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17. "The Franklin Conspiracy"

Reply to loudsue (Reply #16)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 11:07 AM

Oct 2013

That book is chilling, it details what you are talking about, it all started in Nebraska and the Pedo ring was intertwined with the savings and loan debacle and big named folks, if I recall. And it was written by a Republican former Nebraska legislator who tried to expose what he discovered.

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'Police gunman told me to ignore paedophiles’, says ex-child protection officer [View all] JohnyCanuck Oct 2013 OP

There are too many stories like this, both here and overseas... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #1

"VIP's" can and do get away with literally everything Doctor_J Oct 2013 #2

There were unsavory rumors of Bush senior and other VIPs a few years ago. Kablooie Oct 2013 #4

I remember those stories too madokie Oct 2013 #8

here's a link to some of that UpInArms Oct 2013 #11

They weren't just rumors. There was a brief investigation, with WITNESSES, loudsue Oct 2013 #16

"The Franklin Conspiracy" get the red out Oct 2013 #17

Hunter S. Thompson claimed that bathroommonkey76 Oct 2013 #22

I doubt it ever stops. nt valerief Oct 2013 #23

Sometimes I even think it's viewed as a "perk"... Frank Cannon Oct 2013 #7

And what happened to the prosecutor who just disappeared? WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #9

I hate to agree with your statement about this avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #24

doesn't surprise me heaven05 Oct 2013 #3

Then there is this bahrbearian Oct 2013 #5

Thank you! That's the newspaper article that I remember about bush & boys. loudsue Oct 2013 #19

I remember dotymed Oct 2013 #6

When you think about the utter depravity WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #10

These stories do come through periodically starroute Oct 2013 #12

The rich get away with murder. /nt Ash_F Oct 2013 #13

Worse than murder, IMO. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #27

It' clear high profile UK radio personality Jimmy Savile didn't have to worry JohnyCanuck Oct 2013 #14

Royal cover up: Police censor Jimmy Savile interview transcript JohnyCanuck Oct 2013 #29

They were behaving like a Praetorian Guard MrScorpio Oct 2013 #15

When I saw the headline, my first thought was Rush Limbaugh BlueJazz Oct 2013 #18

Is he claiming it happened in 1990 and this is the first time he mentioned it? Democat Oct 2013 #20

k and r and bookmarking niyad Oct 2013 #21

K&R n/t NealK Oct 2013 #25

S.O.P. - K&R n/t DeSwiss Oct 2013 #26

I made a comment a few weeks back Kelvin Mace Oct 2013 #28