tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77493972661978109162024-03-13T22:40:13.951-07:00Justice For KennedyA blog about the JFK assassination and other political crimes.Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.comBlogger1730125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-13656898486137928532023-09-09T22:09:00.003-07:002023-09-09T22:09:38.156-07:00I'm also on substack<p> See my new articles.</p><p><a href="https://justiceforkennedy.substack.com/">https://justiceforkennedy.substack.com/</a></p><p>Joe</p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-15580605509395894662023-04-05T19:37:00.002-07:002023-04-05T19:37:08.015-07:00RFK Jr. is running for POTUS<p> </p><p>Yes, he's filed the paperwork and is running according to CNN. But he has not made a formal announcement he's running. A lot of media reports are highly critical of him for his anti-vaccine views.</p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-83462297647500155212023-03-12T11:41:00.003-07:002023-03-12T11:41:37.004-07:00RFK jr. may be running for POTUS<p> </p><p>See - <a href="https://www.teamkennedy.com/?fbclid=IwAR345e7OW8auyzaNHY-Fd5iJxPBbgRtAs-S6LwaME2IkEGexu2hGSXVY4mI" target="_blank">Join RFK Jr.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.teamkennedy.com/donate" target="_blank">Donate</a><br /></p><p>Naturally, I'm very nervous about this. </p><p>And the big albatross around his neck are his views on vaccines. If he decides to run he has to make some statement about this. It's as important a factor as JFK's Catholic faith was an issue in 1960. He has to address this head on like <a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/address-to-the-greater-houston-ministerial-association" target="_blank">JFK did when he went to Texas and talked to the Protestants in Houston in 1960. </a></p><p>Frankly, I would prefer for Joe Biden to be re-elected. Then RFK should run. It would be a wide open field as to who would be the new Democratic nominee. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-32263026024207024872023-01-10T02:42:00.000-08:002023-01-10T02:42:29.683-08:00What the House Judicial Obstruction Committee is really all about<p> </p><p>From Keith Olbermann's Countdown podcast 1/9/23. </p><p><a data-cke-saved-href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/countdown-with-keith-olbermann/id1633301179?i=1000593088552" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/countdown-with-keith-olbermann/id1633301179?i=1000593088552" ipsnoembed="true">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/countdown-with-keith-olbermann/id1633301179?i=1000593088552</a><br /></p><p>Insurrection.</p><p>No, not the one in Brazil, the one here still in full flower two years and three days after the Trump slobs were beaten back and this time the combatants will include, not the Proud Boys, but the Holman rule and the Linder letter. </p><p>It starts today when the Taliban 20 forces its combination Speaker of the House and hostage, Kevin McCarthy, to pass a House rules package dressed up in patriotic persiflage but actually designed merely to keep the insurrectionists from being prosecuted. The 2023 battle will be less mob rule and more Robert's rules of order but it will again take place at the Capitol. The House rules for the 118th Congress will establish something to be airily called The Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Justice Department or something stupid like that when in fact it should be called The House Obstruction of Justice Subcommittee. This subcommittee will give itself the right to review "ongoing criminal investigations," which is a nice way of saying insurrectionists serving in the House like Gym Jordan and Matt Gaetz, and Perry, and Greene, and Gosar, to say nothing of Trump, or anybody else being investigated for their complicity in the January 6th coup attempt they will be able to use a congressional subcommittee to stop those investigations <u>OF THEMSELVES</u>.</p><p>Or, at least they think so.</p><p>Gaetz and Jordan, who are behind this, are trying to dress it up as some kind of protection for political free speech, and rights this and first amendment that when in fact it is an attempt by Jordan and Gaetz to keep Jordan and Gaetz OUT OF JAIL. <br /></p><p>The problem with clever but lazy fanatics like Jordan and Gaetz is that they only read the headlines. They will hit the Department of Justice with demands for testimony, for evidence, of hearings, for witnesses and the Department of Justice will be able to tell Gaetz and Jordan TO SHOVE IT UP THEIR BASE. </p><p>A deputy assistant attorney general will write to Chairman Jordan or Chairman Gaetz a note, dry as toast, invoking the Linder letter and Attorney General Robert Jackson and presuming they get a grown up to read it aloud to them Gaetz and Jordan will be in for a big surprise. On January 27th, 2000, which is so long ago but the day I turned 41, Assistant Attorney General Robert Raven wrote to the House Chair on the Subcommittee on Rules, Congressman John Linder about this exact precise subject. No, not only can't Congress have, or see, or ask, or demand anything about ongoing criminal investigations but that that has been the policy of the United States government whether run by Democrats or Republicans since about 1900. Raven quoted Robert H Jackson, FDR's attorney general in 1941 citing something like forty years worth of precedence at that point in 1941. Jackson wrote that all investigative reports are confidential documents of the executive department of the government to aid in the duty laid upon the President by the Constitution to take care that the laws be faithfully executed and that congressional or public access to them would not be in the public interest. Raven also pointed out in 2000 what should be obvious to anybody not quite as stupid and slovenly as Gym Jordan and Matt Gaetz, he quoted one assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel, Charles J Cooper who had written, "providing a congressional committee with confidential information about active criminal investigations would place the congress in a position to exert pressure or attempt to influence the prosecution of criminal cases." The author of that quote, Charles J Cooper was the assistant attorney general under Ronald Reagan.<br /></p><p>If a congressional committee is fully apprised of all details of an investigation as the investigation proceeds, wrote a deputy counsel to the president, Edward L Morgan, there is a substantial danger that congressional pressures will influence the course of the investigation. And that Mr. Morgan was deputy counsel to Richard Nixon.<br /></p><p>It is an open and shut bright red line. Gaetz and Jordan and their Speaker hostage McCarthy are not the first yahoos who tried to save their own skins by pretending they have the right to review anything going on in the Department of Justice and given where the Republican Insurrectionist Party is going they will not be the last. However, DOJ will refuse. Completely. The House will then vote to find Merrick Garland or somebody else at DOJ in contempt and demand they be prosecuted for that contempt and that's when Jordan and Gaetz will realize that the only branch of law enforcement which can actually do that is the Department of Justice. Gaetz and Jordan will then be surprised as hell when the Department of Justice declines to prosecute the Department of Justice.<br /></p><p>Presumably, the insurrectionists will be able to fundraise off this brouhaha, ha, ha, ha, and get the Republican umbrage machine to fire up and get Tucker "Jiminy Glick" Carlson to make some more vague threats of violence against somebody but the bottom line is they will not get to review the Special Counsel's case against Trump. Nor stop it. Nor review or stop the DOJ's case against Gaetz for sex trafficking, or anything else. So, when hands are rung later today about the House subcommittee on the deep state won't let Matt Gaetz Venmo payments for underage girls or the House Subcommittee to get Trump off the hook and blame it all on Pelosi just remember the Linder letter, and look forward to watching Gaetz and Jordan squirm.</p><p>The Linder letter's evil twin is called the Holman rule and I'm a little bit more worried about the Holman rule. What I want to hear at the appropriate moment is that the the Justice Department has not merely completed funding the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith for the next two years but has already paid his salary, all other salaries, all foreseeable expenses and all unforeseeable expenses for everybody involved in the special counsel's office for the next two years. Because, of course, Kevin McCarthy, gave away the store to become Speaker of the House until, like Thursday of next week or whenever they over throw him, and part of the store he gave away is the attempt to reinstitute the Holman rule. The Holman rule is another vestige of the 19th century, like the Supreme Court clerical error declaring that corporations are people with which the Fascists can now try to strangle the 21st century.</p><p>The Holman rule is something somebody told Marjorie Taylor Greene about. And that idiot actually remembered it. Two words in consecutive order, nice job Marge! Marge treats this as if it were an incantation from a Harry Potter book rather than what it actually was. The Holman rule was congress trying to get a handle on out of control political patronage appointments to the civil service during the presidency of Ulysses S Grant. Essentially the House could vote to eliminate the salary of any federal employee one at a time if need be. Over the decades congress has not done much that justifies the cost of the oil with which to fry it in hell but give credit where credit is due here, we have not seen many corrupt political patronage appointments by President Grant or his lackeys recently. This one worked. Even the House recognized that this was kind of an old deal in 1895. They killed the Holman rule in 1895. It came back from the dead in 1911. It was the basis for a House bill unsuccessfully directed at 39 victims of the Red Scare in the 40's. It died again in 1983. And then it was resuscitated by the Republicans when they took the House in 2017. Congressman Ron DeSantis tried to use the Holman rule to punish his political enemies, and failed. Paul Gosar tried it, and failed. And most Republicans recoiled at what amounts to employment terrorism within the government, and a line item veto within the government, and most importantly revoking budget items after the budget had been approved. Even Republicans don't like the Holman rule. The Democrats killed it again when they took power in 2019. But what Marjorie trailer park Greene has been promising since the middle of last year was to get the Holman rule reinstated and use it to fire or to least cut the salary of anybody investigating or prosecuting Trump.<br /></p><p>It is corruption to cover up sedition. It is probably not constitutional based on a ruling in that red scare case in the 40's because as the court then noted it is a bill of attainder and section 9, article 1 of the constitution prohibits bills of attainder. To translate, and God I remember this from 7th grade Social Studies, thank you Mrs. Rice, a bill of attainder is a legislature, NOT A COURT, declaring somebody guilty of something and punishing them without a trial. Legal in the England of the 1700's, NOT legal in the United States of any year, decade, or day. <br /></p><p>So, if Greene gets the Fascists to pass a Holman rule action to cut Jack Smith's salary, or Merrick Garland's salary, or the salaries of everybody at the FBI it probably would not hold up in court. On the other hand it could create yet more red tape and time delay to hold up the prosecution of Trump. <br /></p><p>So, the prophylactic solution to this anti-democracy, anti-constitutional, anti-law effort by Representative Cavewoman would be make sure everybody in special counsel Smith's office is already paid through 2024. Don't spend it all in one place. And then tell Marge to shove the Holman rule up her district.<br /></p><p>So, the main attempt to protect Trump, and Gaetz, and Jordan, and Greene, and whoever placed the Jan 5th pipe bombs, and that I mention the pipe bomber right after I mention Greene is just a coincidence. The main attempt will fail. The secondary attempt may fail of its own weight, and if it doesn't it can be headed off at the pass. This leaves the Democrats and the administration more time to deal with what they should have precluded while they still had the majority the Republican terrorist plan to refuse to raise the debt ceiling, cause this country to default on its debts, and then, you know, crash the world economy. </p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-5569180654854005512023-01-08T09:34:00.000-08:002023-01-08T09:34:34.372-08:00UGH, why do people think extreme Right-wing nutcases will help declassify JFK assassination records?<p><br /></p><p>I don't understand why Jefferson Morley has high hopes extreme Right-wing nutcases like Tucker Carlson or Rep. Thomas Massie will help. The Democrats were busy dealing with confirming Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and the Trump mob insurrection. They were literally attacked and had to flee the U.S. Capitol for their own safety. And the GOP senators and congressmen and women had to flee too. The mob even wanted to kill Trump's own Vice-President chanting "Hang Mike Pence!" </p><p>But, according to some the Democrats were just twiddling their thumbs and never were interested in a congressional oversight hearing on NARA's failure to properly declassify JFK assassination records. </p><p>So, now the GOP has control of the House of Representatives. And Morley posts this on Twitter:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMm1GQJ4eNRSuKtF_a4tF6hM2P5-DhcUiiJn7CPXZMSkHyY9Q9Nvrv4EjZei1uESvVhHPCsu0Rojv76FiVoPRlB3U0AEmjVq7LlPfPddQ6GtDdIVwZ2W79JvQoDl8X4G3ZodM9eCi2m8VaPHor9bxJUskF3lGmS7Mbbrwf1zc2O7U2RryKSFC18S-wDw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="1378" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMm1GQJ4eNRSuKtF_a4tF6hM2P5-DhcUiiJn7CPXZMSkHyY9Q9Nvrv4EjZei1uESvVhHPCsu0Rojv76FiVoPRlB3U0AEmjVq7LlPfPddQ6GtDdIVwZ2W79JvQoDl8X4G3ZodM9eCi2m8VaPHor9bxJUskF3lGmS7Mbbrwf1zc2O7U2RryKSFC18S-wDw" width="320" /></a></div><br />And if you want to read more of Morley's thoughts you'll have to subscribe to Substack for $5 a month.<p></p><p>Rep. Thomas Massie is a scumbag. </p><p>Morley has forgotten a few of Massie's political stunt's so I'm here to remind you. <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/joseph-gerth/2019/04/12/kentucky-politicians-matt-bevin-tom-massie-dumbest-political-stunts/3445320002/" target="_blank">You'll recall how he thought he could attack John Kerry and through him attack the science behind climate change because Kerry has a political science degree which to Massie wasn't a real science degree so therefore all the climate change stuff was nonsense</a>. Do you remember that? Massie claimed, "somebody with a pseudo-science degree is pushing pseudo-science before our committee today."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DRBfM709Yqc" width="320" youtube-src-id="DRBfM709Yqc"></iframe></div><br /><p>But that's not the only dumb ass stunt Rep. Massie has pulled. You recall what he did about COVID? The senate approved a bill (96-0) to deal with the COVID crisis. And Congress was set to approve it via a simple parliamentary procedure known as "by unanimous consent," which requires only 2 members of the House to be present unless someone objects, <u>which is exactly what Massie did.</u> All of Congress had to come back and be physically present in the House chamber putting themselves and others at risk of COVID exposure to vote in person just to satisfy this stunt of Rep. Massie. EVERYBODY HATED HIM, including then President Trump for doing this. </p><p>That was not the only time Massie pulled the exact same stunt. He didn't want a $19 billion dollar aid bill to pass by a voice vote either. <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/28/another-gop-lawmaker-blocks-massive-disaster-aid-package-1345524" target="_blank">In May 2019 Massie objected to that bill designed to help states hurt by hurricanes, floods, and wildfires</a>. </p><p>Massie doesn't give a shit that he endangered lives by demanding people have to be physically present to vote for the bills he cares about during a pandemic. Massie doesn't give a shit about delaying or cancelling help to his own country. For him it's all about grandstanding on an issue. He hates the parliamentary procedural votes that get things done. The GOP want to kill those in favor of everyone being physically present to vote. So, everything, every bill, every measure to move a bill, vote on a bill, vote on an amendment, even to vote to adjourn will be a shit show circus just like how Rep. McCarthy became the new Speaker. If you thought Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Boebert were grandstanding during that, well, you ain't see nothing yet. Little shits like Massie, and Gaetz, and Boebert will hold the whole country hostage, each one thinking they're the star, the lead actor in their own warped version of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," when in reality it's just narcissistic bullshit. </p><p>But, forget all that. Now Massie and others of his ilk are in power in the House and Morley thinks they're going to do the right thing and declassify the JFK records? Morley has hopes idiots like Rep. Thomas Massie and Jim Jordan will reveal the unholy truth of who killed JFK? </p><p>Don't hold your breath. </p><p><br /></p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-53089484165919880402022-08-31T23:00:00.001-07:002022-08-31T23:00:30.761-07:00Jason Leopold is a guy everyone should follow on Twitter<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguocRcCRk-jf7siY4AVyM-sAl7chXLRQIPaEkPrcBRhXiN2ywTjG7oS_4uwM9xmhof0r5q7Vuf8eFL5sucUZl4bTFESjIqt7jf9VFX0j4i2uFYmYAI0CzTvKvOaymiB78Gtpm1Vm8tlpW1paxd03oQKZQIk7YJzszzga8hzYsTo5s3fH8dJUrZW7-Clg/s1168/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-01%20at%201.54.28%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1168" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguocRcCRk-jf7siY4AVyM-sAl7chXLRQIPaEkPrcBRhXiN2ywTjG7oS_4uwM9xmhof0r5q7Vuf8eFL5sucUZl4bTFESjIqt7jf9VFX0j4i2uFYmYAI0CzTvKvOaymiB78Gtpm1Vm8tlpW1paxd03oQKZQIk7YJzszzga8hzYsTo5s3fH8dJUrZW7-Clg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-01%20at%201.54.28%20AM.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-60276993949982282612022-08-26T00:25:00.000-07:002022-08-26T00:25:35.129-07:002 plead guilty to stealing Ashley Biden diary<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KGMPCVLpQTkL3-qWk1sA_cLdIat2eO6sjQBYjcfJBmYf6ySIQxrXbydmbJVkKQhZx9E--BSY4XXMGFJ2i5ta2VZkfuL9grbnQG0fFLKj5MhPzo73-uTbAtQZWFiYULRfgLYYS0xTAbJHaqWtr2b3R-QvGHs08EMleie8U08720rBWUyMgpM9ueqONA/s1732/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-26%20at%203.22.03%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1732" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KGMPCVLpQTkL3-qWk1sA_cLdIat2eO6sjQBYjcfJBmYf6ySIQxrXbydmbJVkKQhZx9E--BSY4XXMGFJ2i5ta2VZkfuL9grbnQG0fFLKj5MhPzo73-uTbAtQZWFiYULRfgLYYS0xTAbJHaqWtr2b3R-QvGHs08EMleie8U08720rBWUyMgpM9ueqONA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-26%20at%203.22.03%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>CNN - </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Two people who sold Ashley Biden's journal and other items to Project Veritas pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court on Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Aimee Harris and Robert Kurlander pleaded guilty to stealing Biden's belongings and selling them to the conservative media group for $40,000, according to court documents. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;">In September 2020, Harris moved into a Delray Beach, Florida, home where the daughter of now-President Joe Biden had recently lived and temporarily stored some personal belongings. Harris solicited Kurlander's help to sell Biden's valuables to the highest bidder, according to the criminal information. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;">The pair attended a Donald Trump fundraiser on September 6, 2020, hoping to arrange a sale to the then-President's campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;">According to the documents filed Thursday, Kurlander texted Harris after the event saying, "[Trump] campaign can't use it. They want it to go to the FBI. There is NO WAY [Trump] can use this. It has to be done a different way..." <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Days later, they sent photos of some of Biden's belongings to Project Veritas. The organization paid for airfare, hotel, and a car service for the pair to transport the property from Florida to New York City, according to the court documents.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Kurlander acknowledged the crime in a text to Harris, saying that Project Veritas is in a "sketchy business," the court documents show.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">"They are in a sketchy business and here they are taking what's literally a stolen diary and info . and trying to make a story that will ruin [Ashley Biden's] life and try and effect the election. [Ashley Biden] can easily be thinking all her stuff is there and not concerned about it. . we have to tread even more carefully and that stuff needs to be gone through by us and if anything worthwhile it needs to be turned over and MUST be out of that house," the text message said. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Harris took more of Biden's belongings from the house after their New York meeting at the request of Project Veritas, according to the court documents. A Project Veritas employee then flew down to Florida to get the additional items and shipped them back to New York, the court documents say.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;">No one from Project Veritas has been publicly charged in connection to the alleged scheme. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Harris and Kurlander pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, which carries a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison, according to sentencing guidelines, but a judge will ultimately decide their sentence. They are not being held, pending their sentencing later this year. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Harris "accepted responsibility for what happened and she's looking forward to moving on with her life," her attorney Sanford Talkin told CNN. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;">CNN reached out to an attorney for Kurlander but did not immediately hear back. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;">In a statement released Thursday about the guilty pleas, Project Veritas said their employees' news gathering was "ethical and legal," adding: "A journalist's lawful receipt of material later alleged to be stolen is routine, commonplace, and protected by the First Amendment."<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="color: #ffd966;">CNN has reached out to representatives for Biden for comment</span><span style="color: #262626;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-7562358000032727252022-07-17T16:46:00.002-07:002022-07-17T16:46:20.147-07:00More on the letter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3Yp8x8lmJAk" width="320" youtube-src-id="3Yp8x8lmJAk"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-61497042569186543092022-07-16T21:37:00.008-07:002022-07-16T23:00:15.236-07:00Abe assassin wrote a letter <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BmGzKywE4Is" width="320" youtube-src-id="BmGzKywE4Is"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YcUanFqaDTM" width="320" youtube-src-id="YcUanFqaDTM"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-58730963178918554012022-07-16T21:33:00.005-07:002022-07-16T21:33:56.308-07:00Aba assassin caught on video at an earlier event where Abe spoke<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yTJrBFt-RG8" width="320" youtube-src-id="yTJrBFt-RG8"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-24728344151836575242022-07-16T01:56:00.001-07:002022-07-16T01:56:30.623-07:00Russ Baker asks questions about the Abe assassination<p> </p><h1 class="post-title long unpublished" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26); color: #1a1a1a; font-family: var(--font_family_headings, var(--font_family_headings_preset, "SF Compact Display", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol")); font-weight: var(--font_weight_headings_preset, bold); line-height: 40.13750076293945px; margin: 0.378em 0px 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://russbaker.substack.com/p/was-shinzo-abes-killer-just-another?utm_source=email&fbclid=IwAR1FIL6U_hB2ea2eHAKpYj3aFQ-eLDRvkvMwMHHSnMmyN4o7tIIxAIP78wA">Was Shinzo Abe’s Killer Just Another Lone Nut? Look Closer.</a></span></h1>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-7200522052774856082022-07-14T14:39:00.002-07:002022-07-14T14:39:24.563-07:00More on Abe assassination<p> Use the closed captioning feature to get some understanding of what they are reporting.</p><p>They are still talking about the Unification church as a motivation for the assassination. But, some reports said his mother gave money and land to the Unification church and went bankrupt 20 years ago! If that's true then it makes no sense as a motive. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1g2SMiOp81I" width="320" youtube-src-id="1g2SMiOp81I"></iframe></div><br /><p>You will see them try to dig out a metal pellet in the wall of the parking garage. And again, that's 90 meters from where Abe was struck with the second shot. </p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-33859784874116749292022-07-13T15:07:00.000-07:002022-07-13T15:07:06.789-07:00Three bullets found in wall of parking garage. 90 meters away from where Abe stood! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIv0RlB4N_PQWYWjeQXSIyYcwX1LorR51MYVTrL9guRWIERdp-NYXXN-CdaSOZwhXeaxX1xBxhwvrQ1g41CoBUGneiVUspEFUXWhCeqcInXStjt__TEU1EzPHkoSEVFm4MURPKOVRdDTUzj69EZ24kENkLyn5cMz642EHwmpWdn0g7E4S259I0LJ92Rg/s1796/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-13%20at%205.57.50%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1796" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIv0RlB4N_PQWYWjeQXSIyYcwX1LorR51MYVTrL9guRWIERdp-NYXXN-CdaSOZwhXeaxX1xBxhwvrQ1g41CoBUGneiVUspEFUXWhCeqcInXStjt__TEU1EzPHkoSEVFm4MURPKOVRdDTUzj69EZ24kENkLyn5cMz642EHwmpWdn0g7E4S259I0LJ92Rg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-13%20at%205.57.50%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That's quite some distance from where Abe stood.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pAb6u-q8b8U" width="320" youtube-src-id="pAb6u-q8b8U"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ep4nLmb4zxvwRMNnePEMz7vkCQLXJH_VMQYVvATG0VDD8JLgMds3VxU1vh_DQVqz0u0Z0gXRMvlM2dQuff8ID3ekOlWkwFOG93cgGoClX6PzXbVq3c7035eBg7aOAMqRyU8smRfZ0ERHBhKtFedMQDbQzgkEMc-6YR9SORYVv5oZHY6gazWrvZcWkA/s1384/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-13%20at%205.26.51%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1384" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ep4nLmb4zxvwRMNnePEMz7vkCQLXJH_VMQYVvATG0VDD8JLgMds3VxU1vh_DQVqz0u0Z0gXRMvlM2dQuff8ID3ekOlWkwFOG93cgGoClX6PzXbVq3c7035eBg7aOAMqRyU8smRfZ0ERHBhKtFedMQDbQzgkEMc-6YR9SORYVv5oZHY6gazWrvZcWkA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-13%20at%205.26.51%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-61795798316568120112022-07-11T21:56:00.000-07:002022-07-11T21:56:03.596-07:00The Universalist church theory seems very odd<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3Dxxe7SfpGEEM&source=gmail&ust=1657660481099000&usg=AOvVaw2R3-FFPdA-PKc6VsUXzNRl" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxe7SfpGEEM" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=xxe7SfpGEEM</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Is there a link to the Unification church? Video seems to show damage to a building associated with the group. There is quite visible damage to the outside of a Unification church building. Looks like shotgun pellets hit it. But, of course, we have no idea when or who did this damage.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">There are 6 pellet marks. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">There are holes seen in a political van Abe used. This damage is thought to have occurred at the time of the assassination. </p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-38793399645692787742022-07-11T21:52:00.000-07:002022-07-11T21:52:37.591-07:00Questions about the Abe assassination<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Japan’s DLP won, won a super majority. Their policies are somewhat controversial. They are nationalistic and they want to strengthen their military.<u> </u>This goes against the US imposed constitution of little to no domestic military. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">A bizarre story is that the assassin thinks Abe had something to do with the Rev. Moon’s Korean church. The assassin’s mother went bankrupt giving them money.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">We know nothing of consequence about the assassin. We still have no clue as to who or what was behind the assassination.Nothing makes sense. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Kashida is the Japanese PM now. He is a political ally of Abe, sort of Abe’s approved successor. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Why didn’t security forces move their butts and help Abe after that first shot went off? They should have moved to move Abe off that red box, they should have closed in to protect him. There was a pause before the second shot.<u> </u>The assassin could have been tackled right after the first shot. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">The Hindustan Times reports that the assassin looked at Youtube.com’s tutorials on how to make a gun. Also, that the assassin tested his gun at a facility<u> </u>connected to the Moon universalist church. Homemade gun was designed to fire at least 6 metal pellets at a time. He also tried to make bombs.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D0cyKFx7p-fA&source=gmail&ust=1657660481071000&usg=AOvVaw0T0CNSK09DotyjVTklj8ZB" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cyKFx7p-fA" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=0cyKFx7p-fA</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Kyodo News reports the assassin thought Abe promoted the Universalist church in Japan. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Assassin also visited other sites where Abe spoke.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">A video where others come and stand near Abe, candidates or politicians seeking re-election. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Computer animation of the shooting<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D_3Napeo9eso&source=gmail&ust=1657660481071000&usg=AOvVaw1lEXg721siul5B4FC-Pu-k" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Napeo9eso" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=_3Napeo9eso</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">It is thought that the assassin fired his first shot at about a distance of six meters. This shot missed Abe. The second shot was fired at about a distance of 3 meters. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ofLUdvulcFG1NIFZohk54F_nLUqVS3eFBr6fs-R9CP2Ae8jjRBKpcFMcozpAD6wIhmTJq5-hAWHiH7rC4Xz4x6e3q65x48-eApKUQDZ0DH9fVJyzLtA29eBHzB4SitQ3g3URTrgvSo_KTjYEbfZfYd10p4aIDwdSuMwWDLdF2aXUBzgzeqKPVkEwcQ/s1382/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-11%20at%2011.04.18%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1382" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ofLUdvulcFG1NIFZohk54F_nLUqVS3eFBr6fs-R9CP2Ae8jjRBKpcFMcozpAD6wIhmTJq5-hAWHiH7rC4Xz4x6e3q65x48-eApKUQDZ0DH9fVJyzLtA29eBHzB4SitQ3g3URTrgvSo_KTjYEbfZfYd10p4aIDwdSuMwWDLdF2aXUBzgzeqKPVkEwcQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-11%20at%2011.04.18%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLO1DbJdKsuInyHjwAaCLEJAjamnYanmPDYUGXRQDdYps9Xp5zBKje57Vdh5Y5eU2WmDEIRHooFFM_qJ01-GIPhMaL5aU4j3NJjfl7FalrNUwjSbeus8Kz6hB_7j_gn9s4B6b9tvdYcXrIM9NdLcKPr1JVmKVCLQRF-9ItJzaWe5pVsCJ-aaptWOdUZg/s1388/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-11%20at%2011.07.34%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1388" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLO1DbJdKsuInyHjwAaCLEJAjamnYanmPDYUGXRQDdYps9Xp5zBKje57Vdh5Y5eU2WmDEIRHooFFM_qJ01-GIPhMaL5aU4j3NJjfl7FalrNUwjSbeus8Kz6hB_7j_gn9s4B6b9tvdYcXrIM9NdLcKPr1JVmKVCLQRF-9ItJzaWe5pVsCJ-aaptWOdUZg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-11%20at%2011.07.34%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There was about a five second pause between the first and second shot. During that time the assassin moved closer to Abe. No one is seen running to move Abe, nor to run toward the assassin. The security are all caught by surprise. </div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">Since the assassination in some kind of damage response the Metropolitan Police Department released a video showing what they are trained to do in a shooting incident meant to harm or kill a dignitary. But, it only really highlights the contrast in what they did not do. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbezxFKMXWNH3MmPmp7sBaEyqu9X8OjNhNfy_gEnwBNs_24_5zvNj9Qd_WgCz1OtvskFEMs74yBHlqy1WhNkpapIbnB06KipGognKunOM_rEioOtT8fInQJNze8IfNn9RJ8l38Yj5JlljwYLc3F0QCJLcMZMFtMURNMx5r75A0axD-vHk8a7mh3WDnw/s1386/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-11%20at%2011.16.01%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1386" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbezxFKMXWNH3MmPmp7sBaEyqu9X8OjNhNfy_gEnwBNs_24_5zvNj9Qd_WgCz1OtvskFEMs74yBHlqy1WhNkpapIbnB06KipGognKunOM_rEioOtT8fInQJNze8IfNn9RJ8l38Yj5JlljwYLc3F0QCJLcMZMFtMURNMx5r75A0axD-vHk8a7mh3WDnw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-11%20at%2011.16.01%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1392" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPj2_7YgNQ25zGu2b-wVcFt3UqUT5dG11TtqnSciX6uQ1gbQo9Vl4VExFt4CfUXUQJnd8KFb_ZnayMdpyaMlqPaCzFhsvS4cVxnWvB5Cq276HDfKJuXn_ahDe005-7D6f0jPHfrIb739f3ieFiafoK23e4o0SEgwuHfPYFDCI3Nkkjg8VbuiswG29Xww/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-11%20at%2011.20.19%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It clearly wasn't. </div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">He planned it for months. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnoEGYpBtBR-FM0SnZjYM6BXHsRuz22zUqOncN4wMrzKKAVwYPEnLfUEjtgTfGLxnpg8N1tnya4dtexTLAhkz4e8IdhjZoEJSDVU-zZP9evV-uDwbU7vbEoqtawhkM7xKT7wufKhLFKlcgj3upbF7iIiTTtNwGjZvrHGUMTDVjy78mibYSm61GkM79w/s1358/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-11%20at%206.47.49%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1358" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnoEGYpBtBR-FM0SnZjYM6BXHsRuz22zUqOncN4wMrzKKAVwYPEnLfUEjtgTfGLxnpg8N1tnya4dtexTLAhkz4e8IdhjZoEJSDVU-zZP9evV-uDwbU7vbEoqtawhkM7xKT7wufKhLFKlcgj3upbF7iIiTTtNwGjZvrHGUMTDVjy78mibYSm61GkM79w/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-11%20at%206.47.49%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The penetrating power of the pellets is seen here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X6jeQVnENHo" width="320" youtube-src-id="X6jeQVnENHo"></iframe></div><br /><p></p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-71883855460038745842022-07-09T18:24:00.071-07:002022-07-09T21:57:42.063-07:00Normal vehicular and pedestrian traffic not regulated.<p> </p><p>Neither cars nor bicycles were blocked from moving behind Abe. Here is a white vehicle moving behind Abe just a little bit after he stood on that red box. Going left to right as viewed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuQeL3g4f1jeywf-hXv-ypBxF-By5NttsHQQW8wbgr09TfUQunFGgt62WC6jcTccfC94xJCe-JKBjOJKHZ72C7vRgv-AaczrEkQsujlVrn4KwWRO7T5CWMu2olkIwj3ddMdERS8iBl_k00Oeh3Obm2kbmLtkmUYsuN9Td_1EVJmW0QeZBVjOD0E8BGw/s1802/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%209.42.08%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1802" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuQeL3g4f1jeywf-hXv-ypBxF-By5NttsHQQW8wbgr09TfUQunFGgt62WC6jcTccfC94xJCe-JKBjOJKHZ72C7vRgv-AaczrEkQsujlVrn4KwWRO7T5CWMu2olkIwj3ddMdERS8iBl_k00Oeh3Obm2kbmLtkmUYsuN9Td_1EVJmW0QeZBVjOD0E8BGw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%209.42.08%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Another vehicle goes right to left. Two lanes of traffic are allowed to move behind Abe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHlwzCzsCiPWehAEWfgu0qBKiUXI2JvGA_Qk4MmrnK-ULi0vqb_i7s_dnrgrZotTjIRUwDK3ZY6JBePh_vZF_2DFUub-kdufj_SHDtPIZkp1lRKjT_EgkZknoWk2L88n7Zp4krnmeuBw4_B-otUiWkmasGDHXEOLr58tS_dIzkM7uPPpcmXc5zhDzBQ/s1800/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%209.48.40%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1800" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHlwzCzsCiPWehAEWfgu0qBKiUXI2JvGA_Qk4MmrnK-ULi0vqb_i7s_dnrgrZotTjIRUwDK3ZY6JBePh_vZF_2DFUub-kdufj_SHDtPIZkp1lRKjT_EgkZknoWk2L88n7Zp4krnmeuBw4_B-otUiWkmasGDHXEOLr58tS_dIzkM7uPPpcmXc5zhDzBQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%209.48.40%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Traffic moved on the side and in front of Abe. This traffic cop let's this vehicle through. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMix_cwpRcZ9smdZ7txA31uQ-eZqCV0x8oQsMrS0sqZeVrPzX_Qh90QozmeG2qGhw59Buj6hfKvS4WMYe8OTRlaowtVi0u57M4zYbBACa_J1eXmP-yCREUiO3xmK1HxK62AeRpFVNAQVto2mzV3_R5MO9NUt6I_rQxStRJUDAeR0BSMC7kvMCptJNKA/s1808/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%2010.41.08%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="1808" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMix_cwpRcZ9smdZ7txA31uQ-eZqCV0x8oQsMrS0sqZeVrPzX_Qh90QozmeG2qGhw59Buj6hfKvS4WMYe8OTRlaowtVi0u57M4zYbBACa_J1eXmP-yCREUiO3xmK1HxK62AeRpFVNAQVto2mzV3_R5MO9NUt6I_rQxStRJUDAeR0BSMC7kvMCptJNKA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%2010.41.08%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And after the shooting as men tackle the gunman some fool is allowed to ride his bike behind them as though it's just a normal day in a park. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiXui_pnaZ6vOPMXK1i_NNWcca5HgR-E6dLlKtWyNQB-a8z4bAnRSHBXNCRmJLAilV8_nZg0dc1XXszjVIwyl-fN3dXJiqmOtvX9_uC6Ish_nrThPcCXYLfxFH7ptArhVVK1kH55tYFLnAxIPGx0a5Jm96avRCIIEWYrxbvML3fjJJ69Udz0ft0Eq9A/s1800/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%209.45.29%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1800" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiXui_pnaZ6vOPMXK1i_NNWcca5HgR-E6dLlKtWyNQB-a8z4bAnRSHBXNCRmJLAilV8_nZg0dc1XXszjVIwyl-fN3dXJiqmOtvX9_uC6Ish_nrThPcCXYLfxFH7ptArhVVK1kH55tYFLnAxIPGx0a5Jm96avRCIIEWYrxbvML3fjJJ69Udz0ft0Eq9A/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%209.45.29%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is absolutely insane. <p>Spot where speech was given is described as being hurriedly made. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8qVWxMYLVxg" width="320" youtube-src-id="8qVWxMYLVxg"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>In contrast he gave a speech elsewhere with much better security. I just saw that clip and I'm trying to find it again. Aha!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LG6bREahiP4" width="320" youtube-src-id="LG6bREahiP4"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I may be wrong but I think this was within a few days or earlier in the political campaign. Crowd kept back. And it looks like the traffic was regulated</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXeZf9yY4SoceYG_gV1vWIVPqoqEJOEcNignHtTPKjN7FU67G-L9uLHLAq470sdUzbxm-wuqMl-f0an3KznaJ7nleM5fPCccq5IH372TJC1UCMSSF2z13eJWy77zUPX3hka7kVWO0RByPs7N8408gac05lc-JqVFDWioH4t0I6tVLM2ccoMSVLFY6eg/s1798/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%2010.12.03%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1798" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXeZf9yY4SoceYG_gV1vWIVPqoqEJOEcNignHtTPKjN7FU67G-L9uLHLAq470sdUzbxm-wuqMl-f0an3KznaJ7nleM5fPCccq5IH372TJC1UCMSSF2z13eJWy77zUPX3hka7kVWO0RByPs7N8408gac05lc-JqVFDWioH4t0I6tVLM2ccoMSVLFY6eg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%2010.12.03%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-55481216233602206302022-07-09T18:21:00.000-07:002022-07-09T18:21:51.667-07:00Japanese TV shows how suspect got to the scene<p> </p><p>Auto translate the closed captioning to English</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Am04SUOmqc" width="320" youtube-src-id="_Am04SUOmqc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2I0S-PUIiAWoHSHU0jZSVbgRVFWDiI_PLAlIBZd9N2UYs-fboLpPg3lqaBLj2vEeZ9ESGMqU2w-WC6G3xGpjKsfPuNKH7lkWHgrVs5VsAAbTw-zsoE5WheF1adLifMAJH0OYfdglTYh-t3CIbt7eWoUwBjZKafoAEzf0e4FZBIRby9v6tkuxtscQ4g/s1800/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%206.56.20%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1800" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2I0S-PUIiAWoHSHU0jZSVbgRVFWDiI_PLAlIBZd9N2UYs-fboLpPg3lqaBLj2vEeZ9ESGMqU2w-WC6G3xGpjKsfPuNKH7lkWHgrVs5VsAAbTw-zsoE5WheF1adLifMAJH0OYfdglTYh-t3CIbt7eWoUwBjZKafoAEzf0e4FZBIRby9v6tkuxtscQ4g/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%206.56.20%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-76017465659260868972022-07-09T15:23:00.000-07:002022-07-09T15:23:12.186-07:00Abe's assassin is seen in videos before the shooting<p> Television networks in India are excellent sources of information on the shooting. The assassin was impatient as he waited for Abe. Once Abe arrived the assailant positioned himself behind Abe and shot him twice. The first shot seemed to have missed. The crowd was startled, including Abe who then turned around and was frontally shot with the second shot. There was a pause of a second or two between the shots. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4rMItOcd_ys" width="320" youtube-src-id="4rMItOcd_ys"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>Impatiently he waited for Abe.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcRu0kf4MAN9B5VsD81N9wFCnn3LRI8iUAfdWA0VYBnoyOMkupmH0naHAY89_lyQtMXxQaInV8GUnp2vW6lEVaWo8gZOfBUwV1FsBPr7D87CPmWcBpcaP6SqE99-lcCkmd_Ag3miASO7ezqXfsm_H29oDqzkW0zobmxHYBx9ZDjN2EfhrDJpjdhVqPQ/s1800/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%206.11.41%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1800" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcRu0kf4MAN9B5VsD81N9wFCnn3LRI8iUAfdWA0VYBnoyOMkupmH0naHAY89_lyQtMXxQaInV8GUnp2vW6lEVaWo8gZOfBUwV1FsBPr7D87CPmWcBpcaP6SqE99-lcCkmd_Ag3miASO7ezqXfsm_H29oDqzkW0zobmxHYBx9ZDjN2EfhrDJpjdhVqPQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%206.11.41%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p>I don't know much about Abe or the policies he supported. It's just that this cowardly attack pisses me off. </p><p>Why was such a man, twice the Prime Minister of Japan, standing on a ridiculous red box in what is really the middle of a busy intersection as if he was auditioning to be a traffic cop. It's a spot where there are a lot of commuters going to work. The attack was at about 11:30 a.m. local time, I believe. This would be similar to having a candidate shaking hand as a shift of employees arrived to go to work in a factory. </p><p>This was a major security failure, a major intelligence failure. He should have been better protected. </p><p>I think there's a hell of a lot more to this assassination than an ex-sailor who was "dissatisfied" with Abe. The assassin knew Abe's security wasn't worth shit. He knew where Abe would be. He didn't give a shit about being caught either. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tum1QQqTLz0" width="320" youtube-src-id="Tum1QQqTLz0"></iframe></div><br /><p>At about 19:20 an Indian presenter notes the total lack of any security around Abe. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WdHAecSXyC0" width="320" youtube-src-id="WdHAecSXyC0"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>At one point the assassin was hanging around a corner close to where Abe would speak from. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GDVVjOqOJogj3oqKZMoHAi3aM0z_GZciOcOmo9mnHeElCr2RXxk2dag1en67QMLa_FTtUxfTOk1bCUToHUv6bz_x4XF957-JbNtkHjNYWWpymMmTnduryI6bjHVaobvkvYtb6pidIsEYiKO-o5xVPY9nbrDhG2o7te3FYOJRzdbhSS5nhtLX_mr1Sg/s1006/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%205.55.41%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="1006" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GDVVjOqOJogj3oqKZMoHAi3aM0z_GZciOcOmo9mnHeElCr2RXxk2dag1en67QMLa_FTtUxfTOk1bCUToHUv6bz_x4XF957-JbNtkHjNYWWpymMmTnduryI6bjHVaobvkvYtb6pidIsEYiKO-o5xVPY9nbrDhG2o7te3FYOJRzdbhSS5nhtLX_mr1Sg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%205.55.41%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When Abe turned in the direction of the shot fired behind him he's fatally hit with the second shot. You can see his shirt collar move as the projectile(s) and blast hit Abe. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5ShXqcp3ErUHZRzIeLzrL1rI-akxchOFGa6R6sPBHwd58xlxPfhxpyeSiwgK0pdTnSytSBuD16jIWCY2Bhd1h7Js0zQfCpDcWLm8yw7N4tzqVRDyT1yBSLzlNy1mpl_UE2QKu35ZdCoqiWCSBSaxBMzbB9lV8uPBzd6WoBtrCHly3NzLfOtyHX8qDw/s1010/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%205.59.56%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="1010" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5ShXqcp3ErUHZRzIeLzrL1rI-akxchOFGa6R6sPBHwd58xlxPfhxpyeSiwgK0pdTnSytSBuD16jIWCY2Bhd1h7Js0zQfCpDcWLm8yw7N4tzqVRDyT1yBSLzlNy1mpl_UE2QKu35ZdCoqiWCSBSaxBMzbB9lV8uPBzd6WoBtrCHly3NzLfOtyHX8qDw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-09%20at%205.59.56%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Nothing blocked the Assassin. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjitCVhB0ypybKwITpWqMlLZvxrofIf7Y83D2RWsB6I4rTR88k-ITAhI-6vOUxAd-Z20SzGdzWxDyu-bRGglEr482k77T6Eje0sqRsebgUYtuzRNV8yE3v7jR1IkycpwVHNd-_AAYxQDR8Fp7E1z7JNGfnNZ6Nz3iC_3Ws9jB0RwNBQy8Qa6ndxKaQQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.10.36%20AM.png" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">At the sound of the shot. His assailant behind him. Shinzo was standing on a small red box. He was campaigning for liberal democratic candidate. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjd3fU_ODCLJFVk8ejCozSTztIQ14f1yItbeuluEca7P5_eSduItauSp0opnwIX467mpSxZS4c4WxeI3JsUryfcaNHb0zUTDd2hdRRe_ODwb92TJjtStFg2NQfEh3MH4fziIYlUX5bMs_1aoNa264JBgOpq1egwT-VRumbdbUiAOg4i0xA7GX_VB92w/s912/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.14.35%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="572" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjd3fU_ODCLJFVk8ejCozSTztIQ14f1yItbeuluEca7P5_eSduItauSp0opnwIX467mpSxZS4c4WxeI3JsUryfcaNHb0zUTDd2hdRRe_ODwb92TJjtStFg2NQfEh3MH4fziIYlUX5bMs_1aoNa264JBgOpq1egwT-VRumbdbUiAOg4i0xA7GX_VB92w/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.14.35%20AM.png" width="201" /></a></div><p>Gunsmoke seen on the left and crowd starts to react</p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQOvcDEx9Q0Z5bD2qYHkZ6aU4lt8kwvK1BpjY0VdGo2VFFpZjm_GggiC5GLKzu9wvbuCvElr2EwteXLxQKQOn663FZEb0qbu3-gh8YzRHQrlT9tqr9spVfrkiMuepYdgT4UTKyyE4LQr1iRJkuJCdGLfjSvr4vhc5gbPe3r31uNfo2Zh1dBBIIkfkfA/s920/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.26.35%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQOvcDEx9Q0Z5bD2qYHkZ6aU4lt8kwvK1BpjY0VdGo2VFFpZjm_GggiC5GLKzu9wvbuCvElr2EwteXLxQKQOn663FZEb0qbu3-gh8YzRHQrlT9tqr9spVfrkiMuepYdgT4UTKyyE4LQr1iRJkuJCdGLfjSvr4vhc5gbPe3r31uNfo2Zh1dBBIIkfkfA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.26.35%20AM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Cellphone pans left as more gun smoke seen</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbm6jHIBgOR09yCcIE5gl1DRJQSog3U6IyVnbCn819MxZuwuItaUlwtKrM2fayGEv6Y8bCunrPRe347bHP8M5Vwmrb0MSk0KX6RtygBSGAsZ86D6b1dd40WDYIVsZqECBo1tJ_cRlHy05aDK21brD7VEQc9TAohXgUl11cWzyAT_-SMXr1_-AyfXxFxw/s914/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.29.40%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbm6jHIBgOR09yCcIE5gl1DRJQSog3U6IyVnbCn819MxZuwuItaUlwtKrM2fayGEv6Y8bCunrPRe347bHP8M5Vwmrb0MSk0KX6RtygBSGAsZ86D6b1dd40WDYIVsZqECBo1tJ_cRlHy05aDK21brD7VEQc9TAohXgUl11cWzyAT_-SMXr1_-AyfXxFxw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.29.40%20AM.png" width="202" /></a></div><p>A view from above. Shinzo was standing on the small red box. His assailant is on the ground tackled and surrounded by security men. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWXBOAm1SnP_oCkUUpqjGi2NO6zPGVDYQYF0Gny2aUWmFKZogb4oBkhTWGJsDZMVZPBDW2EbqhnHVqP_vH1IMY_SH6dsBkEL4XblI5uMRv3VejJ4BYW9fk-4PC9GIWhOnehJvuKyx8VQDIObPuIwGHRonG05HHLow6hIxALHFgWmwcE_iM_JaHiEcCw/s916/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.34.29%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWXBOAm1SnP_oCkUUpqjGi2NO6zPGVDYQYF0Gny2aUWmFKZogb4oBkhTWGJsDZMVZPBDW2EbqhnHVqP_vH1IMY_SH6dsBkEL4XblI5uMRv3VejJ4BYW9fk-4PC9GIWhOnehJvuKyx8VQDIObPuIwGHRonG05HHLow6hIxALHFgWmwcE_iM_JaHiEcCw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.34.29%20AM.png" width="199" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3Tp8Bfg2uGHvNl3a-6tMlwdmAy5xp2PH4qU5L4mDHxfxUBNSzAHEgcsXWb8VK_ZaabvFFyLw1mRKGBgCfGt-xZlEV9cNwoK0b-gW45HTMbvXxYpHjIhAo27c9jYYdTUiclmln88BXGCpwHnCR8wVpM3SR2xNZduRjWD5NhXpsXTyQyr6HjosBp51VQ/s918/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.37.14%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3Tp8Bfg2uGHvNl3a-6tMlwdmAy5xp2PH4qU5L4mDHxfxUBNSzAHEgcsXWb8VK_ZaabvFFyLw1mRKGBgCfGt-xZlEV9cNwoK0b-gW45HTMbvXxYpHjIhAo27c9jYYdTUiclmln88BXGCpwHnCR8wVpM3SR2xNZduRjWD5NhXpsXTyQyr6HjosBp51VQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.37.14%20AM.png" width="201" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The sh</span>ooter<span style="font-family: inherit;"> is "<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 16px;">Tetsuya Yamagami, a </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 16px;">Nara resident in his 40s," according to CNN. </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 16px;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 16px;">The weapon lying in the street.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MVzP4Xy2x7r9wBT4txSL_wErYK0BVzTyJdIGIuRGeX7E87Z3rvlLip97vOcfDXuo6-sQiavenWrWM9BdZQyo_RgOn8Ri0e6PZFs_cqW-4RcppiXtScSFCWRKIdX7i6OEzEFZbh92dztJExBXiGmgbl0ASAsWQbwwYj_k0H1ytvR14M56kMkX8LaysQ/s1792/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.53.52%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1792" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MVzP4Xy2x7r9wBT4txSL_wErYK0BVzTyJdIGIuRGeX7E87Z3rvlLip97vOcfDXuo6-sQiavenWrWM9BdZQyo_RgOn8Ri0e6PZFs_cqW-4RcppiXtScSFCWRKIdX7i6OEzEFZbh92dztJExBXiGmgbl0ASAsWQbwwYj_k0H1ytvR14M56kMkX8LaysQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-08%20at%205.53.52%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PbaS5Axs_qw" width="320" youtube-src-id="PbaS5Axs_qw"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-87680489281673775372022-06-07T19:12:00.136-07:002022-06-08T06:11:33.876-07:00Well, I seem to have solved one puzzle regarding Watergate<p>So, I heard Jefferson Morley has a new book out. It's about how Nixon tried to use the CIA to kill the FBI's investigation into Watergate by threatening the CIA. For many years historians have puzzled over the story H. R. Haldremann recounted in his book that Nixon wanted the CIA's help to stop the FBI's investigation into Watergate. And Nixon warned that if the investigation continued it could open up "the whole Bay of Pigs" thing. This has long been thought of as a coded reference to the JFK assassination. The person who received this threat was Dick Helms. Morley explores this story in his new book "Scorpion's Dance: The President, The Spymaster and Watergate."</p><p>There was <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-redacted-truth-about-the-cias-redacted-role-in-watergate" target="_blank">an article in "The Daily Beast,</a>" entitled "The [Redacted] Truth About The CIA's [Redacted] Role in Watergate." The article wonders about the still unanswered questions about the burglars. Morley used a redacted document. The document shows "the agency's first statement about the burglars was false. After the arrest of five burglars in the offices of the Democratic National Convention early in the morning of June 17, 1972 the agency claimed that the men were former employees 'with whom we have had no dealings since their retirement.' But the partially declassified memo shows that the agency's Office of Security approved a request for 'utilization' of Hunt for a project whose name is redacted. The memo was written six months after Hunt's supposed retirement from the Agency and 20 months before the botched break-in."</p><p>So, I wondered if this document was from the JFK Records Collection and if so what was the RIF number. It was. And the RIF # was 104-10119-10320. So, once I had that I quickly found the unreacted copy. <a href="https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=103901#relPageId=82&search=Clandestine_Services%20Instruction" target="_blank">Here</a>. </p><p>All I wanted to do was to help Jeff get an unredacted copy. </p><p>Jeff replied on Twitter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhUILMD4JGJfOSxqN7j4zKxjf4gXpVJ4W8Lf0C4gvXyb-XWce65q8BXnAHG5IUcHdMjtp3_Bs1SZo2CrqhEnoRX2PEhhaFwMzZZ58sSxcpHyg7-uNlXIWZl1xL06J_cEualdxImH6QAcRktkbz_31-3CUkSOIjJ1IIyIF9yDZNnfEWxOF2ViDKsey-g/s639/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%206.44.48%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhUILMD4JGJfOSxqN7j4zKxjf4gXpVJ4W8Lf0C4gvXyb-XWce65q8BXnAHG5IUcHdMjtp3_Bs1SZo2CrqhEnoRX2PEhhaFwMzZZ58sSxcpHyg7-uNlXIWZl1xL06J_cEualdxImH6QAcRktkbz_31-3CUkSOIjJ1IIyIF9yDZNnfEWxOF2ViDKsey-g/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%206.44.48%20PM.png" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlPyXXH4_9zb-xBcLEqHJoa2LecW9a2MLCZ9axg0PaIzM42saTWEHteDFX8_Fr-7FSmZLtu3qeNGzfJWY2PdVZb0GHEy2L_rDbmQTlxBMqoypkjz52O2AKKH2mkuCYlCAX-RIa4cAeD0FPxKkYvnycx4Ae9BY1x9GQ16-pnbJIXWBdSe_Vbsw5bmEDQ/s602/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%206.52.29%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="602" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlPyXXH4_9zb-xBcLEqHJoa2LecW9a2MLCZ9axg0PaIzM42saTWEHteDFX8_Fr-7FSmZLtu3qeNGzfJWY2PdVZb0GHEy2L_rDbmQTlxBMqoypkjz52O2AKKH2mkuCYlCAX-RIa4cAeD0FPxKkYvnycx4Ae9BY1x9GQ16-pnbJIXWBdSe_Vbsw5bmEDQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%206.52.29%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7YTm8RCo77wlg2PHbQdlqaiBATfoQvnEPJq0IAsIEPSvxFs38wQdY7YAwcb1ibPN4nPgGMr6W_dXm1d3YNb4zfk6bHZBze_liVejrKQ4aWe28Pmo78iUPmCeVvsf8X72cx5AEiNapNEtvdE6yasqp1IGp7aKtdDyG7aluxKO9hgkk2GlBmCrKJ54nw/s606/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%206.55.01%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="606" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7YTm8RCo77wlg2PHbQdlqaiBATfoQvnEPJq0IAsIEPSvxFs38wQdY7YAwcb1ibPN4nPgGMr6W_dXm1d3YNb4zfk6bHZBze_liVejrKQ4aWe28Pmo78iUPmCeVvsf8X72cx5AEiNapNEtvdE6yasqp1IGp7aKtdDyG7aluxKO9hgkk2GlBmCrKJ54nw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%206.55.01%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1pXjRPNPURDAnSeR0ADbDO0gjN7VC7qFUOul4JVM3HtX2X8uK9Iq-BiyvSmmqKDCk3uTciuD5Kld8dM1NppF5Yr62dcaZb1ABczZ0AtP1t8f_tlv6IbosVUbp9iKO4qC_SYvnFYajqEfIjzXJYUX8tJNo5OY8mnbBc4K1lcFKhdi6Ji1btEWlpdicA/s600/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%206.56.03%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="600" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1pXjRPNPURDAnSeR0ADbDO0gjN7VC7qFUOul4JVM3HtX2X8uK9Iq-BiyvSmmqKDCk3uTciuD5Kld8dM1NppF5Yr62dcaZb1ABczZ0AtP1t8f_tlv6IbosVUbp9iKO4qC_SYvnFYajqEfIjzXJYUX8tJNo5OY8mnbBc4K1lcFKhdi6Ji1btEWlpdicA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%206.56.03%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, it seems I helped rewrite a bit of Watergate history. We can now establish that, yes, E. Howard Hunt was a CIA asset while working in the Nixon administration. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On October 27, 1970 Victor R White, the Deputy Director of Security, Investigations and Operational Support, gave covert security approval to Mr. Martin Lukoskie to use E. Howard Hunt for utilization under Project QKENCHANT. This was in response to a request made on June 3, 1970. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Morley's article then goes on to talk about a redacted memo that The Mullen Company, a Washington, D.C. public relations firm "was utilized by the agency for commercial cover purposes." Morley was probably using <a href="https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=104139#relPageId=1&search=Mullen_Company%20utilized%20by%20the%20Agency%20for%20commercial%20purposes" target="_blank">The Security File on Frank Sturgis</a>. <a href="https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=33960#relPageId=1&search=Robert_Foster%20Bennet,%20son%20of%20U.S.%20senator%20Wallace%20Bennett%20of%20Utah">RIF #104-10256-10268</a> has a lot of the information that is redacted in the Sturgis security file. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=104139#relPageId=57&search=Mullen_Company%20utilized%20by%20the%20Agency%20for%20commercial%20purposes" target="_blank">On p. 57 of the Sturgis security file it states</a>, "In July 1971 Hunt informed the agency he had been assigned to the White House staff but continued to devote part of his time to the Mullen company." Then there are about 4 lines redacted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">RIF #<a href="https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=33962#relPageId=1" target="_blank">104-10256-10273</a> has the same paragraph with less redaction. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_sQ1OCztftWEmZ_ncR3AbDT51xOGZ0BmT8ic-L1_snzpnOH8nvlgXMjH8TfFVB5bDI-0YqGRvbFzs0MadKqcMRD8SuuIVkTILErxcryaZQytGAkREaDHlC9s2ZdLzri63JDsC6u0dhluCDQIKy8TmKDSZAv9ILSxETZY9SwOnJQtw-Ysj4BfMdLdOw/s539/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%208.06.56%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="539" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_sQ1OCztftWEmZ_ncR3AbDT51xOGZ0BmT8ic-L1_snzpnOH8nvlgXMjH8TfFVB5bDI-0YqGRvbFzs0MadKqcMRD8SuuIVkTILErxcryaZQytGAkREaDHlC9s2ZdLzri63JDsC6u0dhluCDQIKy8TmKDSZAv9ILSxETZY9SwOnJQtw-Ysj4BfMdLdOw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%208.06.56%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Morley writes that the security file on Frank Sturgis explained the CIA connections of Robert Bennett but censored the details. <a href="https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=104139#relPageId=33&search=Mullen_Company%20utilized%20by%20the%20Agency%20for%20commercial%20purposes" target="_blank">Yes, on p. 33</a>. But p. 9 of RIF # 104-10256-10268 has the same info on Bennett without the redaction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0pqAapMT4MmfsklUqrcqk1lk-uZeY_AaAZS_Zu5Y-QTfWeSWdLx6GUtFYQW5b8lygmTStCdz6XKUYNzbUcoPOCUpTf-7Ach-uP2EkzjHaR8xiEEV3WWzvqqHWXRBWYOXvWuAB57C5VciIYBLrxlavcmsEBR-fiB-fXjVezbREeBPx7AMktTZP2dTsw/s465/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%209.13.00%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="465" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0pqAapMT4MmfsklUqrcqk1lk-uZeY_AaAZS_Zu5Y-QTfWeSWdLx6GUtFYQW5b8lygmTStCdz6XKUYNzbUcoPOCUpTf-7Ach-uP2EkzjHaR8xiEEV3WWzvqqHWXRBWYOXvWuAB57C5VciIYBLrxlavcmsEBR-fiB-fXjVezbREeBPx7AMktTZP2dTsw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%209.13.00%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div>Morley moves on to a redacted FBI memo from May 1973. This is RIF # <a href="https://www.maryferrell.org/search.html?q=124-90028-10019&index=mffnara&term=recno" target="_blank">124-90028-10019</a>. Morley notes that this redacted document conceals Hunt's role in the breaking into the offices of the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg. I found two copies of this document. <a href="https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=124469#relPageId=1" target="_blank">This one from the FBI's HSCA subject files on E Howard Hunt is 2 pages.</a> Page 1 is the Record Identification form ( RIF ) page, and page 2 is the actual FBI document. And as you can see most of the 3rd paragraph is redacted.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdxQlkFgxdpmih5HQYVS9cgmU0P-5YHlQE74CsHBfZuzOR7nSEfGvDtCvV2lp21d6KAS_zaIOwGP0SLv_J5bz46a56nwOmr2yRcLSNxmHWBCzN8TzS1TfH4FNGfhZSNiyaK7CPWSSZFul3COhk1l2bBLs_r-x01oGLqIF80XU6OlR9A_BFzU1A_R-RA/s1214/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-08%20at%206.13.10%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="954" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdxQlkFgxdpmih5HQYVS9cgmU0P-5YHlQE74CsHBfZuzOR7nSEfGvDtCvV2lp21d6KAS_zaIOwGP0SLv_J5bz46a56nwOmr2yRcLSNxmHWBCzN8TzS1TfH4FNGfhZSNiyaK7CPWSSZFul3COhk1l2bBLs_r-x01oGLqIF80XU6OlR9A_BFzU1A_R-RA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-08%20at%206.13.10%20AM.png" width="251" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=76216" target="_blank">There is another that is 4 pages long. </a> This one has all of the 3rd paragraph on page one redacted. Now we know this is really a 3 page FBI document and not a 1 page FBI document. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQu8BeeDCicQZvm2TzEbrwtAFB8bhhKPbLn130k7ceXsRHnUjMHTp_LwDMvA7csDP5nnnf_wKne3kHqCA6z8UA9MlWnOvpUJ9kU3WuaPjcapBypiP-2SagQrLGPxDs6zKorZGLQA0n_cKV2W-imzf_v1N9sGrC2N7pCN5ezBW3rtb4gnea2_0HVux9Q/s1150/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-08%20at%206.18.04%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="886" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQu8BeeDCicQZvm2TzEbrwtAFB8bhhKPbLn130k7ceXsRHnUjMHTp_LwDMvA7csDP5nnnf_wKne3kHqCA6z8UA9MlWnOvpUJ9kU3WuaPjcapBypiP-2SagQrLGPxDs6zKorZGLQA0n_cKV2W-imzf_v1N9sGrC2N7pCN5ezBW3rtb4gnea2_0HVux9Q/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-08%20at%206.18.04%20AM.png" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQd-ScNq6gF1zVZP6jMRhr3r5l5Fd-Bde0Y5XDVZXuISqoFOws-s6ld-y4wi8C8eAMwR1gagaDEnr5hw8TzF3Lc3E-trLk4K1MQOTBtmrbP98uvduwXI2JskXnkao13TTH-mhyT3hJ8TjWsQMhPs20QfLu28In3KPApXycqZpb234KT3QNkHpKQwILQ/s1144/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-08%20at%206.20.42%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="884" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQd-ScNq6gF1zVZP6jMRhr3r5l5Fd-Bde0Y5XDVZXuISqoFOws-s6ld-y4wi8C8eAMwR1gagaDEnr5hw8TzF3Lc3E-trLk4K1MQOTBtmrbP98uvduwXI2JskXnkao13TTH-mhyT3hJ8TjWsQMhPs20QfLu28In3KPApXycqZpb234KT3QNkHpKQwILQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-08%20at%206.20.42%20AM.png" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfzmtwvxitXKH9pyObTXcI0nCkPK63sHFNaXDkH9IypbRhzScWUJYCUvVVqlKK0atW0_zx5GIWFYvrdf83k-x8W91a4wsc1Au3GsoX9zNXN577KHxUBzdbOUzfLllBGBZJLSLF333wA1Q7PfnRlTxA-NFNkuD1j2LQVgKANiUtBDQrONi9RgoRuqHpA/s1144/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-08%20at%206.24.10%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="886" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfzmtwvxitXKH9pyObTXcI0nCkPK63sHFNaXDkH9IypbRhzScWUJYCUvVVqlKK0atW0_zx5GIWFYvrdf83k-x8W91a4wsc1Au3GsoX9zNXN577KHxUBzdbOUzfLllBGBZJLSLF333wA1Q7PfnRlTxA-NFNkuD1j2LQVgKANiUtBDQrONi9RgoRuqHpA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-08%20at%206.24.10%20AM.png" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Now do you see why it's worth checking to see if there are multiple copies of a document? <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>Then Morley returns to the Frank Sturgis security file noting "Twelve lines about an undercover operations officer who knew both McCord and Hunt are still withheld from public view.</div><div><br /></div><div>Umm, no they're not. RIF #104-10256-10268 p. 5 has this:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoRk7YEEo1v9rh5A343pWx6Qrb8JpsjVV6djqA9VGp0XAB0wVZFGU9oKNZdXd2AEAeH-R8qiviPfqylVjabT5vV75IsYLK6f4biwW5hmUE-8aR0Nq2nmwj6wS7yV3zR7jzy_-MtfutD-HG465hAq3mHbpAE_ED1-0mFZAypbEWwkzCTs5AtfGt7hRNA/s491/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%209.52.15%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="404" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoRk7YEEo1v9rh5A343pWx6Qrb8JpsjVV6djqA9VGp0XAB0wVZFGU9oKNZdXd2AEAeH-R8qiviPfqylVjabT5vV75IsYLK6f4biwW5hmUE-8aR0Nq2nmwj6wS7yV3zR7jzy_-MtfutD-HG465hAq3mHbpAE_ED1-0mFZAypbEWwkzCTs5AtfGt7hRNA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-07%20at%209.52.15%20PM.png" width="263" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There are three versions of <a href="https://www.maryferrell.org/search.html?q=104-10256-10268&index=mffnara&term=recno" target="_blank">RIF #104-10256-10268</a>, unfortunately all are redacted the same as to page we're interested in. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, now you know the individual who knew both McCord and Hunt began working for the CIA in mid-1952. At the time this document was written the individual in question was at the GS-14 level. He was an Operations Officer assigned to the Western Hemisphere division for the Deputy Director for Plans. He developed an acquaintance with McCord in the Fall of 1971 when McCord was teaching an industrial security course. The individual in question was also interested in a young Chilean protege by the name of Juan Rigoberto RUIZ Villegas. The individual in question got Juan Rigoberto RUIZ Villegas a job at McCord Associates, and Juan Rigoberto RUIZ Villegas lived at the individual in question's home and drive his vehicle. Further reading of 104-10256-10268 reveals that the individual in question hired Juan Rigoberto RUIZ Villegas as a covert asset, and continued to use him from June of 1969 to June of 1971. Juan Rigoberto RUIZ Villegas lived at the individual in question's home from 19 Aug 1971 to 21 April 1972. Our man in question also got Juan Rigoberto RUIZ Villegas a job with Mr. Glen Sedam, head of the D.C. Committee to Re-Elect Richard Nixon. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, with these facts you can search for who the individual in question might be. A quick check on Google reveals that the name the CIA is trying to hide is Donald R. Heath. And when one puts Donald Heath into an advance search on the Mary Ferrel Foundation website one finds:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CKtLq0RlyC7i_BBq6aDLtoIEavnGb4QfV5EpaJmDEwAxAMlM355wva_TtImPkLhobxq4KYOTJDeWtGETSomxshl-kA7lAwRKGzMO4b9k_apfKWRPlY02pyhv89rv2NBpstpWRzRRgEcexHjyJ_7-n8AFdV9zpDtE4VrBhcxjqiN5fprPqnR9iYILyw/s1102/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-08%20at%208.40.34%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1062" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CKtLq0RlyC7i_BBq6aDLtoIEavnGb4QfV5EpaJmDEwAxAMlM355wva_TtImPkLhobxq4KYOTJDeWtGETSomxshl-kA7lAwRKGzMO4b9k_apfKWRPlY02pyhv89rv2NBpstpWRzRRgEcexHjyJ_7-n8AFdV9zpDtE4VrBhcxjqiN5fprPqnR9iYILyw/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-08%20at%208.40.34%20AM.png" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div>Okay that's in the FBI documents relating to Watergate - <span style="font-family: georgia, serif; letter-spacing: 0.02em;"><a href="https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=217633#relPageId=83&search=Donald_Heath" target="_blank">Watergate FBI 139-4089 Section 7 Serials 635 - 676. </a></span></div><div><br /></div>I'm not trying to be snarky or pretend I'm better than Jefferson Morley. But, should he write another book I hope he will ask me to try and find unredacted copies of documents he is interesting in. I'll sign or obey a NDA. I only want to help. It is often the case that there is another copy of a document that is either totally unredacted or it is redacted differently and if you put multiple copies of a document together you can get the whole document. <br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749397266197810916.post-88572873872009144192021-12-17T14:27:00.000-08:002021-12-17T14:27:37.181-08:00God Damn James O'Keefe is a Scumbag<p><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system-font, serif; font-size: 23.5pt;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">How Ashley Biden’s Diary Made Its Way to Project Veritas</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system-font, serif; font-size: 17.5pt;">New details shed light on the federal investigation into the conservative group’s acquisition last year of a journal kept by the president’s daughter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system-font, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Dec. 16, 2021</span><span style="color: #1b1b1b;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoNZyrrpC1u7gcZwTywKMdzxzC1cFYOaXkQa0dohnzLEJcYmR8r9vJc7EOKEqqWicIwDe2Quy1ncmbgu09HFfkNCOz3Iq6FkVx-aL-yMXZ--ThzfnFEJfiY--vlwdzwxHRyne8BZuEZ2lrWD2bkzM84j4o8U6QaYxJ1aFGUcYyB1cCMn5235obmHqDPQ=s603" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="603" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoNZyrrpC1u7gcZwTywKMdzxzC1cFYOaXkQa0dohnzLEJcYmR8r9vJc7EOKEqqWicIwDe2Quy1ncmbgu09HFfkNCOz3Iq6FkVx-aL-yMXZ--ThzfnFEJfiY--vlwdzwxHRyne8BZuEZ2lrWD2bkzM84j4o8U6QaYxJ1aFGUcYyB1cCMn5235obmHqDPQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-family: -apple-system-font, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">James O’Keefe, founder of Project Veritas, in 2020. In its own court filing, Project Veritas has acknowledged acquiring the diary from two people it identified as “A.H.” and “R.K.,” but said it was told they had acquired the diary lawfully.Samuel Corum/Getty Images<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In the final two months of the 2020 campaign, President Donald J. Trump, his grip on power slipping because of his handling of the pandemic, desperately tried to change the narrative by attacking the business dealings of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s son Hunter, invoking his name publicly over 100 times.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">At the same time, another effort was underway in secret to try to expose the contents of a diary kept the previous year by Mr. Biden’s daughter, Ashley Biden, as she underwent treatment for addiction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Now, more than a year later, the Justice Department is deep into an investigation of how the diary found its way into the hands of supporters of Mr. Trump at the height of the campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Federal prosecutors and F.B.I. agents are investigating whether there was a criminal conspiracy among a handful of individuals to steal and publish the diary. Those being scrutinized include current and former operatives for the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/us/politics/project-veritas-journalism-political-spying.html"><span style="color: #416ed2; text-decoration: none;">conservative group Project Veritas</span></a>; a donor Mr. Trump appointed to a political position in the final days of his administration; a man who once pleaded guilty in a money laundering scheme; and a financially struggling mother of two, according to people familiar with federal grand jury subpoenas and a search warrant who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Extensive interviews with people involved in or briefed on the investigation and a review of court filings, police records and other material help flesh out elements of a tale that is testing the line between investigative journalism and political dirty tricks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The investigation has focused new attention on how Mr. Trump or his allies sought to use the troubles of Mr. Biden’s two surviving children to undercut him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The inquiry has also intensified the scrutiny of Project Veritas. Its founder, James O’Keefe, was pulled from his apartment in his underwear and handcuffed during <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/06/us/politics/james-okeefe-project-veritas-ashley-biden.html"><span style="color: #416ed2; text-decoration: none;">a dawn raid last month</span></a> by the F.B.I., two days after a pair of his former employees had their homes raided.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The group — which purchased the diary but ultimately did not publish it and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/us/politics/project-veritas-ashley-biden-diary.html"><span style="color: #416ed2; text-decoration: none;">denies any wrongdoing</span></a> — has assailed the investigation. And it has been making a case in court and to Congress that, despite its use of undercover stings and other <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/us/politics/mcmaster-fbi-trump-project-veritas.html"><span style="color: #416ed2; text-decoration: none;">deceptive tactics</span></a>, it is practicing a form of journalism that deserves the same legal and constitutional protections afforded news organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Asked a list of specific questions related to the investigation, a lawyer for Project Veritas, Paul A. Calli, responded with a statement from Mr. O’Keefe criticizing The New York Times.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Ms. Biden, declined to comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The episode has its roots in the spring of 2020, as Ms. Biden’s father was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Ms. Biden, who has kept a low profile throughout her father’s vice presidency and presidency, had left a job the year before working for a criminal justice group in Delaware.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She was living in Delray Beach, Fla., a small city between Miami and West Palm Beach, with a friend who had rented a two-bedroom house lined with palm trees with a large swimming pool and wraparound driveway, according to people familiar with the events. Ms. Biden, who had little public role in her father’s campaign, had earlier been in rehab in Florida in 2019, and the friend’s house provided a haven where she could avoid the media and the glare of the campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">But in June, with the campaign ramping up, she headed to the Philadelphia area, planning to return to the Delray home in the fall before the lease expired in November. She decided to leave some of her belongings behind, including a duffel bag and another bag, people familiar with the events said.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Weeks after Ms. Biden headed to the Northeast, the friend who had been hosting Ms. Biden in the house allowed an ex-girlfriend named Aimee Harris and her two children to move in. Ms. Harris was in a contentious custody dispute and was struggling financially, according to Palm Beach County court records. At one point in February 2020, she had faced eviction while living at a rental property in nearby Jupiter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Shortly after moving into the Delray home, Ms. Harris — whose social media postings and conversations with friends suggested that she was a fan of Mr. Trump — learned that Ms. Biden had stayed there previously and that some of her things were still there, according to two people familiar with the matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 17pt;">September 2020: Project Veritas Obtains the Diary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 17pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Exactly what happened next remains the subject of the federal investigation. But by September, the diary had been acquired from Ms. Harris and a friend by Project Veritas, whose operations against liberal groups and traditional news organizations had helped make it <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/us/politics/james-okeefe-project-veritas-trump.html"><span style="color: #416ed2; text-decoration: none;">a favorite of Mr. Trump</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In a court filing, Project Veritas told a federal judge that around Sept. 3, 2020, someone the group described as “a tipster” called Project Veritas and left a voice message. The caller said “a new occupant moved into a place where Ashley Biden had previously been staying and found Ms. Biden’s diary and other personal items.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The “diary is pretty crazy,” the tipster said on the voice mail, according to a Project Veritas court filing. “I think it’s worth taking a look at.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In a statement after the investigation became public, Mr. O’Keefe said: “Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner.” The lawyer who took Ms. Biden’s belongings to the police in Florida described them as “crap” and that he was “fine” with officers throwing the bags away. Cooper Neill for The New York Times<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In a recent letter to Congress, a lawyer for Project Veritas said it had been told the items had been abandoned in a room where Ms. Biden had stayed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Sign Up for On Politics </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">A guide to the political news cycle, cutting through the spin and delivering clarity from the chaos.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Project Veritas has acknowledged buying the diary, through an unnamed proxy, from two people it identified in court filing as “A.H.” and “R.K.,” but said it was told they had acquired the diary lawfully.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">People involved in the case have identified “A.H.” as Ms. Harris and “R.K.” as Robert Kurlander. Mr. Kurlander, a self-described venture capitalist, is a longtime friend and former housemate of Ms. Harris. In October 2020, days before the election, Mr. Kurlander <a href="https://twitter.com/BobKurlander/status/1318309605051650048?s=20" target="_blank"><span style="color: #416ed2; text-decoration: none;">said on Twitter</span></a>: “Where are Biden’s two kids?” adding, “Ashley and Hunter are disasters. Reflection of the parents.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In 1994, Mr. Kurlander pleaded guilty in federal court in Florida to a conspiracy count in a drug-related money laundering scheme that also led to a guilty plea from David Witter, the grandson of the founder of the investment firm Dean Witter. Mr. Kurlander was sentenced to 40 months in prison.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Ms. Harris “is fully cooperating with the investigation and will remain responsive to the government’s requests for evidence and for her version of events,” her lawyer, Guy Fronstin, said in an email. “When the facts emerge it will be clear that my client has information relative to the investigation but no culpability.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Outside his house last month near a golf course in Jupiter, Fla., Mr. Kurlander declined to comment, but a woman with him acknowledged they had been dealing with the matter and wanted to avoid public attention. She provided the name of their lawyer, who declined to comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 17pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 17pt;">A Possible Link to Trump Supporters<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Mr. Kurlander also provides a potential link to the possible role of a number of Trump supporters. Among those whose conduct is being scrutinized in the investigation is a woman with ties to Mr. Trump, Elizabeth Fago, a Florida businesswoman and Trump donor who was nominated by Mr. Trump in December 2020 to the National Cancer Advisory Board.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Ms. Fago appears to know Mr. Kurlander. A picture on social media shows them dining together in July 2020. Investigators are also looking at the role of Ms. Fago’s daughter, Stephanie Walczak.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Ms. Fago visited the Trump White House at least twice. Her son, Joey Fago — a real estate agent who this year <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2021/04/01/trump-jr-buys-south-florida-home.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #416ed2; text-decoration: none;">worked with Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberley Guilfoyle</span></a> on their purchase of a $9.7 million Florida mansion — posted a video of him and his mother at the White House on election night in 2020 and at a Christmas party the next month, where they can be seen in the West Wing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Elizabeth Fago in 2018. Ms. Fago, a donor to former President Donald J. Trump who visited the White House at least twice, is among a number of individuals being scrutinized by federal investigators, according to people familiar with the matter. Nick Mele/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">She and her son also met Mr. Trump on the tarmac of the West Palm Beach airport in 2019 and another picture shows the two together. In 2016, she <a href="http://politicalpartytime.org/party/42306/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #416ed2; text-decoration: none;">co-hosted a fund-raiser</span></a> for Mr. Trump at his club at Mar-a-Lago.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">That year Ms. Fago gave $15,400 to pro-Trump fund-raising committees and an additional $7,600 to the Republican National Committee after Mr. Trump won the party’s nomination. In October 2020, she gave $500 to pro-Trump committees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">It remains unclear how Ms. Harris and Mr. Kurlander made contact with Project Veritas and what role others might have played in facilitating the transaction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Ms. Fago did not respond to requests for comment. Ms. Walczak declined to comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Spokesmen for the F.B.I. and Justice Department declined to comment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 17pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 17pt;">Using the Diary as Leverage<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Less than a month before Election Day, in an Oct. 12, 2020, email that Project Veritas included in a court filing, Mr. O’Keefe told his team that he had made the decision not to publish a story about the diary, adding: “We have no doubt the document is real” but that reactions to its publication would be “characterized as a cheap shot.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">But Project Veritas was still trying to use the diary as leverage. On Oct. 16, 2020, Project Veritas wrote to Mr. Biden and his campaign that it had obtained a diary Ms. Biden had “abandoned” and wanted to question Mr. Biden on camera about its contents that referred specifically to him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Should we not hear from you by Tuesday, October 20, 2020, we will have no choice but to act unilaterally and reserve the right to disclose that you refused our offer to provide answers to the questions raised by your daughter,” Project Veritas’ chief legal officer, Jered T. Ede, wrote.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In response, Ms. Biden’s lawyers accused Project Veritas of threatening them as part of “extortionate effort to secure an interview” with Mr. Biden in the campaign’s closing days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Ms. Biden’s lawyers refused to acknowledge whether the diary belonged to Ms. Biden but told Mr. Ede that Project Veritas should treat it as stolen property — the lawyers suggested that “serious crimes” might have been committed — and that any suggestion that the diary was abandoned was “ludicrous.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Ultimately, one of Ms. Biden’s lawyers, Roberta Kaplan, told Mr. Ede: “This is insane; we should send to SDNY.” Shortly thereafter Ms. Biden’s lawyers alerted prosecutors at the United States Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, which is now overseeing the case.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">In the midst of this exchange, a conservative website, National File, published excerpts from the diary on Oct. 24, 2020, and the full diary two days later, though it got little attention. The site said it had obtained the diary from someone at another organization that was unwilling to publish it in the campaign’s final days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Mr. O’Keefe’s lawyers said in a court filing last month that Project Veritas arranged for Ms. Biden’s items to be delivered in early November to the police in Florida, not far from the house where she had left them. As the investigation came to light last month, Mr. O’Keefe said in a statement that “Project Veritas gave the diary to law enforcement to ensure it could be returned to its rightful owner.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Adam Leo Bantner II, a Florida lawyer, delivered bags belonging to Ashley Biden to the police in Delray Beach the day after her father was declared the victor in the 2020 presidential election. Mr. Bantner’s interaction with an officer was recorded on a body camera.Delray Beach Police Department<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">But a Delray Beach Police Department report and an officer’s body camera video footage tell a somewhat different story. On the morning of Sunday, Nov. 8 — 24 hours after Mr. Biden <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/us/politics/biden-election.html"><span style="color: #416ed2; text-decoration: none;">had been declared the winner</span></a> of the election — a lawyer named Adam Leo Bantner II arrived at the police station with a blue duffel bag and another bag, according to the police report and the footage. Mr. Bantner declined to reveal the identity of his client to the police.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Project Veritas has said in court filings that it was assured by the people who sold Ms. Biden’s items to the group that they were abandoned rather than stolen. But the police report said that Mr. Bantner’s client had told him that the property was “possibly stolen” and “he got it from an unknown person at a hotel.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The video footage, which appears to be a partial account of the encounter, records Mr. Bantner describing the bags as “crap.” The officer can be heard telling Mr. Bantner that he is going to throw the bags in the garbage because the officer did not have any “information” or “proof of evidence”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">“Like I said, I’m fine with it,” Mr. Bantner replied.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">But the police did examine the contents of the bag and quickly determined that they belonged to Ms. Biden. The report said the police contacted both the Secret Service and the F.B.I., which later collected the items.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Patricia Mazzei William K. Rashbaum Kitty Bennett Matthew Cullen and Kirsten Noyes contributed reporting.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Joseph Backeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06441462404001254201noreply@blogger.com0