The Babylonian Woe - A study of the origin of certain banking

practices. By David Astle 1975.

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A Study of the Origin of Certain Banking Practices, and of their effect on the events of
Ancient History, written in the light of the Present Day.
The intellectual faculties however are not of themselves sufficient to produce external
action; they require the aid of physical force, THE DIRECTION AND COMBINATION OF
WHICH ARE WHOLLY AT THE DISPOSAL OF MONEY, THAT MIGHTY SPRING BY WHICH
THE TOTAL FORCE OF HUMAN ENERGIES IS SET IN MOTION.

Augustus Boeckh (Translated)

The Public Economy of Athens
P. 7, Book I, London, 1828.

Captain David Astle, Colborne, Ontario. September 15th 1993.

Great indeed was my surprise when I opened your small parcel to find therein a translation into
Hungarian of The Babylonian Woe. Please accept my thanks! I esteem your unsolicited work as
a great honor, and it is indeed an event in my life. There may be other translations, but I do not
know where they are. It is not the easiest type of book to translate.

A Greek lady set down to translate it into Greek but she gave up after a chapter or two (so far as I
know). She told me that it was as difficult as translating Plato into English! ... I am the more
pleased that you are one of the relatively few who truly understand the theme and its significance
in the rise and fall of civilizations.

The impression that Hungarians in Toronto have given me is that there is no people more aware
generally of this fact. No specially deep thought is required to see that everything we describe as
civilization and indeed all of its works, is the derivative of Money Power and its creation as indeed
by Sovereign Power or by the activities of an International criminal caste... Law No. 7 of
Hammurabai that I quote on page 9 is evidence enough.

Also the proscription by Manu of the Goldsmiths who used their trade to deceive ... The most
pernicious of all deceivers is a Goldsmith who commits frauds. The Maharajah shall order him to
be cut to pieces with razors... The principal fraud being that which has appeared and reappeared
throughout history, the issuance of fraudulent receipts as against Gold supposedly on deposit...
This knowledge is written deep into the memory of your people for there cannot be much doubt
that it was the destroyer of Sumer. If not, why then Hammurabais Law, a repetition of similar Laws
out of much more ancient codes yet again?
Have you produced a finished book? and if so, have you circulated it? If you have not done so,
then that is obviously the next step. I myself am at the moment concerned with the United States.
SPOTLIGHT in Washington plan a review within a few weeks, which should wake things up
thereabouts.

If you do not feel that you want to go further than you have (at the moment) I might try myself .
Though it seems to me that you should be better able to so do in North America. But there is also
Hungary itself, and this is an understanding they need more than any at this moment when
Communism is supposed to have collapsed and the Jackals will be seeking to take over .
I do not remember whether I replied to your last letter and the copy of The Rise of the Money
Power you sent me. Was it from The Red Dragon? and was that the title of the book found in the
library at Cincinnati? I am alone here and do not mind admitting that I am not as well organized as
I would like to be.

Anyway I had some copies of The Rise of the Money Power zeroxed and it is doing good work. If
I did not reply please accept my apologies.
The fact is I am 77 years of age and Alas! not getting any younger! However, as you see, I keep
going. My main effort The Babylonian Woe was not finished until I was practically 60 years of
age, and then on top of that, it had to be sold and promoted generally.
But nevertheless in the last seventeen years it has trickled all around the world; principally due to
my own efforts. When Mrs. Thatcher said to the British Parliament that she would not lead Britain
into a common money market, you need have no doubt whose book she had been reading; she
had had it for 13 years! If you decide to publish your translation itself, I can advise you to some
extent. However it seems to me there is a wide field open, not only in North America etc., but in
Hungary itself.
I vaguely remember Lillooet as a village near the junction of the Thompson River and the Fraser
river; not far from Ashcroft and the small town of Merritt with the Douglas lake ranch in between.
There used to be good fishing around there. I cannot imagine what it is like now. When I was there
some 45 years ago, the road was just a dirt track crawling around the edge of the canyon.
If you come here again [why don't you] immediately look me up. At present I live very much in the

country about 83 miles from Toronto Eastwards. In this letter I am giving you my home address
the telephone No. is 416 515-8002. Although I keep box 282, Stn. "P" going, most of my mail
comes here these days.
Thank you once again for the honor your work bestows on me and hoping to hear from you soon.
Yours very sincerely. David Astle.

PS: the Red Dragon is Y Draig Coch in Welsh. As you may know it is their very
ancient flag.

Contents

Foreword

1. In The Beginning Was The Word

2. The Temple And The Counting House
3. Per Me Dei Regnant!
4. The Left Hand Of Dawn
5. Blood, Sorrow, And Silver
6. Babylon, Banking, And Bullion
7. Phrygia, Finance, And Front Man
8. Tyrant And Trapezitae
9. Potsherds And Other Fragments
10. Pergamum And Pitane
11. Voices From The Dust
12. Sparta, The Pelanors, Wealth, And Women
13. Money Creators And The Political Control
14. Man Proposes But God Disposes
Additional Information

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