-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.aci.net/kalliste/">The Home Page of J. Orlin Grabbe</A> ----- Covert-Overt Ex-Peruvian Spy Chief Arranges Photo "Okay all you Panamanian babes, this is me." PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) -- Panamanians caught their first glimpse of ex-Peruvian spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos on Thursday -- in a posed photograph giving no hint of where he is hiding while awaiting a decision on his political asylum request. Foreign Minister Jose Miguel Aleman, told reporters Thursday that Panama's decision on Montesinos will be made only in the interest of ''contributing to a peaceful end to the Peruvian crisis.'' Montesinos, who fled Peru after a videotape showed him allegedly bribing a Peruvian lawmaker, arrived in Panama on Sunday. The scandal over the video prompted Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to call early elections in which he will not be a candidate. The photograph, published on the front page of the daily newspaper El Panama America, showed Montesinos seated and appearing to read a book. Beside him is a small white table holding a glass of water and a vase of tropical flowers. ''It's not spontaneous; he posed,'' said the newspaper's news editor, Octavio Amat. He said Montesinos agreed to one photograph on condition that he choreograph the shot and that the newspaper promise not to tell where it was taken. ''They allowed us to send one of our people, but only under strict security,'' Amat said. Seven people who accompanied Montesinos to Panama, including a Peruvian general, were kicked out of the country on Tuesday after government officials said they had illegally entered on tourist visas. Montesinos' asking for political asylum provoked a furor in Panama, which has a history of providing refuge to deposed Latin American strongmen. Panamanians who want to clean up the country's reputation oppose granting Motesinos asylum, as do opposition Peruvian lawmakers who want to see him prosecuted in Peru. President Mireya Moscoso has come under strong pressure from the Organization of American States and regional heads of state to accept Montesinos, especially after reports that his supporters in Peru might stage a coup if he were rejected. Moscoso has said that while she considers the asylum request, Montesinos could stay in Panama under a visa granted by a previous Panamanian president. ''It is a very hard decision to make,'' Aleman, the foreign minister, said before leaving for a summit of Central American leaders in Guatemala. ''It will be a hemispheric gesture that attempts to contribute to a peaceful end to the Peruvian crisis.'' Associated Press, September 29, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
