The Trigger: The Lie That Changed the World

Goal keepers are often thought of as a peculiar breed. They are deemed mad as hatters by their team mates, if not by the critically vocal amongst the crowd. Keepers are either viewed as a safe pair of hands or else a calamitous risk. There's rarely any fence-sitting safe middle ground when considering the reputation of keepers. Keepers are part acrobat, part clown with a whiff of the circus constantly in attendance, even when hailed for extra-ordinary feats of nerve or breathtaking agility. A goalkeeper has to stand apart, often left ball-watching for long periods of the game only to be tasked in a trice to face swift action in the angry cannon's mouth. Yes, goalkeepers are a peculiar breed with bravery being a necessary requisite.Across the media, David Icke (obviously an ex-keeper) has often been presented as a curiosity, an entertaining new age Cassandra with bonkers ideas; a crank; someone who perplexes by his sheer insistence to be heard coupled with his apparent willingness to be exposed to ridicule. And yet, for all the spectacular 'far-outness' of his message and despite the decades-long collective drone of those who wish to dismiss or belittle him, he has none the less gone on to find a sizeable and supportive fan base. People who are aware if not wary of his reputation, can discern the track record of his undeniable prescience. Those who attend his shows are not the expected eccentrics (though there are indeed a tiny few) but varied extended families, stretching the generations; couples and friends of all ages; alert, curious people capable of debating the merits of the argument Icke presents. They are the type of neighbours you wouldn't, perhaps, actually mind living next door to.In Trigger those new to David Icke will find him keeping his journalist's hat firmly ensconced across both books 1 & 2. Book 1 finds him probing the official narrative of 9/11 whilst patiently piecing together observations from a range of sources with which to overlay a probable alternative map of events in which you see the edifice of the official story deftly demolished. The depth and breath of information he presents is impressive and the cumulative emotional impact on the reader is no little matter. There's a definite slew of foul-play viewed in the slow-mo replay while Icke continually keeps his eye on the ball. It's one hell of a tussle. As a piece of sleuthing it may have garnered an admiring glance from the onlooking shadow of Sir Conan Doyle (another ex-keeper) viewing from the stands. The 'how' and the 'who' are brought into focus during part 2, as Icke tellingly builds from revelations and disclosures gleaned in part 1. As a result, Icke willingly sticks his head into the lion's mouth... as the reader begins to gauge that once you remove the impossible what remains must be the truth. Such bravery is not a commonplace. At the very least it honours those who died.Recently I read on-line that one large bookshop in the U.S. has banned Ickes book, in contravention of America's own 1st amendment (on the ground of a claimed anti-Semitism). The late Alice Walker had expressed her own view of Icke (about one of his previous books) saying that she felt he wasn't anti-Semitic only to face fierce establishment criticism for doing so. Icke's position is clearly set out in the text of for those who wish to read in full. Fortunately at the moment the reader remains able to read the text and to make up their own mind. In the light of this book there appears to be plenty to question concerning the official narrative. Icke himself urges the need for an open and full judicial examination of the events to take place, with the final score still to be settled. Well played that man.P.S. I'd like to suggest that readers try: To Catch And Kill by Ronan Farrow if they haven't already done so. The portrayal of America found with it's pages chimes with the above.

mister ike at is best

I’ve not read any of David Icke’s books before ‘Trigger’ but, having almost finished the book, I can see why he has been called an idiot - because, rather like a lawyer with an impossible case to defend making ad hominem attacks on the opposition, that’s the only slur available to those whom he calls out. You can’t argue with facts.I have researched who actually runs governments for many years and so was already familiar with the Rothschilds, Rockerfellers, Goldman Sachs etc etc and the involvement of the rogue / terrorist state of Israel. I was aware JFK was shot (most likely by the CIA) because he had recently spoken about ridding America of the shadowy secret organisations controlling government. I was also aware the 9/11 official story is a total lie and scientifically impossible. As General Wesley Clark told us, America had decided to invade 7 middle eastern countries before 9/11 but lacked to excuse to do so. And so they dusted off and modernised the Operation Northwood plan and used that.What I was not aware of before reading this book was the depth of connections, both national and international. It makes for extremely worrying reading.This is a seminal work, but not without its problems.As stated earlier, I’ve almost finished the book, but boy was it hard going. Many times I felt the urge to skip several pages but I resisted, because you then end up skipping chapters and eventually give up on the book altogether.This book will no doubt be well received by many, but those will be the already converted. Preaching to them is a waste of valuable time, when one should be seeking to convert those who are not aware of the enemy within. And you don’t do that with a book 900 pages long and absolutely full of every detail, no matter how remote. I’m not really interested whether someone’s gardener married the mechanic who was an uncle of the chef at the restaurant where Bill Clinton once ate.The author has fallen into the trap of thinking the more information he gives the better the argument. Not so, I’m afraid.I’ve written (and given) many hundreds of speeches. I first write all the things I want to say. Then I read it from the audiences’ point of view. That’s when you discover quite a lot isn’t as important as you thought it was. Remove that and then read again to see if it can be shortened by changing words or grammar. Read again to ensure a thread runs through the whole so you’re not jumping between subjects. Then re-read it a few days later to see if it can be improved. That way you get a short, sharp speech.Always make sure, when making speeches (or writing books) that the main message doesn’t get lost or diluted amongst the other material.What you don’t want is what you get with Trigger – much highly relevant, important information hidden in a swamp of porridge. Icke uses the terms ‘ultra-Zionist’ literally hundreds of times. He uses it as a title to everyone he names and it becomes most irritating. Were I writing that, I’d start by, having used the term once, advising my readers that henceforth I’d use the initialism ‘UZ’. And instead of using it as a prefix, when listing names I’d end the sentence with ‘(all Zionists)’. In the same vein Icke’s use of Sabbatian-Frankism (a long word used frequently) is also wearing. Why not, after the first use, use ‘SF’? Would certainly make reading easier.In conclusion, a great wealth of very important information in this book, but you need to struggle through a great deal of fringe material to reach it.