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Those U.S. Government Officials Whose Golden
Triangle Heroin Trafficking Has Prevented the
Return of Our POWs From Southeast Asia
I am going to assume that you are acquainted with the seriousness of the
matter presented herein. On a WHITE HOUSE sanctioned mission to Burma for the
rescue of American Missing In Action I learned of a major heroin smuggling
opperation involving past and present U.S. government officials which has
obstructed the return of known American MIAs from Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam.
I reported this to the WHITE HOUSE and all appropriate congressional
committees. I am now taking to the public the information these government
officials refuse to act upon.
(The Overview File is not ready at this time. My letter to George Bush and
Khun Sa's letter to the Justice Department may serve to introduce this subject
until Overview is finished.)
February 1988
Sandy Valley, NV
Honorable George Bush
Vice President
United States of America
Washington, D.C.
Sir:
AWhy does it seem that you are saying "YES" to illegal narcotics in America?
I turned over video tapes to your NSC staff assistant, Tom Harvey, January
1987, wherein General KHUN SA, overlord of Asia's "Golden Triangle", offered
to stop 900 tons of heroin/opium from entering the free world in 1987. Harvey
told me, "...there is no interest here in doing that." General Khun Sa also
offered to identify U.S. Government officials who, he says, have been
trafficking in heroin for more than 20 years.
November 1986, Scott Weekly and I went into Burma in coordination and
cooperation with The White House. Tom Harvey told me you received a letter
from Arthur Suchesk, Orange County, CA, dated 29 August 1986. Dr. Suchesk
said that Gen Khun Sa had access to U.S. POWs. Harvey said the letter had
received "highest attention". He gave me a copy along with other case
documents. I was asked if it was possible to verify the information.
According to Harvey, the CIA said Khun Sa had been assassinated some months
before. Harvey supplied Scott and myself with language under White House and
NSC letterhead that would help us gain access to Khun Sa. It worked.
Unfortunately, Khun Sa knew nothing about US POWs. He did, however, offer to
trade his nation's poppy dependence for a legitimate economy.
Instead of
Sa`s offer
officials,
"erase and
Further, I
receiving an "Atta Boy" for bringing back video tape showing Khun
to stop 900 tons of illegal narcotics and expose dirty USG
Scott was jailed and I was threatened. I was told that if I didn't
forget" all that we had discovered, I would, ~hurt the government".
was promised a prison sentence of "15 years".
private detective from San Francisco, and Barry Flynn from Boston. Gen Khun
Sa identified some of those in government service he says were dealing in
heroin and arms sales. We video taped this second interview and I turned
copies over in June 1987, to the Chairman of the Select Committee on
Intelligence; Chairman of the House on Foreign Affairs Task Force on Narcotics
Control; Co)Chairman, Senate Narcotics Committee; Senator Harry Reid, NV;
Representative James Bilbray, NV; and other Congressional members. Mister
Richard Armitage, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security
Affairs, is one of those USG officials implicated by Khun Sa. Nothing was
done with this evidence that indicated that anyone of authority, including
yourself, had intended to do anything more than protect Mr. Armitage. I was
charged with "Mis)use of Passport". Seems that it is alright for Oliver north
and Robert MacFarlane to go into Iran on Irish Passports to negotiate an
illegal arms deal that neither you nor anyone else admits condoning, but I
can't use a passport that brings back drug information against your friends.
Lance Trimmer and I submitted a "Citizen Complaint of Wrongdoing by Federal
Officers" to Attorney General Edwin Meese, III on 17 September 1987.
Continuous private and Legislative inquiries to date indicate that the
Attorney General's Office has "lost" the document. Congressional requests to
the Government Accounting Office have resulted in additional government snares
and stalls.
January 20, 1988, I talked before your Breakfast Club in Houston, Texas. A
distinguished group of approximately 125 associates of yours, including the
Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, expressed assurance that you are a
righteous man. Almost all of them raised their hand when I asked how many of
them know you personally. If you are a man with good intent, I pray you will
do more than respond to this letter. I ask that you seriously look into the
possibility that political appointees close to you are guilty of by)passing
our Constitutional process, and for purposes of promoting illegal covert
operations, conspired in the trafficking of narcotics and arms.
Please answer why a respected American Citizen like Mister H. Ross Perot can
bring you a pile of evidence of wrongdoing by Armitage and others, and you,
according to TIME magazine (May 4, page 18), not only offer him no support,
but have your Secretary of Defense, Frank Carlucci tell Mr. Perot to "stop
pursuing Mr. Armitage". Why Sir, will you not look into affidavits gathered
by The Christic Institute (Washington, D.C.), which testify that Armitage not
only trafficked in heroin, but did so under the guise of an officer charged
with bringing home our POWs. If the charges are true, Armitage, who is still
responsible for POW recovery as your Assistant Secretary of Defense ISA, has
every reason not to want these heros returned to us alive. Clearly, follow)on
investigations would illuminate the collective crimes of Armitage and others.
Several years ago a secretary working for Armitage asked me "Why would he have
us expunge his official record of all reference to past POW/MIA assignments
and activities?" Not knowing, I ventured a guess that maybe he was considering
running for public office and didn't feel the POW ) Vietnam association would
be a plus in his resume. It was about the same time a CIA agent named by Khun
Sa turned up dead in Bangkok under "mysterious circumstances". Also about
this time, as an agent of NSC's Intelligence Support Activity, I was told by
ISA Chief Jerry King, "...there are still too many bureaucrats in Washington
who don't want to see POWs returned alive". I failed to realize the fullness
of his meaning, or these other events, until in May 1987, Gen Khun Sa, in his
jungle headquarters, named Richard Armitage as a key connection in a ring of
heroin trafficking mobsters and USG officials. A U.S. agent I have known for
many years stopped by my home last month enroute to his next overseas
assignment. He remarked that he had worked for those CIA chiefs named by Khun
Sa, and that by his own personal knowledge, he knew what Khun Sa said was
Concerned American
Box 472 HCR)31
Sandy Valley, NV 89019
(702) 723)5266
for their drug business and the banks in Australia for depositing,
transferring the large sum of money involved. A AVerifications of the news
report can be made by the US Justice Department with Bangkok Post and in
Australia. A AOther facts given herewith have been drawn out from our Secret
Reports files so as to present to you of the real facts as to "why the drug
problem is being prolonged till today." A A3. Finally, we sincerely hope in
the nearest future to be given the opportunity to actively take part in
helping the US government, the Americans and people of the world in
eradicating and uprooting the drug problems.
Yours Respectfully,
Vice Chairman
THAILAND REVEOLUTIONARY COUNCIL
CITY OF WASHINGTON
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0
AFFIDAVIT OF DANIEL P. SHEEHAN
Below, the Plaintiffs' attorney, Daniel P. Sheehan, sets forth for the
Court in the following Affidavit, the explanation of the evidence presently in
his possession )) which evidence does, in fact, rise to the level of "probable
cause" to believe that the Defendants named in this federal civil lawsuit are
guilty of the commission of the federal criminal violations set forth in the
Amended Complaint of October 4, 1986. The Plaintiffs move that this Affidavit
of Counsel be deemed a Supplemental Filing to their October 4, 1986, Amended
Complaint if the Court deems this to be legally required and that it be deemed
by the Court to set forth the evidentiary basis upon which a reasonable person
)) drawing all logical inferences from the facts adduced in the direction of
the Plaintiffs )) would conclude that it is more probable than not that each
of the Defendants named in this civil suit is guilty of violating the Federal
RICO Statute and that he is civilly liable to the Plaintiffs Tony Avirgan and
Martha Honey for having fortuitously contributed to the civil wrongs committed
against them as charged in this Amended Complaint )) as Supplemented by the
Affidavit of Counsel.
ATTORNEY DANIEL SHEEHAN'S AFFIDAVIT
Now comes Attorney Daniel P. Sheehan, and having been duly sworn hereby swears
and affirms that the following facts are true:
1.
I am a duly licensed attorney at law, admitted to practice before the
State and Federal Courts of the State of New York in both the Northern and
Southern Districts of New York.
2.
I am duly licensed and have been admitted to practice before the
Courts of the District of Columbia, both local and Federal and I am in good
standing before both the Bar of New York and the Bar of the District of
Columbia.
3.
I
states in
pieces of
Virginia,
Colorado,
have practiced law before the courts of New York and numerous other
our nation since 1970, having served as counsel in some 60 separate
litigation in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina,
the District of Columbia, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, Ohio,
Idaho, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming and Mississippi.
4.
I graduated from Harvard college in 1967 as an Honors Graduate in
American Government, writing my Honors Thesis in the field of Constitutional
Law, and was the Harvard University nominee for the Rhodes Scholarship from
New York in 1967. I graduated from Harvard School of Law in 1970, having
served as an Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights)Civil Liberties Law Review and
as the Research Associate of Professor Jerome Cohen, the Chair of the
International Law Department of Harvard.
5.
While at Harvard School of Law, I served as a summer associate at the
State Street law firm of Goodwin, Proctor and Hoar under the supervision of
Senior Partner, Donald J. Hurley, the President of the Boston Chamber of
Commerce and Massachusetts Senatorial Campaign Chairman for John F. Kennedy.
At this firm I participated in the case of BAIRD v EISENSTAT, under Roger
Stockey, General Counsel for the Massachusetts Planned Parenthood League
Theodore Shackley and Thomas Clines retained Edwin Wilson to travel to Tehran,
Iran to head up the "Secret Team" covert "anti)terrorist" assassination
program in Iran. This was not a U.S. government)authorized operation. This
was a private operations supervised, directed and participated in by Shackley,
Clines, Secord and Armitage in their purely private capacities.
At the end of 1975, Richard Armitage took the post of a "Special Consultant"
to the U.S. Department of Defense regarding American military personnel
Missing In Action (MIAs) in Southeast Asia. In this capacity, Armitage was
posted in the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. There Armitage had top
responsibility for locating and retrieving American MIA's in Southeast Asia.
He worked at the Embassy with an associate, one Jerry O. Daniels. From 1975
to 1977, Armitage held this post in Thailand. However, he did not perform the
duties of this office. Instead, Armitage continued to function as the
"bursar" for Theodore Shackley's "Secret Team," seeing to it that secret Vang
Pao opium funds were conducted from Laos, through Armitage in Thailand to both
Tehran and the secret Shackley bank account in Australia at the Nugen)Hand
Bank. The monies conducted by Armitage to Tehran were to fund Edwin Wilson's
secret anti)terrorist "seek and destroy" operation on behalf of Theodore
Shackely. Armitage also devoted a portion of his time between 1975 and 1977,
in Bangkok, facilitating the escape from Laos, Cambodia and Thailand and the
re)location elsewhere in the world, of numbers of the secret Meo tribesmen
group which had carried out the covert political assassination program for
Theodore Shackley in Southeast Asia between 1966 and 1975. Assisting Richard
Armitage in this operation was Jerry O. Daniels. Indeed, Jerry O. Daniels was
a "bag)man" for Richard Armitage, assisting Armitage by physically
transporting out of Thailand millions of dollars of Vang Pao's secret opium
money )) to finance the re)location of Theodore Shackley's Meo tribesmen and
to supply funds to Theodore Shackley's "Secret Team" operations. At the U.S.
Embassy in Bangkok, Richard Armitage also supervised the removal of arms,
ammunition and explosives from the secret Shackley)Clines cache of munitions
hidden inside Thailand between 1973 and 1975 )) for use by Shackley's "Secret
Team". Assisting Armitage in this latter operations was one Daniel Arnold,
the CIA Chief of Station in Thailand )) who joined Shackley's "Secret Team" ))
in his purely private capacity.
One of the officers in the U.S. Embassy in Thailand, one Abranowitz came to
know of Armitage's involvement in the secret handling of Vang Pao opium funds
and caused to be initiated an internal State Department heroin smuggling
investigations directed against Richard Armitage. Armitage was the target of
Embassy personnel complaints to the effect that he was utterly failing to
perform his duties on behalf of American MIAs, and he reluctantly resigned as
the D.O.D. Special Consultant on MIA's at the end of 1977.
From 1977 until 1979, Armitage remained in Bangkok opening and operating a
business named The Far East Trading Company. This company had offices only in
Bangkok and in Washington, D.C. This company was, in fact, from 1977 to 1979,
merely a "front" for Armitage's secret operations conducting Vang Pao opium
money out of Southeast Asia to Tehran and the Nugen)Hand Bank in Australia to
fund the ultra right)wing, private anti)communist "anti)terrorist"
assassination program and "unconventional warfare" operation of Theodore
Shackley's and Thomas Cline's "Secret Team". During this period, between 1975
and 1979, in Bangkok, Richard Armitage lived in the home of Hynnie Aderholdt
)) the former Air Wing Commander of Shackley`s "Special Operations Group" in
Laos )) who, between 1966 and 1968, had served as the immediate superior to
Richard Secord, the Deputy Air Wing Commander of MAG)SOG. Secord, in 1975,
was transferred from Vietnam to Tehran, Iran.
In 1976, Richard Secord moved to Tehran, Iran and became the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of defense in Iran, in charge of the Middle Eastern Division of the
Daniel P. Sheehan
Subscribed and Sworn to before me this day of December, 1986
James Bo Gritz
U.S. DRUG TRAFFICKING:
BURMA REPORT
My team mate, Mr. Scott Weekly, and I infiltrated Burma in November- December
1986 in cooperation with the White House to ascertain whether or not heroin
"king-pin" Khun Sa had access to U.S. Prisoners of War as was reported. 1;e
found no POWs, but Khun Sa agreed to send patrols throughout western Laos to
check for POW presence. During our interview with him, he stated he wanted to
eliminate the 700- 900, tons of opium/heroin that is trafficked through his
area (the Golden Triangle") each year. He stated that he would also expose
U.S. Government officials involved in the drug trafficking. Mr. Weekly and I
returned to the U.S. in December 1986. I submitted the video taped
conversations to the White House, excited about the potential dialogue on drug
suppression. I received a telephone call from my White House liaison, lauding
our successful interview with drug warlord Khun Sa who had previously been
reported killed by the CIA. When asked about the reaction and planned response
to Khun Sa's proposal to eliminate drug flow into the free world I was told,
"There is no interest here in doing that". This seemed most strange, since
Vice-President Bush is appointed as the nations top policeman for drug
control. Immediately thereafter, my partner (Mr. Weekly) was arrested. He was
told by federal agents and members of the attorney general s office that I was
the true target of an investigation connecting me with White House misdeeds
(i.e., Oliver North etc.). A proffer was made that guaranteed Mr. Weekly
probation without supervision, so that he could join me oVerseas in the
on-going POW liberation effort. Instead of this, Scott Weekly was subsequently
sentenced to 5 years in prison for a technical violation of the law, which act
several federal offices and authorities admitted having sanctioned.
Simultaneously, the U.S. Government criticized Thailand and Burma for failure
to destroy Khun Sa , and declared no mercy . The ambassador for narcotic
control went to Bangkok, Thailand and announced: "The U.S. will never
negotiate with the free world's worst enemy, Khun Sa." For 60 days, newspapers
in Thailand headlined the efforts of tens of thousands of Thai and Burmese
troops deployed against Khun Sa's stronghold.
I returned to Burma to visit Khun Sa in May 1987, and see if he would release
his information on corrupt and drug dealing U.S. officials. Instead of
finding a war zone in his area, I found a new road, built by the Thai
government - with heavy equipment, leading directly to Khun Sa s Shan State
headquarters. When questioned about the lack of evidence of any bomb, bullet,
damage to the heavy-duty truck route, he laughed at the headlines we d seen
and explained: "It was only a newspaper war." I observed thousands of teak
trees along the entryway on the Thai side of the border. Obviously, Khun Sa
had traded teak to the Thais'' for a 'phony' war and high-speed road. The
Thais and Burmese were praised by the U.S. Government, insuring millions in
drug suppression funds.
During our eight-day stay, Khun Sa and his staff gave us names of past and
present U.S. officials involved in drug buying and trafficking.
It is unconscionable that American tax payers are funding millions on a
suppression program infected with corrupt officials. Drug traffic has steadily
increased each year. In 1986 it was estimated at 700 tons of opium/heroin.
This year - with the new road - Khun Sa should reach his stated goal of 900
tons. Khun Sa says that for one tenth of the Burmese drug suppression money,
he will use his 40,000-man army to completely eliminate all opium/heroin
traffic through the Golden Triangle and Shan territory. His desire is to
safeguard his 8 million Shan people from the Burmese spraying of "Agent
Orange" defoliant on Shan State crops, animals and people. He seeks
recognition of Shanland through politically-recognized negotiations that would
have given independence to Shanland from Burma in 1957. The Burmese refuse to
release this territory, and continue to overtly suppress the population.
Shanland (160,000 square miles) comprises 40% of the Burma landmass and it is
estimated that 80% of the Burmese economy comes from the natural resources of
the Shan States.
The attached tapes and news copies detail this story. Additionally, 8mm sound
movies, stills, video masters and accompanying audio are available.
The bottom line is that Khun Sa has been besieged by corrupt U.S. ploys,
Scott Weekly has been railroaded, and I myself have been federally indicted
for use of a false passport. Now that I have been to Burma and learned who in
the U.S. Government Executive Branch have been involved with drug trafficking,
it is easy to understand the frantic efforts to prevent disclosure of this
report.
STATEMENT
by Lt.Col James Bo Gritz, USA (Ret)
for U.S. Congress, House Foreign Affairs Committee,
International Narcotics Control Task Force.
Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, 30 June 1987
NINE HUNDRED TONS OF HEROIN & OPIUM WILL ENTER THE FREE WORLD FROM SOUTHEAST
ASIA'S "GOLDEN TRIANGLE" THIS YEAR. The reason is because U.S. taxpayer
dollars and American equipment have been used to construct a new road that
will allow narcotics to pour out of General Khun Sa's Shan Territories rather
than trickle out by horse and mule as has been the case until the beginning of
this year.
Last year 600 tons of Opiates trafficked from this area. Press reports
included as part of this statement argue that it is logistically impossible to
increase the output to 900 toins. The new road capable of easily handling 10
ton truck convoys signal not only the capability, but the reality. The
disappointing fact is that this new artery was constructed by the Thai
Government using money, manpower, time and materials furnished by our drug
suppression funds.
Moreover, there are serious implications that elements within the U.S.
Government are Khun Sa's biggest customers. The facts are that for 15 years
U.S. taxpayers through legislative bodies like this committee and executive
agencies such as have testified here today, have dumped hundres of millions of
dollars into drug suppression programs within Thailand and Burma which have
done nothing but nourish the flow of narcotics from Asia into the United
States. The proof is statistically clear. Fifteen years ago the flow of
Opiates was 60 tons; this year it will approach or exceed 900 tons. The
reasons, while multi)faceted, boil down to one word, "money".
Certain high level Thai and Burmese officials are packing their pockets with
U.S. supplied drug suppression funds; political pay*offs, and other spin)off
profits like the thousands of Teak trees felled during the Khun Sa road
effort. Khun Sa has no outlet for teak, but it is a protected and highly
valued commodity in Thailand. More shameful are the serious allegations
raised by General Khun Sa and his staff that corrupt U.S. officials allow this
travesty and in certain cases are directly involved.
After meeting with General Khun Sa and others, I am convinced that a secret
combination exists today within the U.S. Government that was officially
germinated during the Nixon ) Vietnam years and has, through illicit drug
profits, propagated itself today into a self)serving righteous monster of
global proportions. I believe Ed Wilson was a member of this combination and
that his activities represent only one of many tentacles. I believe the
Contra)Iran situation is merely another visible lesion that has emerged
from this extra)governmental organism.
I say "would be righteous" because those within this secret combination I
believe honestly think they are serving America by offering an established
model of sabotage, subversion, and assassination to areas threatened by
communism. They are in existence because normal government process is too
cumbersome, time consuming and oft times impotent. These persons who are
intelligent and well seeded in our governmental structure think they are
smarter than our elected officials and can expedite accomplishment of national
objectives. They have funded their efforts through drug trafficking because
of a 1960's mind set that anyone who would use opiates is animalistic and the
U.S.A. doesn't really care about them. They began their drug dealing in
Southeast Asia as a means to fund the secret war in Laos and Cambodia that
Congress was officially unaware of. Besides my personal experiences, all of
these conclusions are spelled out in the book, THE POLITICS OF HEROIN IN
SOUTHEAST ASIA.
I have good reason to believe that after President Nixon got the U.S. out of
Vietname "with honor", while bringing home "all the POW's" in 1973 that either
with his concurrance, or on the initiative of those "Best and Brightest"
included within the "President's 40", the war continued to be fought through
Project Phoenix. The insiders knew the North Vietnamese would not abide by
the tri)accord and continue to consolidate their position in Vietnam, Laos,
and Cambodia. Since the war was over there was no Congressional funding and
home)grown drug trafficking offered the most expedient solution. Ideally the
communist takeover in 1975 would fall like a house)of)cards since the
infrastructure would be eliminated by extreme prejudice through the Phoenix
operation. Even so, an estimated 150,000 non)military persons were
terminated, the program failed to meet the expectations of those in charge.
Next, I believe the Phoenix model was moved to help stabilize a toppling Shaw
who happened to be close to the Administration ) and to people in the secret
combination society, many of whom held high positions within the Executive
Branch. The Shaw fell. By this time the model was self)perpetuating.
Rather than shut down after failing in Iran, there was a re*focus on the
building communist threat in Central America. The Contra)Iran)Oliver
North)White House disclosures are only protrusions that have become visible
because of the extent and intensity of this para)government organization.
Even as these hearings are underway, representatives of this secret
combination are at work in the "Philippines, offering "anti)communist
solutions" to that struggling democracy. I believe that.
As years and changing administrations have gradually thinned
the society's active duty status within the U.S. Government, I
believe those who still steer the society have become more self*serving, making
huge personal profitunder the guise of fighting
worldwide communism. Further, I believe they are maximizing their\j\influence t
o protect those of t brotherhood who still hold active
office in the government.
I have been told for years that U.S. POW's would never be allowed to return
because they were directly related to illegal drug trafficking by U.S.
officials. Until May of 1987, I thought this absurd. Now, after eight years
in the POW)Southeast Asian arena, I clearly can see what was hidden except to
those more sensitive to power politics than myself. The reason we have met
the enemy and he is U.S. in our efforts to return POWs while they are still
alive is simple. When POWs are returned the first demand by the American
people will be to examine those within the government responsible for their
return. American will want to know why these individuals failed in their
official capactities; why the burden fell on the private sector; and what took
so long if the POW issue is truly "Top National Priority" as designated by
President Reagan. Upon investigation it will be revealed that responsible
officials were more interested in actuating their secret society than
accounting for our POW and MIA.
The fact is that all of the Heroin and Opiates could be shut off at the Golden
Triangle if America`s responsible elected and appointed officials would do
their job. General Khun Sa is recognized as the drug king)pin and controls
the Golden Triangle with a well disciplined army of 40,000 Shan soldiers. He
has stated to me before three other American witnesses on video tape that he
greatly desires to stop the drug trafficking, but we won't let him. He has
promised that if we will give him any economic alternative, he will not just
stem, but stop the flow of narcotics through his areas of control. He has
said for example that for one)tenth the money we now give the Burmese for drug
suppression turned into economic aid and crop substitution, he will use his
force to enforce what we cannot and have not. In addition, Khun Sa has
stipulated that the Burmese must be stopped from using the 12 Bell Helicopters
and fixed wing aircraft given them by the U.S. to spray the Shan State people,
animals, food and water with Agent Orange and herbicides. All that I have
presented thus far is backed up by written and recorded documents made
available to the Committee.
It has been reported to me by committee personnel that Khun Sa has made these
offers before. They say the CIA has expressed doubt and mistrust that Khun Sa
will carry out his part of the bargain. I and three other Americans have met
with Khun Sa. We all believe him to be sincere. Certainly in view of the
dismal failure of the CIA and DEA to slow, stop or even deter the flood of
drugs from the Golden Triangle, it seems that a change in dynamics is in
order. Especially since Khun Sa has directly implicated persons within the
CIA as some of his best customers. The video tapes show testimony of a
frustrated medical doctor who, under orders from Khun Sa, did everything from
offer radio links to Khun Sa's headquarters to present a horse that might be
used to alert DEA of drug movements. The low level agents supported these
initatives, but in every case they were rejected at DEA headquarter levels.
\j\
I have strived at the invitation of the Executive Branch for eight
years to convince political skeptics that American POWs are alive in the hands
of Communist forces in Laos and Vietnam. I abhore drugs and dopes that are
users, yet in the past two weeks I've been told by committee staff and others
that "federal sources and a Los Angeles State Department employee have said
that I am a "drug trafficker", and I will be in prison before July 4th. I
know this level of federal employee would never make such slanderous
statements unless encouraged by higher)ups. While following the classic model
of "deny)defame)divert," it is disappointing that law enforcement agencies
would reveal such low life practices as directly as they have, and then avoid
comment when confronted.
I have tried in every way to cooperate with the committee and its membership.
I've furnished video tapes, only to be informed that the chairman has blocked
their distribution. I've supplied the Suchesk letter to Vice President Bush,
and requested a written transcript of the file from which Khun Sa's secretary
read from. I received a letter in the mail last week. It was from Khun Sa.
The stapled and sealed envelope had been opened. Inside, the pamphlet, which
had also been stapled shut, had been opened and the contents removed. I had
asked Khun Sa to translate his record; sign it himself with two additional
witnesses. I was assured this document was part of the opened package. I
have requested my contacts furnish me with a FAX of their copy. It serves to
supplement in writing the verbal and video accounts.
I'm disillusioned that this committee which represents the interest of 240
million Americans in controling illegal drug trafficking, would take such a
negative and skeptical position on such a critical issue as Khun Sa's proposal
and my deliverance of the information he gave us. I've been told that I must
"sell my case" to you. Facts are, I am a citizen who has been twice to see a
warlord who is recognized as the world's most powerful Heroin kingpin. This
person has shown statistically that our 15 year old drug suppression program
is, at best, "dumb" by anyone's standards. At best we have millions of US tax
dollars being mishandled; one recipient has made use of U.S. assets to build a
major road, and secures that road from outside infiltration; 900 tons of
opiates entering the free world; rampant corruption of allied officials. At
worst in addition to the best case, we have officials within the USG who
won't, as Khun Sa says, let him get out of the drug business, because they are
his biggest buyers.
Your business is representing American interest in drug control. You greatly
influence how our tax dollars are used and how well the enforcement agencies
do their job. My business is bringing home POWs while they are still alive.
Neither one of us has been able to make much head way because I'm convinced
there are persons within the government that are opposing us both. If POWs
came home, the resulting investigation will expose their drug involvement; if
the drugs are stopped, their source of income dries up. I agree that
KHUN SA IS PREPARING HARD DOCUMENTATION OF THE CORRUPT ACTS OF THE THAI AND
D.E.A. OFFICIALS CONCERNED. HE PROPOSES THAT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WITHDRAW THE
CORRUPT D.E.A. PERSONNEL FROM THAT OPERATIONAL AREA AND REPLACE THEM WITH A
NEW CADRE OF TRUSTED U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENTS. KHUN SA WELCOMES THE CONCEPT OF
HAVING OBSERVERS TO MONITOR HIS NARCOTIC ERADICATION ACTIVITIES IN THE SHAN
TERRITORIES.
3: AMERICAN M.I.A./P.O.W.'S IN LAOS.
BACKGROUND
DURING THE RAINY SEASON IN THE LATE 1978 KHUN SA'S FORCES FOUND 4 U.S. M/I/A/
PERSONNEL IN THE NORTHERN JUNGLES OF LAOS. HIS FORCES ESCORTED THE 4 MEN TO
THE MEKONG RIVER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE RAIN SWOLLEN RIVER, THE 4
U.S. PERSONNEL. THREE OF KHUN SA'S SOLDIERS AND TWO HORSES WERE SWEPT AWAY BY
THE RAGING WATERS AND ALL WERE DROWNED.
KHUN SA HAS HAD REPEATED INTELLIGENCE REPORTS OF THE LOCATION OF U.S. AND
FOREIGN PERSONNEL HELD CAPTIVE IN LAOS. HAVING NO SPECIAL USE FOR THIS
INFORMATION, IT WAS IGNORED.
AT MY REQUEST, KHUN SA CONFIRMED THE EXISTENCE OF SOME 70 U.S. M.I.A./P.O.W.'S
AND APPROXIMATELY 12 KOREANS, 5 FILIPINOS AND A HOST OF LAOSIAN'S BEING
CONFINED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. ONE GROUP IS WORKING AS FORCED LABORERS IN A
GOLD MINE IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF LAOS. THIS INFORMATION WAS INDEPENDENTLY
CONFIRMED IN MY MEETING WITH THE LEADERS OF THE UNITED LAO PEOPLE FRONT FOR
THE LIBERATION OF LAOS. (UFLLL).
PROPOSAL:
KHUN SA AS A GESTURE OF HIS SINCERITY AND GOODWILL TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA,
AND ESPECIALLY TO THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A. IS PREPARED
TO RESCUE THE AMERICAN PERSONNEL AND DELIVER THEM SAFELY INTO OUR HANDS. HE
WILL DO THIS EMPLOYING HIS OWN TROOPS AND FUNDS, ASKING ONLY FOR SOME SMALL
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF SOME RIVER CROSSING EQUIPMENT AND AN AIR
EVACUATION FORCE TO REMOVE THE AMERICANS FROM HIS TERRITORY. \j\
PRIOR TO MY DEPARTURE FROM HO)MONG, KHUN SA DISPATCHED RECON
TEAMS TO OBTAIN HARD PHOTOGRAPHIC AND POSSIBLE INDIVIDUAL I.D.
CONFIRMATIONS FROM THE VARIOUS PRISONER SITES.
082986
4: REGISTRATION OF A TRADE MISSION:
BACKGROUND:
SHANLAND HAS VAST RICH NATIONAL RESOURCES. IF PROPERLY MANAGED AND PRESENTED
TO THE WORLD MARKET, THESE RESOURCES COULD PROVIDE THE FUNDING FOR KHUN SA'S
OPIUM ERADICATION PROGRAM AND MAINTAIN THE ONGOING ECONOMY FOR THE SHAN
POPULACE.
PROPOSAL:
KHUN SA HAS COMMISSIONED THE UNDERSIGNED TO ESTABLISH TRADE MISSIONS IN THE
FREE WORLD. A REQUEST FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES IN RECOGNIZING THE
TRADE MISSION IS MADE BY KHUN SA IN A TAPED MESSAGE TO THE VICE PRESIDENT . A
COPY OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION IS ATTACHED. (REFERENCE: EXHIBIT " B ")"
LETTER OF APPOINTMENT", AND EXHIBIT "C" ) " TAPED MESSAGE TO VICE PRESIDENT
BUSH, FROM KHUN SA" ).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
CONCERNING THE OPIUM PROBLEM, DON'T THINK THAT THE BURMA, THAI AND D.E.A.
REALLY WANT TO FIND THE REAL SOLUTION. .THE RESULTS OF THEIR WORK MAY BE THE
BEST PROOF, AND STILL THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS THEM, AND WILL NOT EVEN
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT MY SIX YEAR PLAN, MY GUARANTEE, INSTEAD THEY SUPPORT THOSE
WHO ARE KILLING OUR PEOPLE.
HATE FOR THE U.S.A. IS GROWING IN THE HEARTS OF OUR PEOPLE. THEY SAY THE
U.S.A. IS KILLING OUR PARENTS FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN, AND KILLING OUR
CHILDREN FOR THE SAKE OF OUR PARENTS. WE ARE NOT SELLING OUR OPIUM TO THEM,
THEY CAN STAY AWAY FROM BUYING, WHY ALL THIS KILLING?
THEY USE HERBICIDES TO SPRAY ON OUR FARMS THAT KILLS NOT ONLY OPIUM PLANTS BUT
ALSO OTHER VEGETABLES, INCLUDING GRASS AND LIVESTOCK. IT ALSO POISONS WATER
AROUND THE AREAS WHICH CLAIMS A THREAT TO HUMAN LIVES. IS THAT THE POLICY OF
HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE U.S.A. DO THEY THINK THAT OUR LIVES ARE NOT AS VALUABLE AS
THEIRS? FOR MY PART I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IF THE U.S.A. WANTS TO STOP US
FROM GROWING OPIUM, THEY SHOULD STOP GROWING WHEAT, WHERE THEN ARE THEY GOING
TO GET THEIR BREAD?. ( MONEY ) FORGIVE ME FOR SAYING THIS SIR, I'M NOT MEANING
TO BE RUDE, I ONLY WANT YOU TO BE SYMPATHETIC.
OUR COUNTRY IS SURROUNDED BY CHINA, LAOS, THAILAND AND THE LOW LANDS OF BURMZ.
AGAIN THEY ( OPIUM DEALERS) COME FROM THAILAND, FROM CHINA. WHEN EVER THE
THAI'S DO SOMETHING BAD TO OUR PEOPLE, THEY SAY THAT IT IS D.E.A., AND D.E.A.
IS AMERICANS! IN THIS WAY THE HATE TOWARDS AMERICAN PEOPLE GROWS.
YOUR EXCELLENCY, I AM SINCERE IN SAYING THAT I WANT TO HELP SOLVE THIS
PROBLEM. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, SEND ANOTHER GROUP TO ME TO COMPETE AGAINST
THE D.E.A. TO WORK TOWARDS THE SOLUTION. THE RESULTS WILL SOON BE SEEN.
WHOEVER CAN SOLVE THE NARCOTIC PROBLEM IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE WILL BE ONE OF
THE GREAT HEROES IN THE WORLD, AND I WISH TO HELP HIM.
I BELIEVE THAT EVERY LEADER OF HIS NATION IS WORKING FOR THE WELFARE OF HIS
PEOPLE, AND THE WELFARE OF ALL MANKIND. I BELIEVE THAT YOUR EXCELLENCY WOULD
BE INTERESTED IN SERVING ALL MANKIND. IF WE ARE ABLE TO FREE OUR SHAN STATE
TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT STATE, WITH THE HELP OF YOUR EXCELLENCY, WE WOULD
EVEN BE PLEASED TO BECOME ONE OF THE STATES OF THE U.S.A. AND A BASE TO
PREVENT THE SPREADING OF COMMUNISM.
I HOPE THE VISIT OF MR. SUCHESK AND MR. DICK HSU WILL BECOME A STEPPING STONE
TO OUR CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE SALVATION OF VICTIMS OF THE
WORLD.
I BEG YOUR EXZELLENCY TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF SHAN STATE. SHAN STATE IS A VZRY
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY RICH IN MINERALS AND FORESTS AND FREE FROM ALL KINDS OF
NATURAL DISASTERS. IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO WOULD WISH TO HELP US, WE BELIEVE WE
COULD PAY YOU BACK WITH OUR NATURAL RESOURCES.
IF SHAN STATE BECOMES AN INDEPENDENT STATE I AM CERTAIN IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE
PROGRESSIVE THAN SINGAPORE AND IT CAN BECOME A PLACE WHERE UNIVERSITIES CAN BE
ESTABLISHED AND PEOPLE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD WOULD WANT TO ATTEND,
BECAUSE IT IS A CALM AND BEAUTIFUL PLACE WITH MODERATE CLIMATE AND FREE FROM
NATURAL DISASTERS.
AS A FIRST STEP TO FIND WAYS OF EARNING MONEYS TO SUBSTITUTE THE OPIUM
``"A lawyer shall not suppress any evidence that he or his client has a legal
obligation to reveal or produce." DR 7)109(A)^E^
I believe Agent Hahn and Attorney Korotash conspired to violate \Mr. Weekly's
rights by persuading him not to retain effective counsel and to plead guilty.
Thereafter, Col. Gritz was charged with a passport violation and has
registered his own complaint, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
"B." Col. Gritz recently informed me that U.S. government representatives
offered him government employment and dismissal of the charges against him if
he would cease activities relative to the POW's and stay out of Southeast
Asia. In other words, if Col. Gritz would shut up and cease his activities in
Southeast Asia everything would be all right ) for him. As usual no thought
was given to the POW's and MIA's nor their families and loved ones.
Following my return from Burma on June 1, 1987, Col. Gritz was charged. I set
out to investigate facts relative to the passport violation charge as well as
the Scott Weekly situation. During the course of my short investigation there
were several incidents which took place that were certainly blatant violations
of my rights as a U.S. citizen. Itt is my opinion that the reason these
violations took place is because I had in my possession\j\reports, documents
and tapes which accuse and support accusations that U.S. Government officials
deal in drugs and certain government employees have lied and obstructed
justice in order to convict perfectly innocent persons of criminal
wrongdoings.
I believe they have been motivated by a desire to silence myself and my
associates to keep the lid on the drug trafficking evidence we have uncovered.
Short of that, they seek to discredit us and the information we've obtained.
I traveled to Seattle, Washington, on June 27, 1987, to interview a U.S.
Customs Agent named James Foley. Mr. Foley's telephone number is (206)
442)1974. His address is 1580 South 156th Street, Seattle.
I spoke with Inspector Foley and told him I needed to locate the customs agent
who passed Col. Gritz used, which was stamped at SEA)TAC Airport by Agent
1099. Attached hereto as Exhibit "C" is a copy of the passport. I told him
that Col. Gritz had had several passports with him and the agent had taken him
to an interrogation room. There he told Col. Gritz he hoped he had a
telephone number they could call. Col. Gritz gave them a number and one of
the customs men left. Returning a few minutes later, he said "Okay Col.
Gritz, you're free to go". Inspector Foley told me he may know hwo the
customs agent was that finally cleared Col. Gritz through. He said that the
number stamped in the passport may or may not mean anything but he may
possibly recognize the handwriting.
The next day, June 27th, I contacted Inspector Foley at his home. He told me
he had spoken with another Inspector named Arthur Henning. He said he had
asked Henning if he could remmeber an incident about five years ago when a
Green Beret Colonel came through customs with several passports. Inspector
Foley told me Inspector Henning immediately told him, "James `Bo` Gritz."
Henning said he remembered the incident because of the publicity Col. Gritz
received on the POW issue shortly thereafter. Henning said he had taken Col.
Gritz to an interview room along with another customs agent, John Hood. Col.
Gritz had given them a telephone number whihc Henning said was to the State
Department. Henning told Foley he handled the incident. He said Agent Hood
may have written down the telephone number Gritz had given them a telephone
number which Henning said was to the State Department. Henning told Foley he
handled the incident. He said Agent Hood may have written down the telephone
number Gritz gave them in his notes and could still possibly have it. He told
Foley the call to the State Department would have been made by a supervisor,
possibly Lynne Robson, who is now dead. Henning told Foley he remembered Col.
Gritz was carrying at least three passports. He, also, said there would be a
"Negative Search Report" on the incident. I sought this information because
we had been led by U.S. Attorney Wulfson that this type evidence should have
been sufficient to result in the dismissal of the charges against Col. Gritz
regarding the fraudulent passport. After receiving this\j\information from
me, Col. Gritz's attorney, Lamond Mills, contacted Wulfson. Wulfson told
Mills he had already talked to Customs Inspector Henning about the incident,
but that he wasn't dropping any charges, despite what he had said earlier.
About that same time I was contacted by an investigative reporter named Tony
Kimerey from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Kimerey told me he was in the office of
the Assistant U.S. Attorney, Stephen Korotash. Jerry Bohnen, a KTOK news
reporter, was there too. Kimerey can be reached at telephone number (404)
525)6780. Jerry Bohnen can be reached at (405) 840)1948. Also present in the
office was Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms Agent Tom Hahn. Kimerey said that ATF
Agent Tom Hahn told him, in the presence of Korotash and Bohnen, that he
(Hahn) had removed 9 pages from the documents that went before Federal Judge
Alley, before the sentencing of Scott Weekly. The pages that Hahn removed
were letters from several different Government agencies corroborating the
story that Scott Weekly was involved in the Afghan traiing program which was
sanctioned by the U.S. Government. If it were so, that the program was
sanctioned by the government, then no laws would have been broken in shipping
the C)4 by commercial air carrier. Kimerey also said that a U.S. Government
investigator, who has done investigations for the U.S. Attorney's Office in
Oklahoma City, told him he could not understand why ATF Agent Hahn and U.S.
Attorney Korotash were being so malicious in prosecuting and railroading Scott
Weekly.
On July 18th, I traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia to find a man named
Ahmad Rashid and his wife, Margaret. Ahmad was Scott Weekly and Col. Gritz's
government contact in the Afghan training program. A meeting with Ahmad,
Scott Weekly and Col. Gritz was set up in August 1986 by William Bode, then
Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Korotash and ATF Agent Hahn have been saying all along
that there was no Afghan traiing. They claim Weekly and Col. Gritz were
selling explosives ot the Iranians. This is utterly ridiculous. I had
thought at one time that maybe they really didn't know about the Afghan
training. Maybe they were being lied to by persons in the government. But
now I find that Agent Hahn has been in contact with William Bode since the
early days, even before Weekly was arrested in December of 1986. Hahn was
given a training schedule of the Afghan training by William Bode. Bode
admitted this to Col. Gritz.
Upon my arrival in Vancouver, British Columbia, I contacted Margaret Rashid,
wife of Ahmad. Margaret had assisted her husband in the briefing of Col.
Gritz and Scott Weekly. Margaret and Ahmad were to have given Gritz and
Weekly all of their knowledge on the Mujahadeen Afghan Freedom Fighters so
that they could use this knowledge in training several different factions of
Mujahadeen in hopes of unifying them. I was lucky to have reached Margaret
when I did because she was getting ready to leave Vancouver within a few days
to join her husband in\j\Montreal. Ahmad was in Montreal looking for a place
for them to live.
Margaret and I talked about her role in giving the information to Weekly and
Gritz about the Mujahadeen in August of 1986. Margaret told me that she and
Ahmad were in constant contact with William Bode. She said that Bode was
their U.S. Government contact. As a matter of fact Bode was the one that gave
her and Ahmad the money to move to Montreal. This evidence would provce that
this was a government)sponsored program. That being the case, Weekly should
not have been convicted of the crime he was charged with. Bode and his
associates were trying to get the Rashids out of Vancouver before Col. Gritz
or anyone tried to contact them. Margaret said she also knew of Gritz and
Weekly's problem. She knew Weekly was in jail but she did not exactly know
why. She said she had a three way telephone conversation with Bode and
another man from the U.S. Government some time ago. The man from the U.S.
Government was the one who suggested they move to Montreal away from
Vancouver. He was also the one who suggested that Bode give them the money to
move on so that we could not find them. Margaret could not remember the name
of the U.S. Government official they had the conversation with, but I found
out later it was ATF Agent Tom Hahn.
William Bode had called Col. Gritz about the same time I was visiting
MArgaret. He had no idea I had been talking to her. He told Col. Gritz he
had just heard of Weekly`s being in jail. He told Col. Gritz he was no longer
working in Afghan studies or in the State Department. He told Gritz that he
hadn't been there since last February. He said that if someone had contacted
him before he would have at least given ATF a copy of the Afghan training
schedule to prove Weekly was working under the auspices of the Government.
A few days later, when Bode had found out I had talked to Margaret Rashid, he
again called Col. Gritz. He asked Col. Gritz who Lance Trimmer was. He told
Col. Gritz he had tried helping all he could. He said he had given Agent Hahn
a copy of the training schedule. In the prior converstaion he had said he may
have given him a copy. He also stated then that ATF Agent Hahn was the third
person on the three way telephone conversation with him and the Rashids.
The above information are all lies told by Government employees ATF Agent Hahn
and Assistant U.S. Attorney Korotash have lied from the beginning and they
continue to lie. My attorney in Oklahoma City, Frank Miskovski, who is a very
prominent attorney in that area, told me that he has not once talked to ATF
Agent Hahn that Hahn had not lied to him.
Hahn admitted to two reporters that he omitted several pages of documents to
be presented to a U.S. Federal Judge in recommending a long jail term for
Scott Weekly. This was a clear violation of Weekly's rights. Hahn was
instrumental in trying to hide\j\witnesses that could prove Scott Weekly's
innocence. Those witnesses could have proven that Weekly was involved in a
legitimate, U.S. Governemnt)approved, training program of Mujahadeen Afghan
Freedom Fighters. It seems very clear to me that Assistant U.S. Attorney
Korotash was also involved in the hiding of these documents.
I have continuously tried to determine why ATF Agent Hahn and U.S. Attorney
Korotash would want so badly to put Col. Gritz and Scott Weekly in jail. The
only conclusion that I have is that some persons or people higher up in the
Government are pressuring them to muzzle Col. Gritz. Col. Gritz is a proven
American hero, whose only goal in life is to bring home American Prisoners of
War left behind in Southeast Asia after the Vietnam War. The government wants
to stop him from giving to the Americna people documents and evidence that
show U.S. Government officials are now, and have been, dealing in drugs.
These are acts of governmental agents involving the obstruction of justice and
illegal suppression of evidence, which would show the charges against both
Weekly and Gritz to be ill)founded.
Now, let me address the acts which have carried out against me.
I was arrested at the U.S./Canadian Point of Entry, Blaine, Washinton, on
I was then taken to the Magistrate where I was admitted to a $10,000 bail. I
told them I could make bail immediately if I could make a phone call. This
was approximately 4:30 p.m. The Marshalls then took me from the courtroom
back up the elevator to their office. When we passed a phone I asked if I
could make that call. They said I could when I got to the office. When we
reached the office, they had me go into their little holding room and then
fooled around preparing this and that. I asked again about a call and was
told, "in a minute." It was obvious they were stalling for time since it was
close to 5:00 p.m. When I was finally allowed to call it was too late for
anything to be done. This meant I was stuck in jail for the weekend.\j\
I was then allowed to call Custons Agent Williams. I asked him about my
briefcase and camera bag. He said he would send them somewhere for me. I
told him I had to have them in my hands. I needed my identification and
credit cards to bail out of jail. He said there was no way to get them to me
now that the weekend was there. I told him someone could surely drop them at
the ATF Office with my other bags. He said they couldn't do that until
Monday. I asked if it was going to take that long to make copies of my
personal diary and papers. He said they weren't doing that. I said what
about the phone numbers. He said we are just "doing something" with the bag.
I said I would like them right away. He said it was impossible and I would
get them on Monday or maybe Tuesday. They would be through with them then.
He stated he would not be there
personally himself next week but someone else would handle it. That was the
best he could do. I was then taken to Kent, Washington, to the Kent
Corrections Center. I was taken there in handcuffs and chains. I was
fingerprinted and mugged for the third time.
While in the Kent Corrections Center I made four written requests. The first
one was made on August 15. I requested they return my briefcase and personal
belongings being held by Customs immediately. This included my credit cards
and other identification. I was told they could do nothing. They said I must
contact the agency that had them, although those agencies wouldn't accept a
collect call. I wrote another request on August 16 and was told the same
thing. Copies of all four requests are attached as Exhibit "D." On August 17
they would not answer my request and on August 18 I was not allowed to make a
phone call. They did finally tell me that a U.S. Marshall had brought my
identification cards from Customs on that day after I had told them I would
not leave the jail without my identification even if I was bailed out, because
it was clear they could arrest me for vagrancy.
While in the jail there were two phone calls I made which were very important
regarding my bail. On one occasion, I was right at the point of learning a
phone number that I needed to call to have bail brought immediately, when the
conversation was cut off by whoever was monitoring the call. Several persons
called the jail with messages for me, with regard to bailing me out, but the
messages were never given to me. Finally on Tuesday afternoon, August 18, I
was allowed to bail out on a $10,000 cash bond. The attorney who was
instrumental in bailing me out had to drive me to the Canadian Border at
Blaine, Washington, which was more than 125 miles away in order for me to get
my briefcase and camera bag.
All of the contents in those bags obviously had been removed. My notes and
papers were thrown back in completely out of order and it looked as though
several typewritten notes were missing. The Customs Agent, Joe Rydell, stated
that I either had to sign an inventory list they had made up or he would not
return my belongings. There was no way I could tell if every piece of paper
was there. I was never given an inventory list of what they took from me.
They kept my personal diary, papers, pictures, and identifications cards,
including credit cards, for six days and refused to return them. They told me
they were "doing something" with them. It was clearly an illegal search and
seizure. I was only arrested as a material witness. I have been a law
enforcement officer and understand what the term "probable cause" means.
There was no probable cause to seize my property and search it. There was no
reason to treat me like a criminal. I can understand being jailed on a
warrant. I cannot understand being handcuffed, chained, mugged and
fingerprinted on numerous occasions, being denied access to my property, and
being denied the opportunity to arrange bail. All of this was a serious
violation of my civil rights.
After I finally got released on bail I had to travel more that 200 miles to
retrieve my personal belongings. They forced me to personally go out of the
way which took another day. It was then too late to travel to my home in
Montana. I had to go to California to secure my automobile and then travel to
Oklahoma City where I was to appear before a Grand Jury on the Subpoena the
government had issued me upon my arrival. I called the U.S. Attorney's
Office and checked in as I was supposed to do. The man that I talked to about
transportation to Oklahoma City told me that I should pay my own way and turn
in a voucher on the day I appeared before the Grand Jury. I then left for
Oklahoma City. I needed to find a lawyer for my appearance.
When I appeared at the U.S. Attorney's Office with my attorney, Frank
Miskovski in Oklahoma City, we were met by ATF Agent Tom Hahn. Tom Hahn
stated that U.S. Attorney Korotash was out of town. I asked if he was also on
vacation and Hahn replied he didn't know. He told me Korotash was out of town
and could not be reached. Hahn said he had been trying to contact me for the
past ten days. I called him a liar. He said he was not lying. I told him I
called in twice to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Hahn stated that I only called
in once. I told him I called on Monday August 24 and checked in with a woman
secretary. I also called in on August 26 and told a male I would be coming to
Oklahoma City and wanted to know about travel arrangements. Hahn said he only
heard of one time I called. He said that he had called my attorney several
times in Washington. I called Mike Jordan, my attorney in Washington, on
August 30 from Oklahoma City. He told me that Hahn had called him on Friday
trying to contact me to tell me they postponed the Grand Jury Hearing.
On September 1st, the day of my scheduled appearance, Hahn gave me a new
subpoena for September 14. I asked if my bail would now be returned. He said
he didn't see why not. He would check. I waited for some time before Hahn
returned and told my attorney that they were going to hold my cash bail of
$10,000 until I appeared on September 14.
I left to make a phone call and then returned with my attorney and asked for
Agent Hahn. I was told he was no longer around. My attorney asked to speak
with the U.S. Attorney Price. He was not around. This was at 11:30 a.m. We
asked to speak with any U.S. Attorney who could make a decision. We were
taken to a Chief U.S. Attorney whom I told I wanted my bail returned or to be
put back in jail. I told him the bail I received was promised to be sent back
to the person it came from on September 1 and I had appeared as promised.
This U.S. Attorney called Agent Hahn who, just a few minutes earlier, could
not be found, and had Hahn come to his office. He told Hahn I was there to be
put in jail so my bail would be returned.
Hahn immediately made many calls. A long time later he came out ant told my
attorney that they would either return my bail and place me in jail, return my
bail and release me on my own recognizance or schedule the hearing in the
morning. He was to call my attorney at his office. Later in the afternoon,
my attorney contacted me about 4:30 p.m. and said that Hahn was obviously a
habitual liar. He had finally talked to Hahn after 4:00 p.m. and Hahn told
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DRUG STORY HARD TO BELIEVE
Since the earlier publication of evidence of US government officials
trafficking in drugs in SE asia, evidence has been piling up in the Digest
office. There is so much of it, from widely diverse sources ranging from
Mother Jones and the Christic Institute on the left, to Reuters and US News
and World Report, to first)hand testimony from a warlord of the Golden
Triangle, that it seems that there must be a real fire somewhere under all
this smoke. Since the evidence is massive and the trail of the players
twisted, let us attempt to summarize. Opium and heroin have been imported
into the US from SE Asia in huge quantities by US and allied government
officials since the 1940s.
This activity became especially heavy from the 1960s forward. A great deal of
the money generated by this drug trade, particularly after it became monstrous
in the '60s and '70s, was apparently laundered through the Nugan)Hand Bank in
Australia. Upon the failure of this bank some 7 years ago, and at the same
time as the alleged suicide of one of the partners, Frank Nugan (1980), it
became clear that CIA and US military officers were deeply involved in the
bank and its nefarious operations. A full)blown investigation by the
Australian government produced a 4)volume report. It showed that some $50
million in losses were suffered when the bank went down, but untold amounts of
illicit drug money were undoubtedly not accounted for at the time because the
owners of that money didn't want to draw attention to themselves. Strangely
enough, the whole affair of the Nugan)Hand failure was hushed up by our
government and many bank records were shredded by former US officials.
Now to Central America. Cocaine from this area has apparently been imported
into the US in large quantities for years by officials of the US and allied
nations. Some of the funds from these drug sales have apparently supported
the Contra's in Central America, along with funds from arms sales to Iran.
Here's the mind)blower: The central players in these arms and drug deals seem
always to be the same people: Theodore Shackley, a former high CIA official,
Thomas Clines, always Shackley's assistant, Richard Secord, retired Air Force
major general, and shifting cast of support players. With the exception of
Secord, these same people show up in the testimony of Gen. Khun Sa, the
recognized drug kingpin of the Golden Triangle (Thailand)Laos)Burma).
Khun Sa describes the sale of huge amounts of drugs to some of these US
officials and even notes that the funds were run through Australian banks.
Lt. Col. "Bo" Gritz, who first exposed this story on a radio talkshow in
southern California, has continued his campaign on talkshows throughout the
United States. In almost every show, says Gritz, he will get one or more
calls from Vietnam vets who describe how they participated or knew of drugs
being shipped either under US auspices or at a minimum with a "wink and a nod"
from officials on the scene.
We should note here that Gen. Khun Sa has offered to stop this drug traffic in
his part of the world but says that for 15 years, he can get "no interest"
from our government. In the videotaped interview with Gritz, Khun Sa even
agreed to provide security for the US and/or UN inspection teams if
they\j\wanted to come in to verify his efforts. Khun Sa's offer is connected
to his request for help for his people in the form of agricultural
instruction, etc. His point is that if he stops the growing of opium, his 8
million people will need help in replacing the income that crop is generating.
To date, his offer has stirred not one iota of interest in Washington.
Unbeknownst to Gritz, H. Ross Perot had been working on this same story since
some time in late 1986. Perot took the evidence to Washington, presented it
to the Vice President, the FBI, and to the White House, and got no help
whatsoever. He even received a call from Frank Carlucci, now head of the
National Security Council, telling him to "stop pursuing" Richard Armitage,
whom Gen Khun Sa named as a big buyer of drugs in Burma.
Armitage is now Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security.
Former Chief of Special Operations for the US Air Force L. Fletcher Prouty
says many CIA officials knew all about the use of drugs to pay some troops in
Burma during WW II. One who knew was Sam Wilson who ended up as head of the
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Prouty also states that this drug trade
was the reason for the start of the Nugan)Hand Bank in Australia, and further
states that Michael Hand (one of the partners in the bank) worked out of his
office in the Pentagon before he went to Vietnam and Laos where he met the
Nugan brothers. Prouty, by the way, assisted Alfred McCoy in the preparation
of his monumental book The Politics of Heroin in SouthEast Asia (Harper & Row,
1972). A lawsuit filed by the leftist Christic Institute alleges many of the
above events, naming these and other players. The Institute alludes to a
"Secret Team" that was/is running many of the arms/drug deals.
Much of the outline of this informal organization (if that's what it is) is
also fully covered in US News and World Report (8/10/87, p. 16), with only a
casual mention of the drug trade in the last paragraph. But at least it was
mentioned. An article by the Wall Street Journal reporter Jonathan Kwitny
appears in the August)September issue of Mother Jones. Both the reporter and
the magazine are leftist, to say the least. However, Kwitny's recounting of
the Nugan)Hand Bank failure was accurate so far as we can tell.
Among the names mentioned by Kwitny are (brace yourself): Shackley, Clines,
Secord, Eric von Marbod (another Pentagon official), 3)star US Gen. LeRoy
Manor (former chief of staff for the entire US Pacific Command), Gen. Edwin
Black (high)ranking intelligence officer and Assistant Army chief of staff for
the Pacific), Gen. Earl Cocke, Jr. (former commander of the American Legion),
William Colby (former CIA director), Adm. Earl "Buddy Yates, Michael Hand (CIA
veteran), and numerous bit)part players. Then there's the strange story of
former CIA agent Edwin Wilson, currently serving a 55)year sentence in
solitary confinement for arms dealing. Wilson has consistently asserted that
his own questionable activities were part of a larger pattern of corruption
and subversion among high CIA and Pentagon officials. According to Wilson, 5
conspirators ) Shackley, Clines, Secord, von Marbod, and Wilson himself ) met
secretly in 1978, setting up a partnership to run arms, using the power of
these top bureaucrats. Wilson himself put up $500,000 for the operation, and
he says he has a tape recording of the whole transaction. Not only did he
lose his investment, he ended up in the dungeon."
When I saw that I was the only one among all our partners to be indicted and
convicted, I realized that I was being buried for the rest of my life in a
solitary cell so that my former partners could shut me up. I was afraid to
talk," he said. To add to this mystery, it appears clear that the Mafia
serves as the retail distribution for the drugs. Richard Armitage, Santo
Trafficante (Mafia chieftain, now deceased), Shackley, Daniel Arnold, and
Jerry Daniels (said by Khun Sa to have taken over Armitage's drug duties) are
listed by Khun Sa as handling the enormous drug trade from the Golden
Triangle, and he says, they used Australian banks to launder the money. Khun
Sa also notes that Thailand's English)language newspaper Bangkok Post reported
that CIA agents were using Australia as a transit base for the drug business
and using banks in Australia for the funds.
Finally, in this strange line up of sources, it's of interest to note that the
US Communist Party newspapers, People's Daily World, and the communist
Guardian, have been playing up this story for months. We can attribute this
interest in our "drug problem" by the Reds as an attempt to divert attention
from the fact that since 1962 it has been official Communist policy to use
drugs to help being down the United States. Nicaragua, Cuba, Bulgaria, etc.,
have all been working from an edict issued by Nikita Khrushchev at a secret
Warsaw Pact meeting in Moscow in 1962.
It may be only coincidence that involvement by our government officials seemed
to pick up steam at about the same time. Several aspects of this story are
appalling to us. First, we are dismayed that we find material in far)left
publications with which we agree. But even a stopped clock is right twice a
day. Second, there is an enormous amount of corroborative material being sent
to our office nearly every day. It supports the conclusion that a formal or
informal organization of high CIA and US military officers, some former, some
present, exists which has for decades been a major ) if not the major )
importer of heroin and cocaine into the US.
Third, the same players show up nearly everywhere where drugs and arms are
involved. The only place Gen. Secord's name has not appeared is in connection
with the Khun Sa story in Burma. It's also of interest that much of this
activity occurred while Vice President George Bush was in charge of the CIA.
It's strange that Bush does not seem to be interested (based on the lack of
cooperation given Perot when he visited him) in stopping this drug business.
And Bush is "the top cop" appointed by President Reagan to handle this drug
problem.
The mere fact that the mass media has completely ignored this abundance of
evidence is further indication of the probability that very high members of
the Establishment are deeply involved. Only CBS TV in the "West 57th Street"
broadcasts have dealt with the Central American connection and that show ranks
at the bottom in the ratings. The Golden Triangle connection has yet to be
looked into. We were told by a Washington reporter for the Christian
Broadcast Network (CBN) that one reason the major TV networks have not touched
the Gritz story is that lawyers for Richard Armitage called each of them\j\and
said: "If you run the story, we'll sue". With the Westmoreland case still
vividly imprinted on the minds of network executives, the threat has
apparently worked. We have heard that a major overseas network is planning a
story sometime in the next 6 months. If this story is correct in it's broad
outline ) and there is strong evidence for this ) we are looking at the worst
scandal in government corruption in US history.
There is simply no other way to describe it. In brief, here is what appears
to be factual: The US government has outlawed various drugs since 1914 with
the explicit intent of driving up the price to make them more difficult to
obtain. Then this same government has for decades actually participated in
the importation of these very same drugs! The Mafia has served as the retailer
for our government. In the latter years of this decadent operation, drug
monies have allegedly been used to fund some Freedom Fighter operations,
particularly in Laos and Central America. It's very possible that the
recipients of this dirty money didn't know of its origins. It's even more
likely that huge amounts of money from these illicit operations stuck to the
hands of the major players. We also think it's possible, although we've seen
little evidence to support it, that there is an involvement by the big
international banks.
The closest we`ve come to proof is in the book The Underground Empire: Where
Crime and Government Embrace, by James Mills (Doubleday, $22.95). Perhaps the
most discouraging aspect of this whole grimy situation is that there is so
little interest among government officials and the mass media. It seems that
only a demand from the grass)roots, reaching some critical mass of mail, can
stir an investigation into this dirty business and bring it to a halt. Your
congressman must hear from you. You must demand action. You must demand the
major TV networks get on this story. You must demand that your newspaper
conduct its own investigation and print the results. You, dear friend, hold
the key. You, by your actions, will determine whether this practice continues
or is stopped.
to video tape the drug overlord, General Khun Sa, naming the names of the U.S.
officials who were the general's largest customers for heroin, he was startled
to find that a two lane highway had been constructed in the 5 months since he
was last there. This highway, which went right to the general's front door,
was built by the Thai government using Rome plows left over from the Vietnam
war. Coming out, as the Colonel went in, were 10 ton trucks, covered and
loaded, with the Thai Army insignia on the side. There is only one product
that comes out of the Golden Triangle )))) heroin! It is a certainty that the
smiling Thai ambassador has an accounting of every truck.
The importance of the discovery of this heroin highway lies in the fact that
what had trickled out on the backs of horses and mules now flows out in 10 ton
trucks. This highway, which is easily verifiable with satellite imaging, is
to this day denied by our government. When Col. Gritz's team lead Tom
Jerrills of CBS 20\20 in to meet with Khun Sa, none of the trucks seen in the
Colonel's video tapes were seen by American viewers. There was even phoney
footage of Jarrells riding on a mule and no shot of the Toyota pick)up that
actually carried him there.
It so happens that the people associated with the Temple think there was a
narcotics connection. Fong Miller lost both her mother and daughter in the
massacre. When I told her that I thought the Phoenix\Bangkok heroin
connection factored into the slayings, her words were, "That is what we think
also." Absolutely no speculation to this effect has surfaced in newspapers
here.
Last year Phoenicians were shocked to find that the state government had
committed to a $30 million toxic waste incinerator which was well under
construction by the time anyone learned of it. The selected management
company, ENSCO, had an abysmal safety record everywhere they had existed.
In order to satisfy the public hearing requirement, a remote hearing site
located 40 miles outside Phoenix was selected. The deputies of Tom Agnos were
issued stun guns and pictures of GREENPEACE toxics expert, Brad Angel, and
instructed to respond with "maximum force" to "environmental terrorism".
In order to further stifle public outcry, the high school auditorium was
partitioned so that only 25% was useable. Frictions developed when most of
the 400 people who showed up were told to go home there was not enough room
for them. TV viewers that night were horrified at the spectacle of a 65 year
old lady being repeatedly zapped by the deputies with the stun guns. She was
not even one of the environmentalists. This incident coupled with the arrests
of the innocent Tucson kids would insure a speedy trip down the toilet for
Agnos and his top confederates in any other municipality in the nation.
The previous sheriff distinguished himself by placing an ad in the classified
section of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC for truck drivers, then busting two
respondents for trucking cargos arranged by the sheriff. He also had one of
his informers fly a plane load of marijuana in from Mexico so that he could
have members of the press available at the landing site to witness the arrest
of those meeting the plane. He survived both incidents. Hopefully Agnos will
not be as lucky.
The reader is probably asking how could such things happen. For the answer to
this we must do what Col. Fletcher Prouty advises, "Go back and examine the
beginnings." Arizona is Kemper Marley territory. Kemper Marley was the big
man in Arizona.
In 1948 fifty two employees of Kemper Marley's Arizona liquor monopoly, UNITED
LIQUOR, went to prison on federal liquor violations, including Jim Hensley,
the father)in)law of Senator John McCain. Hensley was the General Manager of
UNITED LIQUOR. On the basis of this, some people might feel UNITED LIQUOR
could be described as organized crime. The slick attorney who kept Marley out
of this trial and out of prison and sent McCain's father)in)law to prison in
his place was William Rendquist )))) currently the Chief Justice of the U.S.
Supreme Court!
It was the judgement of this court that Jim Hensley would be prohibited from
working in the liquor industry from then on. Of course such judgments meant
nothing to Marley. After Jim Hensley got out of prison, Marley arranged a
BUDWIESSER distributorship for Hensley which is now in the hands of Senator
John McCain and reported to be worth $200 million.
The best source for an introduction to the environment of total corruption
which exists in Arizona is THE ARIZONA PROJECT: HOW A TEAM OF INVESTIGATIVE
REPORTERS GOT REVENGE ON DEADLINE. This expose was written by Michael
Wendland who was part of the group called INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS AND EDITORS
that came to Phoenix in the aftermath of the car bombing of the ARIZONA
REPUBLIC's investigative reporter, Don Bolles. It was the conclusion of this
group that Marley, by far the wealthiest man in Arizona, was behind this
murder.
There are many reasons to believe that Don Bolles was not killed because he
was a white knight. When Bolles testified before the HOUSE ORGANIZED CRIME
COMMITTEE, he required immunity. Why? The best clue to his death lies in his
last words ))) "Adamson, EMPRISE the mafia". John Adamson was the hit man
contracted by the establishment attorney, Neal Roberts. EMPRISE was a dog
track interest which had changed its name from SPORTSERVICE. There existed
the Maricopa County Superior Court Case # C)286651 SPORTSERVICE v. JARVIS,
STEIGER which was available to anyone interested in the motive for this crime.
Exhibits in this case allege that Bolles, who was visibly living beyond his
means, was wheeling and dealing with the gangsters. Today the EMPRISE
CORPORATION continues to flourish in Arizona under the name DELAWARE NORTH.
John McCain has been observed visiting the principals.
A good companion reader to the ARIZONA PROJECT is THE LAST RAMPAGE OF GARY
TYSON. Written by a journalism professor from the UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, this
book documents how top authorities in Arizona let Gary Tyson escape from
prison after he succeeded in carrying out a contract hit on another inmate,
Tony Sera. Sera was giving affidavits regarding the land fraud of Ned Warren.
It is the thesis of this book that this contract was given by establishment
attorney, Neal Roberts, who was described in the ARIZONA PROJECT as the murder
broker in the Bolles killing.
According to intelligence sources of the Phoenix police, who prepared a
background profile of Kemper Marley the week following the Bolles murder,
Marley was at one time directly connected to the remnants of the old Al Capone
mob, operating the TRANSAMERICA WIRE SERVICE. This betting service was
originally established in 1941 for Capone's heirs by Gus Greenbaum. Greenbaum
was a Phoenix socialite seen at all the society balls in Phoenix, usually in
the company of the Barry Goldwaters and Harry Rosenzweigs. In 1958 Greenbaum
and his wife were found dead in their bed )))) their throats cut. This
inaugurated a series of grisly gangland)style slayings.
When Marley died, July 1990, he owned 5 square miles of Carefree ))) the
highest priced real estate in Arizona. The smallest lot in this most
exclusive township is zoned for one acre. By some coincidence the Tax
Accessors made the same mistake evaluating Marley's properties as he did on
Charlie Keating's properties. This oversight was saving Marley a million
dollars a year. Of course the official investigation showed no wrongdoing in
either case.
For the last 40 years Marley bankrolled Harry Rosenzweig who doled
Marley's great wealth to a slate of Republican candidates who were
universally successful in obtaining high political office. Marley
control the Democratic party as well. Every congressman and every
Arizona currently owes his position to the Marley machine.
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senator in
Dennis DeConcini was facing a tough reelection in 1990, seeing as how he was
nailed creaming off a cool $5 million with his family on an Arizona land deal
dependent on the Senator's inside senatorial knowledge. The last thing in the
world the Republicans wanted was to loose DeConcini's seniority. Before any
other Republicans could announce, the party hierarchy formally announced their
support for the weakest candidate that one could imagine. The opponent, Keith
DeGreen, had ties to the Republican Party that were so weak he had not even
voted in the last 2 elections.
At one point Marley served as Chairman of the Board of the VALLEY NATIONAL
BANK. When Bugsy Siegel, on instructions from Meyer Lansky, built the
FLAMINGO CLUB, Las Vegas's first casino, the money was borrowed from the
VALLEY NATIONAL BANK. Involvements in narcotics trafficking on the part of
VALLEY NATIONAL BANK are hinted in the ARIZONA PROJECT.
Al Lizanetz, who served as Kemper's public relations man for 25 years, is one
of the richest sources for background on the liquor magnate. The Bolles
murder was part of a package deal that was to include a hit on Lizanetz.
According to Lizanetz, the Marley machine placed the highest priority on
placing lawyers in all the key state and municipal positions. Former Attorney
General Bob Corbin, who accepted a $55,000 campaign contribution from Charles
Keating in a race where he was unopposed, worked for Marley (in the insurance
industry) in the 50s as did the preceding 2 AGs.
Marley placed his people in the top positions of the Department of Public
Safety. The county prosecutor was also key to him. Lizanetz claims that
Marley recruited Eugene Pullium to come to Phoenix to start the ARIZONA
REPUBLIC/PHOENIX GAZZETT, the monopoly newspaper here which has succeeded in
covering up these matters. Pullium then started the PHOENIX 40 a group of the
largest business interests who virtually run the state. Eugene Pullium is the
grandfather of Dan Quayle. The ARIZONA REPUBLIC/PHOENIX GAZZETT together with
the INDIANAPOLIS STAR are reported to be worth $5 billion. Lizanetz claims
that Ned Warren, responsible for half a billion dollars of land fraud in
Arizona, was another agent of Kemper Marley.
Marley's
Bronfman
Lizanetz
Bronfman
mentor was Sam Bronfman, the progenitor of the SEAGRAMS empire. When
visited Marley in Arizona he came in the company of Al Capone.
claims that Jack Ruby, assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald, was also on the
payroll.
leverage here. Like Robert Peloquin, former head of the Organized Crime
Strike Force of the Justice Department, they learned quickly that they could
make 20 times as much money working for the criminals. Melvin McDonald was
chief council for Charles Keating. Whenever anything of particularly bad odor
needed to happen in Arizona one of these slimebags was called in.
A case in point was the scandal surrounding the sale of the BIG BOQUEUS RANCH
to the Navajo nation. This matter was so stinky it called for the diligence
of Mike Hawkins and Melvin Mcdonald. It so happened that back in Washington
D.C. Dennis DeConcini and John McCain were getting heat from their colleagues
about all the swindles of the indian lands. As a matter of fact McCain and
DeConcini were leading the charge of these swindlers. Keating's acquisition
of his Estrella property, in a round about way, involved a swindle of indian
lands.
The definition of a politician: Anyone, who, when being tared and feathered
and ridden out of town on a rail can make it appear as if they are leading a
parade. In true fashion, McCain and DeConcini, got themselves appointed
co)chairman of a senate investigative committee to delve into these crimes
against the indians. Enter McDonald and Hawkins.
The BIG BOQUEUS RANCH was purchased in the mourning by developers Bud Brown
and his partner for $19 million and sold that afternoon for $27 million to
Tribal Chief Peter McDonald (no relation) on behalf of the Navajo nation. Bud
Brown and his partner made a quick $8 million. In order to explore this
corruption, McCain and DeConcini granted immunity to Bud Brown and his partner
so that they could give testimony about the $10,000 and the BMW that they gave
as a bribe to the corrupt indian chief. Meanwhile the ARIZONA REPUBLIC
repeatedly hammered the indian chief day after day while not mentioning Bud
Brown. The indian chief was removed from office. The Pulitzer Prize winning
journalist, Tom Fitzpatric, in a Feb. 15, 1989 NEW TIMES article called this
"the best real estate deal between white men and red men since the purchase of
Manhattan."
Another example is the Bartel Cocaine case. Dr. William Bartel was caught
with 81 pounds of cocaine after police observed him meeting with Stan Akers,
Jr., a notorious cocaine broker. Akers was the son of the former Arizona
Speaker of the House of Representatives. Here is an example of how the
narcotics industry is politically protected in Arizona. Akers was previously
convicted of possession of 6 pounds of cocaine and sentenced to 5 years in
prison. After being sentenced, Akers told the D.A. he would testify about the
unsolved drug murder of Greg Case which he had witnessed. On Akers' testimony
Paul Brookover was sent to prison and Akers walked free. Knowledgeable people
close to this case believe Akers ordered the hit.
The police found $3 million in bonds in the safe deposit box of Dr. Bartel.
Bartel's father)in)law, Al Burke, came forward to claim that the $3 million
was his and that his son)in)law was only keeping it safe for him. Naturally
Burke retained former U.S. Attorney, Mike Hawkins, to represent him in this
matter and in a few days the U.S. Attorney's office "returned" the bonds.
Anyone having to establish their financial affairs for the IRS over a 20 year
period knows that this can not be done in a few days.
Like the saber toothed tiger, the Kemper Marley machine will die of its own
success. Having harnessed all of society's watch dogs on its tightly held
leash there remains no restraint upon the unbounded greed of its members.
Eventually it will be beyond the powers of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC to keep
matters covered up. The largess of Charles Keating pushed greed past the
point of no return. This accelerating stealing contest can have only one
conclusion. Some day soon the voters of Arizona will take possession of the
government here. They came very close to doing this with Governor Ev Mecham.
For the documentation upon which this article relies send a $10 check or money
order payable to INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION, 6950 East Continental, Scottsdale,
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visited Marley in Arizona he came in the company of Al Capone.
claims that Jack Ruby, assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald, was also on the
payroll.
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