The Public Track Record of Reverse Speech

By David John Oates
Copyright © 2006

Reverse speech, the study of hidden backward messages in human speech, has been in the public arena for almost 20 years now. During that time it has amassed an impressive public track record for accuracy in predictions and information obtained.

The first time I experienced this success was in 1987 when I went public with a speech reversal on the Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. This reversal said, “Used to smoke the best marijuana.” Within 2 weeks of the Australian press going public with this reversal, I had received several phone calls into my office by former work mates of Bob Hawke who confirmed the reversal.

Shortly after this incident I went public with a reversal I found on a murder suspect that said “Revenge, killing the lad.” Subsequent investigations found further reversals that suggested the man’s son had committed the murder on the orders on the father. The case was successfully prosecuted and a conviction obtained. Reverse Speech had got it right in a major public case!

The next significant event to occur in the public career of Reverse Speech concerns Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Before the Desert Storm was officially announced American troops were conducting operations in the gulf, entitled operation Desert Shield. During the time I was analysing public statements on President Bush and Defence Secretary Cheney. I kept on finding one word that appeared several times. The word was “Simoon.” It appeared in a complete phrase on President Bush saying, “Simoon, Simoon in the sands.” I later found that this was Arabic word meaning a “dust storm in the desert” or Desert Storm. I went public with this information in several radio interviews and was stunned when “Operation Desert Storm” was eventually announced. Reverse Speech had found the name of the operation before it was officially announced.

We had another success in finding the names of military operations in reverse several years later while Bill Clinton was in office. I found a reversal on weapons inspector, Scott Ritter, that said “Our wrath won’t shake the fox”, referencing Saddam Hussein. Shortly afterwards President Clinton announced fresh missions in the gulf and Iraq, entitled Operation Desert Fox.

On the subject of Bill Clinton, I began finding reversals of a sexual nature on Bill Clinton halfway into his Presidency. One phrase in particular said, “Had sex with an Oregon Madam.” I played this and other reversals on several media outlets and was accused of bias by some commentators. Imagine my surprise when the eventual sex scandals went public and it came to light that Monica Lewinski had gone to college in Oregon. Reverse Speech had got it right again!

Another public success story occurred when I was a popular guest on Coast to Coast with Art Bell. Someone, who claimed to be a NASA employee, had contacted Art Bell claiming to have high resolutions photos of Mars that showed the ruins of ancient cities. He was interviewed on the air and I subsequently analysed the interview. Reversals showed he was lying and his story had been manufactured. When confronted with this information on the air, he broke down and confessed and said that Reverse Speech had busted him. The whole thing was a scam.

Around the same time, I analysed reversals on the FBI talking about the crash of TWA flight 800. Reversals showed that the flight had been shot down and evidence hidden. Although this has never been confirmed publicly, there are over 200 witnesses who have signed affidavits claiming they saw a missile headed for the plane.

Also in the late nineties I found disturbing reversals on Colonel Gaddafi that talked about plans in the works for a plot against the President. I found reversals like “We see more meetings, they go for the President,” and “Crazy dog needing bomb.”  Whilst the reversals made no sense at the time, I believe I was eavesdropping in on the very first planning stages for 911.

When 911 happened reversals on President Bush were strong and resolute stating in no uncertain terms that he intended to go to war over this. Indeed, war is what has happened and it shows no signs of easing. Two weeks before America sent troops into Iraq, I found a reversal on George Bush that said, “We will sit in Bagdad.” I did several radio shows and a couple of lectures where I announced that, based on this reversal, America would move into Iraq straight into Bagdad and overthrow Saddam Hussein. And indeed it happened just as Reverse Speech said it would.

The success Reverse Speech has had in the field of forensics has been explored in another article but I want to briefly mention the Scott Peterson case again. Reverse Speech pinpointed Scott as the killer of his wife before the jury came back with its verdict of guilty, and he received the death penalty. However, one thing that we can learn from his reversals is a fact not known in the case, and that is exactly how Lacy, his wife, died. A reversal on Scott says, “Neck, I hit hard.” We believe this is how Lacy was killed – by a blow on the back of her neck. Interestingly, when her body was found, it was decapitated.

The latest success story for Reverse Speech concerns the case of Jon Benet Ramsey. A man named John Mark Karr confessed to the crime. However in analysing the reversals on his confession it became apparent that he was not the killer. The fact was announced on the Reverse Speech website and a week later his DNA results came back negative. It did not match the DNA found at the crime scene and the charges against Karr were dropped.

Reverse Speech has had an impressive public track record for accuracy. Its track record in private therapy work is just as impressive - finding facts and names in reverse that were not known by me. It literally gives us a look into the human mind, capturing snapshots of thoughts both conscious and unconscious. It applications are only just beginning to be realised.