FAKE TERROR -
THE ROAD TO WAR AND DICTATORSHIP
| It's the oldest trick in the book, dating back to
Roman times; creating the enemies you need. |
| In 70 BC, an ambitious minor politician
and extremely wealthy man, Marcus
Licinius
Crassus,
wanted to rule Rome. Just to give you an idea of what
sort of man Crassus really was, he is credited with
invention of the fire brigade. But in Crassus' version,
his fire-fighting slaves would race to the scene of a
burning building whereupon Crassus would offer to buy it
on the spot for a tiny fraction of it's worth. If the
owner sold, Crassus' slaves would put out the fire. If
the owner refused to sell, Crassus allowed the building
to burn to the ground. By means of this device, Crassus
eventually came to be the largest single private land
holder in Rome, and used some of his wealth to help back
Julius Caesar against Cicero. |