Gordon,
Glad to hear you survived the assaults.
The most recent history of "them" trying to kill us goes back 150 years. It began with Old Bill. The coot was quite a marketer ... and he begat a long line of some serious marketers.
It's a long article, but I strongly suggest you read at least the first few paragraphs for some historical perspective on them trying to kill us:
Old Bill
Take care, bud.
Richard