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Robert David Steele
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Steele in 2013
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| Born | July 16, 1952 New York City, New York, U.S.
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| Died | August 29, 2021 (aged 69) Florida, U.S.
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| Nationality | American |
Robert David Steele (born July 16, 1952 – died August 29, 2021) was an American officer for the CIA. He later became known for promoting conspiracy theories.
Early Life and Work
Robert David Steele spent his early years in Asia and Latin America. This was because his father worked for an oil company. Steele earned a bachelor's degree in political science. He also had a master's degree in international relations.
He worked as a political officer at the Embassy of the United States, San Salvador. This was during the Salvadoran Civil War. Later, he studied artificial intelligence.
Steele is known for creating the terms "virtual intelligence" and "peacekeeping information." He believed the United States needed to change how it gathered information. He thought private companies should help the government with this. He was a big supporter of open-source intelligence. This means using information that is publicly available. He felt the CIA did not take this type of information seriously.
Promoting Conspiracy Theories
Steele often appeared on Alex Jones's radio show. In 2017, he made a strange claim. He said that NASA had a secret colony on Mars. He claimed this colony was filled with human slaves. NASA said these claims were not true.
Steele also wrote on his Public Intelligence Blog. He often mentioned The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. This is a fake document that spreads harmful ideas about Jewish people. He used it to talk about what he called the "Zionist conspiracy." He wrote that Jewish people in finance were a "secret society." He claimed they believed they were above all laws. These ideas led to accusations that he was antisemitic. This means he held prejudiced views against Jewish people. He also called the Holocaust a "contrived myth." The Holocaust was a real event where millions of Jewish people were killed.
Steele made other unusual claims about historical events. In 2020, he suggested that two "Zionists" were involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He also claimed that the September 11 attacks were planned by certain groups. He said that "controlled Zionist judges" stopped legal cases about 9/11.
Steele organized a tour called "Arise USA" in 2021. It traveled to all 50 American states. On this tour, Steele supported Donald Trump's claims about the 2020 presidential election. He said the election was rigged. He also told audiences that the COVID-19 pandemic was fake. He called it a "hoax" and criticized masks and vaccines. He claimed to be the first person to call COVID-19 a hoax. The tour ended in August 2021. Steele also promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Death
Robert David Steele died on August 29, 2021. He was 69 years old. He died from COVID-19 in Florida. Before he went to the hospital, Steele had been promoting campaigns against vaccination.
Filmography
- American Drug War: The Last White Hope (2007)
