Michael Aquino's Latest Threats
Kevin Filan
on my web page. I have included a copy of his letter, including the
threats of legal action, to my provider.
Because I'm a personal friend of Clifford's, I have removed the
"slanderous" material from this page. (I also posted it all over the Net
and will continue to do so).
An interesting note: he makes comments about "copyrighted TOS
documents." This is his "Book of Coming Forth By Night," wherein he
allegedly speaks to the Egyptian God Set, and several other documents
wherein he spoke to various "demons." The Setian treatment of these
documents is very similar to the Church of Scientology's treatment of
their "sacred scriptures." (As is their harassment of critics).
In the not too distant future, I intend to set up a web-page devoted
entirely to the charges of child molestation lodged against Michael
Aquino and his wife Lilith during the famous "Presidio" incident. Tune
in soon for further details...
Peace
Kevin Filan
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>Date: Sat, 9 Mar 96 06:11 EST
>From: "Dr. Michael A. Aquino" <00027...@mcimail.com>
>To: "Mr. Clifford H. Low" <cth...@tfs.necronomi.com>
>Subject: Notice to Remove Obscene/Slanderous Material
>
>Dear Mr. Low:
>
>It has just been brought to my attention that you are including and
>distributing on your Internet web page two obscene and slanderous items
>concerning my wife and myself: "ToS Test: Making it Plain" and "The Ballad of
>Dr. Aquino".
>
>This constitutes a demand that you remove these items immediately and
>permanently, and confirm to me that you have done so. Otherwise I will, per
>advice of legal counsel, file formal complaints with both state and federal
>law-enforcement and regulatory agencies charged with oversight of the Internet
>regarding publication and distribution of obscene and slanderous material.
>
>Your immediate compliance will be a consideration in any subsequent decision by
>Mrs. Aquino and myself concerning our options for federal civil suit for
>defamation, which right we expressly continue to reserve.
>
>Nothing in the above should be construed as implied permission for you to
>publish other obscene or slanderous material concerning ourselves, or
>permission for you to publish any Temple of Set or my personal copyrighted
>material.
>
>Michael A. Aquino
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Kevin Filan Home Page: http://www.necronomi.com/u/kfilan/home.html
______________________________________________________________________
Satan Wants YOU .... to browse http://www.necronomi.com/p/bbs/home.html
BowMack
was possible.
Cheers, Bob Bowman
Lupo LeBoucher
John Youril <jyo...@netcom.com> wrote:
>In article <4i6bjk$t...@panix2.panix.com>,
>raks...@panix.com (Kevin Filan) wrote:
>>In article <ihpRx4yF4/nW0...@netcom.com>,
>>John Youril <jyo...@netcom.com> wrote:
>>
>> Interesting to see John writing his own responses, instead of
>>providing canned replies from Dr. Aquino. Not that it makes a difference
>>-- it's basically the same old shit in a different bag.
Interesting that Aquino's lackey was recently promoted; I prefer his
moniker "Sutek-Reshef" (messenger of the gods?)....
I guess we now know what it takes to become a member of the Setian
"Priesthood" -an unwavering devotion to the fearless leader.
>>>>documents." This is his "Book of Coming Forth By Night," wherein he
>>>>allegedly speaks to the Egyptian God Set,
>>>
>>>Correct.
>>>
>>>>and several other documents wherein he spoke to various "demons."
>>>
>>>Willfully incorrect (a Filan trademark). As a former member of the
>>>Temple of Set, Kevin Filan is certainly aware that those references
>>>were entirely and intentionally metaphorical.
>> Interesting John should say this. In the Table of Contents of the
>>_Crystal Tablet of Set_ (1991 Edition), the author of the _Book of Coming
>>Forth By Night_ is listed as "Set." The author of Crowley's _Book of the
>>Law_ is listed as "Horus." The authors of the "Diabolicon" are listed as
>>"Satan, Astaroth, Beelzebub, etc."
>>
>> Entirely and intentionally metaphorical, eh?
>
>Quite so. There is no conceivable reason why I would be disingenuous
>on that point. [If there's anyone out there who actually cares about
>this, I'll be happy to discuss it at length].
This is a lie; a standard Aquino/Youril tactic.
Or perhaps there is some new trend in Setter theology which I am unfamiliar
with; I suppose its manifest mass of contradictions and absurdities needs
constant revising.
>>>>The Setian treatment of these>>documents is very similar to the Church
>>of Scientology's treatment of >>their "sacred scriptures."
>>>
>>>We claim to have a valid copyright on our documents -- all similarities
>>>end there.
>>
>> This blanket denial is a common Setian tactic.
>
>Blanket denial of what?
How about "We're not like the Scientologists" or "Lupo and Kevin are
liars!"
>Filan has been bleating in alt.satanism for ages about the Temple of
>Set's alleged use of "scientology tactics" and our similarities to
>the CoS. If someone who has actually been active for a bit in
>alt.religion.scientology wants to provide a list of those tactics
>and/or the characteristics of the CoS, I'll take the time to compare
>them to the Temple of Set.
Actually, I first noticed it, and was even so kind as to manipulate
that moron Aquino into giving the world a demonstration of his
Scientology-like tactics.
For the record:
1) The ToS/ Aquino censors the public actions of members of his cult.
This happened to me during my brief magazine subscription; Aquino
demanded that I remove all mention of other Satanist groups from the
alt.satanism FAQ file because they were "dangerous" and/or "fraudulent."
It also happened to a number of publishers of independant LHP magazines,
such as James Martin, publisher of Abraxas (who Aquino accuses of being
a pedophile, which is apparently inaccurate at best),
Kerry Bolton (who later went on to found the OSV), and at least two other
'zine publishers who were affiliated with their cult.
2) The ToS/Aquino uses embarassing information obtained while people are
members of their cult to attempt to discredit or harass them later.
This is among the most odious of their tactics; I was "outed" and my
workplace posted to the nets with the suggestion that people "pay me a
visit" in an attempt to silence my criticisms of their cult, and in an
ongoing attempt to get me to modify the alt.satanism FAQ to their favor.
Nemo's (well known writer for "The Black Flame") name and address were
posted to the nets in an attempt to discredit him with _no_ provocation
whatsoever. I could name a half dozen other people this happened to; Sterling
Scarborough, Harry Mowry...
3) Aquino attempts to censor web-pages he doesn't like with SLAP style
lawsuits; this recently happened to Cliff Low's BBS; Aquino threatened to
sue him for defamation of charachter by allowing his user, Kevin FIlan,
to include in his web-page a hilarious ditty at Aquino's expense. This
has not been the first attempt to do so, but it is the first one to my
knowledge, which attempts to use the Computer Decency Act to his advantage.
4) The Temple of Set has also unsuccessfully attempted to broach the
secrecy of the anon.penet.fi remailer, again with threats of lawsuit.
In a rather obvious analogue to the Co$ situation, their pretense was
that someone posted their copyrighted "secret documents" using the
anon-remailer.
5) The Temple of Set attempts to silence critics not affiliated with
their group via public outings (for LHP occultists, this can be an
extremely dangerous thing to do), and various dirt-digging methods.
Example; Aquino dug up as much dirt as possible about Anton LaVey's
divorce proceedings and published it far and wide in an attempt to
discredit him. Not all that different from the private detective work
done on behalf of the Co$ to get dirt on critics. Another example; an
independant publisher of the LHP magazine "Dark Lilly" published an
article Aquino and his lackeys found threatening, so he and his Nazi pal,
David Austen, decided to send her name and address some militant
fundamentalist xians. SHe had to move for fear of her safety (she's
apparently a cripple).
6) They have attempted to put "yes men" into the alt.satanism forum to
bolster their non-existant credibility. There were various posts
from allegedly "unaffiliated" LHP people, who all, strangely
enough, came from one of the Setian BBS's (fido nodes coming
through gigo.com). Several identities were so pathetically obvious as to
cause regulars to laught out loud; the "Toadal" being Mikey Aquino,
"David Mitchel" being his illiterate wife, Lillith. Balanone's anon.penet.fi
incarnation was laughably obvious; he even gave it away at one point by
signing a piece of private email to Hr Vad with his .sig.
7) More trivially, they are your typical mail-order cult in any
number of ways. They require large amounts of participation on the parts
of their members, to the extent that participation in the group becomes a
central organizing principle in their lives. They sponsor getaway
vacation/conventions which all members are required to attend. They have
strict heirarchy, a charismatic leader and apocalyptic prophecy (the "Gifted
of Set" are supposed to survive an upcoming apocalypse, according to
their Seminal document "The Book of COming Forth By Night" -though
lately they have been making noises that this is only a metaphorical
apocalypse {perrhaps to avoid legal intervention in the wake of other
post apocalytics, such as the Branch Davidians and the Solar Temple mass
suicides, and the Aum nerve gas attacks}, there was literal belief in
this passage as prophecy in the not-to recent past). They have a number
of secret documents which one must have certain levels of "attainment" to
read; much like the OT grade documents of Scientology. They have all manner
of bizarre theories about atlantis, ancient astronauts, "Tesla Physics,"
a theory of creationism, holocaust revisionism, and so on...
>>Nothing our
>>enemies say is true. They're liars, do you hear me, LIARS!!! Pay no
>>attention to the man behind the curtain.
>
>Sometimes, what out enemies say is true. By Kevin Filan and Lupo are
>bottomless pit of disinformation and outright slander.
I defy John Youril to point out any disinformation I have published about
his precious organization. As for slander, if Setters consider slander
to be anything truthful they don't want to hear about themselves, by his
definitions, perhaps so.
Then again, disinformation and slander are two hobbies of the ToS and
Mike "Psy Ops" Aquino. For example, for a number of months, they were
asserting online that the Church of Satan no longer existed. Then when
overwhelming evidence of its present existance presented itself online
, they went on a smear campaign of its members; calling into the public
spotlight various details of Anton LaVey's divorce proceedings (for
example), and the fact that one of its Magistras has what they consider
to be a large posterior.
Note that below, Aquino's lackey (Youril) accuses me of supporting the
pedophile accusations against Aquino. This is a lie which many Setians
have attempted to use against me; for the record, I don't think Mikey and
Lilly Aquino are capable of getting away with jaywalking, so abysmal is
their stupidity. Yet another example of disinformation and slander on
their part.
Another example of their disinformation; they asserted the non-existence of
the Order of Nine Angles, then later asserting that they were "too
dangerous" to be included in the alt.satanism FAQ.
For a truely laughable piece of Setter disinformation and slander, check
out Aquino's "Temple of Set Alt.satanism FAQ" -it pretty much backs up most
of my assertions about them and theri nasty tactics. Indeed, 20% of the
text is devoted to stating my legal name (which is a further extension of
their harassment campaign against me) and why you shoudln't read the FAQ I
edit...
Aquino is far too much the coward to publish it himself, as he apparently
cannot abide the ridicule I dish out to him as he earns it, so he
bolsters his pitiable ego by getting a lackey to do his dirty work for him.
>> Ken Rhoades posted a copy of their "Book of Coming Forth By
>>Night" on his web page. His ISP became the target of a letter-writing
>>campaign, complete with threats of litigation, from Aquino.
>
>Two letters does not a campaign make. Ken Rhodes' ISP received a
>boiler-plate notification of a copyright violation and supporting
>documentation in the form of a photocopy of the copyright
>certificate.
Yes, two letters does a campaign make. Besides which, it was apparently
more than two letters, if you count the online letters.
>
>> The main difference between the Temple of Set and the Church of
>>Scientology; the Scientologists have more money.
Indeed, and more members with technical skills.
I haven't yet seen a forged cancel-message, though I haven't been
looking particularly hard. This would pretty much be the icing on the
scientology comparison cake.
>>>Don't forget to mention that the Presidio affair occurred during the
>>>height of the Satanic Ritual Abuse frenzy, and that years of
>>>investigation by the FBI, CID, and SFPD resulted in no charges being
>>>filed.
>>
>> As to whether or not Michael Aquino and his wife molested
>>children; I don't know. I wasn't there. I have no official opinion on
>>the subject and neither will my web page. Browsers are welcome to read
>>and judge for themselves the validity or invalidity of any claims against
>>Dr. Aquino and his wife Lilith.
>
>On alt.satanism, Filan had quite a range of "official" opinions about
>the Presidio affair.
Kevin's take on the presidio affair is an exact analogue of the Temple
of Set's position on the holocaust; "I don't know if it happened, I was not
there"
I believe he is willing to reconsider his opinion on the topic, as soon
as the ToS is willing to reconsider theirs; many more people are injured
by the assertion that the holocaust didn't happen, than by the assertion
that Aquino fucks children, so I believe Kevin has the ethical upper hand
by almost any accounting.
>End of story: the military investigation of Dr. Aquino was closed,
>his security clearance was restored, and he went on to serve out a
>very distinguished career.
So he says; we have not yet seen his service record.
If his career was so distinguished, how come he only made Lt Col?
>In subsequent years, any number of media vultures have tried to resurrect
>that case to make a quick buck -- a few, such as Filan and Lupo, have
>jumped on the bandwagon to pursue their own personal vendettas.
Bullshit.
Youril is setting up a straw man, as I stated before.
>>>[Since Filan seems to be expanding his posting range, some brief
>>>background would seem to be in order. After a heated dispute
>>>between Filan and Dr. Michael Aquino in alt.satanism which
>>>culminated in Dr. Aquino calling Filan a "metaphysical vulture,"
>>>Filan went on a rampage to damage the Temple of Set. The rampage
>>>continues ....]
Actually, Kevin was outraged by the public outing of my name and
workplace. Kevin had the highest regard for the ToS before these
incidents, and was held up as a shining example of an ex-Setian for me to
emulate. When Aquino tired of Kevins complaints about outing ex-Setians
Aquino began a series of personal attacks against him, which weren't at
all "metaphysical."
>> Ahhh ... so Filan has an agenda.
>
>Yes -- Filan has an agenda.
Which hardly discredits him as a source of information.
By Setter logic; if you pay attention to us in a negative way, you have
an agenda and are not to be trusted.
Apparently they would like it better if everyone took Thumper's advice
and either said only nicethings about the Setters or ignored them.
Personally, I think Aquino and his clique are too much of a menace to ignore.
>>The harassment campaigns by
>>David Austen against Magda Graham and Ken Bray never happened.
>
>Correct -- they did not happen.
This is what we call "a lie."
>>Aquino
>>didn't reveal Lupo's name and workplace, together with the suggestion
>>that people "pay him a visit." It's all a plot by our enemies.
>
>Per the portion (among many) of my message that Filan cut: Dr. Aquino
>revealed that same information that Lupo himself included in the
>alt.satanism FAQ which he edited and distributed some months earlier
>-- his real name and institutional affiliation.
This is also "a lie" which, even if true, hardly justifies the way in
which in information was abused; I made it clear to him in public and
private that this information was not to become public knowledge as
it could prove harmful to my loved ones, and my career. Not only did he
post the information, but he included a suggestion that people "pay
me a visit" at my workplace , which is an incitement to harass, pure and
simple.
>Curiously, Filan neglects to mention the more substantial information
>about the private lives about his enemies that he has engaged in (above
>and beyond the outright slander of David Austen by him and Lupo).
The Satanic philosophy states, "If a man strikes you on one cheek, SMASH
him on the other" -Kevin & I are living up to the philosophy to a very
limited extent; if we wanted it, the names, addresses, workplaces and
telephone numbers of every Setian above the III* could easily make their
ways into the newsgroups. We consider this an unethical thing to do,
unlike the Setian view of their critics, hence we will refrain. I guess
this is just a "blame the victim" routine, much as the scientologists
whine about their alleged religious persecution at the hands of critics.
Note that Youril never states what the unspecified slander was, allowing
the reader to imagine that it is of the magnitude of the things the
Setters have done to critics; all we have done is point out the naughty
things Austen has done to others, and the fact that he's a member of a
fascist british political party. As far as dirt on Austen goes, there's
plenty more where that came from, we just don't think it's germaine to
the topic at hand.
> For information about the Temple of Set, visit the ToS Home Page:
> http://www.calweb.com/~reshef/
FOr better information, consult the various Satanist homepages in the
alt.satanism FAQ.
Whatever you do, I strongly advise all who may be interested in
affiliating with their group to take steps to gaurd your privacy against
them, as they have no respect for it.
There are certainly decent individuals within this group; unfortunately,
there are some extremely nasty people within the group; buyer beware!
-Lupo
Bill Heidrick
>In the not too distant future, I intend to set up a web-page devoted
>entirely to the charges of child molestation lodged against Michael
>Aquino and his wife Lilith during the famous "Presidio" incident. Tune
>in soon for further details...
That's pretty sick, in my opinion. Michael was on the East Coast at the
time the alleged molestation occurred -- in a program that kept attendence
records. The whole thing was proven to be false charges to a certainty.
It's bad enough to rip off copyright material and blame the owner for
disliking it. It's much worse to promote a proven lie of such an
gotesque nature. Why are you doing this?
93 93/93
Bill Heidrick
Bill
Lance S. Buckley
In article <4ig95d$s...@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>
wbar...@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM "William Barwell" writes:
] How about the Brownsville Texas UFO/Bible cult, the interdimensional
] Command? Run by a 94 year old nut calling himself Commander Nodrog?
You mean he wasn't Hsalf Nodrog? What a missed oppertunity :)
- --
"Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of the
Cult of Scientology. But I repeat myself." (With apologies to Mark Twain)
- - - -
My Other Hat's A Fedora
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William Barwell
Lance S. Buckley <la...@avalon.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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>In article <4ig95d$s...@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM>
> wbar...@Starbase.NeoSoft.COM "William Barwell" writes:
>
>
>] How about the Brownsville Texas UFO/Bible cult, the interdimensional
>] Command? Run by a 94 year old nut calling himself Commander Nodrog?
>
>You mean he wasn't Hsalf Nodrog? What a missed oppertunity :)
>
No. Merely Commander Nodrog of the Interdimesional Forces. I mean, lets
not be ridiculous. I doubt he is still alive. He was 94 some years ago
when I first heard about him.
He apparently was infamous for harrassing reporters with death threats over
the phone when they made fun of him. I understand the FBI had a few
conversations with him over such habits.
Pope Charles
SubGenius Pope Of Houston
Slack!