-Caveat Lector-
Modern Methods of Forced Confessions
NECESSARY BACKGROUND
In 1996 the FBI hired an informant to produce evidence
they could use to remove John Pitner from circulation
because of his criticisms of the federal government.
This informant talked a man, Gary Kuehnoel, into selling
his Uzi without the legal forms. He then told the FBI
that John Pitner had sold it, though Pitner did not own
it, and was home recovering from a stroke at the time.
The FBI's informant failed a polygraph three times, then
confessed that he had lied. But the FBI had what they
wanted, and proceeded to put the informant on the witness
stand to commit perjury anyway. Court records show that
presiding judge John C. Cougenhour was made aware that the
informant had failed the polygraph test and confessed to
lying, but allowed the testimony and forbade making the jury
aware.
The owner of the Uzi in question confessed in open court
to the sale, stated that Pitner had nothing to do with
it, was sentenced, served his time and was released about
two years ago. Solely on the basis of admitted perjured
testimony John Pitner was convicted of the same offense
confessed to by another, and is still in prison.
Though he has been imprisoned twice the length of time as
the man who confessed, he is not serving time, for he has
never been sentenced, and is being held perpetually in a
federal detention center awaiting a sentence judge
Cougenhour refuses to hand down. Attempts have been made
to appeal, but no appeals are allowed until after sentencing.
Facing the consequence of an appeal that will surely come
if judge Cougenhour is ever forced to hand down a
sentence, the court has now come up with a brilliant plan
to eliminate that threat; force a confession.
Earlier this year John Pitner's aging father, WWII and
Korean War veteran Col. Richard Pitner was diagnosed with
cancer. He and John fear he may not live long enough to
see his son free. Judge Cougenhour and the prosecutor
have attempted to make John a deal he could not refuse;
confess and be released immediately, which would
eliminate appeals, or face a new charge of conspiracy to
defend the United States against a UN invasion.
John Pitner refused, and is scheduled for trial in
November on that charge. But even if he is not
convicted, he may never be sentenced, and therefore never
released, for a charge for which another man has already
served his time.
Earlier we had made John an honorary columnist from his
prison cell, transcribing his handwritten articles. But
among his punishments was a cutoff of all communication.
Personal communication was allowed to resume only if we
stopped publishing his work. This resumption of
publication will result in punishment, how severe we do
not know. John has requested a resumption with full
knowledge of the severe consequences he faces. We should
bear in mind that other prisoners have died for less.
Earlier we send John a copy of the Constitution, but it
was confiscated by the warden on the grounds that it was
a dangerous document.
by JOHN PITNER
From the Belly of the Beast
Well, here is an update on my case, as well as one of the
latest of many indignities I have been made to suffer at
the hands of the federal beast. I was chained,
handcuffed, shackled and trundled off to federal Kangaroo
Court to be forced to participate in an arbitration
hearing where I was proffered a chance to graciously
accept either a bench trial by a biased judge
(Coughenhour) or to plead guilty with immediate release.
Not much of a choice eh? Kind of like asking what brand
of poison I would like at my last supper.
Needless to say I adamantly and ungraciously declined
their kind offers and proceeded to tell them what to do
with any future ones. For this bit of uncooperation I
was rewarded with a few vague utterances from he
prosecution as to clearing up some ambiguities in my
case? or maybe a little extra time for my lack of
cooperation in condoning their twisted oppressive system
of justice.
Then I was made to spend eight hours sitting in a little
cage, on a stainless steel bench, before once again being
handcuffed, chained, shackled and brought back to my nice
home here at the Federal Detention Center. All in all
not a very enviable day.
However I must say that while sitting in that cage I was
provided a minor but nevertheless troublesome
distraction. You see, I had the dubious distinction of
meeting two rather rough, tired and dirty looking
individuals who were also sharing the same cage as I, and
of course the same stainless steel bench as well. Upon
conversing with them I learned the nature of their
heinous federal criminal misconduct. It seems they were
apprehended for camping without a permit in a national
forest. Their possible punishment for such a dastardly
deed? Six months in federal prison and an undisclosed
fine. Is this a harbinger of things yet to come?
Unfortunately I believe so.
As for being released, yes I too would be definitely
overjoyed at the prospect of my release from this
oppressive cement box. But I am afraid that is not going
to happen if it means compromising my position to fight
against the scurrilous rot that plagues this country.
It would have been so very easy just to have copped a
plea at the outset of this tribulation, thereby affecting
my release over a year ago. But I just could not bring
myself to do so, for there is so much more involved in
this battle than the mere question of my innocence or
guilt.
I know there are a lot of sheeple, patriots and others
who think that I am crazy, or suffer some inordinate
desire to be a martyr, but nothing could be further from
the truth. The truth is, put simply, I abhor the twisted
mindset of the sons of dogs whose sick insatiable quest
for wealth and power methodically destroys the hopes,
dreams and thereby, lives of countless innocent victims,
through their stealthy cunning theft of our God given
rights to freedom and liberty.
I, like many others before and after, took an oath to
serve and defend the Constitution of this country against
all enemies, foreign or domestic, which I considered to
be a great honor as well as my duty. I know also that
many others felt the same way and even died in
fulfillment of that oath. Knowing that oath to be good
for life, I nevertheless reiterated it seven years ago,
adding to it a vow to do all within my power to stop
those who's aspirations are to destroy our Constitution,
thereby enslaving and oppressing the good people of this
nation, dead in their tracks.
This fact now leads me to my most current dilemma of know
many good people within the patriot movement seem to be
so oblivious to the extreme importance of this case, and
all the ramifications it entails. Not only is this case
proof positive of just how arrogant and corrupt the
federal government along with it's judicial branch have
become, but it is a tailor-made opportunity for all
professed patriotic individuals to publicly get in their
face and expose the very powers that seek to destroy the
foundation of our freedom and liberty; Our Constitution
and Bill of Rights.
The numerous blatant vicious and heinous anti-
Constitutional machinations of these globalist tyrants
are all too apparent when confronted by the detailed
evidence of their bogus charge, i.e. overall conspiracy
to defend the United States against UN foreign invasion),
and actions, the illegal search of my home without a
warrant, my kidnapping and subsequent initial faux-trial,
where they shamelessly used perjured testimony to indict,
tampering with evidence, the knowing use of perjured
testimony on the stand, on and on add nauseum.
The next trial will serve to dramatically heighten the
public awareness to just now far these traitors will go
to silence those who are insolent enough to expose their
evil aspirations. Our power to do so will be in direct
proportion to those who are also willing to become
embroiled in this battle.
Therefor I am earnestly, and most humbly, asking for any
help that can be mustered for this upcoming battle on
November 27th. Please! And remember, we are also
dealing with a newly elected administration, which gives
us a new chance to gain Constitutional ground and show
them who the real boss in this country is.
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For those wishing to correspond with John Pitner, his address is:
John Pitner 26151-086/EC-23 c/o FDC Seatac P.O. Box 13900
Stattle,
WA 98198
His father can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Judge John C. Cougenhour can be reached at
1010 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98198
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