First Post: They're All Out to Get Us

George W. Bush is part reptile.

The U.S. government committed 9/11, not al Qaeda.

The government has a weather machine that creates big hurricanes like Katrina.

Area 51 in Nevada, USA, has miles and miles of secret underground research facilities shared by both humans and several types of aliens.

The world isn't ruled by kings, presidents or premiers, but by bankers, Masons, old rich families and Satanists.

Jets flying overhead are seeding clouds and atmosphere with who knows what -- just look how long their contrails stay around.

Ridiculous claims? Sure, but there are people who truly believe such things about our world. Anywhere on the Web, you can find everything from several articles to entire sites that try to explain and prove all of the theories and claims stated above.

Welcome to the first post of Be Very Afraid, a blog devoted to looking at conspiracy theories and those who create them, as well as the sites that host them.

There is a whole subculture on the Net devoted to conspiracy theories. The Web sites are often massive, with hundreds or even thousands of articles, full of angry and strident prose and a thousand accusations. The most common targets seem to be the United States and its government.

This blog will introduce you to conspiracy theories, Web sites and some of the more colorful theorists who are out there. Believe if you want, or call it a pile of bunk, but the theorists aren't going away. And, with rising oil prices, recession and endless war, the fear factor is only going to grow.

Do I believe in conspiracy theories? I believe there is a possibility, but I would like more of these sites to offer more proof, harder facts, more eyewitnesses. Then I might just believe that THEY want to take over the world...