William Cooper: Death Of A Conspiracy Salesman

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Summary: GREAT NAME FOR A GREAT BOOK!
Review: I guess I had read elsewhere that Wild Bill (Tim Beckley's nick name for Cooper) had quite a temper. Apparently, he had exploded at more than one UFO convention and refused to lecture for another conference organizer cause he believed the organizer was an agent of the IRS. Cooper was known as an ultra patroit and his book BEHOLD A PALE HORSE has long been the top selling conspiracy in the States. Cooper's ideas might be considered extreme but lots of folks. He believed -- and I think in all sincerity -- that the New World Order was about to impose a socialist dictatorship and take away all our rights. He saw left wingers every where and even said that Kennedy was assassinated by one of the Secret Service drivers (he later seemed to back track on this theory -- as he did with many of his statements). Indeed, any one time Cooper claimed that while he was in the Navy he was shown documents which clearly showed that the U.S. military had captured little men from space and had establishd some sort of cosmic trade agreement with them. This volume acts as sort of a tribute/though it doesnt seem like the author followed Cooper's complete train of thought hook, line and sinker; seeing Cooper as a great speaker and a salesman who knew that he had to keep the public's attention if we were to pay the rent. If nothing more this book is a great study of one of the most controversial individuals of our era.

Rating:
Summary: GREAT NAME FOR A GREAT BOOK!
Review: I guess I had read elsewhere that Wild Bill (Tim Beckley's nick name for Cooper) had quite a temper. Apparently, he had exploded at more than one UFO convention and refused to lecture for another conference organizer cause he believed the organizer was an agent of the IRS. Cooper was known as an ultra patroit and his book BEHOLD A PALE HORSE has long been the top selling conspiracy in the States. Cooper's ideas might be considered extreme but lots of folks. He believed -- and I think in all sincerity -- that the New World Order was about to impose a socialist dictatorship and take away all our rights. He saw left wingers every where and even said that Kennedy was assassinated by one of the Secret Service drivers (he later seemed to back track on this theory -- as he did with many of his statements). Indeed, any one time Cooper claimed that while he was in the Navy he was shown documents which clearly showed that the U.S. military had captured little men from space and had establishd some sort of cosmic trade agreement with them. This volume acts as sort of a tribute/though it doesnt seem like the author followed Cooper's complete train of thought hook, line and sinker; seeing Cooper as a great speaker and a salesman who knew that he had to keep the public's attention if we were to pay the rent. If nothing more this book is a great study of one of the most controversial individuals of our era.

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Summary: To Terry ..the reader from Canada....
Review: In the tightly knit UFO community, the name of William Cooper was for many years famous or infamous, depending on your perspective. There are few researchers and publishers in the field who did not at some point have mostly unpleasant and decidedly bizarre encounters with Cooper.

There are even legends to the effect that fistfights were not uncommon when Cooper came to lecture at UFO conferences around the country. Some people just couldn't handle what they took to be Cooper's arrogance and tendencies toward outright character defamation when some unlucky someone crossed the line Cooper had fanatically scratched in his personal and very internalized sand.

So it was not much of a surprise to the UFO community in general when it was reported that Cooper had died in November of 2001 in a confrontation with the sheriff's department in Eager, Arizona. Cooper had always intended to go out in a blaze of glory defendindg his radical beliefs, and while even his closest followers denied that his death had anything to do with his rabblerousing about the New World Order, in some way he got his wish.

Which brings us to "William Cooper: Death of a Conspiracy Salesman," edited by Commander X, the veteran researcher and author of many books on the New World Order conspiracy. The book was rushed into print in the weeks following Cooper's death, and it gamely attempts to put the entire story of Cooper into some kind of comprehensive focus. It includes the transcripts of a couple of the countless lectures Cooper gave in which he talked about the dark hand of our own government in the Kennedy assassination, the unconstitutionality of the Internal Revenue Service, the idea that UFOs are in fact secret manmade spacecraft being used by the government to somehow take away our freedoms--the list goes on and on.

Cooper also openly stated his belief that both the September 11 terrorist attacks and the Oklahoma City bombing were carried out by the US government as a means of using the threat of terrorism to put in place a fascist police state in the name of "National Security." It may interest the reader to know that even "straight-world" author Norman Mailer raised the same possibility in an interview with "The London Times" in early 2002. Whether or not either gentlemen is correct in that assessment remains to be seen of course.

The book also includes several different newspaper reports on the actual circumstances surrounding Cooper's violent demise, an event that received surprisingly little coverage outside of the Arizona region where it took place. Given that Rush Limbaugh and even President Clinton had commented publicly on Cooper in the years before his death, both calling him a dangerous fanatic, as well as the fact that Cooper's weekly radio show was later listed as among the primary political influences on Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, one would think Cooper's death would have rated at least some national headlines.

Be that as it may, if you are interested in learning more about Cooper or simply want to see what one more militia man had to say before he bought it, then "Death of a Conspiracy Salesman" is well worth its cover price and the short time it will take to read it.

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Summary: A Fanatic's Blaze of Glory
Review: In the tightly knit UFO community, the name of William Cooper was for many years famous or infamous, depending on your perspective. There are few researchers and publishers in the field who did not at some point have mostly unpleasant and decidedly bizarre encounters with Cooper.

There are even legends to the effect that fistfights were not uncommon when Cooper came to lecture at UFO conferences around the country. Some people just couldn't handle what they took to be Cooper's arrogance and tendencies toward outright character defamation when some unlucky someone crossed the line Cooper had fanatically scratched in his personal and very internalized sand.

So it was not much of a surprise to the UFO community in general when it was reported that Cooper had died in November of 2001 in a confrontation with the sheriff's department in Eager, Arizona. Cooper had always intended to go out in a blaze of glory defendindg his radical beliefs, and while even his closest followers denied that his death had anything to do with his rabblerousing about the New World Order, in some way he got his wish.

Which brings us to "William Cooper: Death of a Conspiracy Salesman," edited by Commander X, the veteran researcher and author of many books on the New World Order conspiracy. The book was rushed into print in the weeks following Cooper's death, and it gamely attempts to put the entire story of Cooper into some kind of comprehensive focus. It includes the transcripts of a couple of the countless lectures Cooper gave in which he talked about the dark hand of our own government in the Kennedy assassination, the unconstitutionality of the Internal Revenue Service, the idea that UFOs are in fact secret manmade spacecraft being used by the government to somehow take away our freedoms--the list goes on and on.

Cooper also openly stated his belief that both the September 11 terrorist attacks and the Oklahoma City bombing were carried out by the US government as a means of using the threat of terrorism to put in place a fascist police state in the name of "National Security." It may interest the reader to know that even "straight-world" author Norman Mailer raised the same possibility in an interview with "The London Times" in early 2002. Whether or not either gentlemen is correct in that assessment remains to be seen of course.

The book also includes several different newspaper reports on the actual circumstances surrounding Cooper's violent demise, an event that received surprisingly little coverage outside of the Arizona region where it took place. Given that Rush Limbaugh and even President Clinton had commented publicly on Cooper in the years before his death, both calling him a dangerous fanatic, as well as the fact that Cooper's weekly radio show was later listed as among the primary political influences on Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, one would think Cooper's death would have rated at least some national headlines.

Be that as it may, if you are interested in learning more about Cooper or simply want to see what one more militia man had to say before he bought it, then "Death of a Conspiracy Salesman" is well worth its cover price and the short time it will take to read it.

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Summary: To Terry ..the reader from Canada....
Review: Terry we're interested to know what in particular it is about the book in question ..that you despise. It seems as if you had preconcieved ideas about Cooper, the author, or the idea of the book itself..prior to even reading the table of contents. I value constructive criticism however your critique/review gives the impression of an angry childish one sided "nutcase" in your own right. In behaving this way you offer us 2 possibilities... either you can't see past the tip of your nose or your review was just further intent to discredit the concepts offered in the book & not the book itself nor the author-and the reason its so obvious is your lack of point-for-point explanation of your disapproval. :-o NEXT!! =)

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Summary: Put you money towards TOILET PAPER .. it is a better buy !!
Review: William Cooper: Death Of A Conspiracy Salesman by Commander X is one more example of Commander X trying to make a buck very quickly .. His book is not worth the paper it is written on .. buying TOILET PAPER would be more useful. ... Willy Cooper .. shot a Young Police Officer in the face twice .. there was no need for that .. he was right off his rocker .. he did not live with his wife .. he lived with a dog and a chickhen and had a very bad temper. He published articles as Truth but in fact were HOAXs from others that he did not know about. Even his website posted that the arrest had nothing to do with UFOs or what he wrote .. he was being arrested for what was written on the arrest warrant and he resisted with force. He is not a hero .. he is a nut case that totally lost any conception of reality. If he had left peaceably he would be still alive today and Commander X would not made any money of his death.
Commander X put this book out shortly after Coopers death .. very fast .. only 100 page paperback .. a trashy paperback with the AMERICAN FLAG plastered all over it. He even brings up Sept 11 Twin Towers to sell the book .. anyone that buys this book is supporting what he is doing. He is in it only for the money .. your money. Want to read it .. flip through it at the store .. 100 pages .. a few minutes.. keep your money and buy the kids a burger and fries...

terryincanada

Rating:
Summary: Put you money towards TOILET PAPER .. it is a better buy !!
Review: William Cooper: Death Of A Conspiracy Salesman by Commander X is one more example of Commander X trying to make a buck very quickly .. His book is not worth the paper it is written on .. buying TOILET PAPER would be more useful. ... Willy Cooper .. shot a Young Police Officer in the face twice .. there was no need for that .. he was right off his rocker .. he did not live with his wife .. he lived with a dog and a chickhen and had a very bad temper. He published articles as Truth but in fact were HOAXs from others that he did not know about. Even his website posted that the arrest had nothing to do with UFOs or what he wrote .. he was being arrested for what was written on the arrest warrant and he resisted with force. He is not a hero .. he is a nut case that totally lost any conception of reality. If he had left peaceably he would be still alive today and Commander X would not made any money of his death.
Commander X put this book out shortly after Coopers death .. very fast .. only 100 page paperback .. a trashy paperback with the AMERICAN FLAG plastered all over it. He even brings up Sept 11 Twin Towers to sell the book .. anyone that buys this book is supporting what he is doing. He is in it only for the money .. your money. Want to read it .. flip through it at the store .. 100 pages .. a few minutes.. keep your money and buy the kids a burger and fries...

terryincanada