“Deadly hedonistic! A journey of monumental journalism where reality is stranger than fiction. In his new book God Code Peace Pepper Chomsky sutures together the torn threads of a secret past that unlocks our darkly twisted and fatal history.”
I have just finished writing GOD CODE PEACE, principally about the 1960's counterculture and the death of John Lennon. I have spent over sixteen years researching, interviewing, and writing. People like Artie Kornfeld creator of Woodstock have shared their intimate thoughts on why Woodstock, the world's greatest rock event, is not recognized by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. GOD CODE PEACE aims to uncover the religious subterfuge that attached itself to the counterculture and spawned Christian martyrs like Mark David Chapman. How the 1960's "American Dream" that Fonda and Hopper sought, was an ethereal ploy formed by British strategists to break down US military build-up in opium rich south-east Asia. How John Lennon retaliated against his detractors and lashed out, exposing Alan Watts as a "Mind Guerilla." Watts died in San Francisco the same day Lennon's Mind Games album was released on November 16, 1973. Lennon was in Los Angeles at the time.
John Lennon was quickly becoming aware of British Intelligence from circumstances surrounding Brian Epstein’s so called “suicide”. On that day, sequestered without telephone contact and within the confines of an adhoc ashram in North Wales, Lennon and the Beatles were being guided by Maharishi to "Just be happy", an emotion that entirely did not ring true. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who became world famous and exceptionally wealthy as the founder of Transcendental Meditation, had bouts in an earlier career as a used car salesman. The Beatles later alleged that he was a fraud and a sexual pervert.
Epstein's suicide fallout sent the Beatles scurrying for safe-haven, Paul to a secluded farm in Scotland, and John to Bed-ins in Amsterdam and Montreal, and eventually landing in the USA. Upon entering the United States, John Lennon was purposely inconvenienced and aggravated by continual surveillance and humiliation from US and British forces. The FBI and MI6, respectively, were co-operating based on FBI files released to Jon Wiener, Professor of History at the University of California Irvine, and author of the book “Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files.”
Jon Wiener noted in his book, "The document described by the FBI as a "Letterhead Memorandum" from the Legal Attache in London was said to contain "information provided by a foreign government." Release of the information on this page, the FBI claimed from 1983 though 2006, "can reasonably be expected to inter alia: lead to foreign diplomatic, economic and military retaliation against the United States."
Lennon said in 1970 to reporters, “I'd open the door, there'd be guys on the other side of the street. I'd get into my car, and they'd be following me in a car. Not hiding. They wanted me to see that I was being followed.” He went on further to say to Jann Wenner in a Rolling Stone interview, “We knew we were being wire-tapped, there was a helluva lot of guys coming in to fix the phones.”
You say you found Jesus. Christ! - He's the only one
You say you've found Buddha Sittin' in the sun
I fight for love and glory
A Holy bloody War, you know, with the Pope and all that stuff
Yeah you may believe in devils and you may believe in laws
'But Christ, you're gonna have to serve yourself and that's all there is to it.
- John Lennon
("Serve Yourself" recorded November, 1980)
Was John Lennon's judgment, as a result of his life experiences and LSD intake, uniquely impaired? He lashed out at Christianity and he lashed out at Britain. So when these two massive powers together may have chosen to retaliate on December 8, 1980, the result was indefensible. Even the United States of America, could not and would not protect him.
John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
This book is dedicated to Lou “Coach” Trenton, and all the survivors of modern war. I remember during the summer of 1970, seeing my first war vet from Vietnam, with no legs, sitting in a wheel chair with his camo pants neatly tucked-under. He was proudly still wearing dog tags that I could see through his open blue denim jacket with cut-off sleeves - he looked like Woody Harelson in “People vs. Larry Flynt.” A young draft resister stood respectfully beside him, to aid with the chair through the hustle of urban crowd.
To my valued friends who listened, read, learned, and helped
- I love you all.
Hyperboloids of wondrous Light
Rolling for aye through Space and Time
Harbour those Waves which somehow Might
Play out God's holy pantomime
Epitaph for Alan Turing, 1954
Special thanks, to Lois Gibson forensic artist with the Houston Police Department. http://www.loisgibson.com/ Lois Gibson is recorded in The Guinness Book of World Records as "The World's Most Successful Forensic Artist." Her sketches have helped law enforcement bring in over 1,062 criminals. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Honors. She has also completed the FBI Academy Forensic Artist Course.
My appreciation also goes to Paul Schuepp president of Animetrics Inc. http://www.animetrics.com suppliers of facial recognition software solutions to law enforcement agencies world-wide, including the U.S. Defense Department. Thank you all for being generous with your time and resources. In reviewing the suspected Mark David Chapman photo images your opinions regarding the 1975 video look–a-like “subject” have been very useful and instructive.
Mom and Dad in Heaven – I love you.
1/ Introduction
2/ Truth
3/ The Walk
4/ Rolling Stone
5/ Chapman
6/ Lennon Murder
7/ Presley Effect
8/ Rumors
9/ Beatlemania
10/ End of Epstein
11/ Houseboat Summit
12/ Watts Game
13/ Acidtonic
14/ Huxley Effect
15/ Churchill Legacy
16/ Opium Wars
17/ Day of Enlightenment
18/ Alchemy
19/ Conclusion
“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.” – John Lennon
For over sixteen years, I delved into the time surrounding the life and death of John Lennon. I don’t entirely understand why, some curiosity as a fan, some psychic disposition - perhaps a sense of injustice - trying to catch the wave of Lennon’s enormous spirit. Inspired by Oscar Handlin’s book “Truth in History”, I have read exhaustive music and film biographies, magazine articles, Internet sites, and record album notes. I’ve also conducted interviews with pop stars and rock journalists like Ronnie Hawkins, Ritchie Yorke, and Bob Gruen, people who knew John Lennon and lived with him.
My new book is titled GOD CODE PEACE - The American Counterculture and Christian war on John Lennon.
As the world watched on New Year’s eve 2012 at 11:56pm Cee Lo Green sang John Lennon’s “Imagine” and changed the lyrics dealing with religion from “No religion too” to “All religions true”. This change drew world-wide criticism. While Cee-Lo Green is not an ordained minister he is the son of two clergy -- preacher man and preacher woman -- he's got the God trade in his bones. But even when disguised as a budding pop star, Cee-Lo's body language and vocal cadences -- the exaggerated motions and melodic leaps, the straight-up testifying -- are all about preaching the gospel.
In November of 1980, less than a month before his murder, John Lennon recorded a song entitled “Serve Yourself.”
“You say you found Jesus. Christ! – He’s the only one
You say you’ve found Buddha Sittin’ in the sun
I fight for love and glory
A Holy bloody War, you know, with the Pope and all that stuff
Yeah you may believe in devils and you may believe in laws
‘But Christ, you’re gonna have to serve yourself and that’s all there is to it.”
- John Lennon
I have worked with forensic specialists to track down the story of why Mark Chapman murdered John Lennon, the connections that mentored Chapman, Chapman in Beirut, and the facilitation of the murder.