[cia-drugs] Fw: [GATA] Hedging to cost Barrick nearly $1 billion by mid-year
- Original Message - From: Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:43 PM Subject: [GATA] Hedging to cost Barrick nearly $1 billion by mid-year Hedging to cost Barrick nearly $1 billion by mid-year Submitted by cpowell on 08:43PM ET Friday, February 23, 2007. Section: Daily Dispatches Barrick Campaign Aims to Get a Little Respect By Andy Hoffman The Globe and Mail, Toronto Friday, February 23, 2007 http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/c... TORONTO -- Disappointed by a weak stock performance amid rising bullion prices, Barrick Gold Corp. head Greg Wilkins said the world's largest gold producer will embark on an ambitious campaign to increase the value of its shares. In a presentation to analysts and investors in Toronto yesterday, Mr. Wilkins and other Barrick executives outlined plans to boost the miner's exposure to the price of gold in a bid to attract investors. "I think we've done a lot of great things for the company that have not been recognized in the marketplace. As a shareholder myself I would have thought that at these gold prices and with our earnings we would have had much better performance than we achieved," Barrick's chief executive officer told reporters following the conference. While Barrick has the world's largest gold production, reserves, and development projects, the stock market has assigned more relative value to smaller miners likely to be taken over as well as to some of Barrick's faster-growing competitors at the senior producer level, such as Goldcorp Inc. Since the beginning of 2006, the average share prices of junior and intermediate gold companies has increased 86 percent, Goldcorp shares gained 28 percent, and the spot price of gold climbed 30 percent. During the same period, shares of Toronto-based Barrick have risen just 13 percent. "That's embarrassing, frankly -- that's just embarrassing," Mr. Wilkins said. Among the initiatives unveiled yesterday was the earlier-than-expected elimination of the company's non-project related hedge contracts, which lock the company into selling gold at a fixed price and have limited Barrick's ability to realize full market price for its gold production. Barrick said it reduced hedge contracts by one million ounces during the fourth quarter and had eliminated the fixed-price sales contracts not tied to specific projects by getting rid of another roughly 1.5 million ounces this quarter. It had previously pledged to be done with that part of its hedge book by 2009. The hedge reduction cut profit by US$327 million in the fourth quarter. The company will record a charge related to the hedge book deliveries of $564 million in the first quarter and $65 million in the second quarter. "It's really about the valuation of the company. There's a very obvious way to make a lot of money by buying Barrick stock today if all you have is the belief that gold prices are going to remain pretty much at these levels into the future," Mr. Wilkins said. Barrick still has approximately 9.5 million ounces of project-specific hedging contracts that could limit its ability to sell its gold at current market prices of $680 an ounce. Compounding investor concerns are rising costs and flat production. Barrick reduced its 2007 gold production outlook from between 8.4 million and 8.5 million ounces to between 8.1 million and 8.4 million ounces. Costs per ounce will increase 5 per cent from last year to between $335 and $350 per ounce. "That is certainly the bad news," Desjardins Securities analyst Michael Fowler said in a note to clients. Mr. Wilkins said the higher costs were due mainly to lower grades of ore being mined. But he added that inflationary pressures from fuel, construction, and mining equipment costs are levelling out. "The prognosis for costs going into the future is much more stability," he said. The CEO and other Barrick executives also said the market has failed to properly take into account its stable of development projects including a joint venture nickel project in Tanzania, two platinum and palladium projects, the Reko Diq copper and gold property in Pakistan, and Pascua-Lama, a gold and silver project that straddles the border between Chile and Argentina. Barrick cut probable gold reserves at Pasuca to 17 million ounces from a previous 18 million ounces and raised expected costs to build the project to as much as $2.4 billion from $1.5 billion. Mr. Wilkins said Barrick is on track to achieve a further 10 to 15 percent above the expected $200 million in cost savings related to the $10 billion acquisition of Placer Dome that was completed early last year. Barrick shares fell 78 cents (Canadian) to $36.47 on the Toronto Stock Exchange yesterday. * * * Help Keep GATA Going GATA is a civil rights and educational organization based in the United States and tax-exempt under the U.
[cia-drugs] Re: Fwd: (2 of 2 ) Jesse Trentadue's brother, Kenneth Trentadue SUICIDED...
Was it Guthrie or Mahon who was also hanged in his cell? I think Trentadue looks more like Brescia than Guthrie. Now I think I see five pairs of dark dots in these photos, up from three cattle prod burns identified at first count: http://www.geocities.com/prisonmurder/kentrent8.jpeg http://www.geocities.com/prisonmurder/kentrent11.jpeg You can't believe anything liars say. It may be that instead of mistaking Trentadue for Guthrie, this was a standard case of feds torturing to find evidence of a government op, in this case OKCbomb or the general and CONTINUING CIA/BATF controlling of white supremacist gangs in OK, AR, AL, LA, FL panhandle as surrogates in CIA arms for dope with occasional cop-killings and daycare bombings and journalist and prison suicidings for info and media control. Other cases of torturing for stashed evidence discovery before suiciding or accidenting or heart attacking would include Barbara Wise at John Huang's office in Chamber of Commerce, DC, and the JFK autopsy filmer at Bethesday Naval Hospital. -Bob --- In cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, RoadsEnd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: "Sardar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: February 22, 2007 6:52:42 PM PST > > To: "Sardar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: (2 of 2 ) Jesse Trentadue's brother, Kenneth Trentadue > > SUICIDED... > > > > > > > > - Original Message - > > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:57 AM > > Subject: (2 of 2 ) Jesse Trentadue's brother, Kenneth Trentadue > > SUICIDED... > > > > Source: > > http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/ > > may2005/270505tortureandmurder.htm > > The FBI, the Torture and Murder of Kenneth Trentadue and Advanced > > Knowledge of the Oklahoma City Bombing > > > > Paul Craig Roberts | May 27 2005 > > > > In 1995 Kenneth Trentadue was murdered by federal agents in a > > federal prison in Oklahoma City. A coverup immediately went into > > effect. Federal authorities claimed Trentadue, who was being held > > in a suicide-proof cell, had committed suicide by hanging himself, > > but the state coroner would not buy the story. > > > > Prison authorities tried to get family consent to cremate the body. > > But Trentadue had been picked up on a minor parole violation, and > > the story of suicide by a happily married man delighted with his > > two-month old son raised red flags to the family. > > > > When the Trentadue family received Kenneth's body and heavy makeup > > was scraped away, the evidence (available in photos on the > > Internet) clearly shows a person who had been tortured and beaten. > > His throat was slashed and he may have been garroted. There are > > bruises, burns and cuts from the soles of Trentadue's feet to his > > head, wounds that obviously were not self-inflicted. > > > > As the state coroner noted at the time, every investigative rule > > was broken by the federal prison. The coroner was not allowed into > > the cell, and the cell was scrubbed down prior to investigation. > > > > The federal coverup was completely transparent. A US senator made > > inquiries, but the US Department of Justice (sic), knowing that it > > would not be held accountable, stuck to its fabricated story. > > > > That was a mistake. > > > > Trentadue's brother, Jesse, is an attorney. He believes that > > federal officials, like everyone else, must be held accountable for > > their crimes. > > > > He has been battling the Justice Department and the FBI for a decade. > > > > Jesse Trentadue has amassed evidence that his brother was mistaken > > for Tim McVeigh's alleged accomplice in the bombing of the federal > > building in Oklahoma City. Federal agents, believing that they had > > Richard Lee Guthrie in their hands, went too far in attempting to > > force him to talk. > > > > Jesse Trentadue learned that the FBI had informants planted with > > two groups on which McVeigh may have relied: a white supremacist > > paramilitary training compound at Elohim City and the Mid-West Bank > > Robbery Gang. The implication is that the FBI had advance notice of > > McVeigh's plans and may have been conducting a sting operation that > > went awry. > > > > The FBI has documents that name the informants. Teletypes from then > > FBI director Louis Freeh dated January 4, 1996, and August 23, > > 1996, confirm that the FBI had informants imbedded with the Mid- > > West Bank Robbery Gang and in Elohim City. In these documents, > > Freeh reports to various FBI field offices that the Elohim City > > informant (possibly explosives expert and German national Andreas > > Carl Strassmeir) "allegedly has had a lengthy relationship with > > Timothy McVeigh" and "that McVeigh had placed a telephone call to > > Elohim City on 4/5/95, a day that he was believed to have been > > attempting to recruit a second conspirator to assist in the OKBOMB > > attack." > > > > The FBI denied to federal judge Dale Kimba
[cia-drugs] Re: Fwd: (3 of 3 ) Affidavit: More on Jesse Trentadue, his brother's death (unde
Look for three pairs of dark dots in these: http://www.geocities.com/prisonmurder/kentrent8.jpeg http://www.geocities.com/prisonmurder/kentrent11.jpeg See if you think that those three pairs of dark dots show the centers of the dots the identical width apart in each pair. High voltage torture with a cattle prod? Blows on the head were probably night sticks. Do you think any of those large wounds could have been caused by Trentadue falling or throwing himself against something like a sink or bed frame or toilet, or would they more likely have been made by striking downward with a blunt instrument in areas not likely subject to self-inflicted wounds? The Mueller family was also murdered in federal custody, in a federal safehouse. Dennis Mahon was hanged in his cell. The Lady Godiva dancer was murdered because she was one of a number of witnesses and video cameras who or which saw or recorded Strassmeir and McVeigh together. Falsification of evidence is one more kind of obstruction of justice and terrorism which the FBI is engaged in. What was the name of the FBI forensic scientist and persecuted whistleblower, White-something, who testified that the FBI lab routinely falsifies evidence? -Bob --- In cia-drugs@yahoogroups.com, RoadsEnd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: "Sardar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: February 22, 2007 6:53:20 PM PST > > To: "Sardar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: (3 of 3 ) Affidavit: More on Jesse Trentadue, his > > brother's death (under FBI control) and Terry Nichols > > > > > > > > - Original Message - > > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:22 AM > > Subject: (3 of 3 ) Affidavit: More on Jesse Trentadue, his > > brother's death (under FBI control) and Terry Nichols > > > > Jesse Trentadue's brother was murdered while under FBI custody and > > control. > > > > Jesse Trentadue is the attorney representing Terri Nichols in Terry > > Nichol's claim that Timothy McVeigh was not alone in the bombing of > > the Alfred B. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma in April 19, 1995 > > > > Utahn battling U.S. over brother's death > > http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650223899,00.html > > > > --> Photos of murdered Ken Trentadue <-- > > The murder of Ken Trentadue > > http://www.geocities.com/prisonmurder/ken_trentadue.html > > > > > > In the matter of Kenneth Michael Trentadue > > http://www.apfn.net/Messageboard/04-17-05/discussion.cgi.68.html > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/697 - Release Date: > > 2/22/2007 11:55 AM >
[cia-drugs] RUSSIA TAKES COMMAND OF AFRICAN RESOURCES
http://www.vnnforum.com/showthread.php?t=45365 RUSSIA TAKES COMMAND OF AFRICAN RESOURCES http://en.rian.ru/business/20070223/61166642.html Three Russian companies found joint venture to produce uranium in Namibia WINDHOEK, February 23 - Russia's Techsnabexport, Renova and Vneshtorgbank have established a joint venture to produce uranium in Namibia, the head of the Russian nuclear agency said Friday. "Our enterprises - Renova and Vneshtorgbank - already hold licenses to produce uranium in Namibia. We agreed to found a joint venture to prospect and produce uranium," Sergei Kiriyenko said after a meeting with Namibia's president, Hifikepunye Pohamba. Russian Natural Resources Minister Yury Trutnev said Renova had won a tender to develop two uranium deposits in Namibia, whereas Russia's state-run foreign-trade bank Vneshtorgbank had received its license earlier. Kiriyenko said: "We are ready to produce electric power together and sell it together." Namibia's prime minister said earlier Friday his country and Russia are discussing the possible use of Russian nuclear technology to make up for Namibia's energy deficit. Namibia expects a reduction in energy supplies from South Africa in the next three years and forecasts an energy deficit of 300 megawatts. "The Russian side said there are a number of available technologies, one of them being nuclear," Nahas Angula told journalists after a meeting with the Russian delegation. Angula said the environmental and economic expediency of using nuclear technology in bilateral cooperation should be assessed, adding that Namibia produces uranium. The Namibian premier said he discussed cooperation prospects with Trutnev and Kiriyenko. Angula also said one of urgent problems was to help south African countries, including Namibia, satisfy their energy needs. In January, Renova Group, a management company, and Techsnabexport, [color=Red]Russia's state-run nuclear exporter, signed a cooperation agreement to set up joint ventures as part of a joint investment project to prospect and develop uranium deposits in Africa and Asia.[/RED] Techsnabexport and Russia's leading asset management company, headed by tycoon Viktor Vekselberg, plan to set up joint ventures in South Africa, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the company said in a statement. Minister of Mines and Energy Erkki Nghimtina said Namibian authorities hope for Russia's assistance in developing a state policy in the uranium sphere, which would make it possible to cancel a moratorium on uranium production licensing in the country. "It would be good if our friends could help us form a policy in this sphere, as this could speed up the cancellation of the moratorium," he said. The moratorium on uranium production was imposed in Namibia several weeks ago for security reasons, the minister said. "There are countries that behave not seriously: they receive licenses, make money and leave," he said. [Jews] Nghimtina said the uranium industry is very important for Namibia, and that his country needs a national policy dealing with nuclear fuel issues. Anna Belova, a Techsnabexport representative, said her company and Renova are ready to start geological prospecting work in Namibia, and that licenses could be formalized later. http://en.rian.ru/business/20070221/61072743.html Russia's Renova to develop gold, uranium deposits in Africa --- RUSSIA DISPLACES U.S.A. FROM CENTRAL ASIA Russia, Afghanistan coordinate Afghan debt settlement - FM Lavrov KABUL, February 23 - Russia and Afghanistan have coordinated the terms of settlement of Afghanistan's debt to the former U.S.S.R., which, according to Russian experts' estimates, totals $10 billion, Russia's foreign minister said Friday. "The problem of Afghan debt settlement has been coordinated, only some formalities remain to be settled," Sergei Lavrov, on a working visit to Afghanistan, told journalists in Kabul. The minister said relevant documents are being drafted, and added the issue settlement will help the two countries cooperate in the economic and trade spheres and contribute to Russian investment into the Afghan economy. [Strange - I thought Afghanistan was occupied by American forces? I guess not.] Lavrov said Afghanistan is ready to cooperate with regional security body, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in fighting terrorism and drug trafficking. The U.S.A. got the heroin flowing from Afghanistan again, I doubt that Russia will want to stop this, just put the business under new management.] Afghanistan has regained its position as the world's top drug producer since U.S.-led forces toppled the Taliban in 2001. [Go USA! ] Illegal drug production and trade is the only
[cia-drugs] FL - DeSoto ships inmates out -- and it costs taxpayers
You may have noticed that nearly every state across the nation is facing overcrowded prisons and trying to come up with a method to reduce the prison population. Most focus on shuffling prisoners around. Most states however haven't even considered demanding the reform of unnecessary laws that send so many people to prison in the first place - people who aren't such a menace to society as others and could be dealt with in much more cost effective ways. For instance, FCCC in DeSoto deals with sex offenders. I mean do we really want to send a child molester home to make room for a 17 year old who had sex with his 15 year old girlfriend? Would we rather imprison a rapist or someone jailed as a sex offender because he peed behind a bush? Is it more important to make sure murderers are confined or the guy who was doing drugs in his own home? We have to deal honestly with some of these bad laws if we are ever going to reduce prison costs and overcrowding. Kay Lee 02/23/07 DeSoto ships inmates out -- and it costs taxpayers http://www.sun-herald.com/Newsstory.cfm?pubdate=022307&story=tp6ew10.htm&folder=NewsArchive2 By JON F. SICA DeSoto New Editor ARCADIA -- DeSoto County Sheriff's Office officials say they have a big problem: The county jail is operating above its intended capacity on a daily basis and it is causing DeSoto County taxpayers' hard-earned dollars to be sent to Hardee and Highlands counties. Why is this such a problem? "Because I can't just stop arresting people," DeSoto County Sheriff Vernon Keen said. To stem overcrowding, the DCSO is farming out inmates to nearby county jails to the tune of $50 a day -- plus any medical expenses and transportation costs. Keen and his staff knew this problem was coming. The county jail was made to house 148 inmates. Anticipating overcrowding as an issue, Keen consulted his staff and decided that whenever the population reaches 248, it's time to start moving inmates. On Tuesday, the county jail had 10 people outsourced -- that cost taxpayers an extra $500 Tuesday. That's more than some people make for a week's work. If those same 10 people were farmed out all year long, it would cost taxpayers an extra $182,500. Fortunately, Cpt. Marty McClure said Tuesday, most of those people will be coming back today, since the jail population has dropped below the breaking point. For now. Hard time According to McClure, time in the DeSoto County jail is hard -- for those on both sides of the law. "The inmates may only be in for 11 months, 29 days; but the people who work here are serving a life sentence," McClure said. When things get as cramped as they are at the jail now, McClure said it creates a whole new set of problems. Foremost among them -- feeding all the inmates. The kitchen at the jail was made to feed about half the people it feeds on an everyday basis. Sanitation and safety are also troublesome issues for the jail staff. Exacerbating the overcrowding problem is the fact that only well-behaved inmates can be sent out, leaving the county jail with what Keen calls the "least desirable inmates." McClure said jail employees deserve a safe, clean environment to work in, as well. Families are also cut off from their loved ones by the outsourcing and are surprised when they can't find their brothers, sons, fathers and husbands. Buying time Adding insult to injury is the state transfer of inmates to the county jail from the Florida Civil Commitment Center -- where sexual predators are housed. "There is no incentive for an inmate out there to get his case done. Because, probably, he's going back to prison," McClure said. "So the inmates try and make these cases drag out. So the court decided to bring them back to jail and hold them here to entice them to get their cases resolved," thereby burdening DeSoto County taxpayers with an extra expense. "Last month, our pharmacy bill went from around $5,000 to $17,000. Ten thousand dollars of it was for FCCC people. A lot of them are on these psychotropic drugs," Keen said. "The DCSO has to pay for everything, including doctor visits. Once they come in here -- they're ours." Unfortunately, it is hard for Keen to find a sympathetic ear to listen to his side of the FCCC issue. "We're the only place in Florida that has an FCCC, so nobody else is really aware of these problems -- and very few of the legislatures know what is going on," Keen said. Court time Keen said he has tried to encourage our judges to send convicts to state prison. He pointed out that the DCSO has used all of the probationary and work programs in existence to try to keep people out of jail -- but they don't work all the time. Keen said he is dealing with an epidemic of repeat offenders. "I honestly think I can sit here and say to the citizens of DeSoto County that we've done the all programs we can think of," Keen said. "We met with the judges two weeks ago to reiterat
[cia-drugs] POPULAR PRINCIPAL ARRESTED IN DRUG BUST
A principle who does everything else right, but who has a bad addiction was just arrested in front of his students. I have no idea if the officer's statement that the man wanted to use the drug at school is true or not: Cops tend to put words in people's mouths and guns in their hands, so it pushes my level of belief. Regardless, if it's all about the children, couldn't they have followed him after school to arrest him? Wouldn't that have shown real concern for the students? All I know is that it's too bad that drug addiction is considered a legal issue rather than a health problem, because regardless of this man's addiction, the students have lost the leadership of a compassionate, helpful and dedicated human being. What a waste... There's not enough school workers who really care about the children. But instead of helping him get treatment and putting him back to work, he'll probably go to prison and more than likely never again be allowed to be as productive as he can be. The drug war short-changes society again. Kay Lee 2683 Rockcliff Road Southeast Atlanta, Georgia 30316 Temporary Phone: 715-577-6430 Popular Principal Arrested In Drug Bust http://news.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBTVZU5IYE.html By KEITH MORELLI The Tampa Tribune Published: Feb 23, 2007 TAMPA - Undercover police officers were in place around the lobby of Van Buren Middle School just before school got out Thursday, They posed as parents. Their target was inside the principal's office. The officers were focused on the popular principal who, they say, arranged a meeting with a bogus drug dealer to buy crack cocaine in his office. The deal was made as students milled about in nearby hallways. But in the principal's office, events unfolded that made it Principal Tony Giancola's worst day. When he bought the crack cocaine, police said, he dropped another bomb. He told the undercover officer that he was going to smoke the rock right then and there. "He said that he wanted to hit it," Tampa police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said. The officer responded by saying he was uncomfortable with that. Whatever the gray-haired, goateed, 40-year-old principal wanted to do after he left was up to him. When Giancola escorted the undercover officer into the lobby to say goodbye, the other officers swept in. McElroy said the arrest was as discreet as possible. "We created the least commotion as possible for the students," she said. He was whisked out of the school and away from the students who affectionately call him Mr. G; from students he occasionally fed pizzas, paid for out of his own pocket; from the needy students he bought yearbooks for. Giancola was taken to the police District 2 office, a few blocks east of the school, and shuttled to a jail cell. When he was walked to an idling patrol car, a throng of reporters asked him what he had to say to his colleagues, to his teachers, to the students. "I'm very sorry," he said as he climbed into the back seat, hands bound behind him, a gray sport coat draped over his shoulders. School officials say Giancola won't be back. "We are being told the principal is resigning," Hillsborough County school district Superintendent MaryEllen Elia said late Thursday. "We are in full support of the position the police took in handling this." "I'm very disappointed and upset," Elia said. "Obviously it's unacceptable. Everything that can be done will be done relative to charges. I'm extremely disappointed." Addiction Began With Marriage Trouble McElroy said the department's narcotics squad got a tip - not from within the school - about Giancola buying crack cocaine and approached him with a proposition. Initially, Giancola wanted to purchase $200 worth of crack Thursday night, but something came up, McElroy said. He changed the meeting to 3 p.m. Thursday at his office, the spokeswoman said. The undercover officer said he would only bring a $20 rock. Giancola assured the officer that it was no problem meeting in his office, McElroy said. "He said, 'I feel safe in here; I feel secure.'" He was charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of marijuana, and solicitation to purchase cocaine on school property, which could add three years to a prison sentence if Giancola is convicted, McElroy said. He was released on $10,000 bail late Thursday. Giancola told officers he slipped into crack cocaine addiction a couple of months ago after experiencing marital problems, police said. His wife, Andrea, 36, is a comprehensive science teacher at Monroe Middle School, according to school records. "He said he is having a lot of personal problems right now and that in December, he tried crack cocaine and became addicted," McElroy said. The principal was smoking $300 to $400 of crack cocaine a day, she said. Florida Department of Law Enforcement records show no arrests for Giancola. Court records do not list him in any civil actions. Property appraiser records in Pinellas C
[cia-drugs] Fwd: (1 of 2 ) Affidavit: McVeigh had high-level help ( More on Jesse Trentadue's brother, Kenneth Trentadue, in followup message... coming)
Begin forwarded message: From: "Sardar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: February 22, 2007 6:51:57 PM PST To: "Sardar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: (1 of 2 ) Affidavit: McVeigh had high-level help ( More on Jesse Trentadue's brother, Kenneth Trentadue, in followup message... coming) - Original Message - Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:56 AM Subject: (1 of 2 ) Affidavit: McVeigh had high-level help ( More on Jesse Trentadue's brother, Kenneth Trentadue, in followup message... coming) Source: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_5271117 02/21/2007 01:03:43 AM MST Affidavit: McVeigh had high-level help According to Oklahoma bombing conspirator, ranking officials were involved in the attack The Salt Lake Tribune By Pamela Manson Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols says a high- ranking FBI official "apparently" was directing Timothy McVeigh in the plot to blow up a government building and might have changed the original target of the attack, according to a new affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Utah. The official and other conspirators are being protected by the federal government "in a cover-up to escape its responsibility for the loss of life in Oklahoma," Nichols claims in a Feb. 9 affidavit. Documents that supposedly help back up his allegations have been sealed to protect information in them, such as Social Security numbers and dates of birth. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Utah had no comment on the allegations. The FBI and Justice Department in Washington, D.C., also declined comment. Nichols does not say what motive the government would have to be involved in the bombing. The affidavit was filed in a lawsuit brought by Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue, who believes his brother's death in a federal prison was linked to the Oklahoma City bombing. The suit, which seeks documents from the FBI under the federal Freedom of Information Act, alleges that authorities mistook Kenneth Trentadue for a bombing conspirator and that guards killed him in an interrogation that got out of hand. Trentadue's death a few months after the April 19, 1995, bombing was ruled a suicide after several investigations. The government has adamantly denied any wrongdoing in the death. In his affidavit, Nichols says he wants to bring closure to the survivors and families of the attack on the Alfred B. Murrah Federal Building, which took 168 lives. He alleges he wrote then-Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2004, offering to help identify all parties who played a role in the bombing but never got a reply. Nichols is serving a life sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colo. McVeigh, who carried out the bombing, was executed in 2001. McVeigh and Nichols were the only defendants indicted in the bombing. However, Nichols alleges others were involved. McVeigh told him he was recruited for undercover missions while serving in the military, according to Nichols. He says he learned sometime in 1995 that there had been a change in bombing target and that McVeigh was upset by that. "There, in what I believe was an accidental slip of the tongue, McVeigh revealed the identity of a high-ranking FBI official who was apparently directing McVeigh in the bomb plot," Nichols says in the affidavit. Nichols also says that McVeigh threatened him and his family to force him to rob Roger Moore, an Arkansas gun dealer, of weapons and explosives. He later learned the robbery was staged so Moore, who was in on the phony heist, could deny any knowledge of the bombing plot if the stolen items were traced back to him, Nichols claims. He adds that Moore allegedly told his attorney that he would not be prosecuted in connection with the bombing because he was a "protected witness." Moore could not be reached for comment Tuesday. In addition, Nichols says McVeigh must have had help building the bomb. The device he and McVeigh built the day before the bombing did not resemble the one that ultimately was used, Nichols says, and "displayed a level of expertise and sophistication" that neither man had. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/697 - Release Date: 2/22/2007 11:55 AM
[cia-drugs] Fwd: (2 of 2 ) Jesse Trentadue's brother, Kenneth Trentadue SUICIDED...
Begin forwarded message: From: "Sardar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: February 22, 2007 6:52:42 PM PST To: "Sardar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: (2 of 2 ) Jesse Trentadue's brother, Kenneth Trentadue SUICIDED... - Original Message - Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 2:57 AM Subject: (2 of 2 ) Jesse Trentadue's brother, Kenneth Trentadue SUICIDED... Source: http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/ may2005/270505tortureandmurder.htm The FBI, the Torture and Murder of Kenneth Trentadue and Advanced Knowledge of the Oklahoma City Bombing Paul Craig Roberts | May 27 2005 In 1995 Kenneth Trentadue was murdered by federal agents in a federal prison in Oklahoma City. A coverup immediately went into effect. Federal authorities claimed Trentadue, who was being held in a suicide-proof cell, had committed suicide by hanging himself, but the state coroner would not buy the story. Prison authorities tried to get family consent to cremate the body. But Trentadue had been picked up on a minor parole violation, and the story of suicide by a happily married man delighted with his two-month old son raised red flags to the family. When the Trentadue family received Kenneth's body and heavy makeup was scraped away, the evidence (available in photos on the Internet) clearly shows a person who had been tortured and beaten. His throat was slashed and he may have been garroted. There are bruises, burns and cuts from the soles of Trentadue's feet to his head, wounds that obviously were not self-inflicted. As the state coroner noted at the time, every investigative rule was broken by the federal prison. The coroner was not allowed into the cell, and the cell was scrubbed down prior to investigation. The federal coverup was completely transparent. A US senator made inquiries, but the US Department of Justice (sic), knowing that it would not be held accountable, stuck to its fabricated story. That was a mistake. Trentadue's brother, Jesse, is an attorney. He believes that federal officials, like everyone else, must be held accountable for their crimes. He has been battling the Justice Department and the FBI for a decade. Jesse Trentadue has amassed evidence that his brother was mistaken for Tim McVeigh's alleged accomplice in the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. Federal agents, believing that they had Richard Lee Guthrie in their hands, went too far in attempting to force him to talk. Jesse Trentadue learned that the FBI had informants planted with two groups on which McVeigh may have relied: a white supremacist paramilitary training compound at Elohim City and the Mid-West Bank Robbery Gang. The implication is that the FBI had advance notice of McVeigh's plans and may have been conducting a sting operation that went awry. The FBI has documents that name the informants. Teletypes from then FBI director Louis Freeh dated January 4, 1996, and August 23, 1996, confirm that the FBI had informants imbedded with the Mid- West Bank Robbery Gang and in Elohim City. In these documents, Freeh reports to various FBI field offices that the Elohim City informant (possibly explosives expert and German national Andreas Carl Strassmeir) "allegedly has had a lengthy relationship with Timothy McVeigh" and "that McVeigh had placed a telephone call to Elohim City on 4/5/95, a day that he was believed to have been attempting to recruit a second conspirator to assist in the OKBOMB attack." The FBI denied to federal judge Dale Kimball that any such documents existed. But someone had leaked the teletypes to Trentadue, and he put them before the judge along with an affidavit of their genuineness. Caught red-handed lying to a federal judge, the FBI was ordered to produce all documents Trentadue demanded. Judge Kimball gave the FBI until June 15, 2005, to deliver the incriminating records. Needless to say, the FBI doesn't want to deliver and is attempting every possible dodge to escape obeying the judge's order. In his effort to uncover the DOJ's coverup of his brother's murder, Jesse Trentadue may have uncovered evidence of the FBI's failure to prevent the bombing of the Murrah Building. It is bad enough that the murder of Kenneth Trentadue is covered over with many layers of DOJ perjury and the withholding and destruction of evidence. Evidence that the FBI was aware of McVeigh's plan to bomb the Murrah Building and failed to prevent the deed would be an additional heavy blow to the prestige of federal law enforcement. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/697 - Release Date: 2/22/2007 11:55 AM
Re: [cia-drugs] Bill Clinton is politicking for Hillary and so is James Carville - raising money for Hillary
Someone in Hillary Clinton's campaign is quoted as saying to campaign donors,"You are either with us or against us." I want to say, Hillary, we are against you! The American People are sick and tired of the Clinton & Bush Families! The information is getting out that the Clintons are good liars! Liars like the Clintons hate people like Geffen who tell the truth about them. More people need to stand up to these Political Prostitutes like the Clintons & Bushes, but especially the Clintons! I voted for Nader/Camejo in 2004, and I am supporting Obama for President in 2008. If Hillary Clinton somehow gets the Democratic nomination in 2008, I will vote 3rd Party again in 2008 or maybe even Republican. I do not want anymore Clintons or Bushes in the White House! The USA needs a New Direction! James Partsch-Galvan, Candidate for Houston City Council At-Large Position #3 May 12, 2007 www.galvan.org Arlene Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Wasn't it someone on this listserv who said that their marriage was arranged? I think so. Birds of a feather flock together. She's as evil as he is. See my first edition article entitled "The Elite of the Elite." It's about the Bilderbergs. Peace, Arlene Johnson Publisher/Author http://www.truedemocracy.net To access my work, click on the icon that says Magazine. -Original Message- From: Quechick Barnyard Sent: Feb 23, 2007 2:50 AM To: ActFor Change , pro gressives , "progressivemajority.org" , cia-drugs , dem-ny- nassau , Texans for Peace , Texas Democratic Party Communication Director , Texas Senator Rodney Ellis , texasdemocrats , Texasdnc , moveon-help , The ONE Campaign , cp3 , CODEPINK , codepink , CODEPINK Los Angeles , codepinkhouston , electionfraud , electionfraud2000 , "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" , Electionwatch2004 , The Ocean Conservancy , citizensoftheusofa , Politically Incorrect Cafe , "Eli Pariser MoveOn.Org Political Action" , political cafe , polical sanity , PoliticalEvents , Extreme Politics , "Russ Feingold U.S. Senator" , Florida Voter , georgewbushmiserablefailure , free ourmedia , free ourmedia , realtx democrats , dem-ca-sanfrancisco , Dems-CA-RiversideSanBernardino , TheCosmic Dialogue Subject: [cia-drugs] Bill Clinton is politicking for Hillary and so is James Carville - raising money for Hillary Bill is politicking for Hillary. So is James Carville. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:20:14 -0500 (EST)From: "Bill Clinton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> View Contact Details Add Mobile Alert To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: One week to make a difference [input] [input] [input] [input] Dear Theresa J., Am I enthusiastic about my wife's campaign for president? You bet I am. I know her better than anybody on earth, and she's got the best combination of mind and heart of everybody I've ever known. All across the country, Hillary is campaigning with the signature wisdom, grace, and humor that make her a great candidate. I know that if we all work hard enough, those same traits will make her an even better president. You and I know something about waging and winning presidential campaigns. Winning the White House takes persistence, energy and effort -- not just from the candidate, but from a massive network of grassroots supporters. Hillary's campaign is off to a great start. And this week, we're going to help take it to another level. Our goal: to demonstrate the range and breadth of Hillary's support by raising one million dollars in grassroots donations in a week's time. Will you help me get our "One Week, One Million" campaign off to a powerful start? Click to donate: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/oneweek Look, with Republicans using everything in their arsenal to stop her campaign, Hillary is going to need every one of us to do everything that we can for her. During eight years in the White House, Hillary and I faced a constant barrage of attacks from Washington Republicans. No insult was off-limits. No tactic was too low. They threw everything they could at us -- but we beat them time and time again. The attacks on Hillary haven't stopped, and she hasn't stopped winning. You know how they say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger? Well, Hillary is as strong as they come. Let's make this a week when we demonstrate that her campaign is strong, too. Strong enough to sustain Hillary's run for the presidency through thick and thin. Strong enough to win. Click to donate: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/oneweek I can't wait to join Hillary on the campaign trail and talk to people about what a great president she's going to be. She is a tireless fighter and a brilliant born leader, and I have no doubt the American people will make her our first woman president. Over the next week, you'll hear from some other friends and admirers of Hillary. I
[cia-drugs] Fwd: (3 of 3 ) Affidavit: More on Jesse Trentadue, his brother's death (under FBI control) and Terry Nichols
Begin forwarded message: From: "Sardar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: February 22, 2007 6:53:20 PM PST To: "Sardar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: (3 of 3 ) Affidavit: More on Jesse Trentadue, his brother's death (under FBI control) and Terry Nichols - Original Message - Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 3:22 AM Subject: (3 of 3 ) Affidavit: More on Jesse Trentadue, his brother's death (under FBI control) and Terry Nichols Jesse Trentadue's brother was murdered while under FBI custody and control. Jesse Trentadue is the attorney representing Terri Nichols in Terry Nichol's claim that Timothy McVeigh was not alone in the bombing of the Alfred B. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma in April 19, 1995 Utahn battling U.S. over brother's death http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650223899,00.html --> Photos of murdered Ken Trentadue <-- The murder of Ken Trentadue http://www.geocities.com/prisonmurder/ken_trentadue.html In the matter of Kenneth Michael Trentadue http://www.apfn.net/Messageboard/04-17-05/discussion.cgi.68.html No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/697 - Release Date: 2/22/2007 11:55 AM
[cia-drugs] Fwd: [SPY NEWS] CIA official known for briefing dies
Begin forwarded message: From: "Mario Profaca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: February 23, 2007 6:40:53 AM PST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SPY NEWS] CIA official known for briefing dies Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap_on_re_us/obit_lehman_3 CIA official known for briefing dies Fri Feb 23, 6:21 AM ET CONCORD, N.H. - Richard Lehman, a CIA official who worked with every president from John F. Kennedy to George H.W. Bush and was credited with creating the president's daily intelligence briefing, has died. He was 83. Lehman, who also was chairman of the National Intelligence Council, died Feb. 17 at Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association Hospice House. Lehman, who worked at the CIA from 1949 to 1982, was awarded two Distinguished Intelligence Medals, the agency's highest honor. He was also recognized as one of 50 trailblazers who formed the CIA. "We all thought we were saving a country from disaster through intelligence," John Kenneth Knaus, who spent 40 years with the CIA and is Lehman's brother-in-law, told the Concord Monitor. "He was the kind of guy you looked to pull things together and do it in an analytical and extremely objective way." Lehman created the president's daily intelligence brief in June 1961, after Robert Kennedy, Attorney General of the United States, complained that the president had been blindsided after missing pieces of intelligence. Kennedy loved the memos, nicknamed "pickle" after PICL, President's Intelligence Checklist. It was later renamed the President's Daily Brief. He would sometimes send the brief back with comments. Lehman had a prominent role in keeping Kennedy informed of developments during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. He became a CIA transition liaison for new presidents. Not all presidents liked the memo, Lehman said in an interview with Richard Kovar, who served in the Directorate of Intelligence. Lyndon Johnson didn't read it. "Johnson really was not that much of a reader; the thing didn't appeal to him the way it did to Kennedy," Lehman said in the interview. In the end, the agency gave the briefings to other members of Johnson's administration. Lehman was chairman of the National Intelligence Council from 1979 to 1981. After retiring from the CIA, Lehman advised George H.W. Bush's administration when he transitioned into office in 1988. He had formed a relationship with Bush during the president-to-be's brief stint as Director of Central Intelligence. Lehman later helped start a consulting business of retired intelligence officers. He and his wife, Diane Harris Lehman, moved to Concord in 2001. She died in 2002. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM ~-> -__ ___ _ ___ __ ___ _ _ _ __ /-_|-0-\-V-/-\|-|-__|-|-|-/-_| \_-\--_/\-/|-\\-|-_||-V-V-\_-\ |__/_|--//-|_|\_|___|\_A_/|__/ SPY NEWS is OSINT newsletter and discussion list associated to Mario's Cyberspace Station - The Global Intelligence News Portal http://mprofaca.cro.net Since you are receiving and reading documents, news stories, comments and opinions not only from so called (or self-proclaimed) "reliable sources", but also a lot of possible misinformation collected by Spy News moderator and subscribers and posted to Spy News for OSINT purposes - it should be a serious reason (particularly to journalists and web publishers) to think twice before using it for their story writing, further publishing or forwarding throughout Cyberspace. To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE: This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Spy News is making it available without profit to SPY NEWS members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We always mention the author and link the original site and page of every article. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml SPY NEWS home page: http://groups.yahoo.com
[cia-drugs] Fw: 'Blue Game Matrix': US Troops to Kill Iranians in Iraq
Comments please. We do know, however, that Hamas was created by Mossad so Israel would never have to sit down and talk peace with the Palestinian people. Peace, Arlene Johnson Publisher/Author http://www.truedemocracy.net To access my work, click on the icon that says Magazine. >-Forwarded Message- >>From: "Michael A. Hoffman II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Jan 26, 2007 9:56 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: 'Blue Game Matrix': US Troops to Kill Iranians in Iraq >> >>The Hoffman Wire >>Dedicated to Freedom of the Press, Investigative Reporting and Revisionist >>History >> >>Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Michael A. Hoffman II: Editor. RevisionistHistory.org >> >>*** >> >>Editor's Note: The "Blue Game Matrix" is US intelligence code for >>instigating war with Iran. The strategy originates with the Israeli >>Mossad and was conveyed to Bush through Vice President Dick Cheney's >>office, in tandem with Deputy National Security Adviser Elliott Abrams. >>Portions of the game plan are being leaked to the public in the >>following news report as part of the Revelation of the Method. --Michael >>Hoffman >> >>*** >> >>TROOPS AUTHORIZED TO KILL IRANIAN OPERATIVES IN IRAQ >> >>The White House has authorized a widening of what is known inside the >>intelligence community as the "Blue Game Matrix" >> >>By Dafna Linzer >>Washington Post >>January 26, 2007; P. A1 >> >>EXCERPT: "In interviews, two senior administration officials separately >>compared the Tehran government to the Nazis and the (Revolutionary) >>Guard to the 'SS.' They also referred to Guard members as 'terrorists.' >>Such a formal designation could turn Iran's military into a target of >>what Bush calls a 'war on terror,' with its members potentially held as >>enemy combatants or in secret CIA detention." >> >>The Bush administration has authorized the U.S. military to kill or >>capture Iranian operatives inside Iraq as part of an aggressive new >>strategy to weaken Tehran's influence across the Middle East and compel >>it to give up its nuclear program, according to government and >>counterterrorism officials with direct knowledge of the effort. >> >>For more than a year, U.S. forces in Iraq have secretly detained dozens >>of suspected Iranian agents, holding them for three to four days at a >>time. The "catch and release" policy was designed to avoid escalating >>tensions with Iran and yet intimidate its emissaries. U.S. forces >>collected DNA samples from some of the Iranians without their knowledge, >>subjected others to retina scans, and fingerprinted and photographed all >>of them before letting them go. >> >>Last summer, however, senior administration officials decided that a >>more confrontational approach was necessary, as Iran's regional >>influence grew and U.S. efforts to isolate Tehran appeared to be >>failing. The country's nuclear work was advancing, U.S. allies were >>resisting robust sanctions against the Tehran government, and Iran was >>aggravating sectarian violence in Iraq. >> >>"There were no costs for the Iranians," said one senior administration >>official. "They are hurting our mission in Iraq, and we were bending >>over backwards not to fight back." >> >>Three officials said that about 150 Iranian intelligence officers, plus >>members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Command, are believed to be active >>inside Iraq at any given time. There is no evidence the Iranians have >>directly attacked U.S. troops in Iraq, intelligence officials said. >> >>But, for three years, the Iranians have operated an embedding program >>there, offering operational training, intelligence and weaponry to >>several Shiite militias connected to the Iraqi government, to the >>insurgency and to the violence against Sunni factions. Gen. Michael V. >>Hayden, the director of the CIA, told the Senate recently that the >>amount of Iranian-supplied materiel used against U.S. troops in Iraq >>"has been quite striking." >> >>"Iran seems to be conducting a foreign policy with a sense of dangerous >>triumphalism," Hayden said. >> >>The new "kill or capture" program was authorized by President Bush in a >>meeting of his most senior advisers last fall, along with other measures >>meant to curtail Iranian influence from Kabul to Beirut and, ultimately, >>to shake Iran's commitment to its nuclear efforts. Tehran insists that >>its nuclear program is peaceful, but the United States and other nations >>say it is aimed at developing weapons. >> >>The administration's plans contain five "theaters of interest," as one >>senior official put it, with military, intelligence, political and >>diplomatic strategies designed to target Iranian interests across the >>Middle East. >> >>The White House has authorized a widening of what is known inside the >>intelligence community as the "Blue Game Matrix" -- a list of approved >>operations that can be carried out against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah >>in Lebanon. And U.S. off
[cia-drugs] A Foreign Policy Built on Do-Overs: THOMAS FRIEDMAN ; Dems move to limit Bush's authority
A Foreign Policy Built on Do-Overs: THOMAS FRIEDMAN ; Dems move to limit Bush's authority by THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN - THE NEW YORK TIMES Friday Feb 23rd, 2007 5:30 AM FRIEDMAN: When the inside history of the Bush team is written, we will discover that it has been one of the most internally divided administrations ever. THE COMPLETE ARTICLE AND MORE --> OP-ED COLUMNIST A Foreign Policy Built on Do-Overs By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: February 23, 2007 Watching the Bush team wrestle with Iran, North Korea and Iraq reminds me of something that used to be said of the Reagan administration: The right hand never knew what the far right hand was doing. In fact, my bet is that when the inside history of the Bush team is written, we will discover that, contrary to its carefully managed image of a disciplined core operating from consistent, conservative principles, it has actually been one of the most internally divided administrations ever. *** Resolving the contradiction in Washington will sharpen the contradiction in Tehran, Mr. Litwak argued. Taking regime change off the table in America will put behavior change on the table in Iran. I guess we should be thankful that Mr. Bush is trying to fix some of his mistakes, but we have paid a huge, unnecessary price for his learning curve. Which is why its always best to get it right the first time. The best golfers never take mulligans, and the best presidents never need them. --MORE-- http://mparent.blogspot.com/2007/02/foreign-policy-built-on-do-overs-thomas.html Labels: Bush Administration, congress Iraq, Iran, North Korea, The New York Times, THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, US foreign policy, war Democrats move to limit Bush's authority http://mparent.blogspot.com/2007/02/democrats-move-to-limit-bushs-authority.html KICK GEORGE BUSH'S A** http://mparent-2.blogspot.com/2007/02/kick-george-bushs-ass.html 'Israel resembles an apartheid state': U.N. report http://mparent-2.blogspot.com/2007/02/israel-resembles-apartheid-state-un.html Would Pace attack Iran if Bush ordered it? http://mparent-2.blogspot.com/2007/02/would-pace-attack-iran-if-bush-ordered.html And More http://mparent.blogspot.com/ http://mparent-2.blogspot.com/ - Make free worldwide PC-to-PC calls. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger with Voice
