I had my attention drawn to the following passage in the Fred Phelps article:
"Phelps also wrote a book in the 1980s with his son-in-law, [[Brent D. Roper]], called ''The Conspiracy''. In the book, Roper and Phelps claim to possess evidence that [[AIDS]] was spontaneously generated in [[Africa]]; [[Truman Capote]] contracted the disease during an orgy with African tribesmen; Capote then gave the disease to [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Marilyn Monroe]] by playing [[American football|football]] with them; and that the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] [[assassin]]ated all three to prevent the spread of the disease. Phelps published and distributed the book himself; it was also sold in the back of [[Peter J. Peters]] catalogue of [[extremist]] literature, and thus became a widely circulated text among such groups as the [[Ku Klux Klan]], [[Aryan Brotherhood]], and [[Christian Identity]]."
A similar passage appeared at [[Brent D. Roper]]. I appreciate the internet isn't the best place to try and source things, but the anon user 69.154.189.180 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=6... who added the above passages provided one link, which I don't consider a reliable source, and I haven't turned any good ones up that aren't WP mirrors on google.
The link in question is http://blank.org/addict/chapter9.html and purports to be a transcript of a lawsuit, although it appears, according to this site, that the lawsuit files have been sealed by the judge. This info was added to the Phelps article on the 12th July 2005 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fred_Phelps&diff=prev&oldi... and was the basis of the creation of the Roper article on the 12th July 2005 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brent_D._Roper&oldid=18655128 and has remained pretty much in place ever since, over one year.
I've removed the passages per [[WP:BLP]]. I have no axe to grind here, as a UK citizen I have no idea who Phelps is, but I feel strongly that information should be verifiable. That the article on Fred Phelps is featured, and was featured with the information in, despite there being no reliable sources provided, suggests flaws in the Wikipedia process.
I'm attempting a wikibreak, details outlined on my talk page, but I want to bring this to people's attentions. I figure that a large number of eyeballs from participants on this list directed to the passage I removed from the Fred Phelps article will ascertain whether it was the right thing to do, in case I have the wrong end of the stick. Appreciate people's time here,
Steve block