AUDREY'S MISSILES A weekly newsletter dedicated to the peaceful reform of the United States government. JUST ONE OF THE BOYS The drug runners found a soft spot. In the late 1980's they had enough political cover to arrange for Barry Seal to fly in an out of Mena Airport in Arkansas delivering cocaine by the ton. That was the first big crack in the dam, with other and deeper penetration to follow. Some say that the then Arkansas Senator Dale Bumpers was instrumental in quashing a federal investigation into the activities at Mena. Many reports say that Governor Bill Clinton himself, along with his associate, Dan Lasater, and others in powerful government positions were involved. When Barry Seal was assassinated in 1986 it is reported that he had George Bush Senior's private telephone number in his wallet. Those are the well known names. One of the other lesser known figures mentioned in the sordid tangle of the story of Arkansas drug running is that of Asa Hutchinson, then U.S. Attorney for Western Arkansas. In recently published book, "Barry and 'the Boys' ", which is mainly a biography of Barry Seal, the story of drug running is also told. The author quotes Finis Duvall, the Arkansas State Police Commander in charge of Mena, as saying that Hutchinson provided "cover" for Barry Seal on at least one occasion, and that Arkansas State Police did not try to develop a case against him since it was well known that he was being protected by Hutchinson. Others have made similar accusations. When a grand jury was convened Hutchinson was given a list of twenty witnesses, but he called only three and one of those witnesses later complained that she was not allowed to tell what she knew. That grand jury returned no indictments against Seal or any others involved. Hutchinson is outspoken on the subject of the evils of drugs, and we are left with the impression that he is one of those many politicians who say one thing and do another. His record in Arkansas should have labeled him as unfit for any office, but he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. Recently President George W. Bush nominated him to head the DEA, the Office of Drug Enforcement. Evidently the Bush Administration feels that he can be trusted to sabotage drug interdiction efforts and cover up for those at the top. It looks as if he is still one of the boys. Hopsicker, Daniel. Barry & 'the Boys' : The CIA, the Mob and America's Secret History, May 2001, and The Spotlight, May 28, 2001, p. 1 and June 4, 2001, p. 10. Arkansas Times - Asa Hutchinson dogged by Mena - 2/12/99 as reported at http://ixquick.com/do/metasearch.pl?cat=web&cat=web&cmd=process_search&language=english&query=Asa+Hutchinson+%26+Mena&engine0=aol&engine1=altavista&engine2=euroseek_eng&engine3=excite&engine4=fastsearch&engine5=goto&engine6=hotbot&engine7=looksmart&engine8=msn&engine9=nbci&engine10=webcrawler&engine11=yahoo http://prorev.com/wwduncan.htm http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/MENA/mena.html http://www.madcowprod.com/ READ THIS NEWSLETTER AND THEN GIVE IT TO A FRIEND. No copyright on the content of AUDREY'S MISSILES is claimed since it is our hope that the information in this newsletter will be copied and distributed widely. Topics covered are those which are not adequately treated on TV or in the press. If you live in the 209 calling area end a request to 209 847-7588 for a free fax subscription. E-mail is free anywhere. Paid subscriptions are not accepted. Comments may be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hutchinson) 6/8/01 ========================================================================== [EMAIL PROTECTED] is an moderated maillist about government reform. To join or leave send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: -------------------------------------- (un)subscribe audreys-missiles Visit http://www.uwsa.com Support UWSA.COM at http://www.uwsa.com/UWSACOMintro.html
