pollack@uicsl.UUCP (11/01/83)
#R:uicsl:16300026:uicsl:16300028:000:817 uicsl!pollack Nov 1 01:14:00 1983 Does anyone out there remember a 60 Minutes story on how some "Royal Order of Some-Medieval-Name Knights" wanted to buy half of a small Caribbean Island called Barbuto (not Barbados) upon which to build a new "kingdom" in which to hide during the coming Fallout? CBS discovered that Ron Reagan, Dean Rusk, Al Haig and Cap Weinberger were all members of this secret society based in Italy. The Barbutons, although initially enthralled by the $1 million a year offer, soon discovered that Robert Vesco was handling the finance, and balked. (If anyone has a clearer memory of this report, please respond) Considering that US foreign policy probably reflects the interests of these "Knights" more than it reflects the interests of We the People, do you think that Grenada will become their new lead-lined "kingdom"?
odom@uiucuxc.UUCP (11/03/83)
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uiucuxc!odom Nov 1 10:00:00 1983
Jordan? Is that you, Jordan?? Yah, I remember
the story (not very clearly) wasn't it something
about the Visigoths?? Wait, it's coming back to
me; they wanted to buy the island as a sort of
resort but Mike or Morley got the impression that
it would also have some military purposes too.
The whole deal was pretty screwy, finance, usage,
etc. and the islanders did decide to back off.
As i recall the story they (read Visigoths) weren't
too thrilled with 60 minutes investigation. The odd
thing is I don't remember the Visigoths making any
reply/rebuttal. They just waited for the hullabaloo
to die down.
Anyways, I seriously doubt that Reagan sent the Marines
in there to set up Grenada for the Visigoths. I personally
think the man is a little wierd to belong to this sort of
club but nobody could be wierd enough to use the power
of the presidency to set up a "lead-lined" island for
his club's use. Unless of course, you were joking?!?!
susan