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[This precedes the Cutolo affidavit in the original]
THE CUTOLO AFFIDAVIT
by Paul Neri
Preface (anonymous)
Mr. Paul Neri of the National Security Agency died on April
29, 1990. Before his death, he requested that I mail the
enclosed affidavit to you. Paul Neri was concerned that he would
be killed or lose his security clearance if he revealed the
affidavit before he died. According tho him, these facts are
true. If you investigate and interview the parties named within
the affidavit, you will find the information is true. I am
simply carrying out the wishes of a good friend, but do not want
to get involved any further; therefore, I shall remain anonymous.
Introduction
Several years ago Colonel Cutolo obligated me to bring the
enclosed affidavit forward in the event of his death.
In 1980 Col. Cutolo died in an accident while on a military
exercise. Just prior to his death he notified me that he was to
meet with Michael Harari, an Israeli Mossad agent. It is my
belief, though unsubstantiated, that Harari murdered Col. Cutolo
because of the information Col. Cutolo possessed.
In the event of Col. Cutolo's death, I was told to
discreetly contact Col. Baker which I did. I believe that Col.
Cutolo died in his attempt to prove that Operation Watch Tower
was not sanctioned by the proper authorities. (see attached
affidavit)
Col. Baker enlisted the aid of Col. Nick Rowe, and between
Col. Baker, Col. Rowe, and myself, we set out to prove that
Harari murdered Col. Cutolo, and that Operation Watch Tower was
an unsanctioned illegal operation, which netted Edwin Wilson and
Frank Terpil of the CIA a large sum of tax-free dollars.
Prior to getting very far into the investigation, Col. Baker
died while in command of the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces
Group. Col. Baker did not live long enough to see Edwin Wilson
arrested for trafficking arms to Libya.
The Libyan situation has two sides to it. First Wilson
claimed top CIA officials approached him to go to Libya under the
"guise" of trafficking arms, while in actuality gathering
intelligence. In this situation (active duty) special forces at
Ft. Bragg were approached by Wilson to go to Libya to train
troops. The Special Forces verified the fact that Wilson was
with the CIA and went along. The second side was the
prosecution's theory of the event at Wilson's trial. The
prosecution contended that Wilson didn't work for the CIA and
duped the Special Forces into helping him. Wilson was convicted
and is currently in the Federal Prison at Marion, Illinois, as I
am sure you are aware.
One of the CIA officials Wilson claims were involved in the
Libyan situation was Thomas Clines. Thomas Clines is named in
Col. Cutolo's affidavit by Wilson as being in charge of Operation
Watch Tower. Thomas Clines was recently named in the Iran-
Contra affair for his failure to declare monies earned in that
affair.
Col. Baker, Col. Rowe, and myself concluded after failing to
verify through various intelligence contacts the existence of
Operation Watch Tower, that the operation was run entirely on the
authority of Thomas Clines, Edwin Wilson and Frank Terpil.
A pattern emerged from the Libyan situation in which Clines,
Wilson and Terpil were involved, that was identical to Operation
Watch Tower. The similarities we noted were:
1. Thomas Clines named as CIA agent in charge, but behind
the scenes.
2. Wilson, as the front man, running the operations.
3. Unauthorized use of U.S. Military Personnel to implement
both of the operations.
4. Large sums of money involved either relating to arms or
to drug trafficking.
5. U.S. interests don't appear to have been served by either
operation.
Considering these similarities and the most recent issue of
Clines' involvement in withholding taxes stemming from the Iran-
Contra affair, the possibility of Edwin Wilson being sent to
Libya, as he claimed, to gather intelligence is very possible.
Suppose Clines, Wilson and Terpil were each separately
involved in Operation Watch Tower, as Col. Cutolo's affidavit
sets out. Wilson would not have hesitated to go to Libya for
Clines, if Wilson thought it was sanctioned by the company. At
the same time, if Clines was trying to erase all ties to
Operation Watch Tower and Wilson, there would never have been a
better opportunity for Clines to rid himself of the connection
than by sending Wilson on an unsanctioned mission to Libya.
It's also interesting to note that Frank Terpil, who played
a minor role in Operation Watch Tower and who was involved in the
Libyan situation, is still at large, but sought by the U.S.
authorities. It's possible that Terpil helped Clines set up
Wilson.
Wilson claimed during his trial that Clines had a debt to
Wilson in excess of a million dollars. Where did Wilson or
Clines earn that amount of money legally? It presents a
substantial motive for Clines to set Wilson up, aside from the
motive of Operation Watch Tower a secret. So the story of Edwin
Wilson was reviewed by us. We were left with doubts as to his
guilt in the Libyan situation. We had no doubt as to the guilt
of Thomas Clines, who we suspect was the master mind behind
Operation Watch Tower.
After Col. Baker died, Col. Rowe and I located Hugh B.
Pierce, named in Col. Cutolo's affidavit. Pearce was then
assigned to the National Air Guard in Wilmington, Delaware.
Chief Warrant Officer Pearce verified that Col. Cutolo had
given him a copy of the affidavit Col. Cutolo had written. Mr.
Pearce verified that Col. Cutolo had openly discussed the entire
affidavit with him. We never established how Mr. Pearce and Col.
Cutolo became acquainted. Mr. Pearce also verified that Col.
Cutolo was due to meet Michael Harari in England just prior to
Col. Cutolo's death. Mr. Pearce told us that Col. Cutolo
referred to Pearce as his "ace in the hole." We never
established what that meant.
Mr Pearce did refer Col. Rowe to an address at Camp Shelby,
Mississippi and the name of Larkin Smith. Smith turned out to be
a state politician, and Col. Rowe and I made plans to discreetly
meet with him in the latter part of 1989. Within weeks after our
communication with Smith, Col. Rowe, who had been assigned to the
Philippines, was assassinated.
It is interesting to note, that although authorities in the
Philippines arrested a person with communist ties and beliefs and
charged him with the murder of Col. Rowe, Michael Harari was in
the Philippines for three days just prior to and after Col.
Rowe's murder. Coincidence? It is my unsubstantiated belief
that Harari murdered Col. Rowe or arranged it.
I believe Harari's motive for murdering Col. Rowe was due to
Col. Rowe's inquiries about Harari's movements and relationships
to Edwin Wilson, Thomas Clines and Manuel Noriega.
In June 1989, Mr Pearce was killed in a helicopter accident.
The accident has a story of its own I was told.
Both Col. Rowe and Mr. Pearce agreed to go public, after
meeting with Larkin Smith, to call for a full investigation into
the events described in Col. Cutolo's affidavit. Both men died
prior to the meeting with Smith.
On August 13, 1989, Larkin Smith died in an airplane
accident. Whatever he knew, I assume died with him.
Col. Rowe did verify most of the information that is written
in Col. Cutolo's affidavit, which relates to the murder of Elaine
Tyree. Col. Rowe's last message to me was to remain silent
unless he was killed. Col. Rowe said if something happened to
him, to find you or Col. Charles Beckwith. Col. Rowe stated that
you had made it known that you were told about the U.S.
government facilitating the drug flow out of the Orient. Col.
Rowe said that you would believe myself and Col. Cutolo's
affidavit before Col. Beckwith would.
Col. Rowe was skeptical of the whole matter until he spoke
to Col. Baker, Mr. Pearce and William Tyree who is incarcerated
in Walpole Prison, Walpole, Mass. After speaking to Tyree, Col.
Rowe received documentation from Tyree which prompted Col. Rowe
to make inquiries up to the time of his death. I never reviewed
the material Tyree sent to Col. Rowe so I cannot comment on it.
Col. Rowe decided I should stay out of the spotlight and act
as an anchor to alert you if anything happened to him.
I have not contacted you prior to now because I am very ill
and wanted my final days free of intrigue, which this matter
presents. On my death which I understand could be soon, I have
left this letter, the affidavit, and instructions with a (NSA)
co-worker. This person will find you, if you are still alive
when I die. If you're dead this person will locate Col.
Beckwith. If you're both dead, only the affidavit signed by Col.
Cutolo will be sent to the major newspapers.
There are several suggestions and footnotes to the entire
matter.
First; check with your contacts in the intelligence field,
it is not uncommon for Israeli Mossad agents to kill Americans
who the Israelis deem a threat to the security of Israel.
(Inquire off the record of the murder of Pentagon scientist Dr.
Gerald V. Bull to confirm this fact.) [EDITOR'S NOTE: Bull was
shot dead in his doorway 22 March 90 after a rocket gun of large
caliber, capable of launching chemicals 3,000 miles to Israel,
was intercepted en route to Iraq.]
With the recent invasion of Panama and arrest of Noriega,
Operation Watch Tower assumes a new reason to be made public and
investigated. It is clear from Col. Cutolo's affidavit that
George Bush knew or should have known about Operation Watch
Tower. With Mr. Noriega no longer in power, the Bush
administration has helped install one president and two Vice-
presidents in Panama who will continue to launder the drug money
the CIA receives from drug operations world wide as described in
Col. Cutolo's affidavit.
How much longer, and how many more will be murdered, die
accidentally, or be discredited through incarceration, so that
the poppies and coca leaves can fund the secret wars of the CIA?
Will Latin America be the next secret CIA war as was the case in
Vietnam? And how many of our service people will die fighting
there?
The final note to the entire matter of Operation Watch Tower
is speculation. Col. Baker, Col. Rowe and I believed that Thomas
Clines, with the aid of Edwin Wilson and Frank Terpil
orchestrated Operation Watch Tower outside the sanctioned "loop"
of the U.S. Military and Intelligence community at large, but
with full CIA auspices. We believe Operation Watch Tower was in
part, if not full, run on authority of Task Force 157 which
Wilson was in charge of.
Col. Rowe discreetly inquired about the mission of Task
Force 157 in Feb. 1989, and the exact role of Wilson in Task
Force 157. Col. Rowe was curious to learn whether or not the
Israeli Intelligence Network in Latin America or the Middle East
played any role in the Task Force. Col. Rowe was specifically
inquiring as to whether or not Michael Harari or David Kimche
were named as parties in this task force. I believe this Feb.
inquiry by Col. Rowe tipped off Harari, who then murdered Col.
Rowe to keep him from asking questions.
Col. Rowe told me in our last telephone conversation that he
would be receiving the documentation necessary to show that
Wilson and Harari had known each other. After that call, Col.
Rowe was murdered.
Since the Israeli Mossad openly trafficks in arms and drugs
in Latin America, a theory that Clines, Wilson, Terpil, Harari,
and Noriega engaged in Operation Watch Tower is very easy to
believe at this time, especially following the Libyan situation
and the Iran-Contra affair.
With the deaths of Col. Cutolo, Col. Baker, Col. Rowe (and
Col. Robert Bayard, named in Col. Cutolo's affidavit) it is hard
to believe the deaths of these men are not the work of the
Israeli Mossad. It is equally easy to attribute the death of
Col. Cutolo, directly to Operation Watch Tower inquiries.
Worst case scenario is that there are three army colonels
named in Col. Cutolo's affidavit aside from Col. Cutolo who are
now dead -- is there a connection? Did Harari and Wilson meet
the planes in Panama after they flew out of Colombia with
cocaine? Did Clines set Wilson up in the Libyan situation to cut
Wilson out of the million dollar profit accumulated from
Operation Watch Tower?
To the best of my knowledge, Col. Rowe learned what he did
outside regular channels, so I don't know the name of the other
two soldiers or where their names came from. It's possible that
was the information Larkin Smith retained. It all fits, this
entire scenario carried over from Operation Watch Tower directly
into the Iran-Contra affair, with the same characters.
For your information a copy of the affidavit will be sent
to the New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Boston Globe.
This is in the event you desire to go forward to the press with
your own statement and facts that you may find while
investigating Col. Cutolo's affidavit. The men who have died so
far that worked on this project were good men. It can't be
proven that their deaths were the result of their involvement in
this project, but I believe we owe it to them to investigate this
matter and establish the true reason they were killed. They
attempted to let the public know what really occurred in Latin
America, and in the never-ending drug flow. I'm sorry I am
unable to carry the work any further.
This is now your Pandora's Box. I leave it in your hands.
I have instructed the affidavit be sent to the newspapers.
Hopefully this will help you get it out in the open and
investigated if you so choose. I'm sure Col. Rowe would not have
referred me to you or Col. Beckwith unless he was sure that you
would do your best with getting this information into the open.
Good luck.
Paul Neri
[Affidavit of Col. Cutolo follows]
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