No Surprise Here, Either: DEA Laundering Profits from Mexican Cartels
COMMENT: No one familiar with the long history of complicity of elements of CIA and other intelligence services will be surprised at this.
Are they actually working to further the cause of justice or the cause of “Just Us”?
Are they actually tracking the funds for the purpose of eventual interdiction or to shore up the financial system?
“U.S. Drug [...]
Thompson Agonistes: The Dissent and Subsequent Disappearance of A CIA Officer
COMMENT: Younger readers/listeners might be puzzled by discussion of a “liberal” CIA officer. Before the transformation of the CIA into a huge paramilitary force, Jim Thompson worked for the Agency and its World War II predecessor the Office of Strategic Services. Imbued with the ideals of the Roosevelt administrations and the war against fascism, [...]
Blockbuster Story: Germany Reopens Oktoberfest Bombing Probe
COMMENT: While the world awaits the outcome of the Greek referendum on the EU bailout package, a blockbuster story from Der Spiegel has been eclipsed.
German officials have reopened the investigation into the Munich Oktoberfest bombing of 1980, blamed on a “lone nut,” Gundolf Kohler. Far from being a lone nut, Kohler actually had profound [...]
FTR #740 Update on the Meltdown Part 6: The Wachovia File
Wachovia deeply involved with laundering money for Sinaloa cartel; firm’s executives complicit with cover-up; World’s major financial institutions dependent on drug cartels for liquidity? Drug smugglers may have bailed out those institutions following crash of ’08.
A Bit of Good News Amidst the Horror . . .
COMMENT: With all of the horrors unfolding around the world, a bit of good news might be welcome. Amidst all the “progressive” and right-wing carping about Obama, a significant piece of information has [understandably] been overlooked.
The story below might not appear very significant at first glance. Buried well down in the story, however, is [...]
The Sky’s the . . . er . . . Limit!
COMMENT: Sometimes life presents us with events that are both significant in and of themselves, and metaphorically portentous. These qualifications apply to a story about Cantor Fitzgerald operating a sports betting operation with no limit on the size of wagers!
Major bond trader Cantor Fitzgerald recently got into the sports gambling business. But unlike other bookies, [...]
FTR #729 Interview with Daniel Hopsicker: Strange Doings South of the Border
Attributed overwhelmingly to Hugo Chavez, large-scale global drug trafficking network also involves elements overlapping clandestine aviation networks in South Florida through which 9/11 hijackers infiltrated.
Kosovo PM Accused of Trafficking in Human Organs
COMMENT: Kosovar Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has been accused by Council of Europe inquiry of trafficking in human organs, as well as drugs.
The KLA is the successor to the fascist fighting formations of the World War II period, the 21st Waffen SS or Skanderbeg Division in particular.
FTR #701 presents this line of inquiry in more detail.
“Kosovo [...]
One or More of Our Aircraft Is Missing (“Calling Daniel Hopsicker!”)
Comment: The FAA has been less than rigorous in its registration and oversight of private aviation in the United States. A large percentage of aircraft in this country have “flown beneath the radar” with regard to the FAA’s vetting/registration procedures, a fact that can only work to the advantage of terrorists and criminals.
In particular, [...]
FTR #728 Interview with Daniel Hopsicker: Tricky Treats
Elite Deviant Wally Hilliard belongs to a flock of birds of a similar feather; Drug-trafficking and other major law-breaking among the activities they conduct with impunity; Michael Brassington is a microcosm of this environment.
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