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Oct 2012
46m 21s

Oct. 10, 2012 Alan Watt "Cutting Through...

ALAN WATT ( CUTTINGTHROUGHTHEMATRIX.COM & ALANWATTSENTIENTSENTINEL.EU )
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--{ The New Dark Ages: "Years of Fear, Years of Wonder, Ongoing War, Ongoing Plunder, Hundreds of Foundations, Not Responsible To Public Opinion, Make it Possible, A Parallel Government Wearing Masks, Draft Up Treaties to Fulfill the Tasks Of a Unique Scientific Controlled Reality, Aborting "Potential" Threats to Society, Total Conditioning for Every Child, ... Show More
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