Church of Scientology Tried To Hire Blackops Security Firm As Recently As 1998
Oh dear lord, my spidey senses are tingling. Last week I made mention in a forum that it looked like someone from the Clearwater area had been doing a background check on me and I was none to happy about it. In most cases, unless you are applying for a job, or credit, there's no legitimate reason for private citizens or even public companies to perform background checks on individuals. Unless of course they are hoping to find something scandalous about you for nefarious purposes. I chalked the whole thing up to paranoia and decided to think little of it.
I mean this is 2008, I live in the United States, I am a law-abiding citizen, I pay taxes, vote, and conduct myself in a responsible manner. What do I have to fear? Oh wait.....I also have written extensively about a group, who just so happen to be one of the most litigious organization in the world and who have a reputation of "fair gaming" their critics. But surely, they don't do that anymore? They stopped harassing and silencing critics in the 70's when they got busted for breaking into government offices and it was discovered they tried to frame a journalist named Paulette Cooper.
Not true it seems. In an article in Mother Jones, perhaps the last bastion of media willing to uncover corruption in this once great nation, it was revealed that as recently as 1998 the Church of Scientology tried to hire a "blackops" firm to do some "work" for them for a hefty price of $1million. Fortunately, even these scandalous dumpster-divers turned them down, but I'll bet someone out there got that check and some poor soul seeking the truth was shut up nice and quiet like.
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