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Continued from page 81 "Closed by the press". Even though she was convincing, I had the feeling that she Promis," said a perplexed Bill Hamilton, "is _ was playing back a rehearsed script. I told to compare the code. Sean McDade said _ her that I was not satisfied with the state- that he was not an engineer and couldn't ments that there was no Promis in the read code, so how did he know?" RCMP. I recalled our lunchtime conversa- Hamilton was as emphatic as I was that tion of August 3rd. She agreed with me McDade had said that RCMP had Promis. _ that the RCMP mission was to determine So was Cheri Seymour. I offered a fleeting whether or not RCMP Promis was a stolen hope that the Mounties were playing a or compromised version. She knew that game, saying that they had terminated the _ they had it. So did I. I e-mailed McDade investigation to shake some of the inces- _ one last time, saying that I was going to sant probing that had been taking place _ write it like I remembered it. He never got around McDade's every move. back to me. I was finally convinced when McDade e- Bill Hamilton added one last twist when mailed me and said that it was his view that he told me in a conversation that the the Mounties did not have any version of | Mounties claimed to have developed their Promis and that he had no objections if I software on their own. That, he said, was decided to write a story. I then agreed with nonsense because the Mounties did not Seymour that, whether they had said so or _ have that kind of sophistication or ability. not, both the Mounties and Sue Todd had He thought that the RCMP program had left enough visible footprints that it was been specially prepared by the FBI. That their intention for us to go public. It might would explain the role of retired FBI agent be the only protection they had. Ted Gunderson. Though I didn't tell him at As Thad predicted from the start, they _ the time, I knew that he had obtained that had come too close to bigger issues and information from Bill Tyree. And Bill been shut down ruthlessly. Icalled Sue Tyree and his provider, the Sergeant Major, Todd who lamented that she was marking are two people that Bill Hamilton and I her three-year homicide investigation, have both learned to respect. oo References Visit the following websites for additional information: * www.capricornholdings.com/index3.htm * www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/cers/org/ccrsorge.html * www.lycaeum.org/books/books/last_circle/ * www.newsmakingnews.com/ catharvardmain.htm Promis,” said a perplexed Bill Hamilton, "is to compare the code. Sean McDade said that he was not an engineer and couldn't read code, so how did he know?" Hamilton was as emphatic as I was that McDade had said that RCMP had Promis. So was Cheri Seymour. I offered a fleeting hope that the Mounties were playing a game, saying that they had terminated the investigation to shake some of the inces- sant probing that had been taking place around McDade's every move. I was finally convinced when McDade e- mailed me and said that it was his view that the Mounties did not have any version of Promis and that he had no objections if I decided to write a story. I then agreed with Seymour that, whether they had said so or not, both the Mounties and Sue Todd had left enough visible footprints that it was their intention for us to go public. It might be the only protection they had. As [had predicted from the start, they had come too close to bigger issues and been shut down ruthlessly. I called Sue Todd who lamented that she was marking her three-year homicide investigation, * www.opengis.org/info/gisworld/ OGC.LM.htm * www.opengis.org/gdin_exec_order.htm Editor's Note: This article is reprinted with permission from author Mike Ruppert, Editor/Publisher of From The Wilderness newsletter. It first appeared in the September 30, 2000 issue (vol. Ill, no. 7). From The Wilderness describes itself as "a nonpartisan, non-sectarian map from the here that is, into the tomorrow of our own making". Its website postings (www.copv- cia.com) are at least 30 days old. Subscriptions (12 issues): US$35.00 for USA and Canada; $47.00 for Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. From The Wilderness Publications, POB 6061-350, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413, USA, telephone +1 (818) 788 8791, fax +1 (818) 981 2847, e-mail mruppert@copvcia.com. 82 - NEXUS The PROMIS Threat DECEMBER 2000 — JANUARY 2001