In Germany freemasons exist since the 30's of the 18th century. During the first decade after the foundation of the first masonic lodge in Hamburg the aristocracy as well as the intellectual and military elite formed the German masonry. 

Who controls the monies

The Pilgrims of Saint Michael firmly believe that the nucleus of all evil stems from those who control the monies of the world, whom we generally refer to as the International Bankers. But one word we seldom here about, much less understand, is the Illuminati.

The Freemasons began as members of craft guilds who united into lodges in England in the early 1700's. They stressed religious tolerance, the equality of their male peers, and the themes of classic liberalism and the Enlightenment. Today they are a worldwide fraternal order that still educates its members about philosophical ideas, and engages in harmless rituals, but also offers networking for business and political leaders, and carries out charitable activities.

Foreign Correspondent

Italian politics haunted by the ghosts of its past

By Eric Margolis

May 21, 2000

SINALUNGA, ITALY - Italy's never-ending mysteries continue to haunt its present. Last week, the Vatican finally unveiled the so-called "Third Secret of Fatima," one of a trio of prophecies revealed to three Portuguese children in 1917. Long held secret, and the subject of fevered speculation, the third prophecy warned of impending persecution of Catholics by an evil totalitarian force and an assassination attempt against a pope.

Now for e-libel

Sunday July 27 2003

Duncan Lamont, The Observer

Obituaries for the law of libel are, it seems, premature. Disappointing as this may be to many journalists (though not all, as journalists and editors are regular customers for libel lawyers), recourse to the law of defamation has not been replaced by a scramble to bring privacy claims. So some lawyers may have rebranded themselves as privacy experts a little prematurely.

Libel claims are down (anecdotal evidence has it by as much as two-thirds since 2000) but big defamation claims remain. And the internet is starting to produce a flow of new business.