The St. Petersburg Times has interviewed former high-ranking Scientology officials who coordinated the intelligence gathering and supervised the retrieval of staff who left, or "blew."
They say the church, led by David Miscavige, wanted to contain the threat that those who left might reveal secrets of life inside Scientology.
Marty Rathbun, a former church official and confidant of Miscavige, said the leader especially targeted those he had edged aside during his rise to the top or anyone he feared might threaten his position or the church if left alone on the outside.
Webmaster's Commentary:
One has to remember both the origins and goals of this alleged church.
The "church" of Scientology was founded after a bar bet between its founder, L. Ron Hubbard and Robert Heinlein (both science fiction writers) that such an organization could be built.
Hubbard succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.
Stories like this have abounded for decades; but in the end, the organization is all about money, power, and control of its members, as is true for other "religious" institutions.
Scientology is just more openly vicious with its heretics than (generally) other institutions are.
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