{"id":158,"date":"2004-04-07T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2004-04-07T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=158"},"modified":"2004-04-07T20:20:00","modified_gmt":"2004-04-07T20:20:00","slug":"158","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

The Masonic conspiracy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The wacko Islamic jihadis<\/em> are not obssessed only with the so-called worldwide Jewish conspiracy, says New Statesman<\/em> writer Nick Cohen, they also are keeping alive the fantasy of the evil worldwide Masonic<\/em> conspiracy! Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Masonic conspiracy The wacko Islamic jihadis are not obssessed only with the so-called worldwide Jewish conspiracy, says New Statesman writer Nick Cohen, they also are keeping alive the fantasy of the evil worldwide Masonic conspiracy! 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