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Psychiatrists and other experts on group psychology and mind-control techniques offered rational explanations of how humans can be conditioned to commit such irrational acts (see box). Yet the stories told by those who survived were both fearsomely fascinating and ultimately inexplicable. How could such idealistic, if naive, people set out to build an idyllic haven from modern society's many pressures and turn it into a hellish colony of death? This is how the Jonestown dream turned into a nightmare...
...When the leaders of a people commit treason," shouted Piñar, "the people with the force of right and the right of force should prevent themselves from continually being gagged, blamed, spat on, impoverished and murdered!" Lest anyone fail to get the message, Piñar told a news conference, "The situation in Spain justifies a national insurrection." The rally ended peacefully enough, but to supporters of Spain's fledgling democracy, the calls for an uprising reverberated frighteningly...
...taken up by the prosecution's first star witness: Peter Bessell, 57, a former Liberal M.P. and Thorpe confidant. According to Bessell, Thorpe became increasingly obsessed by the prospect of the damage that Scott's revelations could do to his political career; he even threatened to commit suicide if the story came out. First Thorpe suggested that Bessell obtain a visa for Scott, enabling him to move to the U.S. Bessell felt that this would be impossible. With that, Bessell testified, "Mr. Thorpe said, 'Then we have to get rid of him.' " According to Bessell, Thorpe...
However, it was freshman goaltender Wade Lau who outdid veterans and newcomers alike. Lau had 29 saves, and showed the promise of handling the net chores with poise and experience for the next few years. He refused to commit himself against breaking shooters all evening, and thoroughly frustrated clever forwards such as P.C.'s Colin Ahern, who Lau personally foiled five or six times from point-blank range...
...telling me to come back. They kept repeating over and over 'our young people get educated, they leave us, and they don't come back and help us. Our land is being taken away. Look what's happening to us.' I made a committment that night, I reaffirmed a commit ment that I have, to go back home and help those people there at home...