-Caveat Lector- from the net The latest American Spectator(April 99) has two articles on the Housing and Urban Development department's extended shakedown operation against mortgage lenders and landlords, accomplished through bogus "testers" who attempt to entrap lenders and "prove" discrimination. The attached piece is on Andy Cuomo's personal role in the HUD protection racket. Another intriguing tidbit in the Spectator concerns Trotsky, who (according to the Venona intercepts) was planning to testify before Congress, about the role of Soviet agents abroad! Sounds bizarre, but apparently this has been corroborated. Stalin landed a pick in Trotsky's skull before he could testify, but most intriguing was the role of Soviet agents in the state department in thwarting Trotsky's attempt to get a US visa. http://www.spectator.org/exclusives/99-03-23_special.html 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. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== 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