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the exposure of these criminal activities? "Yes," said Stich, "and it's interesting to note that in the early stages, in one of my earlier books—the second edition of Unfriendly Skies—I was naming federal judges and Justice Department personnel who were blocking the reports I had of the criminal activities related to a series of air disasters. Of course, later on when I'm going to federal court with other offences, these same groups are now charging me with contempt of court for try- ing to expose criminal activities in which they are implicated." "And justice for all"—from the American Pledge of Allegiance—turns out to be nothing but a sick joke. the exposure of these criminal activities? bers to protect their drug operations." "Yes," said Stich, "and it's interesting to note that in the early Furthermore, Stich writes that CIA operative Gunther stages, in one of my earlier books—the second edition of Russbacher "confirmed the meetings that Parker mentioned and Unfriendly Skies—I was naming federal judges and Justice that there had been a preliminary meeting in September 1981 in Department personnel who were blocking the reports I had of the Buenaventura, Colombia, which established the format for subse- criminal activities related to a series of air disasters. Of course, quent meetings. Russbacher attended the September 1981 meet- later on when I'm going to federal court with other offences, these ing which was initiated by the CIA to facilitate drug trafficking same groups are now charging me with contempt of court for try- into the United States, permitting the CIA to deal with a group ing to expose criminal activities in which they are implicated." rather than many independent drug dealers." "And justice for all"—from the American Pledge of What does that mean? The phony, so-called "war on drugs" is Allegiance—turns out to be nothing but a sick joke. simply an operation to eliminate any competition to state-sanc- tioned drug trafficking. EVIDENCE OF CIA AND DEA DRUG TRAFFICKING "The average American is unaware of the gravity of the CIA's In his introduction to Defrauding America, Stich writes: "This criminal activities, thanks to the orchestrated cover-up and disin- book reveals criminal and subversive activities implicating high- formation by the establishment media," writes Stich. "The corrupt level personnel in the three branches of the federal government. It mindset has existed for years. Initiating wars as in Vietnam and reveals why most of the public is dangerously uninformed about sination activities as in Vietnam and Central America are the criminal acts perpetrated against the routine... United States and its people by the very peo- "Although the CIA is not permitted by law ple entrusted to prevent such happenings. to operate within the United States, it has "Many criminal activities, such as CIA done so. It has engaged and is engaging in drugging of America, will be difficult to many forms of criminal activities against the believe by most Americans who have been " American people. Through fronts, cut-outs shielded from the truth by a duplicitous For those of US who and proprietaries, the CIA has defrauded all Congress and much of the media," he contin- have seen these events types of US financial institutions including ues. "For those of us who have seen these oo. . . savings and loans, banks and insurance com- events as insiders, including those who actu- as insiders, including panies. The CIA is a major player in the ally participated in them, questionin looting of Chapter 11 assets, making the whether the CIA would engage in drug tra those who actually exercise of Chapter 11 statutory protections ficking is like asking pilots, 'Will planes participated in them, a trap for unwary Americans." really fly?' Yes, planes actually fly, and, . . According to Stich's informants who are yes, the CIA has been smuggling drugs questioning whether former DEA whistleblowers, the US into the United States for the past 50 the CIA would engage federal agency created to stem the in drug trafficking is years." influx of drugs into the United States One of the most explosive chapters has become so corrupt that it has like asking pilots, "Will planes really fly?” in the book is entitled "CIA and DEA become an ipso facto drug cartel itself. Drug Trafficking". This includes first- These are serious criminal activities hand accounts of former CIA and DEA which have never been investigated or (Drug Enforcement Administration) dealt with by the US Department of agents who were part of these opera- Justice. tions. "On April 4, 1993, I received the first Stich writes: "My phone was used of a series of phone calls from a former for hundreds of hours of three-way DEA pilot, Basil Abbott, who had conference calls between CIA and flown drugs from Central and South DEA personnel, their wives, a Mossad America for the DEA in DEA aircraft agent and even Ross Perot. Often the since 1973," writes Stich in his book. conversations were of the nature of one pilot describing to another "Abbott was in federal prison, being charged with a parole vio- events that they experienced, each one knowing that any fabrica- lation while on a trip from Austin, Texas, to Missouri. The parole tion would be recognized by the other. My position was like a violation consisted of failure to convince the DEA agents that he secret mole inside covert CIA activities, adding to the discoveries was not doing anything to violate his parole. The actual reason I made while a federal investigator and while being victimized in for his arrest was that Abbott tried to interest the media and the one of the many criminal enterprises." networks in his charges that the DEA routinely engages in drug Cross-corroboration of testimony by CIA operatives Gunther trafficking into the United States... Abbott named other DEA Russbacher and Trenton Parker, for instance, indicates that the pilots who, acting under DEA orders, flew drug-laden aircraft Colombian drug cartels were actually organised by the CIA. from Central America to the United States. These included Floyd "Parker told how the CIA set up the meetings in which various Carlton, Cesar Rodriguez, Daniel Miranda and George Phillips, Colombian drug dealers organized into a drug trafficking cartel..." among others..." writes Stich. "He stated that the first meeting occurred with 20 of The intensity of the drug trafficking flights was revealed by the biggest cocaine dealers in Colombia present; that the second Abbott as he described the large number of aircraft arriving and and final meeting was held at the Hotel International in Medellin, departing: "It was like Grand Central Station at some airstrips in attended by about 200 drug dealers... The Medellin Cartel was Belize and Nicaragua." established in December 1981, and each of their members paid an Stich continues: "These flights were profitable for everyone initial US$35,000 fee to fund a security force for the cartel mem- involved, including the pilots." In addition to their government as insiders, including those who actually NEXUS - 23 "For those of us who AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1998