THE MEXICAN CONNECTION

The following academic paper was brought to my attention by a good friend of the campaign. At his request I will only identify him as our main man in Germany.

'Expertise side-lined: science, fraud and bogus molecular detectors in the Mexican ‘War on Drugs’

 

by Luis Reyes-Galindo

 

The paper presents a summarised chronology of the controversy surrounding the use of fraudulent handheld molecular detectors in Mexico, as well as the responses to the controversy from three critical sectors: the Mexican media, the different government branches and national scientific institutions. The paper also includes interview material with the most prominent critics and of the molecular detectors in Mexico and compares the voices of ‘scientific activists’ with the institutional responses. Finally, an analysis of all these different responses to the controversy is made, along with a short discussion of the relevance for expertise studies, as well as a critique of the application of existing expertise frameworks in developing country contexts such as Mexico’s.'

 

For the full paper please see HERE

Due to the academic constraints of a lack of primary sources, the paper does not cover the issue of bribery and corruption by the sellers and buyers of the fake 'detectors'. An issue which we will return to in the future.

We look forward to further work by Luis on this issue, and we hope that this paper, and other efforts by the likes of Andres Tonini, will finally bring an end to the use of the useless 'detectors' in Mexico and elsewhere.

IT AIN'T OVER 'TIL IT'S OVER

Now that Gary Bolton has been found guilty of fraud for making and selling the Mole and GT200 fake detectors, we must await sentencing. Apparently this has been delayed until late August or early September. It seems Bolton is trying to claim that he has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Perhaps the thought of losing all his money is causing him some distress? Sounds like a try on to us. 

It does seem a bit cheeky of him to claim he has psychological problems. We wonder how his victims feel about this i.e. those who were blown up, or falsely arrested because his dodgy devices did not work.

We are sure Judge Hone will not be fooled, and will give him the maximum sentence of 10 years. The same as James McCormick.

Anyway, there are quite a few loose ends still to tie up, apart from his sentencing:

1. Hopefully the convictions of both Bolton and McCormick will finally see the end of the use of the GT200, ADE651, and other similar devices in places like Iraq, Mexico, Thailand and Kenya. If you have been following this story, you will know that despite the overwhelming evidence that these 'detectors' detect nothing at all, some of those who were probably recipients of bribes have continued to defend their use.

It would also be jolly nice if the officials who were bribed to buy the 'detectors' were also prosecuted, wherever they are. I am sure the victims of the failure of these devices to operate would appreciate that.

2. We still want to know the full extent of UK Government support for Bolton, and to see some heads roll here for having been so damned stupid as to get involved with such an obvious fraud. Please be assured, we will be continuing to work to expose them.

3. We will also be working to continue to expose those who tried to defend the indefensible. In particular, Mt Grahame Gardner of the British Society of Dowsers (below you will find a picture of the 'delightful' Gardner, looking a tad too smug for our liking!), and Mr Geoffrey Crockford, who acted as witnesses on behalf of Bolton and his fake detectors at his trial.

I have no hesitation in calling these 'gentlemen' total scumbags. They presented no evidence. Just useless anecdotes. To defend the fake detectors which have resulted in so much misery is simply despicable.

Finally, for now, we hope that this fraud is well and truly on the way to the dustbin of history, although we are realistic enough to know that these things have a tendency to return. After all, sadly, there seems to be a fraudster, a corrupt official, and a gullible fool born every second.

Grahame Gardner, President of the British Society of Dowsers, and also a bloody fool.
See previous post DOWSING -  ILLUSION AND DELUSION

GARY BOLTON GUILTY! YEE HA!

News just in. Gary Bolton has been found guilty of fraud in connection with his fraudulent GT200 'detector'.

We are, of course, extremely happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He will be sentenced at a later date and we will bring you more details as we get them.

Apparently he told BBC South East that when the case was over he was going to sue them. Of course, he may yet appeal, but we have no hesitation in saying:

Gary, you are a dirty, low down, scumbag fraudster, and you will rot in jail like McCormick for being responsible for deaths, injuries, false arrests and destruction in places like Thailand and Mexico where you sold your useless devices.

Hip, Hip, Hooray!!!

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23461638

Below are the two posts that the Judge asked me to remove in case they unduly influenced the jury during their deliberations:

THE ALIENS HAVE LANDED

 

In a recent post (BOLTON TRIAL UPDATE) I brought you the news that the defence at the trial of Mr Gary Bolton produced two witnesses who were there to support the unsupportable i.e.the use of dowsing for explosives.

The two gentlemen concerned were Mr Geoffrey Crockford, and Mr Grahame Gardner (President of the British Society of Dowsers).

As we have pointed out on many occasions, dowsing is a load of old tosh. There is not a shred of credible evidence that it can be used to find anything at all. It operates purely on the principle of the ideomotor effect i.e. if you consciously or subconsciously expect to find something with dowsing rods (or even a pendulum dangling over a map - remote dowsing), then small, almost imperceptible movements you make become magnified by free pivoting rod, or into swings of a pendulum. All reliable testing shows that dowsing is completely useless, but there are those who persist with a belief in this twaddle.

One of those clearly blind to the evidence is Mr Crockford. As so often the case, a belief in one lot of nonsense is often accompanied with other, equally absurd notions.

To illustrate my point I have discovered the following report by Mr Crockford and others which claims to substantiate the idea that an alien craft landed in Rendelsham Forest.

I would love to go through this line by line and have a good laugh at the sheer volume of lunacy it contains, but that would take some time, and so I leave it to you to decide which is the funniest bit (be warned, there are a lot of funny bits!)

http://biolocation.com/Biolocation%20survey%20of%20Rendelsham%20Forest%20UFO%20site.pdf

NOTE TO THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE WITH DIRTY MINDS!: GILF means 'Galactic Intelligent Life Forms'!

It is in no way to be confused with an older generation of MILF! I hope that is understood. No sniggering at the back of the class or there'll be dire consequences.

UPDATE - I have just found the following FROM COURT NEWS UK dated 19 July 2013
'A self-proclaimed 'dowsing' expert told a court technology similar to that used in a 'bogus' bomb detector had been used to search for an unexploded bomb at Buckingham Palace. Graham Gardner, president of the British Society of Dowsers, said the principle had also been used by US troops in Vietnam to locate booby traps. He said dowsing worked by amplifying a person's subconscious response to 'earth energy' into 'subconscious muscle movements.' Mr Gardner was giving evidence at the Old Bailey trial of Gary Bolton, 47, who is accused of defrauding customers across the world with his GT200 devices'.

'Earth energy' eh! Wonder what that might be? Sounds a bit woo woo to me. But, as we said before, if he is so confident that dowsing works then he can always apply for the James Randi Educational Foundation Million Dollar Challenge. Available at www.randi.org

P.S. I have just noticed the following picture on the home page of the BSD (British Society of Dowsers, Who was the cheeky bastard who called them fruitcakes?

P.P.S. I have just sent the following email to the Council of the British Society of Dowsers:

Dear Council members,

I recently wrote to your President, Mr Gardner, questioning his appearance as a witness for the defence at the trial of a Mr Gary Bolton. I have yet to receive a reply.

Mr Bolton is being tried on charges of fraud related to his selling of the MOLE and GT200 detectors.

I understand that Mr Gardner gave evidence to the effect that the use of dowsing is a credible method for the detection of explosives.

Given the deaths, injuries, destruction and false arrests that have resulted from the use of products like the GT200, since they cannot and do not operate as claimed, I am writing to you to suggest that in supporting Bolton, without being able to present any substantive evidence, Mr Gardner has acted in an unethical manner.

Further, your articles/memoranda of association state that:

DISQUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
54. The office of a member of the Council shall be vacated -
(A) If he becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition
with his creditors generally.
(B) If he becomes of unsound mind.
(C) If he ceases to be a Member.
(D) If by notice in writing to the Society he resigns his office.

I sincerely submit that for Mr Gardner to support dowsing for explosives means that he must be of unsound mind, and that the BSD should consider his Presidency and membership of the Council and the BSD as a matter of utmost urgency.

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

BOLTON TRIAL UPDATE

THE ABOVE PICTURE HAS NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH THE FOLLOWING BLOG POST. WE JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE IT. HONEST!


Reports suggest that the trial of Gary Bolton on charges of fraud related to the MOLE and GT200 'detector' devices may be progressing faster than we had expected.

The case for the defence has commenced, and we are told that the cross examination of Bolton is nearly complete (the Court is not sitting today, 17 July).

Next up in the witness stand after Bolton will be a Mr Geoffrey Crockford, who is apparently a believer in dowsing, and who peddles a theory that it works on paramagnetic and dia-magnetic principles. No doubt his testimony will include high quality evidence, or perhaps not?

Also appearing will be a certain Mr Grahame Gardner, President of the British Society of Dowsers. Again, we anticipate only the most rigorous proof from such a distinguishable figure (or should that read 'distinguished' - sorry, I do get confused at times). On the other hand, perhaps we are being a little optimistic? You decide!

Following the trial we expect that Messers Crockford and Gardner will be making a joint application for the James Randi Educational Foundation Million Dollar Prize. We simply cannot hold back our excitement.

Of course, if they do not provide any credible evidence, and do not apply for the Million Dollar Challenge, then we shall be re-naming them Geoffrey Crockfullofshit, and Grahame Fairiesatthebottomofthegardener.

ANONYMOUS PROBLEM

I have a request to make to all my wonderful followers and readers. I hope it is not too much to ask.

As those of you who have been keeping up with the comments to my blog pieces recently will know, there has been a flood of people using the posting name 'Anonymous'.

Now, the first thing I have to say is that if you want to keep your identity a secret, I have no objection to that. In fact, if you try to defend dowsing or the fake detectors then I can understand why. After all, if you are that daft, then you really would not want anyone to know who you are. People might laugh at you, and that would not be nice.

On the other hand, so many different people calling themselves Anonymous can get a bit confusing at times, especially when trying to reply. In consultation with Techowiz we have come up with a solution to this problem.

Don't worry! You can still keep your real identity a secret. All you need to do is create a user name so that we can reply specifically to your comments.

If you are struggling to think up a user name, we have some suggestions. For those who are supporters of dowsing or the fake detectors, here is a list of possible names you could choose from:

PLONKER
DIPSTICK
MORON
BRAINDEAD
DOH!
NUMPTY
BLOCKHEAD
NUTTER
AIRHEAD
FRUITCAKE
MEATHEAD
IMBECILE
APOSTOL

And, for those of you who don't like the people who sell or support the frauds:

LOVELY PERSON
GENIUS
TERMINATOR
JUDGE DREDD
EINSTEIN
BONA FIDE
Mr or Mrs SCRUPLES
EVI DENCE
F.ACTUAL

P.S. In case you have not had a chance to read the sort of comments I have been receiving lately, there are some very good examples on the post 'A TRUE GENIUS?' below. Enjoy!

DOWSING - ILLUSION AND DELUSION

Here at the Fake Explosives Detectors Campaign, one of the things that really pisses us off is when people say "Well, these fake detectors are a fraud, but dowsing really does work because I have seen it for myself."

Comments like this are usually accompanied by some anecdotal story about how the person concerned witnessed a dowser finding water, lost jewellery etc.

As we have tried to point out before, dowsing has been tested under controlled conditions again and again and again. Guess what? It never works as claimed! NEVER! Bit like homeopathy or those other cons, the self proclaimed psychics. It has been thoroughly explained as the Ideomotor effect (feel free to google that if you do not know what it is).

Recently another one of these dowsing defenders turned up on the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). There have been a lot of responses pointing out why and how dowsing does not and can not work, including some who have pointed out how a belief in dowsing nonsense played a part in fooling some of the buyers of the fake detectors such as the ADE651 and GT200. I have to say I admire the patience of some of those responding to the dowsing defender. My inclination is to call them a fool, because they clearly did not do their research before spouting off.

One of the responses struck us as particularly well put so we have taken the liberty of reproducing it here. The poster goes by the forum name of Ladewig, and was one of the JREF forum members who regularly followed and commented on the ADE651 thread at JREF.

For those of you who know dowsing is bunkum, hopefully you will agree that Ladewig puts it very well. For any of you still burdened by the delusion that dowsing works, please read carefully!1

So, here is the comment. Enjoy!

Originally Posted by G6000

If dowsing were real, it would be an established science with easily reproducible results. It would not be folklore. . 

LADEWIG RESPONDS:

I never really thought about that aspect. Dowsing has been around for what, hundreds of years? thousands of years? In the past two hundred or so years electricity went from being a strange novelty that made dead frogs twitch to being a phenomenon so well understood that we can implant small electronic devices inside people to help regulate their heart rates.

Think for a moment about every single natural phenomena that already had a long history by 1863. Steam, friction, electricity, burning, gravity, motion, buoyancy, air pressure, etc. etc. In every single case humans have been able to quantify it and measure it to unheard of degrees. In almost every case, we have been able to and harness it or refine it or otherwise use it in some way to make life easier. Even folk remedies known 150 years ago have been turned into useful, measured doses that produce consistent results.

Yet dowsing always lies just beyond the reach of scientists. Science can put a man on the moon (and bring him back), yet science just can't quite catch anyone dowsing under controlled conditions. We are talking about a power that could change the very course of human events, but this power is very shy and never appears when scientists are watching. Don't get me wrong, as I said in a previous post, science does not know everything. But if you look at the things that were known but not understood 150 years ago, science has pretty much observed them very well and explained them almost as well. Except dowsing.

If you are interested in the full thread you can click HERE

Or the original thread relating to the fake detectors HERE

ALWAYS REMEMBER, THE PLURAL OF ANECDOTE IS NOT RELIABLE DATA!

BOLTIN' BOLTON - And other merrye olde tales of merrye death

THERE'S BLOOD ON SOME HANDS! AND BLOOD MONEY TOO!

Just a very brief entry, and for those familiar with the geography of Great (not bloody always!) Britain, this is not about Bolton, Lancashire, although it could be about ten thousand holes...geddit? Oh, sorry, that should be Blackburn, Lancashire...I digress, back to the real damage. Yes my friends, real dead people, and people with missing bits, because some idiots decided to sell fraudulent explosive detectors, some idiots were fooled by them, some idiots were bribed to buy them, and now those who should be doing something about it are running around in ever decreasing circles, making themselves and this country look even dumber than usual,

FART IN A SPACESUIT

Or, More on The Unival HEDD1 Legal Bluff and Bluster

Here is my direct response to David Vollmar following his legal threat and waffle justification that added no evidence to his already total lack of evidence!:

CALLING ALL SKUNKS, WEASELS, AND BOTTOM FEEDERS

 A CHALLENGE TO:
James MCormick, ATSC, ADE 651
Gary Bolton, Gobal Technical, GT200
David Vollmar, Unival, HEDD1, Sniffex Plus, Sniffex Europe
Frank Trier, Unival, HEDD1, Sniffex Plus, Sniffex Europe
Simon Sherrard, ComsTrac, Alpha 6
John Wyatt, SDS Group UK Limited, HEDD1, Sniffex Plus, Sniffex Europe
Stelian Ilie, Mira Telecom, Romania, ADE651

General Pierre Hadji Georgiou, Pro Sec, Lebanon, ADE651
GT200 Agents Mexico and Thailand
Horizon Group India, GT200
DKL Lifeguard principals
Chuck Christensen, H3Tec, Utah, U.S.A.
GADE651 principals
Khoji principals
AL-6D, Diodebell Principals
Yuri Markov, Inventor of the Sniffex
Sam Tree, U.S. to U.K. importer of the scam
Malcolm Roe, U.S. to U.K. importer of the scam
Wim de Leur, Delpac Belgium, ADE651
General Jihad al Jabiri, Iraq
And any other major figures in this fraudulent trade I have forgotten for now...

MESSAGE TO CHUCKY AT H3TEC

What delightful dodgy dowsing device do we have for you today boys and girls?

The H3TEC from Chuck Christensen and his little mob of con artists in Utah. Are you a moron Chuck? Sorry, meant Mormon, but la meme chose as my French friends might say.

DOOLALLY AL-6D FROM DIODEBELL

PIC 1 First Generation AL-6D

PIC 2 Sixteeenth Generation AL-6D

Spot the difference!  Vive la difference! NONE! Swivelling radio aerial on fancy handle. I will shortly be publishing a short guide to the history of these scams, and they will include the amazing evolution of the AL-6D from WMTS. From a pair of dowsing rods, to the literally fantastical three prong unit they now sell. They are actually happy to publish this ridiculous product development story here:

FATAL ERROR

Pic 1: Too much static

Pic 2: Not enough static.

Understand! You! McCormick! detention after school. Mr Ramsbotham (pron. Ramsbottom) is looking forward to getting his hands on you boy!

ROT IN PRISON

This is how I would like to see Jim McCormick, Gary Bolton, David Vollmar, and the others involved in this sorry saga!

That includes the corrupt buyers!

However, if that is not to be then perhaps the best we can hope for is what a professional has called for:

ROGUES GALLERY

WORRA LORRA WOGUES

For your delight I am publishing a picture from an article in a Romanian newspaper questioning the goings on between Big Jim McCormick and the fine folks at Miratel. Jim's the one with the big grin and the double chin, second from right. Nice looking man ain't he?

This article was published thanks to the efforts of Techowiz so respect for his ongoing sterling efforts to get Jim and his lowdowndirtyscum allies.

We have it on good authority that Jims relationships with his tame retired Lebanese General Pierre Hadji Georgiou (Right of picture) at Prosec, and with Stelian (Second left of picture) and the boys and girls at Mira Telecom are becoming a bit strained under the influence of our onslaught. Whoopee! We are pretty sure that the dodgy ex General was the conduit for the Iraqi deals, so he's got blood on his hands as well. Funny the lack of camraderie between military men!

We did of course email Stelian and his mates at Mira Telecom to warn them they had a slippery one on their hands with Jim, but they threatened to sue us (no sign of the paperwork yet boys!! HA HA) and claim they are a respectable company. Even more HA bloody HA!!

Still on the case Jim, Gary etc etc. Nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide. Your detectors can't find a damn thing, but we can damn well find you.