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News about Pat Broeker

http://www.caller.com/news/2012/sep/21/latest-scientology-legal-battle-unfolds-in-bend/

http://www.theledger.com/article/20120922/NEWS/120929824?Title=Lawsuit-Scientology-Leader-Paid-Millions-for-Secret-Surveillance-on-Rivals

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20120923-texas-lawsuit-scientology-leader-paid-private-investigators-millions-to-monitor-former-rival.ece

"According to the lawsuit, Marrick and Arnold have a 25-year history with the church that began after the 1986 death of its founder, Hubbard. Its new leader, Miscavige, employed the two former law enforcement officers — neither of them Scientologists — to spy on Pat Broeker, the filing claims. Broeker claimed he, not Miscavige, was Hubbard's chosen successor."

Just pointing out developments. Someone without connections to the cult could add this information to the article as well as making a page for Debbie Cook. Her case, with hundreds to thousands of citable sources is connected to this one through the lawyer involved. Keith Henson (talk) 15:04, 23 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Broeker's role and the power struggle

There is quite a bit of detailed content in several books about the power struggle right after Hubbard's death (the Miscavige coup). I removed a paragraph that was awkward—some of the material had already been covered above, some was not quite right, uh... but I understand where the editor was trying to go with it. Miscavige's takeover is poorly covered in Wikipedia (even in other wiki articles) with just a few bits here and there. Among other actions, Miscavige "third partied" Broeker to everyone, got him off site to Washington, then sent a crew to the ranch to obtain (steal) Broeker's/Hubbard's filing cabinets.

Information related to Broeker and the Miscavige coup can be found in Atack, Lamont, Miller and Wright which are all available online at OpenLibrary.org.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

It is also well covered in Reitman, Chapter 8 Power Is Assumed.^[5] Miller mentions that it was Hubbard+Broeker who did the corporate restructuring, pages 364-366.^[3] There is also information in Lamont about the creation of RTC.^[2]^: 95–97 One should also check Rinder and Urban (if I still had those library books at hand, I would).^[6]^[7]

This article should also cover what happened to both Broekers after the coup (RPF for both of them, I think; Annie stayed in Scientology; Pat left). There is no separate wiki article for Annie, so her role during this period should also be covered, although we could omit her early Scientology history.

Grorp (talk) 04:39, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Atack, Jon (1990). A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed. Lyle Stuart Books. ISBN 081840499X. OL 9429654M.
^ ^a ^b Lamont, Stewart (1986). Religion Inc. : The Church of Scientology. Harrap. ISBN 0245543341. OL 2080316M.
^ ^a ^b Miller, Russell (1987). Bare-faced Messiah : The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0805006540. OL 26305813M.
^ Wright, Lawrence (2013). Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307700667. OL 25424776M.
^ Reitman, Janet (2011). Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780618883028. OL 24881847M.
^ Rinder, Mike (2022). A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781982185763.
^ Urban, Hugh B. (2011). The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691146089.

[atack-1] Atack, Jon (1990). A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed. Lyle Stuart Books. ISBN 081840499X. OL 9429654M.

[lamont-2] Lamont, Stewart (1986). Religion Inc. : The Church of Scientology. Harrap. ISBN 0245543341. OL 2080316M.

[miller-3] Miller, Russell (1987). Bare-faced Messiah : The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0805006540. OL 26305813M.

[wright-4] Wright, Lawrence (2013). Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307700667. OL 25424776M.

[reitman-5] Reitman, Janet (2011). Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780618883028. OL 24881847M.

[rinder-6] Rinder, Mike (2022). A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781982185763.

[urban-7] Urban, Hugh B. (2011). The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691146089.

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