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SCIENTOLOGISTS tried to woo British stars to raise the churchs profile on this side of the Atlantic, claims a former top recruiter. Celebrities including Madonnas ex-husband Guy Ritchie, veteran rocker Peter Gabriel and Belfast-born superstar Van Morrison were on their target list. And the church still has a file on ex-Beatle George Harrison, who died aged 58 in 2001, says John Duignan in his controversial new book. He claims Scientology leaders want UK celebrities to do what Hollywood A-listers Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Kirstie Alley have done in America. Scottish-born Duignan, 45, spent 22 years in the controversial church before taking charge of Scientology Missions International in the UK. His new book The Complex has already caused uproar over claims that Cruise put pressure on online retail giants Amazon to stop selling it. Duignan said he was given the task of trying to pull the UK missions out of the mire. He said: Scientology is always on the look-out for actual...

Plankton sample taken from Atlantic Ocean/Intracoastal Waterway on January 5, 2009. http://microscopic-organisms.blogspot.com/

Plankton sample taken from Atlantic Ocean/Intracoastal Waterway on January 5, 2009. http://microscopic-organisms.blogspot.com/

Plankton sample taken from Atlantic Ocean/Intracoastal Waterway on January 5, 2009. http://microscopic-organisms.blogspot.com/

Plankton sample taken from Atlantic Ocean/Intracoastal Waterway on January 5, 2009. http://microscopic-organisms.blogspot.com/

Plankton sample taken from Atlantic Ocean/Intracoastal Waterway on January 5, 2009. http://microscopic-organisms.blogspot.com/

Plankton sample taken from Atlantic Ocean/Intracoastal Waterway on January 5, 2009. http://microscopic-organisms.blogspot.com/