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The Black Bag Department

March 13, 2023 By Mike Rinder 3 Comments

  Reposting earlier posts during my vacation. I may do a YouTube piece about this, as it fits with the general theme of scientology Fair Game and disdain for the law... I just wasn't able to get one put together before I left. Marty has been doing a good job of exposing the unalterable policies of the church concerning dealing with perceived enemies. One aspect not much discussed is who are the "outside professionals" hired to do the dirty work. And while there is a lot that is done by Sea Org OSA staff, Class V (local DSAs like Mark Warburg and John Carmichael) and public … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fair Game, Harrassment Tagged With: Angie Blankenship, Bart Parr, Ben SHaw, bob keenan, Bob Quigley, Brian Raftery, bryan seymour, David Lubow, Ed Seidlick, Gen Ingram, Greg Sloat, James Hunt, Jesse Prince, Judge Waldrip, Ken Rice, Marty Rathbun, Monty Drake, Rick Moxon, Robert Almblad, Robert MacLean, Ron Williams, Russ Andrews, Talon, Ted Banas

Australian Media Again Leading the Way

April 7, 2021 By Mike Rinder 25 Comments

You have to hand it to the Australian media -- they are, as a whole, less cowed by scientology than in any other country. We have watched for years as Bryan Seymour and Steve Cannane have done numerous stories exposing scientology's abuses. And there have been others too. And now Ben Schneiders  has joined the party, and is making a big splash. In the past week he has published an explosive report about scientology finances and follow up stories detailing how this is now ballooning into a demand from at least one member of the Australian Parliament, Andrew Leigh, for an investigation of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Tax Exemption Tagged With: ABC, Andrew Leigh, ben schneiders, bryan seymour, Charities and Not For Profits Commission, irs, Steve Cannane, Sydney Morning Herald, Tax exempt status, The Age

The Black Bag Department

March 13, 2020 By Mike Rinder 16 Comments

See my announcement on Friday -- I am revisiting earlier posts during my vacation. Each day there will be a different one. Marty has been doing a good job of exposing the unalterable policies of the church concerning dealing with perceived enemies. One aspect not much discussed is who are the "outside professionals" hired to do the dirty work. And while there is a lot that is done by Sea Org OSA staff, Class V (local DSAs like Mark Warburg and John Carmichael) and public Scientologists (John Allender, Ed Bryan and Co) there is work that requires specific skills, including licenses to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Harrassment Tagged With: Angie Blankenship, Bart Parr, bob keenan, Bob Quigley, Brian Raftery, bryan seymour, Clearwater Florida, d-line, Dave Lubow, David Miscavige, Ed Bryan, Elliot Abelson, Falcon Industries, Flag Service Organization, Fran Andrews, Gene Ingram, Greg Sloat, Jerry Feffer, Jesse Prince, John Allener, John Carmichael, Judge Waldrip, Ken Cramer, Ken Rice, Mark Warburg, Marty Rathbun, monique yingling, Monty Drake, Penny Atwell-Jones, PI's, Rick Moxon, Robert MacLean, Russ Andrews, Russell Miller, shelly miscavige, TalonExecutive Services, Ted Banas, Tommy Davis

More on the “Wog” Face of the Freewinds

August 14, 2019 By Mike Rinder 93 Comments

This is a follow up to the recent post about Carol Miles: The Face of the Freewinds: A "Wog". Valeska sent me this write up with some further information, and it is an opportunity to republish the photo of Carol that was sent in by a reader. Also at the end I have included a comment posted by Jeff Hawkins about how Carol came to be the "Face of the Freewinds". Valeska wrote: Carol was sent to the RPF in late 2008 for being suicidal and having "case on post" and for wanting to leave the Sea Org. This was orchestrated by Lurie Belotti, (RTC Rep Ship) and Sue Price, (CO CMO Ship). She … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Freewinds Tagged With: bryan seymour, Carol Miles, David Miscavige, Freewinds, Kevin Mackey, Lurie Belotti, RPF, RPF ANZO, Sue Price, Valeska Guider

Scientology Inciting Murder? STAAD League Suddenly Silent

March 9, 2019 By Mike Rinder 50 Comments

The hypocrisy of the OSA Front group STAAD is astonishing. Remember when Fast Eddie Parkin and the STAAD League made an enormous deal out of the false story that someone who committed a murder at their Advanced Org in Sydney was "incited" to do so because he had read a website that had a link to an Aftermath show. He claimed repeatedly that Leah Remini and Mike Rinder had "incited a murder" along with "hundreds of other incidents and threats." This of course was a completely manufactured accusation. The alleged murdered has NOT claimed ANY motivation for committing the crime, let alone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Interviews, Scientology Tagged With: bryan seymour, Ed Parkin, Karin Pouw, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, murder, STAAD, STAND League

Scientology: The No Responsibility Case

January 14, 2019 By Mike Rinder 83 Comments

L. Ron Hubbard talks a LOT about responsibility in his scientology writings, and often laments the sad state of those who cannot be responsible for their actions. His derogatory term for this type of person is "a no responsibility case." This is a famous, and oft-used quote taken from Hubbard's Advanced Procedures and Axioms book: A soldier shot on the field of battle may "blame" the sniper, the Selective Service, the stupidity of government, but he nevertheless had full responsibility not only for being there and getting shot but for the sniper, Selective Service and the stupidity of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Public Relations Tagged With: bryan seymour, Ideal Orgs, L. Ron Hubbard, Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, public relations, The Aftermath, Tony Ortega

The World’s Largest “Ideal Org”

January 26, 2016 By Mike Rinder 96 Comments

Another bizarre cow pie just landed splat in my inbox.... And as with everything else in scientology, the goalposts area moving target. Today's news may or may not be completely at odds with what was said yesterday, but the sheeple never seem to notice. The last announcement about the world's largest ideal org was that LA Org held that distinction. Guess not. At least not for this week. So, now you know, the "world's largest ideal org on the planet" is Milano. As announced by the redundancy department of redundancy. And then the next oddity -- they're holding one HUGE showing - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Idle Orgs, Public Relations Tagged With: bryan seymour, David Miscavige, freedom mag, Ideal Orgs, public relations, Scientology

The Black Bag Department first published March 17, 2014

March 17, 2014 By Mike Rinder 177 Comments

Marty has been doing a good job of exposing the unalterable policies of the church concerning dealing with perceived enemies. One aspect not much discussed is who are the "outside professionals" hired to do the dirty work. And while there is a lot that is done by Sea Org OSA staff, Class V (local DSAs like Mark Warburg and John Carmichael) and public Scientologists (John Allender, Ed Bryan and Co) there is work that requires specific skills, including licenses to carry and/or needs more distance from "the church" to afford a measure of plausible deniability. There are quite a number … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Special Feature Tagged With: Angie Blankenship, Bart Parr, bob keenan, Bob Quigley, Brian Raftery, bryan seymour, Church of Scientology, David Lubow, David Miscavige, Ed Bryan, Falcon Industries, Greg Sloat, Independent Scientologists, investigations, Jerry Feffer, Jesse Prince, John Allender, John Carmichael, john sweeney, Judge Waldrip, Ken Cramer, Ken Rice, Mark Warburg, Marty Rathbun, monique yingling, Moniue Rathbun, Monty Drake, PI's, Rober MacLean, Robert Almblad, Ron Williams, Russ Abdrews, Russell Miller, Ted Banas, Tommy Davis

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