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Kohlman, states that the Plaintiff is seeking US$63 million—$21 million for each year of incarceration and $42 million in exem- plary damages—and is also seeking an injunction against the CIA from engaging in further illegal activities, as well as a new trial. Bill Tyree, Dr MacDonald and many others, like former FBI Special Agent Richard Taus, have been falsely arrested, convicted and imprisoned. What's new? Unlike the wrongfully imprisoned and recently released former Black Panther, Geronimo Pratt— who did 27 years for a murder he didn't commit—they are still political prisoners in the American Gulag. It's called "Doing time for the CIA's crimes". After all, even the spooks make jokes that "CIA" stands for "Criminals in Action". The diaries of Mary Pinchot-Meyer (JFK's mistress and the ex- wife of CIA operative Cord Meyer) also mysteriously disappeared following her (unsolved) murder in 1964. Nina Burleigh's book, A Very Private Woman (1998), appears to be a cover-up, or at least a "limited hangout", concerning the life and death of Pinchot-Meyer. Did Mary Pinchot-Meyer, like Elaine Tyree, know too much? More importantly, did they document the Agency's illegal "fun and games"? soy re re ee eed political prisoners in the American Gulag. All Along The Watchtower: Bill Tyree’s Story It's called "Doing time for the CIA's crimes". After all, even According to the lawsuit: "[Tyree] took part in a US the spooks make jokes that "CIA" stands for "Criminals in Army-CIA Operation Watchtower which brought cocaine out of Action". Colombia into the US air base, Albrook Air Station, Panama, where the planes (not US Air Force planes, but planes of other Ill. SECRET HISTORY: Dead Men Do Tell Tales Latin American countries and some unmarked airplanes) landed he lawsuit by former Green Beret William Tyree against the and offloaded the cocaine while the mission commander Colonel CIA et al. is a work of art, a masterpiece of legal reasoning A. J. Baker and Colonel Noriega, among others, looked on." and an important historical source document. Why? Because, for "...in February and March 1976, a second and third Watchtower the record, it contains first-hand knowledge and revelations by the operation took place under the command of Colonel Edward late US Army Colonel Al Carone of a far-reaching criminal con- Cutolo, and more cocaine was brought into Albrook Air Station, spiracy, namely, US Government drug smuggling, money laun- Panama. [Tyree], who was also involved in a non-volunteer dering, murder and cover-up. capacity as Crew Chief on a US Army Carone's information, corroborated helicopter, saw CIA Officer Edwin with evidence from other sources, Wilson, CIA Officer Frank Terpil, reveals a dark history of the United CIA Asset/Officer Colonel Albert V. States that has been neglected by In plain language, this means that Carone, and Israeli Colonel Michael mainstream historians and censored h CIA Id sub Harari. by the Mega-Media Cartel. the cou su contract or "In late 1976, Colonel George First, the lawsuit questions the con- "farm out" its drug smuggling and Bayard, US Army, CIA Middle East stitutionality and legality of so-called A A irda Expert, contacted US Army Special "Executive Orders". According to assassinations to third party Forces Colonel Edward Cutolo and the lawsuit, Executive Order #12333, personnel and continue to enjoy its James N. Rowe and told them that for example, authorised the "privati- "plausible deniability" status... Operation Watchtower was not a zation of intelligence and covert sanctioned US congressional opera- operations and permitted agencies tion, and he had found out this infor- other than the CIA to conduct mation through a Middle East ‘Special Activities’, thus effectively Intelligence contact associated with a opening the door, previously closed bank known as BCCI. [by the National Security Act of 1947], to the White House "In 1977, Colonel Bayard went to Atlanta, Georgia, to follow National Security Council Staff or even private entities/assets, i.e., up on a lead, and contacted Colonel Rowe from Atlanta. Colonel third-party cut-outs, to carry out covert operations". Bayard was murdered in Atlanta after he spoke to Colonel Rowe, In plain language, this means that the CIA could subcontract or _and that murder remains unsolved... "farm out" its drug smuggling and assassinations to third-party "In October 1977, Tyree arrived at the 10th Special Forces personnel and continue to enjoy its "plausible deniability" status, Group Airborne, Ft Devens, Massachusetts, and the Group i.e., denying any knowledge of or involvement with criminal Commander was Colonel John Shalikashvili.” activities. On December 31, 1977, Bill Tyree married Elaine. She was an According to the lawsuit, Tyree claims his false imprisonment avid diarist who had been keeping detailed notes on all the illegal was due to the theft of his murdered wife Elaine's diaries—which _ activities she was observing. On January 30, 1979, Elaine Tyree contain evidence that would have exonerated him in his trial. was murdered. Judge James Killam III entered a written decision "Colonel Carone, either as a CIA asset/entity or as a CIA that SP4 Earl Michael Peters killed Elaine Tyree and that "Pvt employee, did receive the diaries of Elaine Tyree in 1979," reads Aarhus assisted SP4 Peters in killing Elaine Tyree". the lawsuit. "Colonel Carone became aware of the information In a bizarre string of events: "...on June 6, 1979, in an unprece- that was listed in the diaries that related to Operation Watchtower dented decision from the Single Justice of the SJC [Supreme and the illegal surveillance operation in New England/ Judicial Court], not only did the SJC strike down all criminal Massachusetts. Colonel Carone turned the diaries of Elaine Tyree charges against Peters, but issued the order which forbids any over to the CIA for security reasons, in an effort to conceal the uing criminal process against any- drug operation Watchtower and the subsequent surveillance oper- one in the Elaine Tyree homicide unless authorised to do so by the ation that took place in New England/Massachusetts. SJC," according to the lawsuit. "Through Dee and Tom Ferdinand [Carone's daughter and son- "After Erik Aarhus stood trial for the murder and was convicted in-law], the Plaintiff [Tyree] learned for the first time in August and sentenced to life in prison, Tyree himself went on trial and 1995 that Colonel Carone had in fact been in possession of the was convicted without testimony of Erik Aarhus on February 29, diaries of Elaine Tyree and had subsequently travelled to Langley, 1980." VA, to drop the diaries off at the CIA." A pretty good frame, if you can get away with it. 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