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people who had staffed the Nugan Hand Bank. IRAN-CONTRA & OLIVER NORTH Nugan Hand Bank, of course, was the infamous Australia-based Was CIA asset and drug kingpin Oliver North of the US money laundry used by the CIA to disburse South East Asian National Security Council rewarded for his silence with a national drug revenues. radio show in America? The facts speak for themselves. In Defrauding America, Stich writes: "The CIA used BBRDW Former pilot trainer and whistleblower Terry Reed, co-author of as an international investment company cover, with 120 employ- Compromised, states unequivocally that his CIA handler was ees staffing offices in 16 countries including Hong Kong, India, Oliver North, who used the pseudonym "John Cathey". Indonesia, Taiwan, New Zealand, Singapore, London, Paris, "The ugly side of the Contra connection was carefully kept Stockholm, Brazil and Chile. CIA personnel opened and operated = from the American public by the establishment media and these far-flung offices." Congress," writes Stich. "Oliver North and others involved When his cover was blown by a Honolulu reporter, Rewald sought to place a humanitarian cloak over their activities with the never saw it coming. As he'd been working for the CIA since his Contras. college days, he just naturally assumed that the CIA takes care of They claimed US involvement in Nicaragua was humanitarian its own. Rewald was wrong. by helping an oppressed people fight com- Disavow, by Rodney Stich and T. Conan munism. But the CIA, representing the Russell, should be required reading for every American people, traded arms for drugs. person who's even thinking about working "It wasn't only the Aircraft carrying arms from the United for any of the so-called ‘intelligence’ agencies States to Central America often returned (CIA, DIA, NSA, FBI, ONT, etc.). Just as Contras to whom the CIA with the drugs that were used to pay for the there is no honour among thieves, there is H arms." even less among 'spooks'—the spies of the furnished arms. "It wasn't only the Contras to whom the world. CIA furnished arms," Stich explains. "The panera el ell | The CIA, joined by Israel, | (1%. ney fre am mesh ad deals, laundering money, buying elections— arms merchants and the opposition Sandinistas. One CIA opera- all the professional expertise for which the A tive said to me: ‘How else could we keep CIA is absolutely unparalleled anywhere on ae were selling and the fighting going?" Earth, elivering arms to the Ronald Rewald found out the hard 0 fae Sandinistas way. If he ever writes his autobiogra- pp . phy, he should call it "I was a Chump for the CIA". CIA LIES & DENIALS According to Stich in Defrauding America: "The CIA has hundreds of dummy corporations in the United States...in the form of proprietaries, fronts and cooperating assets. These include...law firms; financial compa- nies such as banks and bond brokerage houses; insurance companies; and air- lines... "It becomes very easy for the CIA to deny blame for their acts. They simply America covers this crime, scandal and deny any knowledge of what the front- cover-up. The evidence is clear. A company or contract agent is doing, in gross and heretofore unpunished violation of the US Constitution addition to their standard practice of lying. There is no danger to occurred when George Bush tried to manipulate the Iran hostage this practice, since Justice Department officials protect their lying crisis so that Ronald Reagan would win the presidential election and their corrupt operations, and most of the mainstream media One CIA operative said to me: "How else could we keep the fighting going?” OCTOBER SURPRISE COVER-UP Yes, Virginia; there really was an "October Surprise", and the cover-up continues even now—typically dis- missed or ignored by the global mega- media cartel. An entire chapter in Defrauding over President Jimmy Carter. also covers for them as well as members of Congress." Simply put, the intent of the scheme was to bring about the Case in point? Here's a classic: an Associated Propaganda, er, defeat of President Carter and elect Reagan. The Reagan-Bush I mean, Press article from December 19, 1997. The headline actu- team promised the Iranians billions of dollars of US military ally reads "CIA clears itself over sales of crack cocaine in US", equipment and $40 million in bribes in exchange for freeing the and the article commences as follows: hostages after the election of 1980. "Washington (AP) —- The CIA found no evidence that its One of Stich's informants, Gunther Russbacher, verified these employees or agents colluded with allies of the Nicaraguan facts. He was the BAC-111 and SR-71 pilot who flew George Contra rebels involved in crack cocaine sales in the United States, Bush to make the deal with the Iranians in Paris. a senior official said Thursday." Stich writes: "The establishment media sought to discredit the To reiterate Stich: "They simply deny any knowledge of what CIA whistleblowers who could prove the existence of the October the front-company or contract agent is doing, in addition to their Surprise operation... standard practice of lying." "The evidence supporting the October Surprise charges required Then they proclaim "Case closed!"—as CIA asset and strategic impeaching President George Bush and filing criminal charges writer Gerald Posner would say. "Strategic writer" is evidently an against key officials in the executive, legislative and judicial actual job title in the Agency, but it's just a euphemism for "paid branches of the federal government. Never in the history of the liar". United States was there such a serious criminal conspiracy inflict- Continued on page 87 ed upon the US by people in control of the White House..." others, were selling and delivering arms to the opposition Sandinistas. One CIA operative said to me: ‘How else could we keep the fighting going?” 32 * NEXUS furnished arms. Continued on page 87 OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 1998