Raniere claims he did not pick the name ‘Vanguard,’ or ask for his initials on branded slaves

On December 25, 2007, Keith Raniere posted a comment on a blog:

Oh! Don’t believe everything you read. I am called “Vanguard” as a title… I did not pick this… ”

This sounds like what he said about branding women in DOS:

Funny, for a guy who did not pick the title Vanguard, he used to love to play the video game of the same name. Maybe students knew that and picked the name for him in tribute. [If it were Pac Man or Super Mario brothers, maybe no one would laugh.]

Frank Parlato

Frank Parlato is an investigative journalist, media strategist, publisher, and legal consultant.

Frank Parlato

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