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Casey]] +- 2025-08-06T0000 · [[William F. Weld]] +- 2025-08-06T0000 · [[Wilhelm Wulff]] +- 2025-08-06T0000 · [[Werner Tony Asmar]] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abbas Gokal.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abbas Gokal.md index 0b83761d..22e6882b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abbas Gokal.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abbas Gokal.md @@ -1,5 +1,13 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Business", "Shipping", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Business + - Shipping + - BCCI + - Banking + - Finance + - UK + - Pakistan --- Abbas Gokal was one of the [[Gokal brothers]] who ran the [[Gulf Group]], a London-based shipping company.[^1] @@ -9,7 +17,7 @@ Abbas Gokal was used as a front by [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|B The Gulf Group, run by the Gokal brothers, was believed to be BCCI's largest debtor, with loans topping out at $831 million in 1990 that were never repaid.[^3] The Gokal brothers' shipping empire was built with BCCI money.[^3] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 11. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abdelaziz Bouteflika.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abdelaziz Bouteflika.md index 0ece9a7d..6f24a65c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abdelaziz Bouteflika.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abdelaziz Bouteflika.md @@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ tags: - Person - Politics - Algeria + - Diplomat + - Foreign Minister + - Iran Hostage Crisis + - Arms Dealing --- [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]] was an [[Algeria|Algerian]] Foreign Minister and a well-respected diplomat. He met with various [[Iran|Iranian]] leaders, including [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini]], in April 1980 to discuss the [[USA|American]] hostage crisis. However, he failed to broker an accord because he was unable to guarantee arms sales to [[Iran]].[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abdul Salam Jalloud.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abdul Salam Jalloud.md index fe84ad23..c4544fb6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abdul Salam Jalloud.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Abdul Salam Jalloud.md @@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ tags: - Person - Politics - Libya + - Military + - Iran + - Islamic Revolution + - Qaddafi --- Major [[Abdul Salam Jalloud]] was the right-hand man of [[Muammar Qaddafi|Col. Muammar Qaddafi]] of [[Libya]]. He visited [[Iran]] to present [[Muammar Qaddafi|Qaddafi's]] congratulations to the new regime after the [[Iranian Revolution]].[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Agha Hasan Abedi.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Agha Hasan Abedi.md index 6d03d36f..3d7edf00 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Agha Hasan Abedi.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Agha Hasan Abedi.md @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Financier", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Financier + - BCCI + - Banking + - Finance + - Pakistan + - Islam --- Agha Hasan Abedi was a Pakistani financier who founded the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] in 1972, with the intention of creating the Third World's first multinational bank. He is described as a diminutive man, the son of petty bureaucrats, who handcrafted BCCI into one of the most powerful private organizations globally by the early 1980s.[^1] Abedi was a visionary and a romantic, a Muslim who drifted into the secretive Sufi sect, which influenced his unique business style. He incorporated Islamic mysticism into the bank's driving force, emphasizing spiritual progress and a democratic theory of management, which eventually devolved into corruption. He was known for his ability to build relationships with ruling elites and for his philanthropic efforts in the Third World.[^2] @@ -21,10 +28,10 @@ Abedi's influence grew through strategic alliances, including with [[Zia ul-Haq| BCCI's operations were deeply intertwined with intelligence agencies, including the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], and were involved in arms dealing, drug trafficking, and money laundering on a global scale.[^17] Abedi's ability to operate with apparent immunity from law enforcement in the United States was attributed to these high-level connections and a probable cover-up by government officials.[^18] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 18. -[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 18. +[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 16-19. [^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 19. [^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 155, 163. [^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 141, 143. @@ -39,5 +46,5 @@ BCCI's operations were deeply intertwined with intelligence agencies, including [^14]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 324. [^15]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 329. [^16]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 227-228. -[^17]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 16. -[^18]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 17. +[^17]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 16-17. +[^18]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 17. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Al Girard.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Al Girard.md index a73b488e..e363e8c6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Al Girard.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Al Girard.md @@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ aliases: tags: - Person - Government Official + - Remote Viewing + - Intelligence + - DIA + - USA + - Stargate Project --- Al Girard was the replacement for [[Dale Graff]] as the head of the [[Remote Viewing]] unit after Graff's retirement in June 1993. He took over leadership of the program during a period of significant turmoil and decline[^1]. @@ -11,5 +16,5 @@ Girard reportedly "thought the unit was totally out of control" and seemed to ha In the winter of 1994, Girard was involved in the court-martial proceedings against [[David Morehouse]], a former member of the remote-viewing unit. He asked [[Angela Dellafiora]] to accompany him to the [[Pentagon]] to meet with Morehouse's lawyer, and Dellafiora later testified as an expert witness on the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]]'s remote-viewing program during Morehouse's preliminary court-martial hearing[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Allan Boyak.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Allan Boyak.md index 6fa6121c..c262b02d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Allan Boyak.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Allan Boyak.md @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Lawyer + - Military + - Special Forces + - CIA + - DEA + - USA +--- [[Allan Boyak]] is an attorney from [[Utah]] who represented [[Michael Riconosciuto]] in his drug case. Boyak had a background in the [[United States Army Special Forces|U.S. Army Special Forces]] and reportedly did some contract work for the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] during the 1960s and early 1970s. He also worked briefly for the [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] (or its antecedent agency) in [[California]] before leaving government service to attend law school.[^1] After law school, Boyak joined a Hollywood law firm and became involved in criminal defense work, representing a number of "well placed West Coast drug traffickers." He later moved to [[Utah]], maintaining a part-time law practice in [[California]].[^1] @@ -16,7 +26,6 @@ Over the next two years, after the Los Angeles [[Federal Bureau of Investigation Boyak received a telephone call from [[Michael Riconosciuto]] who identified himself as a former employee of [[Robert Booth Nichols]] and referenced [[Ted Gunderson]] as a "mutual friend." In April 1991, Boyak received another call from Gunderson, informing him that [[Michael Riconosciuto]] was "in trouble" and "caught in a government frame-up."[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Allan H. Frey.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Allan H. Frey.md index 5512423f..f89e3180 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Allan H. Frey.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Allan H. Frey.md @@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ tags: - Biologist - Scientist --- -# Allan H. Frey - Allan H. Frey is a biologist known for his research into the effects of microwave radiation on the human body. Since 1960, he has worked on both classified and unclassified [[Department of Defense]] contracts, including those with the [[Office of Naval Research]] and the [[U.S. Army]][^1]. In 1961, Frey discovered a radical new technology, later termed [[Synthetic Telepathy]], where a microwave input signal allowed the brain to perceive a message as a voice transmission, even though it was a microwave beam. He posited that living organisms are "complex electrochemical systems that evolved over billions of years in a world with a relatively simple weak magnetic field." His work focused on understanding the effects of [[Electromagnetic Energy|electromagnetic energy]] on biological systems, noting that the world now "glows with electromagnetic (em) energy emissions"[^1]. @@ -16,5 +14,5 @@ Frey criticized the "glib assumptions that government scientists had a complete His research added further resonance to the mysterious links between [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]], [[Psychokinesis|PK]], and [[Electromagnetic Weapons]], which were actively studied by the [[Soviet Union|Russians]]. In the late 1960s, Frey reported that he could speed up, slow down, or stop an excised frog heart by synchronizing the pulse rate of a microwave beam with the heart itself, an experiment that echoed what [[Ninel Kulagina]] was reported to have done with her mind[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Amin Gamayel.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Amin Gamayel.md index c8b649de..3c3ad395 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Amin Gamayel.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Amin Gamayel.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Gamayel received a letter from [[George K. Pender]], President of [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]], dated July 12, 1983, discussing [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]]'s interest in arranging financing for the redevelopment of [[Lebanon]]. The letter also mentioned Pender's previous visits to Beirut and meetings with figures like [[Maurice Ghanem]] and Mourad Baroudy. Pender's letter listed [[Robert Booth Nichols]]' telex number for responses.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Amjad Awan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Amjad Awan.md index 28c61f94..6820f825 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Amjad Awan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Amjad Awan.md @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Banker", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Banker + - BCCI + - Banking + - Money Laundering + - Panama + - Criminal --- Amjad Awan was a manager of [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] [[Panama]] and later the bank's marketing manager for Latin America and the Caribbean.[^1] He gained notoriety as [[Manuel Noriega]]'s personal banker, handling his accounts and facilitating illicit financial transactions.[^2] @@ -15,7 +22,7 @@ Awan's connections extended to high-level figures within BCCI and beyond. He was His case was part of a larger investigation into BCCI's money laundering activities, which eventually led to the bank pleading guilty in Tampa in 1990.[^9] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 8. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 8. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Angelo Commito.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Angelo Commito.md index 454719b3..b2ec5e8b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Angelo Commito.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Angelo Commito.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Angelo Commito]] was an individual who was under investigation in 1987 for various suspected offenses, including extortion, insider trading (MCA/Universal), the purchase and sale of narcotics/controlled substances, and the allocation and use of the proceeds of its trafficking. His name appeared in [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretap affidavits related to the investigation of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] and its alleged ties to organized crime.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Anthony Fratianno.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Anthony Fratianno.md index 6e1a9b7e..1b06a830 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Anthony Fratianno.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Anthony Fratianno.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Anthony Fratianno]] was an alleged mobster mentioned in a surveillance report from the Indio Police Department in August 1981. He was observed meeting with [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]], the Cabazon Administrator, and other [[La Cosa Nostra]] underworld figures. These meetings were believed to involve financial transactions.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Antonio Savasta.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Antonio Savasta.md index b49e4588..c16cba28 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Antonio Savasta.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Antonio Savasta.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Antonio Savasta was a member of the [[Red Brigades]], a Marxist-Leninist paramil Savasta was present in the apartment where Dozier was held captive. When Italian Special Forces stormed the apartment to rescue Dozier, Savasta was holding a gun to the General's head. However, before he could pull the trigger, a commando hit him from behind with the butt of a machine gun, knocking him to the floor. This action led to Dozier's successful rescue after 42 days in captivity[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arif Durrani.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arif Durrani.md index 533c37f3..59b8541c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arif Durrani.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arif Durrani.md @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Arms Dealer", "Pakistan", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Arms Dealer + - Pakistan + - BCCI + - Military + - Iran + - Banking --- Arif Durrani was a [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] arms dealer convicted of illegally providing HAWK antiaircraft missile parts to [[Iran]].[^1] He was the son of an army general.[^2] @@ -13,7 +20,7 @@ He outlined BCCI's and [[Asaf Ali]]'s weapons deals across the globe, from [[Bul Until his arrest, Durrani was the managing director of Merex, a California arms firm that supplied the Israelis.[^12] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 321. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arigo.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arigo.md index 147bca79..ab7ad14b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arigo.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arigo.md @@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ tags: - Person - Psychic Healer --- -# Arigo - Arigo was a Brazilian psychic healer who gained widespread notoriety for reportedly performing major surgeries with a pocketknife, without anesthesia, stitches, or antibiotics, and without causing any pain. His extraordinary abilities attracted the attention of [[Andrija Puharich]], who became obsessed with documenting his work[^1]. In early 1963, [[Henry Belk]], a benefactor of Puharich's research, proposed that Puharich investigate Arigo in Brazil. Puharich, convinced of Arigo's authenticity, spent the next seven years shuttling between Ossining and Brazil, meticulously documenting Arigo's "surgeries" on 8mm film[^1]. Puharich attempted to interest his military clients in sponsoring his research on Arigo, outlining the potential for "psychic healing on the battlefield." However, no government sponsor took the bait[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arnold Burns.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arnold Burns.md index c1e80b7e..8bd20b9e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arnold Burns.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arnold Burns.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Burns and Weld submitted their resignations to President [[Ronald Reagan]] on March 29, 1988, after meeting with [[Howard Baker]]. This was part of an unprecedented mass exodus from the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]], signaling a complete loss of faith in the department. [[Senator Robert Byrd]] called Meese "the crown jewel of Reagan's sleaze factor" and demanded his resignation.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arthur Welmas.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arthur Welmas.md index 4240822b..f9d542ad 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arthur Welmas.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Arthur Welmas.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ [[Robert Chasen]], Executive Vice President of [[Wackenhut Corporation]], felt an affinity with Welmas due to his wife being part Cherokee. Chasen sympathized with the Cabazons' situation and expressed a desire to protect them, suggesting he may have done so by shutting down the [[Wackenhut Corporation]]'s biological virus and vaccine development proposal to the Army on the Cabazon reservation.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Asaf Ali.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Asaf Ali.md index ccbfa700..fcc2378e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Asaf Ali.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Asaf Ali.md @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Arms Dealer", "Pakistan", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Arms Dealer + - Pakistan + - BCCI + - Banking + - Military + - France --- Asaf Ali is a Pakistani multimillionaire and arms dealer, closely associated with [[Agha Hasan Abedi]] and the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]]. He is described as a key figure in the Middle Eastern arms business, often brokering deals that involved governments and intelligence agencies.[^1] @@ -17,7 +24,7 @@ Ali's connections were extensive, reaching high-level officials and intelligence He was also involved in meetings with [[William Casey]], the former [[CIA]] Director, and accompanied [[Zia ul-Haq|General Zia]] on a trip to Washington where they met with Casey.[^10] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 8. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 309. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Barbara Locke.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Barbara Locke.md index 4b5febd9..564f758a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Barbara Locke.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Barbara Locke.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Barbara Locke]] was a friend of [[Shaula Brent]] and also worked at Fremont Hospital. She and Brent were suspicious about [[Roderick Sinclair]]'s hospital records after the "Queen's accident." They secretly took photostats of the records "before they were destroyed by the hospital."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bashir Gemayel.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bashir Gemayel.md index eba48f95..c453b008 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bashir Gemayel.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bashir Gemayel.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ [[George K. Pender]], President of [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]], stated in a letter to [[Amin Gamayel]] that he was a good friend of Bashir and had been with him in Beirut in 1976 when the Syrian Army arrived. Pender also mentioned meeting Bashir in Framingham, Massachusetts, during a U.S. speaking tour.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ben Kalka.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ben Kalka.md index e3d02490..872f89bc 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ben Kalka.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ben Kalka.md @@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ Kalka was close to [[Al Holbert]], a former [[Israel|Israeli]] intelligence agen [[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed that the precursors Kalka used were provided by the [[United States Government|U.S. government]] and that a chemical company was cooperating with the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] by reporting all chemicals Riconosciuto ordered for his companies, which he then provided to Kalka. The money from these operations was reportedly laundered through [[Liechtenstein]] and other countries.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ben Wagner.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ben Wagner.md index 51e94cfd..8af6b21e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ben Wagner.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ben Wagner.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Wagner was reportedly carrying a gun both inside and outside Mariposa for the fi Shortly before his first scheduled court appearance on behalf of D.I.G., Wagner received an obscure response from "Chuck" at the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] [[White House]]. The day after meeting with "Chuck," Wagner, along with [[Jerry Goldberg]], reportedly disappeared, unplugging his phone and leaving his law practice and home, never to be seen again.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bill McCoy.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bill McCoy.md index 354996f9..2b7393d2 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bill McCoy.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bill McCoy.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Bill McCoy]] was a retired Chief Warrant Officer from the [[United States Army Criminal Investigation Division|U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division]]. He became involved in the [[Danny Casolaro]] investigation of the [[PROMIS]] software. McCoy obtained [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretap affidavits from [[Peter Zokosky]] on January 17, 1991, and subsequently provided them to [[Danny Casolaro]]. McCoy died at home in 1997.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bo Gritz.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bo Gritz.md index 09ce8b54..85593fc0 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bo Gritz.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bo Gritz.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Gritz was indicted in May 1987 for using a false passport in the name of Patrick [[Patrick Moriarty]], the Red Devil fireworks magnate, was subpoenaed to testify on behalf of Gritz at his trial. Moriarty's lawyer, [[Jan Lawrence Handzlik]], stated that Moriarty had paid Gritz to make business trips to [[China]], [[Singapore]], and other parts of [[Asia]]. Gritz claimed his July 1989 trip to [[Asia]] was to negotiate an oil interest he and Moriarty had set up between the [[People's Republic of China]] and [[Indonesia]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bob Bickel.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bob Bickel.md index e07af3a7..e6775ef4 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bob Bickel.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bob Bickel.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Bickel was a key source for Casolaro's "[[The Octopus]]" investigation. Casolaro In the last days before his death, Casolaro discussed [[Michael Abbell]], [[Robert Booth Nichols]], and the [[Cali Drug Cartel]] at length with Bickel. Bickel confirmed that Casolaro confronted Nichols about his relationship with Abbell. Bickel's confirmation of Casolaro's focus on [[Michael Abbell]] in the days leading up to his death suggested that Casolaro may have unknowingly stepped into a large narcotics trafficking and intelligence operation.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bobby Baker.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bobby Baker.md index 122be557..72ec36bb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bobby Baker.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bobby Baker.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ On October 8, 1963, Baker was forced to resign as a Senate investigation into hi Baker conducted considerable business with the Mob in Las Vegas, Chicago, Louisiana, and the Caribbean. Through Baker, [[Edward Levinson]] also became acquainted with [[Clint Murchison, Sr.]]. [[Clint W. Murchison, Jr.]] attempted to persuade the Senate Rules Committee in 1964 that his real estate dealings with [[Jimmy Hoffa]] in Florida were " hardly relevant" to the Baker investigation.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bruce Eckerson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bruce Eckerson.md index 85343763..563a1079 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bruce Eckerson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Bruce Eckerson.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Eckerson's disclosure statements on file at the Mariposa County Courthouse indicated that he owned stock in [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] Entertainment Corporation. He was appointed by [[John Van de Kamp]], the State Attorney General, to take charge of the investigation into the "[[Queen's accident]]" and submit a new report, after Van de Kamp allegedly told his assistant to "discard" the original report.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/C. Boyden Gray.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/C. Boyden Gray.md index 1adfd2d4..da47b56b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/C. Boyden Gray.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/C. Boyden Gray.md @@ -1,6 +1,12 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Lawyer + - Government + - USA +--- [[C. Boyden Gray]] was an individual whom [[Daniel Murphy]] asked to "become the [[John Adams]] of the [[INSLAW]] case" and represent [[INSLAW]] after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Murphy asked Gray to represent [[INSLAW]] "simply because it was the right thing to do."[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Calvin Robinson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Calvin Robinson.md index 924634d1..26b852cd 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Calvin Robinson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Calvin Robinson.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Robinson's affidavit for recusal also stated that he obtained the assistance of [[Sean McDade]] interviewed Robinson in prison. Robinson reportedly had some connection to a former [[United States Customs Service|U.S. Customs]] official and the [[Cabazon Indian Reservation]], but McDade's investigation was closed before he could prove the connection.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Cap Kressop.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Cap Kressop.md index 0d1e9fb1..c08b517a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Cap Kressop.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Cap Kressop.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Cap Kressop]] was a "technical wizard" and a Mormon. He was a client of attorney [[Allan Boyak]]. Kressop was approached by [[Robert Booth Nichols]] and asked to manufacture a prototype laser site for a rifle. He was offered a $200,000 contract for the job but became suspicious when Nichols wanted to pay him in cash.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Charles Bohlen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Charles Bohlen.md index 6b34cdb2..c0e721be 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Charles Bohlen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Charles Bohlen.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Charles Bohlen (1904–1974) was a distinguished American diplomat who served as Bohlen died of pancreatic cancer on January 1, 1974, at the age of sixty-nine. His death, along with that of [[Llewellyn Thomas]] and later [[Walter Stoessel Jr.]], raised concerns about the potential health effects of prolonged exposure to the Moscow Signal[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Charlie Frezeli.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Charlie Frezeli.md index 86382c00..6f68939f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Charlie Frezeli.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Charlie Frezeli.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Charlie Frezeli]] was a Lebanese army officer and a member of the [[Middle East Collection 10]] (MC-10) cell in [[Cyprus]] and Beirut. He was shot dead at his home in east Beirut in November 1989.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Chris Cannon.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Chris Cannon.md index 9ed42822..106cd007 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Chris Cannon.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Chris Cannon.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ [[Michael Riconosciuto]] told Cannon that he had records proving the precursors Kalka used were provided by the [[United States Government|U.S. government]]. Riconosciuto also described the role of federal agents and their authorization for him to sell Kalka the final ingredient needed to make methamphetamine.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Clark Clifford.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Clark Clifford.md index 5b7f4fff..53b419ae 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Clark Clifford.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Clark Clifford.md @@ -1,38 +1,38 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Lawyer", "Government Official", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Lawyer + - Government Official + - BCCI + - Banking + - Politics + - USA + - Defense --- -Clark Clifford was a prominent American attorney and government official who advised Democratic presidents since [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]].[^1] He served as chairman of [[First American Bank]] and was chief U.S. counsel to [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]].[^2] +Clark Clifford was a prominent American attorney and government official who advised Democratic presidents since [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]].[^1] He served as chairman of [[First American Bank]] and was chief U.S. counsel to [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]].[^1] ### Political and Legal Career -Clifford arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1945 as a naval aide at the White House.[^3] He was a principal architect of "Fair Deal" politics and a co-author of the [[National Security Act of 1947]], which established the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and the [[National Security Council]].[^4] He was a key figure in the creation of the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] and participated in the formulation of the [[Truman Doctrine]], a policy of Soviet containment.[^5] +Clifford arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1945 as a naval aide at the White House.[^2] He was a principal architect of "Fair Deal" politics and a co-author of the [[National Security Act of 1947]], which established the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and the [[National Security Council]].[^2] He was a key figure in the creation of the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] and participated in the formulation of the [[Truman Doctrine]], a policy of Soviet containment.[^2] -He advised [[John F. Kennedy]] after the [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]] and served as Secretary of Defense under [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], leading efforts to extricate the United States from [[Vietnam]].[^6] Clifford also counseled [[Jimmy Carter]] on the [[Panama Canal Treaty]] and acted as his special envoy to Greece, Turkey, and India.[^7] +He advised [[John F. Kennedy]] after the [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]] and served as Secretary of Defense under [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], leading efforts to extricate the United States from [[Vietnam]].[^2] Clifford also counseled [[Jimmy Carter]] on the [[Panama Canal Treaty]] and acted as his special envoy to Greece, Turkey, and India.[^2] -After leaving government service, Clifford maintained a private law practice, representing major corporations such as Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Time Incorporated, and General Electric.[^8] He was known for his ability to navigate political complexities and his influence in Washington.[^9] +After leaving government service, Clifford maintained a private law practice, representing major corporations such as Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Time Incorporated, and General Electric.[^2] He was known for his ability to navigate political complexities and his influence in Washington.[^2] ### Involvement with BCCI -Clifford became involved with BCCI through his association with [[Bert Lance]], who introduced him to [[Agha Hasan Abedi]].[^10] Clifford and his law partner, [[Robert Altman]], were instrumental in BCCI's secret acquisition of [[Financial General Bankshares]], which later became First American Bank.[^11] They served as BCCI's lead counsel in the United States and were paid substantial legal fees for their work.[^12] +Clifford became involved with BCCI through his association with [[Bert Lance]], who introduced him to [[Agha Hasan Abedi]].[^2] Clifford and his law partner, [[Robert Altman]], were instrumental in BCCI's secret acquisition of [[Financial General Bankshares]], which later became First American Bank.[^3] They served as BCCI's lead counsel in the United States and were paid substantial legal fees for their work.[^4] -Clifford and Altman were accused of lying to U.S. banking regulators about BCCI's secret ownership of First American Bank.[^13] In February 1988, they sold a large portion of their First American stock to a BCCI front man, making significant profits.[^14] This transaction occurred amidst growing scrutiny of BCCI's activities. +Clifford and Altman were accused of lying to U.S. banking regulators about BCCI's secret ownership of First American Bank.[^10] In February 1988, they sold a large portion of their First American stock to a BCCI front man, making significant profits.[^6] This transaction occurred amidst growing scrutiny of BCCI's activities. -In July 1992, Clifford and Altman were indicted by a New York grand jury on charges of bribery and fraud related to their involvement with BCCI.[^15] +In July 1992, Clifford and Altman were indicted by a New York grand jury on charges of bribery and fraud related to their involvement with BCCI.[^7] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. -[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. -[^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 185. -[^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 185. -[^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 185. -[^6]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 185. -[^7]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 185. -[^8]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 186. -[^9]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 187. -[^10]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 181. -[^11]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 194. -[^12]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 217. -[^13]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 30. -[^14]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 215. -[^15]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 14. +[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 181-187. +[^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 194. +[^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 217. +[^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 30. +[^6]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 215. +[^7]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 14. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dave Beavers.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dave Beavers.md index 53b1268b..d9b2cfcb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dave Beavers.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dave Beavers.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ He was present at the scene of the "Queen's accident" on March 5, 1983, when a M Beavers, along with [[Ben Wagner]] and others, stood in front of the Fresno [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] building while being interviewed by Channel 3 Sacramento News. On camera, Beavers recalled observing deputies carrying packages of drugs from the Gold Coin Saloon and placing them in their patrol car.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David Baltimore.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David Baltimore.md index 4206f178..9fedd502 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David Baltimore.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David Baltimore.md @@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ tags: --- David Baltimore is a Nobel Prize-winning biologist. He was the mentor of [[Garry Nolan]], a leading research scientist at [[Stanford University]] specializing in genetics, immunology, and bioinformatics[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David F. Levi.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David F. Levi.md index a5318b40..f6fde4ea 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David F. Levi.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David F. Levi.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[David F. Levi]] was a [[United States Attorney|United States Attorney]]. He was named in a Writ of Mandamus filed by [[Ben Wagner]] for refusing to investigate corruption in Mariposa County.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David Mayer.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David Mayer.md index b65c06e7..1d1beed2 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David Mayer.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/David Mayer.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Mayer's attorney/client files reportedly contained documentary evidence from his client, [[Ben Kalka]], regarding Kalka's business ties with [[Michael Riconosciuto]] at [[R & R Research]], at the laboratory facilities at Hercules, [[California]], and [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dick Wilson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dick Wilson.md index d89c7370..3497731c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dick Wilson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dick Wilson.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Dick Wilson]] was associated with [[Wackenhut Corporation]]. [[Robert Chasen]], Executive Vice President of [[Wackenhut Corporation]], believed that Wilson and [[Robert Frye]] were "dazzled" with [[Robert Booth Nichols]], despite Chasen's own distrust of Nichols. [[George Wackenhut]] reportedly liked Frye and Wilson, but did not trust [[Michael Riconosciuto]] or Nichols.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dodi Fayed.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dodi Fayed.md index aeedff03..8ce4fcf6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dodi Fayed.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dodi Fayed.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Dodi Fayed]] was an Egyptian multi-millionaire film producer and the son of [[Samira Khashoggi Fayed]] and [[Mohammed Al-Fayed]]. He was romantically involved with [[Diana, Princess of Wales]]. The couple died in a car crash in a Paris underpass in the early hours of August 31, 1997.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Don Eyles.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Don Eyles.md index 40bd5035..b22a8d95 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Don Eyles.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Don Eyles.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Eyles, then twenty-seven years old, was at the instrument laboratory at [[MIT]] [[Edgar Mitchell]] on Antares copied down these critical keystrokes and entered them into the computer, allowing the mission to proceed despite the malfunction[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald A. Bejcek.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald A. Bejcek.md index 0320e588..ff5546ac 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald A. Bejcek.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald A. Bejcek.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Donald A. Bejcek]] was a Secret Service agent, aged 29, who was killed in a head-on collision on March 5, 1983 (this became known as the [[Queen's Accident]]). The collision involved a Mariposa County Sheriff's vehicle driven by [[Roderick Sinclair]] and occurred while scouting Queen Elizabeth II's motorcade route in the Yosemite National Park foothills. [[George P. LaBarge]] and [[Donald Robinson]] were also killed in the accident.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald Carr.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald Carr.md index e3429d34..1c4f864a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald Carr.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald Carr.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Donald Carr]] was writing a biography of [[Elliot Richardson]]. He served with [[William Bradford Reynolds]] in the [[Edwin Meese]] and [[Richard Thornburgh]] [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Departments]] as a Republican political appointee. In 2005, Carr showed [[William Bradford Reynolds]] a document dated May 16, 1985, which Reynolds authenticated. This document advised that the [[PROMIS]] software was being provided to an Arab Sheik for resale and general distribution.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald Robinson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald Robinson.md index 2b652397..06f58df2 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald Robinson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Donald Robinson.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Donald Robinson]] was a Secret Service agent, aged 38, who was killed in a head-on collision on March 5, 1983 (this became known as the [[Queen's Accident]]). The collision involved a Mariposa County Sheriff's vehicle driven by [[Roderick Sinclair]] and occurred while scouting Queen Elizabeth II's motorcade route in the Yosemite National Park foothills. [[George P. LaBarge]] and [[Donald A. Bejcek]] were also killed in the accident.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. Arthur Dahlem.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. Arthur Dahlem.md index 93a3a041..fc763873 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. Arthur Dahlem.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. Arthur Dahlem.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ [[Shaula Brent]], a manager at B. Dalton Bookseller who had worked at Fremont Hospital when Sinclair was brought in, recounted that Sinclair had been receiving huge daily shots of Demerol, "enough to kill most men," by order of Dr. Arthur Dahlem. After the Queen's accident, all drugs were withdrawn from Sinclair, and employees could hear him suffering aloud for days from his hospital room.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. Harry Fair.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. Harry Fair.md index ee813e6e..92f3295c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. Harry Fair.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. Harry Fair.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Fair met with [[Michael Riconosciuto]] and [[Robert Frye]] (Vice President of [[ [[Robert Booth Nichols]] also wrote a letter to [[Joseph F. Preloznik]] on April 13, 1983, recapitulating the same weapons proposal outlined by [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]] to Dr. Harry Fair. [[Robert Booth Nichols]] also mentioned Fair in a February 10, 1984, letter on [[Meridian Arms]] letterhead, referring to the [[Wackenhut Corporation]] visit to Picatinny Arsenal in May 1981 and Riconosciuto's demonstration of electrostatic heat transfer augmentation.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. John Philip Nichols.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. John Philip Nichols.md index a2fca9b3..665e34a9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. John Philip Nichols.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Dr. John Philip Nichols.md @@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ Nichols was implicated in the [[Fred Alvarez]] triple murders. [[Peter Zokosky]] [[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed that Nichols' office was broken into to retrieve [[Phyllis Riconosciuto]]'s diary, which contained passwords for [[Tyme Shares]] online financial clearing house, used for accessing bank accounts. Riconosciuto also stated that Nichols and [[Peter Zokosky]] claimed that Riconosciuto was responsible for the torture and murder of [[Paul Morasca]], and that Riconosciuto had discussed torture techniques with Nichols prior to Morasca's death.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/E.B. Cartinhour.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/E.B. Cartinhour.md index d9b35d50..e67c7ce8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/E.B. Cartinhour.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/E.B. Cartinhour.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[E.B. Cartinhour]] was an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent from Lexington, Kentucky. According to [[Ari Ben-Menashe]], Cartinhour was one of two [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents who had been en route to Martinsburg to meet [[Danny Casolaro]] as part of their investigation into the sale of the [[PROMIS]] software to [[Israel]] and other intelligence agencies. Ben-Menashe claimed that Cartinhour was disaffected because his superiors had refused to indict high [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] officials for their role in the [[October Surprise]]. Ben-Menashe further alleged that the agents were prepared to give Casolaro proof that the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] was illegally using [[PROMIS]] software.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Earl Brian.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Earl Brian.md index 94a49797..4dc8aeee 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Earl Brian.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Earl Brian.md @@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ Brian was also alleged to have been involved in a scheme to raise off-the-books Brian owned [[Hadron Company]] at the time of [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s trial. During the trial, [[Peter Videnieks]] testified that he did not know Brian, despite being questioned about his familiarity with Hadron Company and its ownership. Videnieks was evasive about his knowledge of Brian's connection to Hadron.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eddie George.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eddie George.md index 90cf6ca3..3a62621d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eddie George.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eddie George.md @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Banker", "Government Official"] +tags: + - Person + - Banker + - Government Official + - BCCI + - Banking + - UK + - Bank of England --- Eddie George was the Deputy Governor of the [[Bank of England]].[^1] @@ -9,7 +16,7 @@ George, along with Governor [[Robin Leigh-Pemberton]], was aware of the disastro On June 28, 1991, George and Leigh-Pemberton decided to act, informing the [[Federal Reserve Bank]] of the impending seizure of BCCI in the [[United Kingdom]].[^5] This decision was influenced by the revelations in the Price Waterhouse audit and the certainty that [[Robert Morgenthau]] and the Fed would take action.[^6] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 135. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eddy Erdelatz.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eddy Erdelatz.md index 84d6182b..97b2ea88 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eddy Erdelatz.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eddy Erdelatz.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Eddy Erdelatz]] was a former San Francisco Police inspector. In 2000, he provided a valuable lead about an obscure file, the "Paul Morasca Homicide Investigation File – Case No. 82-1052505," which had not been computerized and was essentially inaccessible without direct knowledge of its existence. Erdelatz had investigated suspected drug trafficking and money laundering in 1981, and then investigated [[Paul Morasca]]'s homicide in January 1982, placing a comprehensive report within the file relative to [[Philip Arthur Thompson]]'s suspected connections to the murder.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Edmond M. Dewan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Edmond M. Dewan.md index c116baeb..504e5d42 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Edmond M. Dewan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Edmond M. Dewan.md @@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ Dewan's first Morse code message, "I can talk," took twenty-five seconds per let His work laid the foundation for modern [[Brain-Computer Interface]] technology, which aims to enable soldiers to communicate by thought alone[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Edward Sciandra.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Edward Sciandra.md index 657bd0ca..15d601a3 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Edward Sciandra.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Edward Sciandra.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Sciandra was mentioned in [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretaps, whic The intercept narration suggested that this stemmed from problems with the Northstar Graphics contract, and the [[La Cosa Nostra|LCN]] believed Sciandra was being irrational and should be "retired." If Sciandra threatened [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] executives, it would cause trouble for his nephew, [[Eugene Giaquinto]], who worked for [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]. Sciandra was also reportedly trying to get a piece of Giaquinto's share of the [[Meyer Lansky|Lansky]] film.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eugene Giaquinto.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eugene Giaquinto.md index 37287b36..19382fb5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eugene Giaquinto.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Eugene Giaquinto.md @@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ Both Giaquinto and [[Robert Booth Nichols]] were noted to have a close working relationship with the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]], according to the wiretaps. Despite the evidence gathered, the wiretaps were subsequently sealed by the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]], and no prosecutions were pursued, leading to the disbandment of the Los Angeles Organized Crime Strike Force and the resignations of key investigators.[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fidel Castro.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fidel Castro.md index f3741c50..65c597a8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fidel Castro.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fidel Castro.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Fidel Castro]] was the leader of [[Cuba]]. In 1960, the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] initiated a series of assassination attempts against him. These operations involved [[Robert Maheu]] as a "cut-out," who contacted organized-crime leaders [[Sam Giancana]], [[Johnny Rosselli]], and [[Santos Trafficante, Jr.]]. These individuals, in turn, enlisted the direct assistance of Cuban exiles in the assassination plots.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frances T. Fox.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frances T. Fox.md index edb660df..20d7c6f4 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frances T. Fox.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frances T. Fox.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ His involvement with [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] placed him among a group of influential individuals with ties to government and intelligence, including [[Robert Maheu]], [[Michael A. McManus]], [[Robert Booth Nichols]], and [[George K. Pender]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frank Carlucci.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frank Carlucci.md index 6d629fb1..a525e5a0 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frank Carlucci.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frank Carlucci.md @@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Carlucci's connections extended into the intelligence community, with [[Harold Okimoto]] reportedly working under his auspices for years. Okimoto, a figure linked to the [[Yakuza]] and alleged to be a top Japanese organized crime figure, was also described as an intelligence person who performed services for the [[United States Government|U.S. government]] during [[World War II]].[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fred Alvarez.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fred Alvarez.md index 2c28351e..866a8adf 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fred Alvarez.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fred Alvarez.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Alvarez had been chosen to manage the [[Cabazon Casino]] shortly before his murder. Reports related to the Alvarez triple-homicide, including those concerning "[[The Octopus]]", were later found in the "Paul Morasca Homicide Investigation File" in San Francisco, as the original Riverside files were missing.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fred Ghanem.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fred Ghanem.md index 1d55981f..4a3aa981 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fred Ghanem.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Fred Ghanem.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Fred Ghanem]] was a figure with special knowledge of Lebanese communities in Detroit, Houston, and Los Angeles. His expertise led to a noticeable increase in [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]]-controlled deliveries of heroin into the [[United States]]. He was identified as a relative (either a brother or cousin) of [[Maurice Ghanem]], who was involved with [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] in [[Lebanon]], and was a senior [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] official working with [[Michael T. Hurley]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frederick Atwater.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frederick Atwater.md index b4ecdcd8..68d6d0f2 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frederick Atwater.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Frederick Atwater.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - --- +--- created: 2025-03-05 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Frederick Atwater diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gary Estep.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gary Estep.md index bb6499b2..6bf14167 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gary Estep.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gary Estep.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Gary Estep]] was a deputy in the Mariposa Sheriff's Department and part of the search party for [[Ron Van Meter]] after his alleged boating accident on Lake McClure.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George Deukemejian.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George Deukemejian.md index ad79b9f2..74046cc8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George Deukemejian.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George Deukemejian.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[George Deukemejian]] was the Governor of [[California]]. He was named in a Writ of Mandamus filed by [[Ben Wagner]] for refusing to investigate corruption in Mariposa County.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George H.W. Bush.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George H.W. Bush.md index f36844f7..de29b6e5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George H.W. Bush.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George H.W. Bush.md @@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ tags: - Person - Government - Vice President + - President + - Politics + - USA --- -George H.W. Bush served as the Vice President under President [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was present at a meeting of Reagan's high command following the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak]] in June 1981, where he agreed that some sanctions against [[Israel]] were essential.[^1] - ---- +George H.W. Bush served as the Vice President under President [[Ronald Reagan]] and later as the 41st President of the United States. He was present at a meeting of Reagan's high command following the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak]] in June 1981, where he agreed that some sanctions against [[Israel]] were essential.[^1] ### Footnotes diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George P. LaBarge.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George P. LaBarge.md index 79b6e13e..d71b4e46 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George P. LaBarge.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George P. LaBarge.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[George P. LaBarge]] was a Secret Service agent, aged 41, who was killed in a head-on collision on March 5, 1983 (this became known as the [[Queen's Accident]]). The collision involved a Mariposa County Sheriff's vehicle driven by [[Roderick Sinclair]] and occurred while scouting Queen Elizabeth II's motorcade route in the Yosemite National Park foothills. [[Donald Robinson]] and [[Donald A. Bejcek]] were also killed in the accident.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George Vinson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George Vinson.md index ba211afa..ddc49dcd 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George Vinson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/George Vinson.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[George Vinson]] was the regional director of the Fresno [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]. He was named in a Writ of Mandamus filed by [[Ben Wagner]] for refusing to investigate corruption in Mariposa County. [[Vivian L. Wagner]], Ben Wagner's wife, stated in a letter to President [[Ronald Reagan]] that her husband took two witnesses, [[Kay Ritter]] and [[Robert Ashmore]], to Vinson to present testimony, but Vinson failed to redress their grievances and did not return Ben Wagner's phone calls. It was understood through a reliable source that Vinson felt the complaints had "no substance."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gerald Feinberg.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gerald Feinberg.md index 3779a19a..99e812ac 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gerald Feinberg.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gerald Feinberg.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Gerald Feinberg was a physics professor at [[Columbia University]]. He was worki His work, along with that of [[Yakov Terletsky]], attracted the attention of [[Hal Puthoff]], who was interested in whether the tachyon flow could account for an "extra field" or force that physics couldn't yet see, potentially explaining [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] and other anomalous mental phenomena[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gerardo Catena.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gerardo Catena.md index 63c99646..e720c927 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gerardo Catena.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gerardo Catena.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Gerardo Catena]] was a chief lieutenant to the [[Genovese Crime Family]]. He owned almost 20 percent of the Murchison Oil Lease Company in Oklahoma.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ghanim Fan's al-Mazrui.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ghanim Fan's al-Mazrui.md index 1ca7d32a..e4f7e973 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ghanim Fan's al-Mazrui.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ghanim Fan's al-Mazrui.md @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Government Official", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Government Official + - BCCI + - Banking + - UAE + - Abu Dhabi --- Ghanim Fan's al-Mazrui was the Head of [[Zayed bin Sultan AL-Nahayan|Sheikh Zayed]]'s Private Department and a [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] board member.[^1] He was also the director general of His Highness's Private Department and a longtime director of BCCI, effectively running [[Abu Dhabi]] alongside Sheikh Zayed.[^2] @@ -11,7 +17,7 @@ He was also connected to [[William Casey]], the former [[Central Intelligence Ag Al-Mazrui's involvement in the BCCI scandal was a matter of public knowledge, and his actions were closely scrutinized during the investigations into the bank's illicit activities.[^5] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 10. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 92. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gokal brothers.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gokal brothers.md index ecceedb8..6bdf9fd0 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gokal brothers.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gokal brothers.md @@ -1,19 +1,24 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Business", "Shipping", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Business + - Shipping + - BCCI + - Banking + - Pakistan + - UK --- -The Gokal brothers, [[Abbas Gokal]], [[Murtaza Gokal]], and [[Mustafa Gokal]], were [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] businessmen who ran the [[Gulf Group]], a [[London]]-based shipping company.[^1] They were closely associated with [[Agha Hasan Abedi]] and the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]], and were believed to be BCCI's largest debtor.[^2] +The Gokal brothers, [[Abbas Gokal]], [[Murtaza Gokal]], and [[Mustafa Gokal]], were [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] businessmen who ran the [[Gulf Group]], a [[London]]-based shipping company.[^1] They were closely associated with [[Agha Hasan Abedi]] and the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]], and were believed to be BCCI's largest debtor.[^1] ### Business Operations and BCCI Connections -The Gokal brothers used BCCI money to build their shipping empire, chartering more ships in one year than [[China]] and [[India]] combined during their heyday.[^3] Their loans from BCCI topped out at $831 million in 1990 and were never repaid, contributing significantly to BCCI's financial problems.[^4] +The Gokal brothers used BCCI money to build their shipping empire, chartering more ships in one year than [[China]] and [[India]] combined during their heyday.[^2] Their loans from BCCI topped out at $831 million in 1990 and were never repaid, contributing significantly to BCCI's financial problems.[^2] -[[Mustafa Gokal]] was named Pakistan's minister for shipping, a position facilitated by Abedi, highlighting the intertwined relationship between BCCI and the Pakistani government.[^5] The Gokal brothers were also used by BCCI as a front for various transactions, including an attempt to acquire Chelsea National Bank in [[New York]] in 1975.[^6] +[[Mustafa Gokal]] was named Pakistan's minister for shipping, a position facilitated by Abedi, highlighting the intertwined relationship between BCCI and the Pakistani government.[^3] The Gokal brothers were also used by BCCI as a front for various transactions, including an attempt to acquire Chelsea National Bank in [[New York]] in 1975.[^4] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. -[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. -[^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 139. -[^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 140. -[^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 315. -[^6]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 11. +[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 139-140. +[^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 315. +[^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 11. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gunther Karl Russbacher.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gunther Karl Russbacher.md index 3c3ad548..3bc07622 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gunther Karl Russbacher.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Gunther Karl Russbacher.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Wilcher was working daily for Russbacher and wanted to ask [[Janet Reno]], the new [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]], to grant immunity from prosecution to Russbacher so that he might testify to the [[United States Government|government]] about activities inside the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Irving Azoff.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Irving Azoff.md index 96b12038..924d3039 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Irving Azoff.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Irving Azoff.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ On July 24, phone conversations took place in which Azoff, [[Sal Pisello]], and On July 12, Bacow asked Giaquinto if Azoff had something on [[Sidney Sheinberg]]. Giaquinto replied that it had been "bandied about" and he would know more when other documents came in. This was interpreted in the intercept as Giaquinto obtaining confidential government information from some government agency personnel in Washington D.C.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Itzhak Bentov.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Itzhak Bentov.md index 2dfe2c98..323d80ec 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Itzhak Bentov.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Itzhak Bentov.md @@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ tags: - Scientist - Engineer --- -# Itzhak Bentov - Itzhak Bentov was an Israeli rocket scientist, biomedical engineer, and author known for his work on "the mechanics of consciousness." He designed [[Israel]]'s first rocket for the War of Independence and invented the steerable cardiac catheter, which paved the way for many biomedical engineering inventions[^1]. In the fall of 1970, Bentov attended a conference in Rye, New York, titled "Exploring the Energy Fields of Man," where he spoke of a twenty-three-year-old Israeli man with extraordinary powers of [[Psychokinesis|psychokinesis]] and [[Telepathy|mental telepathy]]. During a demonstration at Israel's University of Technology, this man, [[Uri Geller]], had reportedly stopped and started broken watches, moved the needle on a stationary compass, and bent metal by thought alone[^1]. Bentov's lecture intrigued [[Andrija Puharich]], who was also present at the conference. Puharich, seeking to find a psychic who could be tested under laboratory conditions to secure a government research contract, asked Bentov for more information about Geller. This introduction ultimately led to Puharich bringing Geller to the United States for testing by the [[CIA]] at [[Stanford Research Institute]] (SRI)[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jack Anderson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jack Anderson.md index 0afbcf15..fe05c2d6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jack Anderson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jack Anderson.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Jack Anderson (1922–2005) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American investigative Anderson brought Lieutenant Colonel [[John B. Alexander]]'s article, "The New Mental Battlefield: Beam Me Up, Spock," to national attention by writing about it in his column under the heading "Voodoo Warriors of the Pentagon." In his column, Anderson surmised that the generals at the [[Pentagon]] were "dabbling in the dark arts," using Ouija boards and the evil eye, and studying programs "a Haitian witch doctor might try." The wire services picked up the story, and it went national, causing a stir within the military establishment[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jack Blum.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jack Blum.md index ace931cf..fb1412a5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jack Blum.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jack Blum.md @@ -1,32 +1,40 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Investigator", "Lawyer", "Government", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Investigator + - Lawyer + - Government + - BCCI + - Senate + - Intelligence + - USA --- -Jack Blum is a former Senate investigator and chief counsel to Senator [[John Kerry]]'s Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Operations. He is widely recognized for his tireless efforts in exposing the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] scandal.[^1] +Jack Blum is a former Senate investigator and chief counsel to [[Senator John Kerry]]'s Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Operations, widely recognized for his pivotal role in exposing the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] scandal. Described as a crusader and a moralist, Blum was known for his unwavering pursuit of truth, even when it meant challenging powerful institutions and individuals.[^1] -### Early Career and Government Service +### Early Career and Senate Investigations -Blum arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1965, after graduating from Columbia Law School. He began his career as an investigator for Senator Phil Hart's antitrust subcommittee.[^2] His work caught the attention of Senator J. W. Fulbright, who moved him to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. By the mid-1970s, Blum had established himself as a permanent fixture in Washington, serving as counsel to Senator Frank Church's subcommittee on multinational corporations.[^3] +Blum began his career in Washington in 1965 after graduating from Columbia Law School, working as an investigator for Senator [[Phil Hart]]'s antitrust subcommittee. His work gained the attention of Senator [[J. W. Fulbright]], who moved him to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. By the mid-1970s, Blum had established himself as a counsel to Senator [[Frank Church]]'s subcommittee on multinational corporations.[^1] -His investigations into the Lockheed payoff scandals led to significant political repercussions, including the toppling of a Japanese government, the imprisonment of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, and the abdication of the Queen of the Netherlands.[^4] He was a driving force behind the creation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Blum's questioning of former [[CIA]] Director [[Richard Helms]] in a closed-door session led to Helms's indictment for perjury.[^5] +His investigations during this period were far-reaching, contributing to the downfall of a Japanese government and the imprisonment of Japanese Prime Minister [[Kakuei Tanaka]] due to the [[Lockheed payoff scandals]]. He also played a key role in exposing [[ITT]]'s improper activities in [[Chile]], identifying [[Robert Vesco]] and the $3-billion global [[IOS (Investors' Overseas Services)|Ponzi scheme]] as central figures, and was a driving force behind the creation of the [[Foreign Corrupt Practices Act]]. Notably, his questioning led to the indictment of former [[CIA]] Director [[Richard Helms]] for perjury.[^1] -In 1976, Blum entered private practice, where he remained for ten years. He re-entered the public sector in 1986 as special counsel to Senator John Kerry's subcommittee, where he spearheaded probes into drug trafficking.[^6] +After a decade in private practice starting in 1976, Blum re-entered the public sector in 1986 as special counsel to Senator John Kerry's subcommittee. Here, he spearheaded probes into drug trafficking and produced a report accusing the [[Reagan administration]] of interfering with the "war on drugs" to protect clandestine support for the [[Contras]].[^1] -### Role in the BCCI Investigation +### Uncovering the BCCI Scandal -Blum became deeply involved in the BCCI investigation after learning that the bank was at the epicenter of [[Manuel Noriega]]'s financial dealings.[^7] He pushed for a serious investigation into BCCI, but his efforts were initially brushed aside, leading him to believe there was a high-level cover-up.[^8] +Blum's interest in BCCI intensified in spring 1988 during Kerry's hearings on drug trafficking, which veered into [[Manuel Noriega]]. He discovered that BCCI was at the epicenter of Noriega's financial operations. Despite a Miami BCCI branch being busted for money laundering, Blum believed the plea bargain was a "very big fix" and that BCCI was a "global criminal empire" on the verge of collapse.[^1] -He was a crucial source for journalists [[Jonathan Beaty]] and [[S. C. Gwynne]], providing them with critical information and insights into BCCI's global criminal empire. Blum revealed that BCCI secretly owned [[First American Bank]] and that [[Clark Clifford]] and [[Robert Altman]] had lied to U.S. banking regulators about this ownership.[^9] He also brought the BCCI case to the attention of Manhattan District Attorney [[Robert Morgenthau]], who then launched his own investigation.[^10] +He left the Kerry subcommittee after his proposal for a serious investigation into BCCI was dismissed, and his contract was not renewed. Blum believed a high-level cover-up was in place after Customs stumbled upon BCCI's money-laundering operations. He learned from a BCCI executive, "Witness A," that the bank was designed to hide illicit financial transactions for high-net-worth criminal clients, including drug cartels, and that BCCI secretly owned [[First American Bank]] and other U.S. banks.[^1] -## Footnotes +Frustrated by federal inaction, Blum approached Manhattan District Attorney [[Robert Morgenthau]] in March 1989, presenting the BCCI scandal as "the biggest bank fraud in the history of the world." He provided information from a tape-recorded debriefing of a former BCCI officer, [[Ali Mirza]], who detailed efforts to influence the Senate subcommittee, bribery of the Georgia legislature, and BCCI's secret ownership of American banks. Blum also brought "Witness A" for a similar taping.[^1] -[^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 8. -[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 23. -[^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 23. -[^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 23. -[^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 23. -[^6]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 24. -[^7]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 25. -[^8]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 26. -[^9]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 30. -[^10]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 32. -[^11]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 21. +Blum's persistence helped prompt the [[Federal Reserve Board]] to investigate BCCI, leading to the bank's global seizure in July 1991. He consistently argued that BCCI was not merely a bank but a "global criminal empire" with deep ties to intelligence agencies and illicit activities.[^1] + +### Key Beliefs and Contributions + +Blum's office wall famously bore the aphorism: "Never wrestle a pig. You both get dirty, and the pig likes it." He believed that BCCI was using figures like [[Clark Clifford]] and [[Robert Altman]] as "ultra-respectable-looking front men" for its American operations.[^1] He also highlighted the involvement of [[Bert Lance]] and [[Jimmy Carter]] with BCCI, noting Abedi's financial contributions to Carter's charitable foundation and presidential library.[^1] + +Blum's efforts to expose the truth about BCCI were met with resistance and attempts to discredit him, with some "top people" calling him a "loose cannon."[^1] Despite these challenges, his work was instrumental in bringing the BCCI scandal to public attention and pushing for investigations into its far-reaching criminal enterprise. + +### Footnotes + +[^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. _The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI_. New York: Random House, 1993. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jacques Bergier.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jacques Bergier.md index ae30fb32..d3f7662d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jacques Bergier.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jacques Bergier.md @@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ tags: - Spy - Author --- -# Jacques Bergier - Jacques Bergier was a journalist, former French resistance spy, and author with strong ties to the intelligence community and an interest in the supernatural. He is known for bringing secret government [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] programs to public attention[^1]. In December 1959, Bergier published an article in the French magazine *Constellation* titled "Thought Transfer, Weapon of War." The article reported that ESP tests had been conducted aboard the [[USS Nautilus]], the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, in 1958. The purpose of the experiment was to determine if long-distance telepathic communication could be achieved through barriers like thousands of miles of seawater, thick polar ice, and the metal walls of a submarine[^1]. @@ -23,5 +21,5 @@ Whether Bergier's story was true or fabricated remains a debate, but it had real * "Thought Transfer, Weapon of War" (*Constellation*, 1959) * *Morning of the Magicians* (co-authored with Louis Pauwels) -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James Callaghan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James Callaghan.md index b49a1a0e..751e811b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James Callaghan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James Callaghan.md @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Politician", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Politician + - BCCI + - Banking + - Prime Minister + - UK --- James Callaghan, also known as Lord Callaghan, was a former [[Great Britain|British]] prime minister who served as a paid economic adviser to the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]].[^1] His association with BCCI was part of [[Agha Hasan Abedi]]'s strategy to cultivate relationships with influential figures and enhance the bank's image. @@ -9,10 +15,9 @@ Callaghan had a distinguished political career in the [[United Kingdom]], culmin ### Role with BCCI -Callaghan's role as an economic adviser to BCCI provided the bank with a veneer of legitimacy and access to political networks. He was part of Abedi's global public relations efforts, which included using prominent figures to promote BCCI's image as a philanthropic institution dedicated to the Third World.[^2] He accompanied Abedi on visits to countries like [[Zambia]], where they presented themselves as champions of development and charity.[^3] +Callaghan's role as an economic adviser to BCCI provided the bank with a veneer of legitimacy and access to political networks. He accompanied Abedi on visits to various countries, such as [[Zambia]], where they engaged in carefully stage-managed acts of philanthropy. For instance, in Zambia, Callaghan was present when Abedi announced a crucial loan and donated money to a charitable trust, actions that significantly boosted Abedi's reputation as a champion of the Third World. These joint appearances with Abedi in countries like Zambia, [[Kenya]], [[Ghana]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[China]], [[Thailand]], and the [[Soviet Union]] served to further BCCI's business development and image as a philanthropic institution.[^2] ## Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. -[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 228. -[^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 227. +[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 227-228. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James Dougherty.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James Dougherty.md index 92837230..47d754d8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James Dougherty.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James Dougherty.md @@ -1,24 +1,29 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Lawyer", "Investigator", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Lawyer + - Investigator + - BCCI + - Banking + - USA + - Florida --- James Dougherty was a Florida lawyer for [[Lloyd's of London]] who investigated [[Munther Ismael Bilheisi]] and the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]].[^1] He was known for his zealous pursuit of cases and his comprehensive database on BCCI activities. ### Investigations and Discoveries -Dougherty's investigation into Bilheisi's business activities began after Bilheisi made false claims against Lloyd's of London.[^2] He uncovered Bilheisi's formidable smuggling operation, which was facilitated by BCCI through financing and falsified documents.[^3] Dougherty also discovered BCCI's involvement in illegal arms deals, including a helicopter deal in Guatemala.[^4] +Dougherty's investigation into Bilheisi's business activities began after Bilheisi made false claims against Lloyd's of London.[^2] He uncovered Bilheisi's formidable smuggling operation, which was facilitated by BCCI through financing and falsified documents.[^2] Dougherty also discovered BCCI's involvement in illegal arms deals, including a helicopter deal in Guatemala.[^2] -He made repeated attempts to engage U.S. law enforcement agencies, including the Justice Department, in investigating BCCI's broader criminal activities, but faced resistance and lack of cooperation.[^5] Dougherty's efforts were instrumental in bringing to light the extent of BCCI's illicit operations and its connections to various individuals and entities. +He made repeated attempts to engage U.S. law enforcement agencies, including the Justice Department, in investigating BCCI's broader criminal activities, but faced resistance and lack of cooperation.[^3] Dougherty's efforts were instrumental in bringing to light the extent of BCCI's illicit operations and its connections to various individuals and entities. ### Legal Proceedings -Dougherty's work led to the indictment of Munther Bilheisi for tax evasion and corruption in Guatemala.[^6] He also provided information to journalists [[Jonathan Beaty]] and [[S. C. Gwynne]], contributing to their investigative reporting on the BCCI scandal.[^7] +Dougherty's work led to the indictment of Munther Bilheisi for tax evasion and corruption in Guatemala.[^4] He also provided information to journalists [[Jonathan Beaty]] and [[S. C. Gwynne]], contributing to their investigative reporting on the BCCI scandal.[^5] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. -[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 240. -[^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 240. -[^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 240. -[^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 376. -[^6]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 242. -[^7]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 100. +[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 240-241. +[^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 376. +[^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 242. +[^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 100. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James H. Critchfield.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James H. Critchfield.md index f8dcd356..357f0ca5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James H. Critchfield.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James H. Critchfield.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[James H. Critchfield]] was a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] officer who developed contacts with [[Adnan Khashoggi]], an international arms merchant and factotum for the House of Saud.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James L. Dozier.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James L. Dozier.md index 36e29c7d..00961772 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James L. Dozier.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James L. Dozier.md @@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ After 42 days in captivity, Dozier was rescued on January 28, 1982, by ten men f Despite the remote viewers' involvement, Dozier later stated that he finally figured out where he was being held by listening to voices and realizing that groceries were being sold. He called psychic functioning "pure nonsense"[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James V. Desarno, Jr..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James V. Desarno, Jr..md index 7f973c51..aeb84cc4 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James V. Desarno, Jr..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James V. Desarno, Jr..md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[James V. Desarno, Jr.]] was an Assistant Special Agent in Charge from the D.C. Metropolitan Office of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]. He was present at [[Paul Wilcher]]'s apartment after Wilcher's death. Desarno, along with [[Craig Olson]], was one of two [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents present at the scene. Despite his presence, Desarno strongly denied that the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] was interested in or involved in the case, repeatedly stating, "We are not interested in this case."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James White.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James White.md index 829c337b..3eee595c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James White.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/James White.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ White revealed that the original [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] report on the Before his resignation, White quietly filed the transcripts of the trial and an affidavit listing the "hallucinatory" drugs Sinclair had used prior to the accident with [[Stephan LaPalm]] of the [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]]'s office in Sacramento.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jeannie Betters.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jeannie Betters.md index 1e654751..e4509929 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jeannie Betters.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jeannie Betters.md @@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Jeannie Betters was the unit secretary for the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA In one notable session concerning the fugitive [[Charles Frank Jordan]], Betters recorded the exchange between [[Fern Gauvin]], the operations manager, and Dellafiora. When Dellafiora stated Jordan was in "Lowell, Wyoming," and Gauvin questioned if she meant Lowell, Massachusetts, Betters interjected, "She said Wyoming, Fern," confirming Dellafiora's specific location[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jerry Brown.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jerry Brown.md index 7aaed5c1..f5a7c504 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jerry Brown.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jerry Brown.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Jerry Brown]] was the [[California Attorney General]]. He is mentioned in the context of the dismissal of the murder charges against [[Jimmy Hughes]]. [[Rachel Begley]] questioned how Brown could support the release of Hughes and criticized [[Mike Murphy]]'s handling of the case, implying that Brown, as Attorney General, was ultimately responsible for the actions of his staff.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jerry Goldberg.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jerry Goldberg.md index 775f2bd4..dd33e434 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jerry Goldberg.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jerry Goldberg.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Goldberg's article mentioned the "[[Queen's Accident]]" and threats received by Goldberg reportedly disappeared the day after [[Ben Wagner]]'s meeting with "Chuck" from the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] [[White House]], leaving his law practice and home, never to be seen again.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jimmy Carter.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jimmy Carter.md index 15c3a9ce..63ecf328 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jimmy Carter.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Jimmy Carter.md @@ -20,42 +20,34 @@ In March 1979, President Carter made the decision to provide [[Israel]] with acc ### VELA Satellite Incident -On September 22, 1979, a [[VELA Satellite]] recorded two distinctive bright flashes of light over the South Indian Ocean, probable evidence of a nuclear explosion. This event, suspected to be a joint Israeli-South African nuclear test, created a horrible dilemma for President Carter, just months before the 1980 presidential campaign. Carter, who had emphasized nonproliferation, faced criticism for hypocrisy if he did not act, but political repercussions if he sought sanctions against [[Israel]] and [[South Africa]].[^3] +On September 22, 1979, a [[VELA Satellite]] recorded two distinctive bright flashes of light over the South Indian Ocean, probable evidence of a nuclear explosion. This event, suspected to be a joint Israeli-South African nuclear test, created a horrible dilemma for President Carter, just months before the 1980 presidential campaign. Carter, who had emphasized nonproliferation, faced criticism for hypocrisy if he did not act, but political repercussions if he sought sanctions against [[Israel]] and [[South Africa]].[^1] ### Psychic Research Programs -His presidency coincided with the early years of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program, the U.S. government's secret psychic research effort. President Carter was reportedly aware of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program, with Congressman [[Charlie Rose]] even discussing it with him. However, his administration's stance on the program was complex. While some officials, like [[William Perry]], sought to cut its funding, the program managed to continue.[^4] +His presidency coincided with the early years of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program, the U.S. government's secret psychic research effort. President Carter was reportedly aware of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program, with Congressman [[Charlie Rose]] even discussing it with him. However, his administration's stance on the program was complex. While some officials, like [[William Perry]], sought to cut its funding, the program managed to continue.[^3] ### Iran Hostage Crisis -The [[Iran Hostage Crisis]] (1979-1981) was a major challenge during his presidency. Remote viewers were extensively tasked by the [[United States Department of Defense|Pentagon]] and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] to gather intelligence on the hostages' whereabouts and conditions, though the administration's handling of the crisis, including the failed rescue attempt, ultimately led to the hostages' release on the day Carter's presidency ended.[^5] +The [[Iran Hostage Crisis]] (1979-1981) was a major challenge during his presidency. Remote viewers were extensively tasked by the [[United States Department of Defense|Pentagon]] and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] to gather intelligence on the hostages' whereabouts and conditions, though the administration's handling of the crisis, including the failed rescue attempt, ultimately led to the hostages' release on the day Carter's presidency ended.[^3] ### Latin American Policy -During his presidency, Carter's human rights foreign policy in [[Latin America]] reportedly distanced the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] under [[Stansfield Turner]] from any death-squad interdiction. His administration was also reportedly reluctant to pursue certain figures involved in the drug trade, such as General Torrijos of [[Panama]], due to ongoing negotiations for the [[Panama Canal]] treaty.[^6] +During his presidency, Carter's human rights foreign policy in [[Latin America]] reportedly distanced the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] under [[Stansfield Turner]] from any death-squad interdiction. His administration was also reportedly reluctant to pursue certain figures involved in the drug trade, such as General Torrijos of [[Panama]], due to ongoing negotiations for the [[Panama Canal]] treaty.[^4] ### Connections to BCCI -Jimmy Carter accepted millions from [[Agha Hasan Abedi]] and [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] for charitable organizations.[^7] In August 1982, [[Bert Lance]] introduced Abedi to Carter.[^8] Abedi's National Bank of Georgia was the largest single lender to the Carter family's peanut farm in Plains, Georgia.[^9] +Jimmy Carter accepted millions from [[Agha Hasan Abedi]] and [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] for charitable organizations.[^5] In August 1982, [[Bert Lance]] introduced Abedi to Carter.[^6] Abedi's [[National Bank of Georgia]] was the largest single lender to the Carter family's peanut farm in Plains, Georgia.[^7] -In the early 1980s, Abedi donated $500,000 to help establish the [[Carter Center]] at Emory University in Atlanta and contributed millions to Carter's Global 2000 Foundation, founded in 1985 for Third World healthcare.[^10] BCCI provided $8.1 million to Carter during the 1980s, and Abedi arranged an additional $2.5 million from [[Zayed bin Sultan AL-Nahayan|Sheikh Zayed]] through the [[Abu Dhabi Investment Authority]].[^11] Carter also utilized BCCI's jet for his travels and Global 2000 Foundation used office space at BCCI's London headquarters.[^12] +In the early 1980s, Abedi donated $500,000 to help establish the [[Carter Center]] at Emory University in Atlanta and contributed millions to Carter's Global 2000 Foundation, founded in 1985 for Third World healthcare.[^7] BCCI provided $8.1 million to Carter during the 1980s, and Abedi arranged an additional $2.5 million from [[Zayed bin Sultan AL-Nahayan|Sheikh Zayed]] through the [[Abu Dhabi Investment Authority]].[^7] Carter also utilized BCCI's jet for his travels and Global 2000 Foundation used office space at BCCI's London headquarters.[^7] -Carter and his second wife, Rosalynn, became friends with Abedi and his wife, Rabia, and spent holidays together in Switzerland. Carter introduced Abedi to acquaintances like [[James Callaghan]].[^13] Abedi's joint appearances with Carter in various countries, including [[Kenya]], [[Ghana]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[China]], [[Thailand]], and the [[Soviet Union]], served as key targets for BCCI's business development.[^14] Carter continued to accept at least $1.5 million from BCCI even after the bank was indicted and convicted in Florida.[^15] +Carter and his second wife, Rosalynn, became friends with Abedi and his wife, Rabia, and spent holidays together in Switzerland. Carter introduced Abedi to acquaintances like [[James Callaghan]].[^7] Abedi's joint appearances with Carter in various countries, including [[Kenya]], [[Ghana]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[China]], [[Thailand]], and the [[Soviet Union]], served as key targets for BCCI's business development.[^7] Carter continued to accept at least $1.5 million from BCCI even after the bank was indicted and convicted in Florida.[^7] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991, Chapter 20. [^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991, Chapter 1. -[^3]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991, Chapter 20. -[^4]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. -[^5]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. -[^6]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro's Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. -[^7]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. -[^8]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 12. -[^9]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 228. -[^10]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 228. -[^11]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 228. -[^12]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 228. -[^13]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 228. -[^14]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 229. -[^15]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 229. +[^3]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. +[^4]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro's Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. +[^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. +[^6]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 12. +[^7]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 228-229. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John B. Alexander.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John B. Alexander.md index bbd55fb1..8310b647 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John B. Alexander.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John B. Alexander.md @@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ After retiring from the military, Alexander joined [[PSI Tech]]'s corporate boar ## Publications * "The New Mental Battlefield: Beam Me Up, Spock" (*Military Review*, 1980) -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Belton.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Belton.md index f1de37f8..8a4a1f2e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Belton.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Belton.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Belton also made a statement regarding the trip to [[Canada]] by [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]] and [[Peter Zokosky]] in which they were involved in the purchase of [[Valleyfield Chemical Corporation]] in [[Canada]] in May 1981. Belton claimed that [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]] "used people in [[Canada]] to make sure he had an alibi when the Alvarez people were murdered on Bob Hope Drive."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Berberich.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Berberich.md index 5daa39c7..9e666756 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Berberich.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Berberich.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ John Berberich was a Division Chief at the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]]. Berberich's decision to appoint Graff to this leadership role indicated a shift in the program's management, aiming for a more operationally effective approach. In May 1991, Berberich, along with Graff and three remote viewers (including [[Angela Dellafiora]]), traveled to [[England]], [[Germany]], and [[Israel]] as part of an annual intelligence exchange, further highlighting his involvement in the program's international engagements[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Cohen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Cohen.md index edd3395d..890b5003 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Cohen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Cohen.md @@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ In early 1992, Cohen began communicating closely with [[Federal Bureau of Invest Cohen's investigation, like others into the [[PROMIS Software Scandal]], was reportedly shut down when it began to uncover high-level organized crime, drug, and money laundering connections.[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Di Giorgio.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Di Giorgio.md index 0a2c3d40..99ba0cfb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Di Giorgio.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Di Giorgio.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ [[Pam MacLean]], a reporter for the *San Francisco Daily Journal*, spent thousands of dollars to get the Di Giorgio file unsealed. The unsealed documents revealed that the [[United States Government|U.S. government]] was looking for an alleged $13 million in laundered drug funds believed to be in [[Switzerland]], [[Germany]], and [[Israel]]. The methamphetamine precursors supplied to [[Ben Kalka]] were reportedly part of a "reverse sting" operation headed by [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent [[Robert Barnes]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Gotti.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Gotti.md index de74808e..5ee97e05 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Gotti.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Gotti.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ [[John Gotti]] was a prominent figure associated with the [[Gambino Crime Family]]. He reportedly enjoyed a special relationship with [[Eugene Giaquinto]], then president of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] home entertainment division, as indicated by [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretaps during the investigation into alleged organized crime penetration of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]].[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Paul Vukasin, Jr..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Paul Vukasin, Jr..md index a1944c0b..e2e32720 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Paul Vukasin, Jr..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/John Paul Vukasin, Jr..md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[John Paul Vukasin, Jr.]] was a [[United States District Court|U.S. District Court]] Judge. He was a long-time associate and political ally of [[Edwin Meese III]]. [[Calvin Robinson]] filed a "Pro Per" affidavit requesting that Judge Vukasin be recused from his case, believing that Vukasin was appointed to the district court bench as a "damage control agent" for Meese and the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Coors.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Coors.md index b86453a3..5e84f1da 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Coors.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Coors.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Joseph Coors]] was a prominent right-wing activist and a member of FGBMFI (Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International). He was associated with the [[Heritage Foundation]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Cuellar.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Cuellar.md index 708c4460..769f92b7 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Cuellar.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Cuellar.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Casolaro confided to friends that he was unnerved by this supposedly chance meet [[Bill Hamilton]], president of [[INSLAW]], stated that he had received an affidavit from [[Bill Turner]] on "highly classified computer printouts on off-shore accounts that he claimed Casolaro intended to use the night he died in a planned meeting with [[Peter Videnieks]] and [[Joseph Cuellar]] and others."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Garofalo.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Garofalo.md index b5271b59..426238dd 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Garofalo.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph Garofalo.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Joseph Garofalo]] was an individual whose name appeared in an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretap affidavit in support of an application to intercept wire communications. He was among those to be intercepted in connection with the investigation into alleged organized crime influence in the entertainment industry, particularly involving [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph R. (Mike) Benitez.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph R. (Mike) Benitez.md index 6113db97..db5f1e34 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph R. (Mike) Benitez.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Joseph R. (Mike) Benitez.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Joseph R. (Mike) Benitez]] was the former [[Cabazon Tribal Council]] Chairman. On January 28, 1985, he wrote a two-page letter to President [[Ronald Reagan]], requesting an investigation of the [[Cabazon Casino]] and the [[Indio Bingo Palace]]. Benitez stated that "non-Indian investors" had not provided them with financial statements for four years and withheld information from the tribal members. He also noted that tribal members had been assessed taxes by the [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] on income of $270,000 each, but they never received any of this money.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Kamal Adham.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Kamal Adham.md index a4f0b468..f9cf2ec3 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Kamal Adham.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Kamal Adham.md @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Intelligence", "Saudi Arabia", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Intelligence + - Saudi Arabia + - BCCI + - Banking + - Finance + - CIA --- Kamal Adham was the former head of [[Saudi Arabian intelligence]] and brother-in-law of the late [[King Faisal]]. He was a significant shareholder in [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] and [[First American Bank]]. Adham was a shrewd and jovial figure who straddled the worlds of Middle Eastern business and politics for decades. He was considered one of the true inside power players of the Middle East.[^1] @@ -23,7 +30,7 @@ Abedi met Adham in the early 1970s through [[Sheikh Zayed]]. Adham became a key Adham publicly asserted that [[Pakistan]] possessed an atomic bomb and that Abedi and BCCI had financially supported its development. He viewed this as an achievement for the Third World, challenging Western powers' control over nuclear technology.[^11] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 197. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 199. @@ -35,4 +42,4 @@ Adham publicly asserted that [[Pakistan]] possessed an atomic bomb and that Abed [^8]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 203. [^9]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 198. [^10]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 197. -[^11]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 310. +[^11]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 310. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Karl Krafft.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Karl Krafft.md index 8d4ea2fe..dec226e5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Karl Krafft.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Karl Krafft.md @@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ tags: - Person - Astrologer --- -# Karl Krafft - Karl Krafft was a Swiss astrologer known for his influence on high-ranking Nazi officials. He is particularly noted for constructing star charts that allegedly influenced [[Rudolf Hess]]'s decision to undertake his rogue flight to Scotland in May 1941. Hess, the Deputy Führer of [[Nazi Germany]], reportedly chose this date based on astrological advice, as the star chart allegedly indicated that the six planets were in Taurus and the moon would be full[^1]. Following Hess's flight, [[Adolf Hitler]] declared Hess legally insane and responded with "[[Special Action Hess]]", a mass arrest of more than 600 astrologers, fortune-tellers, clairvoyants, faith healers, and other German practitioners of the supernatural or occult. Krafft was among those ensnared in this crackdown[^1]. [[Wilhelm Wulff]], another astrologer who became [[Heinrich Himmler]]'s personal astrologer, noted that a decree was issued making it illegal to "predict future events, the divination of the present or the past, and all other forms of revelation not based on natural processes of perception"[^1]. Despite the official suppression, the Nazi head of foreign intelligence, [[Walter Schellenberg]], made an important point to [[Wilhelm Wulff]] about the power of mystical belief systems, stating they were "a suitable vehicle for the propagation of political concepts and for the political control of a nation"[^1]. This suggests that while publicly condemned, such practices were understood for their potential manipulative power, a manipulation also seen in the Allied use of [[10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Louis de Wohl]] during [[World War II]][^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Kenneth A. Kress.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Kenneth A. Kress.md index 093504bb..16e22a49 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Kenneth A. Kress.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Kenneth A. Kress.md @@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ tags: - Physicist - Engineer --- -# Kenneth A. Kress - Kenneth A. Kress was a physicist, engineer, and analyst with the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. He is considered by some to be the "father of America's remote-viewing program" as he was responsible for giving [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] its first [[Psi]] research contract in 1972[^1]. Kress, then a young, dark-haired engineer, was instrumental in bringing [[Hal Puthoff]] and [[Ingo Swann]] into the [[CIA]]'s orbit for psychic research[^1]. Kress was the lead analyst assigned to the operation involving [[Pat Price]]'s [[Remote Viewing]] of [[URDF-3]], a highly classified [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] research and development facility in [[Kazakhstan]][^1]. In July 1974, after Price remotely viewed URDF-3, Kress compared Price's descriptions to classified satellite imagery. He found that reconnaissance photographs confirmed the presence of rails for railroad cars and a huge crane, as described by Price. However, some details, like the spheres Price mentioned, were not locatable, which agitated the [[CIA]][^1]. @@ -25,5 +23,5 @@ He also worked closely with [[Norm Everheart]], encouraging him to explore how r At Kress's suggestion, the [[CIA]] contracted with an outside scientist to evaluate the psychic research program, who concluded that "a large body of reliable experimental evidence points to the inescapable conclusion that [[Extrasensory Perception|extrasensory perception]] does exist as a real phenomenon, albeit characterized by rarity and lack of reliability"[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lester Coleman.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lester Coleman.md index fa3d7a57..b3c8d8c8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lester Coleman.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lester Coleman.md @@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ Coleman also stated that the [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]]'s objective Coleman found the reassignment of [[Michael T. Hurley]], the [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] Country Attache for [[Cyprus]], to a [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] intelligence position in Washington State prior to [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s arrest suspicious. He believed Hurley's reassignment was intended to "manufacture a case" against Riconosciuto to prevent him from becoming a credible witness about the [[United States Government|U.S. Government]]'s covert sale of the [[PROMIS]] software to foreign governments.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lew Allen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lew Allen.md index e1a57736..a0853161 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lew Allen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lew Allen.md @@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ tags: - US Air Force - Joint Chiefs of Staff --- -# Lew Allen - Lew Allen was a powerful [[U.S. Air Force]] chief of staff and a member of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]]. He played a significant role in the [[Pentagon]]'s strategic defense initiatives, including the [[MX Missile Basing System]], and had direct influence over the direction of psychic research programs within the military[^1]. In the late 1970s, Allen was a strong supporter of the MX missile basing system, which aimed to protect America's land-based, nuclear-tipped [[Intercontinental Ballistic Missile|ICBMs]] from a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] preemptive nuclear attack. He pushed the idea through [[U.S. Congress]], with estimated start-up costs in the tens of billions of dollars[^1]. @@ -18,5 +16,5 @@ Allen became furious when a study contracted by [[Dale Graff]] indicated that [[ Despite Graff winning the prestigious CIA's Exceptional Intelligence Analyst award and a yearlong sabbatical, Allen intervened and declined the award on Graff's behalf. This demonstrated Allen's significant power and his stance against the military's involvement in psychic research[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lincoln D. Faurer.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lincoln D. Faurer.md index e9f8dfd5..f3a2878a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lincoln D. Faurer.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lincoln D. Faurer.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Lincoln D. Faurer was a Lieutenant General and the Director of the [[National Se Faurer's interest led him to assign the remote-viewing unit at [[Fort Meade]] a dozen new tasks in April 1982. His support was crucial for the program's survival, as it provided the necessary operational requests from the military and intelligence services[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Louis Andre.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Louis Andre.md index 557bdd83..2e32de81 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Louis Andre.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Louis Andre.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Andre was initially highly skeptical of [[Remote Viewing]], but he came to accep Andre found Dellafiora's ability to access such sensitive information astonishing. He observed that her talents continued to be applied throughout the 113 sessions dedicated to the search for Higgins[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lyn Buchanan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lyn Buchanan.md index e85aa534..82c4d962 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lyn Buchanan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Lyn Buchanan.md @@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ tags: --- Lyn Buchanan was a remote viewer in the [[U.S. Army]]'s psychic research program. He was part of the unit at [[Fort Meade]] and is mentioned as one of the viewers who noticed [[David Morehouse]]'s odd behavior, specifically his moonlighting with a construction company[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Manucher Ghorbanifar.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Manucher Ghorbanifar.md index b122593b..a4f37dc6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Manucher Ghorbanifar.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Manucher Ghorbanifar.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Manucher Ghorbanifar]] was an Iranian arms dealer and a middleman in the [[Iran-Contra Affair]]. He was involved in brokering the transaction of [[PROMIS]] software to an Arab Sheik for resale and general distribution. He was mentioned in a document dated May 16, 1985, along with [[Adnan Khashoggi]] and [[Richard Armitage]], as individuals who would broker this transaction. [[William Bradford Reynolds]] independently remembered Armitage, Khashoggi, and Ghorbanifar working together on [[PROMIS]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Marlin Fitzwater.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Marlin Fitzwater.md index d915dba9..d8301875 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Marlin Fitzwater.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Marlin Fitzwater.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Marlin Fitzwater was the [[White House]] press secretary under President [[Ronal Fitzwater stated that "President Reagan and his wife, Nancy, are both deeply interested in astrology," thereby publicly acknowledging the role of [[Joan Quigley]], the San Francisco socialite and astrologer, in the President's decision-making process[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Martin Bacow.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Martin Bacow.md index 893ff7c6..28998513 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Martin Bacow.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Martin Bacow.md @@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ Bacow boasted to Giaquinto about [[John St. John]]'s status within [[OCID]], whi [[Richard Stavin]] confirmed that the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretap revealed a conversation in which Giaquinto told Bacow that he would call [[Edwin Meese]] and have the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]'s investigation of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] stopped. No indictment was ever issued against Bacow for any criminal violations, with the prosecution of these suspects reportedly not going forward because no one at the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] in Washington D.C. wanted all the wiretap affidavits in the case to be released.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Martin Gardner.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Martin Gardner.md index c9a2f908..06eff117 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Martin Gardner.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Martin Gardner.md @@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ Towards the end of his life, Gardner experienced a religious epiphany, openly di ## Publications * *Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science* (1952) -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Matthew Kevin Gannon.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Matthew Kevin Gannon.md index 12e6e3e4..2861ee5c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Matthew Kevin Gannon.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Matthew Kevin Gannon.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Matthew Kevin Gannon]] was a senior member of the [[Middle East Collection 10]] (MC-10) cell in [[Cyprus]] and Beirut. He was on Pan Am Flight 103, along with Major [[Charles Dennis McKee]], when it exploded over Scotland. They had just returned from a mission in Beirut.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Meir Amit.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Meir Amit.md index 7f0a2e87..14298392 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Meir Amit.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Meir Amit.md @@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ tags: --- Meir Amit was the former chief of the [[Mossad]], [[Israel]]'s national intelligence agency. He was one of the high-profile Israeli figures who met with [[Uri Geller]], with reports indicating that Geller bent a spoon for him[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Abbell.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Abbell.md index af5f6acc..2e730875 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Abbell.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Abbell.md @@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ Abbell's activities became a significant focus of investigative journalist [[Dan [[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed that Abbell, [[Robert Booth Nichols]], and [[Gilberto Rodriguez]] were "all in bed together." Riconosciuto also alleged that Nichols provided Abbell with $50,000 in cash to handle an internal affairs investigation within the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] that would have led to the extradition of Cali Cartel leaders [[Gilberto Rodriguez]] and [[Jose Londono]], whom Nichols reportedly considered "intelligence people."[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael DeFeo.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael DeFeo.md index 42864eb4..6b479580 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael DeFeo.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael DeFeo.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DeFeo reportedly threatened [[Richard Stavin]] about talking about the circumstances of the case, or "throwing dirt," when Stavin quit the Organized Crime Strike Force in May 1989.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Del Gaizo.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Del Gaizo.md index 9ad2a08e..66f7bc8d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Del Gaizo.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Del Gaizo.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ [[Eugene Giaquinto]] had awarded a multi-million dollar contract to Northstar Graphics. [[Sidney Sheinberg]], President of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]/Universal, was critical of Giaquinto giving the contract to Northstar. Giaquinto expressed concern that Del Gaizo might carry out some type of threat or violence against Sheinberg to retain the contract.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Edwards.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Edwards.md index 55d2624e..3c48e2cb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Edwards.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Michael Edwards.md @@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Michael Edwards was one of two young magicians, along with [[Steven Shaw]], who They spent a total of five weeks in the lab over a three-year period. The hoax was later exposed by Randi, generating significant negative press for the parapsychology community[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Mohammed Al-Fayed.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Mohammed Al-Fayed.md index 83841ae0..fbd31202 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Mohammed Al-Fayed.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Mohammed Al-Fayed.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Mohammed Al-Fayed]] was the father of [[Dodi Fayed]] and the husband of [[Samira Khashoggi Fayed]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Monzer Al-Kassar.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Monzer Al-Kassar.md index 949ed3fe..36699533 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Monzer Al-Kassar.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Monzer Al-Kassar.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Al-Kassar was also alleged to have provided [[Oliver North]] with drug profits t [[Barbara Honegger]], in her book *October Surprise*, alleged that Al-Kassar's heroin smuggling network in [[Italy]] was used to launder [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] arms stocks for diversion to [[Iran]] with the help of corrupt Italian intelligence officials linked to the secretive fascist Masonic lodge, [[P2]]. Al-Kassar was reported to hold large tracts of land in the Bekaa Valley in [[Lebanon]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Morse Allen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Morse Allen.md index 0b8dbc50..56b34a8c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Morse Allen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Morse Allen.md @@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ tags: - Project Artichoke - MKULTRA --- -# Morse Allen - Morse Allen was a [[CIA]] officer and a deception and polygraph expert who played a significant role in the agency's early programs investigating altered states of consciousness and truth serums. In 1952, he was promoted to serve as the director of [[Project Artichoke]], a classified program that was a precursor to [[Project MKUltra]][^1]. Allen's primary objective was to search the globe for potent drugs that the [[CIA]] could exploit for intelligence purposes. This quest was influenced by the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]]' [[Das Ahnenerbe|Ahnenerbe Institute]]'s research, which had pushed human physiology to extremes in concentration camps to measure and monitor results[^1]. @@ -19,5 +17,5 @@ Allen then traveled to Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, the "mushroom capital of Amer In late summer 1954, Allen discovered that [[Henry Karel Puharich|Captain Henry Karel "Andrija" Puharich]] of the [[U.S. Army Chemical Center]], a [[Project MKUltra]] partner, was also searching for the hallucinogenic mushroom. Despite Puharich's extensive knowledge of mystical and supernatural research, the [[CIA]] ultimately bypassed him, approaching [[R. Gordon Wasson]] directly through their chemist, [[James Moore]], who posed as a professor[^1]. Allen's efforts to keep the drug a secret psychic weapon under military intelligence control were ultimately undermined when Wasson published a twelve-page account of his experience in *Life* magazine, highlighting the mushroom's alleged ability to enhance [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]][^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Munther Ismael Bilheisi.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Munther Ismael Bilheisi.md index 21824edb..398cab2b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Munther Ismael Bilheisi.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Munther Ismael Bilheisi.md @@ -1,5 +1,13 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Arms Dealer", "Smuggler", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Arms Dealer + - Smuggler + - BCCI + - Banking + - Criminal + - Jordan + - USA --- Munther Ismael Bilheisi was an expatriate [[Jordan|Jordanian]] involved in coffee smuggling, arms dealing, customs violations, money laundering, and paying bribes and kickbacks.[^1] He maintained lavishly appointed residences in England, Spain, Jordan, and the United States.[^2] Bilheisi's activities were closely tied to the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]], which facilitated his illicit operations. @@ -9,7 +17,7 @@ Bilheisi ran a formidable smuggling operation out of Boca Raton from 1982 to 198 He was involved in coffee smuggling, buying non-agreement coffee at cheap prices and selling it illegally to agreement countries like the United States, thereby pocketing a huge profit.[^6] BCCI provided services such as financing shipments and doctoring shipping documents for these operations.[^7] -Bilheisi also engaged in illegal arms dealing. In 1974, he brokered British-made Centurion tanks and Tigercat missiles from Jordan to South Africa, defying British national policy.[^8] Other deals included retrofitting Jordanian tanks, selling small arms to Honduras and El Salvador, and selling U.S.-built F-86Safra jet fighters from Yugoslavia to Honduras.[^9] +Bilbeisi also engaged in illegal arms dealing. In 1974, he brokered British-made Centurion tanks and Tigercat missiles from Jordan to South Africa, defying British national policy.[^8] Other deals included retrofitting Jordanian tanks, selling small arms to Honduras and El Salvador, and selling U.S.-built F-86Safra jet fighters from Yugoslavia to Honduras.[^9] ### Financial Manipulations and Legal Issues @@ -19,7 +27,7 @@ He made two false claims against [[Lloyd's of London]], one for alleged art thef In August 1991, Bilheisi was indicted in the United States for failure to pay $840,000 in taxes, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.[^13] He was also charged with corruption in Guatemala, with a warrant issued for his extradition and arrest.[^14] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 8. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 238. @@ -34,5 +42,4 @@ In August 1991, Bilheisi was indicted in the United States for failure to pay $8 [^11]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 247. [^12]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 240. [^13]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 242. -[^14]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 242. -[^15]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 243. +[^14]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 242. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Nathan Baca.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Nathan Baca.md index 99238de1..a9c1f45c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Nathan Baca.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Nathan Baca.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Baca interviewed [[Glen Heggstad]], who provided him with a book he had written, Baca's news report on July 2, 2010, aired a segment of a 25-year-old interview in which [[Jimmy Hughes]] said that the [[Fred Alvarez]] triple homicide in 1981 was an "ordered assassination," and that he was only the bagman. Hughes told the reporter, [[Patrick Healy]], in the 1985 news clip that the hit was an "authorized, backed, government covert action."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Oliver J. Caldwell.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Oliver J. Caldwell.md index 5824528e..568a53db 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Oliver J. Caldwell.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Oliver J. Caldwell.md @@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ tags: - Person - Intelligence Officer --- -# Oliver J. Caldwell - Oliver J. Caldwell was a former [[Office of Strategic Services|OSS]] officer who was known to run operations for the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. He is cited in [[John L. LaMothe]]'s 1972 report, *Controlled Offensive Behavior—USSR*, regarding the perceived [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] psychoenergetic threat[^1]. Caldwell expressed significant concern about the Soviet advancements in [[Parapsychology|parapsychology]] and psychic warfare. He told LaMothe, "I am really disturbed... because if the [[United States]] does not make a serious effort to move forward on this new frontier, in another ten years it may be too late"[^1]. His statement underscored the urgency felt by some within the U.S. intelligence community to counter perceived Soviet capabilities in [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] and [[Psychokinesis|PK]][^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Patricia Castro.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Patricia Castro.md index 2fde83bb..58f5ccb5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Patricia Castro.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Patricia Castro.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Patricia Castro]] was a friend of [[Fred Alvarez]] and a victim of an execution-style triple homicide on June 29, 1981, in Rancho Mirage, [[California]]. She was murdered along with [[Fred Alvarez]] and [[Ralph Boger]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Berkowitz.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Berkowitz.md index 37941dee..0f1da760 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Berkowitz.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Berkowitz.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Paul Berkowitz]] was a park ranger who testified before the House Interior Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation about drug distribution by [[Curry Company]] officials in Yosemite National Park. This testimony was part of the broader investigation into drug trafficking that emerged from the Mariposa County Sheriff's Department and its connections to [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]'s subsidiary, Curry Company.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Morasca.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Morasca.md index 692edfd9..c5d097e1 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Morasca.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Morasca.md @@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ Morasca's death occurred just six months after the execution-style triple homici Morasca was involved in a government drug-sting operation, and was close to [[Ben Kalka]] and [[Al Holbert]], a former [[Israel|Israeli]] intelligence agent. He was found murdered in San Francisco on January 14, 1982, during the time these sting operations were underway. [[Sue Todd]]'s notes indicated that the motive for Morasca's murder was that he was a trustee to several estates, including Riconosciuto's family, and had a computer disc identifying these estates and offshore banks/codes to access them. A copy of this disc was reportedly found at [[Cheri Seymour]]'s house.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Palmer.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Palmer.md index b863262b..a138ee32 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Palmer.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Paul Palmer.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Paul Palmer]] was an informant for the [[United States Government|government]]. He became an informant after being busted for selling chemical precursors. Palmer put [[Ben Kalka]] in touch with [[Michael Riconosciuto]] to obtain monomethylamine, a key ingredient for methamphetamine production, as part of a federal sting operation.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Peter Zokosky.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Peter Zokosky.md index 589c0b41..614f647e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Peter Zokosky.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Peter Zokosky.md @@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ Zokosky claimed to have served in ONI ([[Office of Naval Intelligence]]) in subm He was an investor in the [[Cabazon Casino]] and a skeet range, though he stated that the Mob built the Casino for the Cabazons. He also testified on behalf of [[Patrick McGuire]] at the [[Montana Freeman trial]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Philip Arthur Thompson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Philip Arthur Thompson.md index cf49b342..20975476 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Philip Arthur Thompson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Philip Arthur Thompson.md @@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ Thompson was suspected of involvement in the murder of [[Paul Morasca]]. Detecti Thompson talked to Detective [[Sue Todd]] in prison about "kick-backs" to powerful people being handled by [[Michael Riconosciuto]] on his computer. He also told Todd that he had withheld one of [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s computer coded cards for himself, which were allegedly connected to the deaths of [[Paul Morasca]] and [[Mary Quick]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ralph Boger.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ralph Boger.md index c7af76d4..b5ea6951 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ralph Boger.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ralph Boger.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Ralph Boger]] was a friend of [[Fred Alvarez]] and a victim of an execution-style triple homicide on June 29, 1981, in Rancho Mirage, [[California]]. He was murdered along with [[Fred Alvarez]] and [[Patricia Castro]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Randy Buffam.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Randy Buffam.md index 875c7297..802996cb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Randy Buffam.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Randy Buffam.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Buffam acknowledged that the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] had requeste After the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] probe was closed, Buffam mailed the Riconosciuto/PROMIS tapes back to the Hercules Police Department, according to [[Sue Todd]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Regina Zokosky.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Regina Zokosky.md index 7112779a..d42a1110 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Regina Zokosky.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Regina Zokosky.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Regina Zokosky]] is the wife of [[Peter Zokosky]]. She was present during an interview with [[Cheri Seymour]] and [[Kelly O'Meara]] at their home in Southern [[California]]. During the interview, she frowned and stated that she thought her husband had previously said that [[Danny Casolaro]] did not commit suicide, contradicting [[Peter Zokosky]]'s assertion that he believed Casolaro had committed suicide.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Armitage.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Armitage.md index 1f76e293..640bb69d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Armitage.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Armitage.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Richard Armitage]] was involved in brokering the transaction of [[PROMIS]] software to an Arab Sheik for resale and general distribution. He was mentioned in a document dated May 16, 1985, along with [[Manucher Ghorbanifar]] and [[Adnan Khashoggi]], as individuals who would broker this transaction. [[William Bradford Reynolds]] independently remembered Armitage, Khashoggi, and Ghorbanifar working together on [[PROMIS]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Arnold.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Arnold.md index ac67cd19..dfa989f6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Arnold.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Arnold.md @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Military + - Navy + - Scientist + - Doctor + - USA + - Aviation +--- Dr. Richard Arnold serves as the Director, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory ([[NAMRL]]) at Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton ([[NAMRU-D]]). His [[United States Navy|Navy]] research career began in 1999 when he was commissioned as a US Naval Aerospace Experimental Psychologist. After completing Officer Indoctrination School at Newport, RI and the aeromedical officer course and flight training at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola and NAS Whiting Field, FL he was assigned to Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (NAMI), Pensacola, FL, where among other duties he administered the Navy’s aviation personnel selection testing program. @@ -11,6 +21,6 @@ As Scientific Director he was responsible for execution of NAMRL’s research mi In 2011 he relocated with the laboratory, as directed by the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005, to [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]], OH, since which time he has continued to direct the activities of the aeromedical lab at NAMRU-Dayton. Dr. Arnold is an active member of the Aerospace Medical Association and the [[Department of Defense]] (DoD) Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group. He serves on numerous DoD and non-DoD boards and panels, including member (current) and chair (2015-2020) of the JPC-5 Aviation Mishap Prevention Working Group, NAMRU-Dayton representative to the Ohio Federal Research Network since 2016, and NAMRU-Dayton representative on the DoD/FAA Aeromedical Research, Alignment and Coordination (AMRAC) Working Group since 2014. He served as 2018 Chair of the DoD Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group.[^1] -# Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: [Director, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory](https://www.med.navy.mil/Naval-Medical-Research-Command/R-D-Commands/Naval-Medical-Research-Unit-Dayton/Directorates/Naval-Aerospace-Medical-Research-Laboratory-NAMRL/Director-Naval-Aerospace-Medical-Research-Laboratory/) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Brenneke.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Brenneke.md index b2701177..8592fcdf 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Brenneke.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard Brenneke.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Richard Brenneke]] was an [[October Surprise]] source. He provided documents to [[Bob Bickel]], which included papers related to [[Iran-Contra Affair|Iran-Contra]] arms deals, such as photocopies of checks drawn on [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] accounts for [[Adnan Khashoggi]] and [[Manucher Ghorbanifar]]. These documents were subsequently passed from Bickel to [[Danny Casolaro]] for his "[[The Octopus]]" investigation.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard DeLauer.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard DeLauer.md index 205ac0ca..f9f9f685 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard DeLauer.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard DeLauer.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Richard DeLauer was the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. DeLauer was aware of the power and influence wielded by Tsien, whom he called the "elder statesman" of Chinese scientific technology and development. After receiving [[Hal Puthoff]]'s sixty-page classified report, "Psychoenergetics Research in the People’s Republic of China (1982)," and a back-up briefing, DeLauer signed a memo allocating additional resources, Program Six funds, for the psychic research program [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] (later renamed [[STARGATE PROJECT|Star Gate]])[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard S. Cesaro.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard S. Cesaro.md index c96b8744..b9b0e64c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard S. Cesaro.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Richard S. Cesaro.md @@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ tags: - Military - ARPA --- -# Richard S. Cesaro - Richard S. Cesaro was a scientist at the [[Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (ARPA) and was in charge of [[Project Pandora]], a classified program initiated by the [[Pentagon]] to duplicate the effects of the [[Moscow Signal]]. The Moscow Signal was a series of microwave beams aimed at the [[U.S. Embassy in Moscow]] by the [[Soviet Union]], believed to be an [[Electromagnetic Weapons|electromagnetic weapon]] designed to adversely affect the behavior of embassy personnel[^1]. Under Cesaro's direction, scientists with [[Johns Hopkins University]]'s Applied Physics Laboratory constructed an elaborate facility inside the [[Walter Reed Army Institute of Research]]. There, in an anechoic chamber, primates were irradiated with microwave beams with a power density similar to that of the Moscow Signal[^1]. @@ -20,5 +18,5 @@ Cesaro vehemently disagreed with those who insisted the Moscow Signal was harmle In 1969, the [[Department of Defense]] quietly expanded ARPA's Project Pandora to include "the human," with highly classified studies code-named Big Boy and Project Bizarre projecting microwave beams at unwitting sailors stationed in the Philadelphia Naval Yard[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rob Cowart.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rob Cowart.md index 319d6c7b..8bec6193 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rob Cowart.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rob Cowart.md @@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ tags: - Military - Remote Viewer --- -# Rob Cowart - Rob Cowart was a Captain in military intelligence and one of the two military intelligence officers personally trained by [[Ingo Swann]] in [[Coordinate Remote Viewing|CRV]] techniques. In 1982, he was read onto the classified [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program[^1]. The plan was for Cowart and [[Tom McNear]], the other trainee, to become the program's CRV trainers. However, McNear later noted that Cowart was medically retired due to cancer, which contributed to McNear's decision to leave the unit[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Altman.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Altman.md index 5abf31bc..63d399df 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Altman.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Altman.md @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Lawyer", "Banker", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Lawyer + - Banker + - BCCI + - Banking + - USA + - Finance --- Robert Altman was a prominent American lawyer and banker, known for his close association with [[Clark Clifford]] and his involvement in the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] scandal. He served as the former president of [[First American Bank]] and was Clifford's law partner and protégé. Altman, along with Clifford, acted as BCCI's chief American counsel from 1978 to 1990.[^1] @@ -19,7 +26,7 @@ In February 1988, Altman and Clifford sold a large portion of their stock in Fir Altman was indicted by a New York grand jury in July 1992, along with Clark Clifford, on charges related to bribery and fraud for their role in helping BCCI influence First American Bank's affairs.[^11] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 8. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 194. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Barnes.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Barnes.md index c8d5e6ab..917dbde9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Barnes.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Barnes.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Barnes was involved in a "reverse sting" operation where methamphetamine precurs Barnes received three of [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s computer coded cards from PAT, which he sent to Quantico. PAT, however, withheld one of the cards for himself. These cards were allegedly connected to the deaths of [[Paul Morasca]] and [[Mary Quick]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Byrd.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Byrd.md index 89242f6e..e1b5494c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Byrd.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Byrd.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Robert Byrd]] was a powerful West Virginia Democratic Senator. His executive assistant was Barbara Videnieks, wife of [[Peter Videnieks]]. Byrd played a major role in the effort to have the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] move some of its administrative offices to Charlestown, 20 miles from Martinsburg, on the Virginia border.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Chasen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Chasen.md index 26b404a9..76851d1e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Chasen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Chasen.md @@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ Chasen was evasive on the subject of [[PROMIS]], despite his background suggesti Chasen felt an affinity with [[Arthur Welmas]], Chairman of the [[Cabazon Band of Mission Indians]], due to his wife being part Cherokee. He sympathized with their situation and expressed a desire to protect them, suggesting he may have protected them by shutting down the [[Wackenhut Corporation]]'s biological virus and vaccine development proposal to the Army on the Cabazon reservation.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Corson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Corson.md index f6f0f36c..c3954ee9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Corson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Corson.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Corson was reported to have carried money to South America in a deal to deliver covert weapons. He was also alleged to have associated with California investor [[Wayne Reeder]], who was seen at a [[Wackenhut Corporation]]/[[Contras|Contra]] meeting in Riverside County.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert E. Coyle.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert E. Coyle.md index 18db7ec9..b848a61a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert E. Coyle.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert E. Coyle.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ In the civil trial that followed the "Queen's accident," Judge Coyle ruled that Retired [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent [[Tom Walsh]] provided information alleging that Judge Coyle was once the attorney of record for [[Curry Company]] (owned by [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]) in Yosemite National Park.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Frye.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Frye.md index 66dc1514..ca68bc3e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Frye.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Frye.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Frye suffered a heart attack in early April 1983 and was hospitalized. After thi [[Robert Chasen]], Executive Vice President of [[Wackenhut Corporation]] in Coral Gables, stated that Frye went behind his back in facilitating the biological warfare technology project at the Indio facility. Chasen believed Frye and [[Dick Wilson]] were "dazzled" with [[Robert Booth Nichols]], despite Chasen's own distrust of Nichols.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Gates.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Gates.md index e2f16319..30931f1c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Gates.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert Gates.md @@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ On November 28, 1995, Gates appeared on *Nightline* with [[Ted Koppel]] to discu ## Publications * *From the Shadows* (1997) -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. [^2]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert O. Becker.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert O. Becker.md index 9b572cf2..7672317b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert O. Becker.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Robert O. Becker.md @@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ tags: - Scientist - Physician --- -# Robert O. Becker - Robert O. Becker was a physician and researcher who worked on microwave weapons for the [[Department of Defense]]. He was a colleague of [[Samuel Koslov]] and [[Allan H. Frey]], and was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize[^1]. Becker's work convinced him that a microwave signal, such as the [[Moscow Signal]], "could affect the central nervous system, put people to sleep, interfere with decision making capacity and induce chronic stress"[^1]. He noted that the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] had been "using embassy employees as test subjects for low-level [[Electromagnetic Radiation|EMR]] experiments"[^1]. Becker resigned from his government work in the early 1970s after working on a classified project that used microwaves to disorient people, reportedly because he considered such work immoral[^1]. He believed that it was technically feasible to produce heart attacks with an electromagnetic ray designed to penetrate the human chest, echoing the alleged abilities of [[Ninel Kulagina]] to stop an animal's heart with her mind[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rod Cusic.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rod Cusic.md index 93cfc74d..bcec511b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rod Cusic.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rod Cusic.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Cusic, a seventeen-year veteran, was ultimately forced out of the department and He was present at the scene of the "[[Queen's accident]]" on March 5, 1983, when a Mariposa County Sheriff's vehicle collided head-on with a Secret Service car. Cusic was privy to [[Roderick Sinclair]]'s drugged condition on the day of the accident. In January 1988, Cusic stated that he was "told by [[Roderick Sinclair]] to lie to a Grand Jury" about Sinclair's drug addiction and the resulting Queen's accident. He officially disclosed this to the Fresno [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] on April 26, 1984, and again on October 9, 1987. In 1987, Cusic also witnessed a booby-trapped incendiary device explode at [[Roderick Sinclair]]'s home.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rod McKean.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rod McKean.md index 6e8612b8..46b502bf 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rod McKean.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rod McKean.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Rod McKean]] was a Deputy in the Mariposa County Sheriff's Department. He was the partner of Sergeant [[Roderick Sinclair]] and was with him during the "[[Queen's accident]]" on March 5, 1983, when their vehicle collided with a Secret Service car.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Roderick Sinclair.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Roderick Sinclair.md index 2ee4c8d8..8b45b717 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Roderick Sinclair.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Roderick Sinclair.md @@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ Deputy [[Rod Cusic]] stated that he was "told by [[Roderick Sinclair]] to lie to [[Roderick Sinclair]]'s father was a military attaché to [[Douglas MacArthur]] during [[World War II]]. In [[Japan]], after the war, Colonel Sinclair (Sr.) supervised the training of selected Japanese in intelligence gathering operations. Rod Sinclair, Jr. attended school in [[Japan]] and later reportedly worked in the Army C.I.D. in a non-military or civilian capacity, allegedly receiving training at Fort Liggett in San Luis Obispo, a training center for military intelligence operations.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ron Williams.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ron Williams.md index 61dfb8be..3f20f4b6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ron Williams.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ron Williams.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Williams was the man who had tried to pull [[Roderick Sinclair]] out of the sher [[Don Thrasher]], a producer for ABC News 20/20, interviewed Williams, who corroborated the profile of [[Roderick Sinclair]]'s father as a military attaché to [[Douglas MacArthur]] during [[World War II]]. Williams also confirmed that Colonel Sinclair (Sr.) supervised the training of selected Japanese in intelligence gathering operations in [[Japan]] after the war, and that Rod Sinclair, Jr. attended school in [[Japan]] and later reportedly worked in the Army C.I.D.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ronald Caffrey.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ronald Caffrey.md index 53a1f330..d0841896 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ronald Caffrey.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ronald Caffrey.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Ronald Caffrey]] was the acting assistant administrator of the operational division of the [[United States Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]]. He provided an explanation for the "[[Khourah]]" operation, a drug protection program, in a [[United States Government|U.S. government]] submission dated March 20, 1991. Caffrey stated that the operation was a "controlled delivery," a technique where a law enforcement agency permits and monitors shipments of contraband, including drugs, to move from a source or transit location to its intended destination. This method is used to identify and arrest high-ranking members of trafficking organizations rather than just low-level couriers.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ross Perot.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ross Perot.md index 8235daf2..a30aab91 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ross Perot.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Ross Perot.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Ross Perot]] was an American businessman and politician. [[Peter Zokosky]] stated that [[Robert Booth Nichols]] was currently in [[Vietnam]], working for Ross Perot. When asked what Nichols was doing, Zokosky laughed and said, "What Ross Perot does best," presumably referring to making money.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Roy P. M. Carlson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Roy P. M. Carlson.md index c6b0b7ac..19f97047 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Roy P. M. Carlson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Roy P. M. Carlson.md @@ -1,25 +1,26 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Banker", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Banker + - BCCI + - Banking + - Bank of America + - CIA + - USA --- -Roy P. M. Carlson was a [[Bank of America]] executive who orchestrated Bank of America's original investment in [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]].[^1] He later became the head of [[National Bank of Georgia]] at the request of [[Ghaith Pharaon]].[^2] +Roy P. M. Carlson was a [[Bank of America]] executive who orchestrated Bank of America's original investment in [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]].[^1] He later became the head of [[National Bank of Georgia]] at the request of [[Ghaith Pharaon]].[^1] ### Early Career and BCCI Involvement -Carlson was a key figure in the early relationship between Bank of America and BCCI. He had entertained [[Agha Hasan Abedi]] when Abedi came to the United States to negotiate Bank of America's 30-percent share in the new bank in 1972, and the two became friends.[^3] Carlson later left Bank of America in 1975 to become president of [[Rahim Irvani]]'s Melli Group in [[Iran]].[^4] He was also a partner in former [[CIA]] Director [[Richard Helms]]'s consulting firm, Safeer.[^5] +Carlson was a key figure in the early relationship between Bank of America and BCCI. He had entertained [[Agha Hasan Abedi]] when Abedi came to the United States to negotiate Bank of America's 30-percent share in the new bank in 1972, and the two became friends.[^2] Carlson later left Bank of America in 1975 to become president of [[Rahim Irvani]]'s Melli Group in [[Iran]].[^2] He was also a partner in former [[CIA]] Director [[Richard Helms]]'s consulting firm, Safeer.[^2] ### Role at National Bank of Georgia -Carlson was appointed head of the [[National Bank of Georgia]] by Abedi and Pharaon, who sought to reconfigure the bank along BCCI's lines.[^6] Under Carlson's guidance, the bank's assets quadrupled from $400 million to $1.6 billion. The National Bank of Georgia became a clearinghouse for BCCI funds in the United States, a destination for BCCI letters of credit, and a provider of loans and services to BCCI's international clientele.[^7] +Carlson was appointed head of the [[National Bank of Georgia]] by Abedi and Pharaon, who sought to reconfigure the bank along BCCI's lines.[^2] Under Carlson's guidance, the bank's assets quadrupled from $400 million to $1.6 billion. The National Bank of Georgia became a clearinghouse for BCCI funds in the United States, a destination for BCCI letters of credit, and a provider of loans and services to BCCI's international clientele.[^2] -Carlson played a role in the acquisition of [[Financial General Bankshares]], negotiating the purchase for First American Bank.[^8] +Carlson played a role in the acquisition of [[Financial General Bankshares]], negotiating the purchase for First American Bank.[^2] ## Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. -[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. -[^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 210. -[^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 210. -[^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 210. -[^6]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 210. -[^7]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 211. -[^8]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 214. +[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 210-14. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rudolf Cordes.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rudolf Cordes.md index 9074a2af..55dee05f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rudolf Cordes.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Rudolf Cordes.md @@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Rudolf Cordes was a West German hostage who was released by terrorists in Septem In a debriefing with a U.S. official, Cordes confirmed that Higgins had been held captive in a specially constructed shed. He also confirmed that this small structure was "very likely near" the barren location that [[Angela Dellafiora]], a [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]] remote viewer, had identified as Higgins's location shortly after his capture[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sally Denton.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sally Denton.md index ac4d2ae6..c9ebe209 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sally Denton.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sally Denton.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Sally Denton]] is the author of the book *The Blue Grass Conspiracy*. This book discussed at length the mysterious death of [[Andrew "Drew" Thornton]], a former narcotics officer and member of "The Company," who died while parachuting with 77 pounds of cocaine.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sam Giancana.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sam Giancana.md index 88661f6b..e63ee797 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sam Giancana.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sam Giancana.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Sam Giancana]] was an organized-crime leader who was contacted by [[Robert Maheu]] in 1960 as part of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] operations to assassinate [[Fidel Castro]]. Giancana, along with [[Johnny Rosselli]] and [[Santos Trafficante, Jr.]], was enlisted to assist in these efforts, which involved Cuban exiles.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samira Khashoggi Fayed.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samira Khashoggi Fayed.md index 83bf5606..005ed804 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samira Khashoggi Fayed.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samira Khashoggi Fayed.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Samira Khashoggi Fayed]] was the sister of [[Adnan Khashoggi]] and the mother of [[Dodi Fayed]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samuel Goudsmit 1.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samuel Goudsmit 1.md index 0c312d6e..f8b940be 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samuel Goudsmit 1.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samuel Goudsmit 1.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ In July 1945, after the defeat of [[Nazi Germany]], Goudsmit and his team sought Goudsmit emphasized the critical importance of preventing the Ahnenerbe's supernatural secrets from becoming part of the [[Cold War]] arms race. He ensured that the Ahnenerbe relics were crated up and sent to U.S. Army headquarters in Frankfurt[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samuel Goudsmit.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samuel Goudsmit.md index 62f03d5a..f8b940be 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samuel Goudsmit.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Samuel Goudsmit.md @@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ tags: - Physicist - Military --- -# Samuel Goudsmit - Samuel Goudsmit was a Dutch-American nuclear physicist who served as the scientific head of [[Operation Alsos]], an elite U.S. scientific intelligence effort during [[World War II]]. The mission of Operation Alsos was to investigate the German nuclear energy project and to prevent German scientific and technological knowledge from falling into Soviet hands[^1]. In July 1945, after the defeat of [[Nazi Germany]], Goudsmit and his team sought to gain access to the former headquarters of [[Heinrich Himmler]]'s [[Das Ahnenerbe|Ahnenerbe Institute]] at 16 Pücklerstrasse in Dahlem, Berlin. Goudsmit was only vaguely familiar with the Ahnenerbe's research, which included human experiments conducted through a division called Applied War Research[^1]. He described finding "remnants of weird Teutonic symbols and rites" and "strange dummies which at first looked like bodies of victims" in the basement of the villa[^1]. Goudsmit emphasized the critical importance of preventing the Ahnenerbe's supernatural secrets from becoming part of the [[Cold War]] arms race. He ensured that the Ahnenerbe relics were crated up and sent to U.S. Army headquarters in Frankfurt[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sani Ahmed.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sani Ahmed.md index 3e8224f3..b066a6b8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sani Ahmed.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Sani Ahmed.md @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "BCCI", "Pakistan"] +tags: + - Person + - BCCI + - Pakistan + - Banking + - Finance + - USA --- Sani Ahmed was a key figure in the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]], serving as the head of its protocol department in [[Pakistan]] before moving to [[Washington, D.C.]] to run BCCI's representative office.[^1] He was a confidant of [[Agha Hasan Abedi]], the founder of BCCI, and played a significant role in the bank's operations, particularly in cultivating relationships with wealthy clients and government officials. @@ -15,7 +21,7 @@ According to [[Sami Masri]], protocol officers under Ahmed were responsible for Ahmed's role extended to maintaining Pakistan's official diplomatic relations with [[Saudi Arabia]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] emirates, and expanding Pakistan's ties with [[China]].[^11] He was involved in communications with [[Robert Altman]] regarding BCCI matters.[^12] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 8. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 327. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Scott Carmichael.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Scott Carmichael.md index f0968d82..fbbbc06c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Scott Carmichael.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Scott Carmichael.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Scott Carmichael is a former analyst with the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA] Carmichael was involved in the investigation surrounding the abduction of Marine Lieutenant Colonel [[William Richard Higgins]] in [[Lebanon]]. He confirmed that the [[FBI]]'s examination of the videotape released by [[Hezbollah]] showed that Higgins's feet projected out with the ankles at right angles, not with toes pointed straight down, indicating that Higgins had died before he was hanged. This detail, which Dellafiora had perceived as a clue about Higgins's "feet," played into the investigation and proved he had already been killed[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Severin Dahlen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Severin Dahlen.md index 861b75ce..067dda96 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Severin Dahlen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Severin Dahlen.md @@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Severin Dahlen was a metallurgist who collaborated with [[Jack Houck]], a Boeing Dahlen participated in Houck's spoon-bending parties, where he analyzed the results from a metallurgist's point of view. His conclusion was that "Stainless flatware seems to be the easiest metal to [bend] with PK. This is because of [the]metallurgical characteristics of stainless steel. Stainless flatware is usually stamped out in large quantities. The process of cold stamping creates a large number of ‘dislocations’ along the grain boundaries in the metal. The PK energy is somehow dumped into the metal and these dislocations act as beacons for that energy. Once the PK energy lands at a dislocation, there is nowhere for it to go and it turns into heat, much as when neutrons and X-rays penetrate solid objects"[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Shaula Brent.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Shaula Brent.md index 07281f2c..b0a6dd1d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Shaula Brent.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Shaula Brent.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Brent and her friend, [[Barbara Locke]], who also worked at the hospital, were suspicious about Sinclair's hospital records. They secretly took photostats of the records "before they were destroyed by the hospital." Brent stated that blood had been drawn on Sinclair on the day of the "Queen's accident," and he had been under the influence. She provided the names of six nurses who witnessed Sinclair's condition.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Stefan Kanfer.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Stefan Kanfer.md index 135517e7..f41970cb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Stefan Kanfer.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Stefan Kanfer.md @@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ tags: - Person - Journalist --- -# Stefan Kanfer - Stefan Kanfer was a reporter for *Time* magazine. He was a vocal critic of the [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]]'s involvement in [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] research, particularly its work with [[Uri Geller]]. Kanfer targeted SRI for blame, stating, "SRI should be destroyed" for carrying out this kind of research, and that "That’s the way fascism began"[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Stephan LaPalm.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Stephan LaPalm.md index 38ddf345..1af7a4a5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Stephan LaPalm.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Stephan LaPalm.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Stephan LaPalm]] was an individual in the [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]]'s office in Sacramento. [[James White]], an Assistant [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]], quietly filed the transcripts of the trial and an affidavit listing the "hallucinatory" drugs [[Roderick Sinclair]] had used prior to the "Queen's accident" with LaPalm before White resigned.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Steve Dunbar.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Steve Dunbar.md index 8fd1624b..c2c4a51b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Steve Dunbar.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Steve Dunbar.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Steve Dunbar]] was the County Assessor in Mariposa County. He was closely associated with [[Ed Hardy]], president of Curry Company, and Mariposa District Attorney [[Bruce Eckerson]], and Congressman [[Tony Coelho]]. These men were known for their annual camping trips together.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Thomas Gates.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Thomas Gates.md index 02093d66..6e8cfca8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Thomas Gates.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Thomas Gates.md @@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ Gates had frequent conversations with [[Danny Casolaro]] until three days before Despite the evidence gathered, the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] sealed the wiretaps, and no prosecutions were pursued in the [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] organized crime investigation. The Los Angeles Organized Crime Strike Force was disbanded, and Gates closed the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigation. He was one of the investigators who found themselves on a collision course with the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] when their inquiries led to high-level organized crime, drugs, and money laundering.[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Tony Coelho.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Tony Coelho.md index f4c6b38e..086ccdba 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Tony Coelho.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Tony Coelho.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Coelho purchased property in partnership with one member of the Mariposa Board of Supervisors. Mariposa was one of the first places Coelho bid farewell to after resigning from Congress to avoid an investigation of his finances.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Vincent Caci Bologna.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Vincent Caci Bologna.md index 668d86b7..72b52150 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Vincent Caci Bologna.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Vincent Caci Bologna.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Vincent Caci Bologna]] was an alleged mobster mentioned in a surveillance report from the Indio Police Department in August 1981. He was observed meeting with [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]], the Cabazon Administrator, and other [[La Cosa Nostra]] underworld figures. These meetings were believed to involve financial transactions.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Vivian L. Wagner.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Vivian L. Wagner.md index e7c5af82..1c6d7f39 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Vivian L. Wagner.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Vivian L. Wagner.md @@ -1,10 +1,17 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Legal Secretary + - Activist + - USA + - California +--- [[Vivian L. Wagner]] is the wife of attorney [[Ben Wagner]] and a legal secretary. On February 19, 1988, she sent an emotionally gripping letter to President [[Ronald Reagan]] at the [[White House]], titled "Restoring Equal Rights to the Citizens of Mariposa County."[^1] Her letter detailed the alleged corruption within the Mariposa County local government, including unlawful and corrupt activities by officials and departments, and the failure of the State Attorney General [[John Van de Kamp]] and federal agencies to investigate these allegations. She stated that residents had placed their lives and families in jeopardy by coming forward. The letter listed numerous grievances, including violations of individual civil rights, abuse of discretion in criminal prosecutions, obstruction of justice, malicious prosecution, bribery, intimidation of Grand Jury members and witnesses, deprivation of property, illegal land transactions, failure to prosecute illegal drug sales (including by county employees), property rights violations, conspiracy to impede criminal investigations, homicide, attempted homicide, rape, battery, and perjury.[^1] Vivian Wagner highlighted that her husband, [[Ben Wagner]], had to travel with an armed escort and conduct interviews during "midnight hours" due to the dangerous situation. She questioned why officials were not bound by the laws of the country and expressed her repulsion at the "shattering illusion" of government representation. She affirmed their dedication to restoring the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] in Mariposa County and other foothill communities, vowing not to be discouraged until an answer was found, even if it meant presenting the problem to the President on the steps of the [[White House]].[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/W. Ross Adey.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/W. Ross Adey.md index ba4592a5..b523e765 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/W. Ross Adey.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/W. Ross Adey.md @@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ tags: --- W. Ross Adey was the chief of staff of the Research Division at Veterans Hospital in Loma Linda, California. He was a member of the new science panel for the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Sun Streak]] program, which was established on January 31, 1986[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Wernher von Braun.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Wernher von Braun.md index c9f367e7..b76c4abe 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Wernher von Braun.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Wernher von Braun.md @@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ In 1972, von Braun met with [[Uri Geller]], a meeting arranged by [[Andrija Puha In a second incident, von Braun presented Geller with a non-working electronic pocket calculator. Geller held the machine and concentrated, and witnesses confirmed that the electronic panel inexplicably lit up. These incidents caught the attention of the [[Pentagon]], leading to a briefing on "Paranormal Phenomena—Briefing on a Net Assessment Study." The briefing noted the potential utility of [[Psychokinesis|psychokinesis]] (if feasible) in disrupting electrical systems, such as those associated with an [[Intercontinental Ballistic Missile|ICBM]]'s guidance program, as displayed by Geller[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Bryant, Jr..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Bryant, Jr..md index 278cbfb3..cd48ce75 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Bryant, Jr..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Bryant, Jr..md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[William Bryant, Jr.]] was a Senior [[United States District Court|U.S. District Court]] Judge. He affirmed the bankruptcy court's findings in November 1989, in a separate opinion of almost 50 pages, following a de novo trial in the [[INSLAW]] case. His ruling stated that "There was unending contention about payments under this contract and the rights of the respective parties – what is strikingly apparent from the testimony and depositions of key witnesses and many documents is that [[INSLAW]] performed its contract in a hostile environment that extended from the higher echelons of the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] to the officials who had the day-to-day responsibility for supervising its work."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Callaway.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Callaway.md index a0ef4d13..d8b25ae5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Callaway.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Callaway.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[William Callaway]] was a Cabazon member. He, along with [[Joseph R. (Mike) Benitez]], discovered the bodies of [[Fred Alvarez]], [[Ralph Boger]], and [[Patricia Castro]] on July 1, 1981. Callaway, Benitez, and Alvarez were scheduled to meet with attorney [[Steve Rios]] on July 1, 1981, to initiate an investigation of [[Cabazon Tribal Council|Cabazon]] tribal affairs.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Colby.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Colby.md index a3f290e9..0c7e09d9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Colby.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Colby.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ In the context of the [[Moscow Signal]], Colby wrote to the U.S. ambassador, inf Colby's tenure was marked by his efforts to be more transparent with Congress and the public about past CIA activities, which led to the declassification of some documents related to controversial programs[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Cole.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Cole.md index e42463f3..916bf494 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Cole.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Cole.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[William Cole]] was a Los Angeles-based attorney. He was hired to investigate possible links between the triple slayings of [[Fred Alvarez]], [[Ralph Boger]], and [[Patricia Castro]] and the [[Cabazon Casino]]. Cole stated that his office was coordinating efforts with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department in investigating the murders and expected officials to turn over confiscated papers from the Alvarez home to his office.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William H. Bowers.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William H. Bowers.md index 0711715e..61a4cd64 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William H. Bowers.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William H. Bowers.md @@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ tags: - Military - Air Force --- -# William H. Bowers - William H. Bowers was a [[U.S. Air Force]] Colonel and the director of the Biological Department of the [[Air Force Research Institute]]. He was identified by journalist [[Jacques Bergier]] as the man overseeing a joint-service [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] experiment conducted aboard the [[USS Nautilus]] in 1958[^1]. According to Bergier's article, "Thought Transfer, Weapon of War," the experiment aimed to test long-distance telepathic communication through significant barriers. The experiment reportedly involved a sender onboard the *Nautilus* and a receiver on land, using [[Zener Cards]] for simple sender-receiver trials[^1]. However, the Navy's response to Bergier's story was that it was a hoax. In a nationally syndicated Sunday magazine supplement in September 1963, Colonel Bowers was quoted as saying, "The experiment in which I was alleged to have participated never took place"[^1]. Despite the denial, the story had real-world consequences, as the Soviets used it to stimulate their own parapsychology research[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Shockley.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Shockley.md index da6b58af..94aca10f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Shockley.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/William Shockley.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[William Shockley]] was a [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] in San Francisco. He reportedly wrote the letter that [[Ben Kalka]] signed, stating that Kalka did not obtain his methamphetamine precursors from the [[United States Government|U.S. government]]. This letter was found by Detective [[Sue Todd]] in the Di Giorgio Extradition File.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/A. R. (Abdul Raouf) Khalil.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/A. R. (Abdul Raouf) Khalil.md index d9a99a51..41a53b6a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/A. R. (Abdul Raouf) Khalil.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/A. R. (Abdul Raouf) Khalil.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Khalil was one of the nominees used by Abedi to secretly purchase shares in [[Cr His involvement in BCCI's operations highlights the bank's strategy of using influential figures to conceal its true ownership and illicit financial activities. Khalil, along with [[Kamal Adham]] and [[Ghaith Pharaon]], held significant shares in BCCI and its subsidiaries, often acquired through these fraudulent loans.[^4] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 10. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 193. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Adnan Khashoggi.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Adnan Khashoggi.md index 107a5c06..678bc903 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Adnan Khashoggi.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Adnan Khashoggi.md @@ -1,8 +1,16 @@ --- tags: - Person - - international arms merchant - - financier + - Intelligence + - Arms_Dealer + - BCCI + - Iran-Contra + - PROMIS + - Saudi_Arabia + - Switzerland + - Liechtenstein + - CIA + - Reagan_Administration --- [[Adnan Khashoggi]] was an international arms merchant and a factotum for the House of Saud. He was considered the richest man in the world in the 1980s. Khashoggi covered his financial tracks by establishing front companies in [[Switzerland]] and [[Liechtenstein]] to handle his commissions. He also developed contacts with notable figures such as [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] officers [[James H. Critchfield]] and [[Kim Roosevelt]], and U.S. businessman [[Bebe Rebozo]], a close associate of former U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]].[^1] @@ -22,8 +30,7 @@ In 1988, Khashoggi was arrested in [[Switzerland]], accused of concealing funds. His cousin, [[Hassan Yassin]], was described as a close business associate of [[Kamal Adham]].[^4] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 12. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Adolf Hitler.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Adolf Hitler.md index 185c2f06..233a7d93 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Adolf Hitler.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Adolf Hitler.md @@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ created: 2025-07-23 updated: 2025-07-23 title: Adolf Hitler tags: - - person + - Person - Nazi - - government + - Government + - Germany + - World_War_II + - Holocaust + - Occult + - Mysticism description: Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party and the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. --- @@ -13,6 +18,6 @@ Adolf Hitler was the leader of the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi Party]] and the dictator While Hitler himself was reportedly dismissive of mysticism, his regime had a complex relationship with the occult. Figures like [[Heinrich Himmler]] were deeply invested in paranormal research, and the Nazi government's use of astrology and other forms of divination for propaganda purposes is well-documented. Hitler's reaction to [[Rudolf Hess]]'s flight to Scotland, which he attributed to the influence of astrologers, led to a crackdown on occult practices in Germany.[^1] ---- +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Aharon Katchalsky.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Aharon Katchalsky.md index 8acdc623..76654ba2 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Aharon Katchalsky.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Aharon Katchalsky.md @@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ tags: - Person - Scientist - Israel + - Nuclear + - Weizmann_Institute + - Robotics + - Dimona + - Air_Force + - Chemistry --- Aharon Katchalsky, later known as Aharon Katzir, was a specialist in the electrolytic properties of chain molecules and a pioneer researcher in the related field of muscle-powered robotics. He directed the inorganic chemistry department at the [[Weizmann Institute of Science]]. Like [[Ernst David Bergmann]], Katzir had a secret life and was one of the driving forces in the flourishing Israeli nuclear weapons program until his death in 1972.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Alan Michael May.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Alan Michael May.md index 7824af05..a56715f8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Alan Michael May.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Alan Michael May.md @@ -1,8 +1,19 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Nixon_Campaign + - Republican_Party + - Iran_Hostages + - Reagan_Administration + - Assassination + - PROMIS + - California +--- + [[Alan Michael May]] was a former Northern California field director in [[Richard Nixon]]'s presidential campaign and an attorney for Nixon's brothers, Donald and Edward. He was found dead in his San Francisco home on June 19, 1991, four days after a newspaper story in the *Napa Sentinel* outlined his alleged role in a plot by Republican Party officials to bribe Iranian officials to delay the release of U.S. hostages until after President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s inauguration.[^1] [[Raymond Lavas]], a former associate of [[Ted Gunderson]] and a former protégé of [[Robert Maheu]], expressed his professional opinion about May's death in a letter. He suggested that certain chemical assassination methods could have been used, which would evaporate from the body, making the cause of death appear natural. He noted that unless the body is immediately refrigerated, toxins quickly evaporate, leaving minimal traces that a trained forensic expert might not detect unless suspicious circumstances are already present.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Aldous Huxley.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Aldous Huxley.md index fd66e300..e42c5c9b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Aldous Huxley.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Aldous Huxley.md @@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ tags: - Person - Author - Philosopher + - Psychedelics + - Consciousness + - Parapsychology + - Round_Table_Foundation + - UK + - Mescaline + - Counterculture --- -# Aldous Huxley - Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) was a renowned English writer and philosopher, best known for his dystopian novel *Brave New World*. He had a keen interest in the [[Consciousness|trance state]] and its potential as a means of gathering unseen information about the natural world, a fascination that led him to experiment with psychedelic substances and observe the work of [[Andrija Puharich]][^1]. Huxley's personal experiences with mescaline, the principal hallucinogenic agent in peyote, were documented in his 1954 book, *The Doors of Perception*. This work explored the expansion of consciousness through drug use and met with both controversy and widespread readership, influencing counterculture movements[^1]. @@ -22,5 +27,5 @@ Huxley's interest in the sixth sense stemmed from a childhood eye infection that * *Brave New World* (1932) * *The Doors of Perception* (1954) -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Alexander M. Haig, Jr..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Alexander M. Haig, Jr..md index ffb1500e..e3ed4eec 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Alexander M. Haig, Jr..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Alexander M. Haig, Jr..md @@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ tags: - Person - Government - - Secretary of State + - Secretary_of_State + - Reagan_Administration + - State_Department + - Israel + - Iraq + - Osirak + - Nuclear --- Alexander M. Haig, Jr. served as the Secretary of State under President [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was present at a meeting of Reagan's high command following the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak]] in June 1981. While the [[State Department]] formally condemned the bombing, Haig was privately forbearing.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Amos Lapidot.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Amos Lapidot.md index 7355a337..f4b45f88 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Amos Lapidot.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Amos Lapidot.md @@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ tags: - Person - Military - Israel + - Air_Force + - Intelligence + - Jonathan_Pollard + - Spy_Ring --- Amos Lapidot was the chief of staff of the Israeli Air Force. He assured [[Aviem Sella]] that [[Jonathan Pollard]] was not a rogue and that clearance for Sella's new assignment as Pollard's handler had been obtained from [[Yitzhak Rabin]], the minister of defense.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ann Magori.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ann Magori.md index 668464e3..9f0dbae7 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ann Magori.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ann Magori.md @@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ tags: - Person - USA + - Real_Estate + - Intelligence + - Ari_Ben-Menashe + - Orthodox --- [[Ann Magori]] was an [[USA|American]]-born Orthodox woman and a real estate agent. She developed a close relationship with [[Ari Ben-Menashe]] and his wife [[Ora Ben-Shalom|Ora]].[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ann-Marie Murphy.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ann-Marie Murphy.md index 43faa261..f97d8b83 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ann-Marie Murphy.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ann-Marie Murphy.md @@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ tags: - Person - Victim + - Ireland + - Israel + - Terrorism + - El_Al + - Bombing_Plot + - Nezar_Hindawi + - Black_Operation --- Ann-Marie Murphy was the Irish girlfriend of [[Nezar Hindawi]]. She was unwittingly used in a 1986 plot to bomb an [[El Al]] plane. Hindawi, acting on instructions from [[Mohammed Radi Abdullah]] as part of an [[Rafi Eitan|Israeli]] "black" operation, intended for her to board the plane with explosives in her bag, leading to her death and the deaths of all other passengers. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Anne Henderson-Pollard.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Anne Henderson-Pollard.md index 4b52c72d..2c474f08 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Anne Henderson-Pollard.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Anne Henderson-Pollard.md @@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ tags: - Person - Spy - USA + - Israel + - Navy + - Intelligence + - Jonathan_Pollard + - Espionage --- [[Anne Henderson-Pollard]] was the wife of [[Jonathan Pollard]], a junior civilian analyst with the [[USA|U.S.]] Navy who was a paid spy for [[Tel Aviv]]. She was also involved in her husband's espionage activities.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Anne Khale.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Anne Khale.md index 0c7618ee..a05f2102 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Anne Khale.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Anne Khale.md @@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ tags: - Person - Scientist - NASA + - Remote_Viewing + - Project_Deep_Quest + - Air_Force + - Satellite_Imagery + - Parapsychology --- -# Anne Khale - Anne Khale was a [[NASA]] satellite imagery specialist who was hired by [[Stephan Schwartz]] to serve as an unbiased third-party observer for [[Project Deep Quest]]. Her role was to accompany the team and monitor all control elements for fraud during the psychic functioning experiments[^1]. Khale's involvement as an independent observer was crucial for ensuring the credibility of the project, which aimed to use [[Remote Viewing]] to locate a previously unknown shipwreck and to test long-distance remote viewing for the [[U.S. Air Force]][^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Annie Jacobsen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Annie Jacobsen.md index 821acd1f..854f10f6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Annie Jacobsen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Annie Jacobsen.md @@ -4,9 +4,16 @@ aliases: tags: - Person - Author + - Journalist + - Government_Secrecy + - National_Security + - Parapsychology + - Princeton_University + - USA + - Pentagon + - CIA + - Remote_Viewing --- -# Annie Jacobsen - Annie Jacobsen is an American investigative journalist and author, known for her non-fiction books focusing on government secrecy, national security, and warfare. She is a graduate of Princeton University. ## Bibliography diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur C. Lundahl.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur C. Lundahl.md index c64f5eb1..04f817e7 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur C. Lundahl.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur C. Lundahl.md @@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ tags: - Person - Intelligence - USA + - CIA + - U-2_Spy_Plane + - Photographic_Intelligence + - Nuclear + - Israel + - Dimona + - Soviet_Union + - Eisenhower_Administration --- Arthur C. Lundahl was a key figure in U.S. aerial reconnaissance, directing the Photographic Intelligence Division of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. He had analyzed reconnaissance photos for the Navy during World War II and was tasked by President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] to address the lack of aerial intelligence on the [[Soviet Union]].[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Hebard.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Hebard.md index 95909ca0..3623f748 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Hebard.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Hebard.md @@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Arthur Hebard tags: - - person - - physicist - - researcher + - Person + - Physicist + - Researcher + - Stanford_University + - Parapsychology + - Magnetometer + - Naval_Research + - Ingo_Swann + - Psi_Experiments description: Arthur Hebard is a physicist known for building an experimental magnetometer at Stanford University, which was used in early psi experiments with Ingo Swann. --- @@ -13,6 +19,6 @@ description: Arthur Hebard is a physicist known for building an experimental mag In June 1972, [[Hal Puthoff]] brought [[Ingo Swann]] to Hebard's lab to test Swann's abilities. During this experiment, Swann appeared to affect the magnetometer's output, causing its steady reading to suddenly change. This event, though initially suspected by others as mundane noise, convinced Puthoff of the paranormal occurrence and spurred his further investigation into psi phenomena.[^1] ---- +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Koestler.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Koestler.md index 16e3e276..75be4b80 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Koestler.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Koestler.md @@ -3,15 +3,22 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Arthur Koestler tags: - - person - - author - - philosopher + - Person + - Author + - Philosopher + - Parapsychology + - Synchronicity + - UK + - Hungary + - STARGATE_PROJECT + - Journalist + - Science description: Arthur Koestler was a Hungarian-born British novelist, journalist, and critic, known for his writings on science, parapsychology, and political philosophy. --- Arthur Koestler was a Hungarian-born British novelist, journalist, and critic. He was known for his writings on science, parapsychology, and political philosophy. His 1972 book, *The Roots of Coincidence*, explored the concept of synchronicity and other parapsychological phenomena.[^1] Koestler's work, particularly *The Roots of Coincidence*, played a role in influencing key figures in the U.S. government's psychic research programs. Major General [[Ed Tompson]], the Army's assistant chief of staff for intelligence, developed a considerable enthusiasm for psychic spying after reading Koestler's pro-paranormal book. This personal interest contributed to Thompson's approval and support for the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Gondola Wish]] program.[^1] ---- +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Krock.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Krock.md index 48f95e26..e09a5d58 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Krock.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Krock.md @@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ tags: - Person - Journalist - USA + - New_York_Times + - Nuclear + - Israel + - Dimona + - Media --- Arthur Krock was a prominent Washington columnist for the *New York Times*. In December 1960, he served as an intermediary, directing [[John W. Finney]] to [[John A. McCone]], then chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission]], to get a story about [[Israel]]'s secret nuclear reactor at [[Dimona]]. Krock's role indicated that the administration was looking to plant the story publicly.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Avraham Harman.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Avraham Harman.md index fe8000c9..efdf6d52 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Avraham Harman.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Avraham Harman.md @@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ tags: - Person - Diplomat - Israel + - Ambassador + - Nuclear + - Dimona + - State_Department + - Mossad + - USA --- Avraham Harman was the Israeli ambassador to the [[United States]]. In December 1960, he was called in by [[Christian A. Herter]], then Secretary of State, for an explanation regarding [[Israel]]'s secret nuclear reactor at [[Dimona]]. Harman was forewarned by [[Shimon Peres]] and possibly [[Mossad]] about the impending public discussion of [[Dimona]], and began working on the cover story that would become [[David Ben-Gurion]]'s public stance on the issue.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Baldur K. Kleine.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Baldur K. Kleine.md index 4bd571f4..41d5d156 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Baldur K. Kleine.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Baldur K. Kleine.md @@ -2,8 +2,14 @@ tags: - Person - Business - - ArmsDealer + - Arms_Dealer - USA + - Israel + - PROMIS + - Central_America + - Florida + - Guatemala + - Intelligence --- [[Baldur K. Kleine]] was a business partner of [[Manfred Herrmann]] and the representative in Maitland, [[Florida]], for [[Ora Group|Ora]], an [[Israel|Israeli]] arms-running company. He coordinated [[Israel|Israeli]] activities in [[Central America]].[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Barbara Honegger.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Barbara Honegger.md index 5c1bd502..78a0f3f7 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Barbara Honegger.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Barbara Honegger.md @@ -1,6 +1,20 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Reagan_Administration + - White_House + - Author + - October_Surprise + - Iran + - NATO + - Italy + - P2 + - Intelligence + - Heroin_Smuggling +--- + [[Barbara Honegger]] was a former [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] [[White House]] aide and author of the book *October Surprise*. In her book, she alleged that [[Monzer Al-Kassar]]'s heroin smuggling network in [[Italy]] was used to launder [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] arms stocks for diversion to [[Iran]]. This was purportedly done with the help of corrupt Italian intelligence officials linked to the secretive fascist Masonic lodge, [[P2]].[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bep Hermans.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bep Hermans.md index 0b383ead..3d8c3208 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bep Hermans.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bep Hermans.md @@ -3,9 +3,14 @@ aliases: - Bep Hermans tags: - Person + - Netherlands + - Round_Table_Foundation + - CIA + - Parapsychology + - Peter_Hurkos + - Psychedelics + - Andrija_Puharich --- -# Bep Hermans - Bep Hermans was a Dutch au pair who came to work for [[Andrija Puharich]] in 1956, taking care of his three young children after his wife, Jinny, was sent for psychiatric treatment. Hermans later became Puharich's wife[^1]. She arrived at the Warrenton Estate, the home of the [[Round Table Foundation]], in late March 1956. Hermans observed the dynamics within the foundation, including the relationship between Puharich and [[Peter Hurkos]]. She recalled that Hurkos's presence gave [[Harry Stump]] a confidence he had not had before, and that despite their conflicting natures, Peter and Harry "got along famously and forged a great telepathic team"[^1]. Hermans also witnessed Hurkos's psychometric talents, noting that he could provide detailed information about a person by touching an object belonging to them[^1]. @@ -16,5 +21,5 @@ Her relationship with Puharich was tumultuous. She recalled the dark turn things By 1961, pregnant with their second child, Hermans gave Puharich an ultimatum: he had three months to settle down or she would leave him and take their children back to Europe. She eventually left Puharich and returned to Europe with their children when he continued his unconventional pursuits, such as traveling to Brazil to study the psychic healer [[Arigo]][^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bert Lance.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bert Lance.md index ea5271df..837bb057 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bert Lance.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bert Lance.md @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Politician", "Banker", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Politician + - Banker + - BCCI + - Jimmy_Carter + - National_Bank_of_Georgia + - First_American_Bank + - USA + - Financial_Crimes --- T. Bertram (Bert) Lance was President [[Jimmy Carter]]'s budget director and former chairman of [[National Bank of Georgia]].[^1] @@ -13,7 +22,7 @@ Lance gained prominence as Jimmy Carter's budget director but later resigned due Lance played a key role in the acquisition of [[Financial General Bankshares]], which later became [[First American Bank]].[^8] He recruited his friend and attorney [[Clark Clifford]] to represent Abedi, BCCI, and the front men in the Financial General suit.[^9] BCCI also hired Lance as a consultant at a salary of $100,000.[^10] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 10. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 178. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bill Hamilton.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bill Hamilton.md index 260a61a2..4f1e2a15 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bill Hamilton.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bill Hamilton.md @@ -3,9 +3,17 @@ created: 2024-04-26 updated: 2024-04-30 title: Bill Hamilton tags: + - Person - NSA - PMMC - PROMIS + - INSLAW + - Software + - Intelligence + - DOJ + - Surveillance + - Danny_Casolaro + - USA description: William A. Hamilton worked as an NSA analyst and linguist, later joining PMMC. He led the creation of PROMIS software for prosecutors, funded by LEAA. In 1973, he and his wife founded INSLAW to manage PROMIS. --- > [!WARNING] INCOMPLETE RESEARCH @@ -27,13 +35,7 @@ Hamilton also received a document in November 2004 from a reliable U.S. intellig Hamilton believed that the main role of the [[Wackenhut Corporation]]-[[Cabazon Indian Reservation]] Joint Venture was connected to government-sanctioned drug trafficking and money laundering by organized crime groups like the [[Gambino Crime Family]] and groups like the [[Contras]]. He speculated that [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s job was to help these groups use [[National Security Agency|NSA]]'s bank surveillance version of [[PROMIS]] to launder drug proceeds, with some funds contributing to covert intelligence operations not authorized by Congress.[2] ---- -#### Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/139683581/ -[^2]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. - ---- -#### Footnotes - -[^1]: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/139683581/ \ No newline at end of file +[^2]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro's Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bill Moyers.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bill Moyers.md index b2d5758a..c334e9ef 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bill Moyers.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bill Moyers.md @@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ tags: - Person - Journalist - - Government Official + - Government_Official - USA + - Johnson_Administration + - Media + - White_House + - Political_Aide --- Bill Moyers is an American journalist and former government official. He served as a trusted aide and sometime speechwriter for President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. In October 1964, Moyers was ordered by Johnson, along with [[Myer Feldman]], to clean out [[Walter W. Jenkins]]'s safe after Jenkins's arrest on homosexual solicitation charges. They discovered a private cache of money, including funds from [[Abraham Feinberg]].[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bourke B. Hickenlooper.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bourke B. Hickenlooper.md index 67593eda..b62dc69a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bourke B. Hickenlooper.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Bourke B. Hickenlooper.md @@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ tags: - Person - Politics - USA + - Republican + - Senator + - Iowa + - Nuclear + - Israel + - Dimona + - Atomic_Energy_Committee --- Bourke B. Hickenlooper was a conservative Republican Senator from [[Iowa]]. He was also chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. In a closed session of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 6, 1961, he testily interrupted [[Christian A. Herter]], then Secretary of State, stating, "I think the Israelis have just lied to us like horse thieves on this thing." He accused [[Israel]] of consistently distorting, misrepresenting, and falsifying facts regarding their secret nuclear reactor facility at [[Dimona]].[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Brian D. Josephson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Brian D. Josephson.md index 55654f8a..53ea893b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Brian D. Josephson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Brian D. Josephson.md @@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ aliases: tags: - Person - Physicist - - Nobel Laureate + - Nobel_Laureate + - Parapsychology + - ESP + - UK + - Stanford_Research_Institute + - Josephson_Effect + - Superconductivity --- Brian D. Josephson is a British theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 for his prediction of the Josephson effect. He is also a vocal proponent of [[Extrasensory Perception|extrasensory perception]] (ESP) and has shown interest in [[Parapsychology|parapsychology]][^1]. His work on the Josephson junction, a configuration of two layers of superconducting material sandwiching a thin layer of non-superconducting material, was part of the quark detector used in [[Hal Puthoff]] and [[Ingo Swann]]'s [[Psychokinesis|psychokinesis]] experiment at [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]]. The design of this device was never made public, making it impossible for anyone to have preexisting knowledge of its appearance[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Brian Leighton.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Brian Leighton.md index f7c9ae1d..e8fbc0e5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Brian Leighton.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Brian Leighton.md @@ -1,3 +1,15 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Law_Enforcement + - Attorney + - USA + - California + - The_Company + - Drug_Trafficking + - Michael_Riconosciuto + - Justice_Department +--- [[Brian Leighton]] was a former Assistant [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] in Fresno, California. He was instrumental in prosecuting 29 members of a drug/arms organization known as "[[The Company]]."[^1] Leighton's efforts against "The Company" were significant, and he was described as the most effective person in formulating a strategy within the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] to pursue this group. He was involved in a joint effort with prosecutors in Lexington, Kentucky, and Miami, Florida, to dismantle "The Company."[^1] @@ -6,7 +18,6 @@ Leighton's efforts against "The Company" were significant, and he was described Leighton reportedly retired from the [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]]'s office shortly after the prosecutions against "The Company." [[Michael Riconosciuto]] speculated that Leighton was operating out of fear, noting that the prosecuting attorney in Florida involved in the case had been shot in the head. Riconosciuto also claimed that Leighton's prosecutions had only served to "vaccinate" "The Company" against further penetration, making them more resilient.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro's Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Carl Kaysen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Carl Kaysen.md index 5783f19f..f019f55f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Carl Kaysen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Carl Kaysen.md @@ -2,8 +2,14 @@ tags: - Person - Academic - - Government Official + - Government_Official - USA + - National_Security_Council + - Harvard + - Kennedy_Administration + - Nuclear_Proliferation + - Israel + - Princeton --- Carl Kaysen is a distinguished political economist who served as deputy assistant to the President for national security affairs. He moved from the Harvard faculty to the [[National Security Council]] in 1961. Kaysen recalled that President [[John F. Kennedy]] was intellectually and emotionally committed to a halt in the spread of nuclear weapons, and that nonproliferation was a topic Kennedy would discuss for hours.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Charles Dennis McKee.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Charles Dennis McKee.md index be9f7d18..49398c56 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Charles Dennis McKee.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Charles Dennis McKee.md @@ -1,6 +1,19 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Military + - Intelligence + - Major + - Pan_Am_Flight_103 + - Lockerbie + - MC-10 + - Cyprus + - Beirut + - Scotland + - Victim +--- [[Charles Dennis McKee]] was a Major and a senior member of the [[Middle East Collection 10]] (MC-10) cell in [[Cyprus]] and Beirut. He was on Pan Am Flight 103, along with [[Matthew Kevin Gannon]], when it exploded over Scotland. They had just returned from a mission in Beirut.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro's Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Charles Frank Jordan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Charles Frank Jordan.md index f0e477a4..e8624f69 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Charles Frank Jordan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Charles Frank Jordan.md @@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ Customs agent William Green increased the local law enforcement effort, and a ra Jordan's capture, largely attributed to Dellafiora's remote viewing, became one of the most celebrated cases in the program's twenty-five-year history, demonstrating the practical application of psychic abilities in intelligence operations[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Clint Murchison, Sr..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Clint Murchison, Sr..md index eb28df6d..6abfcf99 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Clint Murchison, Sr..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Clint Murchison, Sr..md @@ -1,10 +1,24 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Business + - Oil_Industry + - Texas + - Politics + - Joseph_McCarthy + - Douglas_MacArthur + - J_Edgar_Hoover + - Richard_Nixon + - Lyndon_Johnson + - Organized_Crime + - FIDCO +--- [[Clint Murchison, Sr.]] was a powerful Texas oilman and a significant political figure, described as being cut from the same cloth as [[H.L. Hunt]]. He was the father of [[Clint W. Murchison, Jr.]], a director of [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]]. Murchison, Sr. was a key organizer of pro-[[Douglas MacArthur|MacArthur]] forces in Texas and an ardent supporter of Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]]'s anti-communist crusade.[^1] Murchison, Sr. cultivated relationships with influential figures across the political spectrum, including [[J. Edgar Hoover]], [[Richard Nixon]], and [[Lyndon Johnson]]. The Murchison family's rise to power was closely tied to their connections in Texas oil. He was known for his hospitality, often hosting [[J. Edgar Hoover]] at his exclusive Hotel Del Charro in La Jolla, California, and covering Hoover's expenses, which amounted to approximately $19,000 in free vacations between 1953 and 1959.[^1] His business dealings also intersected with organized crime. Nearly 20 percent of the Murchison Oil Lease Company in Oklahoma was owned by [[Gerardo Catena]], a chief lieutenant to the [[Genovese Crime Family]]. Furthermore, the Murchison family's affairs were tightly interwoven with the scandal surrounding [[Bobby Baker]], a close associate of [[Lyndon Johnson]], which involved numerous questionable deals with organized crime figures in Las Vegas, Chicago, Louisiana, and the Caribbean.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro's Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Clint W. Murchison, Jr..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Clint W. Murchison, Jr..md index 8ecde765..a447e92b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Clint W. Murchison, Jr..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Clint W. Murchison, Jr..md @@ -1,3 +1,18 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Business + - Sports + - Dallas_Cowboys + - FIDCO + - Texas + - Organized_Crime + - Oil_Industry + - J_Edgar_Hoover + - Richard_Nixon + - Lyndon_Johnson + - Jimmy_Hoffa +--- [[Clint W. Murchison, Jr.]] was a Director of [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] and the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL football team. He was the son of [[Clint Murchison, Sr.]], a figure described as being cut from the same political cloth as [[H.L. Hunt]], both known for their significant influence and connections.[^1] His family cultivated relationships not only with powerful figures on the far right but also with individuals such as [[J. Edgar Hoover]], [[Richard Nixon]], organized crime figures, and [[Lyndon Johnson]]. The Murchison family's rise to power was closely tied to their connections in Texas oil.[^1] @@ -8,7 +23,6 @@ The Murchison family's business dealings also intersected with organized crime. His involvement with [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] placed him among a group of influential individuals with ties to government and intelligence, including [[Robert Maheu]], [[Michael A. McManus]], [[Robert Booth Nichols]], and [[George K. Pender]].[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dan Moldea.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dan Moldea.md index 7b323284..dadf5170 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dan Moldea.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dan Moldea.md @@ -1,7 +1,18 @@ -[[Dan Moldea]] is an American author known for his investigative work into organized crime and political corruption. He is the author of the 1986 book, *Dark Victory: Ronald Reagan, MCA, and the Mob*.[1] +--- +tags: + - Person + - Author + - Investigative_Journalist + - USA + - Organized_Crime + - MCA + - The_Octopus + - Danny_Casolaro + - Political_Corruption +--- +[[Dan Moldea]] is an American author known for his investigative work into organized crime and political corruption. He is the author of the 1986 book, *Dark Victory: Ronald Reagan, MCA, and the Mob*.[^1] In *Dark Victory*, Moldea famously labeled [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] as "[[The Octopus]]" due to its extensive and often illicit connections. Investigative journalist [[Danny Casolaro]] likely derived his own term "[[The Octopus]]" for the complex network he was investigating from Moldea's earlier work. However, the text notes that even Moldea, at the time of his book's publication in 1986, could not have known the full extent of this "creature's" reach, specifically its tentacles within the [[National Security Council|NSC]].[1] ---- -## Footnotes -[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +### Footnotes +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Daniel Magano.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Daniel Magano.md index 683d3908..ab351591 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Daniel Magano.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Daniel Magano.md @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Organized_Crime + - La_Cosa_Nostra + - Cabazon + - Surveillance + - Drug_Trafficking +--- [[Daniel Magano]] was an alleged mobster mentioned in a surveillance report from the Indio Police Department in August 1981. He was observed meeting with [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]], the Cabazon Administrator, and other [[La Cosa Nostra]] underworld figures. These meetings were believed to involve financial transactions.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Daniel Murphy.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Daniel Murphy.md index 73f7d9e2..99f13653 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Daniel Murphy.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Daniel Murphy.md @@ -1,3 +1,18 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Military + - Admiral + - CIA + - Intelligence + - PROMIS + - INSLAW + - NSA + - Defense_Department + - Gerald_Ford + - Jimmy_Carter + - Richard_Nixon +--- [[Daniel Murphy]] was a retired four-star Admiral who served as [[Elliot Richardson]]'s Military Advisor when Richardson was Secretary of Defense under [[Richard Nixon]]. He later held two of the top U.S. intelligence posts: Deputy Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] under [[Gerald Ford]] and Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence under [[Jimmy Carter]].[^1] In early 1991, [[INSLAW]] Counsel [[Elliot Richardson]] asked Murphy to review the plausibility of claims about the covert dissemination of [[PROMIS]] for intelligence-tracking applications and to give his opinion on whether the claimed intelligence uses could explain [[Richard Thornburgh]]'s inexplicable failure to enforce federal criminal laws in the [[INSLAW]] case. After reading the affidavits and the [[INSLAW]] lawsuit against Thornburgh, Murphy told Richardson and [[Bill Hamilton]] that there was nothing implausible about any of the claims, including [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s claim that he had modified [[PROMIS]] for U.S. intelligence on an Indian reservation in Southern [[California]]. He also stated that the available evidence made it look like an [[National Security Agency|NSA]] operation, and if it were, it would explain Thornburgh's behavior.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/David Margolis.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/David Margolis.md index 4aa76dbf..c4421a6a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/David Margolis.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/David Margolis.md @@ -1,3 +1,15 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Government_Official + - Justice_Department + - Organized_Crime + - MCA + - FBI + - Prosecutor + - DOJ + - USA +--- [[David Margolis]] is a long-serving official within the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]], described as its highest-ranking career official. He has served under 18 attorneys general and navigated sensitive cases throughout his tenure. His career history includes serving as Deputy Assistant Attorney General (1990-1993) and Senior official, Organized Crime Section, Criminal Division (1976-1990).[^1] ### Involvement in MCA Investigation diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dean C. Merrill.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dean C. Merrill.md index f5aa92e4..9c5b6921 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dean C. Merrill.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dean C. Merrill.md @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Programmer + - PROMIS + - INSLAW + - Software_Development + - Vice_President +--- > [!WARNING] INCOMPLETE RESEARCH > This page is a placeholder and requires extensive additions. @@ -5,7 +14,6 @@ Worked on the original 1969 team that created [[PROMIS]] under [[Joan E. Jacoby] He eventually joined [[INSLAW]] as a programmer[^1]. ---- -#### Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: [Witness cooperation : with a handbook of witness management : Cannavale, Frank J](https://archive.org/details/witnesscooperati0000cann/page/n25/mode/2up?q=promis) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dexter Leitenen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dexter Leitenen.md index c5f66f85..67ef6078 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dexter Leitenen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Dexter Leitenen.md @@ -1,6 +1,16 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Law_Enforcement + - Attorney + - Miami + - Green_Berets + - FBI + - Allan_Boyak + - Robert_Booth_Nichols +--- [[Dexter Leitenen]] was an assistant [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] and a close friend of [[Allan Boyak]] from his Green Beret days. He later became the Miami [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]]. Boyak consulted with Leitenen before going to the Los Angeles [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] office with his suspicions about [[Robert Booth Nichols]]' activities.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Don Keach.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Don Keach.md index e84c3412..e5c20624 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Don Keach.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Don Keach.md @@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ In the fall of 1976, Keach, along with fellow deep-sea explorer [[Don Walsh]], w They were able to provide Schwartz with rare access to the *Taurus I*, a state-of-the-art, five-man submersible, for three days of sea trials. This opportunity was crucial for Schwartz's [[Project Deep Quest]], which aimed to use [[Remote Viewing]] to locate a previously unknown shipwreck on the seafloor. Keach's involvement facilitated the use of the submersible for this unique psychic functioning experiment[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald A. Myers.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald A. Myers.md index 5569ad08..4cfc6033 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald A. Myers.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald A. Myers.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Donald A. Myers was a specialist with the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] on Myers's deployment came two years after a new and more powerful set of Soviet microwave beams (MUTS-2) were picked up by the [[CIA]] in Moscow. His presence indicated the growing concern within the U.S. government about the potential health hazards posed by these signals to embassy personnel[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald C. Latham.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald C. Latham.md index dd149fb5..2307a1bf 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald C. Latham.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald C. Latham.md @@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ tags: --- Donald C. Latham was the Assistant Secretary of Defense. He served as the chairman of the oversight panel for the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Sun Streak]] program, the new code name given to the U.S. government's psychic research program on January 31, 1986[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald M. Kerr.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald M. Kerr.md index 9caa625c..be3f6ccb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald M. Kerr.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Donald M. Kerr.md @@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ tags: --- Donald M. Kerr was the director of [[Los Alamos National Laboratory]] in [[New Mexico]]. He was a member of the new science panel for the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Sun Streak]] program, which was established on January 31, 1986[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Doug Henning.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Doug Henning.md index a17bbe95..6e2ec835 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Doug Henning.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Doug Henning.md @@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ In 1987, at the height of his popularity, Henning quit stage magic, stating he w His death in 1999 from liver cancer led [[James Randi]] to blame the Maharishi, claiming Henning abandoned regular medical treatment for his diet of nuts and berries[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas B. Hudson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas B. Hudson.md index b7f198ad..01b01d8f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas B. Hudson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas B. Hudson.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Douglas B. Hudson was a Lieutenant Colonel and a commander at [[Intelligence and This commendation highlights the high regard in which Morehouse was held by his superiors, despite later controversies surrounding his conduct and the eventual downfall of the psychic research program[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas MacArthur.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas MacArthur.md index 6131a3af..0a7d9e75 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas MacArthur.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas MacArthur.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ MacArthur was the focus of a "MacArthur-for-president" campaign in 1952, organiz Connections were forged during this period, with figures like [[Charles Willoughby]] being a regular part of the MacArthur-Hunt entourage, likely acquainted with [[Clint Murchison, Sr.]]. Research has noted that some of the men who served under General Douglas MacArthur during [[World War II]] later became part of the "[[The Octopus]]" network.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas Mulholland.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas Mulholland.md index eaf80708..5d2ca4e4 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas Mulholland.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Douglas Mulholland.md @@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ Mulholland was reportedly impressed by the report and hand-carried it to Secreta Despite the significance of the information, Mulholland later claimed he could not remember what he did after receiving the memo, and his memory on this point was classified by the CIA.[^1] A subsequent CIA memo described Mulholland's actions, noting that he reported to the CIA that he had carried the report directly to the Secretary for his further disposition.[^1] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 364-365. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ed Hardy.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ed Hardy.md index e1bdbdc1..199b60e9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ed Hardy.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ed Hardy.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Ed Hardy]] was the president of [[Curry Company]], the largest concessionaire in Yosemite National Park. He was closely associated with Mariposa County officials, including Mariposa District Attorney [[Bruce Eckerson]], County Assessor [[Steve Dunbar]], and Congressman [[Tony Coelho]]. Hardy and these officials were known for their annual camping trips together, and Hardy was a regular fixture at social events in Mariposa. The local townsfolk encouraged these connections, as much of Mariposa's tax base came from Curry Company.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edgar Mitchell.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edgar Mitchell.md index 8a7fb091..3ad9e407 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edgar Mitchell.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edgar Mitchell.md @@ -3,10 +3,17 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Edgar Mitchell tags: - - person - - astronaut - - scientist - - parapsychologist + - Person + - Astronaut + - Scientist + - Parapsychologist + - NASA + - Apollo_14 + - Moon_Landing + - Institute_of_Noetic_Sciences + - Psi_Research + - Uri_Geller + - Stanford_Research_Institute description: Edgar Mitchell was an American astronaut, Apollo 14 lunar module pilot, and a prominent advocate for psychic research and consciousness studies. --- Edgar Mitchell was an American astronaut, best known as the lunar module pilot for Apollo 14, making him the sixth person to walk on the Moon. Following his NASA career, Mitchell became a prominent advocate for psychic research and consciousness studies, founding the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS).[^1] @@ -15,6 +22,6 @@ Mitchell was a strong believer in psi phenomena and was involved in the early st He also funded [[Andrija Puharich]]'s efforts to bring Geller to the United States through a grant from his Institute of Noetic Sciences. Mitchell also suggested that [[Ingo Swann]] look for [[Patty Hearst]] using remote viewing, though Swann was ultimately unsuccessful.[^1] ---- +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edward Levinson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edward Levinson.md index b0717f51..faf78cf9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edward Levinson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edward Levinson.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Edward Levinson]] was a Las Vegas gambler and a lieutenant of Florida mobster [[Meyer Lansky]]. His Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas was financed through a [[Jimmy Hoffa|Hoffa]] loan. Levinson was one of the associates who brought a lawsuit against [[Bobby Baker]] in 1963, alleging that Baker failed to live up to certain bargains. Through Baker, Levinson also became acquainted with [[Clint Murchison, Sr.]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edwin May.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edwin May.md index 6ee8d86f..284ce166 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edwin May.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edwin May.md @@ -3,15 +3,20 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Edwin May tags: - - person - - scientist - - parapsychologist - - researcher + - Person + - Scientist + - Parapsychologist + - Researcher + - STARGATE_PROJECT + - Remote_Viewing + - SAIC + - Physicist + - USA description: Edwin May was a physicist and parapsychologist who served as the principal investigator and later gatekeeper of the Stargate Project in its later years. --- [[Edwin May]] was a physicist and [[Parapsychology|parapsychologist]] who became a principal investigator and later the gatekeeper of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]] in its later years. He was involved when most of the contracting for the program was transferred to [[Science Applications International Corporation|SAIC]] in 1991. May played a significant role in the scientific direction and management of the remote viewing program during its final phase before declassification.[^1] ---- +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edwin Meese.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edwin Meese.md index 2f54919f..a1de3c70 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edwin Meese.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Edwin Meese.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ [[William Bradford Reynolds]], Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division, stated that [[Lowell Jensen]]'s secretary brought a letter to him for signature because Jensen was out of the building, the letter needed to be sent that day, and it needed to be signed by someone in Edwin Meese's inner circle. Reynolds signed the letter, which advised that the [[PROMIS]] software was being provided to an Arab Sheik for resale and general distribution. Reynolds also had a vague recollection that Meese recused himself on [[PROMIS]] when he became [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] in February 1985, and Jensen therefore had to handle [[PROMIS]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Eugene Holley.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Eugene Holley.md index 944e9bf3..3ff618fe 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Eugene Holley.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Eugene Holley.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Holley was convicted of bank fraud in 1980 and sentenced to ten years in jail.[^ In October 1977, Holley arranged a meeting between Bert Lance and [[BCCI]] chieftains Abedi and [[Swaleh Naqvi]] at [[New York]]'s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.[^5] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 179. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Fazle Haq.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Fazle Haq.md index c229a5f0..8ad4470c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Fazle Haq.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Fazle Haq.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ During the [[Zia ul-Haq|Zia]] presidency, the U.S. deep-sixed information about When [[Benazir Bhutto]] ordered Haq's arrest, she aimed to demonstrate action against the drug problem.[^8] However, the charges against him disappeared after the generals removed Bhutto from power.[^9] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 71. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ferdinand Marcos.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ferdinand Marcos.md index d0c0b351..90e460c9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ferdinand Marcos.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ferdinand Marcos.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ [[Robert Booth Nichols]] reportedly laundered between $50-200 million for Ferdinand Marcos.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Frank McCoy.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Frank McCoy.md index b577649f..33f28b6f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Frank McCoy.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Frank McCoy.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Frank McCoy]] was a deputy appointed by Sheriff [[Ken Mattheys]] to handle the internal affairs aspect of the investigation into [[Ron Van Meter]]'s disappearance. McCoy was a former cop from the Southern [[California]] area.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Fred L. Lander III.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Fred L. Lander III.md index a5b05b8e..766c2ac8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Fred L. Lander III.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Fred L. Lander III.md @@ -1,3 +1,17 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Lawyer + - Government_Official + - PROMIS + - INSLAW + - LEAA + - Justice_Department + - IRS + - Education + - Civil_Rights + - Howard_University +--- Fred L. Lander III was born on April 19, 1927, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict before pursuing his education in law. In 1952, he earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. He worked as a classroom teacher, operated an independent real estate and insurance business, and held an administrative position with the Port of New York Authority. He also served as a Hearing Officer with the New York State Department of Labor. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/George Lawrence.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/George Lawrence.md index 507ee07f..80dff41c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/George Lawrence.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/George Lawrence.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Lawrence expressed concern that [[Hal Puthoff]] and [[Russell Targ]]'s "own expe Lawrence told *Time* editor [[Leon Jaroff]] that Geller was a "charlatan" and encouraged the magazine to write an exposé. This unauthorized communication with a reporter was a violation of his security clearance, leading to an investigation by the [[CIA]]. Despite Lawrence's denial of having talked to *Time*, Jaroff insisted otherwise[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Gerald Lewis.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Gerald Lewis.md index 5928070c..36573911 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Gerald Lewis.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Gerald Lewis.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Gerald Lewis was the [[Florida]] state comptroller who refused to renew [[Bank o Lewis's decision to shut down BCCI's operations in Florida was a direct response to the bank's money-laundering conviction. He received letters from [[Charles Saphos]], Chief of the Criminal Division Narcotics section of the [[U.S. Department of Justice]], requesting that BCCI be allowed to remain open.[^2] Lewis, however, maintained that the bank had to comply with all legal requirements, including those related to felony convictions.[^3] Lewis's actions ultimately led to the closure of BCCI's branches in Florida.[^4] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 10. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 88. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Gerard Messadié.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Gerard Messadié.md index 50a9b007..f6f8974b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Gerard Messadié.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Gerard Messadié.md @@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ Messadié stated in an interview that his information for the article came from Despite the [[U.S. Navy]]'s denial of the story as a hoax, Messadié's publication contributed to the widespread attention given to the alleged ESP experiments aboard the [[USS Nautilus]]. This, in turn, had significant real-world consequences, as the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] used the news to stimulate their own [[Parapsychology|parapsychology]] research. [[Leonid L. Vasilev]], Russia's leading ESP researcher, claimed that Soviet parapsychology research was stimulated by the *Nautilus* reports[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/H.L. Hunt.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/H.L. Hunt.md index 5e009d1b..061c371d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/H.L. Hunt.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/H.L. Hunt.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Hunt and [[Clint Murchison, Sr.]] were the chief organizers of the pro-[[Douglas MacArthur|MacArthur]] movement in Texas. Hunt went on to establish a MacArthur-for-president headquarters in Chicago, spending $150,000 of his own money on the general's reluctant 1952 presidential campaign. This campaign eventually faltered as MacArthur adopted the strident rhetoric of the right wing.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Harold Okimoto.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Harold Okimoto.md index 5012b475..c1f9a00e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Harold Okimoto.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Harold Okimoto.md @@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ Okimoto's company, [[Island Tobacco]], was said to sell cigarettes at the Casino du Liban, which was controlled by the [[Syria|Syrian]] mob and used as a front by narcotics people.[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Hella Hammid.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Hella Hammid.md index 2b997ae8..12c2ad21 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Hella Hammid.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Hella Hammid.md @@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ Hammid, along with Swann, was tasked with locating a previously unidentified shi For the classified [[U.S. Air Force]] project within Deep Quest, Hammid was placed inside the submerged *Taurus I*, 500 feet underwater and 375 miles away. She quickly identified which photograph, from a set of six sealed envelopes, was correct, indicating the location of Puthoff and Graff who were acting as a beacon on land. This demonstrated her ability to perform long-distance [[Remote Viewing]] in a challenging environment[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Henry Belk.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Henry Belk.md index f5462b5a..c6778454 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Henry Belk.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Henry Belk.md @@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ In the spring of 1956, Belk happened upon a *Paris Match* magazine article profi In early 1963, Belk arrived at Puharich's Ossining estate with an enticing research proposition centered on [[Arigo]], a psychic healer in the jungles of Brazil who reportedly performed major surgeries with a pocketknife without anesthesia or pain. Puharich, eager to pursue this, left for Brazil with Belk, a decision that led to [[Bep Hermans]] and their children leaving him[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Henry K. Beecher.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Henry K. Beecher.md index f2a14048..a440660e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Henry K. Beecher.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Henry K. Beecher.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Henry K. Beecher (1904–1976) was a controversial anesthesiologist who, for the Beecher's work contributed to the understanding of how perception of an event or a situation—real or imagined, rational or irrational—can cause consequential actions to occur. This concept is also related to the [[Thomas Theorem]], which states that "if men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences"[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Howard Baker.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Howard Baker.md index c337c19a..75dbd337 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Howard Baker.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Howard Baker.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Baker was on the [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] board from January 4, 1985 [[Edwin Meese]], [[William F. Weld]], and [[Arnold Burns]] complained to Baker about Meese's conduct. Weld stated that his superiors often asked if he could not close pending investigations of Meese's friends. Baker urged Weld and Burns to remain on staff, but they, along with four top aides, resigned from the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] on March 30, 1988, in an unprecedented mass exit.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Hugo Chávez.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Hugo Chávez.md index d1a671ae..15383f71 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Hugo Chávez.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Hugo Chávez.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ [[General Daniel Lopez Carballo]] justified the coup against Zelaya by stating that Chávez would eventually be running [[Honduras]] by proxy if the military had not acted. Zelaya had been in the process of forming a friendship or alliance with Chávez, which could have led to the [[United States]] losing its airbase in [[Honduras]] (Soto Cano Air Base). Chávez reportedly had close ties to [[Iran]] and offered military support to [[Iran]] in the event of a war with the [[United States]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Imad Mughniyah.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Imad Mughniyah.md index 2f7300a3..3aae1bf8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Imad Mughniyah.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Imad Mughniyah.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Mughniyah had a history of involvement in significant terrorist attacks against In the 1980s, Mughniyah was considered one of the leading terrorist masterminds in the world. The [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]] feared he was holding Higgins captive and that he would torture Higgins to extract classified information[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Imelda Marcos.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Imelda Marcos.md index cb88ed98..5581f98a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Imelda Marcos.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Imelda Marcos.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Imelda Marcos]] was the widow of the exiled Philippine President [[Ferdinand Marcos]]. In 1990, a [[United States|U.S.]] federal jury in Manhattan acquitted her and [[Adnan Khashoggi]] of racketeering and fraud.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/J. Edgar Hoover.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/J. Edgar Hoover.md index a3db3413..42847954 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/J. Edgar Hoover.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/J. Edgar Hoover.md @@ -1,3 +1,18 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Government_Official + - FBI + - Law_Enforcement + - Director + - Joseph_McCarthy + - Richard_Nixon + - Clint_Murchison + - AEC + - CIA + - Israel + - Nuclear +--- [[J. Edgar Hoover]] served as the first Director of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] (and its predecessor, the Bureau of Investigation) for 48 years, from 1924 until his death in 1972. His long tenure was marked by both his law enforcement activities and his connections to influential political and business figures. ### Hotel Del Charro Connections diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/J.H..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/J.H..md index 8f48ddf8..ea6ed325 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/J.H..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/J.H..md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ J.H. verified some of [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s information, including Riconosc J.H. was also contacted by [[Cheri Seymour]] regarding [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s request to connect with someone trustworthy at [[Financial Crimes Enforcement Network|FinCen]]. Riconosciuto advised that J.H. should have someone "totally uncoupled" from him make inquiries into Riconosciuto's files to avoid exposing an audit trail, as Riconosciuto claimed to know [[PROMIS]] and [[FOIMS]] (Field Office Information Management System) "inside out" and helped develop their internal tracking audit trail.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jack Houck.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jack Houck.md index 03bddc62..6a78fd60 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jack Houck.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jack Houck.md @@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ Houck's conclusion was that "everyone seems to be able to do PK." He noted that In 1983, [[John B. Alexander]] worked with Houck on psychokinesis research, inviting [[Doug Henning]] to attend Houck's spoon-bending parties to provide an expert opinion on whether a group could collectively cheat. Henning was reportedly amazed by the spontaneous bending of a spoon in his manager's hand, indicating no physical force was involved[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/James Moore.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/James Moore.md index 875c2e89..2959fa34 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/James Moore.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/James Moore.md @@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ The mission proved traumatic for Moore, who reportedly got sick and disliked the However, the CIA's desire to keep the drug a secret psychic weapon was undermined when Wasson published a twelve-page account of his experience in *Life* magazine, highlighting the mushroom's alleged ability to access and enhance [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]]. This article caused a sensation and led to pleasure seekers flocking to Mexico to consume *God's flesh*[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jan Lawrence Handzlik.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jan Lawrence Handzlik.md index 35e03e58..b5dd4f58 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jan Lawrence Handzlik.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jan Lawrence Handzlik.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Jan Lawrence Handzlik]] was the lawyer for [[Patrick Moriarty]], the Red Devil fireworks magnate. Handzlik stated that Moriarty had paid [[Bo Gritz]] to make business trips to [[China]], [[Singapore]], and other parts of [[Asia]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Janet Mitchell.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Janet Mitchell.md index 5de79a83..362b904e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Janet Mitchell.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Janet Mitchell.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ In these experiments, Swann was wired to a Beckman Dynograph and instructed to " Mitchell and Osis were reportedly thrilled with the results, particularly when Swann, instead of trying to articulate what he saw, drew it. They planned to repeat these experiments under tightly controlled laboratory conditions and submit the results to the Psychology Board of America for review[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Janet Reno.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Janet Reno.md index f18a62b1..b56a8c75 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Janet Reno.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Janet Reno.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Wilcher was interviewed by [[Carl Stern]], Reno's public relations man, regardin [[Bill Hamilton]] also mentioned that a [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] report commissioned by [[Janet Reno]] confirmed that a system called [[PROMIS]] was being used by [[Canada|Canadian]] agencies, but claimed it was totally different from [[INSLAW]]'s [[PROMIS]] software.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Janise.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Janise.md deleted file mode 100644 index e69de29b..00000000 diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jimmy Hoffa.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jimmy Hoffa.md index 9968136e..f4eba57e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jimmy Hoffa.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jimmy Hoffa.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ [[Clint W. Murchison, Jr.]] attempted to persuade the Senate Rules Committee in 1964 that his real estate dealings with Hoffa in Florida were "hardly relevant" to the [[Bobby Baker]] investigation.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John L. LaMothe.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John L. LaMothe.md index f1f89f90..49167a80 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John L. LaMothe.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John L. LaMothe.md @@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ Despite the controversy, LaMothe's report circulated through the military and in ## Publications * *Controlled Offensive Behavior—USSR* (1972) -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John Marsh.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John Marsh.md index 90024f0c..51fd4d50 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John Marsh.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John Marsh.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ John Marsh was the Secretary of the [[U.S. Army]]. On August 24, 1984, he author Marsh's authorization was a crucial step in ensuring the continuation of the U.S. government's psychic research efforts, despite the ongoing debates and controversies surrounding them[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John Van de Kamp.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John Van de Kamp.md index a0907175..d0ebf18f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John Van de Kamp.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/John Van de Kamp.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Three consecutive grand jury foremen and [[Ben Wagner]], an attorney representing deputies exposing corruption, sought help from Van de Kamp's office, but to no avail. Wagner learned that everything pertaining to Mariposa was automatically "trashed" when it crossed the Attorney General's desk. Wagner later filed a Writ of Mandamus against Van de Kamp for refusing to investigate corruption in Mariposa County.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jonathan Kwitny.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jonathan Kwitny.md index 7286c112..f6e3a430 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jonathan Kwitny.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Jonathan Kwitny.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Jonathan Kwitny]] was the author of the book *The Crimes of Patriots*. In his book, Kwitny reported that [[Michael Hand]] reportedly fled [[Australia]] under a false identity on June 14, 1980, on a flight to [[Fiji]]. He also identified an American code-named "Charlie" as a former member of the [[United States Army Special Forces|U.S. Special Forces]] and ex-[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] operative who allegedly helped Hand escape.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Joseph McCarthy.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Joseph McCarthy.md index b3e83c3b..0d7c0d02 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Joseph McCarthy.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Joseph McCarthy.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Joseph McCarthy]] was a [[United States Senator|U.S. Senator]] known for his anti-communist crusade in the 1950s. [[Clint Murchison, Sr.]] was an ardent supporter of McCarthy. McCarthy was a frequent visitor to the exclusive Hotel Del Charro in La Jolla, California, which Murchison, Sr. opened in the early 1950s. He was often seen there alongside [[Richard Nixon]] and [[J. Edgar Hoover]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Julian Leek.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Julian Leek.md index 61da1836..da884bb2 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Julian Leek.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Julian Leek.md @@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ tags: --- Julian Leek is the son of [[Sybil Leek]], a prominent British witch and astrologer. He maintains his mother's archive and confirmed that his mother maintained silence about her involvement in the [[Rudolf Hess]] affair throughout her life, and that the details remained officially classified[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Karen Jansen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Karen Jansen.md index 766d4abd..f48acefc 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Karen Jansen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Karen Jansen.md @@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ Karen Jansen was a [[United Nations]] inspector and a [[U.S. Army]] major. She w According to an Associated Press story by [[Ruth Sinai]], Jansen carried sketches of two sites where the Iraqi leader had supposedly stashed biological weapons. These sketches were provided by PSI Tech president [[Ed Dames]], who claimed they were generated through remote viewing[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ken Mattheys.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ken Mattheys.md index dfd7fe2a..da6bf7e2 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ken Mattheys.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ken Mattheys.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ In October 1984, Mattheys recruited private investigator [[Raymond Jenkins]] and Shortly after a meeting with [[Leslie Van Meter]] at Lake McClure, Mattheys mysteriously resigned from his position. He later revealed to reporter Anthony Pirushki that he had been ordered by two county supervisors and the county's attorney "to stay away from the Van Meter investigation." While still in office, Mattheys and his internal affairs investigators learned that [[Ron Van Meter]] had reported drug dealing and corruption within the Mariposa Sheriff's Department to the [[California Attorney General's Office|Attorney General's office]] in Sacramento shortly before his death.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Leon Jaroff.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Leon Jaroff.md index 400a9d7f..1e066514 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Leon Jaroff.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Leon Jaroff.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Jaroff's article was influenced by [[George Lawrence]], an [[ARPA]] project mana Jaroff's reporting contributed to the public debate and skepticism surrounding Geller's abilities and the government's involvement in [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] research[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lonnie Hammond.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lonnie Hammond.md index 43bf72dc..61b2075f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lonnie Hammond.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lonnie Hammond.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Lonnie Hammond]] was a deputy appointed by Sheriff [[Ken Mattheys]] to handle the internal affairs aspect of the investigation into [[Ron Van Meter]]'s disappearance. Hammond was a former cop from the Southern [[California]] area.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lowell Jensen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lowell Jensen.md index d32abfbe..dd4ea610 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lowell Jensen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lowell Jensen.md @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Government_Official + - Deputy_Attorney_General + - DOJ + - PROMIS + - INSLAW + - Justice_Department + - Edwin_Meese +--- D. Lowell Jensen served as Deputy Attorney General of the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]]. He became a figure in the [[PROMIS Software Scandal]] due to allegations made by [[Inslaw Corporation]] and findings by Bankruptcy Judge Bason. Further, his secretary brought a letter to [[William Bradford Reynolds]] for signature because Jensen was out of the building, the letter needed to be sent that day, and it needed to be signed by someone in [[Edwin Meese]]'s inner circle. This letter advised that the [[PROMIS]] software was being provided to an Arab Sheik for resale and general distribution.[^1] [[Edwin Meese]] reportedly recused himself on [[PROMIS]] when he became [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] in February 1985, and Jensen therefore had to handle [[PROMIS]].[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lucky Jordan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lucky Jordan.md index ca422e8e..bd98a342 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lucky Jordan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lucky Jordan.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Lucky Jordan]] was a reserve deputy who, on the same day [[Ron Van Meter]] reported corruption to the [[California Attorney General's Office|Attorney General's office]], drove to the Fresno office of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] to report similar information. According to Jordan, they had split up and reported to separate agencies in case "something" happened to one of them.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lyndon Johnson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lyndon Johnson.md index dd72561d..3e6f5324 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lyndon Johnson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Lyndon Johnson.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ As Senate Majority Leader, Johnson made [[Bobby Baker]] his secretary of the Senate Democrats in 1955, referring to Baker as "my strong right arm, the last man I see at night, the first I see in the morning." A major scandal brewed around Baker in the autumn of 1963, involving numerous questionable deals that were tightly interwoven with the [[Clint Murchison, Sr.|Murchison family]] and organized crime figures.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/M. L. Juncosa.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/M. L. Juncosa.md index c9790bda..9203dbef 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/M. L. Juncosa.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/M. L. Juncosa.md @@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ Juncosa and Van Dyke also highlighted the challenge facing anyone working on suc ## Publications * "Paranormal Phenomena—Briefing on a Net Assessment Study" (1973, co-authored with P. T. Van Dyke) -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mark Nichols.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mark Nichols.md index 2030a181..899e4a0c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mark Nichols.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mark Nichols.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Mark Nichols]] inherited the position of administrator of the [[Cabazon Tribal Council|Cabazon tribe]] from his brother, [[John Paul Nichols]], in 1989.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Marvin Rudnick.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Marvin Rudnick.md index ecb6f5a4..426046b5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Marvin Rudnick.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Marvin Rudnick.md @@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ Rudnick subsequently lost his job when he refused to drop the investigation into After losing his job, Rudnick eventually had part of his story told in the 1993 book, *Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, The Music Business, and the Mafia* by William Knoedelseder.[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mary Quick.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mary Quick.md index c899b3e0..50f7be39 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mary Quick.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mary Quick.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Her nephew, [[Brian Weiss]], who had been living at her house in Fresno, was a b [[Michael Riconosciuto]] later admitted that he had not, in fact, given any cards to Mary Quick, but had kept them hidden. However, Morasca believed, and under torture revealed, that one of the cards was being held by Mary Quick and the rest were stored in a safe deposit box. Mary Quick died three days later. The computer cards that Morasca and Mary Quick allegedly died for belonged to the Tyme Shares on-line financial clearing house.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Matthew Livelsberger.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Matthew Livelsberger.md index 6413b317..c6a11355 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Matthew Livelsberger.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Matthew Livelsberger.md @@ -1,3 +1,16 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Military + - Green_Beret + - Special_Operations + - U.S._Army + - Terrorism + - Cybertruck_Bombing + - Fort_Carson + - Afghanistan + - Ukraine +--- Matthew Alan Livelsberger was born July 22, 1987 in Arizona. He was raised in Bucyrus, Ohio where he attended Bucyrus High school and graduated in 2005. He attended Norwich University from 2016-2019 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis (Summa Cum Laude). @@ -22,7 +35,7 @@ Matthew had back surgery twice from his time as a paratrooper[^3]. In 2019, foll Livelsberger was allegedly a supporter of Donald Trump and voted for him in Novemeber 2024. ## Manifesto The day prior to his death, Livelsberger allegedly sent a manifesto ([[Cybertruck Trump Hotel Bombing#^5630d3|manifesto text]]) to [[Sam Shoemate]] (@samosaur) on December 31, 2024[^4] alleging, among other things, that the [[New Jersey Drones|NJ Drones]] are Chinese [[anti-gravitic]] devices, that the United States also possesses this technology, that he is aware of war crimes committed in 2019 by the United States, and that he has TSSCI with [[UAP]] [[Special Access Programs|USAP]] access. He indicated that these craft were controlled from a building at Groom Lake. -# Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: [Man who rented Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas a Green Beret, official says](https://archive.is/RKsXC) [^2]: [Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger’s wife broke up with him days before explosion outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas: sources](https://archive.is/V3mds) [^3]: [ What Matthew Livelsberger texted ex days before Cybertruck explosion at Trump hotel in Las Vegas](https://archive.is/L0NjZ) diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Maurice Ghanem.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Maurice Ghanem.md index 46e5c780..ee665dc6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Maurice Ghanem.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Maurice Ghanem.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ [[Michael Riconosciuto]] also stated that Maurice Ghanem was "agency," meaning [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]], in [[Lebanon]], and that he, Maurice, and [[George K. Pender]] worked together.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Meyer Lansky.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Meyer Lansky.md index d16def79..37d34ae6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Meyer Lansky.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Meyer Lansky.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Meyer Lansky]] was a prominent Florida mobster. His Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas was financed through a [[Jimmy Hoffa|Hoffa]] loan. [[Edward Levinson]], a Las Vegas gambler, was a lieutenant of Lansky. Through [[Bobby Baker]], Levinson became acquainted with [[Clint Murchison, Sr.]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael A. McManus.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael A. McManus.md index 8e6650e4..46fc58ec 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael A. McManus.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael A. McManus.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ McManus played a role in [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]]'s activities in [[Lebanon]]. A letter dated June 29, 1983, from McManus to [[George K. Pender]] of [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]], written on [[White House]] letterhead, acknowledged an update on [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]]'s efforts in the rebuilding of [[Lebanon]] and expressed the [[United States Government|U.S. government]]'s interest in the success of these efforts. This correspondence highlights his involvement in the company's operations and its connections to high-level government interests.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael Hand.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael Hand.md index 6dac2718..30ca46e2 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael Hand.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael Hand.md @@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ According to the book *The Crimes of Patriots* by [[Jonathan Kwitny]], Michael H In 1991, Australian journalist [[Brian Toohey]] reported in his *The Eye* magazine that Michael Hand had a postal drop at a suite in NE Bellevue, Washington State, and his wife was reportedly living with him there. [[Michael Riconosciuto]], who was living near Tacoma, Washington State, when he was arrested in 1991, claimed to have been in direct communication with Michael Hand before and after Hand's disappearance, and that he had handled money transfers for Hand when he fled [[Australia]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael T. Hurley.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael T. Hurley.md index a18301de..e13e0d96 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael T. Hurley.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michael T. Hurley.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Hurley was involved in a [[National Security Council|NSC]]-sanctioned drug/sting In 1990, the [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] reassigned Hurley to a [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] intelligence position in Washington State. [[Lester Coleman]] found this reassignment suspicious, believing it was done to "manufacture a case" against [[Michael Riconosciuto]] and prevent Riconosciuto from becoming a credible witness about the [[United States Government|U.S. government]]'s covert sale of the [[PROMIS]] software to foreign governments.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michele Gaudet.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michele Gaudet.md index a7d0ce5b..7558ef30 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michele Gaudet.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Michele Gaudet.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Michele Gaudet]] was the spokesman for the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]]. She told *Insight* magazine that the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] investigation into the [[PROMIS]] software was ongoing and very much about the [[PROMIS]] software, which "may or may not involve back-door entrance into the most secret computer systems in the Western world."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mike Murphy.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mike Murphy.md index d68c03c1..f8e803b9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mike Murphy.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Mike Murphy.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ On July 1, 2010, Murphy requested that the case against [[Jimmy Hughes]] be dism [[Rachel Begley]] expressed her disbelief in Murphy's claim of new information, stating that the evidence she found was more than sufficient. She also questioned how [[California Attorney General]] [[Jerry Brown]] could support the release of Hughes and criticized Murphy's handling of the case as "prosecutorial misconduct and a miscarriage of justice."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Pam MacLean.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Pam MacLean.md index 94c9e2fa..46604b9e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Pam MacLean.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Pam MacLean.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Pam MacLean]] was a reporter for the *San Francisco Daily Journal*. She spent thousands of dollars to get the [[John Di Giorgio]] file unsealed. The unsealed documents revealed that the [[United States Government|U.S. government]] was looking for an alleged $13 million in laundered drug funds believed to be in [[Switzerland]], [[Germany]], and [[Israel]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Patrick McGuire.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Patrick McGuire.md index b10aefbd..6ca366fa 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Patrick McGuire.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Patrick McGuire.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ McGuire also provided a Declaration on behalf of [[Jimmy Hughes]]. In this Declaration, McGuire noted that he had spoken with Reeder's lawyer, [[Clay Weed]], who stated that it was not in Reeder's interest to address the Nichols's or their illegal activities at the Bingo operation, as it would jeopardize Reeder's investment.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Patrick Moriarty.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Patrick Moriarty.md index f69726ed..f2c9c4d4 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Patrick Moriarty.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Patrick Moriarty.md @@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ In 1985, Moriarty pleaded guilty to mail fraud in what became the biggest politi Moriarty was subpoenaed to testify on behalf of [[Bo Gritz]] at his trial in Las Vegas. Moriarty's lawyer, [[Jan Lawrence Handzlik]], stated that Moriarty had paid Gritz to make business trips to [[China]], [[Singapore]], and other parts of [[Asia]]. Gritz claimed his July 1989 trip to [[Asia]] was to negotiate an oil interest he and Moriarty had set up between the [[People's Republic of China]] and [[Indonesia]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Peter Hurkos.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Peter Hurkos.md index 0340bce4..6a417e84 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Peter Hurkos.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Peter Hurkos.md @@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ After the death of [[Alice Astor Bouverie]], Puharich and Hurkos traveled to Mex In the 1960s, Puharich and Hurkos traveled to the Sixth Naval District Personnel Conference in Charleston, South Carolina, to demonstrate [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] and psychometry to submariners[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Phillip Hawes.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Phillip Hawes.md index 5a465af1..80c87e62 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Phillip Hawes.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Phillip Hawes.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Phillip Hawes]] was the Indio City Manager. He confirmed to *Indio Daily News* staff writer [[Paul Zalis]] that [[William Cole]], a Los Angeles-based attorney, had been hired to investigate possible links between the triple slayings of [[Fred Alvarez]], [[Ralph Boger]], and [[Patricia Castro]] and the [[Cabazon Casino]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/R. S. Hawke.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/R. S. Hawke.md index 53c4388b..376a0291 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/R. S. Hawke.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/R. S. Hawke.md @@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ R. S. Hawke was one of the scientists at [[Lawrence Livermore National Laborator Hawke documented the results of one of these tests, stating that "The magnetic pattern stored in the iron oxide layer of a magnetic program card was erased." He concluded that "Further experiments are warranted," indicating a measurable effect from Geller's alleged abilities[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ray Hyman.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ray Hyman.md index bb7768b2..5c5dae8f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ray Hyman.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ray Hyman.md @@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ In 1983, Hyman weighed in on the [[James Randi]] hoax against the McDonnell Labo In 1995, Hyman was one of the team leaders for the [[American Institutes for Research]]'s evaluation of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Star Gate program]], which ultimately recommended its cancellation. However, this evaluation was criticized for its limited scope and the researchers' pre-existing skeptical biases[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Raymond Jenkins.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Raymond Jenkins.md index 2db66ae5..24b2f1ba 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Raymond Jenkins.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Raymond Jenkins.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Jenkins' investigation also led him to [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] (Music Corporation of America), parent company to Curry Company, where a major drug network had surfaced in Yosemite National Park. He later joined forces with [[Cheri Seymour]] in the investigation of Van Meter's death and the broader corruption in Mariposa County. Jenkins followed the drug trail from Yosemite National Park back to the Mariposa airport, where sheriff's deputies were observed loading and unloading packages from planes.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Raymond Lavas.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Raymond Lavas.md index 8a7df4e2..018cf52f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Raymond Lavas.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Raymond Lavas.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Lavas also turned some of [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s disks over to the Jack Brooks investigative committee (House Judiciary Committee on [[INSLAW]]). Riconosciuto claimed there was no data on these disks, as they contained a sub-set of VAX VMS routines modified to activate a one-time pad encryption scheme, requiring specific hardware and instructions to unravel.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Richard Hanna.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Richard Hanna.md index 51987cfd..0b494ffc 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Richard Hanna.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Richard Hanna.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Richard Hanna]] was the Assistant Chief of the [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]]. He reported that the collision involving a Mariposa County Sheriff's vehicle and a Secret Service car occurred at 10:50 a.m. on March 5, 1983, between Coulterville and La Grange on Highway 132, about 25 minutes ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's motorcade.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert A. McConnell.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert A. McConnell.md index efc249ba..365eeec8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert A. McConnell.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert A. McConnell.md @@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Robert A. McConnell was a physicist who authored the paper "ESP—Fact or Fancy? Jung remarked on how some age-old mysteries never change, and that attempts to explain away seemingly miraculous results often fail against the facts. McConnell's paper contributed to the ongoing debate about the reality and nature of anomalous mental phenomena[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Keenan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Keenan.md index 88233944..5573b22f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Keenan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Keenan.md @@ -1,6 +1,17 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Military + - Colonel + - INSCOM + - Remote_Viewing + - Systems_Exploitation_Detachment + - Army_Intelligence + - Frederick_Atwater +--- Colonel Robert Keenan was the commanding officer of the [[Systems Exploitation Detachment]] (SED) under the command of [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command]] (INSCOM). In this role (July 1978 - May 1980[^1]), he was responsible for overseeing the activities and personnel within the detachment. When [[Frederick Atwater]] proposed the idea of forming a remote viewing team within the Army, it was Keenan who had the authority to approve or reject the proposal. Keenan ultimately approved Atwater's proposal, which led to the establishment of the remote viewing program in 1977. This decision marked a significant step in the Army's exploration of paranormal phenomena for intelligence gathering purposes. -# Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: [Annual Historical Review, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), FY 1980]([https://www.governmentattic.org/30docs/USAINSCOMhistoryFY_1980.pdf) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Maheu.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Maheu.md index 04f1e8be..3315a83c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Maheu.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Maheu.md @@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ Maheu's connections extended to organized crime figures, as he was involved in [ His involvement with [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] placed him among a group of powerful individuals, including [[Michael A. McManus]], [[Robert Booth Nichols]], and [[Clint W. Murchison, Jr.]], who were described as intelligence people working for the [[National Security Council|NSC]]. [^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Morgenthau.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Morgenthau.md index c9eb295d..ee545e8c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Morgenthau.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Morgenthau.md @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Morgenthau, at seventy years old during the BCCI investigation, was described as Morgenthau's reputation as a crusader was built during his time as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, a position he held after being appointed by [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] in 1960.[^13] He was known for his independence and his willingness to pursue cases against powerful figures.[^14] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 48. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 48. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Mueller.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Mueller.md index fdcebbeb..a444f27f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Mueller.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robert Mueller.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Mueller appeared on ABC's Nightline to refute *Time* magazine's charges regardin Mueller asserted that the Justice Department had provided information leading to the shutdown of BCCI's offices in [[Florida]].[^5] He maintained that all allegations or evidence provided to the Justice Department were being pursued.[^6] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 10. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 150. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Roberto Micheletti.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Roberto Micheletti.md index bcf6386d..8382a1bc 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Roberto Micheletti.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Roberto Micheletti.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Roberto Micheletti]] was a congressional leader in [[Honduras]] who was named as the successor to President [[Manuel Zelaya]] after Zelaya was ousted in a coup in June 2009. Micheletti was placed in office by coup leaders [[General Daniel Lopez Carballo]] and [[Romeo Vásquez Velásquez]], both friends of [[Jimmy Hughes]] and members of FGBMFI ([[Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International]]).[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robin Leigh-Pemberton.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robin Leigh-Pemberton.md index 8cb8307b..507d44c0 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robin Leigh-Pemberton.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Robin Leigh-Pemberton.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Leigh-Pemberton, along with Deputy Governor [[Eddie George]], was aware of the d On June 28, 1991, Leigh-Pemberton and George decided to act, informing the [[Federal Reserve Bank]] of the impending seizure of BCCI in the [[United Kingdom]].[^5] The Bank of England had been reluctant to shut down BCCI, despite knowing of its insolvency, and had been trying to persuade [[Sheikh Zayed]] to inject more money.[^6] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 10. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 135. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ruth Hefer.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ruth Hefer.md index a214e12c..a668f90b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ruth Hefer.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ruth Hefer.md @@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ Hefer, who was in the audience, immediately went to a pay phone to call her cont This event significantly boosted Geller's reputation, with Prime Minister [[Golda Meir]] reportedly quipping, "Don’t ask me... Ask Uri Geller" when asked about [[Israel|Israel's]] future[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Samuel Koslov.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Samuel Koslov.md index 0a34f209..513d37c6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Samuel Koslov.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Samuel Koslov.md @@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ As a lead scientist on [[Project Pandora]], a classified, multiservice effort to In 1977, when a *Washington Post* article by [[John L. Wilhelm]] exposed the [[U.S. Navy]]'s involvement in [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] research, Koslov publicly expressed outrage. He claimed he had demanded the [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] project stop at once and had canceled Navy funds for remote viewing work. He publicly stated, "If you ask me, ‘Do you think it’s a pile of crap?’ I do, and you can quote me," and assured Wilhelm that the Navy "is simply out of this business. I don’t believe it’s the function of the military to support [[Parapsychology|parapsychology]] research"[^1]. His public stance was seen by some as a semantic maneuver to conceal the truth and distance the Navy from controversial parapsychology research, especially given his direct involvement in related classified programs[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Sean McDade.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Sean McDade.md index d7019848..ced8890e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Sean McDade.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Sean McDade.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ McDade also described [[Scott Lawrence]]'s deep-cover drug investigation, code-n McDade found himself a target of [[ECHELON]] technology during his investigation in the [[United States]], forcing him to take extraordinary measures to communicate with [[Sue Todd]] and [[Cheri Seymour]]. He stated that the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] was spying on [[Canada|Canadian]] citizens while [[Canada]] spied on [[United States|American]] citizens, both using [[ECHELON]] and trading data. Although he reportedly left the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] after his investigation was exposed in the *Toronto Star* in August 2000, [[Sue Todd]] indicated he ultimately returned to police work in his hometown.[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Shamsud-Din Jabbar.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Shamsud-Din Jabbar.md index 38c436f6..342fe2d3 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Shamsud-Din Jabbar.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Shamsud-Din Jabbar.md @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Terrorist + - U.S._Army + - Afghanistan + - Deloitte + - New_Orleans_Attack + - ISIS + - Military_Veteran +--- Shamsud-Din Jabbar ([[act of terrorism|terrorist]]) was 42 when he died while performing the [[New Orleans Truck Attack]]. He was born in Beaumont, Texas[^2] and raised Muslim, but strayed and only recently returned. His last address was in Houston.[^1] Jabbar was a [[U.S. Army]] veteran (joined in 2007) and worked in human resources and IT. He deployed to [[Afghanistan War|Afghanistan]] from February 2009 to January 2010 (possibly 2015) and was stationed at [[Fort Bragg]] at one point. In 2015 he was discharged and attended [[Georgia State University]] where he graduated in 2017 with a degree in computer information systems. Prior to GSU, he attended Central Texas College from 2008-2010 and received an associate degree in Information technology. @@ -11,7 +22,7 @@ Jabbar was married three times and had children from two relationships. His firs He had a minor criminal record including traffic offences (DWI)[^3] and theft. The FBI seized three mobile phones and two laptops. Jabbar uploaded a number of videos to Facebook in the hours preceding the attack. The videos allegedly claim he joined IS earlier in the year and contained a will and testament. -# Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: [What we know about the New Orleans attacker](https://archive.is/0FGjl) [^2]: [ Personal Introduction by Shamsud-Din Jabbar](https://archive.org/details/youtube-K-dqDlgQei0) diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Sybil Leek.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Sybil Leek.md index ffd756dc..f46a96cf 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Sybil Leek.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Sybil Leek.md @@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ In the 1970s, [[John LaMothe]]'s report, *Controlled Offensive Behavior—USSR*, --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ted Koppel.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ted Koppel.md index 922703d4..2881b227 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ted Koppel.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ted Koppel.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ tags: During the broadcast, Koppel interviewed [[Dale Graff]] of the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]] and [[Robert Gates]] of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. Graff defended the integrity of the programs, while Gates downplayed their significance. Koppel also interviewed [[William Green]], a customs agent, who confirmed the story of how [[Angela Dellafiora]], a DIA psychic, had located [[Charles Frank Jordan]], an [[FBI]] Most Wanted Fugitive[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Tom McNear.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Tom McNear.md index ad482ddd..d3408fcc 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Tom McNear.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Tom McNear.md @@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ Despite his proficiency, McNear did not want to remain part of the viewer unit a In 1985, the [[Department of Defense]] published a forty-one-page how-to manual, "Coordinate Remote Viewing, Stages I–VI and Beyond." The author of this manual, declassified in 2000, was Tom McNear[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Walter Levy.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Walter Levy.md index 33e6db7a..5a6f2e4b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Walter Levy.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Walter Levy.md @@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Walter Levy was an assistant to [[J. B. Rhine]] at the [[Duke University Parapsy Levy's research assistants discovered him tampering with the lab equipment and recorded him on videotape. When confronted with the evidence, Levy confessed and resigned. This scandal became fodder for skeptics of Rhine and his [[Parapsychology|parapsychology]] research[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/William Hundley.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/William Hundley.md index bd150a41..640caf07 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/William Hundley.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/William Hundley.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Hundley had recently joined Strauss's firm, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. He c [[Marvin Rudnick]] pointed out that Hundley's picture was on the wall, along with [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[Edwin Meese]]'s, in Margolis's office, which Margolis pointed to when he threatened Rudnick.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/William Richard Higgins.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/William Richard Higgins.md index 69fa7f08..99ca871d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/William Richard Higgins.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/William Richard Higgins.md @@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ Despite initial perceptions, Higgins was likely killed between four and six week Higgins's body was not recovered for another two and a half years, when his mummified remains were found in a bag left in a school parking lot in southern Beirut[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Zafar Iqbal.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Zafar Iqbal.md index a90b0631..4b51ef0f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Zafar Iqbal.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Zafar Iqbal.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Zafar Iqbal took over as head of [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCC As head of BCCI, Iqbal was the bank's president when [[William Ryback]] of the [[Federal Reserve]] demanded to see the audit reports.[^3] He was forced by Ryback to agree that the audit would not be brought back to the United States, nor would the [[Bank of England]] allow a copy to be taken.[^4] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 174. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Alexei N. Kosygin.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Alexei N. Kosygin.md index c0408929..835882d2 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Alexei N. Kosygin.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Alexei N. Kosygin.md @@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ tags: - Person - Politics - Soviet Union + - Premier + - Diplomat + - Cold War + - Nuclear Policy + - Middle East --- Alexei N. Kosygin was the Premier of the [[Soviet Union]] from 1964 to 1980. In mid-October 1973, during the [[Yom Kippur War]], Kosygin flew to [[Cairo]] and persuaded [[Anwar Sadat]] to call for a cease-fire. This occurred after the Israeli military had successfully counterattacked in the [[Golan Heights]] and the [[Sinai]], ending any immediate threat and the necessity for the nuclear alert.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Donald M. Kerr, Jr..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Donald M. Kerr, Jr..md index db2b2086..7124530c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Donald M. Kerr, Jr..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Donald M. Kerr, Jr..md @@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ tags: - Government Official - Nuclear - USA + - Department of Energy + - Intelligence + - VELA Satellite + - Carter Administration --- Donald M. Kerr, Jr. served in the [[Jimmy Carter|Carter]] administration as acting director of the defense programs at the [[Department of Energy]], making him responsible for [[America]]'s nuclear bombs. He directed the secret Nuclear Intelligence Panel (NIP) study into the 1979 [[VELA Satellite]] sighting. Kerr stated that the NIP had no doubt it was a nuclear bomb and believed the [[Jack P. Ruina|Ruina]] panel's mandate was driven by politics "to find a different explanation."[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Henry A. Kissinger.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Henry A. Kissinger.md index dfcb6610..d4e62477 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Henry A. Kissinger.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Henry A. Kissinger.md @@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ tags: - Diplomat - Politician - USA + - Secretary of State + - National Security Advisor + - Nuclear Policy + - Israel + - Nixon Administration + - Harvard University + - Cold War --- Henry A. Kissinger was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under Presidents [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald R. Ford]]. In the fall of 1967, while a [[Harvard University]] professor and consultant on [[Vietnam]] to the [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]] administration, Kissinger visited [[Tel Aviv]] to teach for a week at the Israeli Defense College. At the end of his course, he went to [[William N. Dale]]'s office in the embassy and sent an urgent, top-secret message to the White House, warning about [[Dimona]] and concluding that [[Israel]] was making nuclear warheads.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Jeruham Kafkafi.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Jeruham Kafkafi.md index d8b03917..c971b8aa 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Jeruham Kafkafi.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Jeruham Kafkafi.md @@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ tags: - Person - Scientist - Israel + - Scientific Attaché + - FBI Investigation + - Nuclear Materials + - Pittsburgh + - Intelligence --- Jeruham Kafkafi was an Israeli scientific attaché. He had a highly suspicious meeting at the airport in [[Pittsburgh]] with [[Zalman Mordecai Shapiro]]. The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] reported that Kafkafi flew from [[Washington D.C.]] to Pittsburgh for the meeting and returned immediately to Washington. Shapiro later told congressional investigators that the meeting was arranged at his request because he had not been paid for antiterrorist equipment his company had shipped to [[Israel]].[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/John F. Kennedy.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/John F. Kennedy.md index 02264703..f14423eb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/John F. Kennedy.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/John F. Kennedy.md @@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ tags: - President - Government - USA + - Nuclear Nonproliferation + - Israel + - Dimona + - Cold War + - CIA + - Assassination + - Foreign Policy --- John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the [[United States]], serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was intellectually and emotionally committed to a halt in the spread of nuclear weapons, with nonproliferation being a topic he would discuss for hours.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/John Kerry.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/John Kerry.md index a885da29..ae2c4c33 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/John Kerry.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/John Kerry.md @@ -1,5 +1,15 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Politician", "Senator", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Politician + - Senator + - BCCI + - Investigation + - Money Laundering + - Drug Trafficking + - Subcommittee + - Massachusetts + - CIA --- John Kerry is a former Democratic Senator from [[Massachusetts]] and was chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Operations.[^1] @@ -11,7 +21,7 @@ He was a key figure in pushing for investigations into BCCI's activities, despit Kerry received money from [[Clark Clifford]] and [[Robert Altman]], members of their law firm, during the same month that [[Jack Blum]]'s contract with his subcommittee was terminated.[^6] He introduced a bill that would allow the government to revoke the license of any bank whose officials had been convicted of money laundering, known as the "death penalty bill," which was opposed by BCCI's lawyers.[^7] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 26. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Khalfan al-Mazrui.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Khalfan al-Mazrui.md index cc57d4f5..7b9b80a6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Khalfan al-Mazrui.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Khalfan al-Mazrui.md @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Government Official", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Government Official + - BCCI + - Banking + - Karachi + - UAE + - Private Department + - Financial Crime + - Investigation --- Khalfan al-Mazrui was the Head of the [[Karachi]] office of [[Zayed bin Sultan AL-Nahayan|Sheikh Zayed]]'s Private Department.[^1] He was also the brother-in-law of [[Sami Masri]].[^2] @@ -13,7 +22,7 @@ He was responsible for cleaning up the missing hundreds of millions of dollars t Al-Mazrui was in communication with [[Jonathan Beaty]] regarding Sami Masri and the BCCI investigation.[^6] He was cautious and wary, especially about discussing sensitive information over the phone.[^7] He was also involved in meetings with BCCI heads in [[London]].[^8] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 10. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 92. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Richard J. Kerr.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Richard J. Kerr.md index da5c1259..3923bc69 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Richard J. Kerr.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Richard J. Kerr.md @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ --- -tags: ["Person", "Government Official", "CIA", "BCCI"] +tags: + - Person + - Government Official + - CIA + - BCCI + - Acting Director + - Intelligence + - Congressional Testimony + - Iran-Contra + - Banking --- Richard J. Kerr served as Acting [[Central Intelligence Agency]] Director. In 1991, he confirmed that the agency had used [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] to move money around the world.[^1] @@ -9,7 +18,7 @@ Kerr appeared before Senator [[John Kerry]]'s Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcoti Despite these denials, Kerr admitted that the CIA did maintain accounts with BCCI, describing them as normal operational accounts.[^5] The Kerry subcommittee's report suggested that [[William Casey]]'s actions, including any role in the [[Iran-Contra Affair]], were undertaken in his position as an adviser to the President, rather than as Director of the CIA, allowing them to be undocumented and deniable.[^6] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 89. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Robert Kennedy.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Robert Kennedy.md index cfe689f9..41e1fbbf 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Robert Kennedy.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Robert Kennedy.md @@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ tags: - Person - Politics - USA + - Attorney General + - Kennedy Administration + - Justice Department + - Israel + - Government Official --- Robert Kennedy was an American politician who served as Attorney General during his brother [[John F. Kennedy]]'s presidency. In an interview published in 1988 by the [[John F. Kennedy Library]], he expressed a cynical view of [[Myer Feldman]], noting that while his older brother valued Feldman's work, Feldman's major interest was [[Israel]] rather than the [[United States]].[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Robert W. Komer.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Robert W. Komer.md index 61451005..5089f0e1 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Robert W. Komer.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Robert W. Komer.md @@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ tags: - Person - Government Official - USA + - National Security Council + - Kennedy Administration + - White House Staff + - Israel + - Foreign Policy --- Robert W. Komer was a staff member of the [[National Security Council]] during the [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]] administration. He recalled the tension within the White House staff regarding [[Myer Feldman]]'s involvement in Israeli issues, stating that [[McGeorge Bundy]] had a standing rule not to send anything to Feldman because Feldman was getting involved in issues where he had no business. Komer noted that it was hard to tell the difference between what Feldman said and what the Israeli ambassador said.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr..md index 82ec5524..b7b54e5a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(K-M)/Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr..md @@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ tags: - Person - Government Official - USA + - Arms Control and Disarmament Agency + - ACDA + - Deputy Director + - Nuclear Detection + - VELA Satellite + - Intelligence + - Eisenhower Administration --- Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr. was the deputy director of the [[Arms Control and Disarmament Agency|ACDA]]. He was a senior bureaucrat involved in high-level scientific issues since the [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] administration. Keeny realized that he and his colleagues needed to "buy some time" after a [[VELA Satellite]] recorded probable evidence of a nuclear explosion on September 22, 1979. He was troubled by the intelligence community's assurance that its assessment was 90 percent accurate, believing that middle-level bureaucrats could not know all the facts. Keeny claimed it was his idea to set up an outside panel to study the VELA data and ensure the satellite had not made an error with enormous political consequences.[^1] diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Abdul Majeed Shoman.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Abdul Majeed Shoman.md index 4ff90569..08ce1d77 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Abdul Majeed Shoman.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Abdul Majeed Shoman.md @@ -1,6 +1,15 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Banking + - Business + - Jordan + - Lebanon + - Finance +--- + [[Abdul Majeed Shoman]] was the Chairman and General Manager of [[Arab Bank Limited]] in Amman, [[Jordan]]. He wrote a letter to [[George K. Pender]] of [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] on November 23, 1983, stating that Arab Bank, along with a group of other banks, would be glad to cooperate concerning a fund to reconstruct [[Lebanon]]. Shoman confirmed that there would be "no problem to take care of" a financial transaction amounting to "US$ three billion or more," provided the condition in [[Lebanon]] was clear and subject to the approval and counter guarantees of the Lebanese Authority.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Albert Speer.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Albert Speer.md index 828b4844..da3556dd 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Albert Speer.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Albert Speer.md @@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ Speer also noted [[Adolf Hitler]]'s reaction to [[Heinrich Himmler]]'s interest ## Publications * *Inside the Third Reich* -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Albert Stubblebine.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Albert Stubblebine.md index 83e9bc7d..a0fd2154 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Albert Stubblebine.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Albert Stubblebine.md @@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ description: Major General Albert Stubblebine was a U.S. Army general and a stro Major General [[Albert Stubblebine]] was a [[U.S. Army]] general and a strong supporter of [[Psi|psychic]] research, particularly within the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]]. He served as the [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]] commander. Stubblebine was known for his unconventional interests and his belief in the potential of psychic abilities for military applications. He reportedly attempted to walk through walls and other feats.[^1] ---- +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Amnon Rubinstein.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Amnon Rubinstein.md index e9aae3c0..0772e281 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Amnon Rubinstein.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Amnon Rubinstein.md @@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ tags: - Politician - Israel --- -# Amnon Rubinstein - Amnon Rubinstein was a prominent [[Israel|Israeli]] legal scholar, politician, and television talk show host. Known as the founding father of Israeli constitutional law, he served in various ministerial roles, including Minister of Communications, Minister of Science and Technology and Space, and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure[^1]. Rubinstein became a notable supporter of [[Uri Geller]]'s [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] and [[Psychokinesis|PK]] abilities since 1969. He first encountered Geller at a party, where Geller allegedly demonstrated a remarkable ability to influence Rubinstein's thoughts, making him choose a specific number that Geller had already written down. Rubinstein, initially skeptical, was astonished by this demonstration[^1]. @@ -17,5 +15,5 @@ He conducted numerous informal tests with Geller in his own home, where Geller c Rubinstein advised Geller to go to America to be tested at a serious research institute like [[Stanford Research Institute|Stanford]], which ultimately led to Geller's testing by the CIA[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Andrea Stocco.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Andrea Stocco.md index 210f5cc3..4efd3120 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Andrea Stocco.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Andrea Stocco.md @@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ Stocco explains that while evolution has found ways for humans to communicate in In collaboration with computational neuroscientist [[Rajesh Rao]], Stocco's laboratory conducted experiments on August 12, 2013, demonstrating [[Synthetic Telepathy]] between two human test subjects for the first time in human history[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Andrija Puharich.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Andrija Puharich.md index 854a0aa3..5dad1ab7 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Andrija Puharich.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Andrija Puharich.md @@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ Throughout his life, Puharich maintained a theory that extraterrestrials were tr Andrija Puharich died tragically in 1995, alone and impoverished, under threat of eviction from the estate of his last benefactor, [[R. J. Reynolds]]. He was 76 and suffering from dementia, kidney failure, and gangrene[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ariel Sharon.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ariel Sharon.md index acf283e9..ba746910 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ariel Sharon.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ariel Sharon.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak]] in June 1981, which [[Ari --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. [^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Arnold Overoye.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Arnold Overoye.md index cc8d24e3..15a8f9ba 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Arnold Overoye.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Arnold Overoye.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Overoye's "procedure" of referring complaints directly back to local agencies was noted as a consistent practice, leading to threats, intimidation, and fear for complaining individuals in Mariposa County. This practice, along with the inaction of [[John Van de Kamp]] and federal agencies, reportedly extended to a number of foothill counties experiencing similar local corruption.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Art Suchesk.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Art Suchesk.md index 3a3a4a66..34367fec 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Art Suchesk.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Art Suchesk.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Art Suchesk]] was a friend of [[Allan Boyak]] from his Green Beret days. He ran a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] proprietary company called [[Hoffman Electronics]]. Suchesk repeatedly encountered [[Robert Booth Nichols]] in places like [[Singapore]], the [[Philippines]], and [[Taiwan]] over a two-year period after the Los Angeles [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] dropped its interest in Nichols. Suchesk was based out of Zurich, [[Switzerland]], during this time, reportedly continuing his "front man work" for the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bill Ray.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bill Ray.md index 09759fe0..99186cc7 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bill Ray.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bill Ray.md @@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ tags: --- Bill Ray was one of the five remote viewers from [[Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]] who remained in the program when the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]] took over the [[Psychoenergetics|psychoenergetics]] program. He was sent to New York City to be trained in the six stages of [[Coordinate Remote Viewing|CRV]] with [[Ingo Swann]][^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bob Schilly.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bob Schilly.md index 20e6cd10..738daede 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bob Schilly.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bob Schilly.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Bob Schilly]] was a Sergeant in the [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]]. He reported that Mariposa County Sheriff's Sergeant [[Roderick Sinclair]], who was driving with his partner, Deputy [[Rod McKean]], crossed the center line and hit the second of three Secret Service cars, causing it to tumble down a 10-foot embankment. This occurred during the "Queen's accident" on March 5, 1983.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bobby Riconosciuto.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bobby Riconosciuto.md index 525c74f3..16c3f4ff 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bobby Riconosciuto.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bobby Riconosciuto.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Frustrated by the slow progress of Michael's court defense and the lack of respo In January 1992, Bobby Riconosciuto disclosed that she had been present when [[Robert Booth Nichols]] met with [[Michael Abbell]] in Washington D.C. to discuss "crow-barring" the extradition of [[Cali Drug Cartel]] leaders [[Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela|Gilberto Rodriguez]], [[Jose Santacruz Londono|Jose Londono]], and [[Jose Santacruz Londono|Miguel Rodriguez]], whom they considered "intelligence people."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bruno Ristau.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bruno Ristau.md index 0d796099..cb12a91e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bruno Ristau.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Bruno Ristau.md @@ -1,8 +1,17 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Legal + - Government + - USA + - DOJ + - International Law +--- + [[Bruno Ristau]] was a partner with [[Michael Abbell]] in the law firm [[Ristau and Abbell]] in Washington D.C. He was also formerly with the law firm of [[Kaplan, Russin and Becchi]], where [[Michael Abbell]] worked after leaving the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]].[^1] Ristau had a long career with the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]], serving in the Internal Security Division and Civil Division from 1958 to 1963, and as Director of the Office of Foreign Litigation from 1963 to 1981. He was described as a "heavyweight in the field of international law," speaking German, Polish, Spanish, and French. He was Chairman of the Division of International Law of the Washington D.C. Bar from 1971 to 1973, and Chairman of the Committee of Private International Law Practice in the American Bar Association from 1981 to 1984. He is also a member of the American Society of International Law.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Carl Sagan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Carl Sagan.md index 2dc46243..1c6a34bf 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Carl Sagan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Carl Sagan.md @@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ Sagan, along with [[Martin Gardner]], [[Ray Hyman]], [[Paul Kurtz]], and [[James Sagan expressed concern about the public's acceptance of Geller, writing, "The more serious-minded among us are starting to ask, what is going on? Why the sudden explosion of interest, even among some otherwise sensible people, in all sorts of paranormal ‘happenings’? Are we in retreat from the scientific ideas of rationality, dispassionate examination of evidence and sober experimentation that have made modern civilization what it is?"[^1]. He argued that belief in occultism could provide a climate for the rise of a demagogue, drawing parallels to Nazi Germany before the rise of Adolf Hitler[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Carl Stern.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Carl Stern.md index 266c3c1a..5d4c0652 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Carl Stern.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Carl Stern.md @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Public Relations + - Government + - DOJ + - USA +--- + [[Carl Stern]] was a public relations man for [[Janet Reno]], the [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]]. He interviewed [[Paul Wilcher]] on or about June 11, 1993, regarding the contents of a 100-page letter Wilcher had hand-delivered to Reno, which claimed that holdover [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] employees from the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]-[[George Bush|Bush]] era were responsible for government cover-ups.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charlene Cavanaugh Shufelt.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charlene Cavanaugh Shufelt.md index 7ed27f0c..846d15ca 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charlene Cavanaugh Shufelt.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charlene Cavanaugh Shufelt.md @@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Charlene Cavanaugh Shufelt was one of the five remote viewers from [[Intelligenc She also worked as a personnel specialist and processed paperwork for those who wanted to attend the [[RAPT]] seminar at the [[Monroe Institute]][^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charles Saphos.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charles Saphos.md index f3ed2f69..5b71ccad 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charles Saphos.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charles Saphos.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Saphos wrote to [[Florida]] regulators after [[Bank of Credit and Commerce Inter Saphos clarified that the Justice Department was not requesting BCCI to be licensed, but rather that if it remained open, there might be occasions where the Justice Department would request banking relationships with customers under criminal investigation.[^3] He sent identical letters to banking commissioners in [[New York]] and Florida after meeting with former Justice Department attorneys for BCCI.[^3] Copies of these letters were sent to the attorneys but not to the U.S. attorney in Tampa, and the clarifying letter was not sent to New York or California commissioners.[^3] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 11. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 88. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charlie Rose.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charlie Rose.md index 563c6ef2..cd1f46e6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charlie Rose.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charlie Rose.md @@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ Rose toured the remote viewing facilities at both [[Stanford Research Institute] In a revealing interview for *Omni* magazine in 1979, Rose condemned skeptics and "publicity-shy" intelligence officials, making a strong pitch for the program and citing remote viewing data he had seen on an unnamed Soviet target, stating, "What these people 'saw,' was confirmed by aerial photography. There's no way it could have been faked."[^1] -In a revealing interview for *Omni* magazine in 1979, Rose condemned skeptics and "publicity-shy" intelligence officials, making a strong pitch for the program and citing remote viewing data he had seen on an unnamed Soviet target, stating, "What these people 'saw,' was confirmed by aerial photography. There's no way it could have been faked."[^1] - ---- +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Cheri Seymour.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Cheri Seymour.md index e0483c27..40791873 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Cheri Seymour.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Cheri Seymour.md @@ -1,9 +1,18 @@ -Cheri Seymour is an investigative journalist and author. She is the author of "The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal." Seymour was a reporter for a small newspaper in a remote community near Yosemite Valley. Her work on "The Last Circle" involved extensive investigation into organized crime, drug trafficking, money laundering, and pirated software, following the trail of Danny Casolaro's investigation into what he termed "The Octopus."[1] +--- +tags: + - Person + - Journalist + - Investigative Reporter + - Author + - USA +--- -## Bibliography +Cheri Seymour is an investigative journalist and author. She is the author of "The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal." Seymour was a reporter for a small newspaper in a remote community near Yosemite Valley. Her work on "The Last Circle" involved extensive investigation into organized crime, drug trafficking, money laundering, and pirated software, following the trail of Danny Casolaro's investigation into what he termed "The Octopus."[^1] + +### Bibliography * **The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal** (First Edition) - ISBN-13: 978-1-9362960-0-2 (Print) -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Claiborne Pell.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Claiborne Pell.md index aac364c9..c9ba3be7 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Claiborne Pell.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Claiborne Pell.md @@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ In 1987, Pell asked [[Uri Geller]] to come to Washington for a classified meetin Pell also played a role in the 1987 Geneva disarmament talks. He was present at a reception where Geller was instructed to try and influence [[Yuli M. Vorontsov]], Russia's first deputy foreign minister and lead Soviet arms negotiator, to sign the [[Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty|INF treaty]]. Seven days later, [[Ronald Reagan]] announced that the Soviet Union had offered to move ahead with an agreement to cut longer-range INF missiles[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Craig Olson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Craig Olson.md index fbb67254..e57d22fc 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Craig Olson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Craig Olson.md @@ -1,6 +1,13 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Law Enforcement + - FBI + - USA +--- + [[Craig Olson]] was an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent from the D.C. Metropolitan Office. He was one of two [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents present at [[Paul Wilcher]]'s apartment after Wilcher's death, along with [[James V. Desarno, Jr.]].[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/David L. Paul.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/David L. Paul.md index 40b22953..de75bcaf 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/David L. Paul.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/David L. Paul.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Paul had extensive political contacts, giving $300,000 to Democratic politicians In 1992, Paul and Pharaon were indicted together by the [[Justice Department]] in Miami for the bond-swap conspiracy.[^10] His business practices and connections were scrutinized during the BCCI scandal, highlighting the intertwined nature of finance and politics. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 10. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 218. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Don Porter.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Don Porter.md index 68d7682d..e3209617 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Don Porter.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Don Porter.md @@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ In one notable instance, Porter asked [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]] to have Despite [[Joe McMoneagle]]'s theory that the random responses from the remote viewers indicated something was wrong with the target, and that the meeting might not occur, Porter proceeded with his scheduled flight to Korea. Shortly after his arrival, he was informed that the North Koreans had indeed canceled the meeting, confirming the remote viewers' collective, albeit indirect, precognition.[^1] ---- +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Donald Regan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Donald Regan.md index c10d3f82..e3b62ce7 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Donald Regan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Donald Regan.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ In January 1985, Regan received a [[CIA]] report on the [[Bank of Credit and Com Regan later refused to be interviewed by [[Jonathan Beaty]] in early 1992, stating that his memory about the BCCI affair was not good.[^2] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 12. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 364-366. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Donald T. Regan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Donald T. Regan.md index ad7f0bb5..19133faa 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Donald T. Regan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Donald T. Regan.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Regan stated that "Virtually every major move and decision the Reagans made duri The astrologer in question was [[Joan Quigley]]. Regan's disclosure brought the association of divination with national security into the news, sparking public interest and debate[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ed Rogers.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ed Rogers.md index ea282ba1..ea67dbc5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ed Rogers.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ed Rogers.md @@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ Rogers was highly skeptical of incorporating psychic data into high-stakes opera Despite Price's impressive performance in three preliminary tests, accurately describing details of the Chinese Embassy in Africa and a consular building in Rome, Rogers ultimately decided against using psychic intelligence for the operation. He famously stated, "It may be the only opportunity we ever have to find something at ground level... I'm not going to screw it up by reading tea leaves." In the end, Rogers approved a risky operation using conventional technical means to check the targeted embassy's basement, which concluded it was only a wine cellar, not a communications office.[^1] ---- +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Eduard Naumov.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Eduard Naumov.md index 5eeccf5a..2fed41e3 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Eduard Naumov.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Eduard Naumov.md @@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ description: Eduard Naumov was a Soviet parapsychologist known for his claims re Naumov's claims, along with other "wild stories" from Soviet psi research, were later featured in the 1970 book *Psychic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain* by [[Sheila Ostrander]] and [[Lynn Schroeder]]. While some of his assertions were met with skepticism, his work contributed to the growing concern within the U.S. intelligence community about a potential "psi gap" between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Naumov was also interested in "Kirlian photography" of human "biofields" and believed in the influence of sunspots on destiny, which led some at the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] to view his work as influenced by mystical beliefs.[^1] ---- +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Elliot Richardson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Elliot Richardson.md index 993976c3..755f792b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Elliot Richardson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Elliot Richardson.md @@ -1,8 +1,16 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Government + - Attorney General + - Legal + - USA +--- + [[Elliot Richardson]] was a respected former [[United States Attorney General|U.S. Attorney General]]. He served as the Hamiltons' attorney in the [[INSLAW]] case. Richardson subsequently sent [[Michael Riconosciuto]] an affidavit to sign, to be filed by [[INSLAW]] in federal court in connection with [[INSLAW]]'s pending Motion for Limited Discovery. This affidavit, dated March 21, 1991, was entered into court records and resulted in Riconosciuto's arrest within eight days.[^1] Richardson called for the appointment of a special counsel to look into the death of [[Danny Casolaro]].[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ernesto Samper Pizano.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ernesto Samper Pizano.md index c089bc1e..c54de157 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ernesto Samper Pizano.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ernesto Samper Pizano.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Three audio tapes of conversations between Rodriguez and Samper's campaign manager, Santiago Medina, were handed over to [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] officials before the election, but no action was taken. [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] officials were reportedly furious, stating that the [[United States Department of State|State Department]] allowed this "travesty to take place" and that "Everybody, including the U.S. government, is participating in this cover-up." The [[United States Department of State|State Department]] responded by saying, "We can't interfere with elections."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ernst Schulte-Strathaus.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ernst Schulte-Strathaus.md index 0c694bc3..55a0c8db 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ernst Schulte-Strathaus.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ernst Schulte-Strathaus.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Ernst Schulte-Strathaus was a German astrologer who, alongside [[Karl Krafft]], Like other practitioners of the occult, Schulte-Strathaus would have been affected by "[[Special Action Hess]]" (Sonderaktion Heß), the mass arrest of astrologers and other occultists initiated by [[Adolf Hitler]] following Hess's flight[^1]. This crackdown aimed to suppress belief systems outside the official Nazi ideology, despite some high-ranking officials like [[Heinrich Himmler]] maintaining private interests in such fields[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Frank Nugan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Frank Nugan.md index bb6eb5cd..67c0f4fa 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Frank Nugan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Frank Nugan.md @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Banking + - Business + - Australia + - CIA +--- + [[Frank Nugan]] was a co-founder of [[Nugan Hand Bank]] in [[Australia]], along with [[Michael Hand]] and officials of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-owned [[Air America]].[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Frank Sinatra.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Frank Sinatra.md index 58010713..b9d7b258 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Frank Sinatra.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Frank Sinatra.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Frank Sinatra]] was a renowned American singer and actor. His daughter, [[Tina Sinatra]], was interested in producing a *The Last Circle* (a novel about [[The Octopus]]) film with [[Joel Silver Productions]]. She showed the text to her father and the project "fell into a very deep hole."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Garrison Rapmund.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Garrison Rapmund.md index a03b3cb6..780f16fd 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Garrison Rapmund.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Garrison Rapmund.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Garrison Rapmund was a Major General and the Assistant Surgeon General of the [[ His intention was to emphasize testing the physiology of the viewers. However, after several rounds of negotiations, the Office of the Surgeon General ultimately declined to take over the program[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Garry Nolan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Garry Nolan.md index 2777b2f8..03802eba 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Garry Nolan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Garry Nolan.md @@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ Nolan's lab is known for pioneering advances in large-scale mapping of cellular Nolan speculates that some people may repeatedly attract these phenomena or experiences, acting like an "antenna" or "lighthouses in the dark." He and Green are essentially searching for a gene for paranormality, or what Green prefers to call "the genomics of supernormality"[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Genady Sergeyev.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Genady Sergeyev.md index f7ec420d..d8805833 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Genady Sergeyev.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Genady Sergeyev.md @@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ During the experiment, Sergeyev monitored Kulagina's physiological responses, wh Sergeyev also oversaw an experiment where Kulagina attempted to increase the heart rate of a skeptical physician, which reportedly reached dangerous levels. While some U.S. analysts suspected these demonstrations were part of a Soviet disinformation campaign, others in the U.S. military, particularly the Medical Intelligence Office of the [[U.S. Army]], considered the potential military applications of such abilities to be highly significant[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/George K. Pender.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/George K. Pender.md index de8307da..9ac7d3f8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/George K. Pender.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/George K. Pender.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Pender's letter to President Gamayel also notably listed [[Robert Booth Nichols] [[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed to have worked directly under [[Maurice Ghanem]] and [[George K. Pender]] in [[Lebanon]], further linking Pender to the alleged drug/intelligence operations in the region. Riconosciuto also stated that [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] had a companion company called Euramae Trading, which operated throughout the Middle East and was involved in the drug trade, allegedly as a [[National Security Council|NSC]]-directed operation.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Gertrude Schmeidler.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Gertrude Schmeidler.md index 6ce9a445..b9654d43 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Gertrude Schmeidler.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Gertrude Schmeidler.md @@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ Schmeidler's work is referenced by skeptics like [[Martin Gardner]], who noted t [[Ingo Swann]] also conducted [[Psychokinesis|psychokinesis]] experiments for Gertrude Schmeidler at the [[City College of New York]], which he referenced when communicating with [[Hal Puthoff]] about investigating the boundary between the physics of the animate and inanimate[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela.md index e64af8e1..4fded78f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ His activities became a critical focus of investigative journalist [[Danny Casol Rodriguez Orejuela was prosecuted and served a prison term following an indictment unsealed in Miami on June 6, 1995, for laundering money for the Cali Cartel. Surveillance reports indicated his frequent visits to his home in Bogota, Colombia.[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Glen R. Shockley.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Glen R. Shockley.md index 0780864d..edc03fb3 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Glen R. Shockley.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Glen R. Shockley.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Shockley's name appeared in [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s statement to the [[Federa His involvement with [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] and [[Meridian International Logistics|MIL]] places him within the complex network investigated by [[Danny Casolaro]] as "[[The Octopus]]."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Grigori Rasputin.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Grigori Rasputin.md index 711edc5c..278cbaee 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Grigori Rasputin.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Grigori Rasputin.md @@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ In 1910, [[Czar Nicholas II]] brought Rasputin into his court after Rasputin all After the [[Communist Revolution of 1917]], healers and sorcerers were outlawed by the new ruling party, and research into [[Extrasensory Perception|extrasensory perception]] went underground. Marxist doctrine considered mysticism, like religion, an "opiate of the masses," favoring science and technology as productive forces[^1]. This historical context of suppressing mystical beliefs, exemplified by Rasputin's story, is important for understanding the later Soviet approach to [[Parapsychology]] research, which sought to frame it within a scientific and technological framework[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Harry Stump.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Harry Stump.md index 3b0e0f0c..f49668ca 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Harry Stump.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Harry Stump.md @@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ Puharich became obsessed with Stump's channeling abilities and the hallucinogeni Stump's psychic powers began to wane, and the "Egyptian persona" rarely appeared. He became depressed as his trance powers vanished, and his traditional sculpture and painting work suffered[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Herbert Pollack.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Herbert Pollack.md index 967d25c3..de0db0ff 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Herbert Pollack.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Herbert Pollack.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Herbert Pollack was a medical consultant for the [[State Department]]. He advoca Pollack stated that every lawsuit filed by U.S. embassy employees against the government for exposure to the Moscow Signal was eventually withdrawn, "without a penny being paid." This occurred despite concerns raised by some scientists, like [[Robert O. Becker]] and [[Allan H. Frey]], about the potential lethality of the microwave signals[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Howard Rosenberg.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Howard Rosenberg.md index 1e1d7e11..ef617d62 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Howard Rosenberg.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Howard Rosenberg.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Morehouse, a former member of the [[Remote Viewing]] unit, was preparing to do a However, *60 Minutes* ultimately decided not to air the show because the [[STARGATE PROJECT|DIA]] remote-viewing program was still classified, and Rosenberg could not find other sources to corroborate that the program even existed. Rosenberg later recalled that "No one would talk about it on the record... and the principal promoter of the story [David Morehouse], and of the program, was of questionable credibility and seemed to me to have multiple agendas"[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ian Stuart Spiro.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ian Stuart Spiro.md index f84b619c..cdd95b89 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ian Stuart Spiro.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ian Stuart Spiro.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ Former hostage [[David Jacobsen]] stated that Spiro helped negotiate the release [[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed that [[Marshall Riconosciuto]] (Michael's father) shipped documents to [[Ian Stuart Spiro]] for safekeeping. The week of the Spiro family's death, [[Robert Corson]], a business associate of Spiro's indicted in a savings and loan scam and reportedly a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] operative, was found dead in an El Paso, Texas, motel room, with officials stating he died of a heart attack. Corson was also alleged to have associated with California investor [[Wayne Reeder]], who was seen at a [[Wackenhut Corporation]]/[[Contras|Contra]] meeting in Riverside County.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ignacio Paz.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ignacio Paz.md index b0761f0d..46314445 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ignacio Paz.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ignacio Paz.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Ignacio Paz]] was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence in the Philippine government. [[Robert Booth Nichols]] assisted Paz in removing large sums of money from the [[Philippines]] by investing with Nichols, who placed the money in Swiss bank accounts.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/J. B. Rhine.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/J. B. Rhine.md index 9fe4cdf7..5a90ccca 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/J. B. Rhine.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/J. B. Rhine.md @@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ Despite public skepticism, Rhine was involved in numerous classified ESP researc In 1974, one of Rhine's assistants, [[Walter Levy]], was caught cheating in an experiment involving rats, which became a scandal and fodder for skeptics[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/James Randi.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/James Randi.md index e95cb59f..ad7ca962 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/James Randi.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/James Randi.md @@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ In 2011, Randi was involved in a scandal when it was revealed that his Carlos-th ## Publications * *The Magic of Uri Geller* (1975) -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jeffrey Steinberg.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jeffrey Steinberg.md index a3db1a06..60b2c9a9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jeffrey Steinberg.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jeffrey Steinberg.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Jeffrey Steinberg]] was a writer for *Executive Intelligence Review*. He conducted an interview with [[Allan Boyak]], an attorney representing [[Michael Riconosciuto]], and documented the conversation in a "Memorandum for the File" dated June 25, 1991. This memorandum detailed Boyak's personal background, his work for the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]], and his insights into [[Robert Booth Nichols]]' alleged involvement in large-scale illegal drug operations and money laundering.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jim Nichols.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jim Nichols.md index 39d079d4..49aa793c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jim Nichols.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jim Nichols.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Jim Nichols]] was a classmate of [[Allan Boyak]] in law school. He told Boyak that he had a brother, [[Robert Booth Nichols]], who was heavily involved in organized crime and had been disowned by his family. Information about [[Robert Booth Nichols]]' background profile was reportedly provided by his estranged brother, Jim Nichols.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jim Salyer.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jim Salyer.md index 2a1c545b..79846b34 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jim Salyer.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jim Salyer.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ In his "Secret Working Papers," Salyer outlined "existing problems" at Fort Mead Salyer's damning assessment led to a critical review of the program and eventually resulted in the DIA gaining control of the Fort Meade personnel. He also believed that his concerns about the lack of scientific rigor allowed problems such as [[Ed Dames]]'s anomaly targeting to exist[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Joan Quigley.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Joan Quigley.md index f0706cb0..7ed8af1e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Joan Quigley.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Joan Quigley.md @@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ In her memoir, *What Does Joan Say?*, Quigley wrote, "Not since the days of the ## Publications * *What Does Joan Say?* (1990) -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John Paul Nichols.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John Paul Nichols.md index cc67c3e5..fa7dd4d6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John Paul Nichols.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John Paul Nichols.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ John Paul Nichols was also involved in the [[Cabazon Casino]] and [[Indio Bingo [[Tommy Marson]], a known [[Gambino Crime Family]] associate, reportedly lent [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]] $50,000 to start the Cabazon Casino, according to John Paul Nichols.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John Powers.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John Powers.md index 4a2ad0f7..f42c2987 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John Powers.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John Powers.md @@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ Powers was forced to obtain a Governor's Warrant to bring [[Jimmy Hughes]] back Powers believes the motive for the triple-homicide was that [[Fred Alvarez]] was preparing to bring a case against the Nichols for embezzlement and/or mismanagement of funds, which would have been financially devastating to them. He stated that the Mafia was directly connected to the start-up capital in the [[Cabazon Casino]], and that [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]] and his [[La Cosa Nostra|LCN]] friends were involved in financial transactions. Powers also noted that the [[Lake Cahuilla]] Incident, a weapons demonstration attended by [[Wackenhut Corporation]], Cabazons, and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] officials with [[Iran-Contra Affair|Contra]] leaders, was completely legal at the time and not a motive for the murders.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John St. John.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John St. John.md index f21a54aa..262b7dad 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John St. John.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/John St. John.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ During the process of opening a grand jury investigation into the mob's involvem Despite the wiretap information and related investigation reportedly gathering enough evidence to justify seeking an indictment against St. John, Giaquinto, and Bacow for obstruction of justice, no indictment was ever issued. The prosecution reportedly did not go forward because no one at the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] in Washington D.C. wanted all the wiretap affidavits in the case to be released.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Johnny Rosselli.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Johnny Rosselli.md index ed24e8e7..78a6a67c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Johnny Rosselli.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Johnny Rosselli.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Johnny Rosselli]] was an organized-crime leader who was contacted by [[Robert Maheu]] in 1960 as part of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] operations to assassinate [[Fidel Castro]]. Rosselli, along with [[Sam Giancana]] and [[Santos Trafficante, Jr.]], was enlisted to assist in these efforts, which involved Cuban exiles.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jose Santacruz Londono.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jose Santacruz Londono.md index a8906cbc..6d723bd8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jose Santacruz Londono.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Jose Santacruz Londono.md @@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ His name surfaced in connection with [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s claims that [[Ro Londono's activities were also part of the broader "[[The Octopus]]" investigation conducted by [[Danny Casolaro]], which sought to expose the interconnectedness of organized crime, drug trafficking, and intelligence operations.[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Joseph F. Preloznik.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Joseph F. Preloznik.md index 53f79f9d..aa3bb2eb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Joseph F. Preloznik.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Joseph F. Preloznik.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Nichols stated to Preloznik, "Should there be any questions with regard to my credibility, verification can be made through [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|F.I.D.C.O.]]. I have enclosed a copy of that appointment."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Karlis Osis.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Karlis Osis.md index 66432f27..f9db4dcf 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Karlis Osis.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Karlis Osis.md @@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ Later, as the director of research at the [[American Society for Psychical Resea Osis also conducted a [[Psychokinesis|psychokinesis]] experiment with [[Pat Price]], where Price, from a distance, appeared to affect an infrared sensor in a sealed copper box[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. [^2]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kay Ritter.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kay Ritter.md index 64d77c9c..31ad700c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kay Ritter.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kay Ritter.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Kay Ritter]] was a former Mariposa Grand Jury Forewoman. She was a key figure in [[D.I.G. (Decency in Government)]], an organization formed to expose corruption in Mariposa County. Ritter, along with [[Robert Ashmore]], an ex-deputy, presented testimony to [[George Vinson]], the Regional Director of the Fresno [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], regarding the corruption. However, Vinson reportedly felt the complaints had "no substance."[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kelly O'Meara.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kelly O'Meara.md index dfb31152..d7468393 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kelly O'Meara.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kelly O'Meara.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ O'Meara co-authored a four-part investigative series for *Insight* magazine with [[Paul Rodriguez]] titled "Nothing is Secret" (January 29, 2001), "The Plot Thickens in PROMIS Affair" (February 5, 2001), "PROMIS Trail Leads to Justice" (February 12, 2001), and "PROMIS Spins Web of Intrigue" (February 19, 2001). These articles detailed the [[PROMIS Software Scandal]].[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kenneth A. Roe.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kenneth A. Roe.md index bda66f2f..a7a2976b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kenneth A. Roe.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kenneth A. Roe.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Under Roe's leadership, Burns & Roe, Inc. was involved in major projects, includ His involvement with [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] placed him among a group of influential individuals with ties to government and intelligence, including [[Robert Maheu]], [[Michael A. McManus]], [[Robert Booth Nichols]], and [[George K. Pender]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kim Roosevelt.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kim Roosevelt.md index 4947039e..fb4b8534 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kim Roosevelt.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kim Roosevelt.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Kim Roosevelt]] was a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] officer who developed contacts with [[Adnan Khashoggi]], an international arms merchant and factotum for the House of Saud.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kuhn Sa.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kuhn Sa.md index 126f7296..3d005e31 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kuhn Sa.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Kuhn Sa.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Kuhn Sa]] was a [[Laos|Laotian]] warlord associated with the [[Golden Triangle]] drug trade. [[Danny Casolaro]] was investigating [[Bo Gritz]]'s expose of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle and had requested to meet with a former police officer who had information on Kuhn Sa's Golden Triangle drug trade proposal to the [[United States]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Marshall Riconosciuto.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Marshall Riconosciuto.md index 4592a865..61b0ae93 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Marshall Riconosciuto.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Marshall Riconosciuto.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ In 1981, Hercules Research Corporation developed a small electronic power supply [[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed that Marshall shipped documents to [[Ian Stuart Spiro]] for safekeeping. At the time [[Bobby Riconosciuto]] intended to store Michael's original documents at Marshall's business in Southern California, Marshall was reportedly very ill.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Masihur Rahman.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Masihur Rahman.md index 0e7e9895..f1ba78e8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Masihur Rahman.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Masihur Rahman.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ After BCCI pleaded guilty to money laundering in January 1990, Rahman was placed Rahman was very nervous about discussing BCCI's affairs with the press due to threats to his family.[^8] He described a secret bank within the bank, International Credit and Investment Company Holdings (ICIC) in the [[Cayman Islands]], into which billions of dollars in deposits were improperly diverted.[^9] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 5. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 5. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Michael Riconosciuto.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Michael Riconosciuto.md index 00205167..5ac79f0d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Michael Riconosciuto.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Michael Riconosciuto.md @@ -1,3 +1,15 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Computer + - Scientist + - CIA + - PROMIS + - Octopus + - Cabazon + - USA +--- + [[Michael Riconosciuto]] is a computer scientist and self-proclaimed former [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] asset, known for his involvement in various clandestine operations and his claims regarding the [[PROMIS Software Scandal]]. He was described as a child prodigy, wiring his parents' neighborhood with a private telephone system at age 10 and winning science fairs with laser technology, leading to a summer research assistantship at Stanford's Cooper Vaper Laser Laboratory.[^1] ### Involvement with Wackenhut and Cabazon Joint Venture diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ninel Kulagina.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ninel Kulagina.md index ec101d45..876b60e3 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ninel Kulagina.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ninel Kulagina.md @@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ Another experiment involved Kulagina attempting to increase the heart rate of a Kulagina's alleged abilities contributed to the [[Pentagon]]'s decision to launch a joint intelligence assessment of the "Soviet psychoenergetic threat," a term coined to encompass Soviet research into anomalous mental phenomena and [[Electromagnetic Weapons|electromagnetic weapons]] programs[^1]. Her work, along with that of [[H. S. Tsien]] in [[China]], highlighted the perceived need for the U.S. to invest in its own psychic research programs. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Nita Scoggan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Nita Scoggan.md index 982083f3..5d00a78e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Nita Scoggan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Nita Scoggan.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Nita Scoggan]] was the wife of an FGBMFI (Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International) member. She was invited by a [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] Aide, who later worked on [[Pat Robertson]]'s presidential campaign, to form a prayer group in the [[White House]]. [[Oliver North]] reportedly attended these prayer meetings.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Oliver North.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Oliver North.md index fd4865d5..0bb71895 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Oliver North.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Oliver North.md @@ -1,10 +1,19 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Military + - Marine Corps + - Iran-Contra + - NSC + - Arms Dealing + - USA +--- + [[Oliver North]] was a Lieutenant Colonel in the [[United States Marine Corps]] and a central figure in the [[Iran-Contra Affair]]. He was implicated in various covert operations, including arms dealing and alleged drug profits.[^1] North was alleged to have received drug profits from [[Monzer Al-Kassar]], a Syrian kingpin and arms dealer, to purchase arms for the Nicaraguan [[Contras]]. The [[United States]] Tower Commission probe into Iran-gate revealed that Al-Kassar had been paid $1.2 million by North's co-conspirator General [[Richard Secord]] to move weapons from [[Israel]] to the [[Contras]].[^1] [[Bill Turner]], a friend and confidante of [[Danny Casolaro]], claimed to have seen papers from Casolaro that connected North and the [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]]. North's personal notebooks documenting the [[Iran-Contra Affair]] also contained [[Ian Stuart Spiro]]'s name.[^1] - ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Paul Kurtz.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Paul Kurtz.md index f16d44cb..ae21e002 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Paul Kurtz.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Paul Kurtz.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Paul Kurtz (1925–2012) was an American philosopher and a prominent figure in t CSICOP was established to promote scientific inquiry and combat pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs. Kurtz, through his work with CSICOP, advocated for critical thinking and the application of the scientific method to claims of the paranormal[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Paul Paige.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Paul Paige.md index 3ab22cce..56164921 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Paul Paige.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Paul Paige.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ Paige confronted [[Ron Van Meter]] after Van Meter reported drug dealing and corruption within the Mariposa Sheriff's Department to the [[California Attorney General's Office|Attorney General's office]] in Sacramento. Paige had received a call from the Attorney General informing him of Van Meter's visit and its contents, and was reportedly "livid" about Van Meter's actions.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Pavel Naumov.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Pavel Naumov.md index 47c77aed..c6c0e53d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Pavel Naumov.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Pavel Naumov.md @@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ In this experiment, the baby rabbits were placed aboard the submarine, and elect This experiment was known to [[Stephan Schwartz]], a former U.S. naval officer, and contributed to the U.S. military's interest in exploring the relationship between ELF and ESP for potential communication in a post-nuclear strike environment[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Peter R. Phillips.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Peter R. Phillips.md index d043836e..e5d937ab 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Peter R. Phillips.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Peter R. Phillips.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Randi sent two young magicians, [[Steven Shaw]] and [[Michael Edwards]], to Phil Phillips dismissed Shaw and Edwards from the lab at one point, but rehired them months later. When Randi exposed the hoax, Phillips stated that he had trusted the research subjects and that "there are ethical issues involved" in lying to scientists[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Peter Squire.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Peter Squire.md index 4f7a88e9..9d36142e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Peter Squire.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Peter Squire.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Peter Squire is a program officer in the [[Office of Naval Research]] (ONR)'s Ex Squire stated, "We have to understand what gives rise to this so-called ‘sixth sense,'" emphasizing that Navy scientists place less emphasis on trying to understand the phenomena theoretically and more on using technology to examine the mysterious process. The [[Pentagon]]'s focus is to maximize the power of the sixth sense for operational use[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Rajesh Rao.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Rajesh Rao.md index 87504f11..5cbbd7e4 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Rajesh Rao.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Rajesh Rao.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Rajesh Rao is a computational neuroscientist who collaborated with [[Andrea Stoc On August 12, 2013, Rao's laboratory, in collaboration with Stocco, demonstrated synthetic telepathy between two human test subjects for the first time in human history[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ralph Olberg.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ralph Olberg.md index 1dd5bf20..d8edc193 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ralph Olberg.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ralph Olberg.md @@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ It was understood that they were working on a legally sanctioned arms assistance When contacted by [[Ted Gunderson]] later, Olberg initially denied the meeting had taken place but then admitted to it and asked Gunderson not to discuss it.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard G. Stilwell.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard G. Stilwell.md index 0ca58483..dc48fd7f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard G. Stilwell.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard G. Stilwell.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Richard G. Stilwell (1917–1991) was a retired [[U.S. Army]] four-star general In January 1981, Stilwell took an interest in Lieutenant Colonel [[John B. Alexander]]'s controversial article, "The New Mental Battlefield: Beam Me Up, Spock." After an informal meeting with Alexander, Stilwell arranged for his transfer to the [[Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]] under Major General [[Albert Stubblebine]]. This move formally brought Alexander into the realm of psychic research within the military[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard Secord.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard Secord.md index ac6dec4d..bcd54e55 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard Secord.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard Secord.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Richard Secord]] was a General and a co-conspirator of [[Oliver North]] in the [[Iran-Contra Affair]]. The [[United States]] Tower Commission probe into Iran-gate revealed that [[Monzer Al-Kassar]], a Syrian kingpin and arms dealer, had been paid $1.2 million by Secord to move weapons from [[Israel]] to the Nicaraguan [[Contras]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard Stavin.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard Stavin.md index 837bc805..e4e4573a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard Stavin.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Richard Stavin.md @@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ Stavin quit his job after the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] sealed the wiretaps and no prosecutions were pursued in the [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] organized crime investigation. The [[Los Angeles Organized Crime Strike Force]] was disbanded following these events.[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Robert Booth Nichols.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Robert Booth Nichols.md index ed10ebbb..dd0be2ba 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Robert Booth Nichols.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Robert Booth Nichols.md @@ -1,4 +1,15 @@ -[[Robert Booth Nichols]] is a figure frequently mentioned in connection with [[Danny Casolaro]]'s "[[The Octopus]]" investigation, described as an international intelligence operative with extensive ties to government, organized crime, and illicit activities. He was born in 1943 or 1944.[1] +--- +tags: + - Person + - Intelligence + - CIA + - Organized Crime + - PROMIS + - The Octopus + - USA +--- + +[[Robert Booth Nichols]] is a figure frequently mentioned in connection with [[Danny Casolaro]]'s "[[The Octopus]]" investigation, described as an international intelligence operative with extensive ties to government, organized crime, and illicit activities. He was born in 1943 or 1944.[^1] ### Key Roles and Affiliations @@ -24,5 +35,5 @@ Nichols' activities spanned a wide range of illicit and covert operations, often Despite numerous allegations and investigations, [[Robert Booth Nichols]] reportedly had no arrest record. Investigations into his activities, including [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretaps, were often abruptly shut down by the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] when they approached high-level organized crime and drug connections.[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ron Robertson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ron Robertson.md index 8e471ffa..9f34c870 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ron Robertson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ron Robertson.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ These tests, conducted at a laboratory adjacent to Livermore in an old wooden [[ After the second day of tests, Robertson called [[Kit Green]] at [[CIA]] headquarters, reporting that several nuclear weapons engineers had seen inexplicable phenomena, including "items flying across the room. Lights flashing. A six-inch ball of light, rolling down the hallway. One scientist reported seeing a flying orb." These incidents, which Green privately thought sounded like "poltergeist events," caused concern at both the AEC and the [[CIA]], leading Green to investigate whether the scientists were experiencing hallucinations[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ruth Sinai.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ruth Sinai.md index 40b2c42f..a1e9b851 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ruth Sinai.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ruth Sinai.md @@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Ruth Sinai was a Washington correspondent for the Associated Press. In November Sinai's report focused on the work of [[Karen Jansen]], a UN inspector and Army major, who allegedly carried sketches of Iraqi biological weapons sites provided by PSI Tech president [[Ed Dames]]. Dames told Sinai that he and his associates drew the sketches through [[Remote Viewing]], which he described as a learned technique that doesn't require psychic powers but rather suppressing imagination and concentrating on a target[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sal Pisello.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sal Pisello.md index c0e8660d..fd4f4fd1 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sal Pisello.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sal Pisello.md @@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ When a grand jury indicted Pisello on a second round of tax charges on July 9, 1 [[Irving Azoff]] and Pisello were discussed in phone conversations captured by [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretaps. [[Eugene Giaquinto]] said he was considering sending the [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] board of directors an incriminating letter prepared in 1985 on behalf of Pisello, sent to Azoff, which would conflict with Azoff's testimony at the trial.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sami Masri.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sami Masri.md index 8154c124..e25c27fa 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sami Masri.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sami Masri.md @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Masri was arrested by American Customs agents in Tampa, Florida, as part of a st His personal life was tumultuous; he was disinherited by his family after marrying an Australian airline stewardess named Pamela. He later sought to divorce Pamela, claiming she knew too much about his work with the Black Network.[^13] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 10. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 94. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sanford McDonnell.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sanford McDonnell.md index a931bdef..894d3fc0 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sanford McDonnell.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Sanford McDonnell.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Born in Little Rock, Arkansas,[^2] McDonnell attended [[Princeton University]], In 1948, McDonnell joined [[McDonnell Aircraft Corporation]], a company founded by his uncle, [[James S. McDonnell]], as a stress engineer. He participated in the development of the F-101 Voodoo and the F-4 Phantom II jet fighters. In 1962, he was named vice president-general manager of all combat aircraft. He became the president of the company, by then [[McDonnell Douglas Corporation]], in 1971, and chief executive officer the following year. Upon the death of [[James S. McDonnell]] in 1980, Sanford McDonnell succeeded him as chairman of the board, a role he retained until 1988. He also served as chairman of the board of governors of the [[Aerospace Industries Association]].[^3] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. [^2]: *World Who's who in Commerce and Industry*. 1968. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Scott Lawrence.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Scott Lawrence.md index 7f549401..c24dc2d1 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Scott Lawrence.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Scott Lawrence.md @@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ Lawrence's investigation quickly expanded beyond the software to follow a drug t Despite the obstruction, Lawrence is noted as one of only two investigators who remained in law enforcement after directly or peripherally investigating the alleged theft of the [[PROMIS]] software and its connections to high-level organized crime, drugs, and money laundering.[1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Shimshon Shtrang.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Shimshon Shtrang.md index 75f6c7d7..9d9d9a9b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Shimshon Shtrang.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Shimshon Shtrang.md @@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ As Geller's career progressed, Shtrang became his assistant, often participating Shtrang continues to live on the compound of Geller's home in Sonning-on-Thames, England, and later in Jaffa, Israel, along with Geller's wife, Hanna (who is Shipi's sister). He has been Geller's friend and assistant for forty-eight years[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Shirley Boone.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Shirley Boone.md index 067b2ee2..8c139861 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Shirley Boone.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Shirley Boone.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Shirley Boone]] was a member of FGBMFI ([[Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International]]). In 1970, she, along with [[Pat Boone]], [[Harold Bredesen]], and [[George Otis]], prayed with then-California Governor [[Ronald Reagan]] at his home in Sacramento.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Stephan Schwartz.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Stephan Schwartz.md index afe6ef80..44811635 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Stephan Schwartz.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Stephan Schwartz.md @@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ For the unclassified part of the project, Schwartz aimed to locate a previously For the classified [[U.S. Air Force]] project, Schwartz, Puthoff, and Graff designed a remote-viewing experiment where psychics in the submerged *Taurus I* would attempt to identify images from sealed envelopes, with Puthoff and Graff acting as beacons at the target sites. This experiment aimed to test long-distance remote viewing inside a submersible and served as a fail-safe protocol for emergency military scenarios[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Steve Rios.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Steve Rios.md index 101ee7af..17f2ef92 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Steve Rios.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Steve Rios.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Steve Rios]] was an attorney in San Juan Capistrano. [[Fred Alvarez]], [[Joseph R. (Mike) Benitez]], and [[William Callaway]] were scheduled to meet with Rios at 10 a.m. on July 1, 1981, to initiate an investigation of [[Cabazon Tribal Council|Cabazon tribal]] affairs, according to the *Indio Daily News*. Instead, Alvarez and two others were executed on June 29.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Steven Shaw.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Steven Shaw.md index 84718438..fe6c1ac3 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Steven Shaw.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Steven Shaw.md @@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ Steven Shaw was one of two young magicians, along with [[Michael Edwards]], who They spent a total of five weeks in the lab over a three-year period. When Randi held a press conference to expose the hoax, Steven Shaw famously walked up to the microphone and said, "I cheat," revealing the deception[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Swaleh Naqvi.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Swaleh Naqvi.md index 5d7fe0d2..877bd616 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Swaleh Naqvi.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Swaleh Naqvi.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Naqvi, along with Abedi, was indicted by [[Robert Morgenthau]], the Manhattan di Naqvi had close ties with Abedi and was involved in many of the bank's illicit activities, including the use of nominees and offshore networks to conceal ownership and financial transactions.[^6] He was also involved in the meeting where [[Eugene Holley]] introduced [[Bert Lance]] to Abedi.[^7] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 10. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 140. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ted Shackley.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ted Shackley.md index 435c6a46..e0c5e793 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ted Shackley.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Ted Shackley.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Ted Shackley]] was a former station chief in Indo-China. He is connected to [[Michael Hand]], stating that after Hand's first stint in [[Vietnam]], he moved to the clandestine [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] war in [[Laos]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Thomas Olmstead.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Thomas Olmstead.md index 6cee76f2..c1f8acb8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Thomas Olmstead.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Thomas Olmstead.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Olmstead questioned [[Peter Videnieks]] during the trial about his knowledge of [[Michael Riconosciuto]] communicated with [[Cheri Seymour]] and [[J.H.]] (an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent) to convey information that Olmstead could use in his defense, including details about "[[The Company]]" and Riconosciuto's attempts to enter the Witness Protection Program.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Walter Schellenberg.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Walter Schellenberg.md index a852f5da..c8e8331c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Walter Schellenberg.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Walter Schellenberg.md @@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Walter Schellenberg (1910–1952) was an SS-Brigadeführer and the head of forei Schellenberg conveyed to astrologer [[Wilhelm Wulff]] that mystical belief systems were "a suitable vehicle for the propagation of political concepts and for the political control of a nation"[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Walter Stoessel Jr..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Walter Stoessel Jr..md index d435a0b4..1bf73461 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Walter Stoessel Jr..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Walter Stoessel Jr..md @@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ In January 1976, Stoessel was briefed on the Moscow Signal and filed a formal pr Stoessel was later reassigned to the U.S. embassy in Bonn, West Germany. He died of leukemia at the age of sixty-six in 1986. Notably, two of the three ambassadors who had served before him in Moscow and had also been subjected to the Moscow Signal also died of cancer: [[Charles Bohlen]] (died 1974, age sixty-nine) and [[Llewellyn Thomas]] (died 1972, age sixty-seven)[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Wayne Reeder.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Wayne Reeder.md index e86ebad1..2f69da9c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Wayne Reeder.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Wayne Reeder.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ [[Wayne Reeder]] was a California investor who was seen at a [[Wackenhut Corporation]]/[[Contras|Contra]] meeting in Riverside County. He was also alleged to have associated with [[Robert Corson]], a business associate of [[Ian Stuart Spiro]] and a reported [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] operative.[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Bradford Reynolds.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Bradford Reynolds.md index af97a903..ac1271fd 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Bradford Reynolds.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Bradford Reynolds.md @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ In a document dated May 16, 1985, which Reynolds signed, [[William F. Weld]], [[ [[Bill Hamilton]], owner of [[INSLAW]], received this document in November 2004 from a reliable U.S. intelligence source. [[Donald Carr]] showed the document to Reynolds in 2005, and Reynolds authenticated it. Reynolds stated that [[Lowell Jensen]]'s secretary brought the letter to him for signature because Jensen was unavailable, and the letter needed to be sent that day and signed by someone in [[Edwin Meese]]'s inner circle. He recalled signing the letter but not drafting it. Reynolds also had a vague recollection that [[Edwin Meese]] recused himself on [[PROMIS]] when he became [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] in February 1985, leading Jensen to handle [[PROMIS]]. Reynolds independently remembered [[Richard Armitage]], [[Adnan Khashoggi]], and [[Manucher Ghorbanifar]] working together on [[PROMIS]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William M. Pender.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William M. Pender.md index c7697293..29c84f97 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William M. Pender.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William M. Pender.md @@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ His involvement with [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] placed him among a group of influential individuals with ties to government and intelligence, including [[Robert Maheu]], [[Michael A. McManus]], [[Robert Booth Nichols]], and [[George K. Pender]].[^1] --- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Perry.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Perry.md index 53825330..03959d25 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Perry.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Perry.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ William Perry served as the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineeri Perry stated in a memo that it was "not appropriate for Army to fund technology programs aimed at scientific development of parapsychology."[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Stephenson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Stephenson.md index 586ece42..71aa0d85 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Stephenson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/William Stephenson.md @@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ Stephenson played a crucial role in influencing American public opinion to suppo Stephenson's efforts were highly effective, with one declassified memo noting that "An ever-growing audience [is] becoming convinced of his supernatural powers"[^1]. He coordinated with [[William Donovan]], who would later head the [[Office of Strategic Services]], the precursor to the [[Central Intelligence Agency]][^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Yoav Shacham.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Yoav Shacham.md index 495be077..a08fd17f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Yoav Shacham.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Yoav Shacham.md @@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ Geller confided in Shacham, claiming he could read his mind and knew he was an I Geller diligently followed Shacham's instructions, joining the Israeli army in 1965 and entering officer training school. However, his dream was shattered in November 1966 when a national newspaper reported that Major Yoav Shacham had been killed in action during a skirmish in a Jordanian border town[^1]. Geller's opportunity to do secret government work for Mossad seemingly died with his friend, though he would later have connections to Israeli intelligence[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Aharon Yariv.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Aharon Yariv.md index 9a4b59d9..5c858b6c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Aharon Yariv.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Aharon Yariv.md @@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ Aharon Yariv was a Brigadier General and the head of military intelligence in [[ This meeting highlights the interest of Israeli intelligence in Geller's capabilities, similar to how other nations' intelligence agencies, including the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]], explored the potential military and intelligence applications of [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] and [[Psychokinesis|PK]][^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Algie A. Wells.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Algie A. Wells.md index e3bbbd00..4ba5761b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Algie A. Wells.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Algie A. Wells.md @@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Algie A. Wells was the director of international affairs for the [[Atomic Energy ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 7. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 7. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Allan Thompson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Allan Thompson.md index 4ac688f4..843cc72c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Allan Thompson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Allan Thompson.md @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ -[[Allan Thompson]] was a reporter for the *Toronto Star*. He, along with [[Valerie Lawton]], was told by [[Sean McDade]] in August 2000 that there were issues he could not talk about related to his investigation, which centered on [[PROMIS]].[^1] - --- -## Footnotes +tags: + - Person + - Journalist + - Reporter + - Media + - PROMIS + - Investigation + - Canada +--- +[[Allan Thompson]] was a reporter for the *Toronto Star*. He, along with [[Valerie Lawton]], was told by [[Sean McDade]] in August 2000 that there were issues he could not talk about related to his investigation, which centered on [[PROMIS]].[^1] +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Bill Turner.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Bill Turner.md index a117a193..78b0b098 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Bill Turner.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Bill Turner.md @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Whistleblower + - Hughes Aircraft + - Danny Casolaro + - PROMIS + - The Octopus + - Investigation +--- [[Bill Turner]] was a friend and confidante of investigative journalist [[Danny Casolaro]]. He met with Casolaro in the parking lot of the Sheraton Hotel in Martinsburg, Virginia, on August 9, 1991, the day before Casolaro's death, to deliver some papers. These papers allegedly included two sealed packages that Turner had been keeping in his safe for Casolaro, and a packet of Hughes Aircraft papers belonging to Turner, who had been let go from Hughes for whistleblowing.[^1] Turner later admitted to police that he met with Casolaro but initially refused to specify the time or describe the contents of the papers. He claimed not to know what was in the sealed documents, which had Casolaro's name written across the seal. It was suggested that Turner might have known who Casolaro was preparing to meet that evening and wanted Casolaro to show the Hughes Aircraft documents to that individual.[^1] @@ -6,7 +16,6 @@ Turner stated he was "scared shitless" about information he had seen connecting [[Bill Hamilton]], president of [[INSLAW]], later stated that he had received an affidavit from Bill Turner on "highly classified computer printouts on off-shore accounts that he claimed Casolaro intended to use the night he died in a planned meeting with [[Peter Videnieks]] and [[Joseph Cuellar]] and others."[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Brad Veek.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Brad Veek.md index e9a31fc9..08627343 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Brad Veek.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Brad Veek.md @@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ tags: - Person - Cartographer - Submariner + - Navy + - Military + - Remote Viewing + - Project Deep Quest --- -# Brad Veek - Brad Veek was a cartographer and career submariner who played a role in [[Project Deep Quest]]. He was responsible for creating a composite map from the individual maps marked up by psychics [[Ingo Swann]] and [[Hella Hammid]] during their [[Map Dowsing]] efforts to locate a shipwreck[^1]. This composite map was then taken by [[Stephan Schwartz]] to the Bureau of Marine Sites of the [[U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey]] for official opinion and verification, helping to narrow down the search area for the *Taurus I* submersible[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Brian Toohey.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Brian Toohey.md index dd33f308..3002efa6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Brian Toohey.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Brian Toohey.md @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Journalist + - Media + - Australia + - Investigation + - Michael Hand +--- [[Brian Toohey]] was a top [[Australia|Australian]] journalist. In 1991, he reported in his *The Eye* magazine that [[Michael Hand]] had a postal drop at a suite in NE Bellevue, Washington State, and that Hand's wife was reportedly living with him there.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Bruce Williams.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Bruce Williams.md index bf0c19fe..050f157a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Bruce Williams.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Bruce Williams.md @@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Bruce Williams was a U.S. Army attaché in [[Israel]]. He accompanied [[Orwin C. ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 17. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 17. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Caspar W. Weinberger.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Caspar W. Weinberger.md index 92bfb499..eb7e087c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Caspar W. Weinberger.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Caspar W. Weinberger.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Caspar W. Weinberger (1917–1990) was an American politician and businessman wh [[William Richard Higgins]], a Marine Lieutenant Colonel who was abducted in [[Lebanon]] in 1988, had served as a military aide to Weinberger from June 1985 until he went to Lebanon in June 1987. Higgins's in-depth knowledge of classified military matters, gained during his time with Weinberger, made him a high-value hostage[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Caspar Weinberger.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Caspar Weinberger.md index fcf7d866..503b5803 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Caspar Weinberger.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Caspar Weinberger.md @@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ tags: --- Caspar Weinberger served as the Secretary of Defense under President [[Ronald Reagan]]. Following the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak]] in June 1981, Weinberger proposed canceling the F-16 aircraft sale to [[Israel]] as a sanction. However, President Reagan privately disagreed with this course of action.[^1] ---- ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Chaim Weizmann.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Chaim Weizmann.md index 7f3a74d6..960365fa 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Chaim Weizmann.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Chaim Weizmann.md @@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ Weizmann was instrumental in setting up Palestine's first research facility, the ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 2. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 2. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles N. Van Doren.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles N. Van Doren.md index 77b94b59..10c9eae0 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles N. Van Doren.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles N. Van Doren.md @@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Charles N. Van Doren was the deputy general counsel of the [[Arms Control and Di ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 16. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 16. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles R. Work.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles R. Work.md index 9aeb2228..b1863910 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles R. Work.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles R. Work.md @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Lawyer + - Attorney + - Government + - Washington DC + - Legal +--- Charles "Chuck" R. Work was born June 21, 1940, in Glendale, CA. He is married, has three children, and spent most of his life in Washington, DC[^1] (now retired and living in Naples, Florida). He graduated from Wesleyan University (B.A., 1962), the University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1965), and the Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1966). He passed the bar exam in 1965. @@ -32,9 +41,8 @@ During [[Inslaw, Inc., et al. v. The United States]] Work was co-lead counsel. Was appointed by the United States District Court as guardian ad litem of the Vietnamese orphans who survived a plane crash in Saigon in 1975. ---- #### Footnotes [^1]: [Appointment of Charles R. Work as a Member of the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/appointment-charles-r-work-member-the-district-columbia-commission-judicial-disabilities) [^2]: [Charles R. Work - Atlantic Legal Foundation](https://atlanticlegal.org/directors/charles-r-work) -[^3]: https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=osu1487081370607576&disposition=inline \ No newline at end of file +[^3]: https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=osu1487081370607576&disposition=inline diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles Trombetta.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles Trombetta.md index bb76833a..c7275d32 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles Trombetta.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Charles Trombetta.md @@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ tags: Charles Trombetta was identified by [[Lois Battistoni]] as an individual who might have information about the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] and [[Inslaw Corporation|Inslaw]]. However, when interviewed by the Special Counsel, Trombetta stated that he had no direct knowledge of the [[INSLAW]] matter. He did suggest that [[Garnett Taylor]] might possess information concerning Inslaw documents held by the DOJ security office, but he could not provide any further details.[^1] ### Footnotes -[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Daniel Tessler.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Daniel Tessler.md index 5cb418d0..922f0bc5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Daniel Tessler.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Daniel Tessler.md @@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ Daniel Tessler denied these allegations. He stated that he and Cloherty looked i ### Footnotes -[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Dennis W. Wright.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Dennis W. Wright.md index 2c2c900d..82d1063d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Dennis W. Wright.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Dennis W. Wright.md @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Incomplete Research +--- > [!WARNING] INCOMPLETE RESEARCH > This page is a placeholder and requires extensive additions. @@ -7,8 +12,7 @@ As of 1974, Dennis was working for [[INSLAW]][^2] directly. In 1990, Dennis was a Senior Research Computer Scientist working in the [[ICMS]] Re-engineering project within the [[Division of Innovations and Systems Development]][^1] of the [[U.S. Department of Justice]]. ---- #### Footnotes [^1]: [1990 Annual Report Federal Judicial Center](https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/132273NCJRS.pdf) -[^2]: [Management of data elements in information processing](https://archive.org/details/managementofdata7446mcew/page/474/mode/2up?q=%22dennis+w.+wright%22) \ No newline at end of file +[^2]: [Management of data elements in information processing](https://archive.org/details/managementofdata7446mcew/page/474/mode/2up?q=%22dennis+w.+wright%22) diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Diana, Princess of Wales.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Diana, Princess of Wales.md index e2cc65ca..fa24762d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Diana, Princess of Wales.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Diana, Princess of Wales.md @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Royalty + - Princess + - United Kingdom + - Celebrity + - Conspiracy +--- [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] was romantically involved with [[Dodi Fayed]]. The couple died in a car crash in a Paris underpass in the early hours of August 31, 1997.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Don Thrasher.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Don Thrasher.md index b0b9278d..f3828454 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Don Thrasher.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Don Thrasher.md @@ -1,6 +1,15 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Journalist + - Producer + - ABC News + - Media + - Television +--- [[Don Thrasher]] was a ten-year veteran producer for ABC News 20/20. He interviewed [[Ron Williams]], a Secret Service agent, in connection with the "[[Queen's accident]]." Thrasher's interview with Williams corroborated the profile of [[Roderick Sinclair]]'s father as a military attaché to [[Douglas MacArthur]] during [[World War II]] and his role in supervising intelligence training in [[Japan]]. Thrasher also learned about Rod Sinclair, Jr.'s education in [[Japan]] and his later work in Army [[Criminal Investigation Division|C.I.D.]][^1]. -## Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +### Footnotes +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Don Walsh.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Don Walsh.md index dd3efbc1..d09992a1 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Don Walsh.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Don Walsh.md @@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ tags: - Person - Explorer - Naval Officer + - Navy + - Military + - Deep Sea + - Remote Viewing + - Project Deep Quest --- -# Don Walsh - Don Walsh is a renowned deep-sea explorer and former naval officer, known for achieving the deepest dive ever undertaken. In 1960, along with a crewmate, he descended to the bottom of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, a feat that would not be replicated for another fifty-two years[^1]. In the fall of 1976, Walsh, along with fellow deep-sea explorer [[Don Keach]], was running the Institute for Marine and Coastal Studies at the [[University of Southern California]]. They provided [[Stephan Schwartz]] with access to the *Taurus I*, a state-of-the-art submersible, for three days of sea trials. This access was crucial for Schwartz's [[Project Deep Quest]], which aimed to use [[Remote Viewing]] to locate a previously unknown shipwreck on the seafloor[^1]. -## Footnotes -[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file +### Footnotes +[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Dr. D. G. Vinod.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Dr. D. G. Vinod.md index a8be2215..6daa733c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Dr. D. G. Vinod.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Dr. D. G. Vinod.md @@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ Dr. D. G. Vinod was a Hindu scholar and mystic who [[Andrija Puharich]] met in N Puharich brought Vinod to the [[Round Table Foundation]], where Vinod allegedly went into a trance and channeled a group of entities called "[[the Nine Principles and Forces]]." This event had a profound impact on Puharich, solidifying his belief in an external, possibly extraterrestrial, source for psychic phenomena. The séance was attended by several of the foundation's wealthy benefactors, including [[Alice Astor Bouverie]] and [[Marcella Miller du Pont]].[^1] ---- [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ed Tompson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ed Tompson.md index 7b91dd6b..40051e6e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ed Tompson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ed Tompson.md @@ -1,5 +1,16 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Military + - General + - Army + - Intelligence + - Remote Viewing + - Psychic Research + - Stargate +--- Major General Edmund R. "Ed" Thompson was a key figure in the U.S. Army's psychic research programs, serving as the Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence ([[ACSI]]) from 1977 to 1981. Thompson, who had developed an interest in psi after reading Arthur Koestler’s The Roots of Coincidence, demonstrated considerable enthusiasm for the idea of psychic spying and remote viewing work. He supported getting the [[U.S. Army]] involved in remote viewing without relying too heavily on the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] or [[SRI International]]. His support included approving [[Frederick Atwater]]'s proposal for a psychic spying unit and encouraging its initial progress. Thompson also personally engaged in remote viewing semi successfully. He augmented the unit’s resources by increasing its budget and allocating positions for three full-time remote viewers. The program evolved from [[STARGATE PROJECT|Gondola Wish]] to "Grill Flame," encompassing both the [[Fort Meade]] unit and [[SRI International]]’s work [i]. -Later in his career, as ACSI, Thompson expressed concerns about [[Albert Stubblebine]]’s [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]]. \ No newline at end of file +Later in his career, as ACSI, Thompson expressed concerns about [[Albert Stubblebine]]’s [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]]. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Edmund Thompson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Edmund Thompson.md index a36af77a..e35e38b5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Edmund Thompson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Edmund Thompson.md @@ -16,6 +16,5 @@ Thompson approved [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]]'s proposal to assemble a re Thompson even participated in a remote viewing session himself, attempting to remote-view Major Stone's location. Although he initially misidentified the target, he later realized he had accurately perceived a nearby Masonic Temple, which he had mistaken for the Lincoln Memorial. This experience further solidified his belief in the potential of remote viewing. He also briefed Congressman [[Charlie Rose]] on the program, contributing to Rose's staunch public support.[^1] ---- -[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Edward Teller.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Edward Teller.md index 1db89e2f..3ae33f2c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Edward Teller.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Edward Teller.md @@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ Edward Teller was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist who is widely known ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 4. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 4. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Elmo Zumwalt.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Elmo Zumwalt.md index 727fe529..d42ace2f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Elmo Zumwalt.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Elmo Zumwalt.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Elmo Zumwalt (1920–2000) was an American naval officer who served as the Chief [[Stephan Schwartz]] served as a special assistant for research and analysis to Admiral Zumwalt. In this capacity, starting in 1971, Schwartz was briefed on the Navy's [[Telepathy|telepathy]] studies and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] efforts in [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] research[^1]. -## Footnotes -[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file +### Footnotes +[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Eugene Wigner.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Eugene Wigner.md index 8ed3a648..6ca79a40 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Eugene Wigner.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Eugene Wigner.md @@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ Eugene Wigner was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate. ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 8. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 8. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Fred Zachariasen.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Fred Zachariasen.md index fa637956..47a8b36f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Fred Zachariasen.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Fred Zachariasen.md @@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ tags: --- Fred Zachariasen was a physics professor at [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]] and a ranking member of the [[Department of Defense]]'s elite [[JASON Committee]]. He was a member of the new science panel for the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Sun Streak]] program, which was established on January 31, 1986[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Frederick G. Watts.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Frederick G. Watts.md index 909948b7..fb7f4fc0 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Frederick G. Watts.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Frederick G. Watts.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ - +--- +tags: + - Person + - Incomplete Research +--- > [!WARNING] INCOMPLETE RESEARCH > Need additional time to complete research. -Assistant [[U.S. Attorney's office|U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia]] that together with assistant attorney [[Charles R. Work]] helped to design the initial version of [[PROMIS]] with criminologist [[Joan E. Jacoby]] from 1969-1971. +Frederick G. Watts was a person requiring further research for complete documentation. -Co-wrote a paper with Work about the process entitled “Developing an Automated Information System for The Prosecutor” published in American Criminal Law Quarterly, Vol 9, No 1, Fall 1970[^1] +### Footnotes ---- -#### Footnotes - -[^1]: [Directory of data bases in the social and behavioral sciences : Sessions, Vivian S](https://archive.org/details/directoryofdatab0000sess/page/56/mode/2up) \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Research pending - file was found incomplete and requires investigation to add content. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Garnett Taylor.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Garnett Taylor.md index 24de69ea..e2c1bd1c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Garnett Taylor.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Garnett Taylor.md @@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ When interviewed, [[Charles Trombetta]] suggested that Taylor might have informa ### Footnotes -[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/General Torrijos.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/General Torrijos.md index 5d713795..8ca52183 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/General Torrijos.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/General Torrijos.md @@ -1,6 +1,16 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Military + - General + - Panama + - Drug Trafficking + - Government + - Panama Canal + - Latin America +--- [[General Torrijos]] was a figure in [[Panama]] whose family members were reportedly heavily involved at the highest levels of the world cocaine trade. During [[Jimmy Carter]]'s presidency, the Carter administration was reportedly reluctant to pursue Torrijos due to its determination in 1977 to sign a [[Panama Canal]] treaty with him.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Harry S. Truman.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Harry S. Truman.md index 799b9aa2..08ceb4b9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Harry S. Truman.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Harry S. Truman.md @@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the [[United States]], serving from 19 ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 2. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 2. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Hartleigh Trent.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Hartleigh Trent.md index 4fa5e0a8..e75c1222 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Hartleigh Trent.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Hartleigh Trent.md @@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ As a remote viewer, Trent was noted for his unusual ability to take directions a Trent was one of the six most promising members of the team selected to travel to [[Stanford Research Institute]] (SRI) for further evaluation of their talents. He participated in the intense, round-the-clock remote viewing sessions during the Iran hostage crisis, and was present when [[Jackie Keith]] suffered a fatal heart attack.[^1] ---- -[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jack Vorona.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jack Vorona.md index 125d56f3..b51d23c1 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jack Vorona.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jack Vorona.md @@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ Vorona, along with General [[Edmund Thompson]], briefed Congressman [[Charlie Ro Jack Vorona retired after twenty-five years of service at DIA and was inducted into the DIA's Torch Bearers Hall in 2011[^2]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. [^2]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jacques Vallée.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jacques Vallée.md index 4d0fd793..743bad6a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jacques Vallée.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jacques Vallée.md @@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ Vallée also commented on the mysterious death of [[Pat Price]], noting that whe ## Publications * *Forbidden Science 2* -## Footnotes -[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file +### Footnotes +[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/James Walker.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/James Walker.md index da343fef..92eab59d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/James Walker.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/James Walker.md @@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ tags: James Walker is the Chief Security Specialist with the Justice Management Division, having been employed by the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] for eight years. His duties include operating a Sensitive Compartment Information Facility (SCIF), a specially constructed room within the DOJ building for storing classified national security/foreign intelligence documents. Walker supervised [[Garnett Taylor]], a former DOJ security officer, for approximately one year. Walker had no recollection of an incident where he reassigned Taylor and handled document disposition himself. He stated that there were no [[Inslaw Corporation|Inslaw]] or [[PROMIS]] documents in the DOJ Security Department, nor in any of the safes he controlled or knew about.[^1] ### Footnotes -[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jerome B. Wiesner.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jerome B. Wiesner.md index 3f223044..2ae51d9b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jerome B. Wiesner.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Jerome B. Wiesner.md @@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ Jerome B. Wiesner was President [[John F. Kennedy]]'s science adviser. He was Je ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 8. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 8. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John L. Wilhelm.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John L. Wilhelm.md index 47a837f8..8f7068b8 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John L. Wilhelm.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John L. Wilhelm.md @@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ tags: - Person - Journalist - Skeptic + - Media + - Washington Post + - Parapsychology + - Remote Viewing --- -# John L. Wilhelm - John L. Wilhelm was a journalist and a skeptic of [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] and other anomalous mental phenomena. He is known for his *Washington Post* article, "Psychic Spying? The [[CIA]], the [[Pentagon]] and the Russians Probe the Military Potential of [[Parapsychology]]," published on August 7, 1977[^1]. Wilhelm's exposé centered on the [[U.S. Navy]]'s top scientist, [[Samuel Koslov]], who publicly expressed outrage about the [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] project on ESP, claiming he had demanded its cessation. Koslov told Wilhelm, "If you ask me, ‘Do you think it’s a pile of crap?’ I do, and you can quote me." Wilhelm's article highlighted the public relations nightmare faced by Koslov, especially as the nefarious details surrounding the [[Moscow Signal]] and [[Project Pandora]] had only recently become public[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John Taylor.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John Taylor.md index 94a2fa8d..6be316a5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John Taylor.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John Taylor.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ John Taylor was a professor at King's College. He was one of two scientists, alo Professor Taylor expressed wonder at Geller's abilities, stating, "I believe this process... I believe that you actually broke the fork here and now." This public endorsement from a scientist contributed to the phenomenon of "conversion moments" occurring on live television, where individuals became convinced of Geller's powers[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John Vorster.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John Vorster.md index 908d1d01..5473dd6b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John Vorster.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/John Vorster.md @@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ In 1970, Vorster informed Parliament that [[South Africa]]'s nuclear scientists ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 19. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 19. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Joseph E. Vaez.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Joseph E. Vaez.md index 7eeb6f20..cff83114 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Joseph E. Vaez.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Joseph E. Vaez.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Vaez's report concluded that BCCI's practices were glaringly obvious as far back Despite the significance of his report, the OCC claimed to have "lost" the memo. When Vaez later agreed to provide a copy from his own files, the OCC refused to let investigators have it, only releasing it after a congressional subpoena.[^2] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 12. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 381-382 diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Joseph O. Zurhellen, Jr..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Joseph O. Zurhellen, Jr..md index a2b96e9d..f598135a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Joseph O. Zurhellen, Jr..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Joseph O. Zurhellen, Jr..md @@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Joseph O. Zurhellen, Jr. was the replacement for [[William N. Dale]] as deputy c ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 12. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 12. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Karl Maria Wiligut.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Karl Maria Wiligut.md index 500d8044..e1c48fee 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Karl Maria Wiligut.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Karl Maria Wiligut.md @@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ Elevated to the position of SS-Brigadeführer, Wiligut remained on Himmler's per Wiligut's influence on Himmler contributed to the promotion of quasi-science projects within the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]], particularly through organizations like [[Das Ahnenerbe]], which sought to prove the superiority of Nazi ideology through mystical and occult means[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Karl Zener.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Karl Zener.md index a024bb62..c2672af6 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Karl Zener.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Karl Zener.md @@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ tags: - parapsychologist description: Karl Zener was an American psychologist and parapsychologist known for developing the Zener cards used in ESP experiments. --- - [[Karl Zener]] was an American psychologist and parapsychologist. He is best known for developing the [[Zener Cards]] in the early 1930s, which became a standard tool for testing [[ESP]] (extrasensory perception) in [[Parapsychology|parapsychological]] experiments. Zener collaborated with [[J. B. Rhine]] at the [[Duke University Parapsychology Laboratory]].[^1] ---- [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leonid L. Vasilev.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leonid L. Vasilev.md index 45f11da5..fe7539e9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leonid L. Vasilev.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leonid L. Vasilev.md @@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ tags: - Scientist - Parapsychologist - Soviet Union + - Russia + - Cold War + - Telepathy + - ESP + - Research --- -# Leonid L. Vasilev - Leonid L. Vasilev was a leading Russian [[Parapsychology|parapsychology]] researcher who played a significant role in the [[Soviet Union]]'s efforts to investigate [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]]. He is noted for his statements in April 1960, where he claimed that Soviet scientists had conducted extensive, unreported investigations into telepathy under the Stalin regime, predating American efforts[^1]. Vasilev asserted that the publication of articles like [[Jacques Bergier]]'s "Thought Transfer, Weapon of War" and "The Secret of the Nautilus" in French journals stimulated Soviet parapsychology research. He used these reports to advocate for increased Soviet investment in the field, stating, "Today the American Navy is testing telepathy on their atomic submarines. Soviet scientists conducted a great many successful telepathy tests over a quarter of a century ago. It’s urgent that we throw off our prejudices. We must plunge into the exploration of this vital field"[^1]. @@ -18,5 +21,5 @@ In a 1963 Kremlin edict, the Soviet minister of defense, R. J. Malinosky, declar Vasilev's work contributed to the Soviet nomenclature around ESP being rewritten to sound technical, severing ties with its occult past. Mental telepathy became "long-distance biological signal transmission," and [[Psychokinesis|psychokinesis]] was termed "non-ionizing, in particular electromagnetic, emissions from humans"[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leonid Vasiliev.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leonid Vasiliev.md index 40ae0b66..24da428d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leonid Vasiliev.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leonid Vasiliev.md @@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ By the early 1960s, Vasiliev was heading a well-funded parapsychology laboratory Vasiliev publicly stated in April 1960 that the Soviets had conducted extensive and unreported investigations into telepathy under the Stalin regime, and that they had successfully performed telepathy tests over a quarter-century prior to the alleged U.S. Nautilus tests. He urged Soviet scientists to overcome their prejudices against such research and to explore this vital field, which he believed had the potential to be as significant as the discovery of atomic energy.[^2] ---- [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. -[^2]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file +[^2]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leslie Ronald Young.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leslie Ronald Young.md index 073254b8..c7a181ca 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leslie Ronald Young.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leslie Ronald Young.md @@ -5,14 +5,17 @@ aliases: tags: - Person - Broadcaster + - Media + - United Kingdom + - BBC + - Radio + - Psychokinesis --- -# Leslie Ronald "Jimmy" Young - Leslie Ronald "Jimmy" Young was a veteran British broadcaster for [[BBC Radio 2]], known for his show *The Jimmy Young Show*, which had a wide audience across England, [[Ireland]], and [[Scotland]][^1]. On November 23, 1973, Young conducted a live on-air experiment with [[Uri Geller]]. Young asked Geller to bend a large key. Geller concentrated, and encouraged listeners across the [[United Kingdom]] to summon their own [[Psychokinesis|psychokinetic]] powers and bend metal in their homes. Live on national radio, Young exclaimed, "It’s bending right in front of me, I can’t believe it!"[^1]. Following the broadcast, the [[BBC]] switchboard was inundated with calls from citizens reporting metal objects in their homes inexplicably bending, and watches restarting. This event, which the [[CIA]] referred to as "secondary consequences," led many people across Great Britain to believe they had bent metal with their own minds[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leslie Van Meter.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leslie Van Meter.md index b95d58c4..fe2ed857 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leslie Van Meter.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Leslie Van Meter.md @@ -1,8 +1,16 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Widow + - Investigation + - Mariposa County + - Corruption + - Law Enforcement +--- [[Leslie Van Meter]] was the widow of [[Ron Van Meter]], a deputy in the Mariposa Sheriff's Department. She was notified of her husband's disappearance after his alleged boating accident on Lake McClure. Her home was subsequently ransacked, and her husband's briefcase and diary were seized by the Mariposa Sheriff's Department. She and a few deputies were the only ones who knew the contents of Van Meter's diary. A special life insurance policy taken out by Ron two weeks before his death also went missing after the search.[^1] On March 23, 1984, [[Leslie Van Meter]] filed a Citizen's Complaint with the Mariposa County Sheriff's Department, alleging negligence and unprofessionalism in the investigation of her husband's disappearance, as his body had still not been found. She requested the case be re-opened. On July 6, 1985, she filed a "Request for Official Inquiry" with the State of [[California]] Department of Boating and Waterways, stating that no satisfactory investigation had been conducted.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Lew Wasserman.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Lew Wasserman.md index fb905cb9..8aa06dd0 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Lew Wasserman.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Lew Wasserman.md @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Hollywood + - Entertainment + - MCA + - Ronald Reagan + - Organized Crime + - Business + - Media +--- [[Lew Wasserman]] was the Chairman of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] Corporation. He was a powerful figure in Hollywood and a long-time political supporter of [[Ronald Reagan]]. Wasserman represented Reagan during the actor's early days in Hollywood, and along with [[Jules Stein]], [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]'s founder, negotiated the sale of Reagan's [[California]] properties at hugely inflated prices, which helped make Reagan a millionaire.[^1] Wasserman was a major contributor to and sat on the board of the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] presidential library, along with [[Edwin Meese]] and others. He was involved in raising $80 million to build it.[^1] @@ -6,7 +17,6 @@ Wasserman was connected to organized crime. He was on the [[Music Corporation of [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[Nancy Reagan]] were known to celebrate New Year's Eve with Wasserman and his wife, Edie. [[Howard Baker]] returned to [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]'s board of directors in March 1989, just in time to help Wasserman celebrate his seventy-sixth birthday.[^1] ---- ### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Llewellyn Thomas.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Llewellyn Thomas.md index acf172ee..41e18036 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Llewellyn Thomas.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Llewellyn Thomas.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Llewellyn Thomas (1903–1972) was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. A Thomas died of cancer on February 6, 1972, at the age of sixty-seven. His death, along with that of [[Charles Bohlen]] and later [[Walter Stoessel Jr.]], raised concerns about the potential health effects of prolonged exposure to the Moscow Signal[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Louis de Wohl.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Louis de Wohl.md index e5e14148..6ab553bb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Louis de Wohl.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Louis de Wohl.md @@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ tags: - Person - Astrologer - Propaganda + - World War II + - British Intelligence + - MI6 + - Black Ops + - Germany + - Hungary --- -# Louis de Wohl - Louis de Wohl was a German-born Hungarian astrologer and British citizen who became a key figure in Allied black propaganda during [[World War II]]. He was one of the most high-profile astrologers in the Western world, with admirers including [[Lord Halifax]], Britain's Foreign Secretary, and the Duke of Alba, the ambassador from [[Spain]][^1]. De Wohl's mission in America, in the summer of 1941, was to elevate astrology into the realm of "astro-philosophy" and, more importantly, to influence American public opinion in favor of aiding [[Great Britain]]. His syndicated American column, "Stars Foretell," consistently emphasized the Nazi threat. Starting in June 1941, shortly after the [[Rudolf Hess]] affair, de Wohl's predictions became unusually specific and appeared to come true, such as his foretelling of a "strong collaborator of Hitler who is neither German nor a Nazi will go violently insane," which was followed by reports of Admiral Georges Robert, the Vichy High Commissioner of the French West Indies, going mad[^1]. @@ -18,5 +22,5 @@ De Wohl's efforts were effective in swaying public opinion away from U.S. isolat For the next few years, de Wohl was used by the Allies as a countermeasure to [[Heinrich Himmler]]'s use of astrology and the occult. Under the direction of master propagandist [[Sefton Delmer]], de Wohl wrote seemingly authentic astrology charts that predicted the demise of certain Nazi admirals and generals, and stated that [[Adolf Hitler]] would be betrayed by his inner circle. These fake star charts and horoscopes were included in near-perfect replicas of a banned German astrological magazine called *Zenit*, intended for underground distribution in Germany. However, these counterfeit magazines were seized by the [[Gestapo]] in [[Stettin]], as detailed by [[Wilhelm Wulff]] in his memoir *Zodiac and Swastika*[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Lyall Watson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Lyall Watson.md index 78654365..95847207 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Lyall Watson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Lyall Watson.md @@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ tags: --- Lyall Watson was a South African zoologist and anthropologist. He was one of two scientists, along with King's College professor [[John Taylor]], who witnessed [[Uri Geller]]'s demonstrations live on [[BBC]] television's *Dimbleby Talk-In* show. During the broadcast, Geller bent and broke a fork, started a broken watch, and reproduced a drawing hidden in a sealed envelope[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Malcolm Toon.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Malcolm Toon.md index f856a3ab..3a54a5b9 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Malcolm Toon.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Malcolm Toon.md @@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ A year later, after [[Jimmy Carter]]'s election, Toon told a delegation of thirt ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 19. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 19. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Manuel Zelaya.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Manuel Zelaya.md index 96ae3d61..73d28068 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Manuel Zelaya.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Manuel Zelaya.md @@ -1,10 +1,20 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - President + - Government + - Honduras + - Latin America + - Coup + - Politics + - Hugo Chávez +--- [[Manuel Zelaya]] was the president of [[Honduras]]. On June 28, 2009, he was rousted from his home in Tegucigalpa and exiled at gunpoint to [[Costa Rica]]. He called the action a kidnapping and maintained he was still president. The [[United States]] and other countries condemned the coup.[^1] Zelaya was ousted by a coup allegedly designed by [[General Daniel Lopez Carballo]] and [[Romeo Vásquez Velásquez]], both friends of [[Jimmy Hughes]]. The Honduran Supreme Court reportedly gave the order for the military to detain the president. The Honduran Congress formally removed Zelaya from the presidency and named congressional leader [[Roberto Micheletti]] as his successor.[^1] [[General Daniel Lopez Carballo]] justified the coup by stating that [[Venezuelan President]] [[Hugo Chávez]] would eventually be running [[Honduras]] by proxy if the military had not acted. Zelaya had been in the process of forming a friendship or alliance with [[Hugo Chávez]], which could have led to the [[United States]] losing its airbase in [[Honduras]] (Soto Cano Air Base), which [[Oliver North]] once used as a base of operations for the [[Contras]].[^1] ---- ### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Marcel Vogel.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Marcel Vogel.md index e69de29b..44dafc29 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Marcel Vogel.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Marcel Vogel.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Scientist + - Crystal Technology + - IBM + - Researcher +--- +[[Marcel Vogel]] was a researcher and scientist with interests in crystal technology and consciousness studies. + +### Footnotes + +[^1]: Reference needed - file was found empty and requires research to add content. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Marilyn Titus.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Marilyn Titus.md index 1bd7bd46..b00dc85b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Marilyn Titus.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Marilyn Titus.md @@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ The Special Counsel's investigation concluded that Titus's statements did not su ### Footnotes -[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Mordecai Vanunu.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Mordecai Vanunu.md index e8e55bcc..60518c32 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Mordecai Vanunu.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Mordecai Vanunu.md @@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ The Tunnel (Machon 2) remained in operation around the clock for thirty-four wee ### Footnotes -[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. _Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network_. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War") [^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. _The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy_. Random House, 1991. Chapter 15. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. _Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network_. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War") [^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. _The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy_. Random House, 1991. Chapter 15. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Murray Watt.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Murray Watt.md index 5c8a2f1f..2930820f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Murray Watt.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Murray Watt.md @@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ Watt was present during many key remote viewing sessions, including the initial Despite his initial lack of interest in the paranormal, Watt was instrumental in the establishment and early operations of the Army's psychic spying program. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel during his tenure with the unit. He eventually transferred out of the unit, but not before helping to establish it on a firm footing.[^1] ---- -[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Orwin C. Talbott.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Orwin C. Talbott.md index 006191fc..beb9c10c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Orwin C. Talbott.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Orwin C. Talbott.md @@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Orwin C. Talbott was a Lieutenant General and deputy commander of the U.S. Army' ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 17. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 17. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/P. T. Van Dyke.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/P. T. Van Dyke.md index d0f49be3..a4db4197 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/P. T. Van Dyke.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/P. T. Van Dyke.md @@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ Van Dyke and his co-author, [[M. L. Juncosa]], also highlighted the challenge fa ## Publications * "Paranormal Phenomena—Briefing on a Net Assessment Study" (1973, co-authored with M. L. Juncosa) -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Patricia Wald.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Patricia Wald.md index 73f52444..f7e63898 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Patricia Wald.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Patricia Wald.md @@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ The Special Counsel's investigation found no evidence that anyone tried to influ ### Footnotes -[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul C. Warnke.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul C. Warnke.md index e356140a..4e221eaf 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul C. Warnke.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul C. Warnke.md @@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Paul C. Warnke served as the assistant secretary of defense for international se ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 14. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 14. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Wilcher.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Wilcher.md index 7619b696..098d41c3 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Wilcher.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Wilcher.md @@ -1,3 +1,15 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Attorney + - Lawyer + - Death + - Investigation + - October Surprise + - INSLAW + - Government + - Washington DC +--- [[Paul Wilcher]] was a Washington D.C. attorney who investigated the [[October Surprise]] incident based on the claims of his client, [[Gunther Karl Russbacher]]. He was also investigating possible government involvement in a variety of questionable activities, including the [[INSLAW]] case, with his research leading him into areas that [[Danny Casolaro]] had covered earlier.[^1] On or about May 21, 1993, Wilcher hand-delivered a 100-page letter to [[Janet Reno]], the [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]], claiming that holdover [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] employees from the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]-[[George Bush|Bush]] era were responsible for a number of government cover-ups, unbeknownst to the Attorney General and President [[Bill Clinton]]. On or about June 11, Wilcher was interviewed by [[Carl Stern]], her public relations man, regarding the contents of the letter.[^1] @@ -8,7 +20,6 @@ Wilcher was working daily for Russbacher and wanted to ask [[Janet Reno]] to gra [[Garby Leon]] wrote a letter to [[Janet Reno]] on July 14, 1993, highlighting the disturbing parallels between Wilcher's death and [[Danny Casolaro]]'s, noting that both were investigating illegal government activities, expressed fears for their lives, and were found dead in bizarre circumstances with missing records and altered corpses. The letter also mentioned the presence of police, [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], and [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] at the scene of Wilcher's death.[^1] ---- ### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Wormeli.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Wormeli.md index e7a28f9a..dcf40ce5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Wormeli.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Wormeli.md @@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ The Special Counsel's investigation found that Wormeli's testimony did not suppo ### Footnotes -[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Zalis.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Zalis.md index 578eee67..8eea4e91 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Zalis.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Paul Zalis.md @@ -1,8 +1,11 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person +--- [[Paul Zalis]] was a staff writer for the *Indio Daily News* (currently known as the *Desert Sun*). He reported on the subsequent killings of [[Fred Alvarez]], [[Ralph Boger]], and [[Patricia Castro]]. Zalis wrote that [[Indio City Manager]] [[Phillip Hawes]] confirmed that [[William Cole]], a Los Angeles-based attorney, had been hired to investigate possible links between the triple slayings and the [[Cabazon Casino]].[^1] Zalis also reported that [[Fred Alvarez]], [[Joseph R. (Mike) Benitez]], and [[William Callaway]] had previously divulged their findings to him in May 1981, asserting that they were marked for death, but their story never got published.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Peter Tompkins.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Peter Tompkins.md index 7c86ae97..57ad5b3a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Peter Tompkins.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Peter Tompkins.md @@ -11,6 +11,5 @@ description: Peter Tompkins was an American journalist, author, and former OSS o [[Peter Tompkins]] was an American journalist, author, and former [[Office of Strategic Services|OSS]] officer. He is best known for co-authoring the 1973 bestselling book, *[[The Secret Life of Plants]]*, which popularized the controversial experiments of [[Cleve Backster]] on plant sentience.[^1] ---- [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Peter Videnieks.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Peter Videnieks.md index 737a5d3d..a9938566 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Peter Videnieks.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Peter Videnieks.md @@ -1,3 +1,14 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Government + - US Customs + - PROMIS + - Software Scandal + - DOJ + - Intelligence + - Corruption +--- [[Peter Videnieks]] was a [[United States Customs Service|U.S. Customs]] contract specialist who was detailed to the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] in the early 1980s to develop the [[PROMIS]] software. He later became a central figure in the [[PROMIS Software Scandal]].[^1] ### Role in PROMIS Software Scandal @@ -16,7 +27,6 @@ During [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s trial in Tacoma, Washington, Videnieks testifi Despite the allegations and his central role in the [[PROMIS Software Scandal]], Videnieks was never charged with any wrongdoing. [[Scott Lawrence]]'s investigation into corruption within [[United States Customs Service|U.S. Customs]], which involved Videnieks, was abruptly shut down when Lawrence and his supervisor requested to impanel grand juries to depose [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] officials.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Philip White.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Philip White.md index a491fa5c..fa45e79f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Philip White.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Philip White.md @@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ White was also the U.S. Trustee assigned to the [[INSLAW]] bankruptcy case. [[An The Special Counsel's investigation found no credible evidence to support the allegations against White. When interviewed, White denied any wrongdoing or pressure from Stanton to convert the Inslaw case. The investigation concluded that White's testimony was consistent with that of most other witnesses, and that his explanation for the confidentiality order language was credible. The report also noted that White, being no longer in government, was less susceptible to pressure to tailor his testimony to suit the DOJ's position. The investigation found insufficient evidence to support a finding that the DOJ pressured the U.S. Trustee to convert the U.S. Trustee to convert the Inslaw Bankruptcy case or otherwise improperly interfere with it, or that the DOJ attempted a cover-up.[^1] ### Footnotes -[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/R. Gordon Wasson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/R. Gordon Wasson.md index c3eab51f..828a5b0e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/R. Gordon Wasson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/R. Gordon Wasson.md @@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ tags: - Person - Ethnomycologist - Banker + - CIA + - MK-Ultra + - Psychedelics + - Mushrooms + - Finance --- -# R. Gordon Wasson - R. Gordon Wasson was an American ethnomycologist and vice president at J.P. Morgan & Company bank, known for his pioneering research into the use of psychedelic mushrooms in shamanistic rituals. His work became central to the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s [[Project MKUltra|MKULTRA Subproject 58]]'s quest for the *teonanáctl* (God's flesh) mushroom[^1]. Wasson and his wife, Valentina, a pediatrician, had been investigating a mushroom cult in Mexico. He had traveled to Mexico twice and was planning a third expedition when he was contacted by [[Andrija Puharich]] and [[Alice Astor Bouverie]]. Wasson explained that the Mexicans believed the mushroom was a pathway to the supernatural and possessed divinatory powers, allowing human consciousness to separate from the physical body[^1]. @@ -19,5 +22,5 @@ In June 1955, Wasson, accompanied by photographer Allan Richardson, arrived in H Wasson's work gained widespread public attention when he struck a publishing deal with *Life* magazine and authored a twelve-page account of his experience titled "Seeking the Magic Mushroom." While he omitted any mention of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s involvement, he highlighted the mushroom's alleged ability to access and enhance [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]]. The article caused a sensation, effectively undermining the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s desire to keep the drug a secret psychic weapon under military intelligence control, as pleasure seekers flocked to Mexico to consume *God's flesh*[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Reuven Yerdor.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Reuven Yerdor.md index 1c9401ac..2f4fd34d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Reuven Yerdor.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Reuven Yerdor.md @@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ Yerdor had little respect for [[Rafael Eitan]] and worried about the long-range ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 21. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 21. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert T. Webber.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert T. Webber.md index 779e3522..c753dba3 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert T. Webber.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert T. Webber.md @@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Robert T. Webber was a physicist who served as the scientific attaché at the U. ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 12. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 12. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Van de Castle.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Van de Castle.md index 2be76094..7033103b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Van de Castle.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Van de Castle.md @@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ tags: --- Robert Van de Castle was a civilian psychologist who, along with [[George Lawrence]] and [[Ray Hyman]], traveled to [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] to test [[Uri Geller]]'s purported psychic abilities for [[ARPA]]. Their conclusion, later reported in *Time* magazine, was that anyone who believed in Geller's powers was falling for the "ridiculous"[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Whitaker.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Whitaker.md index e9d01856..67000a56 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Whitaker.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Whitaker.md @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person +--- > [!WARNING] INCOMPLETE RESEARCH > This page is a placeholder and requires extensive additions. Difficulties have arisen from how common the name Robert Whitaker is. @@ -9,11 +13,10 @@ Further records of Robert Whitakers can be found working in the secret service ( There was an issue of Corrections Magazine in 1974 that mentions a Robert Whitaker, who runs a correction center, used to be a marine[^5]. It’s possible this is the same Whitaker as the Corrections field is fairly small even with a relatively common name. ---- #### Footnotes [^1]: [District of Columbia Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1970](https://www.google.com/books/edition/District_of_Columbia_Appropriations_for/4g1EAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22robert+whitaker%22&pg=PA605&printsec=frontcover) [^2]: [United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (1985)](https://www.google.com/books/edition/United_States_Government_Policy_and_Supp/DWli9TlXliQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22robert+whitaker%22+DC&pg=PA224&printsec=frontcover) [^3]: [Government direction and support (1982)](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Government_direction_and_support/D6mWWTvqugMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22robert+whitaker%22+DC&pg=PA1182&printsec=frontcover) [^4]: [Crime in the National Capital (1969)](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Crime_in_the_National_Capital/gcFFAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1) -[^5]: [Corrections Magazine Vol 1 1974](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Corrections_Magazine/67lQAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22robert+whitaker%22+DC&dq=%22robert+whitaker%22+DC&printsec=frontcover) \ No newline at end of file +[^5]: [Corrections Magazine Vol 1 1974](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Corrections_Magazine/67lQAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22robert+whitaker%22+DC&dq=%22robert+whitaker%22+DC&printsec=frontcover) diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Whitely.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Whitely.md index b5f019a1..1daf477d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Whitely.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Robert Whitely.md @@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ The report noted that Bankruptcy Judge Bason had dismissed Whitely's testimony a ### Footnotes -[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Rocco Zangari.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Rocco Zangari.md index cd822dcc..8a490078 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Rocco Zangari.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Rocco Zangari.md @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person +--- [[Rocco Zangari]] was the first manager of the [[Cabazon Indian Casino]]. He was a former bookie and was later indicted on racketeering charges. ---- ### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Roger Whelan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Roger Whelan.md index 4c07235a..4252a862 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Roger Whelan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Roger Whelan.md @@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ Whelan became involved in the controversy surrounding Judge Bason's non-reappoin ### Footnotes -[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Romeo Vásquez Velásquez.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Romeo Vásquez Velásquez.md index 3f60e4db..02eb0665 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Romeo Vásquez Velásquez.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Romeo Vásquez Velásquez.md @@ -1,8 +1,17 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Military + - General + - Honduras + - Coup + - School of the Americas + - Latin America +--- [[Romeo Vásquez Velásquez]] was a Brigadier General and head of the armed forces of [[Honduras]]. He was sacked by President [[Manuel Zelaya]] on June 25, 2009, for refusing to allow the armed forces to help in conducting a referendum on a constitutional change proposed by President Zelaya. He, along with [[General Daniel Lopez Carballo]], was identified as a coup leader who ousted [[Manuel Zelaya]] and placed [[Roberto Micheletti]] in office.[^1] Vásquez Velásquez attended the [[School of the Americas]] (SOA/WHINSEC) at least twice, in 1976 and 1984. He was also mentioned as a friend of [[Jimmy Hughes]] and a member of FGBMFI ([[Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International]]).[^1] ---- ### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ron Van Meter.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ron Van Meter.md index 1fc0fbeb..bb48334b 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ron Van Meter.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ron Van Meter.md @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person +--- [[Ron Van Meter]] was a deputy in the Mariposa Sheriff's Department. His death on June 24, 1980, in an alleged boating accident on Lake McClure, became a central point of investigation into long-standing corruption, murder, threats, and harassment within the department. Those he confided in believed he was murdered after uncovering and reporting drug trafficking within the sheriff's department.[^1] Official reports listed his death as a drowning. The search party consisted mainly of three divers: deputies [[Dave Beavers]], [[Rod Cusic]], and [[Gary Estep]]. Sheriff [[Paul Paige]] refused outside help, including additional divers from adjacent counties and a mini-submarine offered by Beavers' associate.[^1] @@ -12,7 +16,6 @@ A few weeks prior to his death in 1980, Van Meter had driven to the [[California On June 24, 1980, frustrated and angry at the Attorney General for betraying him, Van Meter borrowed a boat and was on his way to arrest the deputies at Lake McClure himself. He never returned. His body was finally recovered in September 1990 in the shallow waters of Lake McClure, wrapped in a fish net and weighted down by various objects.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Russell Targ.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Russell Targ.md index 49a45145..a96def12 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Russell Targ.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Russell Targ.md @@ -16,6 +16,5 @@ As a monitor in remote viewing sessions, Targ would prompt psychics with questio Despite the personality conflicts and the controversial nature of the research, Targ was a key figure in the remote viewing program. He was the co-author, with Hal Puthoff, of a number of influential papers on remote viewing, including a 1974 article in *Nature* and a 1976 article in the *Proceedings of the IEEE*. He eventually became convinced of the reality of remote viewing, even conducting his own informal experiments. He was present during many of Price's most impressive remote viewing feats, including the glider experiment where Price accurately perceived the numbers Kennett was carrying and the "ankh" around his neck, and the precognitive viewing of the Redwood City Marina and the Rinconada Park water tanks.[^1] ---- -[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Santos Trafficante, Jr..md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Santos Trafficante, Jr..md index 4d6cff16..af48e818 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Santos Trafficante, Jr..md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Santos Trafficante, Jr..md @@ -1,6 +1,15 @@ -[[Santos Trafficante, Jr.]] was an organized-crime leader who was contacted by [[Robert Maheu]] in 1960 as part of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] operations to assassinate [[Fidel Castro]]. Trafficante, Jr., along with [[Sam Giancana]] and [[Johnny Rosselli]], was enlisted to assist in these efforts, which involved Cuban exiles.[^1] - --- -## Footnotes +tags: + - Person + - Organized Crime + - Mafia + - CIA + - Assassination + - Cuba + - Fidel Castro + - Criminal +--- +[[Santos Trafficante, Jr.]] was an organized-crime leader who was contacted by [[Robert Maheu]] in 1960 as part of [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] operations to assassinate [[Fidel Castro]]. Trafficante, Jr., along with [[Sam Giancana]] and [[Johnny Rosselli]], was enlisted to assist in these efforts, which involved Cuban exiles.[^1] +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Shimon Yiftach.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Shimon Yiftach.md index b9637511..919dff97 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Shimon Yiftach.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Shimon Yiftach.md @@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Shimon Yiftach was the director of scientific programs for the Israeli defense m ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 10. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 10. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Sir Hubert Wilkins.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Sir Hubert Wilkins.md index e1026deb..d4d5422a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Sir Hubert Wilkins.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Sir Hubert Wilkins.md @@ -14,6 +14,5 @@ description: Sir Hubert Wilkins was an Australian polar explorer, aviator, and d Wilkins conducted experiments in [[Mind-to-Mind Telepathy]], which he documented in his book *Thoughts Through Space: A Remarkable Adventure in the Realm of Mind*. His work influenced [[Edgar Mitchell]], the Apollo 14 astronaut, who was inspired to conduct his own telepathy experiments during his Moon voyage.[^1] ---- [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Stanley H. Turner.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Stanley H. Turner.md index 8829bb59..55150097 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Stanley H. Turner.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Stanley H. Turner.md @@ -1,6 +1,15 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Doctorate + - PROMIS + - Crime Analysis + - Research + - Incomplete Research +--- > [!WARNING] INCOMPLETE RESEARCH > Need additional time to complete research. Doctorate. -Assistant Director for Research and Analysis at the [[Office of Crime Analysis of the District of Columbia]] underneath [[Joan E. Jacoby]]. Part of the original 1969 [[PROMIS]] team. \ No newline at end of file +Assistant Director for Research and Analysis at the [[Office of Crime Analysis of the District of Columbia]] underneath [[Joan E. Jacoby]]. Part of the original 1969 [[PROMIS]] team. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Stansfield Turner.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Stansfield Turner.md index e82cb1df..cf16d864 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Stansfield Turner.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Stansfield Turner.md @@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ Turner was also a member of the board of directors for [[Wackenhut Corporation]] During [[Jimmy Carter]]'s presidency, Turner's leadership of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] saw the agency distanced from death-squad interdiction due to Carter's human rights foreign policy in [[Latin America]].[^2] ---- ### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. [^2]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. -[^3]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. \ No newline at end of file +[^3]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Sue Todd.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Sue Todd.md index 9d7efe71..2008bdf5 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Sue Todd.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Sue Todd.md @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person +--- [[Sue Todd]] is a Police Detective from Hercules, California. She became involved in the investigation surrounding the [[PROMIS Software Scandal]] and its broader implications, particularly through her collaboration with [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] national security investigator [[Sean McDade]].[1] Todd accompanied [[Sean McDade]] during his secret entry into the [[United States]] in February 2000, where they met with [[Cheri Seymour]], the author of *The Last Circle*. Their collaboration stemmed from a shared "source" and Todd's own investigation into a three-year-old double homicide that she believed was connected to the [[PROMIS]] case. During their meeting with Seymour, Todd and McDade were armed with 9mm police guns, indicating the serious nature of their inquiry.[1] @@ -6,6 +10,5 @@ She assisted [[Sean McDade]] in his extensive probe, which involved interviewing Despite the exposure of [[Sean McDade]]'s investigation in the *Toronto Star* in August 2000, Todd indicated that he ultimately returned to police work in his hometown, suggesting a continued commitment to law enforcement despite the challenges faced during the [[PROMIS]] investigation.[1] ---- -## Footnotes -[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +### Footnotes +[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tang Yu.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tang Yu.md index 5bc1e68f..dd7894cb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tang Yu.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tang Yu.md @@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ Tang Yu was a twelve-year-old boy in [[China]] who, in 1979, was reported to be Tang Yu's alleged ability to perceive written words through his ears was investigated by local and provincial officials, and eventually by the national Science Commission in Beijing. He was one of the first individuals to be identified as possessing [[Extraordinary Human Body Function]] (EHBF), and his case played a key role in the Chinese government's decision to officially sanction research into these phenomena.[^1] ---- [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ted Gunderson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ted Gunderson.md index 40a5a657..a74a8323 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ted Gunderson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ted Gunderson.md @@ -1,3 +1,16 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - FBI + - Law Enforcement + - Private Investigator + - The Octopus + - PROMIS + - Intelligence + - Corruption + - Drug Trafficking + - Afghanistan +--- [[Ted Gunderson]] was a former [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent who transitioned into private investigation after his retirement from the Bureau. His distinguished career with the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] included serving as a Senior Special Agent in Charge (SAC) at headquarters in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Dallas, Texas. Following his tenure with the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], he worked for F. Lee Bailey, Esq., before establishing his own investigative agency in Los Angeles County.[1] Gunderson became deeply involved in the investigation of corruption and drug rings within Mariposa County, California, after being approached by the D.I.G. (Decency in Government) group. His prior work included compiling a comprehensive 700-page report for the Tulare City Council, which meticulously detailed instances of deputies receiving payoffs and distributing drugs in Tulare. His engagement in the Mariposa investigation marked a significant expansion of his efforts into the broader "[[The Octopus]]" inquiry.[1] @@ -12,6 +25,5 @@ Despite their past collaboration, Gunderson faced limitations in disclosing nume Throughout his career, Gunderson encountered significant challenges and obstruction in his efforts to expose corruption. He observed a "turf battle problem" between [[Ralph Olberg]]'s group and certain factions within the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and their group, MSH (Management Science For Health), concerning the legitimate representation of the Afghan rebel leadership. His attempts to facilitate [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s entry into the Witness Protection Program ultimately proved unsuccessful, as federal agencies, including the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], demonstrated reluctance to fully cooperate or acknowledge Riconosciuto's claims.[1] ---- -## Footnotes -[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +### Footnotes +[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tim Osman.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tim Osman.md index 7f22b614..590e0c06 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tim Osman.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tim Osman.md @@ -1,10 +1,19 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Intelligence + - Mujahideen + - Afghanistan + - CIA + - Middle East + - Cold War +--- [[Tim Osman]] was a figure involved in a worldwide support network for the [[Mujahideen]] in [[Afghanistan]]. He met with [[Ted Gunderson]], [[Ralph Olberg]], and [[Michael Riconosciuto]] in early 1986 to discuss this network, which focused on the Afghanistan Resistance Movement against the Soviets.[^1] Discussions included the Mujahideen's willingness to field test new and esoteric weapons and return research reports with photos. They also discussed the capture and/or defection of high-ranking Soviet military personnel with sensitive compartmentalized information, and the availability of their briefings. Other topics included a military joint venture in [[Turkey]] to produce specialized ammunition and a lobbying effort to legally obtain Stinger II missiles and their variants.[^1] [[Ralph Olberg]] and Osman proposed an unprecedented leadership meeting in Washington D.C. to prove that their group represented the full leadership of the Mujahideen, addressing a "turf battle problem" with certain factions of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and their group, MSH (Management Science For Health).[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tina Sinatra.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tina Sinatra.md index 5e176338..42951f1f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tina Sinatra.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tina Sinatra.md @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person +--- [[Tina Sinatra]] is the daughter of [[Frank Sinatra]]. She was involved in overseeing a slate of projects at [[Joel Silver Productions]], including *The Manchurian Candidate*. She read the draft manuscript of *The Last Circle* and was very interested in meeting [[Robert Booth Nichols]], seeing the Zapruder tape, and reading his script. She was also interested in a potential TV or movie project based on *The Last Circle*.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tom Walsh.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tom Walsh.md index b052fe38..b673ec90 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tom Walsh.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tom Walsh.md @@ -1,8 +1,11 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person +--- [[Tom Walsh]] was a retired [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent from Merced. He was recruited by Sheriff [[Ken Mattheys]] in October 1984, along with private investigator [[Raymond Jenkins]], to investigate [[Ron Van Meter]]'s disappearance and help clean up the Mariposa Sheriff's Department. Walsh and Jenkins concluded that [[Ron Van Meter]] was murdered after obtaining evidence of drug trafficking within the department.[^1] Walsh also provided [[Cheri Seymour]] with a significant piece of information regarding Judge [[Robert E. Coyle]]'s background, alleging that the Judge was once the attorney of record for Curry Company (owned by [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]) in Yosemite National Park.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tommy Marson.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tommy Marson.md index b5a102ba..5cfcc752 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tommy Marson.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Tommy Marson.md @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person +--- [[Tommy Marson]] was a known [[Gambino Crime Family]] associate. He was observed by the Indio Police Department in August 1981 meeting with [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]], the Cabazon Administrator, and other [[La Cosa Nostra]] underworld figures. These meetings were believed to involve financial transactions. Marson reportedly lent [[Dr. John Philip Nichols]] $50,000 to start the [[Cabazon Casino]], the first Indian card room in the nation.[^1] ---- ### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Werner Tony Asmar.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Werner Tony Asmar.md index 84d72d31..7f2900ad 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Werner Tony Asmar.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Werner Tony Asmar.md @@ -1,8 +1,11 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person +--- [[Werner Tony Asmar]] was a German Lebanese intelligence agent who worked with the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]]. He was one of five key members of the MC-10 cell in [[Cyprus]] and Beirut. Asmar became aware of the alleged "non-controlled" loads of heroin being shipped back to the [[United States]] by [[Michael T. Hurley]] and the [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] operation. He reportedly went "toe to toe" with Hurley over this issue.[^1] Asmar was killed in a bomb explosion at his office in east Beirut on May 26, 1988. His death was attributed to terrorists, but [[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed that Asmar's cover was "deliberately blown." When Asmar was killed, the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]] ordered [[Lester Coleman]] home.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Wilhelm Wulff.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Wilhelm Wulff.md index 3389b5bd..515b000e 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Wilhelm Wulff.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Wilhelm Wulff.md @@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ aliases: tags: - Person - Astrologer + - Nazi Germany + - Heinrich Himmler + - Occult + - World War II + - Germany --- -# Wilhelm Wulff - Wilhelm Wulff was a German astrologer who became a personal astrologer to [[Heinrich Himmler]], the Reichsführer-SS. He was ensnared in "[[Special Action Hess]]" (Sonderaktion Heß), the mass arrest of astrologers and other occult practitioners initiated by [[Adolf Hitler]] following [[Rudolf Hess]]'s flight in 1941[^1]. Wulff's postwar account, *Zodiac and Swastika*, provides insights into the Nazi regime's complex relationship with the occult. He noted that while the circulation of occult literature was forbidden and decrees were issued against predicting future events, astrology was considered "privilegium singulorum"—not for the broad masses[^1]. @@ -15,8 +18,8 @@ Wulff's postwar account, *Zodiac and Swastika*, provides insights into the Nazi Wulff also detailed how counterfeit astrological magazines, designed by the Allies to look as if they were secretly published in Germany, were seized by the Gestapo in Stettin[^1]. -## Publications +### Publications * *Zodiac and Swastika* -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William F. Weld.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William F. Weld.md index 6c637ef3..0b59c8ce 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William F. Weld.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William F. Weld.md @@ -1,10 +1,20 @@ +--- +tags: + - Person + - Government + - US Attorney + - Law Enforcement + - PROMIS + - Justice Department + - Boston + - Massachusetts +--- [[William F. Weld]] was the [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] in Boston, Massachusetts. He received a document dated May 16, 1985, signed by [[William Bradford Reynolds]], Assistant [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] in the Civil Rights Division of the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]]. This document advised Weld that the [[PROMIS]] software was being provided to an Arab Sheik for resale and general distribution in his region, contingent upon specific conditions, including a "soft arrival" without paperwork or customs delays, and equipped with a special data retrieval unit. Weld was instructed to process the financial aspects through [[Credit Suisse]] into [[National Commercial Bank]] and to contact Reynolds directly if he encountered any problems.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes -[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William J. Casey.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William J. Casey.md index 2749e3bc..ea147b61 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William J. Casey.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William J. Casey.md @@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ After the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak]], Casey auth ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William James.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William James.md index 9ba0f9ac..aba42f16 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William James.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William James.md @@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ description: William James was a pioneering American psychologist and philosophe James was also deeply interested in psychic phenomena and was one of the founders of the [[American Society for Psychical Research]] (ASPR) in 1885. He believed that the scientific study of such phenomena was crucial for a complete understanding of human consciousness and the nature of reality.[^1] ---- [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Ryback.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Ryback.md index a6fd53d3..47f3141c 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Ryback.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Ryback.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ In December 1990, Ryback traveled to [[London]] and demanded to see the October Ryback's findings led him to believe that BCCI had been lying to the Federal Reserve for years, and he sought to have [[Clark Clifford]] and [[Robert Altman]] investigated for withholding this vital information.[^2] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 11. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 132-133. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Sessions.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Sessions.md index d151aa36..0250f3cd 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Sessions.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Sessions.md @@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ In January 1991, [[Terry D. Miller]], President of Government Sales Consultants, ### Footnotes -[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report") diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Wolfe.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Wolfe.md index 31cce8ae..4891053d 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Wolfe.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Wolfe.md @@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ description: William Wolfe was a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) Wolfe became [[Patty Hearst]]'s lover within the SLA. He was among the group of SLA members who were cornered and killed by police in a building in Los Angeles in May 1974.[^1] ---- -[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Xenakis.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Xenakis.md index 90e89e42..4bea30fb 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Xenakis.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William Xenakis.md @@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ William Xenakis was a Lieutenant Colonel who commanded Detachment G, the [[Remot Xenakis's intervention indicates an attempt to bring the unit back to its intended purpose of intelligence gathering and to curb the unconventional targeting practices that had become prevalent under Dames's management[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William von Raab.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William von Raab.md index 83710459..b17ba85a 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William von Raab.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/William von Raab.md @@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ Von Raab headed the agency during the Tampa money-laundering investigations invo After BCCI's Tampa conviction, von Raab thought the case was "enormously meaningful" and announced it publicly. He was told by his superiors to dampen his public enthusiasm.[^4] He later testified before the [[John Kerry|Kerry]] subcommittee that the [[Justice Department]] had denied knowledge of the [[Ali Mirza]] tapes, which contained crucial information about BCCI's activities.[^5] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 11. [^2]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. [^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 25. [^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 389. -[^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 54. \ No newline at end of file +[^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 54. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Wolfgang Pauli.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Wolfgang Pauli.md index af726abd..3fc28f2f 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Wolfgang Pauli.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Wolfgang Pauli.md @@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ Pauli, along with psychiatrist [[Carl Jung]], had a lively conversation about [[ Pauli wrote an article on the subject titled "Background Physics," in which he discussed the relationships between physics, the conscious, and the unconscious[^1]. His association with Jung and his interest in the unconscious aspects of reality highlight a unique intersection of physics and parapsychology. -## Footnotes -[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file +### Footnotes +[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Yakov Terletsky.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Yakov Terletsky.md index d3b692ad..840f3d99 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Yakov Terletsky.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Yakov Terletsky.md @@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ Yakov Terletsky was the chairman of theoretical physics at [[Moscow University]] His work, along with that of [[Gerald Feinberg]], attracted the attention of [[Hal Puthoff]], who was interested in whether the tachyon flow could account for an "extra field" or force that physics couldn't yet see, potentially explaining [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] and other anomalous mental phenomena[^1]. -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Yigael Yadin.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Yigael Yadin.md index 99989795..799ab583 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Yigael Yadin.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Yigael Yadin.md @@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ Yigael Yadin served as the Deputy Prime Minister of [[Israel]]. He joined [[Yitz ### Footnotes -[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. \ No newline at end of file +[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. diff --git a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Zayed bin Sultan AL-Nahayan.md b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Zayed bin Sultan AL-Nahayan.md index 3f75db9c..0393ff49 100644 --- a/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Zayed bin Sultan AL-Nahayan.md +++ b/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Zayed bin Sultan AL-Nahayan.md @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Zayed and his chief lieutenant, [[Ghanim Fan's al-Mazrui]], were infuriated by t He ordered audits of BCCI, which revealed billions of dollars missing.[^9] The [[Bank of England]] tried to persuade Zayed to inject more money into BCCI to cover losses.[^10] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 11. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 155-156. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Ahnenerbe.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Ahnenerbe.md index f51da339..f614402c 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Ahnenerbe.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Ahnenerbe.md @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ created: 2025-07-23 updated: 2025-07-23 title: Ahnenerbe tags: - - organization - - research + - Organization + - Research + - Government - Nazi + - Germany description: The Ahnenerbe was a Nazi German think tank that promoted itself as a research institute for the archaeological and cultural history of the Aryan race. --- @@ -13,6 +15,5 @@ The [[Ahnenerbe]] was a [[Nazi Germany|Nazi German]] think tank that operated as The Ahnenerbe's mission was to prove the superiority of the Nazi ideology by linking it to ancient Teutonic culture. To this end, it conducted a wide range of research, from archaeology and geology to more esoteric subjects like extrasensory perception, astrology, and map dowsing. The captured documents from the Ahnenerbe's research on these unusual subjects are believed to have been a catalyst for the psychic arms race between the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[United States]] after World War II.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/British Intelligence.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/British Intelligence.md index 81453600..ef99bb25 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/British Intelligence.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/British Intelligence.md @@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ created: 2025-07-23 updated: 2025-07-23 title: British Intelligence tags: - - organization - - intelligence - - government + - Organization + - Intelligence + - Government + - United Kingdom description: British Intelligence refers to the various intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom, including MI6. --- @@ -13,6 +14,5 @@ description: British Intelligence refers to the various intelligence agencies of One notable example was the use of astrologers like [[Sybil Leek]] and [[10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Louis de Wohl]] to spread disinformation and influence the behavior of high-ranking Nazi officials. These operations highlight the willingness of intelligence agencies to exploit beliefs in the paranormal for strategic advantage.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/China.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/China.md index 759074cc..ecab41a7 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/China.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/China.md @@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: China tags: - - country + - Organization + - Government + - Country - Asia - - ColdWar + - Cold War + - Nuclear description: China is a country in East Asia, a major global power, and a significant player in Cold War geopolitics, including nuclear and intelligence activities. --- [[China]] is a country in East Asia. During the Cold War, it was a significant player in global geopolitics, often viewed as a rival or potential ally by both the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].[^1] @@ -15,6 +18,5 @@ China's nuclear program was a subject of intense interest for U.S. intelligence. ## Diplomatic Relations President [[Richard Nixon]]'s historic visit to China in 1972 marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, opening relations between the two countries. However, intelligence concerns persisted. For example, the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] investigated the Chinese Embassy in a foreign capital, suspecting its basement communications office, and later tasked [[Pat Price]] to remote-view a Chinese consular building in Rome.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/France.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/France.md index e8970f0d..8edc7033 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/France.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/France.md @@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: France tags: - - country + - Organization + - Government + - Country - Europe + - Intelligence description: France is a country in Western Europe, known for its historical involvement in international affairs and its intelligence services. --- [[France]] is a country in Western Europe. Its intelligence services have been implicated in various international affairs, including alleged involvement in disinformation campaigns related to psychic research during the Cold War. For instance, [[Jacques Bergier]], a French consulting editor with alleged ties to [[French Intelligence]], played a role in disseminating the fabricated "[[The Nautilus]]" story, which had significant repercussions for Soviet psi research.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/French Intelligence.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/French Intelligence.md index f0aae207..3d6fcd90 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/French Intelligence.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/French Intelligence.md @@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: French Intelligence tags: - - organization - - intelligence - - government + - Organization + - Intelligence + - Government + - France + - Europe description: French Intelligence refers to the various intelligence agencies of France, involved in national security and international espionage. --- [[French Intelligence]] refers to the various intelligence agencies of [[France]]. While not directly involved in the U.S. psychic research programs, French intelligence services were indirectly linked to the early Cold War "psi race" through figures like [[Jacques Bergier]]. Bergier, a consulting editor with alleged connections to French intelligence, is believed to have been the source of the fabricated "[[The Nautilus]]" story, which inadvertently spurred Soviet psi research.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Israel.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Israel.md index 8acc3565..3b305558 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Israel.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Israel.md @@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Israel tags: - - country - - middleeast + - Organization + - Government + - Country + - Middle East + - Intelligence description: The State of Israel, a country in the Middle East. It has been connected to various intelligence and psychic research activities. --- diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Nazi Germany.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Nazi Germany.md index 8cadbec3..a66baf0d 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Nazi Germany.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Nazi Germany.md @@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ created: 2025-07-23 updated: 2025-07-23 title: Nazi Germany tags: - - country - - historical - - government + - Organization + - Government + - Country + - Historical + - Germany + - Nazi description: Nazi Germany is the common English name for Germany between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country. --- @@ -13,6 +16,5 @@ description: Nazi Germany is the common English name for Germany between 1933 an In the context of psychic research, Nazi Germany had a complex and often contradictory relationship with the paranormal. While the regime officially banned occult practices, figures like [[Heinrich Himmler]] were deeply interested in the supernatural and established organizations like the [[Ahnenerbe]] to research and exploit such phenomena for political and military purposes. The capture of Ahnenerbe documents by the Allies after the war is believed to have influenced the development of psychic research programs in both the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Royal Canadian Mounted Police.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Royal Canadian Mounted Police.md index 36dfeb07..4e92b851 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Royal Canadian Mounted Police.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Royal Canadian Mounted Police.md @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +--- +tags: + - Organization + - Government + - Law Enforcement + - Canada + - Intelligence +--- The [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] is [[Canada]]'s national police force, which became significantly involved in the investigation of the [[PROMIS Software Scandal]]. In February 2000, [[Sean McDade]], an [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] national security investigator, secretly entered the [[United States]] to investigate evidence that the [[Canadian Government]] was using a modified version of the [[PROMIS]] computer software, which purportedly allowed the [[United States Government|U.S.]] to eavesdrop on [[Canada|Canadian]] intelligence secrets through a "back-door." His investigation was code-named Project Abbreviation, and his email handle, "simorp," was [[PROMIS]] spelled backward.[1] The [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] probe, code-named Project Abbreviation, was authorized at the highest levels of the organization and was well-funded. The investigation was prompted by the discovery of an invoice for the purchase of [[PROMIS]] from Strategic Software Planning in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which contradicted earlier denials by [[Canada|Canadian]] authorities regarding the Hamiltons' claims about the pirated software. [[Sean McDade]]'s investigation reportedly traced banking transactions that supported the claim that high-ranking [[Canadian Government|Canadian]] officials might have unlawfully purchased the software from officials in the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]-[[George Bush|Bush]] administration.[1] @@ -10,6 +18,5 @@ The [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]]'s involvement in the [[PROMIS]] inves Despite the exposure of [[Sean McDade]]'s investigation in the *Toronto Star* in August 2000, he reportedly returned to police work in his hometown.[1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Shin Bet.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Shin Bet.md index 5ed95438..95fdd7bb 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Shin Bet.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Shin Bet.md @@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Shin Bet tags: - - organization - - intelligence - - international + - Organization + - Intelligence + - Government + - Israel + - Security description: Shin Bet is Israel's internal security service. --- [[Shin Bet]] is [[Israel]]'s internal security service. In the context of the *Remote Viewers* narrative, [[Uri Geller]] claimed to have worked with Shin Bet officials, along with Israeli military intelligence and [[Mossad]]. He stated that he was tested by these agencies and began to work for them, performing tasks such as clairvoyantly viewing intelligence targets and predicting troop deployments.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Soviet Union.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Soviet Union.md index db0d13c8..cf17944c 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Soviet Union.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Soviet Union.md @@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-08-04 title: Soviet Union tags: - - country - - ColdWar + - Organization + - Government + - Country + - Cold War - USSR + - Intelligence description: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. It was a key player in the Cold War and was perceived by the U.S. as a leader in psi research. --- The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. During the Cold War, the [[Soviet Union]] was a primary geopolitical rival of the United States, leading to an arms race that extended into unconventional areas, including psychic research.[^1] @@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ The Soviet Union and its military installations were frequent targets for U.S. r In December 1979, the Soviet Union invaded [[Afghanistan]], making [[Pakistan]] a key strategic priority for the [[United States]].[^2] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. [^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 12. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/U.S. Embassy in Moscow.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/U.S. Embassy in Moscow.md index 22b2a9bf..dd149d55 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/U.S. Embassy in Moscow.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/U.S. Embassy in Moscow.md @@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ created: 2025-07-23 updated: 2025-07-23 title: U.S. Embassy in Moscow tags: - - location - - diplomatic - - ColdWar - - intelligence + - Organization + - Government + - Diplomatic + - Cold War + - Intelligence + - USA + - Moscow description: The U.S. Embassy in Moscow was the target of the Moscow Signal, a microwave beam directed by the Soviet Union, suspected of being an electromagnetic weapon. --- @@ -16,6 +19,5 @@ From 1956 to 1976, the embassy was subjected to the [[Moscow Signal]], a microwa In the early 1980s, the construction of a new U.S. Embassy building in Moscow became another intelligence concern. The [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] received intelligence that the new embassy had been bugged at its core, with sensors embedded deep inside the structural framing materials. [[Joe McMoneagle]], a remote viewer from the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]], accurately remote-viewed the building, perceiving it to be riddled with thousands of bugs and metallic decoys, including girders welded into antennas. This was later confirmed by a CIA/[[NSA]] investigation, revealing a massive Soviet eavesdropping and surveillance program.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Army Security Agency.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Army Security Agency.md index 0d336a8b..f3928dfd 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Army Security Agency.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Army Security Agency.md @@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Army Security Agency tags: - - organization - - military - - intelligence + - Organization + - Military + - Intelligence - USA + - Army + - Signals Intelligence description: The Army Security Agency (ASA) was a United States Army organization responsible for signals intelligence and communications security. --- @@ -14,6 +16,5 @@ The [[Army Security Agency]] (ASA) was a [[U.S. Army]] organization responsible In the summer of 1977, ASA merged with the [[Army Intelligence Agency|USAINTA]] to form the all-in-one [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]]. This amalgamation was, among other things, an effort by the Army to regain some control over its personnel who were often utilized by the NSA.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Central Intelligence Agency.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Central Intelligence Agency.md index 064c0add..12c71f33 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Central Intelligence Agency.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Central Intelligence Agency.md @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-08-04 title: Central Intelligence Agency tags: - - organization - - intelligence - - government + - Organization + - Intelligence + - Government + - USA + - CIA description: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the U.S. federal government, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world. --- The [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) is a primary intelligence-gathering organization of the United States government. In the context of psychic research, the CIA played a significant, albeit often covert, role in funding and overseeing programs aimed at exploring and utilizing psychic phenomena for intelligence purposes.[^1] @@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ The CIA sent the [[Inter-Services Intelligence|Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) In 1980, [[Jimmy Carter]] signed a presidential "finding" authorizing the CIA to aid the Afghan rebels in "harassment" of the Soviet occupying forces through secret supplies of light weapons and limited funds.[^10] This became the largest covert-action program since [[World War Two]].[^10] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. [^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/DARPA.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/DARPA.md index f072cb8d..664e5baa 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/DARPA.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/DARPA.md @@ -3,15 +3,17 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: DARPA tags: - - organization - - government - - research + - Organization + - Government + - Research + - USA + - Defense + - Technology description: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. --- The [[DARPA|Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA) is the modern name for the [[Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (ARPA). It is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.[^1] While the *Remote Viewers* text primarily refers to the agency by its earlier name, ARPA, DARPA continues to be at the forefront of advanced research, including areas that may touch upon human capabilities and unconventional intelligence methods. ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Defense Intelligence Agency.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Defense Intelligence Agency.md index 2f50e5a2..812327d1 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Defense Intelligence Agency.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Defense Intelligence Agency.md @@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Defense Intelligence Agency tags: - - organization - - intelligence - - government + - Organization + - Intelligence + - Government + - USA + - Defense + - Military description: The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an intelligence agency of the United States federal government, specializing in defense and military intelligence. --- The [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] (DIA) is a major intelligence agency of the United States, specializing in defense and military intelligence. The DIA played a significant role in the oversight and funding of the [[STARGATE PROJECT]], particularly after the Army's initial involvement.[^1] @@ -20,8 +23,6 @@ The DIA's interest in psi research was driven by concerns over perceived Soviet #### Oversight of Stargate Project: [[Jack Vorona]], the head of the DIA's Scientific and Technical Intelligence Directorate, was the overall manager of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program. He, along with General [[Ed Tompson]], briefed Congressman Charlie Rose on the program in the late 1970s. The DIA continued to oversee the program even after the Army's funding was initially terminated in 1985.[^1] ---- - ### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. [^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Department of Defense.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Department of Defense.md index 23794a6d..8565fec8 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Department of Defense.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Department of Defense.md @@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ created: 2025-07-23 updated: 2025-07-23 title: Department of Defense tags: - - organization - - government - - military + - Organization + - Government + - Military + - Defense - USA description: The Department of Defense (DoD) is an executive branch department of the U.S. federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces. --- @@ -16,6 +17,5 @@ In the context of psychic research, the DoD played a significant role, particula The DoD's interest in [[Psi|psi]] phenomena was often driven by concerns about perceived advancements in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[China|Chinese]] psychic research, leading to programs aimed at understanding and potentially weaponizing these abilities. This included research into [[Psychotronic Weapons]] and the biological effects of electromagnetic radiation, as seen in [[Project Pandora]] and the work of scientists like [[Allan H. Frey]] and [[Robert O. Becker]].[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Federal Bureau of Investigation.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Federal Bureau of Investigation.md index 4cec5d90..ca1ed0e5 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Federal Bureau of Investigation.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Federal Bureau of Investigation.md @@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Federal Bureau of Investigation tags: - - organization - - government + - Organization + - Government - USA - - lawenforcement + - Law Enforcement + - FBI description: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. --- @@ -14,6 +15,5 @@ The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and s One notable instance involved an FBI official seeking [[Norm Everheart]]'s help to investigate a Soviet Embassy official who was using a fishing pole in a suspicious manner. [[Joe McMoneagle]]'s remote viewing session accurately revealed that the fishing pole was being used to retrieve a dead-drop package from a military installation wall, helping the FBI break an important case. This demonstrated the potential utility of remote viewing in law enforcement and counterintelligence operations, even if the FBI itself did not directly task the psychics due to internal skepticism or religious objections.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Fort Meade.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Fort Meade.md index 5ede3ff9..3361b2ed 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Fort Meade.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Fort Meade.md @@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Fort Meade tags: - - location - - military - - intelligence + - Organization + - Government + - Military + - Intelligence + - USA + - Maryland description: Fort George G. Meade is a United States Army installation in Maryland, serving as a key center for intelligence and security operations, and a primary location for the Stargate Project. --- [[Fort Meade]] (officially Fort George G. Meade) is a United States Army installation located in Maryland, approximately twenty-five miles northeast of Washington, D.C. It is a sprawling, town-like base that houses, among other things, the [[NSA]], the U.S. First Army, and a part of the Army's [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|Intelligence and Security Command]] (INSCOM).[^1] @@ -14,6 +17,5 @@ Fort Meade served as a primary location for the [[STARGATE PROJECT]], the U.S. A Key figures in the [[STARGATE PROJECT]], such as [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]], [[Murray Watt|Scotty Watt]], [[Mel Riley]], [[Joe McMoneagle]], and [[Ken Bell]], were stationed at Fort Meade. The base served as the operational hub for many of the remote viewing missions, with tasking requests originating from various offices throughout the U.S. intelligence community.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/NSA.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/NSA.md index 9833c19f..10ce2ad7 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/NSA.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/NSA.md @@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ created: 2025-03-05 updated: 2025-07-22 title: NSA tags: - - agency - - government - - intelligence + - Organization + - Government + - Intelligence + - USA + - NSA + - Signals Intelligence description: The National Security Agency (NSA) is a U.S. intelligence agency responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes. --- > [!INFO] THIS IS NOT WIKIPEDIA diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/National Security Council.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/National Security Council.md index 0f074770..84ea4dbf 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/National Security Council.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/National Security Council.md @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: National Security Council tags: - - organization - - government + - Organization + - Government - USA + - National Security + - Presidential description: The National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his or her senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials. --- @@ -13,6 +15,5 @@ The [[National Security Council]] (NSC) is the principal forum used by the Presi During the late 1970s, the NSC, through staff members like Navy Lieutenant Commander Jake Stewart, tasked remote viewers with highly sensitive intelligence problems, including the remote viewing of a new Soviet Typhoon-class submarine under construction at the port of Severodvinsk. The accuracy of these remote viewing sessions, particularly those conducted by [[Joe McMoneagle]], sparked debate within the NSC regarding the value of psychic intelligence, with some officials, like [[Robert Gates]], remaining skeptical, while others, like Stewart, became strong proponents.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Office of Strategic Services.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Office of Strategic Services.md index c1ed7fc0..2337ac46 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Office of Strategic Services.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/Office of Strategic Services.md @@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ created: 2025-07-23 updated: 2025-07-23 title: Office of Strategic Services tags: - - organization - - intelligence - - historical + - Organization + - Intelligence + - Government + - USA + - Historical + - World War II description: The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a wartime intelligence agency of the United States during World War II, and a precursor to the CIA. --- @@ -13,6 +16,5 @@ The [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS) was a wartime intelligence agency of Figures like [[Oliver J. Caldwell]] were former OSS officers who later became involved in intelligence activities related to psychic research, highlighting the continuity of personnel and interests across different intelligence organizations.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/State Department.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/State Department.md index e375b125..eccfa2ca 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/State Department.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/USA/State Department.md @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ created: 2025-07-23 updated: 2025-08-04 title: State Department tags: - - organization - - intelligence - - government + - Organization + - Government - USA - - diplomatic + - Diplomatic + - Foreign Policy description: The United States Department of State is the federal executive department responsible for the nation's foreign policy and international relations. --- The [[State Department]] serves as the federal executive department responsible for the [[United States]]' foreign policy and international relations. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The State Department received additional CIA intelligence throughout this period Rather than pursuing these criminal allegations, the State Department took steps to protect BCCI's operations. The department silenced [[Paula Hawkins]], provided reassurances to Pakistani leader [[Zia ul-Haq|Zia]], and worked to appease BCCI founder [[Agha Hasan Abedi]] regarding the bank's money-laundering activities in the [[Cayman Islands]].[^6] -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. _The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro's Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal_. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. [^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. _The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy_. Random House, 1991. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/INTERNATIONAL/United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/INTERNATIONAL/United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control.md index 5d8dced7..e2a4467e 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/INTERNATIONAL/United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/INTERNATIONAL/United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control.md @@ -1,6 +1,12 @@ +--- +tags: + - Organization + - International + - United Nations + - Drug Control +--- The [[United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control]] (UNFDAC) was a funding source for the purchase of computer software and hardware systems. [[Lester Coleman]]'s affidavit states that third-party funds, including from the [[United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control|UNFDAC]] in Vienna, [[Austria]], were generally made available for the purchase of [[PROMIS]] software and hardware systems by drug abuse control agencies in the Middle East.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/KEY ORGANIZATIONS.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/KEY ORGANIZATIONS.md index fe7ff823..7d8bd963 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/KEY ORGANIZATIONS.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/KEY ORGANIZATIONS.md @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ --- tags: - MOC - - META + - Meta + - Organization --- This Map of Content (MOC) provides a curated guide to the key organizations involved in the story of The Info Web. It is not an exhaustive list, but a starting point for exploring the institutional players in the hidden history of paranormal research, intelligence, and advanced technology. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/African National Congress.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/African National Congress.md index c1ee175d..9ab39064 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/African National Congress.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/African National Congress.md @@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ tags: - Organization - Paramilitary - - SouthAfrica + - South Africa + - Revolutionary --- The [[African National Congress]] (ANC) was a black revolutionary group in [[South Africa]]. It was targeted by the [[PROMIS]] software, which was implemented in [[Transkei]] by [[Degem]] (controlled by [[Israel|Israeli]] military intelligence) with the assistance of [[Robert Maxwell]]. diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/Mujahideen.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/Mujahideen.md index 52374fa3..ea852a14 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/Mujahideen.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/Mujahideen.md @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +--- +tags: + - Organization + - Paramilitary + - Afghanistan + - Islamic + - Guerrilla +--- The [[Mujahideen]] refers to various groups of Muslim guerrilla fighters, particularly those who resisted the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] invasion of [[Afghanistan]]. They were supported by a worldwide network that included figures like [[Ralph Olberg]] and [[Tim Osman]], who were involved in procuring [[United States|U.S.]] weapons and technology for them.[^1] Discussions with [[Ted Gunderson]], [[Ralph Olberg]], and [[Tim Osman]] in early 1986 focused on the Mujahideen's willingness to field test new and esoteric weapons and provide research reports with photos. They also discussed the capture and/or defection of high-ranking Soviet military personnel and the availability of their intelligence briefings. The Mujahideen were also linked to the exchange of arms for drugs, with cocaine or heroin being used as payment for weapons.[^1] @@ -6,7 +14,6 @@ Discussions with [[Ted Gunderson]], [[Ralph Olberg]], and [[Tim Osman]] in early [[Ralph Olberg]]'s arms assistance project to the Afghan rebels was understood to be legally sanctioned, operating through the State Department and Senator Humphrey's office. However, there was a "turf battle problem" with certain factions of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and their group, MSH ([[Management Science For Health]]), who questioned whether Olberg and Osman's group truly represented the leadership of the Afghan rebel resistance.[^1] ---- -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/Symbionese Liberation Army.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/Symbionese Liberation Army.md index dca52851..3cfdc317 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/Symbionese Liberation Army.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PARAMILITARY/Symbionese Liberation Army.md @@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Symbionese Liberation Army tags: - - organization - - terrorist - - radical + - Organization + - Paramilitary + - Terrorist + - Radical + - USA + - California description: The Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was a radical left-wing organization active in California in the mid-1970s, known for the kidnapping of Patty Hearst. --- The Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was a radical left-wing organization active in California in the mid-1970s. They are best known for the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst in 1974.[^1] @@ -14,6 +17,5 @@ The Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was a radical left-wing organization active Price attempted to locate Hearst using remote viewing, but was unsuccessful. Hearst was eventually arrested with other SLA members in 1975.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/American Society for Psychical Research.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/American Society for Psychical Research.md index d490f544..68b50845 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/American Society for Psychical Research.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/American Society for Psychical Research.md @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-23 title: American Society for Psychical Research tags: - - organization - - parapsychology - - research + - Organization + - Private + - Research + - Parapsychology + - USA description: The American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR) is the oldest psychical research organization in the United States, dedicated to the scientific study of psychic phenomena. --- @@ -13,7 +15,6 @@ The [[American Society for Psychical Research]] (ASPR) is the oldest psychical r In the early 1970s, the ASPR was one of the institutions where [[Ingo Swann]] participated in psychic experiments before his involvement with [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]]. [[Karlis Osis]], a parapsychologist at the ASPR, conducted experiments on [[Out-of-Body Experience|out-of-body experiences]] (OBEs) with Swann, where Swann claimed to be able to "float up" and perceive hidden objects. Osis also conducted a [[Psychokinesis|psychokinesis]] experiment with [[Pat Price]], where Price, from a distance, appeared to affect an infrared sensor in a sealed copper box.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. [^2]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/Bank of Credit and Commerce International.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/Bank of Credit and Commerce International.md index b6f4f955..df54552f 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/Bank of Credit and Commerce International.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/Bank of Credit and Commerce International.md @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +--- +tags: + - Organization + - Private + - Banking + - International + - Scandal +--- The [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] was a financial institution that became embroiled in a major scandal involving money laundering, drug trafficking, and covert operations. Its collapse had far-reaching implications and was a significant focus of [[Danny Casolaro]]'s "[[The Octopus]]" investigation.[^1] ### Involvement in Illicit Activities @@ -40,9 +48,7 @@ The [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] was a financial instituti **1992:** [[Khalid bin-Mahfouz]] is indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. [[Kamal Adham]] pleads guilty in New York and agrees to cooperate with Morgenthau and the Justice Department. Clifford and Altman are indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau and a federal grand jury.[^2] ---- - -## Footnotes +### Footnotes [^1]: Seymour, Cheri. _The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro's Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal_. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. -^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. _The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI_. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 11-14. \ No newline at end of file +[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. _The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI_. New York: Random House, 1993, pp. 11-14. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/Stanford Research Institute.md b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/Stanford Research Institute.md index 8c45d069..88409d23 100644 --- a/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/Stanford Research Institute.md +++ b/20 - ORGANIZATIONS/PRIVATE/Stanford Research Institute.md @@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ created: 2025-07-22 updated: 2025-07-22 title: Stanford Research Institute tags: - - organization - - research - - thinktank + - Organization + - Private + - Research + - Think Tank + - USA + - California description: The Stanford Research Institute (SRI) was a key institution in the history of remote viewing, conducting research for the CIA and other intelligence agencies. --- @@ -17,6 +20,5 @@ The psi research at SRI was led by physicists [[Hal Puthoff]] and [[Russell Targ SRI was responsible for developing many of the key concepts and techniques of remote viewing, including [[Coordinate Remote Viewing]] (CRV) and the use of outbounder teams. The research at SRI was instrumental in convincing the intelligence community that remote viewing had the potential to be a valuable intelligence-gathering tool. Despite initial skepticism from some within the scientific community, Puthoff and Targ were able to publish some of their findings in reputable scientific journals, lending a degree of credibility to the field.[^1] ---- - +### Footnotes [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997. \ No newline at end of file