{"id":32315,"date":"2016-02-25T23:02:02","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T03:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=32315"},"modified":"2016-02-25T23:09:10","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T03:09:10","slug":"justice-scalia-spent-his-final-days-with-a-mysterious-ancient-society-of-elite-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=32315","title":{"rendered":"Justice Scalia spent his final days with a mysterious, ancient society of elite hunters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nby Jason O. Gilbert<\/p>\n

Conspiracy theorists were already suspicious of the details surrounding Antonin Scalia\u2019s<\/a> sudden death two weeks ago, passing around fantastical theories about the circumstances of the Supreme Court Justice\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n

The latest detail\u2014that Scalia was hanging out on a ranch with a centuries-old mysterious society of international hunting enthusiasts<\/a> when he died\u2014is unlikely to ease their suspicions.<\/p>\n

We already knew that Scalia was enjoying a quail-hunting trip when he died during the night on February 13. The Washington Post\u00a0<\/em>combed through public records and flight schedules<\/a> and found that with Scalia on that trip were several members of\u2014and this is the real name of the society\u2014the International Order of St. Hubertus, a group that dresses in fanciful robes and celebrates the sport of hunting in the tradition of their European forefathers.<\/p>\n

The Post <\/em>was able to confirm that John Poindexter, the owner of the ranch where Scalia died, and C. Allen Foster, a Washington lawyer and Scalia\u2019s traveling partner, as well as two other men on the trip, were both members of the International Order of St. Hubertus. Reporters for the Post <\/em>asked Poindexter about Scalia\u2019s connection to the society. Here\u2019s Poindexter\u2019s strange, evasive response, via email:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing I can add to your observation that among my many guests at Cibolo Creek Ranch over the years some members of the International Order of St. Hubertus have been numbered\u2026I am aware of no connection between that organization and Justice Scalia.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dan Brown-ian details abound. Per the website, the International Order of St. Hubertus<\/a> is \u201ca knightly order with an emphasis on hunting and activities related to the pursuit and management of game animals.\u201d Its motto is \u201cDeum Diligite Animalia Diligentes,\u201d<\/i>which translates to \u201cHonoring God by Honoring His Creatures.\u201d <\/i>It was founded in the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1695 by one Count Franz Anton von Sporck; the website boasts connections to \u201cHis Majesty Juan Carlos of Spain\u201d and \u201cHis Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Andreas Salvator of Austria,\u201d as well as \u201cHis Imperial and Royal Highness Istvan von Habsburg Lothringen, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Hungary.\u201d<\/p>\n

If this doesn\u2019t set off your Illuminati alarms, nothing will. Here is a photo of some modern members, taken from the International Order of St. Hubertus website. Feel free to compare it to either Eyes Wide Shut<\/em> or the Stonecutters, from The Simpsons<\/em>, at your leisure:.<\/p>\n

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