-Caveat Lector- from alt.conspiracy ----- As always, Caveat Lector. Om K ----- <A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:491540">REPORTER AND VIDEO MAN ATTACKED AND VANDALIZED BY MPs AFTER LATEST </A> ----- Subject: REPORTER AND VIDEO MAN ATTACKED AND VANDALIZED BY MPs AFTER LATEST From: Koleshak--- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, Feb 21, 1999 6:27 AM Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mike childress wrote: > Koleshak--- wrote: > > > > Investigative reporter Alex Jones and his Video man were arrested, physically > > assaulted, their equipment vandalized and their video STOLEN by MPs > > who refused to identfy themselves. Mr. Jones, who hosts TV and radio > > programs including the "Exposing Corruption" radio program, described the > > numerous violations of his rights while videoing the latest Army assault in > > the 'Last Dance' series, in Corpus Christi, Texas. There is NOTHING secret > > in the video, sice they were in and around regular tourists and a labor crew > > cleaning up damage left from the military operation, in unrestricted public areas. > > > > To protest this theft of evidence, contact the public affairs person, > > Mr. Phil Reidinger, at 210-221-1151. Ask for information on the > > return of the Alex Jones videotape. > > > > This attack on the First Amendment right of the Freedom of the Press > > should not be ignored. Reliable information is difficult enough to > > secure, without intimidation of the people who seek it. > > Koleshak, > > Having seen many of your previous posts, you need to provide more > detailed, verifiable information before you can expect anyone to respond > to your agitated remarks. > > Not that I don't believe that the military is capable of such idiotic > behavior, it's just that you have a reputation for "embellishing" > events. > > So, please get a few facts lined up for those of us skeptical of your > reporting. Who "exactly" is this Alex Jones? Where can he be contacted? > What are his credentials? What radio/TV stations or print media does he > now work for, and who has he worked for in the past? Are there any > quotes from Mr.Jones, or are we supposed to strictly rely on your second > hand account. Again, I don't necessarily doubt that "something" > happened, I just question your interpretations. > > Next, were there any witnesses? Was he "arrested" by MP's or local > police? Exactly when did this happen? Date and time please! Where was > he located at the time this happened? Inside a police barricade line? > On a public street? Inside a private building? Data, please! > > Was he told why his tape was confiscated? Did the "MP's" have on name > tags or other insignia of rank or of unit affiliation? If not, how were > they identified as MP's? If there were tourists and clean-up crew in > the same area, were they also harassed in any way? > > The reason that I am so insistent on verifiable facts is simple. If the > incident actually happened as reported, we have a huge legal mess here. > > MP's have NO right to arrest or hold civilians for any behavior that > does not occur on a military reservation, is imminently a threat to life > or limb, or interferes with a specific military operation. During the > last two mentioned situations, their only legal recourse is to detain > the people responsible until they can be turned over to the appropriate > civilian authorities. > > So, if Mr. Jones was stopped by Military Police for filming on public > property and his tapes were confiscated, there are two possible options > that could/should have happened. If legally arrested, he should have > been turned over to the Corpus Christi Police department and his tapes > been held by the PD as evidence of his crime. You did not state in your > notice that anything like this happened. > > That being the case, we have a second possibility. Mr. Jones was > illegally detained (kidnapping?), manhandled (assault and battery?), > his equipment damaged (vandalism?), his tapes confiscated (theft?) > all under color of law (impersonating a police officer?). Plus, he might > have a good case for federal civil rights charges (1st Amendment free > press clause). In addition, if the local PD was present and failed to > intervene then we have misprision (failure to perform official duties) > charges against the Police officers present. If Mr. Jones WAS arrested > by Police, there will be an arrest report on file. We need to see a copy > of that please. > > The ball is in your court, Koleshak. Provide some corroboration, > evidence, or at least some suggestive facts. Or else admit the third > possibility, the fact that nothing like this happened at all. > > As I said before, I don't doubt that something may have happened. And I > would be happy to help nail anyone involved in such a blatant violation > of our Constitutional protections. I just won't do it on the strength > of unsupportable rumors! So you dont know Mr. Jones, and arent interested in searching? Not a good start. http://www.io.com/~stetson/alexjones.htm - a minimal webpage regarding him. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - his email address. Alex Jones hosts the radio program Exposing Corruption on Republic Radio International from 2PM to 3PM daily (and is available directly over the internet). Alex Jones hosts a FM Talk Radio Program on KJFK 98.9FM which can be heard every Satuday night from 7:00 to 11:00 PM. Alex Jones' show Exposing Corruption Can Be Seen On ACTV Cable Channel 16 (Austin Public Access) every tuesday night from 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM. In addition, Alex and Steve Lane co host The Freedom Report Monday nights from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. Alex Jones then returns to host Bad Bob Presents from 11:00 PM to Midnight. Alex Jones can also be seen at the Downsize Government Conferences, on the last Sunday of every month at the Chariot Inn on North IH-35. Alex has made 2 video documentaries on foreign intervention in the United States and illegal actions by the US government: America - Destroyed by Design America - Wake Up - Or Waco They are available from him at 1-888-253-3139 at $22 for one or $32 for both. (credit cards accepted) Alex Jones 3001 S. Lamar Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78704 - - - - - - Oh, and futher, I happened to call the public affairs person about the video, and Mr. Reidinger admitted to me that he was STILL in possession of the STOLEN VIDEO and had STILL not returned it to Alex Jones. He said he intended to send it to Mr. Jones by the end of the day (Friday). YES I am available as a witness in any multi-million dollar lawsuit Mr. Jones may be able fo file against the US ARMY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Republic Radio (on the Internet): http://209.155.112.101:8080/ramgen/encoder/republic.rm The show EXPOSING CORRUPTION with Alex Jones has continuing coverage of the illegal military assaults in Texas and elsewhere. 2PM Eastern Mon-Fri. 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