Skousen, born in San Diego and raised in Oregon, served as a USMCfighter pilot during the Vietnam Era. During the 1980s Skousen was the chairman of the Conservative National Committee. He was also the executive editor of Conservative Digest.[2]
Skousen is the founder and chief editor of World Affairs Brief,[3] a weekly news-analysis service. Some of Skousen's views are controversial. He made the case that the Fall of Communism was, also as claimed by KGB defector Anatoliy Golitsyn, a "carefully crafted deception," meant to gain Western aid and technology transfers that would eventually end in a resurgence of the Russian threat. In his weekly briefings Skousen has also written extensively about the evidence of conspiracy by government to cover up its own involvement in numerous black operations such as the JFK assassination, the Oklahoma City bombing, TWA 800 and the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. He is particularly a harsh critic of what he calls the "phony war on terror" used to conjure up justification for continual foreign intervention and the diminution of American constitutional rights; he is also very critical of globalism, communism, and the U.S. interventionist foreign policy.[4]
Skousen has written several books. including Essential Principles for the Conservation of Liberty, Strategic Relocation—North American Guide to Safe Places, The Secure Home, Survival Home Manual: Architectural Design, Construction, and Remodeling Of Self-Sufficient Residences and Retreats, and How to Implement a High Security Shelter in the Home. He also published a booklet titled 10 Packs for Survival, which he has also posted to several web sites.[5]
Skousen designs and consults on hardened retreat homes,[6] often including fallout shelters with HEPA air filtration systems. He has offered in both North and Central America consultation regarding architectural and retreat design.[7] In the book Dancing at Armageddon: Survivalism and Chaos in Modern Times by Richard G. Mitchell, Jr., (2001) Skousen was quoted: "'You never want to make a house look like an obvious fortress. Those who want in can always move up a bigger gun. There is no way you can design a home to withstand RPG (Rocket-propelled grenade) rockets and tanks. I design these homes so you virtually cannot tell inside or out that they are any different from a conventional home.'"[8]
In late 2007, Skousen gained attention[citation needed] when he gave his support to Ron Paul rather than to fellow LDS church member Mitt Romney in the 2008 US presidential campaign, in a widely circulated YouTube video clip.[11] After John McCain became the Republican Party's presumptive nominee in early 2008, Skousen also endorsed Pastor Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party: "As Ron Paul goes back to Congress to continue the fight there, I believe Chuck Baldwin is the person to continue the fight during this election cycle and beyond."[12]
Personal life
Joel Skousen is the older brother of Mark Skousen and the younger brother of Royal Skousen. The three Skousen brothers are the nephews of conservative author and commentator W. Cleon Skousen.[2]
In March 2013, Skousen walked away with just slight injuries from the crash of his Glasair kit plane, in a forced rough field landing, following a fuel system failure.[13] The crash landing occurred near Spanish Fork, Utah, on the return leg of a cross country flight to Las Vegas.[14]
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Many Christians think it is wonderful any time government officials mention God or quote from the Bible. I take strong exception, and not because I believe it is improper for government officials to appeal to God. I simply object to dropping the name of God or quoting scripture to cover for evil, and otherwise convince naive troops and Christians in general that an evil cause is just.[16]
More than ever, I still consider the nuclear attack on America as inevitable, both because the real axis of evil (Russia and China) are still building for that attack, and because our own government is controlled by those intent upon destroying US sovereignty and delivering our nation over to a socialist New World Order (NWO). [2006][17]
The one thing you can learn from the liberal and controlled media, including arch liberal newspapers like the Washington Post, NY Times, and LA Times, is the direction in which the conspiracy against liberty is going. I spend about a third of my time watching what the opposition does. When they start uniformly promoting certain issues in all the liberal journals (global warming, smart growth, gun control, etc.), it is obvious that there is some coordination going on. But remember, you can only learn to see through the selectively filtered news dispensed by the establishment media if you have other sources that feed you the missing pieces.[18]
In terms of unity, we are at a real disadvantage up against the left. It only takes one thing in common for "liberals" to unite. It only takes one difference of opinion for conservatives to divide.[19]
Bibliography
Skousen, Joel M. (1977). Survival Home Manual: Architectural Design, Construction, and Remodeling Of Self-Sufficient Residences and Retreats. Hood River, Oregon: Survival Homes. OCLC 5716888.
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^Skousen, Joel (December 28, 2007). "World Affairs Brief: Commentary and Insights on a Troubled World"(PDF). World Affairs Brief. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
World Affairs Brief, Joel Skousen's weekly news analysis
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For other persons with the surname Skousen see Skousen disambiguation This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Joel M Skousen ˈ s k aʊ z en born September 22 1946 is a political commentator on the philosophy of law and Constitutional theory 1 Joel M SkousenBorn 1946 09 22 September 22 1946 age 76 San Diego CaliforniaNationalityAmericanEducationBrigham Young UniversityOccupation s Survivalist Author ConsultantRelativesW Cleon Skousen Uncle Mark Skousen Brother Royal Skousen Brother Websitewww wbr joelskousen wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Personal life 3 Quotes 4 Bibliography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditSkousen born in San Diego and raised in Oregon served as a USMC fighter pilot during the Vietnam Era During the 1980s Skousen was the chairman of the Conservative National Committee He was also the executive editor of Conservative Digest 2 Skousen is the founder and chief editor of World Affairs Brief 3 a weekly news analysis service Some of Skousen s views are controversial He made the case that the Fall of Communism was also as claimed by KGB defector Anatoliy Golitsyn a carefully crafted deception meant to gain Western aid and technology transfers that would eventually end in a resurgence of the Russian threat In his weekly briefings Skousen has also written extensively about the evidence of conspiracy by government to cover up its own involvement in numerous black operations such as the JFK assassination the Oklahoma City bombing TWA 800 and the 9 11 attack on the World Trade Center He is particularly a harsh critic of what he calls the phony war on terror used to conjure up justification for continual foreign intervention and the diminution of American constitutional rights he is also very critical of globalism communism and the U S interventionist foreign policy 4 Skousen has written several books including Essential Principles for the Conservation of Liberty Strategic Relocation North American Guide to Safe Places The Secure Home Survival Home Manual Architectural Design Construction and Remodeling Of Self Sufficient Residences and Retreats and How to Implement a High Security Shelter in the Home He also published a booklet titled 10 Packs for Survival which he has also posted to several web sites 5 Skousen designs and consults on hardened retreat homes 6 often including fallout shelters with HEPA air filtration systems He has offered in both North and Central America consultation regarding architectural and retreat design 7 In the book Dancing at Armageddon Survivalism and Chaos in Modern Times by Richard G Mitchell Jr 2001 Skousen was quoted You never want to make a house look like an obvious fortress Those who want in can always move up a bigger gun There is no way you can design a home to withstand RPG Rocket propelled grenade rockets and tanks I design these homes so you virtually cannot tell inside or out that they are any different from a conventional home 8 Because of its low population density and diverse economy both Skousen 9 and survivalist writer James Wesley Rawles 10 recommend the Intermountain West region of the United States as a preferred region for relocation and setting up survival retreats In late 2007 Skousen gained attention citation needed when he gave his support to Ron Paul rather than to fellow LDS church member Mitt Romney in the 2008 US presidential campaign in a widely circulated YouTube video clip 11 After John McCain became the Republican Party s presumptive nominee in early 2008 Skousen also endorsed Pastor Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party As Ron Paul goes back to Congress to continue the fight there I believe Chuck Baldwin is the person to continue the fight during this election cycle and beyond 12 Personal life EditJoel Skousen is the older brother of Mark Skousen and the younger brother of Royal Skousen The three Skousen brothers are the nephews of conservative author and commentator W Cleon Skousen 2 In March 2013 Skousen walked away with just slight injuries from the crash of his Glasair kit plane in a forced rough field landing following a fuel system failure 13 The crash landing occurred near Spanish Fork Utah on the return leg of a cross country flight to Las Vegas 14 Skousen lives in Orem Utah 15 Quotes EditThis section is a candidate to be copied to Wikiquote using the Transwiki process Many Christians think it is wonderful any time government officials mention God or quote from the Bible I take strong exception and not because I believe it is improper for government officials to appeal to God I simply object to dropping the name of God or quoting scripture to cover for evil and otherwise convince naive troops and Christians in general that an evil cause is just 16 More than ever I still consider the nuclear attack on America as inevitable both because the real axis of evil Russia and China are still building for that attack and because our own government is controlled by those intent upon destroying US sovereignty and delivering our nation over to a socialist New World Order NWO 2006 17 The one thing you can learn from the liberal and controlled media including arch liberal newspapers like the Washington Post NY Times and LA Times is the direction in which the conspiracy against liberty is going I spend about a third of my time watching what the opposition does When they start uniformly promoting certain issues in all the liberal journals global warming smart growth gun control etc it is obvious that there is some coordination going on But remember you can only learn to see through the selectively filtered news dispensed by the establishment media if you have other sources that feed you the missing pieces 18 In terms of unity we are at a real disadvantage up against the left It only takes one thing in common for liberals to unite It only takes one difference of opinion for conservatives to divide 19 Bibliography EditSkousen Joel M 1977 Survival Home Manual Architectural Design Construction and Remodeling Of Self Sufficient Residences and Retreats Hood River Oregon Survival Homes OCLC 5716888 Skousen Joel M 1984 Essential Principles for the Conservation of Liberty Madison Ohio J M Skousen p 75 OCLC 14979507 Skousen Joel M 1998 How to Implement a High Security Shelter in the Home Orem Utah J M Skousen OCLC 40694908 Skousen Joel M 1999 The Secure Home 3rd ed American Fork Utah Swift Publishing p 682 ISBN 1568610556 OCLC 42930398 Skousen Joel M 2010 Strategic Relocation North American Guide to Safe Places 3rd ed Lehi Utah Swift Publishing p 346 ISBN 9781568612621 OCLC 713394979 See also Edit Biography portalBlast shelter Intentional community Self sufficiencyReferences Edit Philosophy of Law and Government a b Mark Skousen s Famous Relatives World Affairs Brief newsletter Joel Skousen The globalists are setting us up for failure in World War 3 9 May 2017 The Big List 10 Packs for Survival Skipping town Forbes About Joel Skousen Archived 2007 12 21 at the Wayback Machine Mitchell Dancing at Armageddon excerpt About Joel Skousen at his web site Archived 2007 12 21 at the Wayback Machine SurvivalBlog com Joel Skousen Ron Paul Versus Corporate Media on YouTube World Affairs Brief May 2 2008 Pilot feels blessed after surviving plane crash Archived copy Archived from the original on 2013 03 22 Retrieved 2013 04 02 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Pilot uninjured after losing power landing in a field Spanish Fork News heraldextra com Retrieved 2018 09 09 Skousen Backing Evil with Scripture tobefree Archived from the original on 2009 05 31 Retrieved 2009 08 18 Skousen Joel December 28 2007 World Affairs Brief Commentary and Insights on a Troubled World PDF World Affairs Brief Retrieved March 14 2022 http www joelskousen com hotissues news html http www joelskousen com Philosophy principledapproachtolaw htmlExternal links EditSkousen s web site World Affairs Brief Joel Skousen s weekly news analysis 10 Packs for Survival Joel Skousen Bill of Rights Day Speech Salt Lake City Utah December 15 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joel Skousen amp oldid 1112442098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
