Michael C. Ruppert (February 3, 1951 – April 13, 2014)*
Mike Ruppert's life and body of work should not be forgotten
by Phoenix BoulayJune 3, 2014
Mike Ruppert's life and body of work should not be forgotten, because he was a remarkable man, of outstanding character, whose body of work is a great resource for those interested in the preservation of humanity and the environment, and related issues of truth, justice, democracy, and freedom.
Michael Ruppert
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ruppert
Last night, Ali, a friend of Mike Ruppert who helps to manage Mike's personal fb page (under Michael C. Ruppert) since his passing, contacted me by chat to thank me for my comments on his page, made in April of this year at his passing. She extended an offer to make me a "friend" of his personal page, which I accepted. Mike was kind and a friend to all, someone who embodied integrity and did not acquiesce. As a follower of the page, I was only able to post my condolences as thread comments back then, and unable to make my own posts to his page. This kind gesture reawakened my fond resonance for his tireless efforts and prolific contributions towards making this a better world.
Although I didn't visit his fb page often, I have followed his life and work for over a decade on his various sites. I first learned of Mike from his many interviews with Carolyn Casey on her Visionary Activist radio show on KPFA, which I listened to regularly when I lived in California. Hearing Mike speak led me to an interest in Peak Oil and Sustainability, and to his From the Wilderness site, to which I subscribed.
From the Wilderness
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/
The site ran from 2001 to 2006 when Mike suffered ill health and a cash shortage that led to cutbacks, but it has long been kept active, partly through donations, as an archive resource when Mike moved on to other venues. http://www.fromthewilderness.com/ftw.shtml
Due to constant hacking and burglaries of his records and computers, he originally had a mirror site, and many others made mirror sites of his copvcia.com site, which is now defunct.
CopVCia Site Hacked Down - Mirror Site Up And Running
From Mike Ruppert mruppert@copvcia.com 3-23-02
http://www.rense.com/general21/ddp.htm
He was the author of Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil, as well as Confronting Collapse: The Crisis of Energy and Money in a Post Peak Oil World, and other books. Although he was a whistleblower and conspiracy theorist in his day, he claimed that he wasn't important enough for them to kill in order to silence him. We who followed his work knew he was a giant of a man, he was OUR whistleblower and conspiracy theorist, who tried to do the right and honorable thing in all situations. I also admired him because he was able to speak truth to power, and live to tell about it. I found him to be a great inspiration.
He originally became famous, in part, for this:
Michael Ruppert confronts CIA director about Drug Laundering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t3pl5Wxgyg
and this:
9/11 - Mike Ruppert - The Truth And Lies Of 911 -(Full length 2:23:59 )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQR2z4YCzDw
(On the video page, there is a long list of links to movers and shakers in the 9/11 Truth community.)
He was one of the few who noticed and spoke out early on (October 2001) about something fishy going on in financial sectors, as relates to the events of 9/11. This is an example of his CopVCia site articles, preserved on my friend DaVid's Light Party site:
THE HIGHEST CIA RANKS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE WTC 9/11 EVENT
THE RUPERT REPORT by Mike Ruppert
www.copvcia.com
http://www.lightparty.com/On9-11/CIA9-11WTC.html
"SUPPRESED DETAILS OF CRIMINAL INSIDER TRADING LEAD DIRECTLY INTO THE CIA's HIGHEST RANKS
CIA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR "BUZZY" KRONGARD MANAGED FIRM THAT HANDLED "PUT" OPTIONS ON UAL
by Michael C. Ruppert
[© COPYRIGHT, 2001, Michael C. Ruppert and FTW Publications, www.copvcia.com. All Rights Reserved. - May be reprinted or distributed for non-profit purposes only.]
FTW, October 9, 2001 - Although uniformly ignored by the mainstream U.S. media, there is abundant and clear evidence that a number of transactions in financial markets indicated specific (criminal) foreknowledge of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon....."
(October 2001)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87giGsiH4aA
Currently, His close friend Jenna Orkin is posting Mike's story on his blogspot here:
From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87giGsiH4aA
Currently, His close friend Jenna Orkin is posting Mike's story on his blogspot here:
http://mikeruppert.blogspot.com/
You can learn more about his work and the Collapse movie, based on his book, on the fb page:
Collapse Movie
https://www.facebook.com/CollapseMovie?ref=nf
Mike's last radio show, after which he committed suicide. He did seem pretty discouraged about the state of the world and the planet, yet hopeful towards the end of the show:
The Lifeboat Hour – Carolyn Bakerfor & Mimi German – 04/13/14
We will be joined by Carolyn Baker for the full show and by Mimi German of Radcast for about ten minutes. Then we want your calls. Everywhere on this planet right now the warriors leading the way to a new consciousness are feeling the heat. My trip to Seattle was an ass kicker. Perhaps most of us who have been leading are feeling it most intensely. But if it’s been that rough for us it must have been the same for all of us. Let’s bring the tribe together and lift each other. We’d love to hear the stalwarts from this page call in. Let’s get tighter.
Lifeboat's tribute to Mike the following week:
Lifeboat Hour – Honoring Michael C. Ruppert – 4/20/14
A special tribute to Michael C. Ruppert who passed away after the Lifeboat Hour on April 13. Carolyn Baker hosts the show. Callers include former Congress Member Cynthia McKinney along with many other fans of the Lifeboat Hour.
The Visionary Activist - Death and Resurrection Radio, dedicated to Mike Ruppert who died of an apparent suicide on Sunday - April 17, 2014 at 2:00pm (Carolyn Casey's radio show)
http://www.kpfa.org/archive/id/102020
Mike Ruppert
by Wakeymedia3 https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E9DABA18A2F90629
36 videos
Meticulously researched and pinpoint accurate. Educate yourself and others. Spread the word.
These are only a few of the many references that can be found. I encourage you to seek out the knowledge he so freely shared with us through his books, lectures, websites, articles, videos, radio show and blogs. His story is as fascinating as his integrity was intact.
Mike committed suicide in April, which greatly saddened those who knew or followed him. I do not see it as defeat, since this was a personal choice and well-planned. I do believe we are going to witness a major paradigm shift in our lifetime, one that is well underway, though that may not seem apparent at the moment. But as Mike well knew, what is really going on is not always apparent on the surface. One must not accept things at face value if one is to discern the bigger picture and if humanity is to overcome subterfuge. I only wish that Mike was still with us to usher in the coming revolution, which IMHO is intrinsically linked to our evolution of consciousness.
However, I have no doubt that Mike is continuing his Light Warrior work on the other side, selflessly assisting humanity just as he did in his lifetime, by fighting the good fight and doing the right thing. I want to say, Mike, because of people like you, we know more...and Knowledge is Power. Because of people like you, the power is shifting back to the people. Humanity will survive. The earth will be healed. Remember, the darkest hour is just before the dawn. We will emerge from these dark days transcendent. Thank you, and Rest In Peace, Michael C. Ruppert. See you in the next world.
Much love. <3
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*[Image of Mike Ruppert in Napa, CA 3.16.14 with his dog, courtesy of his fb page. I love this photo.]
