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Cutolo simply had too much direct knowledge of Operation Watch Tower to survive, especially since he began having doubts about its legality. SUSPICIOUS DEATH TOLL Cutolo simply had too much direct knowledge of Operation According to Paul Neri in his accompanying letter, Colonel Watch Tower to survive, especially since he began having doubts Cutolo died in 1980 "while on a military exercise in England. about its legality. Just prior to his death he notified me that he was to meet with Michael Harari, an Israeli Mossad agent. It is my belief, though | GUNS, DRUGS AND NARCODOLLARS unsubstantiated, that Harari murdered Col. Cutolo because of the Of an earlier meeting with the CIA's Edwin Wilson, Cutolo information Col. Cutolo possessed." stated: Neri then revealed that in the event of Cutolo's death, he was to "Edwin Wilson explained that Operation Watch Tower had to contact Colonel Bo Baker discreetly. In turn, Colonel Baker remain secret, and gave these reasons: (1) If it becomes public enlisted the aid of Colonel Nick Rowe. All three were Special knowledge it would undermine present governmental interests as Forces officers with exemplary records. The three of them there- well as those in the future. (2) There are similar operations being after set out to "prove that Harari murdered Col. Cutolo". implemented elsewhere in the world. Wilson named the 'Golden Colonel Nick Rowe was killed soon afterwards, on 21 April Triangle’ of Southeast Asia and Pakistan. Wilson stated in both 1989. He was shot to death by automatic fire from an M16 areas of the world the CIA and other intelligence agencies are assault rifle in Manila, the Philippines. Neri revealed that "Harari behind the illegal narcotics flow to support forces fighting to was in the Philippines for three days just prior overthrow communist governments, or gov- to and after Col. Rowe's murder". ernments that are not friendly towards the Chief Warrant Officer Hugh Pearce, who Wilson named several recog- also received a copy of Cutolo's affidavit, died ials of Pakistan, Afghanistan, in June 1989 as a result of a helicopter acci- "There are similar Burma, Korea, Thailand and Cambodia as dent. Pearce had commenced helping the oth- . 4 being aware [of] and consenting to these ers with their enquiries. Prior to his death he operations being arrangements, similar to the ones in Panama. had directed Colonel Rowe to an address at implemented elsewhere (3) Wilson cited the military coup in Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and state politician . . Argentina in 1976, the coup in Peru in 1978, Larkin Smith. Both Rowe and Pearce died In the world. Wilson the fall of the Somoza government in having previously agreed to "go publc® and | -M€Med the Golden i srs ch ador as examples ofthe need for call for a "full investigation into the events Triangle of Southeast operations like Watch Tower, as these opera- the atfanged meeting. Larkin Smith died in | ASI@ ANA Pakistan. orism and defeat actions diected agains August 1989 in an airplane accident. Others to the United States or matters involving the die conveniently included Colonel Bo A A United States." Baker and Colonel Robert Bayard—who Wilson stated In both In any event, Wilson hadn't yet con- was murdered in Atlanta, Georgia, in areas of the world the cluded his drugs lecture to Cutolo, as he 1977, just prior to his scheduled meeting went on to explain that "the profit from with Israeli Mossad officer David . CIA and other . the sale of narcotics was laundered Kimche. intelligence agencies through a series of banks. Wilson stat- are behind the illegal narcotics flow..." Clearly, protecting the big secret of ed that over 70% of the profits were Operation Watch Tower had assumed pri- laundered through the banks in Panama. ority. This was in fact hinted at in The remaining percentage was fun- Cutolo's affidavit when he earlier men- neled through Swiss banks, with a small tioned El Salvadoran Archbishop remainder being handled by banks Romero. Cutolo stated that Romero "is within the United States." Cutolo in receipt of physical evidence support- added: "Wilson indicated that a large ing several allegations that the United portion of the profits [is] brought into States is currently, with Honduras, Costa the banks of Panama without being Rica, El Salvador and Panama, covertly training and sponsoring checked. I understood that some of the profits in Panamanian freedom fighters attempting to overthrow the current regime in banks arrived through Israeli couriers. I became aware of that fact Nicaragua." Cutolo then stated that "these freedom fighters are from normal conversations with some of the embassy personnel also being supported from funds arising from Operation Watch assigned to the embassy in Panama." Tower in part." Cutolo closed this paragraph by saying: "This Cutolo then revealed that an associate of Wilson also "aided in information made it necessary to protect Operation Watch Tower overseeing the laundering of funds, which [were] then used to and Operation Orwell regardless of the cost." Needless to say, he purchase weapons to arm various factions that the CIA saw as was at that time unaware that he and his closest colleagues would friendly towards the United States. The associate's name is Tom form part of that "cost". Clines." Wilson then told Cutolo that "most of Operation Watch But soon he would grow aware of the threat on his own life: "I Tower was implemented on the authority of Clines.". Tom Clines have detailed pertinent events in this affidavit should something worked under Theodore Shackley, and both of them were heavily happen to me. The lug nuts have been loosened on my car tires implicated in gun-running activities during Iran-Contra—itself a twice in the past week. I have had someone tamper with my car notorious drugs-for-money-for-guns operation under US President and I have received telephone calls at my home where no one Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George Bush. answered at the other end. I have seen other men involved in In fact, Cutolo revealed later in his affidavit that the illegal Operation Watch Tower meet accidental deaths after they were activities of Mike Harari were protected by a number of US VIPs. also threatened." Cutolo was told by Pentagon "contacts, off the record" that these intelligence agencies are behind the illegal narcotics flow..." 20 - NEXUS "There are similar _hamed the 'Golden Wilson stated in both CIA and other ; narcotics flow..." DECEMBER 1997 - JANUARY 1998