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I was told that Colby authorized assets's [sic] involved in assets, including the mafia, to ensure the arrival of the A-6 and A-7 to engage in narcotic's [sic] trafficking to cocaine into Mena Airport. The arrival's [sic] occurred in finance both operation's [sic]. Colby engaged in similar no small part through the effort's [sic] [of] personnel operations's [sic] that I know of in Vietnam for the same rea - assigned to the National Security Agency (NSA) and Army son. Security Agency (ASA). The men and women of the NSA and Colby candidly informed me that he had prepositioned ASA blinded early warning defense satellites and radar grid more than one million pounds of cocaine in Panama between to enable the aircraft to land undetected at Mena Airport. December 1, 1975 and April 1, 1976. This was done with the The NSA and ASA operation's [sic] were SEA SPRAY and aid of our gallant ally, General Manuel Noriega. The JADE BRIDGE. cocaine was transported into El Salvador, Costa Rica and I have learned that the course of the democratic struggle Honduras between 1976 and 1981. Colby now sat in front of for Nicaragua and Latin America is beginning to swing in me with hat in hand and requested my help in the delivery of our direction. I attribute this success to A-6 and A-7 which the cocaine to the american [sic] market. Bill Colby had the insight, precision and spine to carry out. I was told that Colby was using a mutual friend of ours, I take notice of the heroic efforts of Al Carone, Bill Colonel Albert Vincent Carone, United States Army, Military Clinton, Bill Weld, John Poindexter, Bud McFarlane and Intelligence, to field A-6 and A-7. Al Carone is a charismatic Ollie North. Without these men, A-6 and A-7 would not have patriot that General Joseph W. Stilwell introduced us to in appeared. late 1945. Beside the usual qualifica - Freedom is a priceless commodity. tions, Al Carone brought to the anti- The amount of freedom you enjoy is a communist effort a direct connection to result of the amount of vigilance you his longtime friend, Vito Genovese. . invest. Genovese was the head of the gambling "I ordered John Poindexter, My actions may be recorded as crimi - and narcotics for the controlling mafia Robert McFarlane and Oliver nal, condemning countless american's family in New York to [sic] which Al North to go outside normal [sic] to drug dependency. I don't care. Carone was made a member. Carone is channel's [sic] and use available All wars produce casualties. Generally a friend of international fugitive Robert assets, including the mafia, to the more violent the war, the shorter the Vesco. Carone has several anti-commu - ensure the arrival of the cocaine length. My choice was either to stare nist intelligence sources that include F A down a protracted cold war guerilla Maurita Lorenz, a friend of Fidel into Mena Airport... insurgency in Latin America or use the Castro. Al Carone is the younger broth - means' [sic] available to finance and er of Dr Pasquale Carone. Dr Carone The men and women of the NSA wage a violent war of short duration for worked for Central Intelligence on and ASA blinded early warning democracy. I stand by my deci - other matters. defense satellites and radar grid sions. The tool is cocaine. The Colby told me that profits from to enable the aircraft to land trick is to understand that the drug the prepositioned cocaine would undetected at Mena Airport." user had the freedom to make a be laundered through Al Carone, choice. They chose the drug. I the New York mafia and Robert chose to use their habit to finance Vesco, then redirected to the anti- the democracy that all american's communist effort through Colby. [sic] enjoy. To keep those ameri - After discussion with Al Carone, can's [sic] safe from the commu - I made the decision to bring the nist threat knocking on our back prepositioned cocaine into Mena door in Latin America. Fora airport, Mena, Arkansas. Central change the drug user will con - Intelligence has used Mena tribute to society. Airport on prior occasions. This I declare under penalty of per - — William J. Casey Virginia, 9 December 1986 time the cocaine is the tool. The trick was to ignore the law jury that the above facts are true and correct to the best of and avoid public scrutiny. We were helped in our efforts by my knowledge and belief. William J. Clinton and William F. Weld. Executed this 9th day of December 1986 in McLean, By 1984 all prepositioned cocaine had arrived at Mena Virginia, [signed] William J. Casey airport and additional cocaine sources were secured. Cocaine was being transshipped through Hangar[s] Four In the meantime, former Green Beret Bill Tyree is doing time and Five at Ilopango Airbase, El Salvador. My point man at for the dead spook's crime. Mena was Adler Berriman Seal (Berry [sic] Seal). (Letters to Tyree, one of America's many political prisoners, Bill Clinton has proved invaluable so far by containing the can be sent to: William M. Tyree, PO Box-100, S. Walpole, MA local law enforcement investigations into the intelligence 02071, USA.) oo activity at Mena. Bill Weld, as Assistant United States Attorney, was placed in charge of the Criminal Division of About the Author: the Department of Justice. This was done so that Bill Weld Uri Dowbenko is CEO of New Improved Entertainment Corp. could control investigations into Mena by federal law Most recently he has completed a joint venture with publish- enforcement agencies. The placement of Weld has proved er-editor-author Kenn Thomas, launching an online version of invaluable. the respected US-based alternative publication Steamshovel I ordered John Poindexter, Robert McFarlane and Oliver Press (www.steamshovelpress.com). Uri can be reached by North to go outside normal channel's [sic] and use available e-mail at udowbenko@mailcity.com. In the meantime, former Green Beret Bill Tyree is doing time for the dead spook's crime. (Letters to Tyree, one of America's many political prisoners, can be sent to: William M. Tyree, PO Box-100, S. Walpole, MA 02071, USA.) oo About the Author: Uri Dowbenko is CEO of New Improved Entertainment Corp. Most recently he has completed a joint venture with publish- er-editor-author Kenn Thomas, launching an online version of the respected US-based alternative publication Steamshovel Press (www.steamshovelpress.com). Uri can be reached by e-mail at udowbenko@mailcity.com. 48 - NEXUS APRIL — MAY 2000