In May, journalist Peter Reichelt brought us something remarkable, his translation of a 1994 print interview that Scientology leader David Miscavige had given to a weekly investigative magazine in Vienna, Profil. Bringing us that fascinating piece was just part of an impressive comeback that Peter has made to the subject, some 25 years since he landed one of the more startling contributions to Scientology journalism when he flew a helicopter over the secretive management headquarters near Hemet, California for a German documentary.
This is an awesome scoop. In my podcast with Alex yesterday he was asking me to tell him about the origins of Project Snow White and I told him I came in on the tail end. This is wonderful information about the beginning of it, and also more proof of how widespread it was and how few people who were involved in it were prosecuted, or even known about.
"Yes, but the importance of celebrities is not based on the number of years in Scientology, but on how much money you have and which important personalities you know and what influence you have on them."
This is why Tom Cruise and John Travolta are $cieno ka khans. Money and because both of them got Washington to go after Germany. All that anti-German stuff eventually fell flat.
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Klaus Büchele got Heber Jentzsch out of prison? And he wasn't Ka Khan for eternity? Or at least 2 more lifetimes. Klaus got sent to the RPF multiple times but stayed in the $cieno mindset for many more years? I await more testimony from Klaus with baited breath.
I think the architect he mentions is R Architect, (L Ron Hubbard Architect, a title like R Meter Repair and R Audio-Visual). Barry Stein. I was in the planning department of the RPF (truly an odd statement) with Shawn Morrison, Steve Willet, Ken Hoden, a few others. Steve was actually a roofing contractor, so he had some experience, but the rest of us were pure amateur hour.
Ken Hoden, for example, did the electrical drawings for the Studio showing maybe one outlet on a wall. This would go to a real electrical engineer in Hemet for a stamp, then to the county. Then we would go in and put a 6000 Wiremold strip on that wall with 20 outlets, some normal power and some clean power (UPS and line conditioners).
Why the county never rejected all that is a mystery. Maybe some baksheesh involved.
Quite a lot to take in. Eventually it will all come out. And where’s Marty Rathbun now? He did some good work in exposing Scientology and then got seduced by the dark side. Miscavige and Hubbard before him, have copious amounts of blood on their hands. Miscavige will eventually trip up. It’s inevitable.
"And finally the decision was made to disband the Guardian’s Office. That was when Vicky Aznaran was in charge of the RTC at the time. David Miscavige was not yet the big man. Then the GO was disbanded and they gave me a choice, either you leave Scientology or you have to do an RPF [Rehabilitation Project Force, the Sea Org’s prison detail] to clear your name. Then I told them, there you go, I’m a Scientologist, I’ll do it and then I went on the RPF in January 1983."
-- I would really love to hear more on the mindset here. What made Klaus get presented those two options and, apparently, feel like going to the RPF was the obvious choice.
[To "clear his name" for doing what he was ordered to do???]
This was a great interview. I remember Klaus from back in the day. His reason for getting into SCN was mine to a tee... if this Hubbard thing hadn’t made sense to me. It gave me the impression that we could somehow make the world a better place. ..........
His history of the GO and later OSA was fascinating. I hope there is a second interview.
Is it a possiblility to serve multiple subpoenas to one person at the same time? If it is, it seems obvious that Linda Hamel must simultaneouly be served subpoenas for Leah Remini and the other case that was not allowed to be included in her's. They could secretly create a joint 'military' grade subpoena task force and go for it. Serving Hamel will likely be as difficult as serving Miscavige, but such a subpoena team would have covert ways to make it happen.
Awesome scoop! It’s great that Klaus is speaking up. Looking forward to more details 😎
This is an awesome scoop. In my podcast with Alex yesterday he was asking me to tell him about the origins of Project Snow White and I told him I came in on the tail end. This is wonderful information about the beginning of it, and also more proof of how widespread it was and how few people who were involved in it were prosecuted, or even known about.
"Yes, but the importance of celebrities is not based on the number of years in Scientology, but on how much money you have and which important personalities you know and what influence you have on them."
This is why Tom Cruise and John Travolta are $cieno ka khans. Money and because both of them got Washington to go after Germany. All that anti-German stuff eventually fell flat.
A
Klaus Büchele got Heber Jentzsch out of prison? And he wasn't Ka Khan for eternity? Or at least 2 more lifetimes. Klaus got sent to the RPF multiple times but stayed in the $cieno mindset for many more years? I await more testimony from Klaus with baited breath.
Fills in a ĺot of holes about lyintology.
I think the architect he mentions is R Architect, (L Ron Hubbard Architect, a title like R Meter Repair and R Audio-Visual). Barry Stein. I was in the planning department of the RPF (truly an odd statement) with Shawn Morrison, Steve Willet, Ken Hoden, a few others. Steve was actually a roofing contractor, so he had some experience, but the rest of us were pure amateur hour.
Ken Hoden, for example, did the electrical drawings for the Studio showing maybe one outlet on a wall. This would go to a real electrical engineer in Hemet for a stamp, then to the county. Then we would go in and put a 6000 Wiremold strip on that wall with 20 outlets, some normal power and some clean power (UPS and line conditioners).
Why the county never rejected all that is a mystery. Maybe some baksheesh involved.
Quite a lot to take in. Eventually it will all come out. And where’s Marty Rathbun now? He did some good work in exposing Scientology and then got seduced by the dark side. Miscavige and Hubbard before him, have copious amounts of blood on their hands. Miscavige will eventually trip up. It’s inevitable.
"And finally the decision was made to disband the Guardian’s Office. That was when Vicky Aznaran was in charge of the RTC at the time. David Miscavige was not yet the big man. Then the GO was disbanded and they gave me a choice, either you leave Scientology or you have to do an RPF [Rehabilitation Project Force, the Sea Org’s prison detail] to clear your name. Then I told them, there you go, I’m a Scientologist, I’ll do it and then I went on the RPF in January 1983."
-- I would really love to hear more on the mindset here. What made Klaus get presented those two options and, apparently, feel like going to the RPF was the obvious choice.
[To "clear his name" for doing what he was ordered to do???]
THIS is the most important news since Mike Rinder escaped.
Linda Hamel, Linda Hamel, stick on Linda Hamel, until she is deposed! She knows all the stuff.
I'm sure there are some good photos of her around.
Eternal thankyou Peter Reichelt, this is blockbuster.
Eternal thankyou Klaus Buchele. Like Klaus says, he himself is the best one to tell of OSA's beginnings in history.
So much thanks, this waiting for Klaus to go public, this is HUGE!!!!
Future protest signs could rightly state:
DEPOSE LINDA HAMEL
Greatfully thankful to Klaus, Peter and Tony. This interview answers a lot of questions.
Great interview between Peter and Klaus, but I don't see anywhere where worship or religion is mentioned, only going after desenters. Pathetic.
Love the weekly update, Chris and Tony!!
This was a great interview. I remember Klaus from back in the day. His reason for getting into SCN was mine to a tee... if this Hubbard thing hadn’t made sense to me. It gave me the impression that we could somehow make the world a better place. ..........
His history of the GO and later OSA was fascinating. I hope there is a second interview.
Is it a possiblility to serve multiple subpoenas to one person at the same time? If it is, it seems obvious that Linda Hamel must simultaneouly be served subpoenas for Leah Remini and the other case that was not allowed to be included in her's. They could secretly create a joint 'military' grade subpoena task force and go for it. Serving Hamel will likely be as difficult as serving Miscavige, but such a subpoena team would have covert ways to make it happen.