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In relation to all the doubles, my question is - Do you think all the doubles are hired by Michael or/and somebody else. And sometimes we have at the back of our minds - Who is in control of everything. Well, I remember the STASI FILE. I've been wanting to post this but it always skips my mind and I don't think it was ever discussed in the forums or in the speculations. I have to explain first what is the Stasi File and then cite examples/articles written about it. And when my thoughts are on the subject, it takes me back to JCC's clue about GERMANY IS THE KEY. This is a long post. In East Germany's Stasi secret police had Michael under surveillance when he visited West Berlin in 1988. They took a photo of a man who they thought was Michael but had been revealed as a look-alike. The photo in MJ's Stasi File showing Michael at the Berlin Wall was actually a shot of a look-alike hired by a German TV station SAT1 for a broadcast that day and was good enough to fool East German's secret police.SAT1 reporters decided to hire their own double (since it was reported that Michael didn't go out in public in West Berlin on that day), and see how Berliners would react. They hired limousines and body guards, fooling the public, the local media and the notorious Stasi Secret Police. It was successful and it worked.Then 20 years later, the SAT1 nearly fell for its own prank."We certainly would have fallen for the Stasi pictures but by chance a colleague was on duty who happened to be at the shooting of the Jackson double back in 1988," said Diana Schardt, spokeswoman for SAT 1 television. "We almost went with it, but then cleared it up." Michael was touring to promote his BAD album and Stasi considered it one of the most threatening moments for security of the now defunct East German state.For weeks, the East Germans had been trying to figure out a way to prevent Jackson's moonwalk through West Berlin from becoming political dynamite for East German youth. The Stasi was determined not to repeat the events of the year before, when East Germans amassed at the Wall to listen to a concert by Genesis, David Bowie and Eurythmics in West Berlin. As the bands played, the East Berlin crowds chanted "Gorby, Gorby" and "Down with the Wall," until they were silenced by East German security forces who beat them with batons and made scores of arrests. A short time later, U.S. President Ronald Reagan gave his now famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate, calling on Gorbachev to "tear down this wallDetails in the Stasi's report on Jackson suggest that the Western promoter, the concert's sponsor and Jackson's management were more than willing to accommodate the East Germans' concerns. In the minutes of a preparatory meeting of Stasi officials, dated May 4, 1988, the Stasi notes discussions that it was having with the head of the West German company that was organizing the concert. The names are blacked out in the report. According to the report, the organizer "together with Jackson's management is willing to build the stage at such a height that it is not visible from Unter den Linden" — the boulevard on the eastern side of the Brandenburg Gate — "and to position the speakers appropriately." The plan also involved broadcasting the Jackson concert in a stadium in East Berlin with a two-minute delay, so the East Germans could replace the live performance with a videotape of a previous performance should Jackson make any undesirable political comments
I remember this. Due to the information in that file, I have often wondered if Michael was putting himself in harms way with the huge statue of himself, the marching, the uniform, the people chanting for him, if that in anyway was taken as an insult or a threat to their military and government.
Quote from: "hesouttamylife"I remember this. Due to the information in that file, I have often wondered if Michael was putting himself in harms way with the huge statue of himself, the marching, the uniform, the people chanting for him, if that in anyway was taken as an insult or a threat to their military and government.The statue, the uniform and the marching didn't happen until the HIStory album in 1995.Germany was unified by then.
Quote from: "mjssoulmate"Quote from: "hesouttamylife"I remember this. Due to the information in that file, I have often wondered if Michael was putting himself in harms way with the huge statue of himself, the marching, the uniform, the people chanting for him, if that in anyway was taken as an insult or a threat to their military and government.The statue, the uniform and the marching didn't happen until the HIStory album in 1995.Germany was unified by then. But I am sure there were those old heads who still held onto the old ways. Just like in any situation, change doesn't happen all at once and sometimes in the hearts of those who lived it and believed in it, never.
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