IV.

CIA/DoJ COLLUSION IN DRUG TRAFFICKING/COVER-UP

Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Federal Statute Violations

D
espite documented evidence by government whistleblowers, the US Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) have never
been held accountable for their collusion in and/or acquiescence to drug traf-
ficking. On March 15, 1999, however, class action lawsuits were filed by attor-
neys Katya Komisaruk, William M. Simpich and Kenneth Frucht on behalf of Rosemary
Lyons and Olivia Woods in northern California and Donna J. Warren and Berlina M. Doss
A number of in southern California (Case No. 99-02603).
whistleblowers The suit names the Central Intelligence Agency, the United States Department of
Justice, Estate of William Casey, Robert Gates, John Deutch, George Tenet, Estate of
are suing the CIA William French Smith, Edwin Meese, Richard Thornburgh, Janet Reno and others as
Defendants, alleging that these US Government agencies and employees were responsible
and other US for the 1980s crack cocaine epidemic and the resulting social and economic devastation of
inner city communities.
Government According to the Statement of Facts: "On March 16, 1998, CIA Inspector-General
Frederick Hitz appeared before the House Intelligence Committee to report on his investi-
officials to expose gation of the CIA, the Contras and crack cocaine. Hitz testified that, beginning in 1982,
the CIA entered into an undisclosed agreement with the Department of Justice, allowing
their complicity CIA officers to refrain from reporting drug trafficking by its 'agents, assets and non-staff
in drug-trafficking employees'. Hitz admitted that 'there are instances where the CIA did not, in an expedi-
tious or consistent fashion, cut off relationships with individuals supporting the Contra
operations and program, who were alleged to have engaged in drug trafficking activity, or take action to
resolve the allegation'.
cover-ups. "When asked by Congressman Norman Dicks of Washington, 'Did any of these allega-
tions involve trafficking in the United States?', Hitz's answer was 'Yes'. Hitz acknowl-
edged that the CIA knew of drug trafficking allegations 'regarding dozens of individuals
and a number of companies connected in some fashion to the Contra program or the
Contra movement'.
"Hitz recounts in Volume II of the Inspector-General's Report dated 10/9/98 that
through the secret agreement, the CIA and DoJ attempted to exempt the CIA from report-
Part 2 of 2 ing about the drug trafficking of persons employed by, assigned to, or acting for an agency
within the intelligence community."
Since the CIA itself admitted to having knowledge of its own "assets" being involved in
illegal activities, the argument seems to be indisputable.
"Plaintiff claims that the CIA/DoJ agreement violated a federal statute, 28 USC §535,"
the lawsuit alleges, "which imposes a duty on every department and agency in the
Executive Branch to report promptly to the Attorney General any information, allegations
by Uri Dowbenko or complaints relating to possible violations of [criminal law] by officers and employees
© 1999, 2000 of the government."
In other words, if federal agency employees are aware of violations, these must also be
PO Box 43 reported. There is another category of criminal code violation called "misprision of
Pray, Montana 59065 felony", which refers to the offence of concealing knowledge of a felony by one who has
not participated in it. CIA officials could be charged with this as well.
USA
"The private CIA/DoJ agreement attempted to get around this federal law by redefining
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the term 'employee' to mean only full-time career officials—as opposed to persons
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addition, the secret agreement violated Executive Order 12333 "The crack cocaine epidemic enveloped Los Angeles between
issued in 1981, which required the reporting of drug crimes." 1982 and 1986. Government documents show that the CIA and
The suit also states that the 1989 Kerry Report ("Drugs, Law DoJ knew or should have known of the massive importations by
Enforcement and Foreign Policy") made specific findings that Meneses, Blandon and other cocaine supplying operations," the
"drug trafficking had pervaded the entire Contra war effort, that lawsuit continues.
'one or another agency of the US Government had information "Common sense and a review of the news coverage for that
regarding the involvement either while it was occurring or imme- period indicate that these agencies knew or should have known
diately after' and that 'senior policy makers were not immune to that their ongoing policy of deliberate silence allowed the crack
the idea that drug money was a perfect solution to the Contras' epidemic to rage unchecked. The CIA turned its back while ship-
funding problems'". ment after shipment of this new,
intensely addictive form of cocaine
A Little History, Please was delivered to one of Ross's five
"In the opening phase of the crack cookhouses and then put up for sale
cocaine epidemic, between 1982 and
"The CIA turned its back while throughout south-central Los Angeles
1986, CIA officers and other intelli- shipment after shipment of this and Compton. The result was the
gence agencies received reports death of men, women and children,
regarding Bay Area cocaine
new, intensely addictive form of the collapse of businesses and the
importers Norman Meneses and cocaine [crack] was delivered... destruction of whole neighborhoods.
Danilo Blandon," the class action "Once the initial southern
lawsuit alleges. and then put up for sale California market was glutted, crack
"Both of these men were among throughout south-central moved north. Mid-level dealers
the primary importers in the United diverted the flow to other African-
States and dominated the market on Los Angeles and Compton." American communities in California,
the West Coast. Because of the such as East Palo Alto, San
secret CIA/DoJ agreement which Francisco, Oakland and Richmond.
purported to exempt the CIA from The consequences to these communi-
having to report drug crimes, cocaine suppliers connected with the ties, in terms of loss of life, family structure and economic power,
Contras or other US covert operations were able to import their continue to this day."
'unregulated product' under the cloak of national security. The lawsuit categorised two classes of plaintiffs: (a) inner city
"Meneses and Blandon funneled vast quantities of cocaine, at a residents of northern and southern California (Alameda, Contra
price far lower than other suppliers, to 'Freeway Rick' Ross, who Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo counties), "largely African-
proceeded to flood south-central Los Angeles with a new, low- American, who experienced particular economic, physical and/or
cost product dubbed 'crack'. By 1984, Ross was selling 150 kilo- emotional injuries arising from the neighborhoods hardest hit by
grams of cocaine every week, enough to put 3,000,000 doses of the crack cocaine epidemic, such as addictions to crack, death or
crack on LA's streets every seven days. absence of loved ones due to drug-related crimes, reduction of
income and increase in the number of dependents",
and (b) "residents of the metropolitan areas of the
counties listed above who experienced injuries suf-
fered by the community as a whole, such as lack of
safety, overburdened social services, loss of local
businesses and damage to the tax base".

CIA/DoJ Liable for Crack Epidemic

According to the lawsuit's Theory of Causation,
"the signatories of the CIA/DoJ secret agreement—
Attorney General William French Smith and CIA
Director William Casey—and their successors,
agencies and agents are legally liable for the
pipeline of crack cocaine which inundated
California urban centers from 1982 to 1986, and for
the after-effects which continue to the present day".
"Smith, Casey, their successors and their agents
knew or should have known that failing to report
drug crimes would interfere with law enforcement
agencies' efforts to halt the importations of
cocaine," the lawsuit continues, "and that this would
ultimately result in a 'crack epidemic' involving
addiction, death, increased crime, higher taxes,
exhaustion of social services and destruction of
businesses. The outcome followed the well-known
pattern of opium in China and heroin in the United
States which similarly devastated low-income urban
communities."

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 "The proof of the harm which ensued is based on official statis-
late '60s". CIA agent Cord Meyer has often been named as Bill
tical evidence from city and county budgets, public health depart-
Clinton's handler, while the late Pamela Harriman has been cited
ments, hospitals, police departments, courts and jails. In addition,
as the "power behind the throne".
individual plaintiffs and witnesses will testify concerning the Carone also told Tyree that he "had taken money to a female
injuries they sustained due to the crack epidemic." named Ruth Paine in late 1956 on orders from William Casey [an
This class action suit against the CIA demands a jury trial and
OSS–CIA operative who was CIA Director from 1981 to 1987]".
no specific dollar amount for damages, but certainly "money to According to the Tyree lawsuit, "Carone said that Paine was
rebuild the community and to fund drug treatment". approached by the CIA to find and recruit an individual that was
"To a large degree, we tried to take it [the lawsuit] verbatim
expendable, with communist ties and some type of anti-American
from government docs," said one of the lead attorneys, Bill background...
Simpich of Oakland, California, in a recent telephone interview. "Carone said that when Ruth Paine found the individual, she
"We're trying to use this case as a floor," he continued, "so we
notified her CIA contact, identified as George de Mohrenschildt,
can start with this very stark premise: the CIA had a written who in turn contacted his CIA supervisor, identified as George
agreement with the DoJ, starting in 1982, that they did not have to
Bush. Carone said that George Bush was the same George Bush
report drug trafficking. The critical issue here is the admission
that was CIA Director. Carone said the individual located by
that they had a written policy not to report, Ruth Paine was identified as a Mr Lee
and then 'let the chips fall where they may'. Harvey Oswald.
They can offer any explanation they "FBI records/reports within 14 days
want—and none of them are good." after the assassination of President
Kennedy will reflect that Mr George Bush
V. UNITED STATES MILITARY/CIA CIA operative Al Carone said met with J. Edgar Hoover, as Bush was
DRUG TRAFFICKING: trying to ascertain what the FBI might
Green Berets, Drug-Running Gofers that "George Bush was CIA have stumbled onto by mistake in regards
According to the Tyree lawsuit [see Part prior to the assassination of to the Ruth Paine–Oswald connection."
1], Colonel Carone told Tyree: "I've John Kennedy in 1963"
worked with Green Berets (Special Forces) CIA's Global Money Laundry:
all over the world... Most of the guys and that "the Governor of Stephens, Riady & BCCI
trained Contras, in violation of the Boland Arkansas that looked the In his sworn testimony, Al Carone told
Amendment, at Special Forces 'A Camps' Bill Tyree that he "was a paymaster for
built on the border of Nicaragua and other way at Mena, Bill both US military intelligence personnel
Honduras during the big buildup in the Clinton, was CIA back in and CIA personnel when Tyree knew and
early 1980s. Hell, I saw the camps myself. worked with him".
A lot of the Green Berets from 7th the late '60s". "He [Carone] also worked as a
SFG (A) were involved in the representative of the Bank of Credit
cocaine shipments that were brought CIA agent Cord Meyer has and Commerce International
into the 'A Camps' from Panama. (BCCI) which he stated was a bank
These 'A Camps' were isolated. They often been named as Bill founded by the US intelligence
were cut right out of the jungle in Clinton's handler, while the community in part to finance covert
many cases, with good runways. (black) operations worldwide with-
"A lot of the Green Berets in late Pamela Harriman has out the approval of the US
Thailand, for example, helped with been cited as the "power Congress. He was authorised to
the drug flow," Carone continued. withdraw funds from First
"These Green Berets knew that the
behind the throne". American Bankshares (aka BCCI)
deal was simple. Without drug prof- account #2843900, which he stated
its, there were no Contras to train, as was a black operation fund
there was no equipment to train them unknown to the US Congress at the
with, as Congress cut off the funding. time."
"Without real-world situations, Moreover, Carone said that he
every one of those Green Berets was "the middleman between cer-
knew that they would be sitting tain CIA factions and certain Mafia
somewhere, going through some boring routine with training. families that operated illegal enterprises in New York City".
Many of them were either involved with drug shipments out of "Carone told the Plaintiff [Tyree] that the CIA used BCCI,
Latin America into the United States or simply looked the other BNL, BCP and Intermaritime Bank to launder money for black
way. And you know, the Green Berets out in the middle of operations worldwide and for the Mafia in New York City."
nowhere won't tell on each other, as they have to depend on their According to Tyree's lawsuit: "Colonel Carone said the mili-
team mates to survive." tary drug trafficking Operation Watchtower fitted in the picture in
the following fashion. Between 1971–72, BCCI was conceived
George Bush, CIA and the JFK Hit and born primarily as a bank for the US intelligence community
In another revelation which informs recent American history, to go around Congress in funding so-called 'black operations'...
CIA operative Al Carone said that "George Bush was CIA prior to "In December 1975, February-March 1976, Operation
the assassination of John Kennedy in 1963" and that "the Watchtower took place that brought over 100 military-style cargo
Governor of Arkansas that looked the other way at Mena [CIA's plane loads of cocaine out of Colombia into Albrook Air Station
cocaine trans-shipping station], Bill Clinton, was CIA back in the in Panama.

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 "In 1976, Arkansas businessman Jackson Stephens and According to Taus: "It was my initial investigation into the
Indonesian businessman Mochtar Riady formed Stephens organized crime case which evolved into the Pizza Connection
Financial Ltd in Hong Kong, which led to a meeting of Stephens case that identified CIA involvement. And CIA's ugly head
and Riady with members of the BCCI. reared itself in many other FBI probes.
"In 1977, Jackson Stephens invited BCCI into America and "I was convicted in January 1991, after a most unfair and outra-
helped BCCI bring about the purchase of First American geous county trial," writes Taus. "A CPL 330 motion was filed,
Bankshares, operated by Clark Clifford and Robert Altman." based upon a juror's undisclosed blood relationship to the District
How do these facts connect? Jack Stephens has been a finan- Attorney in Nassau, New York, and interview of jurors during the
cial backer of both the George Bush campaign and the Bill trial by investigating police officers as well as improper instruc-
Clinton campaign for US President. The long and winding road tions to the jury by court officers, etc. The trial record shows
of corruption also led Stephens to purchase Alltel, whose sub- judicial prejudice, prosecutorial misconduct, fraud, duress, mis-
sidiary, Systematics, used a version of the oft-purloined PROMIS representation, Rosario and Brady violations as well as numerous
software. violations of my constitutional rights.
According to Tyree's lawsuit: "Jackson Stephens and Mochtar "I am seeking an aggressive and dynamic appellate attorney to
Riady were in business together and paid off politicians from handle my direct appeal in the 2nd Appellate Division, Brooklyn,
Arkansas to look the other way and ignore the CIA cocaine opera- New York," writes Taus, adding: "...both my military and FBI
tion at Mena, Arkansas. The Lippo Group, records are impeccable. Given my former
i.e., Mochtar Riady, had been involved with law enforcement background, I have done
Bill Clinton since Clinton was Governor in the legal research. There are only limited
Arkansas. funds available for the appeal." (Write to:
"'Stephens, Riady and the CIA are in bed Richard Taus, 91A1040, LH, Clinton C.F.,
together,' said Carone. 'They own a lot of When Long Island, New POB 2001, Dannemora, NY 12929, USA.)
people. They have a lot of money. They get
things done. I answer to Stephens indirectly.
York–based FBI Special Agent CIA Coke: The Real Thing
I answer to his money is who I answer to, Richard M. Taus, a decorated The Big Media Cartel continues the cover-
and so does everyone else at the CIA that Vietnam veteran, got too up of the CIA's criminal activities, despite
wants to get things done where Stephens has documented and cross-corroborated evidence
influence.'"
close to CIA drug running, detailed in books by whistleblowers Rodney
Just as Special Prosecutor Lawrence he was framed. Stich (Defrauding America), Michael Levine
Walsh effectively covered up the "high (The Great White Lie), Gary Webb (Dark
crimes and misdemeanours" of George A l l i a n c e), Celerino Castillo
Bush in the so-called "Iran-Contra
Imprisoned at the ironically (Powderburns) and others.
Report", so did Kenneth Starr continue named Clinton Correctional In a book called C o m p r o m i s e d :
the cover-up of CIA drug trafficking Facility in Dannemora, New Clinton, Bush and the CIA (SPI Books,
with the Clinton/Lewinsky sexcapades 1994), authors Terry Reed (a former
and the Clinton impeachment.
York, Taus is currently CIA operative) and John Cummings
seeking an attorney to corroborate the Carone story in Tyree's
FBI Agent Richard Taus Framed appeal his sentence. lawsuit—a dirty and tangled web of
When Long Island, New York–based drug- and gun-smuggling and money
FBI Special Agent Richard M. Taus, a laundering in Arkansas during the late
decorated Vietnam veteran, got too 1980s.
close to CIA drug running, he was "The meeting had been called at Fort
framed. Imprisoned at the ironically Robinson, an army facility outside
named Clinton Correctional Facility in Little Rock, to get some problems
Dannemora, New York, Taus is cur- ironed out," write Reed and Cummings
rently seeking an attorney to appeal his sentence. (p. 234). "In addition to the governor [Bill Clinton] and his aide,
How does it all tie in? Carone told Tyree that "you need to find the guest list included Max Gomez [Felix Rodriguez], John
out and uncover the business that involved Ollie North and Cathey [Oliver North], resident CIA agent Akihide Sawahata,
George Bush, called 'The Enterprise', as everything went through Agency subcontractor Terry Reed, and the man in charge, the one
there". who would call the shots. He called himself Robert Johnson [he
According to Tyree's lawsuit: "Vincent Foster, a good friend of was CIA agent William Barr, later appointed US Attorney
Governor Bill Clinton, often shuttled vast sums of money around General by George Bush]. A lot of loose ends were to be tied
the world that related completely to 'The Enterprise' formed by up...
Ollie North and George Bush." "'Our deal was for you to have 10% of the profits, not 10% of
The Enterprise was also called "K-Team". Taus says that since the gross,' Johnson sternly admonished Clinton. 'This has turned
his trial he has tried to "obtain records and files from the FBI" into a feeding frenzy for your good ole boy sharks. We know
concerning himself, especially about his investigation into K- what's been going on. Our people are professionals. They're not
Team's involvement in the Iran-Contra arms initiative. stupid. They didn't fall off the turnip truck yesterday, as you guys
"Finally in 1995, the Bureau acknowledged possessing 2,400 say. This ADFA [Arkansas Development Finance Authority] of
pages that mentioned the Irangate affair and my name," Taus says, yours is double-dipping. Our deal with you was to launder our
"but I have never received them or any records on me—records money. You get 10% after costs and after post-tax profits. No
that were used by the prosecution in my case, against me, yet one agreed for you to start loaning our money out to your friends
never shared with the defense." through your ADFA so that they could buy machinery to build

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our guns. That wasn't the deal... That's why we're pulling the tools and tricks at hand. Gunther was a tool. Ignoring the
operation out of Arkansas. It's become a liability for us. We don't Geneva Convention was the trick.
need "live" liabilities.'" After I became Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) on
The long list of Clinton/Bush-related casualties is proof that January 28, 1981, I was approached and briefed by William
"live" liabilities are definitely not on the CIA balance sheet. Colby, former DCI. My history with Bill Colby is known.
Army Colonel Al Carone himself died on January 7, 1990, in Colby notified me off the record of two operations he was
Albuquerque, New Mexico. His medical records state chemical still running in Latin America. Both operations were without
toxicity of unknown etiology. the knowledge and consent of the United States Congress,
Was it CIA cancer? Or is it...CIA, the cancer? President Ronald Reagan or even the United States intelli -
gence apparatus. Colby identified the operations as "A-6"
VI. DEAD SPOOKS DON'T LIE: (RED MIST) and "A-7" (PROJECT SANDMAN). A-7
Former DCI William Casey's Affidavit entailed smaller operations.
In the ongoing cover-up of the Bill Tyree frame, Ray Kohlman,
Tyree's attorney, received a document titled "Declaration of Retired US Army Colonel William Wilson, a former Military
William Casey". In Kohlman's own affidavit, dated August 27, Intelligence (MI) officer who worked with the Office of the US
1999, he states that "most the the contents of this affidavit can be Army Inspector General (IG)—and who, like the late US Army
proven" and that he "will testify to the contents of this affidavit in criminal investigator William McCoy, also died under mysterious
court". circumstances (in November 1996)—completed an exhaustive
Kohlman then filed the document in US District Court for the investigation of the Bill Tyree case, verifying the facts in the
District of Columbia on November Cutolo document.
8, 1999, as Civil Action No. According to Wilson's affidavit,
99cv2709, William M Tyree, he writes that "...in the affidavit of
Plaintiff v. Department of the US June 6, 1996, at paragraph fifty five,
Army, Defendant. Judge Colleen The following affidavit—the late, I stated Mr Tyree had been decorat-
Kollar-Kotelly entered a Sealing former CIA Director William Casey's ed in relation to the classified opera-
Order for the Casey document, tions he participated in. Following
marked "Top Secret". In a letter to
rationalisation of his heinous the participation of Mr Tyree in the
this author, Tyree pointedly asks, behaviour and his cocaine WATCHTOWER operation, he was
"Why seal it—if it isn't authentic?" trafficking—should be required called upon to serve his country in a
Please note the heavy irony and variety of classified operations in
the specious reasoning of this dead reading for every student of Latin America, Africa and Pakistan.
member of the so-called Greatest 20th century history... Our investigation found that these
Generation, whose defence of his subsequent operations came under
own criminality contains powerful the general project referred to as
insights into the aberrant SANDMAN. SANDMAN was a
psychology of the Ruling Class. project of the United States Central
The "end justifies the means" philosophy of the late, former CIA Intelligence Agency (CIA). SANDMAN also involved soldiers of
Director William Casey also belies his Jesuitical training and the United States military. The information about SANDMAN is
programming. limited. SANDMAN exclusively dealt with the so-called 'wet
The following affidavit—Casey's rationalisation of his heinous operations' (i.e., assassinations) and Mr Tyree was involved in
behaviour and his cocaine trafficking, which he frames as a noble several assassinations that were verified by Special Forces sol-
battle against the enemies of Western Civilisation—should be diers we interviewed. This resulted in Mr Tyree receiving a vari-
required reading for every student of 20th century history, and ety of decorations which the US Army refuses to admit were ever
every student of psychopathology. Casey's apologia pro vita sua awarded to Mr Tyree."
is the classic defence of a world-class criminal. Wilson also stated: "...ironically, during conversations I had
Declaration: with Mr Colby, I learned that he had personally requested and
attained a waiver be given to soldiers involved in WATCH-
I, William J. Casey, declare: I have found that freedom is a TOWER and SANDMAN. One of those soldiers was Mr Tyree.
priceless commodity that demands constant vigilance to The waiver allowed Mr Tyree to receive the decorations and
guaranteed [sic] its longevity. Combat Infantry Badge (CIB) that Mr Tyree was recommended
I was assigned to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in for. The same decorations and CIB that had to be sterilized from
London, England, during World War II. During that time I the records of Mr Tyree. From my involvement in the CIA
befriended a young German soldier named Gunther Program MK-ULTRA (Manufacturing Killers Utilizing Lethal
[Russbacher, who later became one of the key covert opera - Tradecraft Requiring Assassination), I was aware that waivers
tives of the CIA-US secret criminal government]. I used could be given in regards to meritorious action during the course
Gunther and several other anti-Nazi German prisoners of of intelligence-related operations." (Page 4 of Wilson affidavit)
war in OSS operations within Nazi Germany. The Casey affidavit continues:
I knew this violated Geneva (War) Convention. I did not I was told that A-6 identified individuals and the build-up of
care. The Geneva Convention was but a set of rules govern - the communist threat in Latin America. Some intelligence
ing man's atrocities committed in the name of political ideol - collected in A-6 was used in TASK FORCE-157.
ogy. To wage war with rules is to prolong human suffering. I was told that A-7 was "the Phoenix Program" of Latin
Open warfare is the last resort of a civilized nation and must America. It involved the assassination of the communist
be used sparingly. Wars must be fought savagely utilizing all infrastructure throughout Latin America.

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 I was told that Colby authorized assets's [sic] involved in assets, including the mafia, to ensure the arrival of the
A-6 and A-7 to engage in narcotic's [sic] trafficking to cocaine into Mena Airport. The arrival's [sic] occurred in
finance both operation's [sic]. Colby engaged in similar no small part through the effort's [sic] [of] personnel
operations's [sic] that I know of in Vietnam for the same rea - assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) and Army
son. Security Agency (ASA). The men and women of the NSA and
Colby candidly informed me that he had prepositioned ASA blinded early warning defense satellites and radar grid
more than one million pounds of cocaine in Panama between to enable the aircraft to land undetected at Mena Airport.
December 1, 1975 and April 1, 1976. This was done with the The NSA and ASA operation's [sic] were SEA SPRAY and
aid of our gallant ally, General Manuel Noriega. The JADE BRIDGE.
cocaine was transported into El Salvador, Costa Rica and I have learned that the course of the democratic struggle
Honduras between 1976 and 1981. Colby now sat in front of for Nicaragua and Latin America is beginning to swing in
me with hat in hand and requested my help in the delivery of our direction. I attribute this success to A-6 and A-7 which
the cocaine to the american [sic] market. Bill Colby had the insight, precision and spine to carry out.
I was told that Colby was using a mutual friend of ours, I take notice of the heroic efforts of Al Carone, Bill
Colonel Albert Vincent Carone, United States Army, Military Clinton, Bill Weld, John Poindexter, Bud McFarlane and
Intelligence, to field A-6 and A-7. Al Carone is a charismatic Ollie North. Without these men, A-6 and A-7 would not have
patriot that General Joseph W. Stilwell introduced us to in appeared.
late 1945. Beside the usual qualifica - Freedom is a priceless commodity.
tions, Al Carone brought to the anti- The amount of freedom you enjoy is a
communist effort a direct connection to result of the amount of vigilance you
his longtime friend, Vito Genovese. invest.
Genovese was the head of the gambling "I ordered John Poindext er, My actions may be recorded as crimi -
and narcotics for the controlling mafia Robert McFarlane and Oliver nal, condemning countless american's
family in New York to [sic] which Al Nort h to go outside normal [sic] to drug dependency. I don't care.
Carone was made a member. Carone is channel's [sic] and use available All wars produce casualties. Generally
a friend of international fugitive Robert assets, including the mafia, to the more violent the war, the shorter the
Vesco. Carone has several anti-commu - length. My choice was either to stare
ensure the arrival of the cocaine
nist intelligence sources that include down a protracted cold war guerilla
Maurita Lorenz, a friend of Fidel into Mena Airport... insurgency in Latin America or use the
Castro. Al Carone is the younger broth - means' [sic] available to finance and
er of Dr Pasquale Carone. Dr Carone The men and women of the NSA wage a violent war of short duration for
worked for Central Intelligence on and ASA blinded early warning democracy. I stand by my deci -
other matters. defense satellites and radar grid sions. The tool is cocaine. The
Colby told me that profits from to enable the aircraft to land trick is to understand that the drug
the prepositioned cocaine would undetected at Mena Airport." user had the freedom to make a
be laundered through Al Carone, choice. They chose the drug. I
the New York mafia and Robert chose to use their habit to finance
Vesco, then redirected to the anti- — William J. Casey the democracy that all american's
communist effort through Colby. Virginia, 9 December 1986 [sic] enjoy. To keep those ameri -
After discussion with Al Carone, can's [sic] safe from the commu -
I made the decision to bring the nist threat knocking on our back
prepositioned cocaine into Mena door in Latin America. For a
airport, Mena, Arkansas. Central change the drug user will con -
Intelligence has used Mena tribute to society.
Airport on prior occasions. This I declare under penalty of per -
time the cocaine is the tool. The trick was to ignore the law jury that the above facts are true and correct to the best of
and avoid public scrutiny. We were helped in our efforts by my knowledge and belief.
William J. Clinton and William F. Weld. Executed this 9th day of December 1986 in McLean,
By 1984 all prepositioned cocaine had arrived at Mena Virginia, [signed] William J. Casey
airport and additional cocaine sources were secured.
Cocaine was being transshipped through Hangar[s] Four In the meantime, former Green Beret Bill Tyree is doing time
and Five at Ilopango Airbase, El Salvador. My point man at for the dead spook's crime.
Mena was Adler Berriman Seal (Berry [sic] Seal). (Letters to Tyree, one of America's many political prisoners,
Bill Clinton has proved invaluable so far by containing the can be sent to: William M. Tyree, PO Box-100, S. Walpole, MA
local law enforcement investigations into the intelligence 02071, USA.) ∞
activity at Mena. Bill Weld, as Assistant United States
Attorney, was placed in charge of the Criminal Division of About the Author:
the Department of Justice. This was done so that Bill Weld Uri Dowbenko is CEO of New Improved Entertainment Corp.
could control investigations into Mena by federal law Most recently he has completed a joint venture with publish-
enforcement agencies. The placement of Weld has proved er-editor-author Kenn Thomas, launching an online version of
invaluable. the respected US-based alternative publication Steamshovel
I ordered John Poindexter, Robert McFarlane and Oliver Press (www.steamshovelpress.com). Uri can be reached by
North to go outside normal channel's [sic] and use available e-mail at [email protected].

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