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It is also at least interesting—again, according to the account of "We realised that it was a direct state matter and that the USA, his wife—that Santa Romana as a young boy was adopted by his the CIA and several other groups in the Secret Service were great uncle in Hawaii who was married to the last Hawaiian _ involved, as well as very, very high-coupled people in the princess. The couple had remained childless throughout their |= American Government." marriage, leading to the decision to adopt the young Santa The latter are rumoured to include George H. W. Bush, James Romana. According to Luz, it was this "royal" connection that Baker III, Former Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen and Federal gave Santa Romana entrée into the Illuminati. Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. Interestingly, during the course of my ongoing investigation During his deposition, Erle Cocke was asked if he considered into Project Hammer, a number of others involved in this program van Rooyen's foregoing statement to be accurate. Cocke replied, whom I have spoken with have told me, quite independently of saying: "He is not too far off. Iam sure he flavoured it up a little the Santa Romana story, that the Hammer program—and numer- bit, yes." ous other collateral trading programs associated with it—have Working alongside van Rooyen was South African intelligence enormously powerful "gold trusts" of royal origin sitting behind — operative Riaan Stander. Both Stander and van Rooyen were them. board members of the Eastcorp Syndicate, which boasted almost Perhaps the Hammer program was meant to generate enough _ two dozen other companies in its stable.“ Included were Intercol money to buy substantial quantities of black gold stashed in the — Pty Ltd, Cavo Shipping, which conducted intelligence-gathering Philippines to ensure it be kept out of circulation, thus protecting missions for governments, and Bridge SA, which was registered the gold price to some degree. Perhaps it had more to do with the —_ in Monrovia, Liberia. secret acquisition of vast amounts of this black gold in line with According to Peter Goslar, once a close friend of Riaan what Santa Romana told his wife. Perhaps the assets in question Stander, other board members of Bridge SA were Colonel Tim were not just gold but included pre-war US Treasury obligations Spicer and Mick Ranger "of Sandline fame". In a letter written to (bonds and notes) that are now coming a Washington law firm involved in a to light in the Philippines but whic Project Hammer lawsuit, Goslar fin- iene Whatever is thecase itiscenain | "We realised that it was a direct fi sen and Riaan Sunder—as "part that substantial quantities of "black" state matter and that the USA, of the Executive Outcomes operation". gd ae sed wo ndepin collate the CVA and several other groups ff, it mor, Dunng ever funds thus generated are earmarked for in the Secret Service were Goslar in late June 2001, he handed sein other secretive Operations. involved, as well as very, very me hundreds or pases of focuments he is whole subject remains an ongo- . . ad retrieved from Riaan Stander's pri- ing investigation. The deeper I dig, high-coupled people in the vate papers. These included docu- the murkier it becomes. Stories are American Government." ments showing a Mexican entity called commonplace of warehouses full of Ro-Mar Pharmaceuticals, which van banknotes waiting to be laundered by a Rooyen told German police was the trading program so that they can re- "money power" behind Eastech enter the financial system as clean as a whistle. Foreign International Bank. The money Ro-Mar Pharmaceuticals exchange transactions involving billions of dollars in equivalent claimed to control was represented by over US$100 billion in currency and which trade at huge discounts—unknown in the offi- gold. Other papers clearly show van Rooyen and Stander cial marketplace—are also not uncommon. It is also a fact that engaged in collateral trading programs involving Latin American many of those involved in trading programs are members of gov- governments, most notably Argentina—once the preferred bolt- ernment intelligence and security organisations. hole of notorious Nazis like Martin Bormann. Another document from the batch I received from Peter Goslar SOUTH AFRICAN INTELLIGENCE AND THE STASI was a list of companies grouped under the heading "United Another individual who has played a considerable role in Kingdom Network", and this "network" was identified as being Project Hammer is the South African Rolf van Rooyen, who oper- part of The Palace Group. An interesting description, I think. In ated a number of business entities including one called Oceantech — any event, listed under this "group" were 24 business entities and another called Eastech International Bank. At one time van _ including Sandline International, Diamond Works, Branch Mining Rooyen worked for South African intelligence, and he is also _—_—_ Ltd and Bridge International. The list also included Defence believed to have been CIA at the time Project Hammer was in Systems Ltd as a part of The Palace Group and identified it as a process. division of Vickers—Britain's oldest and most distinguished Of significance is the fact that General Cocke and van Rooyen = armaments manufacturer, which resides at the very centre of the knew each other, although Cocke says he only spoke to him on —_ United Kingdom's Establishment. the phone but never "shook hands with him". When questioned During one of our meetings, Peter Goslar told me he was a per- about Project Hammer during a police interview in Germany in sonal acquaintance (perhaps even a friend) of former East German 1995, van Rooyen gave this response: spy-master Marcus Wolf, who headed the East German security "If you are referring to Operation Hamer [sic], it is an extreme- apparatus known as the Stasi. Peter also claimed to know several ly large, very delicate operation in cooperation with the authori- former Stasi operatives. He also spoke German fluently in addi- ties of various countries in which Oceantech is involved." tion to Afrikaans and his native English tongue. Van Rooyen then proceeded to identify "America, England, Later I was told that a Peter Goslar was briefly mentioned in the Germany, France, Italy..." as being involved. He also told —_ autobiography written by Marcus Wolf, entitled Man Without A German police that from the very first day he began investigating Face. Discussing the fall from grace of West German Chancellor Project Hammer: Helmut Schmidt in 1977 following the discovery that his personal SOUTH AFRICAN INTELLIGENCE AND THE STASI Another individual who has played a considerable role in Project Hammer is the South African Rolf van Rooyen, who oper- ated a number of business entities including one called Oceantech and another called Eastech International Bank. At one time van Rooyen worked for South African intelligence, and he is also believed to have been CIA at the time Project Hammer was in process. Of significance is the fact that General Cocke and van Rooyen knew each other, although Cocke says he only spoke to him on the phone but never "shook hands with him". When questioned about Project Hammer during a police interview in Germany in 1995, van Rooyen gave this response: "If you are referring to Operation Hamer [sic], it is an extreme- ly large, very delicate operation in cooperation with the authori- ties of various countries in which Oceantech is involved." Van Rooyen then proceeded to identify "America, England, Germany, France, Italy..." as being involved. He also told German police that from the very first day he began investigating Project Hammer: 22 ¢ NEXUS WWW.NeXU smagazi ne.com FEBRUARY — MARCH 2002