CEDARS - where the men are handsome and the women are....
I'm still awaiting delivery of Jeff Sharlet's book about "the Family," but in the meanwhile, I'm trying to piece together the various residences and facilities associated with this Addams Family of sorts.
I think this rivals any Utah-based compound.
There's a stately mansion (former residence of patriot George Mason IV; also known as Doubleday mansion) overlooking the Potomac River in the Woodmont neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia that b\is called Cedars. The exact address is 2301 North Uhle Street, also known as 2145 24th Street North.
Ivanwald (2200 24th Street North in Arlington) is for men. Potomac Point (2224 24th Street, across from Cedars in Arlington) is for women. The men and women who live at these places appear to work as wait staff and scullery maids for Cedars AND the unnamed 133 C Street townhouse near Capitol Hill where some congressmen and senators live, and get together to pray and counsel one another.
Prayer breakfasts, young women in long skirts, homeschooling...what's next?
I'm still trying to track down other properties on C Street, Arlington and elsewhere.
And if suddenly I go silent, possums, I love you all. It's been real.
Background Reading
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2003/03/0079525
http://www.rickross.com/reference/general/general607.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/25/AR2009062504480.html?nav=hcmodule
Taking one for the team Molly? I love that you are digging into this. Ever since the mention of Rumsfeld putting bible quotes on the daily DOD reports for GW I have been wondering just how far down the rabbit hole this 'family' goes? The secrecy obviously would make it hard to know but seeing how self righteous and indignant GW, Cheney, Yoo, and Ganzo et all are about what they have done makes me wonder...seriously!
And the mention of how they move money man to man... made me think about Cheney and his corporate connections, the massive amounts of money that 'disappeared' in Iraq. I feel like they ran a 'sting' on us that we have no idea about.
And while I wouldn't like to believe it... the fact that the DOJ has been sitting on their hands and not taking action has me completely creeped out may really be going on around here.
July 16, 2009 5:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Halliburton-brand aluminum cases stuffed with Ben Franklins.
July 16, 2009 5:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Nearby properties (within spitting distance):
0131 C ST SE - THE CITY CHURCH DC - $1,068,860.00
0139 C ST SE - BEVERLY SHELDON - $1,406,750.00
0137 C ST SE - NATIONAL PRAYER CENTER INC - $1,393,340.00
0133 C ST SE - YOUTH WITH A MISSION WASHINGTON DC INC C ST CENTER - $1,834,500.00
0119 C ST SE AMERICAN ASSOC CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC - $1,515,040.00
July 16, 2009 5:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Leave a trail of religious pamphlets that we might follow you if you do 'go dark'.
July 16, 2009 5:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Tidbits from this article - Lindsay, D. Michael.
"Is the National Prayer Breakfast Surrounded by a 'Christian Mafia'? Religious Publicity and Secrecy Within the Corridors of Power."
Journal of the American Academy of Religion Volume 74, Number 2, June 2006, pp. 390-419.
"A close relationship with the president is critical to the work of the Fellowship."
Lindsay posits that the Felowship is not secret, but private.
"[Doug] Coe is a student of various social movements including the Nazis and the Mafia."
"Mafia solidarity is often forged in the crucible of hypermasculinity, and the Fellowship likewise effuses fraternity-like masculinity."
"...Fellowship insiders do not speak about church affiliations or theological disputes."
"Informants for this study include a variety of highly placed societal leaders including two former presidents of the United States; two dozen Cabinet secretaries and senior White House staffers; over sixty presidents, CEOs,or senior executives at large firms (both public and private); a dozen accomplished Hollywood professonals; over ten leaders from the world of professional athletics; and a handful of leaders from the artistic and philanthropic arenas, among others."
I noticed execs from McKinsey and Raytheon mentioned a few times throughout.
Stay tuned.
July 16, 2009 5:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
You are a mighty force for "Truth and (or) the American Way" Sweet Molly. Brava.
Anyone we need to notify, pets to feed, plants to water if you should ...take an extended leave of absence? Who gets the disk?
July 16, 2009 5:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
I guess any hopes of getting top security clearance are dashed. Hope this doesn't affect my Fulbright status. My husband is already on the no-fly list which means if we fly together, I get the treatment, too.
July 16, 2009 6:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Your husband is not the reason you get the treatment.
It's your avatar, silly!
July 16, 2009 6:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
At least in airports in Arab countries, when they grope you, it's behind a curtain, and the groper is female.
July 16, 2009 6:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey, if you prefer female groping, it's all good. This is a liberal blog, afterall. :-{)>
July 17, 2009 12:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
I hope you stay with this subject Molly. I admit my mind is reeling as to how far up and down and around the globe this 'cult' and it's ideals are being acted out. Very disturbing. Feel free to contact me if you hit any places where you need some back up:)
July 17, 2009 1:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Synch, the scariest thing I've found (but I need to look more closely) is the possible connection between these jokers and that spooky Renaissance weekend held in Charleston every year. No, not Fairport Convention tunes and corseted wenches in pointy hats. It's that top-secret think tank event that Hill and Bill and other biggies attend every year. It appears that faithful Dems have been caught in this Family net. Stay tuned.
July 17, 2009 3:21 PM | Reply | Permalink