Nick Begich (author)

Nicholas John Begich, Jr. (born November 10, 1958)^[1] is a writer, lecturer and conspiracy theorist, who is the forerunner in the conspiracy theories associated with the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program. Begich wrote and published the book Angels Don't Play This HAARP in the mid-1990s. Afterward, he was a frequent guest of Art Bell on Coast to Coast AM, discussing HAARP and his book. He has also appeared on Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura. He has an honorary doctorate of medicine from The Open International University for Complementary Medicines in Sri Lanka,^[2][3] which has been described as "a mail order degree".^[4]

Begich is the oldest of six children of Nicholas John and Margaret Jean "Pegge" (née Jendro) Begich. His father was in his first term as Alaska's representative at-large in the United States House of Representatives when he disappeared while flying from Anchorage to Juneau in October 1972 while campaigning for reelection. He is also the oldest brother of Alaska's current junior United States Senator, Mark Begich.

Despite the long association his family has had with the Democratic Party, Nick Begich has long been affiliated with the Alaskan Independence Party. He was a write-in candidate for governor of Alaska in 1998, after the AIP disowned its elected nominee, Sylvia Sullivan. His candidacy would be overshadowed by similar circumstances within the Republican Party in the same election, which led to the write-in candidacy of Robin L. Taylor outpolling the elected Republican nominee John Lindauer. He also campaigned, also under the aegis of the AIP, for an Eagle River-based seat in the Alaska House of Representatives against Republican incumbent Pete Kott. Kott would later lose renomination to that seat due to his role in the Alaska political corruption probe.

References

1. ^ "Testator (Will) - Summary (3AN-93-00147WI In the Matter of: Begich, Nicholas John)". CourtView. Alaska Court System. http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov/pa/pa.urd/pamw2000.o_party_sum?17396043. Retrieved September 20, 2011. 
2. ^ "About us - Dr. Nick Begich". http://www.earthpulse.com/src/category.asp?catid=13. Retrieved 2 June 2011. 
3. ^ "Dr. Nick Begich". http://jesserandolph.com/?p=1427. Retrieved 2 June 2011. 
4. ^ Hoodbhoy, Pervez. "Case of bogus science". Dawn.com. Dawn Media Group. http://www.dawn.com/2010/11/16/case-of-bogus-science.html. Retrieved 2 June 2011. 

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Name	Begich, Nick
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 10, 1958
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