about the WTC collapses. This should be considered the story of the century, yet Jones ignored it completely. Why? And nobody, other than Victor and I, will challenge him on it.

But that’s not the only thing Alex won’t talk about. What about the subject of Zionism in America and the pervasive Zionist influence throughout every power center of the world? Why does Jones never beat this subject with his mighty hammer? From my observations, Alex does his best to distance himself from the topic of Israel and Zionism, even though the Zionist factor is intrinsic in the bigger picture. In fact, I heard him just a few days ago declaring: “We don’t say a Jewish cabal controls world events.” What about the Zionists, Alex? Why does he run from this discussion, and who is he trying to protect? Does it hit a little too close to home? How can he ignore the powerful Zionist element that has been so clearly exposed by others? What possible reason justifies this critical omission from his discussions? It seems peculiar to us that he won’t point a finger in this direction EVER. Why is this topic taboo on the Alex Jones show?

By broaching these subjects, Victor Thorn and I have been openly criticized for daring to open our mouths and asking hard questions of people like Art Bell, Mike Gallagher, Amy Goodman, and Mike Ruppert. As WING TV viewers know, we’ve taken it on the chin many times because we've refused to go along silently with the rest of the herd. Instead, we've dared to stand up and speak out, despite people telling us to keep quiet and not rock the boat. But as time has shown, we were ultimately proven RIGHT about Bell, Gallagher, Goodman, and most recently, Mike Ruppert. I daresay we’ll also be proven right again about Alex Jones in due time. What we're trying to show you is the games people play with your minds, which is why we've repeatedly urged everyone to use discernment in processing the information overload. Likewise, we've warned everyone not to fall into the traps set by fearmongers and alarmists, and alot of you have heard this message and are wiser for it. We respect Alex Jones’ hard work and we’re not challenging most of his information, but we do question his motives when he pushes fear-mongering and paranoia instead of direct activism.

Alex must also tell us why he hasn't honored his word about coming together and working in a spirit of cooperation - something we have tried in vain to accomplish with him - because success in defeating our common enemy lies in how well we all stand together. Ego must NEVER factor into this equation, nor should profit. It’s all about having integrity and being big enough to rise above ourselves. And we can’t defeat evil until everybody decides to do this. We’ve been accused of fracturing and splintering the “freedom movement," the "9-11 movement,” and the “truth movement." I heartily disagree with this sentiment, because as anyone can see, every single one of these “movements” was already a splintered, divided, fragmented effort, and they remain so to this day with or without our input.

Finally, let me say that I admire alot of the work Alex Jones has done, but he has other issues which need answers. The hard-sell, fear-mongering, psychic driving, and paranoid-alarmist conditioning really need to stop. It's not necessary to put people into a permanent psychological fetal tuck to sell products or fight the NWO. This is not productive, constructive, or beneficial to anyone but the pitchman and the people who sponsor him. It also isn't effective in motivating people to do anything other than make copies of his shows (which is, by the way, a great form of free advertising). In my opinion, we need to EMPOWER the public and help them bolster their courage, not soak them in more terror. And we need to do this while paying attention to and reporting the truth - ALL OF IT . This includes big news like the OKC rally. We want people to show up at these events, not just listen to them after the fact (which is exactly what Alex did). Independent media cannot afford to drop the ball if it is to be taken seriously. There is no margin for error.

If we really believe in what we’re doing, this shouldn’t be a point of contention, and even Alex Jones should be able to make the connection. Fear and paranoia must never dictate our actions if the people are to win this battle and reclaim our country. The times are frightening, but we can draw strength and inspiration from one another to speak out, rise up, and resist. Fear and paranoia are not inspiring. They debilitate and paralyze. That’s the bottom line as far as I’m concerned. Fear may sell, but I’m not buying. What about you?