-Caveat Lector- Dave Hartley http://www.Asheville-Computer.com/dave From: "John M. Novak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Subject: Letter sent to City Council and Amnesty International Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 05:16:55 -0800 To the honorable members of the Seattle City Council and Amnesty International, I am writing this letter because I have as yet not heard this information in either the mainstream news coverage, or in the two city council hearings. This needs your attention because it plays a significant part in any serious investigation of alleged misconduct of city officials and police force in Seattle during the WTO protests. This is not an attempt to undermine the integrity of any office or persons. I am attempting to give you what my own internet research has uncovered in areas that merit your attention. On December 2, 1999, 7:21 p.m. EST (0021 GMT), CNN published the following article found at: http://www.cnn.com/1999/US/12/02/wto.05/index.html ---------------------------------- Troops sent to Seattle as part of terrorism contingency plan SEATTLE (CNN) -- In addition to hundreds of very visible Army National Guard troops called-up because of the civil disturbances in Seattle, more than 160 active duty military personnel, including a small number of Special Forces troops, were sent to Seattle by the Defense Department for the meeting of the World Trade Organization. The military mission, according to the Pentagon, is to "provide support" to the FBI, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Secret Service and other government agencies responsible for security there. The military specialists are in place largely to provide expertise and assist in coordinating a federal response in the event of a terrorist attack during such a high-profile event. According to Defense Department documents obtained by CNN, 131 U.S. Army, 27 U.S. Air Force, and eight U.S. Navy personnel were sent to Seattle to perform roles from ordnance disposal to standing by for possible chemical or biological attack by terrorist groups. Four special forces troops from the Joint Special Operations Task Force were deployed to Seattle to be on hand to advise FBI "crisis support" agents in the event of a catastrophic terrorist event involving chemical or biological weapons or hostage taking. Two of the four special operations experts have since left the city, according to an informed Pentagon official who spoke on the condition that he not be named. Fifty-five military Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams, along with 25 explosive-detecting dogs and their handlers, were sent. The soldiers are "operating in civilian attire -- keeping a low presence," the Defense Department documents say. Troops there are from various military fiefdoms including the U.S. Special Operations Command, the U.S. Forces Command, the U.S. Army Biological-Chemical Command, the U.S. Air Force Security Forces Command and the U.S. Joint Forces Command. Eight divers, making up two Navy dive teams, were sent to provide support to the Secret Service for President Clinton's visit, which ended Thursday. The action is not unusual for presidential security. The Department of Health and Human Services and FEMA have set up a "staging area" for their operations at the U.S. Naval Reserve Center-Lake Union in Seattle. Eight military personnel are assigned to that site. The HHS-FEMA site is pre-positioned to respond to major health catastrophes such as a biological agent attack, according to a well-informed source. The "Domestic Military Support," or "DOMS" as it is known at the Pentagon, is provided through the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the request of other federal agencies. ------------------------------- Questions that must be answered because of this are: Who really was in command of all police and military personnel once the city went into a state of "Civil Emergency"? Which, if any, of these military personnel and their equipment/munitions were actively involved in situations dealing with American Citizens? What specific role did these military personnel and their equipment/munitions have in situations dealing with American Citizens? It also raises the very serious question as to why police were allowed to roam the streets with authority to use deadly force if necessary without proper identification? Were some of these unidentifiable police in actuality military personnel and is this the reason they refused to give proper identification when asked? Another article of importance comes from the official USAF website's news section. The article was written by Army Master Sgt. Bob Haskell and published on December 3rd, 1999. http://www.af.mil/news/Dec1999/n19991203_992177.html This article states: "Sixty-six Air National Guard airmen were among some 425 Guardsmen called to state active duty to help local police restore order in downtown Seattle. Additionally, six members of the Wyoming Air National Guard lent a hand by flying 3,300 pounds of civilian riot control munitions from Casper, Wyo., to Seattle." Questions that immediately come to mind on this are: Exactly what role were the sixty-six airmen here to fill? In light of allegations of various "strange symptoms" not normally associated with the effects of tear gas on people and the possible harm to the environment, a disclosure of the exact contents of the 3,300 pounds of civilian control munitions from Casper, Wyo., to Seattle is indeed in order. I hope this information helps in the serious investigation of this whole affair and the implementation of proper protocol in future similar situations. Respectfully, John Novak (registered voter) Seattle, WA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/deuce42b/wto/ DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. 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