Underground

It is strange, the need of the authorities in almost all the offsprings of evil known as states - to build underground shelters where they would hide in a case of loss of power or in a case of natural or anthropogenic disaster. Most of the countries in the world had underground shelters ranging from a simple bunkers to entire underground cities. A nuclear holocaust or Zombie apocalypse must not catch politicians unprepared...

In the USA, the NORAD center Cheyenne Mountain and the Ravenrock base are known, where there are huge underground complexes, in the first case carved into a granite mountain, where the American government and the main headquarters were supposed to hide in case of incoming nuclear missiles. In addition to the underground cities, they also have several aircraft, seriously modified Boeing B-707 and 747, not only the popular Air Force One but also many others, the E-4 Nightwatch for example, the most expensive aircraft in the world after the B-2, there are also appropriate ships that allowed for the continuation of operations after the `first strike`.

The Soviet authorities also had such wonders, as the continuity of underground tunnels and buildings since the time of Ivan the Terrible, it is said that under the Kremlin there was supposedly a special metro line that led to other underground centers or airports and it required high clearance to access. Most of these buildings were started during Stalin's time, and how many and what they exist is a subject of speculation. Another center was under Mount Yamantau in the Urals.

At one time, Hitler, as an uber-evil but impressive person, had his own underground city under Berlin and there was also the Wolf's Lair in East Prussia. Perhaps the only example of putting into operational use a typical Doomsday dwelling in order to protect the government, although we know how it all ended (or do we?). In Bavaria there were abandoned salt mines that the Nazis modified into underground bases from where the Nazi guerrilla forces, the organization Die Werewolf, were supposed to operate after the signing of the capitulation, committing atrocities in the Allied occupation zones. Nothing came of it, the world was tired of wars...but the legend of the Nazi secret bases in Antarctica (!?) remained where Adolf, Mengele, Bormann and other fine gentlemen and ladies found refuge from the ruins of the Third Reich and, of course, worked hard on the creation of the Fourth Reich (and what else would they do after spending whole days in Antarctica).

This theory is based on real expeditions before the war in Antarctica where New Schwabia was declared on a certain territory of the white continent. And that`s not so strange, which continent would be more suitable for Aryans than - a white one?

In the ex-Yugoslavia, the most famous are Tito's underground city, "D-0" near Konjic in Bosnia and the underground airport (no brainer, but still...) Željava in Croatia. In Romania, Ceausescu built an underground network under Bucharest, especially around his palace which was the second largest building in the world by square footage after the Pentagon. Unfinished at the time of the beautiful shooting of Nicolae, the building had not yet been sufficiently explored and supposedly there was even a raja who got lost exploring the tunnels.....and was never seen again. In Macedonia, there is talk about Mount Jasen where there was an ex-JNA underground base which today was intended as a refuge for politicians in case of trouble and some talk about a similar building on Krivolak.

The basic idea behind such bizarre structures is the so-called state of continuity of government, the continuation of the rule of state authorities even after a cataclysmic event. In other words - authorities around the world are announcing that they plan to take action in a post-apocalyptic world of nuclear winter that can become a reality only through their fault...

(Roger Mortis, 048)

El Psicopata

The phenomenon of serial killers has long been embedded in popular culture. To the extent that members of the `elite` of perpetrators of the ultimate crime - murder - are perceived with fascination by the broad masses of the people, such creatures are given disproportionate attention, the media are full of the `exploits` of individuals who, by definition, have killed at least three people with an intervening period of `cooling off`.

Let`s jump into the bandwagon then...with a hip twist of course, let`s go to Latin America.

The case of the `Zodiac` serial killer who operated in the USA in the 60s and 70s (and perhaps longer) is well-known; films and documentaries have been made and books have been written.

Outside of everyday life, a maniac with a similar modus operandi and the same ability to "disappear" and leave no trace killed in Costa Rica, specifically killing 31 victims from 1986 to 1997. Called El Psicopata, the killer mostly killed couples who went to secluded places to have sex. But over time, that became insufficient for his appetites and on one occasion he massacred six schoolgirls along with their teacher who were on a nature trip, in the area that became known as the "Triangle of Death" between the cities of Alajuela and Cartago.

He most often used an M-3 Grease Gun for the murders themselves, and in most of his victims he continued by cutting off body parts, usually the girls' breasts which he probably collected as souvenirs. Costa Rican authorities turned to the FBI for help, but despite the joint work, the maniac remains at large to this day. Whether he continued to kill is unknown, as the killings in that area stopped after 1997. It is not impossible that he could one day appear in public and live carefree, because in Costa Rica, unlike many other countries, murder as a crime was subject to a statute of limitations.

There are many theories about who the killer is, from an ex-guerrilla who got the ball rolling on a downhill course, a rich and spoiled son of influential parents who satisfies his maniacal appetites with the help of corrupting the police, and perhaps even the Zodiac himself, who emigrated to Costa Rica after the investigation in the United States got close enough to escape to the tropical paradise and continue his bloody habits.

It is a mystery why so many maniacs kill couples in love, what drives them to rage at the sight of a couple kissing or having sex?! Does their inability to form any real connection with a human being drive them to murderous madness?

In any case, a sticker album titled "The Greatest Serial Killers of the 20th Century" is expected to be released in a few years. Children will be able to swap duplicates with their friends and cheer on their favorite serial killer in a live broadcast of the latest reality show "The Murder Corner".

(Roger Mortis, 047)

Just like that

Apathy is one of the greatest evils in these parts.

How many dead people there are, they have no idea. And one would think that deadness comes with death. Not really, the dead are everywhere, you meet them every day, some you see and some are completely invisible despite their certain physical form.

The only thing is that no one has informed them that they are dead, so they have not yet left this reality.

Every joy, initiative, enthusiasm has been killed.

Joys and sorrows are also dying.

Weddings, graduations, engagements, birthdays, baptisms...for the sake of decency, somehow, for the sake of faith, so to speak, to get through the queue.

And funerals are of the same kind...anyway.

I used to think that people hide their emotions and control themselves. But these days I have realized that they have no emotions to hide them at all. Nothing separates emotion from its simulation anymore. Simulation out of habit. Or because of the expectations of others.

Just like that. Loosely. Life for the sake of convenience. "I consume, therefore I am"

Regards from Sector Northeast, Earth 4, Quadrant 75 of the Multiverse

(Roger Mortis, 046)

Seven two seven to the end

Is it possible for a person to go undetected when wanted by the CIA, FBI, Homeland Security, and the General Staff of the US Armed Forces, after several years of detailed search, with the engagement of all available means at the disposal of the most massive and technically most equipped military-intelligence machinery?!

Maybe it is, and maybe not.

And is it possible for a person to hide - not alone, but in the company of a Boeing B-727 passenger plane in all its size & glory, in case the above-mentioned organizations are looking for him?

Quite possible!

That was done by a certain Ben Padilla, an American pilot, together with mechanic John Mutantu from Congo-Kinshasa. Mutantu has to one of most amusing surnames ever. Anyway...

In May 2003, from the runway of the international airport in Luanda, Angola, the two characters boarded a veteran B-727 that was without any markings on it, turned off all the signals (lights, transponders) and despite the shocked air traffic controllers who did not give them permission to take off - they took off. And of course - from the moment of takeoff to this day - their fate and that of the plane remain unknown.

In the midst of the panic over the events of 9/11, the American authorities spared no resources to find the plane and the thieves. In vain, after two and a half years of extensive search and several possible scenarios that turned out to be incorrect - they gave up the search. Considering today's technology, it is strange how such a plane could disappear without a trace. No one anywhere saw or reported a crash or landing, nor did the plane fly over any territory.

All that remained were speculations, rumors, theories, and assumptions - from insurance fraud, to secret sale of the plane, to a crash into a parallel dimension, to alien abduction. But even if it was about insurance or sale, at some point, somewhere, some trace, anything, would have come to light. To this day, there has been absolutely nothing...

(Roger Mortis, 045)

For a fistful of rice

There is an ingenious solution to the problems that plague the suffering working class, the working peasantry and the intellectuals in the Republic of Macedonia: the formation of a Maoist guerrilla organization in the Prespa jungles, which will be called `Red Hunzas` - after the shining example of comrade Salot Sar in Indochina.

The Red Hunzas, with self-sacrificing work and educational activities aimed at forming class consciousness among the rural population (with an emphasis on pretty young men and women) should form an armed force that will create the conditions for starting a revolution. After they have gained a sufficiently large number of revolutionaries - a showdown with the forces of the regime, the clergy and petty-bourgeois psychology follows. In a few months, revolutionary fervor will sweep the entire country and at the end of spring, the Red Hunzas will triumphantly enter Skopje.

Next comes the erasure of 2025 from the calendar and the announcement of `Year Zero`, which will begin the countdown from the moment of the triumph of the revolution. Next step - AGRARIAN REFORM!

In order for the revolution to succeed, funds will be needed. And they lie in exports.

That means zero imports and a lot of exports. It is said that rice was in great demand on world markets.

The Red Hunzas will evacuate the entire urban population and distribute it to rural areas where it will engage in agriculture, with the main emphasis on growing rice crops. This decision will also have a purifying effect, since cities are already a potential hotbed of counter-revolutionary activity.

Members of the old regime, the bureaucracy and religion will be given special tasks, for example, digging and emptying septic tanks, canals and ditches. For starters...Everyone will have to earn their bread, in this case their fistful of rice. Parallel to that, there will be real, popular education, young men and women will learn to handle AK-47's, SKS's and RPG's, because the enemy never sleeps!

Maybe not everyone will survive, but those who survive will enter directly into the bright future of a classless society.

And if they don't, they didn't deserve to anyway.

(Roger Mortis, 044)

The Flying Dutchman

Of the many mysteries of the deep sea, the mystery of the ship that appears and disappears around the Cape of Good Hope (on the tip of South Africa) is one of the most enduring.

The Dutch frigate "De Fliegende Hollander" set sail for the East Indies in the mid-17th century under the command of Captain Hendrik Van Der Decker. Reaching the cape, which is not known for being very easy to navigate, especially at a time when it had become a grave for many sailors, Hendrik decided to sail around it at all costs, and as quickly as possible in spite of the stormy weather and currents that were against the "Flying Dutchman". Having failed on his first attempt, the persistent man that he was tried again...and again...and again...all in vain.

Persistence did not always pay off and the sailors were exhausted and angry, and that combination at that time often resulted in a mutiny and the captain being hanged from the windlass swinging the rope on the mast. The captain, aware of this, decided to reach out for help in a slightly... unorthodox way - calling on the Devil to personally assist him, after God had not done much to answer his prayers.

The Devil, being the devil, helped but demanded a signature, naturally - in blood.

Some sailors, disappointed by the captain's pro-satanic agreement, in keeping with their time - cursed the captain to never arrive in any port until the end of the world and the end of time. It did not occur to them that by doing so they themselves would not set foot on land until Judgment Day, and they were probably not the brightest...

Anyway, after passing the cape, the ship, the captain and the crew - disappeared. Their fate has remained unknown, though through the centuries and to this day - the sight of the Flying Dutchman is a common occurrence, for the more superstitious sailors a sign of impending trouble or facing sinking and death. Many famous people have seen the phantom ship wandering trapped in the region around the cape (and sometimes a little further), including the British King George V who, during a voyage on a cruiser of the British Navy, clearly saw the Dutchman together with the crew sailing in front of their ship at a short distance, a creepy appearance with torn sails and red lights on the deck.

Many writers and poets were obsessed with this mystery, the most famous being the composer Richard Wagner who immortalized the ship with his opera - "The Flying Dutchman". There is also a story about the most unfortunate sailor ever who, sailing for centuries on the Dutchman - after many vicissitudes, somehow managed to escape from the cursed ship, jump into the water and hope for salvation. And salvation came after a few hours when another sailing ship noticed the sailor and rescued him from the water. Finding himself safely on deck and thanking the sailors who noticed and saved him, the sailor asked for the name of the ship that had found him.

The answer was - Marie Celeste...

(Roger Mortis, 043)

Cult goes Atomic

What do a runaway cult and an atomic bomb have in common? Perhaps more than one might think at first glance.

One of the most creative cults in recent decades, the Japanese Aum Shinrikyo, famous for numerous murders and suicides and of course their "five minutes of fame", the Sarin nerve agent attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995 that claimed at least 12 lives and injured over 6,000.

Their theology consisted of a toxic mix consisting of Christian Revelation, dubious early Buddhist interpretations, the inevitable Shiva and a few passages from Nostradamus, all combined with the charisma of the leader and the expectation of the end of the world around the end of the Millennium.

However, the most shocking thing is the realization that they also experimented with a nuclear option.

The mysterious seismic event when seismometers registered a tremor as a result of an explosion in the Australian outback at the Banjawarn location on May 28, 1993, which would be the equivalent of a 2 kT detonation, together with the testimonies of Aborigines and farmers about a large explosion - suggests the possibility that the sect's scientific team created some kind of device that would place them in the nuclear club as the only non-governmental organization with nuclear potential in the world. Or that they brought a ready-made bomb from somewhere. Witnesses confirmed that the sect acquired protective suits, machinery, laboratory equipment, mechanical diggers, chemicals and mysterious boxes with unknown contents declared as `hydrochloric acid`...

t has been confirmed that the sect, which had a huge fan base in Russia at the time, was trying to acquire tactical nuclear weapons from the arsenal of the zombified Russian state. Whether they actually acquired and test-detonated such a weapon is difficult to say, but there are serious indications that point to such a conclusion.

The authorities did not react to the event because the sect did not yet have the reputation that it would gain with the attack in Tokyo, and the sect sold the 200,000-hectare ranch before it was ``celebrated`` with nerve gas. It was later discovered that, among other escapist activities, the sect members mined uranium ore on the ranch...One would think that such a creative cult would quickly disappear from the scene after the Japanese authorities' showdown with it and the death sentence of its leader Shoko Asahara - and they would be exposed.

The sect members are still as hardworking as ants and have rebranded themselves under the new name "Aleph", so they probably continue to dream of a new end of the world triggered by their atomic bomb, which would be the third to be detonated on Japanese soil.

(By Roger Mortis, 042)