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category: "Other"
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summary: "Major Abdul Salam Jalloud was the right-hand man of Col."
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born: 1944-12-15
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location: "Mizda, Libya"
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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]
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During his visit, [[Abdul Salam Jalloud|Jalloud]] was questioned by his [[Iran|Iranian]] hosts about the fate of [[Sheikh Mussa Sadr]], a Shi'ite leader from southern [[Lebanon]], who had disappeared on a visit to [[Libya]] in 1978. The [[Libya|Libyans]] were believed to have killed [[Sheikh Mussa Sadr|Sadr]] for preaching Shi'ite [[Islam]]. [[Abdul Salam Jalloud|Jalloud]] was not allowed to leave [[Iran]] for three weeks until [[Muammar Qaddafi|Qaddafi]] personally intervened and spoke to [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini|Khomeini]].[^1]
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[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
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category: "Intelligence & Government"
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summary: "Colonel Baruch Bar Lev was a former Israeli military attaché in Uganda."
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Colonel [[Baruch Bar Lev]] was a former [[Israel|Israeli]] military attaché in [[Uganda]]. He planned and led the military coup that installed [[Idi Amin]] as the self-proclaimed president of [[Uganda]].[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
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category: "Belgium Scandals"
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summary: "Christine Van Hees was a 14-year-old girl whose body was discovered on an old mushroom farm in 1984."
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Christine Van Hees was a 14-year-old girl whose body was discovered on an old mushroom farm in 1984. She was murdered in what became a cold case that was later reopened as part of the [[X-Dossier]] investigation related to the [[Marc Dutroux]] affair. According to the testimony of witness "X1" ([[Regina Louf]]), Christine Van Hees, known as "Chrissie," was tortured and murdered at a factory farm in 1984. The details provided by X1 matched the crime scene with such precision that they could not have been obtained from public sources or newspaper reports.[^1]
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The crime scene revealed horrific details about Christine's final moments. Her body was badly burnt and bound with ligature fixed to the neck running down to the ankles. One wrist had a penetration wound caused by a metal nail-like object. The murder occurred in the basement of a factory on the farm, where the perpetrators set her on fire after torturing her. The brutality of the crime and the specific nature of the wounds suggested a ritualistic element to the murder, consistent with patterns observed in other cases connected to the broader Dutroux network and organized child abuse operations in Belgium during this period.[^1]
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The precision of X1's testimony was so remarkable that even critics of her testimony were forced to either acknowledge its accuracy or claim that investigators had fed her the information as part of a conspiracy. This level of detail included specific information about the location, method of torture, and identity of participants that would have been impossible to know without firsthand knowledge or involvement in the crime. The Christine Van Hees case became one of three cold case murders investigated by the X-Dossier team that led to the reopening of her case based on X1's testimony, demonstrating the significance of witness testimony in potentially solving long-unsolved crimes connected to organized abuse networks.[^1]
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### Suspects and Accused Perpetrators
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X1 identified several key figures as having participated in the torture and murder of Christine Van Hees. [[Jean-Michel Nihoul]], a businessman and central figure in the Dutroux network, was named as a primary participant. [[Marc Dutroux]], the convicted serial killer and child molester, was also identified as being involved in the murder. [[Bernard Weinstein]], an associate of Dutroux who worked at a video processing company, was named as another participant. [[Michel Vander Elst]], a lawyer with ties to Nihoul and the video processing company where Weinstein worked, was also accused of involvement in the crime.[^1]
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The connection between these individuals and the video processing company where Weinstein worked suggested a possible link to the production and distribution of child abuse material, which was a common thread in many cases connected to the Dutroux network. Vander Elst's position as a lawyer provided legal cover and connections that could help protect the activities of the network from law enforcement scrutiny.[^1]
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### Geographic and Social Connections
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Investigations revealed that Christine Van Hees had connections to several key locations and individuals that placed her within the orbit of the Dutroux-Nihoul network. She regularly visited locations frequented by Michel Nihoul and Marc Dutroux in early 1984, including swimming every week at a swimming pool located above Radio Activité, where Nihoul was active. She frequently went skating at Poseidon in Woluwe, where Dutroux and his associate Francis H. also skated.[^1]
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Christine had a friend who drove an American car with an eagle on the hood, matching Nihoul's vehicle. She regularly skipped school to spend time with Philippe M., who worked at Radio Arc-en-Ciel in Schaarbeek. Philippe M.'s name was found in her personal telephone book, indicating a closer relationship than casual acquaintance. These connections suggested that Christine may have been deliberately targeted or groomed for exploitation by individuals associated with the network, using social connections and trusted relationships to gain access to vulnerable young people.[^1]
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### Judicial Corruption and Cover-up
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The Christine Van Hees case revealed significant judicial corruption that hindered the investigation and potentially protected the perpetrators. [[Judge Jean-Claude Van Espen]] was assigned to Christine Van Hees' murder case in 1984, despite being a close friend and business partner of Michel Nihoul. Van Espen had represented Nihoul's wife as a lawyer, and his sister was the godmother of Nihoul's child. These personal and professional connections created an obvious conflict of interest that should have disqualified him from the case, yet he remained in charge of the investigation.[^1]
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When the case was reopened in 1996 and Nihoul became a prime suspect, Judge Van Espen failed to recuse himself despite the blatant conflict of interest. He actively interfered with the investigation by ordering police officers to stay out of the case, effectively blocking progress on identifying and prosecuting those responsible for Christine's murder. Van Espen only resigned in early 1998 after his conflict of interest was exposed by a journalist.[^1]
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[^1]: 'Belgium's silent heart of darkness', The Observer, May 5 2002; 'Who did not kill Christine Van Hees?', DeMorgen, September 22 1998
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summary: CIA Inspector General whose 1998 investigation and congressional testimony revealed the agency's secret 1982 agreement with the Justice Department exempting CIA assets from drug crimes reporting.
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born: 1939-10-14
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location: "Washington, D.C."
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Fred P. Hitz was the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] Inspector General who conducted the agency's internal investigation into Contra drug trafficking and testified before Congress in March 1998 about his findings.[^1]
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### Congressional Testimony
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Appearing before the House Intelligence Committee in March 1998, Hitz delivered some of the most damaging admissions in the agency's history. "Let me be frank about what we are finding," Hitz testified. "There are instances where CIA did not, in an expeditious or consistent fashion, cut off relationships with individuals supporting the Contra program who were alleged to have engaged in drug trafficking activity." When Congressman Norman Dicks asked whether any of these allegations involved trafficking in the [[United States]], Hitz answered: "Yes."[^1]
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### The Secret 1982 Agreement
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Hitz revealed that from 1982 to 1995, the CIA operated under a secret agreement with the Justice Department that exempted the agency from reporting drug crimes committed by its non-employees, a category defined to include agents, assets, and non-staff employees. The agreement was "hammered out" between CIA director William Casey and U.S. Attorney General William French Smith in 1982. "The period of 1982 to 1995 was one in which there was no official requirement to report on allegations of drug trafficking with respect to non-employees of the agency," Hitz testified.[^1]
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Hitz's 400-page report, released in late 1998, was filled with examples of CIA collusion with drug traffickers, money launderers, and drug pilots. The [[New York Times]] reported on its front page in July 1998 that the agency had working relationships with dozens of suspected drug traffickers during the Nicaraguan conflict and that CIA higher-ups knew it. "The new study has found that the Agency's decision to keep those paid agents, or to continue dealing with them in some less formal relationship, was made by top officials at headquarters," the Times reported. The [[Washington Post]] buried the story deep inside the paper, and the [[Los Angeles Times|L.A. Times]] printed nothing.[^1]
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[^1]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Epilogue: "The damage that has been done"
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summary: "Montt's military regime (1982–1983) was involved in some of the worst atrocities of Guatemala's 36-year civil war."
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born: 1926-06-16
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died: 2018-04-01
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location: "Huehuetenango, Guatemala"
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[[General Rios Montt]] was a Pentecostal "true believer" who became president of [[Guatemala]] in an army coup in March 1982. He was supported by the [[Ronald Reagan]] administration and aided by Full Gospel businessman [[John Carrette]], a former Army Ranger in [[Vietnam]].[^1]
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Montt's military regime (1982–1983) was involved in some of the worst atrocities of [[Guatemala]]'s 36-year civil war. Despite this, the [[Ronald Reagan]] administration continued to support him, with [[Ronald Reagan]] declaring in December 1982 that Montt was "a man of great personal integrity and commitment" who wanted to improve the quality of life for Guatemalans and promote social justice. In January 1983, Reagan agreed to sell [[Guatemala]] millions of dollars worth of helicopter spare parts, a decision that did not require Congressional approval.[^1]
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Montt's extreme version of Christian fundamentalism eventually led to his ousting in another coup in August 1983 by General [[Oscar Mejia Victores]]. In 1984, Montt spoke at an [[Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International|FGBMFI]] world convention, and [[Ronald Reagan]] succeeded in pressuring Congress to approve $300,000 in military training for the Guatemalan army.[^1]
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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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summary: "FGBMFI member who in 1970 prayed with California Governor Ronald Reagan alongside Pat Boone and George Otis."
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died: 2006-12-29
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location: "Rugby, North Dakota"
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[[Harold Bredesen]] was a member of FGBMFI ([[Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International]]). In 1970, he, along with [[Pat Boone]], [[Shirley Boone]], and [[George Otis]], prayed with then-California Governor [[Ronald Reagan]] at his home in Sacramento.[^1]
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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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summary: "Okimoto's company, Island Tobacco, was said to sell cigarettes at the Casino du Liban, which was controlled by the Syrian mob and used as a front by narcotics people.[1]"
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[[Harold Okimoto]] is a figure linked to [[Robert Booth Nichols]] and alleged organized crime activities, particularly the [[Yakuza]]. He is described as a 67-year-old car dealer in Hawaii and believed by some sources to be a top Japanese organized crime figure based in Hawaii, acting as a top agent in the [[Yakuza]] overseas.[1]
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[[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed that [[Robert Booth Nichols]] was under Okimoto's influence and referred to Nichols as Okimoto's "god-son." Okimoto was also represented as an intelligence person who had worked under [[Frank Carlucci]] for years, and reportedly performed services for the [[United States|U.S. government]] during [[World War II]], for which he was rewarded.[1]
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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]
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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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summary: "Henry Belk was a department store tycoon and a wealthy benefactor of Andrija Puharich's research into ESP and other anomalous mental phenomena."
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# Henry Belk
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Henry Belk was a department store tycoon and a wealthy benefactor of [[Andrija Puharich]]'s research into [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] and other anomalous mental phenomena. He was part of the elite circle of individuals who supported the [[Round Table Foundation]] in Maine[^1].
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Belk was one of the wealthy individuals who joined the [[Round Table Foundation]], flying to Maine in his private jet for foundation meetings. His financial contributions helped keep the foundation afloat, particularly after it gained prestige from its affiliation with [[Samuel Rosen]]'s groundbreaking surgical procedure[^1].
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In the spring of 1956, Belk happened upon a *Paris Match* magazine article profiling [[Peter Hurkos]], a Dutch psychic who was gaining fame in Europe. Belk's idea was to bring Hurkos to the [[Round Table Foundation]] to be tested in the lab, which he did in the fall of 1956[^1].
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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].
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[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
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summary: "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."
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Henry K. Beecher (1904–1976) was a controversial anesthesiologist who, for the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] in the 1950s, studied the [[Placebo Effect]]. The placebo effect is a remarkable phenomenon whereby a harmless pill or simulated treatment produces real-world physiological effects in humans[^1].
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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].
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[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
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[[Herbert Alwyn Smith]] was a convicted British arms dealer. He contacted [[Ari Ben-Menashe]] through an informant in early 1991, while [[Ari Ben-Menashe|Ben-Menashe]] was in [[Lexington]], [[Kentucky]].[^1]
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[[Herbert Alwyn Smith|Smith]], acting on behalf of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]], offered [[Ari Ben-Menashe|Ben-Menashe]] a deal: $2 million and [[United States|U.S.]] citizenship in exchange for his silence and a signed statement that he had no legal claims or allegations against the [[United States|U.S.]] government. [[Ari Ben-Menashe|Ben-Menashe]] received a letter of credit for the amount but did not accept the deal.[^1]
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[[Herbert Alwyn Smith|Smith]] visited [[Ari Ben-Menashe|Ben-Menashe]] in [[Australia]] five times over the next year. He also arranged for [[Ari Ben-Menashe|Ben-Menashe]] to meet with [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] officials in [[Ireland]] in August 1991 and with [[Robert Maxwell]] in the [[Soviet Union]] the same month. The purpose of these meetings was to try to get [[Ari Ben-Menashe|Ben-Menashe]] to hand over control of part of the slush fund to the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]].[^1]
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[[Herbert Alwyn Smith|Smith]] died in March 1992, purportedly of a heart attack, ten days after leaving [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].[^1]
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summary: "Baker was on the MCA board from January 4, 1985, to March 2, 1987, when he resigned to accept the position of chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan."
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[[Howard Baker]] was a former [[United States Senator|U.S. Senator]] and a member of the Board of Directors of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] Corporation. He later served as [[Ronald Reagan]]'s chief of staff.[^1]
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Baker was on the [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] board from January 4, 1985, to March 2, 1987, when he resigned to accept the position of chief of staff to President [[Ronald Reagan]]. He returned to [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]'s board of directors in March 1989, just months after the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretaps on [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] had been shut down (Fall 1988).[^1]
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[[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 [[Department of Justice|Justice Department]] on March 30, 1988, in an unprecedented mass exit.[^1]
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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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summary: "SRI official involved in early remote viewing experiments by Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ, including Pat Price's sessions."
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[[Hugh Crane]] was an official at [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] involved in the early remote viewing experiments conducted by [[Hal Puthoff]] and [[Russell Targ]]. He was present during some of [[Pat Price]]'s psychokinetic demonstrations and remote viewing sessions. In one notable instance, he was with Price in a Faraday cage when Price precognitively described the Redwood City Marina, where Puthoff and [[Bart Cox]] later ended up.[^1]
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summary: "Venezuelan President and ally of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya who opposed the 2009 Honduras coup."
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[[Hugo Chavez]] was the [[Venezuelan President]]. He was a close ally of [[Manuel Zelaya]], the ousted president of [[Honduras]], and a "nemesis" of the [[United States]]. Chávez stated he would consider it an "act of war" if there were hostilities against his diplomats and put the armed forces of [[Venezuela]] on alert.[^1]
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[[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]
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[[Iran Najd Rankuni]] was the [[Tehran]] contact for the [[Hashemi brothers]]. He was the head of the Dervish movement and a son-in-law of [[Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani|Hojjat El-Islam Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani]], who was to become president of [[Iran]].[^1]
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||||
|
||||
[[Iran Najd Rankuni|Rankuni]] was connected with the [[Iranian Revolution]]. However, he did not have direct access to the Supreme Council, which actually called the shots in [[Iran]], and therefore could not set up a serious dialogue between the [[United States|Americans]] and the [[Iran|Iranians]] for the release of the hostages.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
### Footnotes
|
||||
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "PROMIS Scandal"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- PROMIS
|
||||
- DoJ
|
||||
- Lawyer
|
||||
- INSLAW
|
||||
summary: "Wilcher was interviewed by Carl Stern, Reno's public relations man, regarding the contents of the letter."
|
||||
born: 1938-07-21
|
||||
died: 2016-11-07
|
||||
location: "Miami, Florida"
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[Janet Reno]] served as the [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] of the [[United States]]. She is included here in connection with the death of [[Paul Wilcher]], a Washington D.C. attorney who had been investigating the [[October Surprise]] incident and the [[INSLAW]] case. Wilcher hand-delivered a 100-page letter to Reno on May 21, 1993, claiming that holdover [[Department of Justice|DOJ]] employees from the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]-[[George H.W. Bush|Bush]] era were responsible for government cover-ups.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
Wilcher was interviewed by [[Carl Stern]], Reno's public relations man, regarding the contents of the letter. After Wilcher's death, [[Sarah McClendon]] and [[Garby Leon]] wrote letters to Reno, urging her to investigate Wilcher's death due to its disturbing parallels with [[Danny Casolaro]]'s death and the implications for individual investigation and criticism of government activities.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
[[Bill Hamilton]] also mentioned that a [[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
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Military"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- Military
|
||||
- General
|
||||
summary: "Carrette later became the Executive Vice President of FGBMFI (Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International) and helped set up Jimmy Hughes in Honduras."
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[John Carrette]] was a Full Gospel businessman and a former [[U.S. Army]] Ranger in [[Vietnam]]. He aided and supported [[General Rios Montt]], who became president of [[Guatemala]] in an army coup in March 1982. According to Carrette, the then-presidents of [[Guatemala]], [[El Salvador]], and [[Honduras]] were all Full Gospel.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
Carrette later became the Executive Vice President of FGBMFI ([[Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International]]) and helped set up [[Jimmy Hughes]] in [[Honduras]]. Hughes stated that Carrette "god-fathered" him into the Fellowship and that he had been in the Fellowship ever since.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
### Footnotes
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Psychics & Remote Viewers"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- RemoteViewer
|
||||
- Military
|
||||
- Stargate
|
||||
summary: "John Robert and Luis Elizondo served together in the Army in Korea in the 1990s and developed a deep and lasting friendship."
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[John Robert]] is the pseudonym for a close friend and former U.S. Army colleague of [[Luis Elizondo]]. He is described as a trusted confidant who was aware of Elizondo's involvement in the [[Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program]] (AATIP) and provided him with support and advice throughout his journey.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
### Relationship with Luis Elizondo
|
||||
|
||||
John Robert and [[Luis Elizondo]] served together in the Army in Korea in the 1990s and developed a deep and lasting friendship. After leaving the military, both men continued to work in the intelligence community for different three-letter agencies. They were so close that they carpooled to work together every day from their homes on Kent Island, Maryland.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
John Robert was one of the few people who knew about Elizondo's involvement in the [[Stargate Project]] successor program and his training in [[Remote Viewing]]. He was also a liaison between his own agency and AATIP, and he was the one who initially recommended Elizondo for the program. He served as a sounding board for Elizondo, offering him brutally honest advice and helping him to navigate the treacherous internal politics of the Pentagon.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
When Elizondo decided to resign from the Pentagon, John Robert was the first person he told. While he was initially skeptical of Elizondo's chances of success, he ultimately supported his decision and remained a loyal friend and ally.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
### Footnotes
|
||||
[^1]: Elizondo, Luis. *Imminent*. William Morrow, 2024.
|
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---
|
||||
category: "Other"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
summary: "During the process of opening a grand jury investigation into the mob's involvement in the motion picture industry, St."
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[John St. John]] was a Detective with the [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]]'s Organized Crime Intelligence Division ([[OCID]]). He was implicated in the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretap investigation into alleged organized crime penetration of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]].[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
[[Martin Bacow]] boasted to [[Eugene Giaquinto]] that St. John's status within OCID allowed him to obtain intelligence reports on organized crime figures across the nation, which Bacow could then pass along to Giaquinto. St. John was allegedly Bacow's direct contact at LAPD-OCID.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
During the process of opening a grand jury investigation into the mob's involvement in the motion picture industry, St. John called Bacow and told him he would listen, not give up too much, and try to find out what the investigators were looking at to inform Bacow. Bacow then called Giaquinto, who responded that he would call [[Edwin Meese]] and get the investigation shut down.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
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 [[Department of Justice|DOJ]] in Washington D.C. wanted all the wiretap affidavits in the case to be released.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
### Footnotes
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Organized Crime"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- OrganizedCrime
|
||||
- Cartel
|
||||
summary: "Londono was a target of a major DEA Centac investigation, which led to his indictment in Los Angeles and New York in 1978."
|
||||
born: 1943-10-01
|
||||
died: 1996-03-05
|
||||
location: "Cali, Colombia"
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[Jose Santacruz Londono]] was a key figure in the [[Cali Drug Cartel]], a powerful Colombian drug trafficking organization that, by 1994, controlled a significant portion of the world's cocaine trade. He was often mentioned alongside [[Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela|Gilberto Rodriguez]] as a leader of the cartel.[1]
|
||||
|
||||
Londono was a target of a major [[DEA|DEA]] Centac investigation, which led to his indictment in Los Angeles and New York in 1978. However, these cases reportedly did not progress beyond the indictment phase, and the Centac 21 task force was dismantled during the [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[George H.W. Bush]] administrations, leading to suspicions among disgruntled [[DEA|DEA]] agents of a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] connection.[1]
|
||||
|
||||
His name surfaced in connection with [[Michael Riconosciuto]]'s claims that [[Robert Booth Nichols]] paid [[Michael Abbell]] to "crowbar" the extradition of Londono and [[Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela|Gilberto Rodriguez]], as they were considered "intelligence people."[1]
|
||||
|
||||
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
|
||||
[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "BCCI Scandal"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- BCCI
|
||||
- Banker
|
||||
- CIA
|
||||
summary: "Khalfan al-Mazrui was the Head of the Karachi office of Sheikh Zayed's Private Department."
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
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]
|
||||
|
||||
### Role in BCCI Operations
|
||||
|
||||
Al-Mazrui was involved in the restructuring efforts of [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] after its financial difficulties.[^3] He was part of the group of BCCI bankers around Crown Prince Khalifa who believed they could maintain control of the imploding bank.[^4]
|
||||
|
||||
He was responsible for cleaning up the missing hundreds of millions of dollars that were drained off by employees in Karachi, and was sent in to manage the Private Department's Karachi section.[^5]
|
||||
|
||||
### Connections and Interactions
|
||||
|
||||
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
|
||||
|
||||
[^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.
|
||||
[^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. 128.
|
||||
[^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. 82.
|
||||
[^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. 128.
|
||||
[^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. 280.
|
||||
[^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. 96.
|
||||
[^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. 95.
|
||||
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|
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Other"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
summary: "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."
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
[[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
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Psychics & Remote Viewers"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- RemoteViewer
|
||||
summary: "Marcella Miller du Pont was an heiress to the du Pont chemical and weapons production conglomerate and a passionate supporter of ESP research."
|
||||
born: 1903-09-09
|
||||
died: 1985-09-17
|
||||
location: "Denver, Colorado"
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
Marcella Miller du Pont was an heiress to the [[du Pont]] chemical and weapons production conglomerate and a passionate supporter of [[ESP]] research. She was a key financial backer of [[Andrija Puharich]]'s [[Round Table Foundation]] and held the honorary title of "mother of magic" within the organization.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
According to documents from the Library of Congress, it was du Pont who first brought the Round Table Foundation to the attention of top-tier government officials, including Admiral John E. Gingrich, the director of security and intelligence for the Atomic Energy Commission.[^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.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "PROMIS Scandal"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- PROMIS
|
||||
summary: "Administrator of the Cabazon Tribal Council who inherited the position from his brother John Paul Nichols in 1989."
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[Mark Nichols]] inherited the position of administrator of the [[Cabazon Indian Reservation|Cabazon tribe]] from his brother, [[John Paul Nichols]], in 1989.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
### Footnotes
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Psychics & Remote Viewers"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- RemoteViewer
|
||||
- SRI
|
||||
summary: "SRI mathematician who demonstrated strong psychic talents in early remote viewing tests conducted by Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ."
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
[[Marshall Pease]] was a mathematician at [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] and one of the "ordinary people" who demonstrated strong psychic talents in early remote viewing tests conducted by [[Hal Puthoff]] and [[Russell Targ]]. In late 1973 and early 1974, Puthoff and Targ focused their research on Pease and three other individuals, exploring their psychic abilities.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Law Enforcement & Legal"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- Lawyer
|
||||
- FBI
|
||||
- LawEnforcement
|
||||
summary: "Rudnick subsequently lost his job when he refused to drop the investigation into MCA."
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[Marvin Rudnick]] was a [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] who supervised the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretap investigation of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]. He, along with [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent [[Thomas Gates]] and [[Richard Stavin]] of the Organized Crime Strike Force, believed that [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] had been penetrated by organized crime, based on the wiretaps.[1]
|
||||
|
||||
Rudnick subsequently lost his job when he refused to drop the investigation into [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]. The wiretaps were later sealed by the [[Department of Justice|DOJ]], and no prosecutions were pursued. The Los Angeles Organized Crime Strike Force was disbanded, and Rudnick's efforts to expose the alleged organized crime penetration of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] were thwarted.[1]
|
||||
|
||||
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
|
||||
[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Intelligence & Government"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- CIA
|
||||
- Politician
|
||||
summary: "Her nephew, Brian Weiss, who had been living at her house in Fresno, was a business associate of Michael Riconosciuto."
|
||||
died: 1982-01-14
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[Mary Quick]] was a 63-year-old school teacher and president of the Woman's Auxiliary at Fresno's American Legion Post 509. She was shot in the face and her purse stolen on January 14, 1982. Her death, along with that of [[Paul Morasca]], was traced to looted [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] money from the Sydney-based [[Nugan Hand Bank]].[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
Her nephew, [[Brian Weiss]], who had been living at her house in Fresno, was a business associate of [[Michael Riconosciuto]]. [[Michael Riconosciuto]] had told [[Paul Morasca]] that he had given Mary Quick a card containing secret bank account code numbers, believing she could be trusted due to her lack of connection to any of the principals. She was instructed to give the code numbers over the phone only to [[Paul Morasca]] or [[Michael Riconosciuto]].[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
[[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
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Other"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
summary: "CIA-linked figure in Lebanon who worked with Michael Riconosciuto and George K. Pender on FIDCO's redevelopment operations."
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[Maurice Ghanem]] was a figure involved in meetings concerning [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]]'s participation in the redevelopment of [[Lebanon]]. He participated in meetings held in Beirut in February and May 1983, alongside the Chamouns and Mourad Baroudy, to discuss [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]]'s role.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
[[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed to have worked directly under Maurice Ghanem and [[George K. Pender]] in [[Lebanon]]. Riconosciuto also stated that Maurice had a relative, either a brother or a cousin, who was a senior [[DEA|DEA]] official with [[Michael T. Hurley]]. This relative was later identified as [[Fred Ghanem]], who had special knowledge of Lebanese communities in Detroit, Houston, and Los Angeles, and whose knowledge led to an increase in [[DEA|DEA]]-controlled deliveries of heroin into the [[United States]].[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
[[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
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "PROMIS Scandal"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- PROMIS
|
||||
summary: "RCMP spokeswoman who confirmed the ongoing Canadian investigation into whether PROMIS software contained back-door access to secret systems."
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[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
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
|
|
@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Intelligence & Government"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- Israel
|
||||
summary: "Iranian minister for the Revolutionary Guards aligned with Prime Minister Mousavi who sought to open a second arms-sales channel to Iran."
|
||||
born: 1940
|
||||
location: "Tehran, Iran"
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
[[Mohsen Rafiqdoost]] was the minister for the [[Iranian Revolution]] in [[Iran]]. He was aligned with [[Mir Hossein Mousavi]], the Prime Minister of [[Iran]], and tried to open the second channel for arms sales to [[Iran]].[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
### Footnotes
|
||||
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
|
||||
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10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Ninel Kulagina.md
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|
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|
|||
---
|
||||
aliases:
|
||||
- Ninel Kulagina
|
||||
- Nina Kulagina
|
||||
category: "Skeptics & Critics"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- Skeptic
|
||||
summary: "Ninel Kulagina (1926–1990), also known as Nina Kulagina, was a celebrated Soviet psychic and a decorated World War II hero, having served as a front-line soldier and tank radio operator for the Red Army."
|
||||
born: 1926-07-30
|
||||
died: 1990-04-11
|
||||
location: "Leningrad, Soviet Union"
|
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|
||||
|
||||
# Ninel Kulagina
|
||||
|
||||
Ninel Kulagina (1926–1990), also known as Nina Kulagina, was a celebrated Soviet psychic and a decorated [[World War II]] hero, having served as a front-line soldier and tank radio operator for the [[Red Army]]. She gained international attention for her purported [[Psychokinesis|psychokinetic]] abilities, particularly her capacity to move matter with her mind[^1].
|
||||
|
||||
Kulagina's abilities reportedly manifested in childhood, with objects spontaneously moving when she became angry. Starting in the mid-1960s, her psychokinetic feats became the subject of state-run television programs in the [[Soviet Union]], such as *Science Films* produced by Leningrad Studios. She was filmed moving objects sealed inside a glass aquarium, including metal salt shakers, matchsticks, and cigar canisters[^1].
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|
||||
In the [[United States]], skeptics often dismissed her demonstrations as fraud. However, the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] and the [[Department of Defense]] were not as dismissive, especially after a classified film from March 10, 1970, at the Ukhtomskii Military Institute in Leningrad, showed Kulagina allegedly stopping a frog's heart with her mind. This film caused significant alarm within the American defense community[^1].
|
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|
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The experiment, overseen by Soviet military doctor [[Genady Sergeyev]], involved Kulagina concentrating for about twenty minutes to stop a surgically removed frog's heart, which was still beating in Ringer's solution. Her physiological responses, including a heart rate of 240 and elevated blood pressure, were monitored. According to declassified documents, the heart activity ceased after approximately 7 minutes in the first experiment and 22 minutes in a second. She was also reportedly able to "reactivate" the heart[^1].
|
||||
|
||||
Another experiment involved Kulagina attempting to increase the heart rate of a skeptical physician, which reportedly reached dangerous levels within minutes. While some U.S. analysts suspected a Soviet disinformation campaign, others, particularly from the Medical Intelligence Office of the [[U.S. Army]], considered the military applications of such abilities to be extremely important[^1].
|
||||
|
||||
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
|
||||
[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
|
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|
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category: "Other"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
summary: "Judge Johnson became a central figure in the allegations surrounding Judge Bason's non-reappointment."
|
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|
||||
|
||||
Norma H. Johnson was a District Judge who chaired the Merit Selection Panel responsible for reviewing candidates for the bankruptcy judge position in the District of Columbia. This panel was formed in 1987, prior to the expiration of [[George Francis Bason, Jr.|Judge Bason]]'s term.
|
||||
|
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Judge Johnson became a central figure in the allegations surrounding Judge Bason's non-reappointment. She solicited her colleagues' views of Judge Bason and it was during this process that Judge Bason ruled orally that the [[Department of Justice|DOJ]] had stolen and converted [[INSLAW|Inslaw]]'s software. Judge Johnson initially recalled that a district judge recommended she obtain a copy of the transcript of Judge Bason's oral ruling in Inslaw. She later clarified that it was District Court Judge [[Royce Lambreth]] who directed her to Bason's ruling. Although Lambreth did not comment on the ruling, Judge Johnson understood from his tone that he viewed the ruling unfavorably. She circulated copies of Judge Bason's oral ruling to the Panel members, the only judicial opinion circulated. While the Panel discussed the ruling, they reportedly found nothing untoward about it and agreed it should not influence their evaluation of Judge Bason.[^1]
|
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|
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The Special Counsel's investigation found no evidence that anyone tried to influence the selection process improperly. It concluded that [[Royce Lambreth]]'s communication with Judge Johnson was proper, as he had a legitimate interest in the matter as a prospective judicial officer. The report noted that Judge Johnson was fiercely independent and that any attempts to influence her had little effect. She considered the [[INSLAW]] ruling along with all other information the Panel received. The Special Counsel's report concluded that the great weight of the evidence clearly supports the conclusion that there was no attempt by the DOJ to obstruct Judge Bason's reappointment.[^1]
|
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|
||||
### 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.
|
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|
||||
category: "Psychics & Remote Viewers"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- RemoteViewer
|
||||
summary: "Swedish-born psychic who served as the receiver in Edgar Mitchell's mind-to-mind telepathy experiment during the Apollo 14 mission."
|
||||
location: "Sweden"
|
||||
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|
||||
|
||||
|
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[[Olaf Johnson]] was a Swedish-born psychic who participated in [[Edgar Mitchell]]'s secret [[Mind-to-Mind Telepathy|mind-to-mind telepathy]] experiment during the Apollo 14 mission. Johnson served as the receiver on Earth, attempting to perceive the Zener cards that Mitchell was concentrating on from space.[^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.
|
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|
||||
category: "PROMIS Scandal"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- PROMIS
|
||||
summary: "Guatemalan general who seized power in a 1983 coup during a period when Guatemala was a key node in Israeli arms-running and PROMIS software deployment."
|
||||
born: 1930-12-09
|
||||
died: 2016-02-01
|
||||
location: "Guatemala"
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[Oscar Mejia Victores]] was a General who seized power in [[Guatemala]] in a coup in August 1983, ousting [[General Rios Montt]].[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
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|
||||
### Footnotes
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
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---
|
||||
aliases:
|
||||
- Paul Kurtz
|
||||
category: "Skeptics & Critics"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- Skeptic
|
||||
summary: "Paul Kurtz (1925–2012) was an American philosopher and a prominent figure in the skeptical movement."
|
||||
born: 1925-12-21
|
||||
died: 2012-10-20
|
||||
location: "Newark, New Jersey"
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
Paul Kurtz (1925–2012) was an American philosopher and a prominent figure in the skeptical movement. He was a co-founder of the [[Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal]] (CSICOP), along with [[Carl Sagan]], [[Martin Gardner]], [[Ray Hyman]], and [[James Randi]][^1].
|
||||
|
||||
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
|
||||
[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
|
||||
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|
||||
category: "Other"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
summary: "Morasca's death occurred just six months after the execution-style triple homicide of former Cabazon Tribal Council vice-chairman Fred Alvarez and his friends, Ralph Boger and Patricia Castro, in Rancho Mirage, California."
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[Paul Morasca]] was a San Francisco entrepreneur who was found murdered in January 1982. His death, along with that of [[Mary Quick]], was traced to looted [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] money from the Sydney-based [[Nugan Hand Bank]]. Morasca was suspected of being a money launderer involved in a major Northern California drug ring.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
[[Michael Riconosciuto]], Morasca's partner, claimed that Morasca was tortured by his murderer to obtain secret bank code cards containing account numbers where [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] monies, including funds from [[Nugan Hand Bank]], had been hidden. Riconosciuto also claimed that he and Morasca had transferred millions of dollars for [[Michael Hand]] when Hand fled [[Australia]].[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
Morasca's death occurred just six months after the execution-style triple homicide of former Cabazon Tribal Council vice-chairman [[Fred Alvarez]] and his friends, [[Ralph Boger]] and [[Patricia Castro]], in Rancho Mirage, California. Morasca had been chosen to manage the Cabazon Casino shortly before his murder, which may explain why Cabazon-related investigative reports were inserted into his homicide file in San Francisco. The San Francisco Police Department's "Paul Morasca Homicide Investigation File" (Case No. 82-1052505) was not computerized and contained a comprehensive report on [[Philip Arthur Thompson]]'s suspected connections to the murder.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
[[Michael Riconosciuto]] stated that the "biggest loss" he received at the time of Morasca's death was a "big bag of bearer shares of original Tyme Shares stock," and he believed this was the main reason Morasca was killed. The computer cards that Morasca and [[Mary Quick]] allegedly died for belonged to the [[Tyme Shares]] on-line financial clearing house, used worldwide by banking institutions. Riconosciuto claimed he and Morasca had accessed bank accounts using these computer cards in conjunction with passwords derived from "pets" named in [[Phyllis Riconosciuto]]'s (Michael's ex-wife's) diary.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
[[Michael Riconosciuto]] also submitted a statement to the San Francisco Grand Jury in February 1984 regarding Morasca's death, which cryptically tied Morasca to [[Wackenhut Corporation]]. This statement, later typed by [[Ellen Nichols]], wife of [[Robert Booth Nichols]], after Riconosciuto met with [[Peter Zokosky]] and [[Robert Booth Nichols]], related to the sale of [[George Wackenhut]]'s yacht *Top Secret* and a methamphetamine operation. [[Peter Zokosky]] later commented that Morasca was killed because of a "narcotics deal" gone awry, and that he was involved in laundering large sums of money from drug profits.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
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
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Iran-Contra"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- IranContra
|
||||
- Israel
|
||||
summary: "Iranian arms dealer and one of the Hashemi brothers involved in secret arms sales and hostage negotiations related to Iran-Contra."
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
[[Reza Hashemi]] was one of the [[Hashemi brothers]], an [[Iran|Iranian]] living in the [[United States|West]]. He was involved in secret arms sales and negotiations concerning the [[United States|American]] hostages in [[Tehran]].[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
[[Reza Hashemi|Hashemi]] was arrested after his brothers, [[Cyrus Hashemi]] and [[Jamshid Hashemi]], were tipped off about their indictment under the [[Arms Export Control Act]] for illegal arms sales to [[Iran]]. He became a hostage himself, which pressured his elder brothers to negotiate with [[U.S. Customs|U.S. Customs]] to become informants.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
### Footnotes
|
||||
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
|
||||
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|
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "PROMIS Scandal"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- PROMIS
|
||||
summary: "Deputy in the Mariposa County Sheriff's Department and partner of Sergeant Roderick Sinclair during the Queen's Accident."
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[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
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Other"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
summary: "Official reports listed his death as a drowning."
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
[[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]
|
||||
|
||||
Van Meter's widow, [[Leslie Van Meter]], was notified of his disappearance. His home was ransacked, and his briefcase and diary were seized by the Mariposa Sheriff's Department. Only she and a few deputies knew what his diary contained. He had taken out a special life insurance policy two weeks before his death, which also went missing after the search.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
On March 23, 1984, [[Leslie Van Meter]] filed a Citizen's Complaint, alleging negligence and unprofessionalism in the investigation of her husband's disappearance. His body had still not been found. Newly elected Sheriff [[Ken Mattheys]] responded by re-opening the investigation, appointing deputies [[Frank McCoy]] and [[Lonnie Hammond]] to handle the internal affairs aspect. In October 1984, Sheriff Mattheys also recruited private investigator [[Raymond Jenkins]] and retired [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent [[Tom Walsh]] to investigate and help clean up the Sheriff's Department. These investigators concluded that Van Meter was murdered after obtaining evidence of drug trafficking within the department.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
Their investigation also led them to [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] (Music Corporation of America), parent company to [[Curry Company]], the largest concessionaire in Yosemite National Park, where a major drug network had surfaced. A park ranger, [[Paul Berkowitz]], testified before the House Interior Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation about drug distribution by Curry Company officials.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
A few weeks prior to his death in 1980, Van Meter had driven to the [[California Attorney General's Office|Attorney General's office]] in Sacramento and reported drug dealing and other forms of corruption within the Mariposa Sheriff's Department. Upon his return, he was confronted by Sheriff [[Paul Paige]], who had been informed by the Attorney General. Van Meter had been photographing and journaling drug activity by deputies at Lake McClure. He was part of a California State Abatement Program involving harvesting and eradicating marijuana fields in Yosemite National Park and adjacent counties. Instead, the harvested marijuana was being stored in abandoned cars and towed out of town by a local wrecker under contract with the sheriff's department, and also distributed at a hidden cove at Lake McClure.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
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
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
|
||||
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|
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "BCCI Scandal"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- BCCI
|
||||
- CIA
|
||||
summary: "Sami Masri was a BCCI operative."
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
Sami Masri was a [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] operative.[^1] He was a Palestinian with a [[Jordan|Jordanian]] passport, raised in [[Abu Dhabi]], and had connections to [[Sheikh Zayed]]'s Private Department.[^2]
|
||||
|
||||
### Role in BCCI's Black Network
|
||||
|
||||
Masri was recruited into BCCI's "[[Black Network]]" in 1984 while in college in [[Pittsburgh]].[^3] This network was a clandestine division of BCCI that functioned as a global intelligence operation and a mafia-like enforcement squad.[^4] Masri described the network's involvement in drug shipments, smuggled gold, stolen military secrets, assassinations, bribery, extortion, covert intelligence operations, and weapons deals.[^5]
|
||||
|
||||
He claimed the Black Network did a lot of intelligence operations with the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]], including picking up and assassinating people for the agency.[^6] Masri stated that the organization was bankrolled by BCCI and aimed for complete domination of key countries.[^7] He also revealed that the Black Network was involved in financing both sides in [[Nicaragua]], handling money from [[Saudi Arabia]] for the [[Contras]] and from [[Kuwait]] for the [[Sandinistas]].[^8]
|
||||
|
||||
Masri was a source for [[Jonathan Beaty]] and [[S. C. Gwynne]] during their investigation into BCCI. He provided detailed information about the bank's criminal activities and its connections to intelligence agencies, though he was often evasive and exaggerated his own importance.[^9] He was secretly tape-recorded by federal law enforcement figures as he described BCCI's criminal activities.[^10]
|
||||
|
||||
### Legal Issues and Personal Life
|
||||
|
||||
Masri was arrested by American Customs agents in Tampa, Florida, as part of a sting operation targeting money laundering.[^11] He was later indicted on charges of tax evasion stemming from a coffee-smuggling scheme financed by BCCI.[^12]
|
||||
|
||||
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
|
||||
|
||||
[^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.
|
||||
[^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. 103.
|
||||
[^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. 147.
|
||||
[^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. 90.
|
||||
[^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. 108.
|
||||
[^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. 105.
|
||||
[^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. 105.
|
||||
[^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. 122.
|
||||
[^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. 29.
|
||||
[^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. 13.
|
||||
[^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. 14.
|
||||
[^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. 94.
|
||||
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|
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Other"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
summary: "American engineer and CEO of McDonnell Douglas Corporation, member of FGBMFI connected to the PROMIS scandal network."
|
||||
born: 1922-10-12
|
||||
died: 2012-03-19
|
||||
location: "Little Rock, Arkansas"
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[Sanford N. McDonnell]] (October 12, 1922 – March 19, 2012) was an American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist. He was a member of [[Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International|FGBMFI]] and was associated with [[McDonnell Douglas Corporation]].[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas,[^2] McDonnell attended [[Princeton University]], the [[University of Colorado Boulder]], and [[Washington University in St. Louis]], earning bachelor's degrees in economics (1945) and mechanical engineering (1948), and a master's degree in applied mechanics (1954).[^3]
|
||||
|
||||
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
|
||||
|
||||
[^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.
|
||||
[^3]: "[History of Sanford McDonnell](https://web.archive.org/web/20101120111514/http://boeing.com/history/mdc/snm.htm)" *Boeing.com*. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010.
|
||||
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|
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|
|||
---
|
||||
category: "Authors & Journalists"
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- Person
|
||||
- Journalist
|
||||
- Author
|
||||
summary: "McClendon had alerted authorities that Wilcher was missing."
|
||||
born: 1910-07-08
|
||||
died: 2003-01-08
|
||||
location: "Tyler, Texas"
|
||||
---
|
||||
[[Sarah McClendon]] was a [[White House]] correspondent and a close friend of [[Paul Wilcher]]. She wrote in her *Washington Report* on July 4, 1993, an article entitled "Death of a Friend," expressing her belief that Wilcher was a "casualty of good citizenship and patriotism."[^1]
|
||||
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McClendon had alerted authorities that Wilcher was missing. She was present at the scene after Wilcher's death but was unable to identify his body after viewing the remains. She was told that preliminary autopsy results found "no natural cause of death, and no other cause of death" to explain Wilcher's demise, despite him being in apparent good health.[^1]
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McClendon called local police for 24 hours, imploring them to check on Wilcher. She attempted to get possession of the papers and tapes he left behind, but his family took them away. She believed Wilcher was a political prisoner, persecuted because he allegedly flew former President [[George H.W. Bush]] to [[Paris]] to meet with Iranians to make a deal to supply [[Iran]] with weapons in exchange for keeping American hostages until after the November election, ensuring [[Ronald Reagan]]'s victory.[^1]
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McClendon was also present when [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents arrived at Wilcher's apartment. She checked their identification, which seemed convincing. She later phoned the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] to ask about the presence of [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents, and [[James V. Desarno, Jr.]], Assistant Special Agent in Charge from the D.C. Metropolitan Office, arrived. Desarno strongly denied that the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] was interested in or involved in the case, despite the presence of multiple agents.[^1]
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McClendon petitioned [[Dr. Joye Carter]] of the D.C. Medical Examiner's office to submit forensic evidence from Wilcher's body fluids for further study, as the inconclusive autopsy results raised concerns. She also expressed her desire to submit the evidence to [[Dr. Mason]], a top forensic toxicologist.[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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summary: "Lawrence's investigation quickly expanded beyond the software to follow a drug trail."
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[[Scott Lawrence]] is a [[U.S. Customs|U.S. Customs]] internal affairs investigator from Boston. He became involved in the investigation of the [[PROMIS Software Scandal]], initially focusing on [[Peter Videnieks]], a [[U.S. Customs|U.S. Customs]] contract specialist detailed to the [[Department of Justice|DOJ]] in the early 1980s for the development of the [[PROMIS]] software.[1]
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Lawrence's investigation quickly expanded beyond the software to follow a drug trail. His deep-cover drug investigation was code-named [[THE INDO-CHINA PROJECT]], operating on the Maine/Canadian border. However, his probe was abruptly shut down after he and his supervisor, [[John (Tim) Kelly]], requested to impanel grand juries in several states to depose officials from the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. The [[Department of Justice|DOJ]] declined this request, and [[Peter Videnieks]] was never charged with any wrongdoing.[1]
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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]
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### Footnotes
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[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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category: "Military"
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summary: "Lieutenant Colonel Shimon Lavee was the branch head of the Special Assistance Branch (SIM) of the External Relations Department of the Israel Defense Forces/Military Intelligence."
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Lieutenant Colonel [[Shimon Lavee]] was the branch head of the Special Assistance Branch (SIM) of the External Relations Department of the [[Israel]]/Military Intelligence. He was responsible for preparing the [[Israel|Israeli]] version of the [[SIMWA]] (SADF-IDF Mutual Wartime Agreement) between [[Israel]] and [[South Africa]].[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
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category: "PROMIS Scandal"
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summary: "Gambino Crime Family associate who lent $50,000 to Dr. John Philip Nichols to start the Cabazon Casino."
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[[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 Indian Reservation]], the first Indian card room in the nation.[^1]
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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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category: "Psychics & Remote Viewers"
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summary: "James was also deeply interested in psychic phenomena and was one of the founders of the American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR) in 1885."
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born: 1842-01-11
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died: 1910-08-26
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location: "New York City, New York"
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[[William James]] was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher, often referred to as the "Father of American psychology." He was a leading thinker of the late 19th century and a key figure in the development of pragmatism.[^1]
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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]
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[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
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category: "Psychics & Remote Viewers"
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tags:
|
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|
||||
- RemoteViewer
|
||||
summary: "Medical doctor who ran the CIA's weird desk investigating unusual medical issues, alien implants, and abduction cases related to UAP encounters."
|
||||
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|
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[[Dr. William Livingston]], referred to as Will, is a medical doctor and surgeon who served as a medical advisor to the [[Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program]] (AATIP) and [[Robert Bigelow]]'s [[National Institute for Discovery Science]] (NIDS). He is described as having presided over the little-known "weird desk" at the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA), where he was in charge of investigating unusual medical issues, implants, and abductions related to [[Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena]] (UAP) encounters.[^1]
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### Investigation of Biological Effects
|
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|
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Dr. Livingston was a key figure in the investigation of the biological effects of UAP encounters on humans. He studied numerous cases of individuals who had suffered a range of medical issues following their encounters with UAP, including radiation-like burns, neurological damage, and other unexplained medical conditions. He was instrumental in bringing in [[Garry Nolan]] to analyze the brains of UAP experiencers, which led to the discovery of the correlation between the enhanced caudate-putamen and individuals with a high aptitude for [[Remote Viewing]].[^1]
|
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|
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Dr. Livingston was also involved in the investigation of alleged alien implants. He is said to have had access to samples of these objects, which were described as being able to move on their own and evade extraction. His work in this area highlighted the bizarre and often terrifying medical consequences of close encounters with UAP.[^1]
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### Footnotes
|
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[^1]: Elizondo, Luis. *Imminent*. William Morrow, 2024.
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