Conspiracies and Coverups

Conspiracies, Coverups, and Crimes

By: Dr. Matthew Robinson

Appalachian State University

STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM (MS Word format)

FINAL EXAM -- Monday, December 15, 2008 from 9:00AM - 11:30AM

The following presentations and web pages, developed by Dr. Matthew Robinson deal with some alleged conspiracies as part of an undergraduate class at Appalachian State University. Some of the material is controversial. If you are a student in the class, you do not have to agree with any of it; Instead, you should try to understand the facts in order to understand the alleged conspiracies in these cases.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Your assigned readings will be on reserve at the Circulation Desk in the library (from the Encyclopedia of American Conspiracy Theories).

CLASS NOTES:

October 22, 2008

War on Drugs Conspiracies?

War on Drugs notes (MS Word format)
War on Drugs as a conspiracy (PowerPoint format)

Also: http://theapp.appstate.edu/component/option,com_seyret/Itemid,98/task,videodirectlink/id,56/

War on Drugs Coverup?

War on Drugs as a coverup (PowerPoint format)

October 29, 2008

Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination

Martin Luther King, Jr. (the man and the context of the Civil Rights Movement)
Video: Mighty Times (the story of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr.)

MLK, Jr., the Man and context of civil rights, Part One (PowerPoint format)
MLK, Jr., the Man and context of civil rights, Part Two (PowerPoint format)

Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1L8y-MX3pg

November 5, 2008
Martin Luther King, Jr. (the official assasination story and the conspiracy)

The Assassination of MLK, Jr. (PowerPoint format)

Video (November 6): The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akMBm-ZpI9A&feature=related

Note: A ten part film on the 1999 conspiracy trial in the MLK case is also available online at Youtube.com

And a ten part documentary on the killing is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF7oGYVltxc&feature=related

November 12, 2008
2000 Election Conspiracies
Video: Unprecedented

Assignment 1: Watch the film "Unprecedented" in class and take careful notes. Then, summarize the main argument in the film, using your own words. Be sure to lay out the case, using as much evidence as you can from the film, that suggests the 2000 presidential election was rigged or "stolen" as a result of a conspiracy by powerful interests. Finally, tell me whether you think the argument in the film is correct or not, and why. The assignment MUST BE TYPED! The assignment is due November 19.

November 19, 2008

The Offical Story of the 2000 Election and the Lead Conspiracy Theory

The 2000 Vote: An Outline of the Facts (MS Word format)
The 2000 Vote: An Outline of the Conspiracy (MS Word format

November 19, 2008 and December 3, 2008

9/11 Conspiracies and the War on Iraq

9/11: Everything you need to know and then some (PowerPoint format)

Assignment 2: Watch the film "Loose Change, Final Cut" out of class and take careful notes. Then, summarize the main argument in the film, using your own words. Be sure to lay out the case, using as much evidence as you can from the film, that suggests the attacks of 9/11 were carried out by the US government as a result of a conspiracy. Finally, tell me whether you think the argument in the film is correct or not, and why. The assignment MUST BE TYPED! The assignment is due December 3.

You can view the film at: http://loosechange911.com/finalcut/

STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM (MS Word format)

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FINAL EXAM -- Monday, December 15, 2008 from 9:00AM - 11:30AM