Art Bell welcomes polymath Howard Bloom for a wide-ranging discussion that begins with the 9/11 conspiracy movement. Bloom argues that conspiracy theorists refuse to acknowledge that civilizations outside the West possess genuine power and capability. He draws a parallel to the Byzantines, who destroyed themselves through internal fighting while ignoring the external threat that ultimately ended their civilization. Bloom reveals that Pakistan possesses two French-built super-stealth submarines,… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/may-21-2005-militant-islam-avian-flu-and-energy-howard-bloom