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By


Pin o Lo Por t o









Th e or igin a l t it le:
La lt r a fa ccia dellAmer ica
Un a s t or ia ver a
ISBN 88-87936-57-9

Tr a n s la t ed by:
J oh n Addock
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Pa r t on e

St a t emen t
I wou ld like t o s t a r t t h is book wit h a s t a t emen t .
My life h a s been in flu en ced a n d con dit ion ed in a mor e or les s dir ect
ma n n er by on e r ea lit y: t h e Amer ica n on e.
My s t r on g t ies , bot h per s on a l a s well bu s in es s , for a lmos t fift y yea r s
wit h t h e Amer ica n s , a llow me t o s pea k of t h em wit h kn owledge, wit h ou t
t h e fea r of bein g a ccu s ed of s u per ficia lit y.
I h a ve con demn ed in t h e pa s t a n d I s t ill do t oda y ma n y of t h eir
beh a viou r s a n d h a bit s , wit h ou t compr omis e, bu t I do n ot believe t h a t a ll
t h a t is Amer ica n s h ou ld be r eject ed immedia t ely. I h a ve lea r n ed a lot fr om
t h em a n d I a m ver y gr a t efu l. Th r ou gh my wor kin g exper ien ce a n d my
per s on a l r ela t ion s h ip wit h t h e Amer ica n people a s well t h eir in s t it u t ion s , I
h a ve a lwa ys n ot iced t h e in coh er en ce a n d s omet ime t h e h ypocr is y of t h eir
for eign policy, wh ich is s omet imes t h e ma in ca u s e of n ega t ive even t s in t h e
r es t of t h e wor ld. Th eir depen den ce fr om oil h a s a ma jor n ega t ive impa ct
on t h eir a ppr oa ch t o democr a cy.
Th e s ea r ch for s a fe h ea ven s in ot h er cou n t r ies for t h e Amer ica n
in du s t r ies is on e of t h e ma jor ca u s es of t h eir viola t ion s of t h e mos t
elemen t a r y h u ma n r igh t s . Th eir qu es t for low cos t la bou r h a s a ma jor
n ega t ive impa ct on t h e h a bit s a n d cu s t om of t h e loca l people.
Th e h u milia t ion s u ffer ed by t h es e people cou ld s omet imes ca u s e a n ger ,
wh ich in t u r n s is exploit ed by loca l cr imin a l or ga n iza t ion s . Th a t is t h e
begin n in g of a loop t h a t en ds u p in t er r or a t t a cks . Th e per s on a l dign it y
a n d fr eedom, for ma n y people, is fa r mor e impor t a n t t h a n life it s elf. Rea l
s t r en gt h is n ot ph ys ica l bu t comes fr om a s t r on g det er min a t ion a s Ga n dh i
s a id.
Th e s a d pa r t is t h a t if a ll t h es e viola t ion s h a d n ot been br ou gh t t o t h e
ligh t by va r iou s NGO (Non Gover n men t a l Or ga n iza t ion s ), ma n y wor ker s
wou ld s t ill be u s ed a n d a bu s ed in t h eir n a t u r a l r igh t s . On t h e ot h er h a n d
h ow ma n y Amer ica n people (mos t of t h em bla cks ) s t ill a r e n ot en t it led t o
t h e s a me r igh t s , es pecia lly wh en it con cer n s t h e lega l r igh t s ?
In t h is book I will wr it e a bou t r ea l fa ct s a n d even t s , a n d n ot my
in t er pr et a t ion of t h em. You will be t h e fin a l ju dge.
Ha vin g lived in t h e Un it ed St a t es for over t h ir t een yea r s , I wa s a ble t o
get a fir s t h a n d look of ever yda y lifes even t s t h a t don t get t h e media
a t t en t ion , bu t a r e ver y impor t a n t t o u n der s t a n d t h e pr oblems wh ich
t r ou ble ma n y Amer ica n s , wit h r eper cu s s ion s in ot h er pa r t s of t h e wor ld.
To s ee old people bu y dog or ca t food, s imply beca u s e t h ey ca n t a ffor d
a n yt h in g els e, ca n n ot n ot lea ve me in differ en t .
To s ee ma n y ch ildr en u s ed a s mea n s t o obt a in a dva n t a geou s divor ces ,
ca n n ot lea ve me in differ en t .
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To s ee people en d u p in ja il s imply beca u s e t h ey wer e bor n wit h t h e
wr on g color of s kin , it on ly ca u s es in dign a t ion .
An d yet I ca n n ot r ema in in differ en t t o t h e fa ct t h a t over t h r ee t h ou s a n d
s even h u n dr ed h u ma n bein gs a r e gu es t s of t h e gover n men t s la u gh t er -
h ou s es , wa it in g t o be s la u gh t er ed.
Min e is n ot a vin dict ive a ppr oa ch a ga in s t USA, bu t I on ly wis h t o let
ot h er people s ee t h e ot h er s ide of t h e officia l coin depict ed by t h e media
or des cr ibed by t h e s o-ca lled exper t s . Th e exper t s a r e n ot h in g bu t
ch a r la t a n s or qu a ck a t t h e complet e s er vice of t h e power , a n d t h eir job is
t o por t r a y fa ct s a n d even t s a s cr edible, even t h ou gh h a ve lit t le or n ot h in g
t r u s t wor t h in es s .
I a m n ot a n t i Amer ica n , I a m s imply a well in for med per s on .
You a r e a lwa ys a ccu s ed of bein g a n t i s omeon e or s omet h in g wh en
you t ell t h e t r u t h , or wh en you h a ve gu t s en ou gh t o r is e a ga in s t t h e
impos ed t h ou gh t .
Th e t elevis ion does n ot s h ow t h e r ea l pict u r e, bu t ma kes r ea l wh a t ever
it s h ows .






























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Th a n ks t o my h u mble or igin s a n d t o t h e t ea ch in gs of my
pa r en t s I h a ve been a ble t o over come ma n y difficu lt ies in my
life.

Wh en I los t ever yt h in g I h a ve dis cover ed t h e r ea l va lu e of life.



































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Tr ipoli: 1933-1942

My fa t h er , a t t h e a ge of n in e, h a d t o qu it s ch ool, wh ile a t t en din g t h e
t h ir d gr a de, t o s t a r t wor kin g. Aft er h is fa t h er s dea t h h e h a d t o s u ppor t h is
mot h er a n d t wo you n ger br ot h er s . He s t a r t ed wor kin g in t h e con s t r u ct ion
field by pilin g u p br icks , a n d a s h e wa s gr owin g older , h e wa s a s s ign ed
mu ch h ea vier jobs . At t h a t t ime, in fa ct , in 1912, it wa s n ot illega l t o h ir e
min or s . My fa t h er a ls o wor ked in a s u lfu r min e.
In 1926, a t t h e a ge of t wen t y-t h r ee, h e wen t t o wor k in Libya a s br ick-
la yer .
In 1932 wen t ba ck t o Sicily for a s h or t per iod, a n d t h er e h e met my
mot h er .
It wa s love a t fir s t s igh t a n d, a ft er on ly for t y da ys of en ga gemen t , t h ey
decided t o get ma r r ied, a n d moved t o Libya : a t t h a t t ime Libya wa s s t ill ou r
Colon y.
Th eir ma r r ia ge, bes ides t h e in it ia l difficu lt ies for bein g in a complet ely
n ew a n d differ en t en vir on men t , h a s been h a ppy. I don t r emember of
h a vin g a s s is t ed a t a n y dis cu s s ion or a r gu men t bet ween my pa r en t s .
Aft er few yea r s of h a r d wor k, my fa t h er s t a r t ed h is own con s t r u ct ion
compa n y.
I wa s bor n a yea r a ft er my pa r en t s ma r r ia ge, in Libya .
We lived in a s ma ll t own , a bou t s ixt y miles fr om Tr ipoli, on e of t h e
ca pit a l of Libya .
Th e lit t le t own s n a me is Ga r ia n , a n a me t h a t s t ill br in gs me h a ppy a n d
wa r m memor ies . I even n ow r emember , wit h a lit t le n os t a lgia , t h e colou r of
t h e s ky, a ver y in t en s e blu e. It a lmos t felt like you cou ld t ou ch it . If I clos e
my eyes a n d t h in k a bou t my ea r ly ch ildh ood, I s t ill h a ve t h a t wa r m feelin g
of bein g s u r r ou n ded by celes t ia l s cen e.
My memor ies a r e filled wit h t h e colou r s a n d fla vou r s of t h a t la n d, fu ll of
con t r a s t .
Th e du n es of t h e des er t for med s plen did s cen er ies wit h t h e immen s e
ext en t of s a n d gen t ly ca r es s ed by a ligh t win d. Th e r eflect ion s va r ied
con t in u ou s ly . Th e wa r m br eeze of t h e des er t felt like a gen t le ca r es s .
Th e gh os t ly s ilen ce en cou r a ged you t o da y dr ea min g
I felt like a lit t le gr a in of t h a t s a n d compa r ed t o t h e u n iver s e.
An a n cien t pr over b s a ys : Th e oa s is is ma de for t h e body, t h e des er t for
t h e s ou l.
An ot h er s plen did n a t u r a l s cen er y wer e t h e s u n s et s a mon g t h e pa lm
t r ees fu ll of da t es . It wa s like a n in vit a t ion t o t a s t e t h e s weet n es s of t h a t
lit t le fr u it .
Th e Tu a r eg, t h e people of t h e Sa h a r a des er t , s a y t h a t t h e s u n s et is a
win dow on you r s ou l.
Th e on ly t h in g t h a t wa s a r emin der of men s pr es en ce wer e s ome of t h e
con t a in er s , h a n gin g fr o t h e pa lm t r ees , t o collect a liqu eu r ca lled legh bi. It
h a s a s weet fla vou r a n d it is wh it e like ou r a lmon d milk, bu t h a s a low
a lcoh ol con t en t .
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I h a ve n ever exper ien ced t h e in t en s e fla vou r of t h e pea ch es I a t e in
Libya . You didn t n eed a kn ife, wit h a lit t le pr es s u r e of t h e t h u mbs it
open ed in t o t ow h a lves . Th e s eed wa s dr y a n d t h e mea t h a d a ver y lit t le
wa t er in it . It wa s like bit in g a s lice of s u n s h in e, beca u s e it left a wa r m a n d
s weet t a s t e in you r mou t h .
Th e wa t er melon s h a d a n in t en s e r ed colou r , wer e s weet a n d h a d ver y
plea s a n t fla vou r . Th e fr u it h a d a n a t u r a l t a s t e, a n d n ot like t h e on e we ea t
in t h os e da ys . Toda ys fr u it h a ve a ll t h e s a me t a s t e.
Ga r ia n wa s a lit t le a lit t le t own s u r r ou n ded by ma n y h ills , a n d t h e a ir
du r in g t h e s pr in g mon t h s wa s clea n a n d in ebr ia t in g.
Du r in g t h e s u mmer mon t h s t h e a ir wa s ver y wa r m a n d dr y. Ever y t ime
t h e gh ibli wa s blowin g, t h e win d fr om t h e des er t wh ich la s t ed t h r ee da ys , it
cr ea t ed a lu n a r la n ds ca pe wit h a ll t h a t t h in s a n d wh ich pen et r a t ed
ever ywh er e. We h a d t o cover ou r n os e a n d mou t h wit h a s ca r f, t o a void
t h a t t h e s a n d en t er ed ou r lu n gs , a n d wea r s u n gla s s es .
I a lmos t felt like t h e des er t wa n t ed t o r ega in it s la n d, t a ken a wa y fr om
ma n kin d, wit h t h e h ou s es a n d r oa ds bu ilt on it .
Th e gh ibli wa s my mot h er s wor s t n igh t ma r e, beca u s e t h e s a n d
in filt r a t ed ever ywh er e in s ide ou r h ome, in s pit e of t h e fa ct t h a t s h e pu t wet
t owels u n der ea ch win dow a n d door .
Th e t emper a t u r e exceeded for t y, for t y-five degr ees Cels iu s , in t h e
s h a de. It wa s a r ea l pr oblem t o en t er t h e ca r , beca u s e t o a void t h a t t h e
s a n d ma de it s wa y in , I h a d t o s h u t a ll t h e win dows . Th e t emper a t u r e
in s ide exceeded s ixt y degr ees Cels iu s . In t h a t per iod a ll ca r s wer e n ot a ir -
con dit ion ed a n d it wa s r is ky en t er a n d s it down , befor e it cooled off a lit t le.
I a t t en ded t h e elemen t a r y It a lia n s ch ools u p t o eigh t h gr a de in Libya ,
beca u s e in 1942 we h a d t o lea ve for It a ly du e t o t h e wa r (WW2).
My pr egn a n t mot h er , my fou r yea r old s is t er a n d I (n in e-yea r -old), left for
Sicily, wh ile my fa t h er h a d t o r ema in in Libya .
In 1936 my you n ger br ot h er died wh en h e wa s s ix mon t h s old du e t o
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Sicily: 1942-1947

We wen t t o live in t h e t own wh er e bot h my pa r en t s ca me fr om, n ea r
Agr igen t o, wh er e a ll ou r r ela t ives r es ided.
Sicily, du r in g t h a t per iod, wa s h os t a ge of br iga n ds s pecia lized in
kidn a ppin g r ich people for r a n s om. Du r in g t h is per iod Giu lia n o a n d h is
cr ooks , r ea ch ed t h e h eigh t of t h eir cr imin a l a ct ivit ies .
Ever yda y, in a ddit ion t o t h e n ews a bou t t h e on goin g wa r , we lea r n ed
t h e n a mes of t h e people killed or kidn a pped by t h e br iga n ds . We lived
u n der a con s t a n t fea r .
My ch ildh ood, in few wor ds , h a s n ot been ver y h a ppy, du e t o t h e wa r
a n d a ls o beca u s e of my fa t h er s a bs en ce, wh ich la s t ed five lon g yea r s .
We didn t h a ve elect r icit y, or r u n n in g wa t er . I u s ed t o go t oget h er wit h
on e of my u n cles a n d a don key, t o get t h e wa t er fr om a pu blic fou n t a in ,
t h r ee t imes a week.
Th e on ly s ou r ce of h ea t in g for ou r pla ce, a r oom of a bou t t wen t y s qu a r e
met er s , in clu din g a s ma ll ba t h r oom a n d kit ch en , wa s t h e br a cier e (is a
r ou n d met a l con t a in er ) wh er e we bu r n ed t h e a lmon d s h ells , pa s s ed t o u s
by s ome of ou r r ela t ives .
To h ea t h ou r bed we pu t a br ick, pr eviou s ly h ea t ed a r ou n d t h e met a l
con t a in er , wr a pped in a t owel. A pet r ol la mp wa s ou r s ou r ce of ligh t a n d
obviou s ly t h e a ir in ou r r oom wa s u n h ea lt h y.
I h a d ver y lit t le fr ee t ime, beca u s e a ft er h omewor k, I h a d t o go t o t h e
s t or e t o bu y fr u it , veget a bles a n d s a r din es (t h e ch ea pes t fis h a va ila ble).
Twice a week I wen t t o bu y br ea d t o t h e bla ck ma r ket . It wa s t h e ba ck
door of loca l ba ker y, beca u s e t h e good flou r wa s a va ila ble in s ma ll
qu a n t it ies for ea ch fa mily.
Immedia t ely a ft er t h e Amer ica n in va s ion , t h ey dis t r ibu t ed t h eir flou r ,
wh ich wa s qu it e differ en t fr om ou r s . Th e br ea d ma de wit h s u ch flou r wa s
fu ll of a ir , ma ybe beca u s e of t h e ch emica l a ddit ives t o keep it fr es h , a n d
h a d lit t le n u t r it ion a l va lu e.
Th in kin g a bou t it t oda y I cou ld a s s er t t h a t br ed s ymbolized t h e
Amer ica n s ociet y: a lot of fa ca de bu t lit t le s u bs t a n ce.
We a t e mea t on ly du r in g t h e ma jor h olida ys . As t h e a ft er n oon s n a ck I
a t e old br ea d dipped in t o cr u s h ed ice, wit h a lit t le s u ga r a n d lemon ju ice.
Ever y n ow a n d t h en we ma de a s liced lemon s a la d, a ddin g s ome wa t er in
t h e pla t e, s a lt a n d few dr ops of olive oil.
Aft er h omewor k, s in ce I cou ldn t go fa r for fea r of bein g kidn a pped, I
wen t t o s ee my gr a n dfa t h er wh o h a d a win e ca n t een or vis it my ca r pen t er
fr ien d, wh o wa s ver y bu s y bu ildin g ca s ket s .
In my gr a n dfa t h er s ca n t een t h ey filmed s ome s cen es of a bea u t ifu l
movie, Il ca mmin o della s per a n za (Th e h ope wa lk).
Somet ime I wen t t o on e of my r ela t ives mill t o gr in d t h e wh ea t for ou r
h omema de br ed.
Mos t of t h e r oa ds wer e n ot pa ved a n d a s a con s equ en ce I h a d t o h a ve
my s h oes r epa ir ed fr equ en t ly. In a ddit ion I h a d a lot of boils a n d blis t er s in
my feet , a n d I s t a yed h ome for few da ys , beca u s e I cou ldn t wa lk.
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On e of my u n cles dr ove me t o s ch ool t o a t t en d t h e en d of t h e yea r
exa ms .
Ou r da ys wen t by s lowly, a lwa ys h opin g t o r eceive s ome n ew fr om my
fa t h er , fr om Libya . For a lmos t t wo yea r s we lived in a n gu is h , t ill on e da y
we r eceived a mes s a ge fr om my fa t h er , t h r ou gh t h e It a lia n Red Cr os s . I
s t ill clea r ly r emember t h e joy wh ich filled ou r h ea r t s wh en h is fir s t let t er
a r r ived, followed by ot h er , on ce a mon t h .
My fa t h er s let t er h a d a gen er a l t on e beca u s e a ll t h e cor r es pon den ce
wa s open ed by t h e a u t h or it ies ; bu t for u s r epr es en t ed a s t r on g
ps ych ologica l ba ckin g.
Th e pla gu e of t h e cr imin a l a ct ivit ies s eemed t o in cr ea s e beca u s e of t h e
gen er a l dis or der ca u s ed by t h e wa r .
Th e ba n dit Giu lia n o wa s con s ider ed by t h e loca l people like a moder n
Robin Hood, a n d for u s ch ildr en h e beca me a lmos t like a legen d. Wh en h e
wa s killed by t h e It a lia n police, ma n y Sicilia n women wor e bla ck dr es s es
a s a s ign of gr ief.
Sin ce t h os e yea r s I h a ve a cqu ir ed a s or t of idios yn cr a s y for t h e bla ck
colou r . Th e killin gs , du r in g t h a t per iod, wer e s o fr equ en t t h a t I don t
r emember of h a vin g ever s een t h e women of my ext en ded fa mily dr es s ed in
colou r s , ot h er t h a n bla ck.
I h a d t o a ccompa n y my mot h er t o pa y a vis it t h e fa mily in mou r n in g,
a n d in t h os e occa s ion s I wa s s o bor ed, n ot beca u s e of bein g in s en s ible t o
t h e gr ief of t h e fa mily, bu t in view of t h e fa ct t h a t I a lr ea dy kn ew wh a t wa s
goin g t o h a ppen .
Th e wife of t h e decea s ed, a ll in bla ck fr om h ea d t o t oes , ever y t ime
s omebody wa lked in , s h e s t a r t ed cr yin g h er s or r ow, followed by a lis t of h er
decea s ed h u s ba n ds vir t u es , even t h ou gh h e wa s r ea l S.O.B.
In t h e n ext r oom, ot h er women wer e pr epa r in g dr in ks , a n d wer e
ch it ch a t t in g.
Th e da y of t h e fu n er a l fr ien ds a n d r ela t ives br ou gh t in food a n d
dr in ks , for t h e fa mily of t h e dea r decea s ed: it looked mor e like a pa r t y
t h a n a ga t h er in g for a fu n er a l. Believe you me t h er e wa s a lot of food a n d
ever ybody bet ween a t ea r a n d a wor d of s or r ow a t e a bu n ch .
Th e mos t deva s t a t in g effect s of t h e wa r for me h a ve been my fa t h er s
a bs en ce for five lon g yea r s a n d t h e fa ct t h a t on e of my u n cles wa s det a in ed
in a Ger ma n con cen t r a t ion ca mp.










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Ret u r n t o Tr ipoli: 1947-1954

Fin a lly t h e da y of ou r r et u r n a r r ived. It wa s t h e mon t h of Au gu s t 1947
wh en we boa r ded a s cla n des t in e, a fis h in g boa t lea vin g fr om Sir a cu s a
(Sicily), t o join my fa t h er in Libya . I r emember my mot h er bein g bu s y
pr epa r in g ou r lu gga ge for t h e t r ip: n ew clot h es for me, fou r t een -yea r -old,
a n d my t wo s is t er s , a ge n in e a n d five.
On e of my u n cles ma de a ll t h e a r r a n gemen t s wit h t h e fis h in g boa t
own er , con cer n in g t h e cos t a n d t h e boa r din g loca t ion .
Th e meet in g poin t wa s in a r emot e bea ch , n ot t o be s een by t h e It a lia n
police. It wa s r ea l da r k wh en we emba r ked a r owin g boa t wh ich t ook u s
t h e fis h in g boa t , a n ch or ed few miles a wa y, wit h n o ligh t s on .
Th e r ea l s h ock for a ll of u s wa s wh en we ca me on boa r d: t h er e wer e a
lot of ot h er people for t h e s a me des t in a t ion . We wer e a ll gr ou ped like
s a r din es on t h e deck, wh ile t h e lu gga ge wa s pu t u n der cover . It wa s h ot
du r in g t h e da y t ime, bu t ver y cold a n d h u mid a t n igh t . Occa s ion a lly a big
wa ve dr en ch ed u s . My mot h er s s h oes , ma de of ch ea p ma t er ia l, wer e
complet ely u s eles s .
Du r in g t h e jou r n ey a big figh t exploded on boa r d, beca u s e on e of t h e
pa s s en ger s , s in ce t h e t oilet wa s occu pied, h e u s ed a n ot h er pla ce wh er e a ll
t h e lu gga ge wa s s t or ed. He wa s a lmos t t h r own in t o t h e s ea , bu t on e of
s a ilor s s a ved h im.
Wh ile we wer e n a viga t in g a r ou n d t h e is la n d of Ma lt a , we h ea r d s ome
big bla s t s , like gu n s h ot s . Ever ybody fr oze, in clu din g t h e s a ilor s . We a ll
t h ou gh t t h a t ou r t r ip wa s comin g t o a n en d. Immedia t ely ever ybody s t a r t ed
pr a yin g ou t lou d, a n d I don t r emember of h a vin g ever h ea r d befor e, s o
ma n y n a mes of Sa in t s . It wa s in t er es t in g t o h ea r t h e va r iou s pr omis es t h a t
ever ybody ma de if we s u r vived t h e jou r n ey. Women a n d u s ch ildr en wer e
cr yin g h a r d, wh ile t h e s a ilor s t old u s t o be qu it e n ot t o h ea r d, beca u s e t h e
cr ew t u r n ed a ll t h e ligh t s off. I don t t h in k t h a t t h e fis h in g boa t we wer e on
h a d a n y r a da r . Ou r pa n ic la s t ed s ever a l lon g min u t es , t ill wh en t h e
ca pt a in a s s u r ed u s t h a t t h e bla s t s we h ea r d wer e t h e fir ewor ks for t h e
Fer r a gos t o (it is a r eligiou s h olida y on Au gu s t 15).
We wer e a ll h a ppy t h a t t h e n igh t ma r e en ded, a n d a s a r es u lt , t h e t oilet
beca me t h e bu s ies t pla ce on boa r d.
We didn t r ea lize t h a t we wer e in for a bigger dis a ppoin t men t . Th e wor s t
s u r pr is e ca me wh en , a ft er five da ys , we a r r ived on wh a t looked like a
des er t ed s h or e of Libya . Bu t a ft er few min u t es s ome Libya n s wit h t h eir
ca mels volu n t eer ed t o ca r r y ou r lu gga ge, for a fee. My mot h er a s ked me t o
s t a y wit h ou r lu gga ge, wh ile s h e, wit h my t wo you n g s is t er s , wou ld follow
t h e gr ou p lea der . Aft er t h e la s t piece of lu gga ge wa s ca r r ied, I fin a lly
wa lked wit h s ome of t h e ot h er pa s s en ger s t o t h e fin a l meet in g poin t .
Un for t u n a t ely ou r s u it ca s es n ever a r r ived a n d we wer e met in s t ea d by
s ome Br it is h police officer s . Du r in g t h a t per iod Libya wa s in fa ct a Un it ed
Na t ion s Pr ot ect or a t e a s s ign ed t o Br it a in t ill t h e decla r a t ion of
In depen den ce in 1951.
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All ou r s u it ca s es h a ve been s t olen a n d we h a d on ly ou r s ma ll h a n d
ca r r ied lu gga ge. We h a ve immedia t ely been t r a n s fer r ed t o a r efu gee
ca mp, wh er e t h ey t ook ou r n a mes , a n d fed.
In t h e mea n t ime t h e Br it is h a u t h or it ies in for med my fa t h er of ou r
a r r iva l. We s pen t t h r ee lon g da ys in t h a t ca mp, demor a lized for t h e los s of
ou r s u it ca s es a n d for t h e u n cer t a in t y of ou r des t in y. Th er e wer e good
ch a n ces t h a t we wou ld be s en t ba ck t o It a ly.
We h a ve n ot yet met my fa t h er . At t h e en d of t h r ee da ys , we h a ve fin a lly
been in for med t h a t we wou ld be r elea s ed u pon pa ymen t of a ver y cos t ly
ch a r ge for ou r illega l en t r y in t o Libya .
Th e joy of r eu n it in g wit h my fa t h er a t la s t , a ft er five lon g yea r s , ma de
u s over come t h e los s of a ll ou r lu gga ge. We on ly h a d wh a t we wor e du r in g
ou r lon g a n d r is ky t r ip.
On ly a ft er h a vin g exper imen t ed per s on a lly t h e pa in , on e ca n s in cer ely
be s ympa t h et ic wit h ot h er peoples s u ffer in gs . Ever y t ime I s ee on TV t h e
a r r iva l of boa t s , on t h e s h or es of Sicily, filled wit h poor people, my memor y
goes ba ck t o t h os e da ys , a n d I u n der s t a n d t h eir a n gu is h .
It fin a lly bega n a s er en e per iod in my life, filled wit h mor a l a n d
ma t er ia l s a t is fa ct ion s . Th e fa ct t h a t I wa s a ble t o pla y wit h ch ildr en of my
s a me a ge, t o be a ble t o go t o s ch ool wit h ou t t h e fea r of bein g kidn a pped, it
wa s a gr ea t con qu er for me.
It wa s a ls o won der fu l t o s ee ou r h ome t o expa n d fr om on e r oom, wit h
a ll t h e n eces s a r y s er vices , t o mor e r ooms . We h a d n ext t o ou r h ou s e a
pla ce wh er e we kept a h or s e, goa t s , r a bbit s a n d a dog.
My fa t h er , du r in g t h e Br it is h a dmin is t r a t ion in Libya , beca me a x exper t
in bu ildin g fir epla ces , h a bit u a lly r equ es t ed by t h e va r iou s Br it is h
execu t ives for t h eir h omes . Th e r ea l con s t r u ct ion wor k s t a r t ed immedia t ely
a ft er t h e decla r a t ion of in depen den ce of Libya , wh ich beca me a mon a r ch y,
wit h Kin g Idr is s .
I h a ve a t t en ded t h e It a lia n middle s ch ool in Tr ipoli. My fa mily wa s
livin g in t h e lit t le t own Ga r ia n , wh er e I wa s bor n . Du r in g t h e s ch ool yea r , I
lived in a n in s t it u t ion r u n by ca t h olic pr ies t s .
I h a ve mixed feelin gs of t h a t per iod. On on e h a n d it wa s fu n t o be wit h
boys of s a me a ge, on t h e ot h er h a n d I h a ve exper ien ced t h e ma n y
a mbigu it ies of ou r eccles ia s t ic s ys t em. Sex s eems t o be s t ill t h e mos t
impor t a n t t opic of t h e ca t h olic r eligion . I ca n s imply s a y t h a t , in my
opin ion , t h e ch a s t it y of ma n y r eligiou s men , ca n be compa r ed t o t h e
s in cer it y of t h e polit icia n s , or t h e h on es t y of mon ey len der s .
Occa s ion a lly, a ft er ou r gymn a s t ic les s on in t h e a ft er n oon , we u s ed t o
pa y a vis it t o on e of t h e wh or eh ou s es , ju s t for t h e fu n of it a n d n ot for
a n y s exu a l in t er cou r s e. Th e pr os t it u t es a ver a ge a ge, a ll It a lia n s , wa s
a r ou n d fift y yea r s old. On mor e t h a n on e occa s ion , we h a ve s een on e of t h e
pr ies t s of t h e in s t it u t ion wh er e I s t a yed; a n d immedia t ely t old u s t h a t h e
wa s t h er e t o s u per vis e u s !
Th e It a lia n s ch ool in Tr ipoli h a d t h e s a me cu r r icu lu m of t h e s ch ools in
It a ly, wit h t h e except ion for t h e for eign la n gu a ges . In a ddit ion t o La t in , we
h a d t o s t u dy, s t a r t in g fr om t h e middle s ch ool, Fr en ch , En glis h a n d Ar a bic.
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Th e on ly t ea ch er of t h e mot h er la n gu a ge wa s t h e on e for Ar a bic, a Libya n
pr ofes s or . Ma n y Libya n s t u den t s a t t en ded ou r s ch ool, a n d s ome of t h em,
beca me impor t a n t polit icia n s . On e of my cla s s ma t es beca me For eign
Min is t er of t h e gover n men t du r in g Kin g Idr is s mon a r ch y.
Th e h u s ba n d of on e of my fema le cla s s ma t e, of Tu r kis h des cen t ,
beca me t h e Min is t er of oil. Ou r fa mily doct or wa s fr om Tu r key.
Th er e wa s a ver y in t egr a t ed in t er n a t ion a l a t mos ph er e in Libya ,
plea s a n t , in t er es t in g, a n d a bove a ll except ion a lly pea cefu l. Ou r
r ela t ion s h ip wit h t h e Libya n popu la t ion wa s excellen t . Mos t of t h em s poke
t h e It a lia n la n gu a ge.
I h a ve a bea u t ifu l r ecollect ion of t h e vis it t o Tr ipoli, of t h e It a lia n Na vy
s ch ool-s h ip: t h e emot ion I exper ien ced wh en I s a w t h e It a lia n fla g.
Th e Na vy ca det s a n d t h e officer s wer e gu es t s of ou r commu n it y.


































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Amer ica n Air ba s e in Tr ipoli: 1954-1957

Wh en I fin is h ed h igh s ch ool, I h a d s ome impor t a n t decis ion s t o ma ke,
wh ich wou ld even t u a lly h a ve a la s t in g effect on my fu t u r e. My fa t h er s wis h
wa s for me t o join h im in h is wor k, bu t h e wou ld r es pect a n y ch oice I
ma de. Hon es t ly I didn t feel like it , a lt h ou gh I a ppr ecia t ed t h e pot en t ia l
fin a n cia l it offer ed. At t h e s a me t ime, ba ck in my min d I wa s fu lly a wa r e
t h a t in s pit e of t h e good r ela t ion s h ip wit h t h e Libya n popu la t ion , we wer e
gu es t s in a for eign Cou n t r y.
My pa r en t s en cou r a ge me t o complet e my edu ca t ion by goin g t o t h e
college of my ch oice, in It a ly. I fin a lly followed my in s t in ct a n d decided t o
look for a job a n d a t t h e s a me t ime t o s ign u p a t t h e Polit ica l Scien ce
fa cu lt y of t h e Un iver s it y of Ca t a n ia (Sicily). As a ma t t er of fa ct s I didn t
h a ve t o a t t en d a s lon g a s I t ook a t lea s t few exa ms du r in g t h e s ch ool yea r .
I wa s n ot in a h u r r y t o get a diploma , a lt h ou gh t h e diploma t ic pr ofes s ion
wa s my dr ea m. Never t h eles s I wa s a ls o a wa r e of t h e fa ct t h a t in It a ly, t o
become a diploma t , you h a ve t o come fr om a n oble fa mily or h a ve s t r on g
polit ica l lin ks . I didn t eit h er on e.
My h u mble or igin wou ld h a ve pr eclu ded me t h e r ea liza t ion of my
dr ea m.
In or der t o impr ove my kn owledge of t h e En glis h la n gu a ge I wen t t o
wor k for a n Amer ica n ba n k, Amer ica n Expr es s , loca t ed in s ide t h e U.S.
ba s e in Tr ipoli, wh ich a t t h a t t ime, 1954, wa s t h e la r ges t ba s e ou t s ide t h e
U.S.A.
My ch oice wou ld even t u a lly be of pa r a mou n t impor t a n ce a ls o for t h e
fu t u r e of my en t ir e fa mily.
I s t a r t ed in t h e a ccou n t in g depa r t men t , a lt h ou gh I s poke ver y limit ed
En glis h . Du r in g t h e cou r s e of my employmen t I per for med ot h er du t ies ,
fr om t h e t r a vel depa r t men t t o t eller . In t h is pos it ion I wa s t h e on ly on e t o
go on boa r d of t h e U.S. Na vy s h ips , in t h e por t of Tr ipoli, t o exch a n ge
dolla r s in t o Libya n pou n ds . I wa s obviou s ly es cor t ed by t h r ee fu lly a r med
U.S. Ma r in es , n ot for my pr ot ect ion , bu t t o pr ot ect t h e ca s h I wa s ca r r yin g.
I h a ve t o a dmit t h a t it ma de me feel impor t a n t t o be es cor t ed: it wa s my
fir s t employmen t a n d I wa s on ly t wen t y-on e-yea r -old.
I a m s u r e t h a t t h e FBI a n d t h e va r iou s U.S. a gen cies did a t h or ou gh
s cr een in g of min e a n d my fa milys h is t or y, ot h er wis e t h ey wou ld h a ve n ot
a llowed me t o go on boa r d of t h eir milit a r y s h ip, a n d mu ch les s t o wor k in
a ba n k loca t ed in a ir ba s e.
Th e ca s h ier s wor k wa s qu it e a n in t er es t in g exper ien ce for me. My wor k
s t a t ion wa s a win dow on a n ever ch a n gin g wor ld. Th e gla s s t h a t s epa r a t ed
me fr om t h e clien t s wa s like a pr ot ect ion fr om t h eir va r iou s emot ion a l
r ea ct ion s . It wa s a da ily s es s ion of ps ych ology.
I ma de a men t a l cla s s ifica t ion of t h e clien t s r ea ct ion s a ccor din g t o t h e
a ge, gen der , a n d s ocia l s t a t u s .
Th e mos t a r r oga n t wer e t h e h igh er r a n k officer s . I wa s in s t r u ct ed, by
t h e ba n k ma n a ger , t h a t for ever y t r a n s a ct ion I h a d t o a s k for a n
iden t ifica t ion docu men t . Ever y t ime I a s ked t h e ID t o a h igh er r a n k officer ,
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I a lr ea dy kn ew t h eir r ea ct ion : t h ey a r e s o u s ed t o give or der s , t h a t t h ey
expect ed me t o ju s t be impr es s ed by h is r a n k. Th e mor e a r r oga n t t h ey
a ct ed t h e mor e I in s is t ed in my r equ es t . Th ey immedia t ely wen t t o s ee t h e
ma n a ger , t h in kin g of s ca r in g me: bu t I kn ew I wa s r igh t .
It wa s in t er es t in g t o s ee t h e r ea ct ion s of t h e people s t a n din g in lin e,
es pecia lly women or s imply a ir men . Th ey a ll s eemed t o a ppr ove my
beh a vior .
Aft er wor k I wa s oft en in vit ed t o t h e officer s clu b, by s ome pilot s , t o
s pen d s omet ime wit h t h em. I immedia t ely r ea lized t h a t t h eir ma in fu n wa s
t o get dr u n k a n d a ft er t h a t go t o t h eir qu a r t er s . My r ea l in t er es t wa s
t owa r ds t h e bea u t ifu l women in t h e clu b.
Mos t Amer ica n women h a ve a s t a n da r dized kin dn es s , pr ogr a mmed,
ma de of h a bit u a l ph r a s es , occa s ion a lly in s ign ifica n t du e t h e in flu en ce of
a lcoh ol. I h a ve h a d va r iou s en cou n t er s , mos t ly s exu a l, du e t o t h eir open -
min dedn es s t owa r d s ex exper ien ces . Th is per mis s iven es s is n ot du e t o la ck
of mor a ls , bu t t o a s t r on g des ir e for a ffect ion . Mos t Amer ica n women a r e
lookin g for a momen t of a t t en t ion a ll for t h ems elves , a s a r ecompen s e for
t h eir u n filled fa mily bon d; by a n d la r ge du e t o t h e h igh n u mber of
divor ces .
Th e Amer ica n s a r e la ckin g s olid fa mily fou n da t ion s , on wh ich t o bu ild
t h eir lives .

TIc ]umg cutonsIs n tIc U.S. uc oIcmutcu und ouc ]]tg
cccnt o] muugcs cnd u utI u duocc. TIc cusncss o] Iou t cun Ic
oItuncd s tIc mun cuusc o] dcstuIzuton ]o mung ]umcs: tIc cIdcn
cnd u su]]cng tIc nustcst conscqucnccs o] tIc duocc, und tIc cIdcn
o] duoccd ucnts Iccomc tIc gItcnng od uIcI uttucts tIc ccctcu
dscIugc o] tIc ucnts.
TIc cIdcn, u]tc guduutng, cuuc tIc ]umg Iomc, ctIc to go to
uoI o to gct uuug ]om u not so cucc]u umIuncc. TIc cnd csut Ius u
ncgutuc c]]cct on tIc Amccun socctg. TIc oncncss sccms to Ic tIc mun
cuson o] ucoIo uIusc und tIc usc o] uuous dugs: ]om unxctg s to
otIc tunquzcs.
TIc ucoIo uIusc s onc o] tIc muo cuusc ]o duoccs und domcstc
uocncc. It tIcc]oc Icgns u dccnc n tIc cutonsIs.
Mung Ids o] ucoIo uIuscs Iccomc tIcmscucs uctm o] ucoIosm.
Duc to tIc ucI o] stong ]umg tcs, mug goungstcs gou u ]ugc und
utIout tIc ncccssug uuucs cqucd to tucIc ]c`s cIucngcs.
Ouc tIcc mon U.S. tccnugcs Iuuc tIougIt, o uttcmtcd to cug out
sucdc. Accodng to tIc stutstcs o] PuIc HcutI Dcutmcnt, ong tItg-
sx cccnt o] tIcm Iuuc oItuncd sgcIoogcu Ic. TIc d]]cut
cutonsI utI tIc ucnts, tIc uoncncss, tIc usc o] dugs, und ucoIo,
und tIc scIoo cnuonmcnt, uc umong tIc muo cuuscs.
Accodng to tIc stutstcs o] tIc Dcutmcnt o] Educuton, tIc muc
tccnugcs commt sucdc ]uc tmcs moc tIun tIc ]cmuc countcut, und
uc nnc tmcs moc onc to tIc usc o] dugs.
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It u sccms to Ic tIc c]]cct o] tIc ]cmnsts` moucmcnt uIcI Ius
coudzcd tIc Amccun ]umcs` uot, us CIstnu Sommcs usscts n
Ic IooI, "TIc uu ugunst Iogs: Iou msgudcd ]cmnsm s Iumng ou
goung mcn.
A uc uoucIcs und IcIuuous uc not undcstood und uccctcd,
Iut ccsscd und cmnuzcd. TIc nccusc o] tIc numIc o] mocstuton
cuscs ugunst mcn, uIcI o]tcn cnd u utI tIc ucst, oucs tIc ont.
TIc udcogumcs Iuuc u gcut succcss umong tIc Amccun tccnugcs
Iccuusc tIcg o]]c u tcmoug c]ugc to tIc sotudc, Iut ut tIc sumc tmc
Iuuc u ncgutuc sgcIoogcu c]]cct on tIcm. I Iuuc cxcmcntcd tIs c]]cct
on onc o] mg udotcd son. TIc Iog uus tcmcndousg uttuctcd Ig tIc
udcogumcs, und uIc ut Is ]utIc`s Iousc dung cucg otIc uccIcnd, Ic
uus uoucd to ug cndcss Ious. VIcn Ic ctuncd Iomc, on Sundug
ngIt, Ic Iud un uIscnt ooI. Vc ucc ]occd to usI Im, mung tmcs dung
tIc dug, to ccut Is numc, dutc und ucc o] ItI, ctc. o muIc Im cud
oud somc scntcnccs ]om Is scIoo IooIs.































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Amer ica n Emba s s y in Tr ipoli: 1957-1962

Th e t h r ee yea r s wor k exper ien ce a t t h e Amer ica n a ir ba s e h a ve been
ver y u s efu l in impr ovin g n ot on ly my En glis h , bu t t o lea r n t h e Amer ica n
s la n g.
I immedia t ely s ized t h e oppor t u n it y of a n open in g a t t h e Amer ica n
Emba s s y, in t h e s ect ion in ch a r ge of a u dit in g h ow t h e Ma r s h a ll Pla n fu n ds
wer e employed by t h e Libya n Gover n men t .
My job wa s t o ver ify t h a t t h e fu n ds pr ovided by t h e U.S. Gover n men t ,
wer e in effect u t ilized for t h e des ign a t ed pr oject s . It wa s a ver y in t er es t in g
exper ien ce, wh ich a llowed me t o a cqu ir e a cer t a in diploma t ic s kill.
Pa r t of my job wa s t o t r a in t h e Libya n per s on n el in t h e ma n a ger ia l
field, a s r equ ir ed by t h e pr ot ocol s ign ed by t h e Libya n a n d U.S.
Gover n men t s .
To pr even t a n y r es en t men t fr om t h e Libya n per s on n el h os t ile t o my
r ole, I begu n t o t h in k like t h ey wou ld if I wer e in t h eir pos it ion s . Some of
t h em in fa ct s a w me a s a n impedimen t t o t h eir pr ofes s ion a l a dva n cemen t .
Bu t wh en I ma de it clea r t h a t my job wa s t o t r a in t h em, a n d n ot t o t a ke
over t h eir pos it ion s , t h ey immedia t ely s t a r t ed t o s ee me a s a fr ien d a n d n ot
a s a compet it or .
Th is a ppr oa ch of min e didn t bode well wit h my Amer ica n s u per vis or s ,
beca u s e I didn t a pply lit er a r ily t h e beh a viou r a l con dit ion s a s des cr ibed by
t h e pr ot ocol, t h e s o-ca lled Wa s h in gt on Ma n u a l. Th e r u les of t h is pr ot ocol
a r e in t en ded t o be u s ed in ever y r ecipien t Cou n t r y of t h e Amer ica n
fin a n cia l a id, ign or in g en t ir ely t h e differ en ces in cu lt u r e a n d loca l
t r a dit ion s exis t in g in ea ch Cou n t r y.
I r igh t a wa y r ea lized t h a t Amer ica n s r es pect a n d fea r ot h er peoples
r es olve, mor e t h a n a n yt h in g els e.
I h a ve gon e in t o s u ch a det a iled des cr ipt ion t o bet t er expla in t h e r ea s on
wh y t h e Amer ica n s a r e n ot well liked in t h e wor ld in gen er a l, a n d in t h e
Middle Ea s t a n d Afr ica n wor ld in pa r t icu la r .
Th e Un it ed St a t es u s e a ver y cu t a n d dr y a ppr oa ch for t h e s olu t ion of
a n y pr oblem; t h ey h a ve t h e s o-ca lled t u n n el vis ion , pr in cipa lly du e t o
t h eir s ch oolin g: pr a ct ica l a n d n ot h u ma n is t ic like ou r s . Th ey a r e ver y
good, bu t on ly in t h e field t h ey s pecia lize in ; a n d t h is t h e r ea s on of t h eir
s u cces s es in t h e h igh t ech n ology, or in ot h er s pecific in du s t r ia l a r ea s .
Th e Amer ica n s focu s on a pa r t icu la r a s pect of t h e pr oblem, wit h ou t
t a kin g in t o con s ider a t ion t h e gen er a l pict u r e.
Wh ile mos t Ru s s ia n s s pea k t h e la n gu a ge of t h e Cou n t r y t h ey a r e
a s s ign ed t o, ver y few Amer ica n s s pea k ot h er la n gu a ges t h a n t h eir own .
Bu t t h e la ck of fa milia r it y of ot h er la n gu a ges is mos t da ma gin g in t h e
s ecr et s er vices s ect or . Th er efor e t h e va r iou s a gen t s u s e loca l in t er pr et er s
wh o s pea k En glis h a n d you ca n ima gin e t h e con s equ en ces : t h e r is k t h a t
s ome of t h em pla y a dou ble r ole.
Th is is a mis t a ke t h a t h a s oft en expos ed t h e Amer ica n s t o s ome ver y
emba r r a s s in g s it u a t ion s .
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Th e Amer ica n Emba s s y wor k exper ien ce h a s been ver y va lu a ble for my
per s on a l a n d wor k fu t u r e.
In ligh t of t h e t ype of field I wa s wor kin g in , t h e FBI a n d CIA h a ve
a lwa ys kept a n eye on me. I r emember t h a t ever y t ime I s et foot a t t h e
Ca s in o, I immedia t ely felt t h e pier cin g look of t h e a gen t s on du t y t h er e. It
wa s ea s y t o s pot t h em beca u s e of t h eir t ypica l a t t ir e: t h e pa in t s u p t o t h eir
a n kles a n d t h e s h oes t wo s izes bigger t h a n t h eir feet .
Somet imes I wen t by t h em a n d t old t h em t o r ela x beca u s e I wa s n ot
s pen din g U.S. Gover n men t fu n ds . Th ey a ct ed s u r pr is ed a n d t h eir r ea ct ion s
wa s like t h e on e kids h a ve you fin d t h em wit h t h eir h a n ds in cookies ja r .
Th e s ocia l life wa s by fa r t h e mos t plea s a n t pa r t of my r ela t ion s h ip wit h
t h e Amer ica n en vir on men t . I wa s t h e on ly n on Amer ica n t o a t t en d t h e
officia l a s well t h e pr iva t e pa r t ies a t t h e Emba s s y. To ma ke me feel
comfor t a ble t h ey even Amer ica n ized my fir s t n a me.
At t h eir pa r t ies t h er e wa s a lot of food, a ll s or t of dr in ks a n d plen t y of
bea u t ifu l s in gle women . Th e on ly s ecr et t o h a ve r ea l fu n wa s t h a t of n ot
dr in kin g t oo mu ch . To a void t o bein g a s ked a ll t h e t ime by t h e h os t if I
wa n t ed a r efill, I wr a pped my gla s s , fu ll of a s oft dr in k, wit h a pa per
n a pkin , pr et en din g I wa s dr in kin g gin wit h ice.
I wa s ma in ly in t er es t ed in t h e bea u t ifu l lon ely s in gle women . Bu t I h a d
t o ch oos e in a h u r r y t h e on e I liked t h e mos t , befor e t h e effect of t h e
a lcoh ol t ook over . I ca n a s s u r e you t h a t befor e t h e pa r t y wa s over , even t h e
mos t a t t r a ct ive woma n didn t look t h e s a me, beca u s e mos t of t h e people
a t t en din g t h e pa r t y wer e dr u n k.
Th e Sa t u r da y n igh t dr u n ken n es s s eems t o be t h e fa vou r it e Amer ica n
pa s t ime, a n d Su n da y is n ickn a med t h e a s pir in da y, t o over come t h e
exces s es of dr in kin g.
Du r in g t h a t per iod of t ime I u s ed t o be a member of a n in t er n a t ion a l
bea ch clu b, loca t ed in on e t h e mos t exclu s ive bea ch es of Tr ipoli. I a lwa ys
r emember , wit h a lot of n os t a lgia , t h e a t mos ph er e of t h a t Clu b. It
r es embled a lit t le Un it ed Na t ion s , beca u s e t h e member s ca me fr om
differ en t Na t ion s . We a ll got a lon g bea u t ifu lly.
We or ga n ized s pecia l s ocia l even t s on t h e bea ch a n d cou s cou s din n er s .
We wer e s u n t a n n ed a lmos t a ll yea r -a r ou n d. I dis t in ct ly r emember t h a t
ever y t ime I flew fr om Tr ipoli t o It a ly, t h e s t ewa r des s pr a is ed me for h ow
well I s poke It a lia n , a s s u min g I wa s Libya n .
It h a s been , u n qu es t ion a bly, t h e h a ppies t per iod of my life.
In my job I wa s en t it led t o t wo weeks lea ve, a n d a ft er t wo yea r s I
decided t o t a ke a lon g va ca t ion .
I t ou r ed Eu r ope by t r a in . I wen t t o Fr a n ce, Swit zer la n d, Holla n d,
Belgiu m a n d En gla n d. It wa s a fa n t a s t ic t r ip: I didn t ma ke s pecific pla n s . I
ch os e t h e cit ies t o vis it a s I t r a velled. Aft er t h e It a lia n Rivier a , I wen t t o
Mon t eca r lo, Niece, Ca n n es . I a r r ived in Pa r is , t h r ou gh Ma r s eille, Lyon a n d
Digion e.
My va ca t ion in Pa r is wa s memor a ble. I s pen t t h e da y t ime t o en h a n ce
my cu lt u r e, by vis it in g mu s eu ms a n d ot h er impor t a n t s it es . Th e even in gs
wer e for fu n .
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Th r ou gh ou t my t r ip I met s ome pr et t y women a n d I wa s a ble t o en joy
fu lly my s en t imen t a l a n d ph ys ica l en cou n t er s wit h ou t t h e wor r y of a n y
dis ea s e like AIDS, beca u s e du r in g t h a t per iod of t ime, 1958, lu ckily didn t
exis t . Th e on ly dr u g a t t h a t t ime wa s s ex, in clu din g or gies .

TIcc uus cu ]ccdom n u ]uccts o] ]c und uc ucc Icttc o]],
Iccuusc uc uccn`t suucs o] todug`s ccctonc gudgcts. TIc so-cucd
tccInoogcu ogcss s mostg ]unctonu to tIc munu]uctucs, Iccuusc
tIcg Iuuc nccuscd tIc o]ts, Iut tIcg Iuuc tuIcn uuug ]om us tIc
]ccdom to ]ug uc ou ucs. Vc ddn`t Iuuc to uog uIout Iugng tIc ust
modc on tIc muIct o] u tIosc dcuccs uIcI Iuuc Iccn nucntcd to muIc
ou ucs "cusc, o to mouc tIc quutg o] t.
Lct`s ]o u momcnt tuI uIout tIc moIc Ioncs: t sccms Ic tIut uc
cunnot uc utIout t, und t ]oous us unguIcc uc go, nuudng ou
uucg. Vc ncuc tun t o]] ]o ]cu o] mssng un motunt cu ]om ou
o]]cc, ]umg, o u]c, und uc uc tIcc]oc ut ts mccg.
Vc cun no ongc Iuuc u sccct ouc cncountc, utIout Icng
"ntcutcd. Vc Iuuc conscqucntg nucntcd "tIc ccctonc ItI conto!
Fo nstuncc I Iuuc stutcd mg Iusncss,J9b4, und tIcc uus ong onc
con-Ionc n ou Iudng o] tucntg uutmcnts.
Houudugs uc uc so cnsuucd Ig tIc uductsng ndustg tIut uc don`t
cuzc tIut uc Iuuc gucn u, cmuncntg, ou ]ccdom, ou uucg, ou
oun nduduutg. Vc uc undc u moc mucous tgunng, uost tIun tIc
cu dctutosIs, Iccuusc ou dctuto docsn`t Iuuc u ]ucc, u Iodg o u
numc, und Ic ddn`t nccd u couc d`ctut, to tuIc uuug ou ]ccdom.
Vc u uountug cnocd n Is umg. Vc uc uso Iug to ug Im ou
ducs Ig Iugng cucg gudgct on tIc muIct.
Ou nusIc dctuto Inous cucgtIng uIout us: t s cnougI ]o Im to
css u Iutton, und Ic s mudc uuuc o] uIcI IgIuug uc Iuuc cosscd,
n Iou mucI tmc, n uIcI Iotc uc Iuuc stugcd, Iou mucI moncg uc
utIdcu ]om ou uccount, Iou mung ]nuncu sIucs uc Iuuc IougIt,
Iou mung u tcIcts uc Iuuc ucIuscd, und uIut uc Iug ut tIc
sucmuIct, ctc. Hc uso Inous Iou mung Ionc cus uc Iuuc mudc,
uIcI numIc uc Iuuc cucd, ut uIut tmc, uIcI dug, Iou mung sms uc
Iuuc scnt, to uIom, ctc. And ] u tIs s not cnougI, not to oosc ou tu,
Ic Iccs tucI o] us tIougI tIc udco cumcu nstucd n u uccs, to
"otcct us ]om tIc Iud gugs!
TIc most ustonsIng ccmcnt o] t u, s tIc ]uct tIut uc ]oo ouscucs n
tInIng tIut uc uc ]cc. Conscqucntg ou dctuto s not uocd uIout us
cscung, Ic s not conccncd uIout Iudng moc sons, Iccuusc tIc onc
uc Iuuc ]ccg cntccd, s ocn 24 Ious u dug, to uou ungIodg to comc
n. Hc docsn`t nccd to scnd moncg to Iug tIc ccctonc "Iuccct, Iccuusc
uc ]ccg cIosc tIc modc uc uunt to ucu.
It comcs n d]]ccnt sIucs: ccdt cud ]om, moIc Ionc, uto,
Intcnct, IunI cud, ctc. Eucg tmc Ic ut u ncu modc on tIc muIct, uc
go out ou uug to gct t, cucn ] uc Iuuc to stund 24 Ious n nc!
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"VIcn u suuc stuts Iuggng uIout Is cIuns, und Iods t coscg Ic
ccous onumcnts, tIc tumI o] tIc Is cnsuuc s uIsoutc. TIs s
uIut stutcd GundI, Iut I tInI t s st tutI]u.
And uccodng to gou, s tIs ]ccdom?
Vc uc u ut tIc mccg o] tIc uuous mutnutonus, uIo contnuc to
cxcmcnt on us, Ic tIc ttc mcc uscd n uIoutocs, Iut utI ou
cmsson.
Vc uc udg uoucIng u totu stundudzuton o] ou tustcs, uug o]
dcssng, tInIng, uctng, ctc.
Vc uc tcutcd Ic u mmcnsc ]ocI utI onc SIcud.
To Icttc cxun mg ont, ust tInI uIout tIc ncu cusc sIs cuuIc
o] uccommodutng tIousunds o] usscngcs, to tIc tousts` csots utI
Iugc Iotcs, to tIc umIo uuncs, to tIc tucst sIgscucs.
Hc]oc ong, utI tIc ntoducton o] GOM (Gcnctcug Mod]cd
Ogunsm), uc u u cut tIc sumc tgc o] ]ood, cucguIcc n tIc so-
cucd dcucocd uod o] cousc, dcucocd mutcug, Iut moug und
stuug ooc.
Vc sIu no ongc ccognzc uIut uc cut Ig ts tustc, Iut Ig tIc ncu
numc o scu numIc ussgncd to t. Vc u go to tIc cstuuunt und odc
u H9SGC (]omc t-Ionc stcuI), utI IH234A (cuousg Inoun us suud), o
PHo43FG (cx ]cd otutocs).

Ba ck t o Pa r is

On e da y, wh ile I wa s a t t h e pos t office t o s en d a t elegr a m, I s a w a
bea u t ifu l blon d gir l wh o wa s t r yin g t o bu y s ome s t a mps , bu t n obody s poke
En glis h . I h elped h er a n d a ft er s h e offer ed me a coffee t o t h a n k me.
Du r in g ou r con ver s a t ion s h e t old t h a t s h e ca me t o Pa r is for a s h or t
va ca t ion , befor e get t in g ma r r ied in Lon don . St r a n gely en ou gh we
dis cover ed t h a t we s t a yed in t h e s a me Hot el.
I in vit ed h er for lu n ch a n d du r in g ou r mea l s h e s u gges t ed t o s h a r e t h e
s a me r oom, t o s a ve mon ey, n ot t o be mis u n der s t ood a s a come-on . I
a ccept ed h er pr opos a l, bu t I in for med h er t h a t my r oom h a d ju s t on e kin g
s ize bed. No r ea ct ion wh a t s oever fr om h er .
In t h e even in g we wen t t o s ee a bea u t ifu l s h ow a t t h e Mou lin Rou ge.
Aft er t h e s h ow we wen t for a plea s a n t wa lk a n d t h en r et u r n ed ba ck t o
Hot el. Th er e wa s a n emba r r a s s in g momen t wh en we wer e get t in g r ea dy t o
go t o bed, bu t we bot h a ct ed in t h e mos t n a t u r a l wa y.
Wh ile we wer e in bed s h e s t a r t ed a s kin g a lot of qu es t ion s a bou t t h e
It a lia n t r a dit ion s , h a bit s a n d s o for t h , t o get t o t h e qu es t ion s h e h a d in
min d fr om t h e begin n in g: is it t r u e t h a t It a lia n men a r e h ot blooded?
I ga ve h er t h e on ly pos s ible a n s wer : Tr y it t o fin d ou t . Th e r es er ved
a n d s weet blon d gir l t u r n ed ou t t o be a volca n o u n der t h e s h eet s ! I ca n
a s s u r e you t h a t ma n y yea r s h a ve gon e by s in ce t h a t en cou n t er , bu t I s t ill
r emember it wit h s ome n os t a lgia .
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On my r et u r n h ome I r eceived a lit t le pa cka ge fr om Lon don . Sh e s en t
me a piece of h er weddin g ca ke a n d a n ice let t er , s ign ed a ls o by h er
h u s ba n d!
Aft er Pa r is I vis it ed Br u s s els , Ams t er da m a n d Lon don wh er e I s t a yed
for a bou t a week. I r et u r n ed ba ck t o It a ly via Zu r ich a n d Gen eva .
At t h e en d of my lon g t r ip I r es ign ed fr om t h e Amer ica n Emba s s y a n d
decided t o move t o It a ly.








































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Pa r t t wo


Rome: 1962-1985

Du r in g my va ca t ion in It a ly I decided t o a n s wer t o a n u mber of job
offer s by s en din g my C.V. I wa it ed t ill I t u r n ed t wen t y-n in e-yea r -old t o be
exon er a t ed fr om a n y milit a r y du t y. In t h a t per iod of t ime t h e con s cr ipt ion
wa s for t wo yea r s a n d I t ook a dva n t a ge of t h e la w wh ich exon er a t ed a ll
It a lia n s livin g over s ea s .
At t h e en d of my va ca t ion , in 1962, I fou n d s ome job offer s . I ch os e t o
a ccept t h e pr opos a l of a pr iva t e compa n y. My decis ion t o move t o Rome,
It a ly, ca u s ed s ome dis comfor t t o my fa mily. I expla in ed t o my pa r en t s t h a t
ou r fu t u r e in Libya , in s pit e of t h e good r ela t ion s h ip wit h t h e loca l people,
wa s a t r is k. I u s ed t h e exa mple of t h e It a lia n s bein g for ced t o lea ve
Tu n is ia , a n d I wa s a bs olu t ely con vin ced t h a t on e da y t h e s a me t h in g
wou ld h a ppen in Libya .
Th e fir s t wa r n in g s ign s wer e t h e n ew la ws wh ich s pecifica lly r equ ir ed
t h a t t h e ma jor it y of t h e ca pit a l a ll compa n ies oper a t in g in Libya s h ou ld be
own ed by Libya n cit izen s .
My pr edict ion s ma t er ia lized wh en Colon el Gh edda fi ca me t o power in
1967.
My t r a n s fer t o It a ly beca me va lu a ble a ls o for my fa mily. Th ey in fa ct
s t a r t ed t o pu r ch a s e pr oper t ies in Rome, in view of t h eir defin it ive r et u r n
wh ich t ook pla ce in 1966.
My fa t h er pr a is ed me for my s u gges t ion s . Ma n y It a lia n s wh o s t a yed in
s pit e of t h e wa r n in g s ign s , wer e for ced t o lea ve on ly wit h per s on a l effect s
a n d left beh in d a ll t h eir pr oper t ies a n d ot h er belon gin gs .
My pa r en t s wer e a ble t o s ell a ll t h eir pr oper t ies a n d t r a n s fer lega lly t h e
pr oceeds t o It a ly.
My r eloca t ion t o Rome for ced me t o be dea l wit h n ew da ily pr a ct ica lit ies
I wa s n t u s ed t o. Bu t my s t r on g des ir e t o bu ild a bet t er fu t u r e for mys elf,
r a t h er t h a n bein g t empt ed by t h e comfor t a ble life a n d ea s y pr ofit s in Libya ,
h elped me t o over come t h e n ew da ily pr oblems .
Th e mos t t r a u ma t ic impa ct wa s t h e t r a ffic in Rome. Th e wor k
en vir on men t , a lt h ou gh differ en t fr om t h e on e I wa s u s ed t o, wa s plea s a n t .
I s t a r t ed wor kin g in t h e pu r ch a s e depa r t men t of a la r ge compa n y,
wh ich bu ilt milit a r y commu n ica t ion s ys t ems , u n der U.S. licen s e. I wa s
h ir ed ma in ly for my En glis h kn owledge, a lt h ou gh I didn t h a ve a n y pr ior
exper ien ce in t h e elect r on ic field.
Her e I a m a ga in in volved wit h t h e Amer ica n r ea lit y.
Aft er a lmos t t wo yea r s , I decided t o s t a r t my own bu s in es s , in it ia lly a s
a n a gen t , a n d la t er a s impor t er .
At t h e t ime I s t a r t ed my n ew bu s in es s , 1964, it cou ld t a ke fr om a
min imu m of s ix mon t h s t o t wo yea r s t o h a ve a ph on e in s t a lled in my
a pa r t men t . In t h e bu ildin g wh er e I lived t h er e wa s on e coin oper a t ed
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t eleph on e in s t a lled down s t a ir s , n ext t o t h e door ma n pos t . Th er e wer e
t wen t y a pa r t men t s in ou r bu ildin g a n d you ca n ima gin e h ow difficu lt it
wa s t o ma ke or r eceive a ca ll. Th e door ma n a ct ed a s a ph on e oper a t or for
a ll of u s . Some of my clien t s compla in ed h ow difficu lt wa s t o r ea ch me,
beca u s e t h e ph on e wa s bu s y, bu t I ma n a ged t o con vin ce t h em t o be
pa t ien t beca u s e I h a ve a lr ea dy a s ked for a s econ d ph on e lin e!
Th e ch a n ce t o s t a r t my own bu s in es s ca me du r in g my vis it t o a n
elect r on ic s h ow in Pa r is . I immedia t ely r ea lized t h a t mos t of t h e for eign
ma n u fa ct u r es fr om wh om we bou gh t t h e pa r t s , wh ile wor kin g a t t h e
pu r ch a s e depa r t men t , didn t h a ve a n a gen t in It a ly.
I beca me t h e exclu s ive a gen t for It a ly of a U.S. ma n u fa ct u r er , wh os e
pa r t s wer e u s ed in t h e pr odu ct ion of milit a r y equ ipmen t s u ch a s
commu n ica t ion s ys t ems , r a da r , mis s iles , t or pedoes , et c.
Th e begin n in g of my a ct ivit y wa s r a t h er t u r bu len t a n d a t on e poin t I
r a n ou t of fu n ds , du e t o t h e dela y in r eceivin g t h e pa ymen t s fr om my
clien t s . For a bou t t en da ys I a t e pla in boiled pa s t a , beca u s e I cou ldn t
a ffor d a n yt h in g els e. Fin a lly I r eceived a n or der , fr om on e of my cu s t omer s ,
of a bou t n in et y t h ou s a n d dolla r s for t h e pa r t s I wa s t h e exclu s ive a gen t ,
a n d my commis s ion wa s a bou t eigh t per cen t .
Aft er a n in it ia l per iod a s a n a gen t , I ch os e t o impor t t h e pa r t s on my
own a n d r es ell it t o t h e va r iou s It a lia n cu s t omer s . In doin g s o I r ea ch ed a
t wo-pr on g a dva n t a ge: in cr ea s e my pr ofit a n d pr ot ect mys elf in ca s e t h e
ma n u fa ct u r es I r epr es en t ed decided t o s ell dir ect ly t o my cu s t omer s , a n d
cu t me off.
My decis ion didn t bode well wit h t h e U.S. ma n u fa ct u r er , wh o ma de
ever y effor t t o con vin ce me t o a bs t a in fr om impor t in g dir ect ly.
Not wit h s t a n din g t h eir oppos it ion , I wen t on wit h my decis ion , t h a n ks a ls o
t o t h e en cou r a gemen t of my clien t s , wh o fou n d it u s efu l n ot t o h a ve t o dea l
wit h impor t du t ies , et c.
Th e volu me of my bu s in es s in cr ea s ed ever y yea r , bu t t h is s u cces s ,
in s t ea d of plea s in g my s u pplier , beca me mot ive of r es en t men t on t h eir
pa r t . Th e mor e I expa n ded t h e bu s in es s , mor e r elen t les s ly t h ey pr es s u r ed
me t o give t h em t h e n a mes of my clien t s . For you r in for ma t ion t h e
compa n y I wa s bu yin g t h e compon en t s fr om, wa s pa r t of a s even billion
dolla r U.S. con glomer a t e.
Th e Amer ica n ma n u fa ct u r er t r ied a ll s or t s of t h r ea t s , on e of wh ich wa s
t o s t op s h ippin g t h eir pa r t s t o me. To pr ove my des ir e t o in cr ea s e t h e
bu s in es s for t h eir pr odu ct ion , I s u gges t ed on ma n y occa s ion s , t o s u b-
a s s embly t h eir pr odu ct s in It a ly, a n d con s equ en t ly expa n d t h e s a les in t h e
Eu r opea n ma r ket .
Th eir r ea ct ion t o my pr opos a l, a t t h e begin n in g, wa s ver y diploma t ic,
bu t in t h e en d, a ft er my con t in u ou s per s ever a n ce, t h ey clea r ly s t a t ed t h a t
my in it ia t ive wa s of t h e qu es t ion , beca u s e of t h e pr es en ce in It a ly of t h e
s t r on ges t Commu n is t Pa r t y ou t s ide t h e Soviet Un ion !
Even t h ou gh I felt in s u lt ed a s It a lia n cit izen by t h eir s t a t emen t , I didn t
give mu ch impor t a n ce t o it , kn owin g ver y well t h eir pr over bia l ign or a n ce
r ega r din g for eign a ffa ir s .
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Th e con t r over s y beca me viciou s , t ill on e da y I r eceived a s t r a n ge vis it
t o my office in Rome of t wo Ru s s ia n en gin eer s , wh o wer e en qu ir in g a bou t
t h e pr odu ct s I s old. Th ey wer e mos t ly in t er es t ed in t h e pr odu ct s of t h e
Amer ica n ma n u fa ct u r er of wh ich I wa s t h eir exclu s ive a gen t in It a ly. Th ey
a s ked t o h a ve a ca t a log, bu t I t old t h em t h a t it wa s t h e la s t on e a n d I
n eeded for my wor k.
Immedia t ely a ft er t h e t wo Ru s s ia n en gin eer s left my office, I ca lled t h e
Amer ica n Emba s s y in Rome. Two FBI/ CIA a gen t s ca me t o s ee me a n d I
in for med t h em a bou t t h e s t r a n ge vis it . Th e t wo officer s a s s u r ed me t h a t
t h er e wa s n ot h in g illega l t o give t h e Ru s s ia n s t h e ca t a log, a n d t o ca ll t h em
in ca s e t h ey r et u r n ed. Bu t wh en a s ked t h em t o pu t in wr it in g t h eir
a u t h or iza t ion , t h ey t old me it wa s n ot n eces s a r y.
Wh en t h e Ru s s ia n en gin eer s ca me ba ck I s u gges t ed t h a t t h ey cou ld
ea s ily obt a in t h e ca t a log of t h e Amer ica n ma n u fa ct u r er t h r ou gh t h eir
Emba s s y in Wa s h in gt on !
Th e ma in r ea s on I a ct ed ca u t iou s wa s beca u s e t h eir vis it a ppea r ed a
lit t le fis h y, a n d I h a d a s t r on g s u s picion wh o wa s beh in d it .
At t h e r ea r pa ge of t h e ca t a log, I h a d s t a mped t h e n a me a n d a ddr es s of
my bu s in es s , a n d a n ybody cou ld h a ve fou n d wh er e t h a t ca t a log ca me
fr om. Let u s n ot for get t h a t ever yt h in g wa s h a ppen in g du r in g t h e s o-ca lled
Cold wa r er a a n d a n ybody doin g bu s in es s wit h a n y Cou n t r y pa r t of t h e
Ir on Cu r t a in , wou ld a u t oma t ica lly en d u p in a bla ck lis t .
On ce on t h a t lis t it wa s n ext t o impos s ible t o ca r r y on a n y t ype of
bu s in es s . How ma n y lives h a ve been des t r oyed by s en a t or McCa r t h y
wit ch -h u n t a ga in s t people wh o wer e commu n is t s ympa t h izer s ! Th e movie
in du s t r y a n d a n y in t ellect u a l wer e con s ider ed liber a l a n d t h er efor e wor t h
of pu n is h men t s .
I wa s fu lly a wa r e t h a t , in t h e en d, my in depen den t con du ct wou ld cos t
me dea r ly a n d, s oon or la t er , t h e Amer ica n ma n u fa ct u r er wou ld fin d a wa y
t o dis mis s me.
Wh ile wen t t o s ee my s is t er a n d br ot h er in la w in Ca n a da , I s et u p a n
impor t -expor t compa n y. In a s h or t per iod of t ime it beca me a ct ive. Th e r ea l
pu r pos e of t h is compa n y wa s t o a ct a s a filt er bet ween t h e Amer ica n
s u pplier a n d t h e It a lia n cu s t omer s : it impr oved t r emen dou s ly my ca s h
flow. Th e cu s t oma r y pa ymen t t er ms in It a ly wer e bet ween n in et y a n d on e
h u n dr ed-t wen t y da ys , bu t t h e for eign s u pplier s wer e pa id in ma ximu m
t h ir t y da ys , if n ot by let t er of cr edit .
Upon my r et u r n t o It a ly, I in for med a ll my cu s t omer s t h a t I beca me t h e
exclu s ive a gen t of a Ca n a dia n compa n y wh o s old a ll s or t s of U.S.
elect r on ic compon en t s a n d a ppa r a t u s . Th e a dva n t a ge for my clien t s wa s t o
h a ve on e s ou r ce for t h eir va r iou s n eeds , a n d t h er efor e s a ve a lot of mon ey
for t h e s h ippin g ch a r ges . An ot h er impor t a n t ben efit wa s t h e la n gu a ge: a ll
t h eir r equ es t s wer e s en t t o my office in It a lia n .
It t u r n ed ou t t o be a n idea l s olu t ion , a ls o in view of t h e fa ct t h a t my
t er min a t ion , a s t h e exclu s ive a gen t of t h e Amer ica n ma n u fa ct u r er , wa s
a bou t t o h a ppen . All t h e pu r ch a s es of t h e pa r t s or der ed by my It a lia n
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clien t s , wer e ma de by my Ca n a dia n compa n y, a n d a ll t h e U.S. s u pplier s
t h ou gh t t h a t t h e pa r t s wer e for t h e Ca n a dia n ma r ket .
Th e s h ipmen t s a r r ivin g fr om t h e St a t es wen t t o a fr ee t r a de a r ea , in t h e
wa r eh ou s e of ou r s h ippin g a gen t . A pa r t t ime employee pr epa r ed ou r
s ellin g in voices a n d wen t t o t h e wa r eh ou s e t o t a ke off a ll t h e la bels a n d
s h ippin g docu men t s of t h e s u pplier a n d s u bs t it u t e wit h ou r docu men t s .
Th e n ext da y t h e s h ipmen t left for It a ly. We didn t pa y a n y Ca n a dia n
cu s t oms du t y beca u s e t h e mer ch a n dis e wa s in t r a n s it . We didn t h a ve a n y
in ven t or y, beca u s e we u s u a lly bou gh t t h e pa r t s a lr ea dy s old t o ou r
cu s t omer s .
My pla n met a ll my cu s t omer s a ppr ova l.
I in ves t ed mos t of t h e pr ofit of my in it ia t ive in developin g, a n d la t er
ma n u fa ct u r in g, t h e pr odu ct s I u s ed t o bu y fr om t h e Amer ica n compa n y.
Th es e pa r t s a r e h igh pr ecis ion micr o-mot or s u t ilized by t h e h igh t ech
in du s t r ies s u ch a s : t elecommu n ica t ion s , a vion ics , a n d a ll s or t s of milit a r y
equ ipmen t s .
I in ves t ed qu it e a lot of mon ey in 1978, in my n ew bu s in es s en t er pr is e.
I in ves t iga t ed t h or ou gh ly t o fin d ou t if I wou ld in cu r in a n y pa t en t
in fr in gemen t , bu t I dis cover ed t h a t a ll h a d expir ed. Th e developmen t of
t h es e pr odu ct s r equ ir ed a lot of r es ea r ch wor k t o fin d, in t h e It a lia n or
Eu r opea n ma r ket , t h e va r iou s compon en t s a n d t h e pr oper equ ipmen t .
Aft er t wo yea r s of h a r d wor k, wit h t h e h elp of a r et ir ed en gin eer , a
fa n t a s t ic dr a ft s ma n , a n d t wo t ech n icia n s , we wer e fin a lly a ble t o
ma n u fa ct u r e t h e fir s t pr ot ot ypes . It wa s a momen t of gr ea t s a t is fa ct ion for
a ll of u s . I r emember dis t in ct ly wh en t h e pr ot ot ypes s t a r t ed r u n n in g: it wa s
like a s s is t in g t o t h e bir t h of you r fir s t ch ild!
In t h e mea n t ime a ll my pr edict ion s a bou t my t er min a t ion beca me r ea l.
Th e Amer ica n compa n y s en t me a men a cin g let t er : I didn t s en d t h em t h e
lis t of my cu s t omer s , t h ey wou ld be for ced t o ca n cel my con t r a ct .
Th eir let t er didn t bot h er me a t a ll, beca u s e I wa s a lr ea dy a t a good
poin t wit h my n ew pr odu ct ion , a n d in t h e mea n t ime I h a d en ou gh of t h eir
pa r t s in in ven t or y t o s a t is fy t h e immedia t e n eeds of my cu s t omer s .
I t h er efor e ma de a decis ion t o s en d t h em a lis t of n a mes t o ver ify if my
s u s picion s wer e cor r ect . Th e n a mes I s en t t h em wer e of compa n ies in
complet ely differ en t fields of a ct ivit ies : s u ch a s t h e loca l milk compa n y,
t h e loca l t r a n s por t a t ion compa n y, et c.
Immedia t ely a ft er r eceivin g my let t er , t h e Amer ica n s u pplier s en t me a
t er min a t ion let t er , s t a t in g t h a t du e t o a r eor ga n iza t ion of t h eir s a les for ces ,
t h ey didn t n eed my cooper a t ion a n ymor e! Bin go!
I r igh t a wa y s en t a t elex t o t h e ma n a ger a s well t o t h e h ea dqu a r t er s of
t h e cor por a t ion t h e compa n y wa s pa r t of, in for min g t h em t h a t I h a ve
s t a r t ed t o ma n u fa ct u r e in It a ly t h e pa r t s pr eviou s ly pu r ch a s ed fr om t h em.
I decided t o s en d t h e a bove t elex, n ot a s a ch a llen ge, bu t a s a pr oper
bu s in es s decis ion . Some of t h eir employees in for med me t h a t t h e
ma n a gemen t s fir s t r ea ct ion wa s of s u r pr is e, bu t r igh t a wa y t h ey con s u lt ed
t h eir la wyer s t o s u e me. Th e la wyer s a n s wer wa s n ega t ive beca u s e I didn t
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viola t e a n y pa t en t , a n d t h e on ly wa y t o pu t me ou t of bu s in es s wa s t o offer
bet t er pr odu ct s a t a ch ea per pr ice t h a n min e!
Du r in g my yea r s a s a n a gen t , I h a ve come a cr os s a n d collect ed a good
n u mber of n a mes of t h eir ma jor cu s t omer s , a ll a r ou n d t h e wor ld. I
t h er efor e s en t a ll of t h em a pr omot ion t elex a dver t is in g my pr odu ct s . I wa s
s u r pr is ed a n d t r ou bled by t h eir r es pon s e.
Ama zed beca u s e I r eceived mor e r equ es t s t h a n I a n t icipa t ed, a n d
t r ou bled by t h e r ea lit y of my limit ed pr odu ct ion ca pa cit y.
Ou r pr ot ot ypes h a ve been t es t ed a n d a ppr oved by t h e mos t impor t a n t
n a t ion a l a n d in t er n a t ion a l compa n ies in t h e milit a r y field: Un it ed St a t es ,
Is r a el, En gla n d, a n d It a ly.
My s ma ll pr odu ct ion s fa cilit y wou ld n ot h a ve been a ble t o s a t is fy, a ll
t h e n ew cu s t omer s r equ es t s . I h a d a lmos t deplet ed my s a vin gs du e t h e
expen s es in cu r r ed t o get s t a r t ed, a n d I t h er efor e a s ked for a ba n k loa n .
Bu t It a lia n ba n ks a r e ver y s kept ica l a bou t in ves t in g in s ma ll s ize
compa n ies . Th e on ly wa y ou t wa s t o in volve s ome It a lia n gover n men t
a gen cies .
I wa s in a n a wkwa r d s it u a t ion : I h a d a pot en t ia l ma r ket for my
pr odu ct s of s ever a l t h ou s a n ds of dolla r s , bu t I didn t h a ve t h e pr odu ct ion
ca pa cit y t o s a t is fy it . I h a d n ot a n t icipa t ed s u ch a n immedia t e dema n d, n ot
even in my wildes t dr ea ms . Th e r ea s on beh in d s u ch a n immedia t e dema n d
wa s du e t o t h e lon g deliver y t er ms r equ ir ed by t h e Amer ica n
ma n u fa ct u r er : t h ey a lmos t oper a t ed in a s or t of ma r ket mon opoly.
In It a ly, u n les s you h a ve a polit ica l con n ect ion , it is a lmos t impos s ible
t o get t h e pr oper a t t en t ion fr om a n y gover n men t in s t it u t ion . Bu t in t h e en d
I fou n d t h e mis s in g lin k a n d my pr oject wa s pr es en t ed t o t h e equ iva len t of
Sma ll Bu s in es s Admin is t r a t ion : t h ey r ea lized t h e pot en t ia l gr owt h a n d t h e
r et u r n on t h eir in ves t men t .
I wa s s o exit ed t o fin a lly be a ble t o fu lfill t h e ma r ket r equ ir emen t s , t h a t
ma de me over look t h e en vir on men t I wa s in , wh er e people t h in k n ot in
in du s t r ia l pr odu ct ion t er ms , bu t in polit ica l ben efit s .
We r ea ch ed a n a gr eemen t , a ccor din g t o wh ich , t h e pr odu ct ion of my
pa r t s , wou ld be ca r r ied on by on e of t h eir in du s t r ia l compa n y, fin a n cia lly
s pon s or ed by t h e gover n men t , few kilomet er s s ou t h of Rome.
Th is in du s t r ia l pla n t wa s or igin a lly s et u p t o ma n u fa ct u r e h igh
pr ecis ion mech a n ica l devices , a n d h a d t h e mos t s t a t e of t h e a r t
ma ch in er ies a n d t es t equ ipmen t s n eces s a r y t o pr odu ce my pa r t s . It wa s
t h e idea l pla n t , I cou ldn t h a ve fou n d a bet t er pla ce. It wa s love a t fir s t
s igh t !
Th es e a r e t h e det a ils of t h e a gr eemen t :
t h ey pla n t wou ld ma n u fa ct u r e my h igh pr ecis ion min ia t u r e
mot or s
I wou ld t r a n s fer a ll t h e equ ipmen t I h a d in my fa cilit y t o t h eir
pla n t
I wou ld let t h em u s e my kn ow h ow a n d ma n u fa ct u r in g dr a win gs
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I wou ld h a n dle a ll t h e s a les a n d I wou ld h a ve been en t it led t o
s h a r e t h e pr ofit s .
In exch a n ge of a ll t h e a bove, t h e pla n t wou ld pa y me t h e
equ iva len t of fou r -h u n dr ed t h ou s a n ds dolla r s , in in s t a llmen t s of
t wen t y t h ou s a n ds dolla r s per mon t h .
On pa per it looked like a fa n t a s t ic a gr eemen t for t h e pa r t ies in volved.
Bu t I dis r ega r ded t h e polit ica l in t er es t s implica t ed beh in d t h e s cen es .
To ma ke a lon g s t or y s h or t , a ft er ma n y in it ia l pr odu ct ion t r ou bles a n d
dela ys , t h e pa r t s deliver ed by t h e pla n t , wer e of r ea l pou r qu a lit y. I
cou ldn t pos s ibly s h ip it t o my cu s t omer s , wit h ou t jeopa r dizin g my
r epu t a t ion .
Th e fin a n cia l pa r t wa s a ls o a s ou r ce of a ggr a va t ion s . Th ey on ly pa id t h e
fir s t t wo in s t a llmen t s , a n d s a id t h a t t h ey didn t h a ve s u fficien t fu n ds t o
pa y t h e r es t . My n u mer ou s compla in t s wen t u n h ea r d. I didn t even t a ke
in t o con s ider a t ion a n y lega l a ct ion , beca u s e it wou ld h a ve t a ken me
cen t u r ies , a n d n ot yea r s , t o get my mon ey ba ck. It a ly in fa ct h a s been
r epr ima n ded ma n y t imes by t h e Eu r opea n In t er n a t ion a l Cou r t , for t h e
len gt h in es s of t h e ju dicia l s ys t em.
My equ ipmen t beca me pa r t of t h e pla n t s ba n kr u pt cy a n d I wa s on ly
a ble t o get my ma n u fa ct u r in g dr a win gs ba ck.
Th e bea u t ifu l pla n t is s t ill t h er e like a ca t h edr a l in t h e des er t . It wa s
cu s t oma r y in It a ly t o s et u p in du s t r ia l fa cilit ies wh os e s ole pu r pos e wa s t o
obt a in fin a n cia l a id fr om t h e gover n men t , pa r t of wh ich wa s u s ed by t h e
polit ica l pa r t y wh o en dor s ed t h e pr oject !
Th e a dva n t a ge of in depen den t wor k h a s a llowed me t o t r a vel a lot . In
t h e cou r s e of my bu s in es s t r ips I h a ve t h e oppor t u n it y t o dis cover n ew
pla ces . My En glis h a n d Fr en ch la n gu a ge kn owledge h a s h elped me
immen s ely t o a ppr ecia t e t h e diver s e loca l r ea lit ies , by t a lkin g dir ect ly wit h
t h e people, in s t ea d t h r ou gh t h e filt er of a n in t er pr et er . I t r ied t h e food a n d
delica t es s en of a ll t h e pla ces I vis it ed, in s t ea d of ea t in g a t t h e Hot el
r es t a u r a n t s wh er e I s t a yed. Fr om my ext en s ive t r a velin g I h a ve lea r n ed
t h a t people wh o ca n n ot a ffor d t h e s o-ca lled expen s ive n u t r it ion a r e ver y
s eldom violen t .

A Iud nutton IuIt ugs un motunt oc n Ingng out tIc Iddcn
nnc uocncc o] un nduduu. In tIc Untcd Stutcs tIc dct s mostg mudc
o] mcut, csccug cud mcut, und mung sutuutcd ]uts o] unmu ogn.
TIcg dnI u ot o] Icucugcs uIcI contun cu]]cnc und usc ]ood
sucmcnts n quunttcs: utumns, mncus, und tccnugcs usc otIc
oducts to cnIuncc tIc musccs.
TIc ]ood sod ut ]ust ]ood onts s un Igc cuoc dct, Iut utI ucg
ttc nuttonu uuuc. TIc Amccuns oucndugcncc n IgI-cncgg, ou
nuttonu ]oods: uoxmutcg onc-Iundcd-tItg mon uc cscntg
consdccd oucucgIt o oIcsc.
Ouc tIcc-Iundcd tIousund coc dc cucg gcu duc to oIcstg.
I um not u docto Ig I umost cctun tIut soon o utc, somc mcdcu
nsttuton u dscouc u connccton Ictuccn cctun dct und tIc uocncc.
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Hg contust, n otIc uts o] tIc uod, tucntg-]ou tIousunds coc
dc cucg dug o] stuuuton.
TIc Amccuns scnd ]otg Ions dous u gcu to oosc ucgIt und
onc-Iundcd-tucntg mon dous ]o IcutI und socu cutcd ncsscs
cuuscd Ig tIc oIcstg.
Tucntg-]ou Ions dous u Ic un udcquutc umount to ucuutc tIc
stuuuton n tIc uod.
Accodng to tIc stutstcs o] UHCTAD, tIc Untcd Hutons ugcncg ]o tIc
dcucomcnt und commccc, sxtg-]uc cccnt o] coc n A]cu uc utI
css tIun onc dou u dug. TIc Amccun ctzcns scnd un uucugc o] sxtg
dous u dug!
Pcsdcnt Gcogc V. HusI coud suuc tIc ucs to mung o] Is ]cou
ctzcns, suung ut tIc sumc tmc u ot o] moncg, Ig scndng tIc oIcsc
coc to uc n onc o] tIc tId uod countcs, und usuc tIc ocu dct.
TIc moncg suucd coud Ic uscd to nousI mons o] oo coc!
OIcstg`s cutcd ncsscs coud Ic cucntcd Ig moung tIc quutg o]
]ood scucd ut tIc uuous ]ust ]ood onts (not uotIg to Ic cucd
cstuuunts).
In somc o] tIcsc onts tIcc s u oud sgn tIut sugs: "A gou cun cut ut
S J.99. I ct gou mugnc tIc quutg o] tIc ]ood: ]u o] sut to muIc gou
dnI, ]u o] ]ut to mouc tIc tustc, und cscuutucs to Icc t "]csI!
A]tc dcuoung tIs tgc o] "]ood, tIcg tuIc s to cI u tIc
dgcston.
To gct tIc nutton ccmcnts mssng n tIc uIouc "]ood, tIcg Iug
utumns, und mncus sucmcnts. TIcg scnd, uccodng to ust
stutstcs, tIc cquuucnt o] scucu mon dous u gcu.
TIcsc sumc nutton ccmcnts coud Ic ]ound, ut u cIcuc cost, n tIc
]csI ]ut und ucgctuIcs.
To gct d o] tIc ]ut uccumuutcd tIcg scnd Ions o] dous n un
uuctg o] dcts, uIcI uc uotIcss, Iccuusc u]tc tIc ntu oss o] ucgIt,
s comcs IucI n un nccuscd umount. Dscouugcd Ig tIc mccI csuts,
tIcg Iug u sots o] cxccsc gudgcts Icuug uductscd on TV.
TIc oIcstg contIutcs to tIc goutI o] tIc dcts ndustg, und to ug
css tuxcs. TIc I.F.S.(Intcnu Fcucnuc Scucc), tIc tux dcutmcnt, Ius
cstuIsIcd tIut coc, cct]cd Ig doctos us oIcsc, cun dcduct ]om tIc
ncomc tux ctuns, tIc cxcnscs ncucd ]o tIc ucgIt oss cucs.
TIc tgc o] ]ood scucd ut tIc uuous onts oduccs uddctons. Vcg
ucg tIcg scc]g tIc ngcdcnts uscd, und I uoudn`t Ic suscd ] onc
dug somconc u stut cgu uctons ugunst tIc ]ust ]ood congomcutcs.
It suddcns mc u ot to oIscuc tIut uc Ituuns uc not csondng to tIc
"coonzuton o] tIc ]ust ]ood ndustg.
Ou sucmuIcts Iuuc stutcd uductsng und scng tIc so-cucd
"snucIs. TIc IcutI o] ou cIdcn s tug ut sI.
TIc U.S. ctzcns uc gcut consumcs o] ung Ind o] "nstunt csuts
s. TIcg scnd uucugc o] scucntg Ions o] dous u gcu to ucIusc
cscton dugs, n uddton to tIc mcdcncs sod utIout ung mcdcu
cscton und uIcI uc sod n cucg sucmuIct.
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TIc ]cqucntg uscd s uc tIc oncs ]o tIc dccsson, ]ooucd Ig
mcdcncs ]o oIcstg, unxctg, mcmog, cIocstco, ndgcston, nsomnu,
ctc.
TIcc s u cutcd ndustg uIcI s goung: tIc onc uIcI
munu]uctucs usc]u dcuccs to Ic not to ]ogct uIcn t s tmc to tuIc u
Un]otunutcg tIc usc o] dugs ncudcs cIdcn. Ouc tucntg mons
s uc gucn to Igc uctuc cIdcn su]]cng ]om ADHD (Attcnton Dc]ct
Hgcuctutg Dsodc).

It wa s qu it e a n emot ion a l exper ien ce t o fly over t h e Nor t h Pole, on t h e
occa s ion of my voya ge t o J a pa n fr om Lon don , wit h a s t opover in Ala s ka .
I h a ve a ls o been t o In dia , Th a ila n d, Mexico, Sou t h Afr ica , Ven ezu ela ,
Cos t a Rica , St . Th oma s , a n d Ber mu da .
My fir s t vis it t o t h e Un it ed St a t es , in 1966, is a s s ocia t ed t o Fr a n k
Sin a t r a s s on g St r a n ger in t h e n igh t . I wa s in a n Hot el r oom, in Da yt on ,
Oh io, wa it in g t o go t o din n er wit h s ome wor k collea gu es , wh en a ll of a
s u dden , I h ea r d my n a me bein g a n n ou n ced by t h e loca l r a dio s t a t ion , t o
wh is h me h a ppy bir t h da y a n d s u bs equ en t ly pla yed t h a t s on g. It wa s a n ice
s u r pr is e by my collea gu es .
Th e mos t en joya ble a n d deligh t fu l t r ip t o U.S. t u r n ed ou t t o be t h e on e
in 1968, t oget h er wit h a des ign er for a fa s h ion s h ow, in Da yt on , Oh io. It
wa s a n u n believa ble a n d u n for get t a ble exper ien ce.
It wa s n ot ea s y t o combin e t h e dema n ds of t h e s t ylis t , wh o r ega r ded
ea ch on e of h er dr es s es , like t h e on ly ch ild, a n d t h e r equ es t s of t h e
s h ippin g a gen t t o expedit e t h e r ed-t a pe pr ocedu r es a t ou r a r r iva l in New
Yor k , in t r a n s it t o Da yt on , wit h t h r ee ca s es fu ll of h igh fa s h ion clot h es .
To en h a n ce t h e It a lia n s t yle, I in vit ed t o t a ke ca r e of pu blic r ela t ion s , a
bea u t ifu l a n d a t t r a ct ive good fr ien d of min e, ver y well-kn own in t h e
a dver t is in g ma r ket (t h e mos t impor t a n t s it es in Mila n o wer e cover ed wit h
billboa r d wit h h er pict u r e pr omot in g a well kn own wh is ky).
Allow me t o dedica t e h er a s weet t h ou gh t , beca u s e s a dly s h e is n o
lon ger wit h u s .
Th e da y a ft er ou r a r r iva l in Da yt on , s t a r t ed t h e s elect ion of t h e
ma n n equ in s . I got in volved t o s moot h t h e s t ylis t s exu ber a n t r equ es t s t o
h a ve pr ofes s ion a l gir ls , bu t we cou ldn t fin d a n ybody a va ila ble. It wa s n ext
t o impos s ible t o a ct imper t u r ba ble in fr on t of s o ma n y bea u t ifu l you n g
la dies , a n d n ot t o in flu en ce t h e s elect ion .
Th e pu r pos e of t h e s h ow wa s t o collect fu n ds for t h e ph ilh a r mon ic
or ch es t r a of Da yt on .
Th e n igh t of t h e s h ow, t h e ba llr oom of t h e Hot el wa s complet ely filled.
All t h e loca l a n d St a t e media wer e t h er e, a n d t h e va r iou s a u t h or it ies . I
a s s u med t h a t on e of t h e or ga n izer s wou ld in t r odu ce t h e s h ow, bu t I wa s
wr on g. Five min u t es befor e t h e s t a r t , t h e per s on in ch a r ge of t h e
commit t ee, a s ked t o join h im on t h e s t a ge. Aft er t h e in it ia l t h a n ks t o a ll
don or s , h e h a n ded me t h e micr oph on e t o con du ct t h e s h ow.
Aft er t h e in it ia l pa n ic I h a n dled t h e r es t of t h e even in g, r a t h er
s u cces s fu lly, beca u s e my a ccen t a dded a n in t er n a t ion a l fla vor t o t h e
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even in g. Th e commit t ee collect ed mor e fu n ds t h a n expect ed a n d t h e s t ylis t
wa s ver y h a ppy.
Th e n ext da y we h a ve been in t er viewed by t h e va r iou s media a n d h a ve
been in vit ed t o a live TV s h ow for a n h ou r . It wa s r a t h er a mu s in g t o
r es pon d t o t h e ca ller s qu es t ion s . Th e TV h os t wa s Ph il Don a h u e, wh o la t er
beca me fa mou s n a t ion wide.









































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Pa r t t h r ee


Th e yea r s 1985-1989

I met Gover n or Wa lla ce of Ala ba ma in Rome in 1983 du r in g h is officia l
vis it t o It a ly t o pr omot e h is St a t e.
Th e Commer cia l At t a ch of t h e Amer ica n Emba s s y in Rome, a s ked me
t o h elp h im or ga n ize a lu n ch eon meet in g wit h a gr ou p of It a lia n in du s t r ia l
execu t ives , t o wh om t h e Gover n or wa n t ed t o t a lk a bou t t h e a dva n t a ges t h e
St a t e of Ala ba ma offer ed t o for eign in ves t or s .
Aft er t h e lu n ch , I h a d a pr iva t e meet in g wit h Gover n or Wa lla ce, wh o
officia lly in vit ed me t o vis it h is St a t e.
Gover n or Wa lla ce is t h e on e wh o t r ied t o block t h e bla ck s t u den t s fr om
en t er in g t h e s ch ools . Th e feder a l t r oops h a d t o in t er ven e, t o en for ce t h e
la w wh ich pu t a n en d t o t h e r a cia l dis cr imin a t ion .
In 1972, du r in g a ca mpa ign for t h e pr es iden t ia l elect ion , Gover n or
Wa lla ce wa s s h ot a n d beca me pa r a lyzed.
I h a ve been goin g t o t h e Un it ed St a t es , for bu s in es s , s in ce 1966, a t
lea s t t wice a yea r , bu t I n ever vis it ed Ala ba ma . Ma ybe I wa s n ega t ively
in flu en ced by s eein g t h e movie Gon e wit h t h e win d s ever a l t imes .
I fin a lly wen t t o Ala ba ma in Ma y 1985.
I mu s t a dmit t h a t a ft er livin g in Ala ba ma for t h ir t een yea r s , my or igin a l
impr es s ion wa s n ot fa r fr om r ea lit y. Th e r a cia l dis cr imin a t ion , n ot yet
complet ely defea t ed in mos t St a t es , in Ala ba ma is s t ill a live.

In ]uct tIc gncIng o] IucI coc, n tIc SoutI, uus onc o] tIc duIcst
und scIcst cods n Amccun Istog. In tIc ]ocuod to tIc IooI
"VtIout Sunctuug, gncIng IotoguIg n Amccu, ntcd Ig Tun
Pums PuIsIcs, Congcssmun JoIn Lcus dcscIcs tIs cod us tIc
"Amccun Ioocuust.
TIc IooI s u coccton o] Iotos o] Iungcd IucI coc, u]tc Icng
gncIcd. TIc ctucs sIou tIc dcuustutcd Iodcs Iungng ]om tIc tccs
suoundcd Ig uItc nduduus tuIng ctucs, Ic ] tIcg ucc comng
]om u Iuntng t, und sIoucd tIc toIcs! TIcsc ctucs ucc mudc
nto ostcuds to Ic scnt to ]cnds und ]umcs!
I] u IucI mun uus suscctcd o] Iuung Igscug uIuscd u uItc
uomun, Ic uus ]st custutcd, ut n u Ioc on tIc gound u to Is uustc,
tIcn gncIcd Ig uItc coc t Ic dcd. TIc Iodg uus suIscqucntg
Iungcd to u tcc.
TIc gncIng tooI ucc n tIc toun`s squucs, utIout ung o tu. I] u
IucI mun uus ucstcd, u gou o] uItcs uoud ussuut tIc u dung tIc
ngIt, und "tuIc cuc o] Im n tIc "tudtonu munnc.
TIs tuu uus cucd "Hcgo IuIccuc. TIc cctutos ucc ncuc
osccutcd. TIc ctucs o] tIs IooI Iuuc Iccn cxoscd, n summc 2UUU,
n tIc Hcu YoI Hstocu Socctg o] Hcu YoI ctg.
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Aou mc to utc doun, ]om tIc IooI, tIc stog o] u IucI mun uccuscd
o] mudc und uc, n tIc Stutc o] Gcogu: ]om ugc 9 on.
"Sum Hosc uoIcd ]o u untc, A]cd Cun]od. Hc usIcd Is cmogc
]o un uduuncc n ug (somc cotcd Ic Iud tcd to cocct uugcs ucudg
oucd Im) und ]o cmsson to ust Is motIc. TIc untc c]uscd,
cctutng u IusI cxcIungc o] uods. On tIc ]ooung dug, uIc Hosc
cIocd uood, Cun]od csumcd tIc ugumcnt, tIs tmc duung Is sto
und tIcutcnng to I Hosc. In sc]-dc]cnsc, Hosc ]ung Is ux, stIng
Cun]od n tIc Icud und Ing Im nstuntg. VtIn tuo dugs,
ncusucs cotcd un utogctIc d]]ccnt ucson. Cun]od Iud Iccn
cutng dnnc uIcn Hosc- "a mon s t er in h u ma n for m- sncuIcd u on Im,
Iucd un ux n Is sIu, und u]tc ugng tIc Iousc, duggcd Ms.
Cun]od n tIc oom uIcc Ic IusIund ug dgng und ucd Ic. I] tIc
ucson o] Cun]od`s dcutI uucd, tIc stog o] Sum Hosc`s ]utc dd not.
A]tc stng Hosc o] Is cotIcs und cIunng Im to u tcc, tIc sc]-
uontcd cxccutoncs stuIcd Icoscnc-souIcd uood IgI uound Im.
Hc]oc sutuutng Hosc utI o und ugng tIc tocI, tIcg cut o]] cus,
]ngcs und gcntus, und sInncd Is ]ucc. VIc somc n tIc coud ungcd
Inucs nto tIc uctm`s ]csI, otIcs uutcIcd "wit h u n feign in g s a t is fa ct ion
(us cotc notcd) tIc contotons o] Sum Hosc`s Iodg us tIc ]umcs osc,
dstotng Is ]cutucs, cuusng Is cgcs to Iugc out o] tIc socIcts, und
utung Is ucns. TIc ong sounds tIut cumc ]om tIc uctm`s s, cucn
us Is Iood szzcd n tIc ]c, ucc, "Oh my God! Oh , J es u s . Hc]oc
Hosc`s Iodg Iud cucn coo, Is Icut und uc ucc cmoucd und cut nto
scucu cccs, und Is Ioncs ucc cusIcd nto smu utccs. TIc coud
]ougIt ouc tIcsc souucns. SIotg u]tc tIc gncIng, onc o] tIc
utcunts cotcdg c]t ]o tIc stutc cuto, Iong to dcuc u scc o]
Sum Hosc`s Icut to tIc goucno o] Gcogu, uIo uoud cu Sum Hosc`s
dccds "t h e mos t dia bolica l in t h e a n n a ls of cr ime. TIc ncxt monng,
smodcng usIcs und u IucIcncd stuIc ucc u tIut cmuncd. On tIc
tunI o] u tcc ncu tIc sccnc, u ucud cud, "We Mu s t Pr ot ect Ou r
Sou t h er n Women .
In u suIscqucnt nucstguton, conductcd Ig u uItc dctcctuc,
Cun]od`s u]c cucucd tIut Hosc Iud comc to tIc Iousc to cI u Is
uugcs und tIc tuo mcn Iud quuccd. VIcn tIc IusIund ucnt ]o Is
cuouc, Hosc, n sc]-dc]cnsc, cIcd u und Iucd tIc ux, uIcI Icd
Cun]od nstuntg. Hosc tIcn ]cd tIc sccnc. Hc ncuc cntccd tIc Iousc,
sIc tod tIc dctcctuc, no dd Ic ussuut Ic. En d of qu ot e.
A Icuut]u song Ius Iccn uttcn und sung Ig Hc Hodug, u gcut
uzz sngc, uIo dcd ut tIc cnd on J9oU.
TIc ttc o] tIc song s: "A s t r a n ge fr u it . TIc "s t r a n ge fr u it uc tIc
Iodcs o] IucI coc Iungng ]om ou tccs.
TIcsc uc tIc uods o] tIc song: TIc tccs o] tIc SoutI oducc u
stungc ]ut, Iood on tIc cuucs und Iood ut tIc oots, u IucI Iodg uIcI
sungs n tIc Icczc o] tIc SoutI, u stungc ]ut uIcI Iungs ]om tIc
ou tccs..., Icc tIcc s u ]ut uIcI tIc uutucs cI on, uIcI tIc
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un dcncIcs, uIcI tIc und ucuIcns, uIcI tIc sun ottcn, uIcI tIc
tcc ct t ]u, Icc tIcc s u stungc und mscuIc Iuucst..
TIc Iocndous cmcs commttcd Ig tIc Ku Kux Kun, tIc Amccun
cquuucnt to tIc TucIuns, uc uc Inou.
TIc IucI coc uc st dscmnutcd n u uuIs o] ]c, und n stc o]
uIc mcsson, tIcg st don`t cnog tIc sumc gIts o] tIc uItc
communtg. TIcg consttutc tIc muotg o] tIc Amccun nmutcs, not
Iccuusc tIcg uc moc uocnt tIun otIcs, Iut ]o tIc cuson tIut tIcg uc
cusg sngcd out Ig uItc occmcn.
TIc Iututg o] tIcsc occmcn ugunst IucIs s u nomu outnc. It s
cnougI to ccu somc cuscs uIcI Iuuc Iccn dscouccd Ig cIuncc: Ic tIc
Fodncg Kng`s Icutngs n Los Angccs, n J992. FutIc uocnt ots Icgun,,
uIcn tIc Iutu Icutngs ucc sIoun on TV: ouc ]]tg coc dcd. Fodncg
Kng, u IucI mun, uus stocd Ig tIc occ, uIc dung Is cu und
usIcd to comc out. TIc occ o]]ccs, It Im scucu tmcs, ]o no uucnt
cuson. TIc uIoc sccnc uus ]mcd Ig somconc uIo uus ussng Ig und
utc sIoucd on TV. TIc occ o]]ccs, u uItc, ucc cIugcd und udgcd.
TIc ug, u uItc, ucquttcd u o] tIcm!
A]tc tIc ucdct tIc ot stutcd uIcI ustcd ]ou dugs. Scucu sIos
ucc dcstogcd, und ouc ]]tg coc ost tIc ucs, und mung tIousund
otcs Iuuc Iccn ucstcd. Pcsdcnt HusI, tIc ]utIc o] Gcogc V. Iud to
cu n tIc ]cdcu toos, sncc tIc Hutonu Guud uus not uIc to ut un
cnd to tIc ots.
It uus u utIc Izuc stuuton: Amccun sodcs ugunst Amccun
ctzcns!
VIut uIout tIc ]otg-tuo Iucts sIot ugunst un unumcd IucI mun, n
Hcu YoI ctg? TIc st o] cuscs s too ong to contnuc.
TIc muotg o] tIc IucI communtg, sncc tIcg cunnot u]]od to Ic
cutuIc uugcs, cnd u n u, cucn ] tIcg Iccn ucstcd ]o u mno
cIugc. TIc Icst cxumc s tIc O.J. Smson cusc, tIc IucI ucto und
]ootIu ugc, ndctcd ]o tIc mudc o] Is cx u]c, uItc, und Ic ]cnd.
AtIougI tIc cudcncc uus ccug ugunst Im, Ic uus ucquttcd
Iccuusc Ic uus ussstcd Ig u tcum o] uc Inou uugcs.
TIc Untcd Stutcs Iuuc ncuc uoucd Amncstg Intcnutonu to nscct
tIc cntcntucs, to uc]g tIc cxstcncc o] ung uouton o] Iumun gIts.
TIc ctomc o] tIc Amccun ucu dscmnuton occucd dung tIc
sccond uod uu, uIcn tIc goucnmcnt scnt tIc so-cucd A]o-Amccuns,
tIc IucI coc, to dc]cnd ]ccdom n tIc uod, cucn ] tIcsc sodcs, ut
Iomc, ddn`t cnog tIc sumc ]ccdom o] tIc cncmcs!
TIc ucu cudcc s st uuc n mung scctos o] tIc Amccun socctg,
ncudng tIc mtug cnuonmcnt. TIc "Iunt ]o tIc IucI Ius ncuc
cndcd. TIcc uItc goungstcs n Tcxus tcd u IucI mun, uIo usIcd tIcm
]o u dc, to tIc tucI und douc o]]. D]]ccnt uts o] tIc mun`s Iodg ucc
]ound uong tIc oud. TIs cmc s ut o] un ntuton ogum to Iccomc u
mcmIc o] tIc "uItc sucmucst gou, und t Iucncd n J99S!
TIc uod "nggc s commong uscd, csccug n tIc SoutI, Iut not n
uIc o] cousc!
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Du r in g my vis it I wa s in vit ed, a lwa ys a s a gu es t of t h e s t a t e of Ala ba ma ,
t o a din n er pa r t y for t h e lea gu e of mu n icipa lit ies , a t t en ded by over fou r -
h u n dr ed people. In few min u t es I r u n ou t of my bu s in es s ca r ds , beca u s e I
wa s officia lly in t r odu ced a s s omeon e in t er es t ed in lea r n in g t h e a dva n t a ges
for a n in du s t r ia l ven t u r e in Ala ba ma .
Mos t ma yor s t r ied t o lu r e me t o vis it t h eir cit y, by in vit in g me t o t h eir
t a ble. Th e meet in g wa s t a kin g pla ce in Mon t gomer y, t h e ca pit ol of t h e
s t a t e. Ala ba ma is lit t le s t a t e, h a lf t h e s ize of It a ly, bu t wit h a popu la t ion of
on ly fou r million people. Th e n or t h er n pa r t is con n ect ed t o Ten n es s ee, ea s t
wit h Geor gia , wes t wit h Mis s is s ippi, a n d s ou t h -ea s t wit h Flor ida . Th e
s ou t h er n pa r t fa ces t h e gu lf of Mexico.
I wa s in vit ed by t h e ma jor of Fa ir h ope t o h a ve din n er , a t t h eir t a ble,
wit h h is cou n cil member s : my n ow ex wife wa s on e of t h em. Sh e wa s t h e
on ly woma n .
Th a t h ow it s t a r t ed my Amer ica n s oa p oper a !
In t h e cou r s e of ou r fir s t meet in g s h e t old t h a t s h e wa s divor ced a n d
h a d t h r ee ch ildr en : t wo boys , eleven a n d s even -yea r -old, a n d a gir l of t h r ee
yea r s of a ge. I h a ve la t er fou n d ou t t h a t s h e wa s s t ill ma r r ied, bu t s h e
divor ced a ft er ou r h on eymoon t r ip.
Ou r fir s t r oma n t ic en cou n t er h a ppen ed t h e even in g a ft er ou r officia l
din n er , a n d wa s fa cilit a t ed by t h e fa ct t h a t we bot h s t a yed a t t h e s a me
h ot el. We decided t o go t o din n er , bu t wh en we a r r ived a t t h e r es t a u r a n t I
r ea lized t h a t din n er wa s ju s t a pr et ext t o ju s t ify h er r ea l des ir e t o ma ke
love. Sh e h a d t o a ppea r r elu ct a n t t o my pr opos a l: t h e on ly r equ is it e wa s
t h a t I wou ld s pen d t h e n igh t in h er r oom! I a ccept ed h er pr opos a l
immedia t ely, beca u s e I felt s t r on gly a t t r a ct ed t o h er . We s pen t a fa n t a s t ic
n igh t t oget h er .
Th e n ext da y s h e s h ou ld h a ve gon e ba ck h ome wit h t h e r es t of cou n cil
member s , bu t s h e decided t o s t a y over s a yin g t h a t s h e h a d t o vis it s ome
s ch ools in t h e a r ea . Sh e wa s t h e a gen t of a compa n y s ellin g in s t r u ct ion a l
ma t er ia ls t o s ch ools .
Du r in g t h e t ime we s pen t t oget h er s h e a ct ed like a ch ild wh o fin d a n ew
t oy a n d wa n t ed t o pla y wit h it a ll t h e t ime. I a m n ot s u gges t in g t h a t it wa s
t h e r es u lt of my lover s s kills , bu t ju s t ima gin e t h e ps ych ologica l s t a t u s of
a woma n fr om t h e deep s ou t h , a t t r a ct ed by a n It a lia n . Sh e a s ked me a
zillion qu es t ion s a bou t ou r life s t yle, ea t in g h a bit s , a n d cu lt u r e, wh ich s h e
br iefly s t u died a t s ch ool. As a good ca t h olic s h e wa n t ed t o kn ow a ll a bou t
St . Pet er s Ca t h edr a l. We wen t for din n er t o a loca l It a lia n r es t a u r a n t ,
beca u s e s h e fa n cied t o live t h e r oma n t ic a t mos ph er e s h e s a w in s ome
movies .
We s a w ea ch ot h er a ga in a ft er a lmos t t wo mon t h s fr om wh en we fir s t
met . I r emember it wa s a r ou n d t h e en d of J u n e 1985: I a r r ived fr om It a ly
a n d s h e ca me t o pick me u p in At la n t a , Geor gia , a n d a ft er on e n igh t t h er e,
we wen t for ou r h on eymoon t o Wes t Pa lm Bea ch , in Flor ida .
Du r in g t h e t en da ys we s pen t t oget h er , s h e fin a lly t old t h e t r u t h a bou t
h er divor ce. Sh e s a id t h a t I mis u n der s t ood h er , beca u s e s h e wa s s t ill
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ma r r ied, bu t in t en ded t o divor ce a s s oon a s s h e r et u r n ed ba ck h ome.
Sh e wa s a ble t o s t a y a wa y fr om h ome, beca u s e s h e t old h er h u s ba n d t h a t
s h e n eeded t o be a lon e t o t h in k a bou t t h eir fa mily s it u a t ion !
Sh e t old h er ch ildr en , a ll of t h em a doles cen t , t h a t s h e wa s goin g t o be
a wa y for h er wor k. To be a ccept a bly in pea ce wit h h er s elf, s h e ca lled t h em
ever y n igh t t o wis h t h em goodn igh t a n d t o t ell t h em t h e mos t u s ed,
a bu s ed, a n d mea n in gles s wor d t h a t a ll Amer ica n s lea r n s in ce ch ildh ood: I
LOVE YOU.
E.g.: I love my ca r , I love t o get dr u n k, I love my dog, I love my wife, I
love t o ea t , et c.
Ou r h on eymoon wa s comin g t o a n en d, a n d s h e ca lled h er h u s ba n d
fr om ou r h ot el r oom, t o or der h im t o t a ke a ll h is belon gin gs a n d dis a ppea r
befor e s h e r et u r n ed h ome. I r emember I cou ld h ea r t ed s h e wa s wh en s h e
wa s t a lkin g t o h im: t h ey h a ve been ma r r ied for fou r t een yea r s a n d h a d
t h r ee ch ildr en t oget h er .
Sh e ca me t o s ee me in Rome, in Sept ember 1985, t o ch eck my s ocia l
s t a t u s , a n d I fin a lly moved t o Ala ba ma in Oct ober of t h e s a me yea r .
I r en t ed a fu r n is h ed a pa r t men t in a s ma ll t own n ot fa r a wa y fr om
wh er e s h e lived, t o a void a n y gos s ip. Sh e u s ed t o come t o my pla ce, s oon
a ft er t h e t wo boys wen t t o s ch ool, a n d t ook h er da u gh t er t o a kin der ga r t en .
My fir s t meet in g wit h t h e ch ildr en wa s , t o s a y t h e lea s t , r a t h er
u n u s u a l. It wa s a Su n da y a n d s h e h a d t o go t o a wa ke of h er fr ien ds
mot h er a n d t h er efor e decided t o lea ve t h e ch ildr en wit h me.
Aft er a n in it ia l in t r odu ct ion s h e left for t h e r es t of t h e a ft er n oon . Th e
ch ildr en looked like t h r ee lit t le bir ds t a ken fr om t h eir n es t t o a t ot a l
s t r a n ge en vir on men t . Th ey h a d pr oper a t t ir es , bu t h a d a s a d look in t h eir
eyes , like lit t le pu ppies ; t h ey a ll wer e s t a r vin g for a t t en t ion , es pecia lly t h e
lit t le gir l, t h r ee-yea r -old.
I ma n a ged t o es t a blis h a mor e fr ien dly a t mos ph er e by givin g t h em t h e
pr es en t s I br ou gh t fr om It a ly.
We got ma r r ied befor e a ju dge on Febr u a r y 9, 1986, a n d on J a n u a r y
3,1987 in t h e ca t h olic ch u r ch , a ft er s h e obt a in ed a r a t h er s peedy
a n n u lmen t of h er pr eviou s ma r r ia ge. I wa s s u r pr is ed a n d s h ocked a ls o by
t h e a mou n t s h e pa id for t h e a n n u lmen t : $ 157.00 on ly! In It a ly it u s u a lly
t a kes s ever a l yea r s a n d a lot of mon ey. I la t er dis cover ed t h e r ea s on s
beh in d t h e wh ole ma t t er : s h e h a d s t r on g ch u r ch a n d polit ica l t ies .
Let me open a pa r en t h es is t o expla in h ow fa it h ca n be ma n ipu la t ed for
polit ica l ga in , in t h e Un it ed St a t es . Fa it h get s a lwa ys t h e mos t a t t en t ion
fr om t h e Amer ica n people.

Gcogc V. HusI t tIc ugc o] ]otg uus tIc IucI sIcc o] tIc ]umg
Iccuusc o] Is ucoIo uddcton und otIc uccs.
Sncc cucgtIng s "nstunt n tIc Stutcs, u cson utIout ung o
cxccncc cun uctuug Iccomc csdcnt o] tIc most ouc]u countg on
cutI. TIc ouc o] moncg s mtcss. And ] gou udd "]utI tIc sIg s tIc
mt!
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Pcsdcnt HusI Ius, on mung occusons, stutcd tIut Is ]uuotc
IosoIc s Jcsus. I` mcnton, to guc u Icttc dcu, onc o] Is
stutcmcnts: "I Iuuc ucd n tIc most uutc uug tIc cxccncc o] Iou tIc
]utI cun cIungc tIc ]c o] u mun. I don`t ]ogct tIut I um un IumIc snnc
uIo Ius sccn tIc gIt o] cdcmton. FutI s u ugoous motuuton
Hou docs Ic cconcc Jcsus IosoIg utI tIc dcutI cnutg?
OI I ]ogot tIut coIccncc s not ccuunt to tIc "uutIotutuc coc.
TIc CutIoc CIucI us uc, n stc o] tIc ]uct tIut tIc Poc o]]cug
condcmns tIc dcutI cnutg, uous t. TIc CutccIsm o] tIc CIucI o]
Fomc, undc uu numIc 22b? stutcs: "TIc tudtonu tcucIngs o] tIc
CIucI docsn`t oIIt, u]tc tIc oc dcnt]cuton und csonsItg o]
tIc gutg cson, tIc dcutI scntcncc uIcn tIs uoud Ic tIc ong
uoutc uug to c]]cctucg dc]cnd tIc ucs o] Iumun Icngs ]om tIc
ussuunt.
I um not uuuc, us o] tIs dutc (2UU3), ] tIc CIucI Ius uIosIcd tIc
uu ]o tIc dcutI cnutg.
TIc CutIoc CIucI st usucs, utIougI ndcctg, tIc dcutI cnutg
] uc consdc tIc ]uct tIut docsn`t uou tIc usc o] oIguctcs: u ot o]
coc n A]cu und cscuIcc dc cucg dug o] AIDS.
TIc CIucI cquutcs ung contuccton mctIod to gcnocdc!
TIc Untcd Stutcs on tIc otIc cnd, ccctcd tIc cqucst ]om tIc SoutI
A]cun goucnmcnt to gnoc ]o u uIc tIc utcnts o] cctun mcdcncs to
cuc AIDS, uIcI coud suuc tIc ucs o] mons o] coc.
Somc Iumuccutcu ndustcs Iuuc tcd to suc SoutI A]cu, Iut utc
uIundoncd tIc dcu, not Iccuusc cssucd Ig tIc U.S. goucnmcnt, Iut duc
to tIc ntcucnton o] uuous HGO (Hon Goucnmcntu Ogunzutons).
As u conscqucncc mons o] coc ]nd tIcmscucs cntungcd Ictuccn
u Iud ucc und u ocI: tIc God o]t und tIc ]utI!
Oncc moc "Ignouncc s tIc ong und tIc Icst mctIod ]o suImsson
Fccdom to I n tIc numc o] God o]t!
Pcsdcnt HusI und tIc Poc uc mostg ntccstcd n cscung tIc
ouc, nstcud o] soung tIc oIcms o] tIc oo coc.
TIcg IotI cxcct comctc oIcdcncc ]om tIc "]ooucs.
TIcg Iuuc u ot n common, n stc o] tIc uucnt dssmutcs.
TIcg Iuuc onc gcncc cncmg n common: "EVIL.
HotI o] tIcm Iuuc cumcd ]o tIcmscucs tIc gIt to ]gIt "EVIL, n
otIc countcs o] cousc, not tIc onc cxstng utIn tIc oun..
I] csdcnt HusI uoud ug moc uttcnton, Ictuccn onc csdcntu
cumugn und unotIc, to cxtngusI tIc "EVIL cxstng n Is oun countg,
mung o] U.S. ctzcns uoud ]cc mucI su]c.
In ]uct, tIc ccIo o] gun ]cs s tIc sound tucI o] Amccun ]c. I um ]ug
uuuc o] tIc ]uct tIut tIs uttcnton uoud not gct tIc ]nuncu contIuton
ncccssug ]o Is c-cccton und o] tIc FcuIcun utg, Iut u cust Ic
uoud Iuuc tIc guttudc o] Is ]uuotc IosoIc: Jcsus.
It s u ot cusc to scc otIc coc`s Ium tIun gou oun!
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I um tunscIng u Icuut]u cttc uttcn Ig un A]gIun uomun,
uIsIcd Ig tIc Ituun ncusuc FcuIIcu on FcIuug 2S, 2UU2,
uIcI sIoud ]occ u o] us to tInI uIout tIc conscqucnccs o] tIc uu.

"I wa s bor n in Ka n da h a r t wen t y-t wo yea r s a go, bu t I h a ve lived in It a ly for
a lmos t a ll my a doles cen t s yea r s . Su bs equ en t ly I r et u r n ed t o Afgh a n is t a n
a n d n ow I wa n t t o t ell my s t or y t o t h e It a lia n people I loved s o mu ch . In
It a ly t h e ma fia is compa r a ble t o a ca n cer , bu t I a m h a ppy t h a t n obody h a s
decided t o bomba r d you r cou n t r y. I wa s in Ka n da h a r wh en t h e wes t er n
bomba r dmen t s s t a r t ed. I wa s t h er e wit h my ba by a n d my h u s ba n d. He left
t o figh t . Not volu n t a r ily, h e is n ot a t er r or is t . He h a s left beca u s e men a r e
for ced t o en r oll by t h e a r med for ces ever ywh er e in t h e wor ld, wh en t h er e is
a wa r . He wa s t wen t y-yea r -old a n d left wit h ou t lookin g a t ou r ba by wh o
wa s cr yin g. Ma ybe h e wa s t h in kin g t h a t h e wou ld n ever s ee h im a ga in , a n d
didn t wa n t t o r emember h im cr yin g. Bombs wer e fa llin g la s t t ime I s a w
h im a live, t h e bla s t s wer e ver y lou d, people wer e s h ou t in g a n d r u n n in g in
s ea r ch of a r efu ge. Beca u s e of a ll t h is I don t t h in k h e h ea r d my goodbye. I
followed h im for few met er s a lon g t h e r oa d a n d for t h e fir s t t ime I wa s
h a ppy t o wea r t h e bou r qa : h e didn t s ee my t ea r s . At n igh t I h eld my ba by
r ea l t igh t clos e t o me beca u s e h e cou ldn t s leep a n y lon ger . On e n igh t t h e
h ou s e exploded on t op of u s . My ch ild didn t s cr ea m, t h is I r emember . Bu t
I did s cr ea m a n d it wa s a n in h u ma n s cr ea m. I felt blood dr ippin g on my
legs a n d I wa s h opin g it wa s min e. It wa s n t . I a s ked God t o s en d a n ot h er
bomb t o kill me, I felt like I cou ldn t go on a n y lon ger . In s t ea d I fou n d
mys elf r u n n in g, lookin g for h elp, in t h e mids t of bombs a n d fla mes , n ext t o
ot h er mot h er s wit h lit t le bleedin g pa r cels in t h eir a r ms . My ch ild will live
wit h ou t h is legs , cr ies a ll da y lon g, a n d wh in es ever y n igh t . I h a ve given
t h is let t er t o a fr ien d wh o h a s fled t o Eu r ope. It is for you It a lia n s . I t h in k
t h a t n on e of t h e won der fu l people I met t h er e wou ld h a ve liked t o u s e t h eir
t a x mon ey t o pa y for t h e bomb wh ich h a s t a ken my ch ilds legs a n d h ope
a wa y. Un for t u n a t ely t h e bomb h a s been pa id by you . Sign ed An n a fr om
Ka n da h a r . HQGRIWKHOHWWHU

Hou mung tIousunds o] ttc "uccs must gct Ic suc]ccd on tIc
utu o] Igocsg o] uugng u uu ugunst "EVIL, nomug cucd "OIL?
Dscmnuton s u common tIcud Ictuccn tIc tuo o] tIcm, Pcsdcnt
HusI und tIc Poc: mnotcs n USA und uomcn n tIc cutIoc cIucI.
Vomcn u ncuc Iuuc u cudng oc n tIc cIucI, und t u Ic u ong
sIot Ic]oc u IucI cson Iccomcs csdcnt o] U.S.A.
HotI o] tIcm usc tIc tccuson ]o tIc dogmutc scccIcs: ugunst
tco, ugunst Iungc n tIc uod, nustcc, ctc.
TIcg tuIc uctons ong uIcn tIc ]nuncu und cconomc ntccsts uc ut
stuIc.
TIc CutIoc cIucI tcs to gnoc tIc IgI numIc o] duoccs, umong
tIc Amccun cutIoc communtg, Iccuusc tIc U.S. und Gcmung ccscnt
tIc muo donos.
TIc U.S.A. Iumcs tIc Iuq dctutosI, Iut Iugs tIc o.
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TIc Vutcun got nuoucd n tIc scundu o] cdoIc csts n U.S.A.,
ong tIc U.S. couts uuudcd mons o] dous to tIc uctms o] tIc uIuscs.
I Iuuc notIng ut u ugunst coc uIo Iuuc dscouccd tIc cu
mcunng o] ]utI, Iut sucI dscouc docsn`t guc tIc ncccssug cxccncc to
cud tIc nuton tIut ctcnds to Ic tIc oc modc o] tIc uod.
Gcogc V. HusI goucnmcnt s ]u o] "Iccucs, o so-cucd CIstun
]undumcntusts. TIc sccctug o] Justcc, JoIn AsIco]t, son o] cuungccu
mnstc, Ius stutcd: "I ncuc cud tIc ncusucs, Iut ong tIc HIc.
Hc Ius odccd to couc tuo nudc ]cmuc scutucs ocutcd n tIc oIIg
o] Is dcutmcnt, Iccuusc dung Is css con]ccncc, uoud ucu n tIc
IucIgound o] tIc ctucs tuIcn Ig tIc mcdu.
I um umost cctun tIut ] Ic coud, Ic uoud Iuuc cmoucd o
dcstogcd, Ic tIc TuIun dd utI tIc stutucs o] HuddIu n A]gIunstun.
Fcgon, csccug n tIc Untcd Stutcs, s Ic u stuu uugu.
A cson o] cu ]utI, tIc onc utI tIc cutu F, docsn`t tuI uIout t ,
Iccuusc Is/Ic uctons scuI oudc tIut Is uods. VIcn somconc tuIs
u tIc tmc uIout ]utI, Ic/sIc oucs Iou ucuI s tIc ]utI tIcg o]css.
FutI nouudugs s mostg uscd us u ucuon ugunst tIc "otIcs.
TIc ]st stutcmcnt HusI mudc mmcdutcg u]tc tIc SctcmIc JJ,
2UUJ uttucIs, oucs mg ont: "Vc sIu stut u cusudc ugunst tcosm.
MugIc noIodg n]omcd tIc csdcnt uIout tIc Istog o] "cusudcs.
HoIodg sIoud Ic uoucd to tuI n tIc numc o] GOD.
It s uuugs Icttc to sct un cxumc utI dccds, tIun to usc u dogmutc
unguugc.
Lct us not ]ogct Iou mung cmcs Iuuc Iccn commttcd n tIc numc o]
God.
A ot o] nnoccnt coc uc Icd cucg dug, smg Iccuusc tIc ong
]uut s to Ic oo, Ic tIc cIdcn n Iuq, A]gIunstun, und otIc uts o]
tIc uod, ncudng tIc oo IucI coc n tIc Untcd Stutcs, scntcnccd to
dcutI Iccuusc tIcg coud not u]]od un cxcnsuc cgu ussstuncc.
I Iuuc ncuc tustcd coc uIo mcnton God u tIc tmc n tIc
scccIcs.
It sccms Ic tIcg uc sugng: "In God uc tust und tIc coc uc ]ucI

My wife wa s well con n ect ed wit h t h e ca t h olic ch u r ch , beca u s e a s a
member of t h e fin a n cia l commit t ee of ou r pa r is h , s h e h a d fr equ en t
meet in gs wit h t h e bis h op. I r ea lized t h e impor t a n ce of h er con n ect ion s ,
wh en , du r in g on e of ou r t r ips t o It a ly, we h a ve been in vit ed t o a t t en d t h e
Wedn es da ys pu blic a ppoin t men t wit h t h e Pope. Th e bis h op ga ve a let t er of
in t r odu ct ion t o t h e Ca r din a l in ch a r ge of t h e Va t ica n s commu n ica t ion
depa r t men t . I s t ill h a ve h is bu s in es s ca r d.
Sh e wa s a ls o pr et t y well con n ect ed wit h t h e polit ica l en vir on men t . In
h er du t y a s cou n cil member of h er t own , s h e wa s elect ed member of t h e
Na t ion a l Cou n cil of Mu n icipa lit ies , wh ich h eld t h eir meet in gs in
Wa s h in gt on .
Sh e wa s a ls o ver y a ct ive in t h e elect or a l commit t ee of on e of t h e t wo
feder a l s en a t or s of Ala ba ma , democr a t . All t h es e con n ect ion s t u r n ed ou t t o
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be u s efu l wh en I a pplied for my gr een ca r d (per ma n en t r es iden ce in t h e
U.S.A.), wh ich t ook lon ger t h a n u s u a l beca u s e of my pla ce of bir t h : Tr ipoli,
Libya . All t h is wa s h a ppen in g du r in g t h e per iod in wh ich Rea ga n
a u t h or ized t h e bomba r dmen t of Libya .
Th a n ks t o h er con n ect ion s we vis it ed t h e Con gr es s a n d t h e Sen a t e in
Wa s h in gt on . We even a t t en ded on e of t h e h ea r in gs in t h e Sen a t e, for t h e
Wh it e Wa t er s ca n da l: t h e r epu blica n s wer e t r yin g t o dis cr edit pr es iden t
Clin t on . Sca n da ls in Wa s h in gt on a r e like t h e da ily br ed of a n or ma l
per s on .
Wh en t h e r epu blica n s t ook con t r ol of t h e Con gr es s a n d t h e Sen a t e, in
1994, my ex wife decided t o become a ct ive in t h e Repu blica n pa r t y!
In J a n u a r y 1996 we t ook pa r t t o a Repu blica n pa r t y r eu n ion in
Wa s h in gt on , wh er e we met t h e mos t impor t a n t polit ica l figu r es of t h a t
per iod: Newt Gin gr ich , t h e s pea ker of t h e Hou s e, Tr en t on Lot t , pr es iden t of
t h e Sen a t e, a n d a mon g ot h er s Gen er a l Colin Powell, pr es en t ly s er vin g a s
Secr et a r y of St a t e of pr es iden t Geor ge W. Bu s h .
Gen er a l Powell is a ver y exqu is it e per s on , wit h wh om I h a d a lon g
con ver s a t ion , con s ider in g t h e en vir on men t we wer e in : ever ybody wa s
t r yin g t o h a ve a pict u r e t a ken wit h h im. I wa s impr es s ed by h is memor y:
s oon a ft er I t old h im my la s t n a me, h e r emember ed t h a t a s er gea n t wit h
my s a me la s t n a me, wa s wit h h im in Viet n a m.
He wa s cu r iou s t o fin d ou t h ow en ded u p in Ala ba ma fr om It a ly, a n d
a ft er we t ook a pict u r e t oget h er , we pa r t ed.
A s er ies of s peech es by t h e va r iou s Repu blica n lea der s wer e followed by
a din n er a n d a s h ow. Sever a l h ou r s h a ve pa s s ed s in ce my fir s t en cou n t er
wit h Gen er a l Powell, wh en I s a w h im a ga in a t t h e en d of t h e r eu n ion : h e
immedia t ely ca lled me by my la s t n a me a n d a s ked my ph on e n u mber in
ca s e h e wa s a ble t o get in t ou ch wit h t h e s er gea n t .
Du r in g my fir s t vis it in Ala ba ma , I in cor por a t ed a compa n y, in
Hu n t s ville, a n d a ft er my ma r r ia ge I ga ve fift y per cen t of t h e s h a r es t o my
wife, a s a gift . Th is a ct of gen er os it y wou ld en d u p h a vin g a lot of n ega t ive
con s equ en ces la t er on .
Th e n a me I ch os e for my compa n y s ou n ded on t h e ph on e like t h e on e
of a fa mou s t elecommu n ica t ion compa n y. It t u r n ed ou t t o be a win n in g
t ool in t h e cou r s e of my a ct ivit y. In fa ct wh en we ca lled ou r s u pplier s a n d
ga ve t h em t h e n a me of my compa n y, we got t h eir immedia t e a t t en t ion . Th e
in it ia l a ppr oa ch is ver y impor t a n t : bu t la t er wh en we s pelled ou t t h e n a me
of t h e compa n y, t h ey r ea lized t h e mis u n der s t a n din g, bu t on t h e ot h er
h a n d we h a d t h eir a t t en t ion .
Immedia t ely a ft er my t r a n s fer t o t h e Un it ed St a t es , I in for med a ll my
It a lia n cu s t omer s of my n ew compa n y a n d offer ed a bet t er a s s is t a n ce,
s in ce I wa s clos er t o t h e Amer ica n s u pplier s I u s ed t o bu y fr om. Th e
ma jor it y of my It a lia n cu s t omer s bu ilt milit a r y equ ipmen t s u n der U.S.
licen s e, a n d t h er efor e mos t of t h e compon en t s wer e of U.S. or igin .
I didn t h a ve t o wa it t oo lon g befor e t h e fir s t or der a r r ived for over on e-
h u n dr ed t h ou s a n d dolla r s a n d it wa s for t h e pa r t s I u s ed t o be t h e
exclu s ive a gen t in It a ly. I wa s r ea lly excit ed, bot h t h e pr ofit I wou ld h a ve
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ma de, a bou t for t y t h ou s a n d dolla r s , a s well a s for t h e n ice begin n in g of my
n ew compa n y.
Nin e yea r s h a ve gon e by s in ce I wa s t er min a t ed by t h e Amer ica n
ma n u fa ct u r er a s t h eir exclu s ive a gen t , bu t n ever t h eles s I kept bu yin g
s ome of t h eir pa r t s t h r ou gh t h e a u t h or ized dis t r ibu t or s . Th ey didn t ca r e
mu ch a bou t my pa s t pr oblems wit h t h e ma n u fa ct u r er , a s lon g a s t h ey
ma de a s a le.
I pla ced t h e or der wit h t h e dis t r ibu t or , a n d I wa s wa it in g for t h e
deliver y da t es , in or der t o in for m my cu s t omer . Aft er few da ys in s t ea d I
r eceived a ca ll fr om t h e s a les en gin eer in for min g me t h a t t h ey h a ve
r eceived s t r ict or der s fr om t h e ma n u fa ct u r er n ot t o s ell t h e pa r t s t o my
compa n y.
All t h is wa s h a ppen in g in 1986 a n d in Apr il of t h e s a me yea r pr es iden t
Rea ga n or der ed t o bomb Libya , wh o wa s a ccu s ed of h a vin g a t t a cked
Amer ica n milit a r y s h ips in t h e golf of Sir t e, a ccor din g t o t h e Libya n
r epor t s , bu t in t h e in t er n a t ion a l wa t er s , a ccor din g t o t h e Amer ica n ver s ion .
Th e Amer ica n milit a r y exer cis es in t h a t a r ea wer e n ot h in g bu t a
pr ovoca t ion t o get r id of Gh edda fi. In fa ct t h e Amer ica n r es pon s e wa s s o
dis pr opor t ion a t e t h a t ma n y Eu r opea n cou n t r ies wer e r ea lly per plexed.
Over s even t y a ir pla n es t ook pa r t t o t h e oper a t ion , bomba r din g t h e por t of
Tr ipoli a n d t h e a ir por t s of Tr ipoli a s well of Ben gh a zi.
Th ey bombed t h e a r ea wh er e Gh edda fi wa s livin g, killin g on e of h is
da u gh t er s a n d ma n y ot h er people. Th ey didn t s u cceed in killin g Gh edda fi,
wh ich pr oves on e mor e t ime t h a t , in s pit e of t h e ma s s ive u s e of t h eir
milit a r y power , t h e Amer ica n s r a r ely r ea ch t h eir in it ia l goa l, mos t ly du e t o
t h e la ck of pr oper du e diligen ce wor k.
Du r in g t h is s a me per iod I wa s wa it in g for t h e s o-ca lled Gr een Ca r d,
for t h e per ma n en t r es iden t s t a t u s , t o wh ich I wa s en t it led beca u s e I
ma r r ied a n Amer ica n cit izen . My wife h a d t o in volve on e of t h e Feder a l
Sen a t or s beca u s e my a pplica t ion t ook lon ger t h en u s u a l: my pla ce of bir t h ,
Libya , r a is ed a r ed fla g. Sh e h a d t o expla in in a let t er t h a t wh en I wa s bor n
Libya wa s on e of ou r colon y. Th e a bs u r dit y of my pos it ion wa s t h a t wh en I
wa s livin g in Libya I u s ed t o a t a n Amer ica n a ir for ce ba s e, a n d
s u bs equ en t ly wor ked for five yea r s a t t h e Amer ica n emba s s y in Tr ipoli. Th e
va r iou s U.S. a gen cies h a d don e a n ext en s ive ba ckgr ou n d ch eck on me.
Th e Amer ica n ma n u fa ct u r er didn t give a n y expla n a t ion for t h eir
r efu s a l t o s ell t h e pa r t s t o my compa n y, bu t t h r ou gh a n in t er n a l s ou r ce I
dis cover ed t h a t t h ey h a d s en t a memo a llegin g t h a t I pla n n ed t o s h ip it t o
Libya . It wa s a big decept ion , beca u s e t h ey kn ew by t h e pa r t n u mber s
a s s ign ed t o t h eir pr odu ct , t h a t t h ey wer e for a n It a lia n compa n y
ma n u fa ct u r in g t or pedoes u n der U.S. licen s e!
Th e in t er n a l memo s en t t o a ll t h eir dis t r ibu t or s cr ea t ed a bu s in es s
va cu u m a r ou n d my compa n y, beca u s e t h e milit a r y elect r on ic bu s in es s
en vir on men t is r a t h er s ma ll a n d a n y r u mor goes a r ou n d fa s t . Th e en d
r es u lt wa s t h a t n obody wa n t ed t o do bu s in es s wit h u s , a n d pr a ct ica lly we
wer e in a pr eca r iou s fin a n cia l con dit ion .
I immedia t ely in for med my clien t t h a t I wa s u n a ble t o s u pply t h e pa r t s .
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It wa s t h e begin n in g of a ver y difficu lt per iod for me a n d for my n ewly
a cqu ir ed fa mily: wife a n d t h r ee ch ildr en . Th e r even u e of my bu s in es s wa s
t h e on ly in come we h a d, beca u s e my wifes in come a s a r ep ba r ely cover ed
h er t r a n s por t a t ion a n d lodgin g expen s es . Sh e u s ed t o s ell in s t r u ct ion a l
ma t er ia ls t o s ch ools a n d h er t er r it or y wa s qu it e la r ge.
In a ddit ion s h e in h er it ed a bu n ch of bills fr om h er divor ce: t h ey h a d a
lot of cr edit ca r ds bills , plu s t h ey owed mon ey t o s ome loca l bu s in es s es , a ll
a ccu mu la t ed du r in g t h eir fou r t een yea r s of ma r r ia ge.
My wifes fir s t r ea ct ion t o t h e r efu s a l of t h e ma n u fa ct u r er , wa s t o for ce
me t o con s u lt a la wyer t o s u e t h e compa n y. I wa s s h ocked, t o s a y t h e
lea s t , beca u s e t h e compa n y wa s pa r t of a s even billion dolla r s
con glomer a t e. Bu t s h e immedia t ely ca lled s ome of h er polit ica l
con n ect ion s t ill we fou n d a n impor t a n t la w fir m wh o t ook ou r ca s e on a
con t in gen cy fee ba s is : we didn t h a ve t o pa y a n yt h in g a n d in exch a n ge
t h ey wou ld r eceive on e t h ir d of a n y a mou n t a wa r ded t o u s by t h e ju r y.
In t h e mea n t ime we didn t h a ve a n y in come, a n d a t t h e en d of t h e t wo
yea r s of t h e la ws u it we h a d a ccr u ed debt s for over on e-h u n dr ed-t h ir t y
t h ou s a n ds dolla r s , fr om 1987 t o 1989.
In or der t o s u r vive we open ed u p a delica t es s en , s ellin g It a lia n food
pr odu ct s , a n d s er vin g lu n ch . We bou gh t t h e pr odu ct s fr om s ome big
dis t r ibu t or s in New Yor k cit y. I u s ed t o cook in t h e a ft er n oon t h e mea ls we
wou ld s er ve t h e n ext da y: we h a d a micr owa ve t o h ea t t h e lu n ch es .
My lowes t a n d mos t h u milia t in g poin t wa s wh en a loca l doct or ga ve a
t ip of t wen t y-five cen t s !
I did a ls o cookin g cla s s es , t h r ee t imes a week; we h a d a r ea s on a ble
n u mber of people a t t en din g t h e cla s s es . Bu t t h e r even u e of my cookin g
cla s s a s well of t h e s t or e, wa s n ot en ou gh t o cover t h e ba s ic expen s es :
r en t , elect r icit y, et c. We t h er efor e en ded u p ea t in g pa r t of ou r in ven t or y,
a n d in s o doin g we in cr ea s ed ou r debt wit h t h e s u pplier s .
Ou r fin a n cia l s t a t e wa s get t in g wor s t da y a ft er da y: a ll t h r ee ch ildr en
wen t t o pr iva t e s ch ool, r u n by t h e ca t h olic n u n s , a n d t h e t u it ion wa s
pr et t y expen s ive, even t h ou gh t h e biologica l fa t h er wa s r es pon s ible for fift y
per cen t of it . Th e logica l a lt er n a t ive wou ld h a ve been t o s en d t h e ch ildr en
t o t h e pu blic s ch ool, bu t my wifes pr ide, wh o wa s kn own for bein g a s ocia l
climber , didn t even con s ider it .
I con t a ct ed a cou s in of min e, wh o lived in New Yor k a n d wa s fin a n cia lly
well off, t o a s k h im for a t empor a r y fin a n cia l h elp. He s en t me a five-
h u n dr ed dolla r ch eck: I n ever ca s h ed it a n d r et u r n ed t o h im wit h my
t h a n ks ! In t h e mea n t ime s u pplier s wer e ca llin g t o expedit e pa ymen t on ou r
pa s t du e a ccou n t s : we wer e la t e wit h t h e mor t ga ge, wit h cr edit ca r ds , wit h
t h e food s u pplier s , et c.
We beca me t h en t a r get of t h e s o-ca lled collect ion a gen cies , wh o ca lled
u s ma n y t imes a da y a n d a differ en t h ou r s . Th e collect ion a gen cies a r e
en t it led t o a per cen t a ge of t h e a mou n t t h ey collect . Th ey u s e s ca r e t a ct ics
s u ch a s t h r ea t en in g lega l a ct ion s , r epos s es s a n y fu r n it u r e or fixt u r e t h ey
ca n get h old of it , et c. Th ey a r e fa mou s for bein g r ea l ja cka ls .
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I r ea lized t h a t t h eir t h r ea t s in cr ea s ed wh en I a n s wer ed t h e ph on e,
beca u s e of my a ccen t : t h ey t r ea t ed me like t h e wor s t cr imin a l! Th is is a n
exa mple of h ow mu ch pr eju dice exis t s in t h e Un it ed St a t es in gen er a l a n d
in t h e s ou t h in pa r t icu la r . Th is is in s pit e of t h e fa ke pu blic os t en t a t ion of
bein g a t oler a t in g a n d a ccept in g cou n t r y.
I dis cover ed a t r ick wh ich wor ked bea u t ifu lly: a t t h e en d of t h eir ph on e
ca ll I t old t h em t h a t I t a ped t h eir con ver s a t ion a n d wou ld h a n ded it over t o
my la wyer ! Fr om t h a t poin t on t h ey ch a n ged t h eir a t t it u de.
I u s ed t h e I mon ey I br ou gh t fr om It a ly, t o bu y h er ex h u s ba n ds
in t er es t in t h e h ou s e t h ey lived in .
We h a d t o s ell t h e h ou s e, a t a lower ma r ket pr ice, t o a void t h e ba n ks
for eclos u r e.
Ou r a lt er n a t ive wa s t o file for per s on a l ba n kr u pt cy t o a void pa yin g ou r
bills , a s s u gges t ed by a lmos t ever ybody. Bu t t h e ot h er s ide of t h e coin wa s
t h a t , for s even yea r s , we cou ldn t a pply for a n y ba n k loa n , mu ch les s for a
mor t ga ge t o bu y a n ot h er h ou s e.
It wa s a lot ea s ier t o r ea ch a r epa ymen t a gr eemen t wit h t h e
or ga n iza t ion s we owed bigger a mou n t s t h a n for t h e s ma ller a mou n t s .
We r en t ed a s ma ller h ou s e, on e t h os e s u mmer r en t a l h ou s es , qu it e a
dis t a n ce fr om t h e cen t er of t own , on Mobile ba y. We s old my ca r I bou gh t
t oo. Th e move wa s qu it e a n a dven t u r e . We h ir ed a t r u ck a n d wit h t h e h elp
of t wo bla ck boys , we moved a ll ou r belon gin gs . All t h is wa s h a ppen in g
wh ile a t or n a do wa s h over in g over t h e a r ea .
Th e on ly a dva n t a ge t h e r en t a l h ou s e offer ed wa s t h a t of bein g on t h e
ba y. It t u r n ed t o be a n impor t a n t fa ct or for a ll of u s . Th e ch ildr en loved t o
s wim a n d du r in g t h e week-en ds we pu t t h e n et ou t a n d we u s ed t o ca t ch
qu it e en ou gh fis h t o ea t . Th e a r ea h a s a lot of differ en t kin d of fis h a n d
a lmos t ever y t h r ee da ys ou r cr a b-t r a p wa s fu ll of cr a bs .
Du r in g t h e mon t h of Au gu s t a n u n u s u a l ph en omen on t a kes pla ce,
wh ich n obody h a s yet been a ble t o expla in : it is like a ma s s s u icida l,
beca u s e a ll t h e fis h es come t o t h e bea ch . Th is even t is ca lled by t h e loca l
people t h e ju bilee. Th e bea ch es a r e fu ll of fis h es a n d it u s u a lly occu r s
du r in g t h e fir s t mor n in g h ou r s : a lot of people come t o collect a s ma n y
fis h es a s t h ey ca n a n d pu t it in t h e fr eezer s .
It is a bea u t ifu l a s well s a d even t : t h e on ly pla u s ible expla n a t ion is t h a t
beca u s e of t h e h igh t emper a t u r e, t h e s ea wa t er la cks oxygen .
Th e dis t a n ce fr om t own t u r n ed ou t t o be a pr oblem for ou r fa mily, du e
t o t h e ma n y a ft er s ch ool a ct ivit ies t h e ch ildr en wer e in volved in . An ot h er
in con ven ien ce wa s t h e s ize of t h e h ou s e, compa r ed t o t h e on e we u s ed t o
live in .
Th e s ize of my office s h r a n k qu it e a lot , fr om on e r oom in t h e ot h er
h ou s e, t o a s ma ll s pa ce, t wo s qu a r e met er s , bet ween t h e ba t h r oom win dow
a n d t h e fr on t win dow of t h e cor r idor con n ect in g t h e din in g r oom a n d ou r
bedr oom. Bu t t h e s ma ller s pa ce wa s r ewa r ded by t h e view of t h e ba y, a n d
it s a ct ivit ies : s ea gu lls , pelica n s , du cks , bea u t ifu l s u n s et s , a n d on ce in a
wh ile, t h e pa s s a ge of gr ou ps of dolph in s , wh en t h e ba y wa s r ea l ca lm.

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Th e bu s in es s r ebou n d: 1989-1992

We a r e a t s pr in g of 1989.
Ou r la ws u it a ga in s t t h e U.S. ma n u fa ct u r er ca me t o a n en d: t h e ju r y
a wa r ded u s n in et een t h ou s a n ds dolla r s , a n d t h e cor por a t ion h a d t o pa y
on e-h u n dr ed-s ixt y-five t h ou s a n ds dolla r s in lega l fees t o ou r la wyer s !
Th e mu lt in a t ion a l filed a n immedia t e a ppea l, bu t t h e a ppella t e cou r t
con fir med t h e ver dict in ou r fa vor . Ou r la wyer s wer e mu ch h a ppier t h a n
u s , bu t t h is is h ow it goes .
In s pit e of t h e s ma ll dimen s ion of my office, I wa s a ble t o t u r n t h e
bu s in es s a r ou n d, mos t ly t h a n ks t o my good r epu t a t ion I en joyed wit h t h e
It a lia n cu s t omer s . I u s ed t o wor k a n a ver a ge of fou r t een h ou r s a da y, s in ce
I cou ldn t a ffor d a s ecr et a r y, a n d a ls o beca u s e a ll t h e cor r es pon den ce wa s
in It a lia n . My n ow ex wife didn t s pea k It a lia n , bu t s h e u s ed t o cor r es pon d
wit h ou r Amer ica n s u pplier s .
Aft er t wo yea r s of h a r d wor k, ou r bu s in es s s t a r t ed t o pick u p. Th e r ea l
t u r n a r ou n d t ook pla ce in 1990, t h e yea r It a ly h os t ed t h e s occer wor ld
ch a mpion s h ip. Ou r bu s in es s h a d n o con n ect ion wit h s occer , bu t du r in g
t h a t yea r t h e It a lia n gover n men t in ves t ed a lot of mon ey t o impr ove t h e
n a t ion a l t elecommu n ica t ion s ys t em. Th e mos t impor t a n t ma n u fa ct u r er in
t h is s ect or wa s on e of ou r ma jor cu s t omer , a n d in r ecogn it ion of my pa s t
r epu t a t ion wit h t h em, t h ey ga ve u s a lot of bu s in es s .
In 1990 I beca me U.S. cit izen , bu t u n for t u n a t ely I h a d t o give u p my
It a lia n cit izen s h ip, beca u s e du r in g t h a t per iod It a ly didn t a llow t h e du a l
cit izen s h ip. I cou ld h a ve a voided s en din g t h e n ot ifica t ion t o It a lia n
con s u la t e in New Or lea n s , like mos t It a lia n s do, bu t my h on es t y pr eva iled.
Th is h on es t y wou ld cos t me dea r ly in t h e fu t u r e, a n d fu ll of u n plea s a n t
con s equ en ces !
It wa s t h e begin n in g of my bu s in es s s u cces s , wh ich in t h e en d beca me
a t h or n .
I r ea ch ed t h e pea k of econ omic a ch ievemen t in 1995, t h e yea r we h a d
s a les of over t h r ee a n d h a lf million dolla r s , wit h on ly five employees ,
bes ides me a n d my wife.
I wa s a ble t o a ch ieve s u ch bu s in es s s u cces s , s imply beca u s e I ga ve my
employees ext r a ben efit s t h a t a r e n ot common ly gr a n t ed even by bigger
s ize employer s in t h e Un it ed Sa t es .

Eucg oI n tIc U.S.A. s mostg ccuous, utI u mtcd numIc o]
]ngc Icnc]ts. AngIodg cun Ic dsmsscd utI u muxmum o] tuo uccIs
notcc, cucn u]tc mung gcus o] cmogmcnt. It s u to tIc cmogc to
gunt somc scucuncc ug, Iut t s not u common uctcc.
EucI uoIc s cnttcd to u muxmum o] tuo uccIs cuuc u gcu, Ius u
mtcd mcdcu nsuuncc.
Ouc ]otg-]uc mons Amccuns uc utIout ung Ind o] mcdcu
nsuuncc.
Hut tIc otIc sdc o] tIc Amccun con s comctcg d]]ccnt ] gou uc u
to cxccutuc, csccug o] u ugc coouton. Fo stutcs uIcn tIcg uc
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Icd sgn ]nuncug uduuntugcous contucts, utI so mung ]ngc Icnc]ts,
tIut t uoud tuIc u uIoc ugc to st u: stocI otons, mcdcu nsuuncc,
scucuncc ug, ctc.
TIut s uIg tIc socu dsutg nccuscs cucg gcu: tIc cI Iccomc
cIc und tIc oo ooc. Fuc cccnt o] tIc Amccun ouutons ouns
nnctg cccnt o] tIc nuton`s ucutI.
EucgtIng s "in s t a n t n tIc U.S.A.: ]om co]]cc, to muugcs, to
duoccs, to succcss, to dcmsc. HotIng usts ]o cuc: sIong ccntcs,
Iudngs, studums, ctc. dcmosIcd u]tc u numIc o] gcus.
It s u ]ugc socctg, utIout oots und ucg uggcssuc: u ucg cxosuc
mxtuc. It coud Ic comucd to u tcc utI u ot o] ]ougc, Iut ttc oots: t
s cusg cudcutcd Ig u stong und.
TIc ]ougc o] tIc tcc cun Ic comucd to tIc uucnt osctg. In
uctuutg tIc U.S. s u countg dcIt-ddcn, ut goucnmcnt cuc us uc
nduduug. A Amccuns cug moc dcIt on uucugc tIun n ung otIc
uts o] tIc uod. Fnuncu nsccutg s onc o] tIc stucs o] Amccun ]c.
It sccms tIut tIcg cmIucc tIc ccdo: "In dcIt uc tust. Hooucd
moncg ]ucs tIc ]cstgcs o] u ugcs.
I] u ]ocgn countcs utIdcu u tIc nucstmcnts n U.S. tcusug
Ionds us uc ]om tIc stocI cxcIungc, tIc Amccun cconomg u cousc
mmcdutcg.
At tIc tmc o] tIs IooI, tIc U.S. goucnmcnt s Ig ]u tIc nuton n
ucus n ugng t ducs to tIc Untcd Hutons, Iut ncuctIccss tIcg Iuuc
und usc tIc ucto ouc! .

Ba ck t o my bu s in es s . We s ign ed a n a gr eemen t wit h a pr iva t e in s u r a n ce
compa n y t o offer medica l cover a ge for my employees , wh ich mos t
compa n ies don t gr a n t t o t h eir wor ker s . We a ls o s et u p a Pr ofit s h a r in g
pla n : ever y employee wa s en t it led t o pa r t icipa t e t o t h is pla n a ft er t wo
yea r s , bu t t h e ben efit s s t a r t ed a ccr u in g fr om t h e da t e of employmen t .
Th e t wo s a les people, a Ger ma n la dy for t h e Ger ma n ma r ket , a n d a n
It a lia n ma n , for mer It a lia n n a vy pilot , for t h e It a lia n ma r ket , wer e h ir ed
wit h a min imu m s a la r y of five dolla r s a n h ou r , plu s a commis s ion on t h eir
s a les . Th e commis s ion va r ied bet ween t h r ee a n d five per cen t , a ll
pr omot ion a l expen s es , in clu din g lon g dis t a n ce ca lls a n d t r a vel expen s es t o
vis it ou r ma jor cu s t omer s , a t lea s t on ce a yea r , wer e pa id by ou r compa n y.
Ou r employees wer e a ls o en t it led t o t wo weeks pa id lea ve ever y yea r ,
wh ile mos t compa n ies on ly offer on e week.
Ever y Ch r is t ma s we in vit ed a ll ou r employees a n d t h eir fa milies t o a
r es t a u r a n t for a din n er pa r t y.
Wh en you t r ea t people like pa r t n er s in s t ea d of like employees on ly, t h ey
t a ke r ea l in t er es t in t h e compa n ys s u cces s .
Ever y yea r we in vit ed t o t h e Un it ed St a t es , for a t en da ys vis it , a ll
expen s es pa id by ou r compa n y, t h e pu r ch a s in g ma n a ger of t h e compa n y
wh o ga ve u s t h e mos t bu s in es s , du r in g t h e pr eviou s ca len da r yea r . It wa s
a n officia l in vit a t ion , n ot h in g illega l.
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Wh en t h e book For r es t Gu mp wa s pu blis h ed, we pu r ch a s ed a n u mber
of copies of t h e It a lia n ver s ion , a n d h a d t h em a u t ogr a ph ed by t h e a u t h or
wh o lived ju s t a mile fr om ou r office. Th e a u t h or wa s t h r illed by t h e idea .
We t h en s h ipped a copy t o t h e key people of t h e compa n ies we did
bu s in es s wit h . Ou r in it ia t ive wa s gr ea t ly a ppr ecia t ed, es pecia lly in view of
t h e fa ct t h a t a movie wa s ma de ou t of t h e book.
To give a n idea of t h e r ebou n d of ou r bu s in es s , I lis t h er e below ou r
s a la r ies fr om 1991 t o 1995:
1991: fift y-fou r t h ou s a n ds dolla r s ;
1992: on e-h u n dr ed-eleven t h ou s a n d dolla r s ;
1993: on e-h u n dr ed-n in et y t h ou s a n d dolla r s ;
1994: on e-h u n dr ed-eigh t y t h ou s a n d dolla r s ;
1995: fou r -h u n dr ed-eigh t y t h ou s a n d dolla r s . For a t ot a l of over on e
million dolla r s !
































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Th e a dopt ion : 1992-1996

An old In dia n pr over b r ecit es : No good deed goes u n pu n is h ed.
In coin ciden ce wit h t h e r ebou n d of ou r bu s in es s , my wife decided t o
s t a r t a lega l a ct ion a ga in s t h er fir s t h u s ba n d, wh o a ccor din g t o h er , wa s
n ot pa yin g t h e pr oper a mou n t in ch ild s u ppor t for t h e t h r ee ch ildr en . I wa s
s u r pr is ed by h er decis ion , a ft er s even yea r s h a ve gon e by s in ce t h eir
divor ce, even t h ou gh s h e kept h im u n der pr es s u r e a ll t h e t ime.
In 1992 s h e s t a r t ed t a kin g h er da u gh t er t o s ee a ps ych ologis t , beca u s e,
a ccor din g t o h er , s h e wa s a fr a id of h er fa t h er du r in g t h e biweekly vis it s t o
h is h ou s e, wit h h er t wo br ot h er s , a s per t h e divor ce decr ee. I h a ve a copy
of t h e let t er t h e ps ych ologis t wr ot e a bou t t h e gir ls wor r ies .
Th e let t er da t ed J u ly 13, 1992, s t a t es : Mr s . L. h a s been br in gin g h er
da u gh t er , K.N. (tIc duugItc`s ]st und ust numc) t o s ee me followin g a
r efer r a l fr om K.s s ch ool cou n s elor wh o wa s con cer n ed a bou t h er level of
a n xiet y in r ela t ion s h ip t o h er vis it s wit h h er fa t h er . Wh ile K.s fa t h er h a s
n ever a n yt h in g t o h a r m h er ph ys ica lly, s h e is ver y a fr a id wh en h e loos es
h is t emper . He h a s s omet imes left h er wit h a n a u n t or wit h h is pr es en t
wife over n igh t or for lon g per iods . At t h es e t imes s h e feels a ba n don ed a n d
is a fr a id t o t ell h im les t h e loos es h is t emper . I r ecommen d t h a t t h e
vis it a t ion a gr eemen t r ema in a s it is a s lon g Mr . N. (tIc ]utIc) is fr ee t o be
wit h K. over n igh t a n d t h e ma jor pa r t of t h e week-en d da ys . Wh en h e h a s
ot h er pla n s or obliga t ion s h e s h ou ld in for m K. in a dva n ce a n d t h ey ca n
wor k ou t a mu t u a lly a ccept a ble pla n . Sin cer ely you r s . D.R (tIc
sgcIoogst sgnutuc). En d of t h e let t er .
In 1992 h er da u gh t er wa s t en -yea r -old, a n d s h e h a s been goin g t o h er
fa t h er s h ou s e, ever y ot h er week-en d, s in ce s h e wa s t h r ee-yea r -old, wh en
h er pa r en t s divor ced. Sh e n ever wen t a lon e, bu t a lwa ys wit h h er t wo older
br ot h er s .
Wh a t or wh o pr ovoked h er fea r s a ft er s even yea r s ?
Th e a n s wer is : my wifes fer t ile ima gin a t ion , wh o s a w t h e a dva n t a ge of
h a vin g a da u gh t er a n d wh o cou ld be ea s ily in flu en ced, ign or in g t h e r ea l
feelin gs of a da u gh t er for h er biologica l fa t h er .
If t h e lit t le gir l wa s r ea lly a fr a id of h er fa t h er , wh y it t ook h er s o ma n y
yea r s t o br in g it ou t ?
Wh a t t r igger ed my wifes r es olve t o s u e h er ex h u s ba n d, wa s my
decis ion t o ma ke a t es t a men t in fa vor of my t wo n ieces a s t h e lega l
ben eficia r ies of t h e my pa r t of t h e a s s et s , in ca s e of my dea t h , s in ce I
didn t a n y ch ildr en of my own .
My wifes a ct ion wa s a ls o ma de pos s ible by my s t r on g bon d I
es t a blis h ed wit h a ll t h r ee ch ildr en , wh om I t ook t a ke fr om t h e begin n in g.
Ou r r ela t ion s h ip wa s n a t u r a l beca u s e I h a ve n ever con s ider ed t h em
s t epch ildr en , a n d t h ey looked u p t o me like if I wer e t h eir biologica l fa t h er .
I h a ve t r ied t o pr ot ect t h em fr om t h eir biologica l pa r en t s u s e of t h em a s
wea pon s t o get ba ck a t ea ch ot h er . Th ey wer e ca u gh t in t h e middle of t h e
t ypica l cr os s fir e wh ich goes on in a n y divor ce.
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Aft er t h e in it ia l exch a n ges of lega l pa per s bet ween t h e la wyer s , a
pr elimin a r y meet in g wa s h eld a t h is (ex h u s ba n d) a t t or n eys office, t o
wh ich I t ook pa r t a s a mor a l s u ppor t for my wife.
Th e a t mos ph er e wa s r a t h er t en s e a n d it wa s s h ockin g t o s ee h ow t wo
per s on s wh o h a ve lived t oget h er for over fou r t een yea r s a n d s h a r ed t h r ee
won der fu l ch ildr en , cou ld look a t ea ch ot h er wit h s o mu ch des pis e in t h eir
eyes . It wa s mos t ly on t h e pa r t of my wife.
At t h e en d of a lot of lega l ja r gon , it wa s decided t h a t t h e ex h u s ba n d
owed fift een t h ou s a n d dolla r s in ch ild s u ppor t , on t op of t h e a mou n t h e
pa id r egu la r ly ever y mon t h . Th e ex h u s ba n d s a id t h a t h e wa s n ot a ble t o
pa y t h e a mou n t in a lu mp s u m.
It wa s t h en t h a t I s poke u p a n d s a id t h a t in exch a n ge of t h e fift een
t h ou s a n d dolla r s I wa s willin g t o a dopt a ll t h r ee of h is ch ildr en . Ever ybody
in t h e r oom looked a t me a s if, a ll of a s u dden , I beca me cr a zy. Bu t I kn ew
deep in my h ea r t t h a t t h e ex h u s ba n d wa n t ed t o cu t off a ll of h is t ies wit h
h is ex wife.
Two weeks a ft er t h e meet in g my wifes la wyer ca lled a n d s a id t h a t t h e
ex h u s ba n d a ccept ed my pr opos a l.
Aft er t h e in it ia l commot ion , I r ea lized t h a t my pr opos a l wa s
fu n da men t a l for my wifes or igin a l pla n , t h a t of n u llifyin g my lega l
docu men t in fa vor of my n ieces in It a ly.
In t h e mea n t ime my ma r r ia ge wa s goin g t h r ou gh r ou gh per iods , ma in ly
du e t o h er jea lou s y, wh ich in cr ea s ed t en folds a ft er s h e en t er ed t h e
men opa u s e t u n n el. We h a d ou r da ily dos es of a r gu men t s , du r in g wh ich
s h e beca me occa s ion a lly ph ys ica lly violen t , bu t defin it ely ver ba lly
offen s ive. On ma n y occa s ion s I t h ou gh t of divor cin g h er , bu t I didn t wa n t
t o pu t t h e ch ildr en t h r ou gh t h e t r a u ma of a n ot h er divor ce.
Ou r r ela t ion s h ip t u r n ed in t o a n igh t ma r e a ft er h er fa t h er s dea t h . Sh e
h a d a ver y difficu lt r ela t ion s h ip wit h h er fa t h er , wh ile h e wa s a live. He in
fa ct h a d a bu s ed h er a n d h er t wo s is t er s , wh en t h ey wer e you n g.
I ca me t o dis cover s u ch a bu s es a ft er ou r ma r r ia ge, fr om on e of h er t wo
s is t er , wh o, a ft er a s h or t ma t r imon y, beca me a les bia n .
A ps ych ia t r is t , a n a cqu a in t a n ce of min e, t old me t h a t a ft er h er fa t h er s
dea t h , my wife t r a n s fer r ed h er h a t r ed for h im t o men in gen er a l a n d t o me
in pa r t icu la r .
Th e ps ych ia t r is t s a s s er t ion s beca me r ea l on J u n e 20, 1996, a
Th u r s da y.
Th e da y h a d s t a r t ed a s u s u a l: I wen t t o pick u p my da u gh t er a t t h e t h e
s ch ool bu s s t op, in t h e a ft er n oon , a n d we wen t t o bu y s ome gr ocer ies for
ou r bea ch h ou s e, for t h e comin g week-en d. Wh ile we wer e u n loa din g a ll
t h e gr ocer ies , t h e ph on e r a n g: it wa s my wife. Sh e wa s a t t h e office
ch eckin g a ll t h e cellu la r ph on e r ecor ds a n d on e pa r t icu la r ph on e n u mber
dr ew h er a t t en t ion . My da u gh t er , wh o h ea r d my wifes s cr ea min g on t h e
ph on e, t h ou gh t t h a t s omet h in g h or r ible h a ppen ed t o h er ; bu t wh en I
expla in ed t o h er t h e r ea s on s , s h e cou ldn t believe it .
I left h er a t t h e bea ch h ou s e a n d wen t h ome t o t a lk t o my wife t o t r y t o
s olve t h e big pr oblem. Sh e s t a r t ed pu n ch in g wit h h er s cr a wn y h a n ds a n d
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in s u lt in g me, a n d my expla n a t ion s didn t h elp a t a ll. I cou ld h a ve h it h er ,
bu t I ch os e t o r ema in ca lm, a s s u min g s h e wou ld fin a lly come t o h er
s en s es .
In s t ea d s h e decided t o move t o ou r bea ch h ou s e wit h t h e da u gh t er a n d
t h e middle s on . I wa s s u r pr is ed by h er decis ion , bu t I wa s h a ppy a t t h e
s a me t ime, h opin g t h a t pu t t in g s ome dis t a n ce bet ween u s , wou ld h elp.
Th e ch ildr en wer e pet r ified by t h e t h ou gh t of a s econ d divor ce, bu t I
t old t h em t h a t we wou ld s or t ou r differ en ces ou t in few da ys .
Bu t a s I h a ve exper ien ced in t h e cou r s e of my ma r r ia ge, beh in d a n y of
my wifes decis ion t h er e wa s a lwa ys a h idden pla n , mos t ly fin a n cia lly
r ela t ed.
I u s ed t o go t o t h e office, a ft er t en oclock a .m. t o be a ble t o a n s wer a ll
my It a lia n cu s t omer s ca lls , s t a r t in g fr om s even a .m. Th e ma in bu s in es s
ph on e lin e r a n g a ls o a t h ome, wh ich a llowed me t o give my cu s t omer s t h e
impr es s ion t h a t I wen t ea r ly t o t h e office.
Th e ma jor it y of t h e ca lls a r r ived bet ween s even a n d t en oclock du e t o
t h e differ en t t ime zon e: It a ly wa s s even h ou r s a h ea d of u s .
J u ly 2, 1996 wa s a Tu es da y. Th a t mor n in g I wen t t o bu y a piece of r ope
t o t ie on e of ou r goa t s , in t h e ba ck ya r d wh er e we h a d ot h er a n ima ls :
ch icken s , s h eep, h or s es , et c.
I r et u r n ed h ome a n d pa r ked t h e ca r in fr on t of t h e h ou s e. As I wa s
open in g t h e door I s a w a yellow ca r come t o ou r dr ivewa y. Two men ,
wea r in g s t r eet clot h es , ca me ou t a n d t old me t h a t I wa s u n der a r r es t . At
t h e begin n in g I t h ou gh t it wa s a s t u pid joke, beca u s e t h ey didn t iden t ify
t h ems elves .
Wh en t h ey s a w my r ea ct ion t h ey t old t h a t I wa s a ccu s ed of moles t in g
my a dopt ed da u gh t er . I felt like t h e wh ole wor ld fell on me. It wa s a s if
s omebody t ook my s kin off. I felt con fu s ed, fr igh t en ed, a n d I cou ldn t
believe a ll t h is wa s h a ppen in g t o me.
I s h owed t h em t h e r ope a n d t old t h em t h a t I n eeded t o go t o t h e ba r n t o
t ie t h e goa t . Th ey, in s t ea d, s ized t h e r ope a n d a llowed me t o go in s ide my
h ou s e a n d ma ke cou ple of ph on e ca lls .
I ca lled t h e vice pr es iden t of t h e Rot a r y Clu b of wh ich I wa s t h e
pr es iden t , a n d a s ked h im t o h elp me fin d a cr imin a l la wyer . He a s s u r ed
me t h a t h e wou ld a ct immedia t ely, bu t it wou ld h a ve been a bit difficu lt
beca u s e of t h e J u ly 4 h olida y, t h e in depen den ce da y, wh ich is by fa r t h e
mos t impor t a n t h olida y in t h e Un it ed St a t es . Mos t people t a ke t h eir
s u mmer va ca t ion s in coin ciden ce of t h is h olida y.
I t h en ca lled my pr ies t wh o wa s r ea lly s h ocked by my ca ll.
I wa s h a n dcu ffed a n d t a ken t o t h e cou n t y ja il, a ft er h a lf a n h ou r dr ive.
Du r in g t h e dr ive I kept a s kin g mys elf a lot of qu es t ion s , bu t I cou ldn t
come u p wit h a n y a n s wer .
As s oon we a r r ived, t h e t wo men t ook me, a lwa ys h a n dcu ffed, t o a r oom
t o wr it e a r epor t , wh ile I wa s feelin g n u mb. Th ey h a n ded me t h e r epor t t o
s ign it a n d I wa s a s t on is h ed wh en I r ea d t h a t t h ey s ized t h e r ope beca u s e
I in t en ded t o u s e it t o h a n g mys elf in t h e ba r n !
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I t old t h em t h a t I wou ldn t s ign it u n les s t h e t ook off t h e s en t en ce
a bou t t h e r ope. Th eir a n s wer wa s t h a t t h ey cou ld ma ke ma t t er s wor s t for
me, by a ddin g t h a t I r es is t ed t h e a r r es t , wh ich of cou r s e wa s n t t r u e.
Th is is h ow t h e s o-ca lled lega l a u t h or it ies bu ild t h eir ca s es : t h e r ope
wa s t h e pr oof t h a t I wa s gu ilt y. Th ey bu ild a s a n d ca s t le ou t of n ot h in g. I
didn t of cou r s e h a ve a n y ot h er ch oice bu t s ign in g t h e r epor t .
Th ey t ook me t o a cell wh er e t h er e wer e ot h er people, a ll of t h em bla ck.
Th ey we s u r pr is ed t o s ee me a n d wh en t h ey h ea r d my a ccen t t h ey s a id:
No won der you a r e h er e, you a r en t on e of t h em, by t h em t h ey mea n t t h a t
I didn t belon g t o t h e good o` Iogs clu b, a s t h ey ca ll t h e wh it e loca l
people.
Aft er t wo h ou r s a gu a r d ca me t o t a ke me t o t h e t r ibu n a l. I wa s
h a n dcu ffed a n d s h a ckled (ch a in a r ou n d my a n kles ) a n d wa lked t o t h e
t r ibu n a l, a bou t five h u n dr ed met er s a wa y. Th e gu a r d in s t r u ct ed me t o
wa lk fa s t er a n d wh en I s a id t h a t I wa s n ot u s ed t o wa lk wit h ch a in a t my
a n kles h is a n s wer wa s : t h a t is n ot my pr oblem. My a ccen t didn t h elp me
a t a ll: for h im I r epr es en t ed a n ot h er fu ckin g for eign er . I beca me
con s ciou s t h a t on ce you en t er t h e s ys t em you loos e a ll you r r igh t s a n d
r es pect . Th e ma n in u n ifor m h a s a lr ea dy s en t en ced you , s h or t of a n y t r ia l.
Th e wor d ju s t ice, pr es u mpt ion of in n ocen ce, h u ma n dign it y loos e t h eir
fu n da men t a l mea n in g. You a n ow lon ger a cit izen , you become a n u mber .
I wa s s ixt y-t h r ee-yea r -old, du r in g my t h ir t een yea r s of r es idin g in
Ala ba ma n ever h a d a n y pr oblem wit h t h e la w, n ot even a t r a ffic t icket , a n d
t h er e wa s n o ma t er ia l eviden ce a ga in s t me.
Up t o t h e momen t of my a r r es t I wa s pr a is ed by t h e loca l pr es s a n d
a u t h or it ies a s a s u cces s fu l bu s in es s ma n , a mor a l exa mple for h a vin g
a dopt ed my t h r ee s t epch ildr en , a n d for my s ocia l a ct ivit ies a s member a n d
pr es iden t of t h e Rot a r y clu b. I wa s a wa r ded t h e mos t pr es t igiou s Rot a r ia n
r ecogn it ion , t h e Pa u l Ha r r is fellows h ip.
I wa s t a ken befor e a ju dge, wit h ou t a n y lega l a s s is t a n ce, t o be
a r r a ign ed a n d t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey r ea d t h e ch a r ges br ou gh t a ga in s t me.
My bon d wa s s et a t t wo-h u n dr ed-fift y t h ou s a n d dolla r s , I h a d t o
s u r r en der my pa s s por t , a n d I wa s for bidden t o lea ve t h e s t a t e of Ala ba ma ,
t o h a ve a n y con t a ct s wit h a n y member of my fa mily, t o s t a y a t a dis t a n ce
of on e-h u n dr ed feet fr om t h em in a n y pu blic pla ce, et c.
All t h e a bove pr oves t h e impor t a n t r ole my wifes s t r on g polit ica l
con n ect ion s pla yed, in a ddit ion t o t h e Amer ica n bia s a ga in s t for eign er s ,
es pecia lly in t h e deep s ou t h .
Th e dis t r ict a t t or n ey, a s well a s t h y ju dge, wer e member s of t h e
Repu blica n pa r t y, t h e s a me a s my wifes , a n d in t h e comin g mon t h of
November t h er e wou ld be t h e elect ion s for t h e r en ewa l of a ll office h older s .
I wou ld h a ve t h er efor e been a n in t er es t in g t r oph y t o pa r a de du r in g t h e
elect ion ca mpa ign .
I la t er lea r n ed t h a t t h e ma ximu m bon d r equ ir ed for ca s es like min e
wa s t wen t y-five-t h ou s a n d dolla r s .
I wa s t a ken ba ck t o t h e cell, wh er e it wa s r ea l cold, befor e t h e a ir -
con dit ion . Th e bla ck men t r ied t o ch eer me u p by t ellin g me t h eir s t or ies .
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Ar ou n d s ix p.m. din n er wa s s er ved, bu t I didn t a n y a ppet it e a t a ll, ma kin g
t h e ot h er member s of t h e cell h a ppy by givin g t h em my din n er .
At on e poin t I felt a s t r on g pa in in my left a r m, a s s u min g it wa s du e t o
t h e low t emper a t u r e in t h e cell. All of a s u dden I fell on t h e floor , a n d I
h ea r d t h e bla ck men s cr ea min g for h elp.
I woke u p in a bed of t h e emer gen cy r oom of t h e loca l h os pit a l, wit h
ch a in a r ou n d my a n kles wa t ch ed over by a fu lly a r med gu a r d n ext t o me!
Th e doct or on du t y t ook my blood pr es s u r e on ly, wit h ou t ch eckin g
a n yt h in g els e, in s pit e of t h e fa ct t h a t I s t ill h a d a s t r on g pa in in my left
a r m. I wa s t h en t a ken ba ck t o t h e cell, wh er e for we wer e given a piece
pla s t ic t wo cen t imet er s t h ick a n d 150 cen t imet er s lon g, t o s leep on . I
fin a lly wa s a ble t o get a s ma ll bla n ket beca u s e I wa s cold.
In t h e mea n t ime t h e din n er s t a r t ed t o develop it s effect s of t h e ot h er
in ma t es s t oma ch , wit h t h e en d r es u lt of a n h or r ible odor comin g fr om t h e
t oilet wh ich wa s pa r t ia lly h idden by a s ma ll wa ll, a bou t h a lf a met er h igh .
Th e n igh t h ou r s wen t by s lowly, a n d I wa s n t a ble t o s leep a t a ll, wh ile
a ll t h e ot h er s wer e s ou n d a s leep. At a bou t t h r ee oclock a .m. t h e gu a r ds
a s ked t o come ou t a n d t a ke a ll my clot h es off, in clu din g t h e ch a in wit h t h e
Cr u cifix, my weddin g r in g, a n d I s t ood n a ked in fr on t of t h em for a wh ile,
t ill wh en t h ey ga ve t h e in fa mou s or a n ge s u it , a cou n t y ja il-is s u ed
ju mps u it .
Th ey t ook my pict u r e wea r in g a t a g a r ou n d my n eck wit h a n u mber on
it , a n d t h ey a s ked a lot of qu es t ion s , r ea din g it fr om a for m in fr on t of
t h em: did I h a ve a n y s pecia l ma r ks in my body, et c.
It wa s t h e lon ges t a n d mos t dr ea dfu l n igh t of my life.

TIc Iudgct ]o tIc sons n tIc Untcd Stutcs, s mmcdutcg u]tc tIc
cost ]o tIc dc]cnsc, uIcI s tIc numIc onc on tIc st o] tIc gcug
cxcndtucs.
TIc nmutcs ouuton ut tIc cnd o] 2UUJ uus ouc tuo mon coc.
Moc tIun tIcc-tIousund-scucn-Iundcd coc uc on dcutI ou.
TIc IucI coc uc moc uIc to cnd n son not Iccuusc tIcg uc
tIc most uocnt, Iut Iccuusc o] tIc uu cn]occmcnt`s ucsm n somc ugc
ctcs. TIc Cu]onu occ Ius Iccn nucstgutcd qutc ]cu tmcs ]o tIc
Iututg ugunst A]o-Amccuns.
Junct Fcno, tIc sccctug o] Justcc dung H Cnton`s csdcncg, Ius
IougIt cIugcs ugunst cgIt-Iundcd occ o]]ccs ]o couton,
Iututg, und scxuu ussuut.
TIc Amccun cgu sgstcm s moc sutuIc ]o unsImcnt utIc tIun
tg to ccucutc tIosc coc uIo uoutc tIc uu. TIc Amccuns ucg
scdom go to tIc oot o] tIc nduduu o cocctuc oIcms. TIcg ctcnd to
Ic tIc uudns o] Iumun gIts, Iut o]tcn somc Iusc gIts uc dcncd to
tIc oun ctzcns, csccug ] tIcg uc oo o IucI. TIcc uc u ot o]
css cots dcnouncng sucI uoutons.
I u mcnton ]cu cxumcs. In u son n Azonu tIcg Iuuc nstucd
udco-cumcus to Ioudcust on tIc Intcnct tIc ]c o] tIc nmutcs. Auugs n
Azonu tIc dccto o] u son ]occs tIc nmutcs to ucu nI undcucu
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to Iumutc tIcm. In tIc stutc o] McIgun tIc nmutcs Iuuc to cuu on tIc
]oo to go onc sccton to tIc otIc. In umost u tIc stutcs tIc soncs uc
uscd to ccun IgIuugs, Iut utI cIuns ut tIc unIcs. In otIc stutcs tIc
soncs uc not uoucd to uoI Iccuusc uoIng s consdccd u ucgc.
Tucntg-]uc stutcs ug tIc ]umous uu "Th r ee s t r ikes a n d you a r e ou t ,
uIcI mcuns tIut u]tc tIc tId o]]cnsc tIc o]]cndc stug n u ]o ]c. TIc
numc o] tIc uu s tIc uc uIcI s ucd n IuscIu: u]tc tgng to It
tIc Iu unsucccss]ug tIc ugc s out.
In ]cu uods somconc uIo Ius Iccn scntcnccd und Ius scucd Is
son tcm, ]o Is/Ic o tuo o]]cnscs, on scuutc occusons, ] tIc
sumc o]]cndc s ucstcd ]o unotIc cmc, cucn ]o u mno o]]cnsc, Ic u
Ic condcmncd ]om u mnmum o] tucntg-]uc gcus to ]c.
TIc ]ooung cusc cxcm]cs Icttc tIc conscqucnccs o] tIs uu.
In J9?3 n MoIc, AuIumu, u scu Ic Ius Icd tIcc coc. TIc
ouuton uus cug tc]cd und cssucd tIc uutIotcs to ]nd tIc
ussussn. TIc uu cn]occmcnt uutIotcs ucc tIcc]oc n dcscutc nccd
to ucst und osccutc somconc.
TIcg ]ound McIuc Puduc, u scucntccn-gcu-od Iog, uIo con]csscd,
]o tuo motunt cusons: to Iuuc u sccdg tu und uuod tIc dcutI
cnutg, und Ic scntcnccd to ]c nstcud.
TIc dstct uttoncg ddn`t Iuuc ung mutcu oo] tIut Puduc Iud
cug commttcd tIc cmcs, otIc tIun Is con]csson. TIcc ucc no
utncsscs, no ]ngc nts, no ucuons, ctc.
McIuc Puduc cxuncd to Is uugc tIut Ic con]csscd to ut un cnd
to tIc contnuous Icutngs o] tIc occ ugcnts uIcI ustcd ouc scucntg
Ious. VIc Ic uus scung Is son tcm, Is uugc stutcd u tIoougI
nucstguton to ouc tIc nnoccncc o] Is ccnt.
McIuc unIug ]o Is unust unsImcnt, cscucd ]om tIc son
tIcc tmcs.
TIc uugc, n tIc mcuntmc, ]cd un ucu to tIc sucmc cout, uIcI
unnucd tIc ucdct Iccuusc uus ong Iuscd on Puduc`s con]csson Iut not
suotcd Ig ung oo].
TIc dstct uttoncg coud Iuuc soctcd unotIc tu, Iut Ic ddn`t
Iccuusc, utIout tIc con]csson, Ic coudn`t dcmonstutc McIuc Puduc`s
csonsItg. Hut McIuc`s touIcs ucc not gct ouc: tIc mudc cIugcs
Iuuc Iccn docd, Iut Ic uus cIugcd nstcud ]o tIc tIcc cscucs ]om
son. Hccuusc o] tIc "Th r ee s t r ikes a n d you a r e ou t uu Ic uus
scntcnccd to ]c msonmcnt!
A Iog n Cu]onu uus ucstcd und conuctcd ]o stcung udco-tucs.
A]tc tIc tId o]]cncc Ic uus scntcnccd to ]]tg gcus son tcm, uIc
unotIc Iog uus ong conuctcd to "ong tucntg-]uc gcus ]o Iuung stocn
go] cuIs.
Tcxus: u mun Ius Iccn ucstcd und condcmncd to ug tuo tIousund
dous cnutg ]o Iuung Ict too ong tIc IooIs o] tIc uIc Iug n
Succtuutc. Hc Ius Iccn cIugcd utI "stcung o] uIc scucc.
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AIunsus: A uomun gutg o] stcung mccIundsc n u dcutmcnt
stoc, n cxcIungc o] son tcms sIc Iud to ucu, n uIc, u unc ]o t
uus uttcn: "I um u sIo]tc.
Vsconsn: Lous Vcscu, u]tc un ugumcnt utI Is u]c ]o Iuung un
u]]u, Ic tIcutcncd Ic utI u gun. Hut n u momcnt o] ugc sIot und Icd
tIc cut, tIc udgc scntcnccd Im to tucntg-onc gcus n u.
Hcu YoI: Fou cstuuunt ouncs Iuuc Iccn ucstcd und cIugcd
utI "consucg n uouton o] tIc uu "not tudc utI tIc cncmg: tIcg
Iuuc scucd CuIun cgus to somc o] tIc ccnts. TIcg sI tcn gcus
msonmcnt!
To tIc cgnunt ]cmuc nmutcs Ic]oc dcucng, tIc usts und unIcs
uc cIuncd to tIc Iostu Icd, ]o "sccutg cusons.
Accodng to cot Ig Amn es t y In t er n a t ion a l, tIc doctos u]]m tIut
tIcsc ]cmuc nmutcs sI tIc ucs n cusc un cmcgcncg occus dung
tIc dcucg.
CIuns und sIucIcs uc udcscud n ung Amccun son.
In tIc stutc o] UtuI, uIcn u mun scntcnccd to dcutI mccts utI u cst
Ic]oc Is cxccuton, Ic s cIuncd to tIc uu stundng und cunnot Incc to
cccuc communon!
On tIc contug somc sons Iuuc "sccu ooms. TIcsc ooms cun Ic
cntcd ]o ]]tg dous u dug Ig u sccctcd numIc o] soncs, to cut tIc
mcus und uutcI TV.
A ]st tmc o]]cndc, u]tc scung Is son tcm, Ius good cIunccs o]
ctunng IucI to u, us cscntmcnt ]o tIc IusI tcutmcnt uIc cutuc,
us uc ]o Icng sngcd out Ig ocu occ o]]ccs, csccug ] tIc cson
s IucI. I] Ic/sIc docsn`t Iuuc tIc ncccssug ]unds ]o u good uugc, tIcn
tIc "sgstcm gunts Im/Ic u ]c n und out o] son.
It s u ot cusc to ncuccutc coc tIun to ]nd tIc soutons to tIc
socu ssucs IcInd ung cmnu IcIuuo.
In stc o] tIc cxstcncc o] tIc dcutI cnutg, tIc numIc o] tIc sons`
ouuton nccuscs, uIcI mcuns tIut t s no ongc u dctccnt.
Hou mung nnoccnt coc Iuuc Iccn cxccutcd, Iccuusc tIcg ddn`t
Iuuc u oc cgu ussstuncc?
TIc stgmu s tIut ] gou uc IucI gou uc u cmnu suscct, Iut ] n
uddton gou uc oo, tIcn gou uc dc]ntcg u cmnu.
TIc sons uc tIc dcu scIoos ]o dcnqucncg, totug ]nunccd Ig tIc
goucnmcnt.
TIc mnutc "ustcc onts tIc ]ngc ugunst tIc nduduu, Ic s ]ucIcd
u, ]nuncug us uc moug. To dsgusc tIc dsutg o] csouccs
Ictuccn tIc uutIotg und tIc nduduu, tIc goucnmcnt scts u "mudc ]o
TV tus. In onc sdc tIcc s tIc ouc]u und uc ogunzcd goucnmcnt
mucInc, utI unmtcd ]unds, und on tIc otIc sdc tIc oo nduduu,
utI Is mtcd csouccs.
In ]uct ung ndctmcnt cuds us ]oous: "TIc Stutc o] ...XYZ , ugunst
M. JoIn Doc. TIs smc scntcncc oucs mg ont, Iccuusc t docsn`t
stutcs: M. JoscI Tomuto ugunst M. JoIn Doc.
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Hut tIc ctuc cIungcs totug uIcn u ucutIg cson s nuoucd,
Iccuusc Ic cun u]]od u ]st cuss cgu tcum, to countc tIc Stutc`s
ogunzuton. A ucutIg cson Ius ncuc Iccn scntcnccd to dcutI, not
Iccuusc o] Is nnoccncc, Iut smg us u csut o] Is ouc]u cgu
mucInc.
Somc o] tIc uIouc nduduus commt cmcs ]u moc Icnous tIcn tIc
ttc gug uIo Ius oIIcd u dcutmcnt stoc to ]ccd Is ]umg. Most o] tIc
so-cucd uItc-cous cmcs go ununsIcd.
TIc mudc o] u cson duus moc uttcnton ]om tIc mcdu tIun tIc
sou dcutI o] mons o] coc Iccuusc o] stuuuton. Ang cmc sIoud Ic
unsIcd cquug.
TIcc s oucI uIcI sugs: "It muIcs mucI moc nosc tIc ]u o] u tcc
tIun tIc goutI o] u ]ocst.
TIc tuo ouc]u "cgu mucIncs, tIc Stutcs` und tIut o] tIc uugcs,
uc good tumoncs ]o u ]utuc otcu cucc, csccug ] ung o] tIc
tus gct tIc TV uttcnton.
Most o] tIc Amccuns suot tIc dcutI scntcncc, und t s consdccd to
Ic tIc Icst unsuc to tIc cmc, cucn tIougI cccnt studcs Iuuc
dcmonstutcd tIut t s no ongc u dctccnt ugunst cmcs.
TIc Amccun ouuton sccm to Ic uddctuc to tIc uocncc: tIc
cguzcd uocncc o] somc TV sIous, udco-gumcs, moucs, ncudng sot.
TIc Amccun ]ootIu s u good cxumc: tIc ugcs utI u tIc gcus
ooI moc Ic gudutos tIun nomu ugcs. A tIs uocncc gcncutcs
]cus.
TIc otcuns cxot tIs ]cu, und to Ic c-ccctcd tIcg omsc to Ic
tougI on cmc, moc cxccutons, Iud moc sons. TIcg ncuc dscuss
uIout socu ssucs on Iou to cucnt ung cmc, nstcud tIcg tuns]om ]cu
nto ouc.
TIc cccton o] tIc goucno o] tIc Stutc (Tcxus) utI tIc IgIcst numIc
o] cxccutons, to tIc Amccun csdcncg, s tIc unumIguous cudcncc o]
tIc succcss t mccts umong tIc uotcs.
O] tIc tItg-cgIt Stutcs uIcc tIc dcutI cnutg s ucd, n tucntg-
]uc o] tIcm tIcg cxccutc cucn u mcntug ctudcd cson. Juun s tIc
ong otIc countg uIcc sucI scntcncc s cucd out.
A studg Ig tIc CoumIu Luu scIoo n Hcu YoI, uIcI Ius
uccomsIcd tIc most motunt cscucI on u cxccutons, Ius comc to tIc
concuson uIcI sIoud muIc cucgIodg n ]uuo o] tIc dcutI cnutg
c]cct on: umost scucntg cccnt o] tIc cxccutons cucd out uus ]uucd
o moc. In ]cu uods, tuo out tIcc coc unsIcd, ] tIcg Iud un
uoutc cgu ussstuncc tIcg uoud Iuuc uuodcd tIc dcutI scntcncc!
TIc concusons o] tIc HotIucstcn Unucstg o] CIcugo uc moc
sIocIng. TIc cscucIcs, tIougI tIc DHA cxumnutons, Iuuc dscouccd
tIut tItccn out o] tucntg-]uc coc scntcnccd to dcutI ucc n ]uct
nnoccnts!
In stc o] u tIcsc und otIc uuuuIc cots ]om motunt
nsttutons, tIc uucugc Amccun ctzcn s st n ]uuo o] tIc cutu
unsImcnt.
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AngtIng n tIc Untcd Stutcs cun Ic tuncd nto u Iusncss ootuntg,
cucn tIc IuIuun cxccuton o] u Iumun Icng. TIc Intcnct ucI-ugc o]
Tcxus ustcc dcutmcnt Iccs u dctucd uccount o] tIc cxccuton occss:
]om Iou mung IumIugcs Iuuc Iccn dsIcd out, to tIc ust mcnu scucd.
It dctus tIc scc]c stcs o] u tIc cxccutons sncc J9S2, ncudng tIc
ust uods onounccd Ig tIc sonc.
TIc stutc o] Gcogu Ius ut on u tuc tIc commcnts mudc Ig tIc
guuds dung tIc ccctc cIu cxccutons: "Aucntg Ic st IcutIs.,
muIc suc tIc ccctctg ]ous uc tIougI tIc songcs.., tIc sonc s
gd utI Is tgIt ]sts.., OK t Ius u uoI uc donc. TIcsc uc tIc
sound tucIs o] tIc cxccutons! TIcsc tucs, "uc ]om tIc dcutI cIumIc,
uc uIc ccods und ungIodg cun stcn n.
Hnc son guuds n TuuIusscc, Fodu, Iuuc Iccn nucstgutcd ]o
Iuung Iutug IcIcd und uncIcd to dcutI, n Is cc, FunI Vudcz
scntcnccd to dcutI n J9S?, ]o tIc mudc o] u son guud.
Tuo dcutI scntcnccs Iuuc Iccn Iundcd ouc Ig u udgc uIo outncg
smoIcd muuunu. TIc sucmc cout udgc n Azonu, M. PI
Muquudt, IuItuug mudc usc o] muuunu, und u]tc Is sccond
scntcncc n J99J, Ic uus dsmsscd. In Azonu s u to tIc udgc und not
tIc ug to dccdc ] u cson, gutg o] mudc, sIoud Ic scntcnccd to dcutI
o not. Tuo ctzcns uIo Iuuc Iccn scntcnccd to dcutI Ig tIs udgc n tIc
J9SUs, Iuuc ]cd u ctton utI tIc Sucmc cout to ccxumnc tIc cusc
to uc]g ] tIc usc o] muuunu Ig tIc udgc Iud ung n]ucncc on Is
dccson. TIs sumc udgc udmttcd, n un ntcucu, tIut dung tIc cod
n uIcI tIc cusc uus tcd, Ic smoIcd muuunu, Iut not "dung o]]cc
Ious! Onc o] tIc tuo conuctcd mcn uscd cocunc, und dung u dsutc
Icd u mun n J9S3. To suot Is ctton ]o ccmcncg Ic oudcd u
mcdcu cct]cutc uIcI stutcd tIut undc tIc n]ucncc o] tIc dug, Ic
comctcg ost Is conto.
TIcc gcus utc tIc uIouc udgc, dung Is tu ]o tIc usc o] dug, Ic
ucnt to tIc sumc docto to oItun tIc cout`s ]ogucncss. Hut Ic Iud to
csgn, u]tc ugng u tucntg tIousund dous cnutg.
In tIc Untcd Stutcs, ungonc uIo s cuugIt Dung Undc tIc In]ucncc
o] ucoIo o dug, tIc so-cucd D.U.I, s mmcdutcg ucstcd, Iccuusc s n
uouton o] tIc uu. VIg sIoudn`t t Ic cgu us uc mmou to uou u
udgc, uIo udmttcd o] Icng u dug usc, to scntcncc somconc to cutu
unsImcnt?
Onc o] tIc cout`s ccI stutcd tIut dung tIc tu o] tIc mcn, tIc udgc
]cqucntg dozcd o]].
TIc ucu o] tIc conuctcd uus ccctcd, Iccuusc t uoud Iuuc
ccscntcd un nuuson nto tIc udgc`s uutc ]c! Justcc s scucd!
A Gcmun ctzcn, Vutc LcGund, scntcnccd to dcutI n J9S2, n
Azonu, cIosc tIc gus cIumIc nstcud o] tIc ctIu nccton. Hs cxccuton
tooI ucc n MucI J999, u]tc scucntccn gcus. It tooI Im cgItccn
mnutcs to dc: "TIc moutI o] tIc conuctcd uus contnung to ]oum. Hc uus
tustng und usIng ugunst tIc Icts o] tIc mctu cIu uIcI Icd Im
tgIt, us ] Ic uus tgng to cscuc.TIs s ut o] tIc cot.
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Pcusc tg to stuc ut gou uutcI ]o cgItccn mnutcs und mugnc tIc
sccnc.
TIc Icud o] u conuctcd mun to tIc ccctcu cIu, n Fodu, cuugIt on
]c dung tIc cxccuton, ]o un "ccctcu ]uuc.
I] tIc Amccun uus uc so cuc ugunst ts oun ctzcns, Iou cun uc
cxcct to Ic ung d]]ccnt ]o non U.S. ctzcns?
TIs s tIc mun cuson uIg tIc Untcd Stutcs goucnmcnt Ius not oncd
tIc Intcnutonu Cmnu Cout, Inoun uso us tIc Fomc Tcutg.
TIc mcmouIu o] tIc uost cmnus und cmcs uc uuctoncd o]] on
tIc Intcnct: somc o] CIucs Munson`s Ius (uIo mudccd SIuon Tutc n
J9b9), somc so ]om tIc gud uIcc JoIn Vugnc Gucg Iucd tIc Iodcs o]
tItg-tIcc o] Is uctms, ctc. TIcc s uso u Iusncss scng tIc ctucs o]
]umous Ics, ctucs o] uutoscs (tIc most cxcnsuc, us o] tIc dutc o]
tIs IooI, s tIut o] Hcoc Smson, tIc u]c o] tIc ]ootIu ugc O.J.
Smson. TIs gucsomc muIct Ius cucn u numc: "mu r der a bilia .
An ccctc cIu, uIcI Ius Iccn uscd to cxccutc onc-Iundcd-tucntg-
]uc coc, ]om J9Jb to J9bU, n Tcnncsscc, Ius Iccn uuctoncd o]] on tIc
Intcnct. On u ucI-stc cucd Fa n t a s y Dea t h Row, muntuncd Ig Gcg
Stungc n Tcxus, tIcc s u contcst to gucss ] u conuctcd cson u Ic
cxccutcd, udoncd tIc ust mnutc, o ] tIc cxccuton u Ic ostoncd.
TIc unnc u cccuc u oundt tcIct to Huntsuc, tIc "suugItc
Iousc n Tcxus.
It s cxtcmcg d]]cut to dctcmnc ] Hoguood gct ts nsuton, ]o
tIc Ioo moucs, ]om tIc dug ]c, o ] tIc Amccuns tg to cmuutc tIc
moucs ]o tIc IoIc cmcs.
In concuson t s not uutomutcug scntcnccd to dcutI tIc Ic, Iut
somctmcs tIc cson uIo coudn`t u]]od un udcquutc cgu ussstuncc.
Justcc cnds u Icng u sgstcm n uIcI cuus, Ictuccn tIc stutc und
tIc dc]cnsc, tIc utg uIo Ius tIc Icst tcum.
VIut s tIc d]]ccncc Ictuccn tIc su]]cngs o] u cson uIo Ius u
tcmnu dscusc und tIc ]c o] u mun scntcnccd to dcutI?
TIc cson utI u tcmnu dscusc stuggcs t tIc cnd to suuuc un
cxtu dug o mnutc, uIc tIc mun scntcnccd to dcutI s ]occd to uc u ]c
o] u dcud mun, o ] gou c]c to Ic u dcud mun uuc.

At a r ou n d s even oclock a .m., t h e la wyer s u gges t ed by my fr ien d , wh o
wa s a ls o my br oker , ca me t o s ee me. Fir s t of a ll h e ma de me s ign t h e
a u t h or iza t ion t o t r a n s fer s even t y-five t h ou s a n d dolla r s t o h is a ccou n t ,
fr om my a ccou n t I h a d a t t h e s t ock br oker . St r a n ge a mou n t s in ce I h a d
on e h u n dr ed t h ou s a n d dolla r s in t h e a ccou n t !
Th e la wyer s a id t h a t fift y t h ou s a n d dolla r s wer e a n a dva n ce for h is fees ,
a n d t wen t y-five t h ou s a n d for t h e bon d (t en per cen t of t h e t wo-h u n dr ed-
fift y t h ou s a n d bon d).
He ca me ba ck la t er t h e s a me mor n in g a n d I s ign ed a lot of a ddit ion a l
pa per s , in clu din g my pet it ion for t h e divor ce. Th e la wyer a s s u r ed me t h a t I
wou ld be r elea s ed in t h e a ft er n oon .
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Th e s a me mor n in g my fr ien d pr ies t ca me a n d h e wa s s h ocked wh en h e
s a w me: I mu s t h a ve h a d a t er r ible look. I la t er dis cover ed t h a t in on e 24-
h ou r per iod I h a d los t t h r ee kilos . It is a weigh t los s diet t h a t I wou ldn t
r ecommen d t o a n ybody!
Th e pr is on gu a r d, ea r ly in t h e a ft er n oon , t old me t o go get my clot h es
a n d get r ea dy beca u s e t h e la wyer wa s wa it in g for me.
Wh en I ca me ou t of t h e ja il I felt a s if I h a d been in s ide a cen t r ifu ga l
ma ch in e for a wh ole da y a n d n igh t . I wa s con fu s ed, fr igh t en ed, bet r a yed,
bu t mos t ly lon ely. All of a s u dden a ll my cer t a in t ies a n d pr over bia l s elf-
con fiden ce va n is h ed.
Th e la wyer t ook me t o h is office, wh er e t h e ma n in ch a r ge of t h e
bon din g compa n y ma de me s ign t h e docu men t s t o pu t a mor t ga ge on t wo
of ou r bu ildin gs , for a n a mou n t dou ble t h a n my bon d. I h a ve la t er on
dis cover ed t h a t s in ce I h a d pos t ed a pr oper t y bon d, I didn t h a ve t o pa y t h e
t wen t y-five t h ou s a n d dolla r s in ca s h !
My wife, t h r ou gh h er la wyer , filed t h e pa per s for t h e divor ce.
Th e you n g a s s is t a n t of t h e la wyer wa s dr ivin g me h ome, wh en h e
r eceived a ca ll fr om t h e office, a dvis in g h im t h a t t h er e wa s a ch a n ge in t h e
pr ogr a m a bou t my r et u r n h ome.
In it ia lly my ex wife s a id t o t h e divor ce ju dge t h a t s h e wa n t ed t o s t a y in
t h e bea ch h ou s e wh er e s h e moved in a ft er ou r s epa r a t ion , n ot t o expos e
h er da u gh t er t o ba d memor ies by r et u r n in g t o ou r h ome (t h es e a r e h er
exa ct wor ds ).
Bu t I r ea lized t h a t my immedia t e r elea s e h a d u ps et h er or igin a l pla n ,
wh ich wa s t o get h old of a ll ou r a s s et s by s en din g me t o ja il. My ex wife
mu s t h a ve qu ickly con s ider ed t h e con s equ en ces of h er fir s t decis ion ,
beca u s e a ft er on ly t wen t y min u t es , s h e in for med t h e ju dge it wou ld bet t er
for t h em t o r et u r n ba ck t o ou r h ome! All t h e ba d memor ies h a ve
dis a ppea r ed in a ma t t er of few min u t es ! Let s n ot for get t h a t ever yt h in g is
in s t a n t in t h e Un it ed St a t es , even t h e cu r e for ba d memor ies , n ever
exis t ed of cou r s e.
I wa s t h er efor e a llowed on ly h a lf a n h ou r t o go t o my h ome, fr om wh er e
I left a ft er my a r r es t , t o t a ke t h e ba r e min imu m I n eeded.
My wifes pr ea r r a n ged pla n didn t s u cceed complet ely beca u s e of fift een
min u t es dela y. In fa ct s h e a r r ived a t my s t ock-br oker s office, wh er e we
h a d a s t ock a ccou n t wit h a r ou n d on e h u n dr ed t h ou s a n d dolla r s , a t 8:15
a .m. on J u ly 3,1996, t h e mor n in g a ft er my a r r es t , t o wit h dr a w a ll t h e
mon ey. My la wyer s fa x, for t h e t r a n s fer of s even t y-five t h ou s a n d dolla r s ,
h a d a lr ea dy a r r ived a n d t a ken ca r e of. Sh e t h r ea t en ed t o come ba ck wit h
t h e police. In t h e mea n t ime s h e wit h dr ew a ll t h e mon ey fr om t h e a ccou n t s
a t a n ot h er ba n k.
I t h in k t h a t a mot h er , t r u ly wor r ied a n d con cer n ed for h a vin g
dis cover ed t h a t h er da u gh t er h a d been moles t ed, wou ld h a ve fir s t t a ken
ca r e of h er da u gh t er , in s t ea d of t h e ba n k a ccou n t s . Obviou s ly s h e kn ew
t h a t s h e didn t h a ve t o wor r y a bou t h er da u gh t er , beca u s e t h e a lleged
a bu s es wer e pa r t of h er or igin a l a n d well t h ou gh t pla n .
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Wit h ou t t h e fift een min u t es dela y h er pla n wou ld h a ve wor ked ou t
per fect ly for h er , beca u s e wit h ou t t h e fu n ds , I cou ldn t h a ve a ffor ded a
la wyer , a n d I wou ld h a ve been a s s is t ed by a la wyer a ppoin t ed by t h e cou r t !
At t h a t poin t I a m s u r e I wou ld h a ve died of h ea r t a t t a ck. Ma ybe t h is is
wh a t s h e h a d h oped for , du e t o my a ge. Sh e h a d ever yt h in g t o ga in ,
beca u s e in a ddit ion t o t h e five pr oper t ies in t own , a n d t h e flou r is h in g
bu s in es s , I h a d a life in s u r a n ce policy of fou r h u n dr ed t h ou s a n d dolla r s ,
wit h h er bein g t h e on ly ben eficia r y.
My r et u r n h ome, t h e bea ch h ou s e, for ced me t o dea l wit h t h e n ew
r ea lit y of my life. I felt t ir ed, dis a ppoin t ed a n d wit h a lot of a n s wer ed
qu es t ion s in my min d. My life h a s been s h a t t er ed in a t h ir t y-s ix h ou r
per iod.
I ca lled s ome of my r ela t ives a n d fr ien ds in It a ly, t o in for m t h em of
wh a t I wen t t h r ou gh . Th ey wer e s h ocked a n d s u r pr is ed, beca u s e s ome of
t h em h a ve been a t ou r h ome in Ala ba ma , a n d a dmir e my r ela t ion s h ip wit h
my a dopt ed ch ildr en .
To over come t h e feelin g of lon en es s I t a ped my con ver s a t ion wit h my
r ela t ives a n d fr ien ds , t o lis t en in a t n igh t , befor e fa llin g a s leep. My doct or ,
wh o h a d r ecen t ly gon e t h r ou gh a divor ce, bu t n ot a s dr a ma t ic a s min e,
r ecommen ded me t o wa lk ever y da y t o over come t h e s t r es s .
Th e wor s t per iod wa s a t n igh t : ever y lit t le n ois e ma de me ju mp. Du r in g
t h e da y I wa s bu s y wit h t h e wor k in t h e mor n in g, a n d in t h e a ft er n oon I
wa lked a n d pr epa r ed a lot of det a iled r epor t s for my la wyer .
Th e in it ia l t h r ee mon t h s h a ve been ps ych ologica lly difficu lt , beca u s e in
a 24-h ou r per iod I fell fr om gr a ce t o dis a s t er . Th e fir s t da ys a ft er my
r elea s e wer e ext r emely difficu lt for me beca u s e s ome people I kn ew looked
t h e ot h er wa y wh en t h ey s a w me. Bu t a ft er a wh ile I got u s ed t o it .
In s t ea d of s t a yin g h ome a n d pit t in g mys elf, I lea d a n or ma l life,
ign or in g s ome peoples r ea ct ion s , beca u s e I h a d don e n ot h in g t o be
a s h a med of. I wen t t o s a me r es t a u r a n t s I u s ed t o go wit h my fa mily, a n d
wa lked a lon g t h e s ea -s ide, ever y da y.
My con du ct s u r pr is ed ma n y people a n d s lowly t h ey s t a r t ed t o dou bt
a bou t t h e ver a cit y of t h e ch a r ges a ga in s t me.
Th e s exu a l a bu s e ch a r ges a r e ver y common in t h e U.S.A.

A stct scxuu cducuton gcncutcs tIc dcsc to contuucnc tIc ucs.
TIc ono ndustg sucs cucI ouc onc-Iundcd-cgItg Ion dous u
gcu, n stc o] tIc mung uus oIItng t.
A cscucI conductcd Ig tIc Unucstg o] Pcnnsguunu n scucntccn
d]]ccnt ctcs, uIcI ustcd tIcc gcus, Ius comc to somc concusons
uIcI sIoud muIc coc c]cct. TIc cscucI Iuuc Iccn ]undcd Ig tIc
Dcutmcnt o] Justcc us uc Ig otIc uutc ogunzutons.
Ouc tIcc-Iundcd-]]tg tIousund Amccun Iogs und gs, css tIun
scucntccn gcus o] ugc, osttutc tIcmscucs, tuIc ut to ono-udco, o
uc uctm o] Iusncss scxuu cxotuton. In uddton to tIc tccnugcs, tIcg
Iuuc ntcucucd cgIt Iundcd ocu, stutc und ]cdcu uutIotcs.
TIcsc uc somc o] tIc ]ndngs:
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TIc ugcst gou, uIout onc-Iundcd-tucntg-]uc tIousunds, s
]omcd Ig goungstcs uIo Iuuc c]t tIc Iomc und osttutc
tIcmscucs to gct tIc moncg ]o ]ood und dug.
TIc sccond ugcst gou, uIout cgItg tIousunds, s ccscntcd
Ig tccnugcs uIo uc scxuug cxotcd Ig tIc ucnts o ]cnds
]o moncg.
TIc tId gou, ouc sxtg tIousunds, uc "tIoun uuug
goungstcs: uIundoncd Ig tIc ucnts uIo osttutc tIcmscucs
to suuuc.
TIcsc uc tIc suggcstons Ig tIc cscucIcs:
Sct u u ]cdcu ugcncg ]o tIc otccton o] tccnugcs ]om Icng
scxuug cxotcd.
TIc uu cn]occmcnt uutIotcs must ]ocus tIc c]]ots moc n
ucstng tIc ccnts, tIc ntcmcducs, und tIc coc scng ono
mutcus, utIc tIun ucstng tIc goungstcs.
To nccusc tIc unsImcnts ]o scxuu cmcs ugunst mnos.
Ho oosu uIutsocuc Ius Iccn mudc to go to tIc oot o] tIc oIcms
uIcI nducc tIc mnos to osttuton. TIcg udot tIc sumc souton ]o
ung oIcm: nccusc o] cnutcs und ncuccutons.
VIg ddn`t tIcg suggcst to uocutc ]cdcu ]unds to Iud cIuItuton
ccntcs ]o tIcsc goungstcs, mug uctms o] tIc tIc uug o] ]c?
TIc Untcd Stutcs Sucmc Cout Ius ucd tIut ucnts cun suc tIc
scIoo sgstcm, n cusc tIc cIdcn uc scxuug mocstcd Ig tIc
cussmutcs.
A uomun n tIc stutc o] Gcogu Ius sucd u mug (ccmcntug) scIoo
Iccuusc u cussmutc o] Ic duugItc n tIc ]outI gudc Ius toucIcd "Ic
Icust und tod Ic Ic uuntcd to muIc ouc to Ic.
A sx-gcu-od Iog Ius Iccn cxccd ]om tIc scIoo Iccuusc Ic Ius
"Isscd u cussmutc.
TIc Amccun umcd ]occs Iuuc nstucd n tIc Iuscs, uound tIc
uod, u so]tuuc to IocI ucccss to ung ono stc on tIc Intcnct. TIc
cuson o] tIs mcusuc s duc to tIc nccusc o] scxuu ussuuts umong tIc
unIs.
A motIc n Vsconsn Ius Iccn cIugcd utI scxuu uIusc Iccuusc sIc
IougIt condoms ]o Ic tItccn-gcu-od son, cucn tIougI most scIoos
suggcst tIut ucnts sIoud oudc tIc cIdcn utI condoms. TIc dstct
uttoncg, n tIs cusc, u]]mcd tIut tIc motIc Ius ]uctutcd tIc scxuu
ntccousc Ic son Iud utI Is ]]tccn-gcu-od g]cnd, und tIcc]oc sIc
s un uccomcc o] tIc scxuu uIusc.
A tItg-gcu-od untdscmnuton uu oIItcd tIc ]cdcu ]undng o]
unscx scIoos. Hut csdcnt Gcogc V. HusI uutIozcd ]cdcu ]undng o]
unscx scIoos Ig u uu cnuctcd n Junuug 2UU2.
A uugc n Pcnnsguunu, Gcg Mc, Ius cucd u contuct ]o "su]c
scx ut tIc o]]cc. Ang cmogcc Ic]oc cntcng nto u scntmcntu
cutonsI utI u cocuguc, must ]st sgn u contuct to uuod ung scxuu
uIusc ucguton, n cusc tIc cutonsI comcs to un cnd.
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TIc stutc o] AuIumu Ius Iunncd tIc suc und dstIuton o] ung
"utcc usc]u to tIc stmuuton o] Iumun gcntu oguns: uIutos, o ung
otIc "scxuu tog. TIc unsImcnt uc: u cnutg u to tcn tIousund dous
und onc gcu u. SomcIodg stutcd u uu sutc Iccuusc t s n uouton o]
"tIc gIt to uucg.
Sh ield la ws : uIcn tIc goucnmcnt sIcds tsc].
TIcsc uc uus uIcI ucc ntcndcd to otcct tIc uucg o] tIc cIdcn
n ]ostc cuc nsttutons, ]undcd Ig tIc stutc und ]cdcu goucnmcnt, Iut
nstcud cndcd u sIcdng tIc ogunzutons.
I u ctc somc cuscs mcntoncd n tIc IooI Or ph a n s of t h e Livin g, s t or ies
of Amer ica s Ch ildr en in Fos t er Ca r e of J en n ifer Tot h ,( Simon &
Sch u s t er ).
"It s not u sccct umong tIc coc uoIng n ]ostc cuc ogunzutons, tIut
tIc cIdcn uc ucd, Icutcn, und somctmcs Icd, o]tcn Ig outnc
cmnus, uIc tIcsc cIdcn uc tuIcn to tIcsc nsttutons. Hut tIc uIc
s not mudc uuuc o] tIcsc uctons Iccuusc o] tIc Sh ield la ws , uIcI
sIoud otcct tIc cIdcn`s uucg, Iut n cutg sIcd tIc uIc
ogunzutons und tIc cmogccs. TIc uoIcs, tIc cIdcn und tIc
munugcs uc Iucd ]om Iuung ung contuct utI tIc mcdu o tIc uIc.
Dumcn, u tItccn-gcu-od Iog, gucst o] u ]ostc cuc n HotI Cuonu, Ius
sodomzcd tuo goungc Iogs, Ic]oc Ic uus tuns]ccd to unotIc
nsttuton, uIcc Ic sodomzcd u tId Iog. Ong u]tc tIc tId uttucI Ic
Ius cccucd sgcIutc ussstuncc..
Mung cIdcn n u ]ostc Iomc n MuuuIcc Iud u stucd ooI Iccuusc
tIcg Iuuc Iccn ]occd to tuIc Ftun und otIc tunquzcs, utIout u
mcdcu cscton, Iut ong to Icc tIcm qutc...
I] tIc "sIcd uus ddn`t cxst tIc uIc uoud Ic mudc uuuc o] tIc mung
su]]cngs o] umost u mon cIdcn n tIcsc ]ostc cuc Iomcs. TIc uIc
uoud tIcn undcstund tIc cusons uIg umost ]otg cccnt o] tIc cIdcn
uIo Iuuc Iccn n ]ostc cuc cnd u n u o Iccumc dugs uscs....
A tIcsc cuscs cumc out tIougI n]omuton oItuncd "cgug.en d of
qu ot e.
Scx cutcd uccusuton uc unqucstonuIg uscd n u uuIs o] ]c, cucn
umong uduts, csccug n tIc otcu ucnu, to dcstog tIc cucc o] u
contcndc, o tIut o] u cson usng to Ic nomnutcd ]o tIc csdcntu
ccctons. Gug Hut`s umItons to Ic ccctcd csdcnt, ucc cut sIot Ig
tIc cucuton o] Iuung un cxtumutu u]]u, udgc TIomus`s nomnuton to
tIc Sucmc Cout, uus umost coudzcd Ig somc uomcn uIo uccuscd
Im o] scxuu mocstutons, H Cnton`s csdcncg uus mucd Ig tIc
Moncu LcunsIg`s ou scx cusc. A g uIo suucs Ic dcss utI tIc
csdcnt`s scm on t, sugs u ot uIout u nuton uIo ctcnds to Ic tIc
mou gudc o] tIc uod.
EucgtIng cun Ic suc]ccd on tIc utu o] tIc ong "god tIc Amccuns
Iccuc n: moncg.
TIc scx uIusc cIugc s mostg utzcd Ig uomcn n gcncu und Ig
uucs n utcuu Iccuusc t docsn`t cquc mucI to suot tIc
uccusuton. CIdcn uc ]cqucntg IougIt nto ug to oItun ]nuncug
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]uuouuIc duoccs. TIc sud ont s tIut tIc cu uctms uc tIc cIdcn
uIo comc out tuumutzcd und muIcd ]o tIc cst o] tIc ucs.
It s u ot cusc to ouc onc`s nnoccncc n u cusc o] mudc tIun tIut o]
scx uIusc. In tIc cusc o] mudc tIcg Iuuc to ]nd tIc ucuon, tIc motuc,
cIccI tIc uI, tIc uccuscd cun usI ]o tIc DHA tcsts, ctc.
In ]cu uods tIc stutc Ius tIc Iudcn to ouc Icgond ung cusonuIc
douIt tIut tIc uccuscd Ius commttcd tIc cmc.
In tIc cusc o] scx cutcd cIugcs tIc uccuscd Ius tIc Iudcn to ouc
Is nnoccncc. TIc ]cd o] scx uIusc s so Ioud tIut ncudcs cucgtIng:
uods, IcIuuou, ctc. TIc sIcd tcus o] u uomun o u cId n cout, Iuuc u
tcmcndous sgcIoogcu muct on tIc ug, und uc consdccd us
cudcncc tIut tIc uIuscs occucd.
TIc scx uIusc uccusutons uc o]tcn cxotcd Ig somc dstct uttoncgs
us un ootuntg to mouc ]ouuds n tIc cucc und utc on to cntc nto
tIc otcu ucnu. TIc uod "ustcc gcts ost n tIc occss.
To oItun ]uuouuIc ucdcts tIcg usc scudo cxcts (sgcIoogsts,
socu uoIcs, cId sgcIutst, doctos, ctc.) n ]cu uods tIcg uuu
tIcmscucs o] ucttoncs, nstcud o] cu cxcts.
Doct or Ma r ga r et Ha gen Ius uttcn u IooI uIout tIcsc so-cucd
cxcts, tIc ttc o] tIc IooI s: Wh or es of t h e Cou r t .
TIc Iunt cucc o] Junct Fcno, uIo Iccumc tIc Sccctug o] tIc
Dcutmcnt o] Justcc o] tIc Untcd Stutcs, undc csdcnt Cnton, u]tc
Iuung scucd us dstct uttoncg n Mum, Fodu, s un cxcccnt cxumc
o] tIc uduuntugcs o]]ccd n osccutng scx uIusc cuscs. VIc scung n
Mum sIc Iccumc ]umous us un "ntcd dc]cndc o] cIdcn.
In Ic oston o] dstct uttoncg sIc uccuscd o] scx uIusc u ]outccn-
gcu-Iog, Bobby Fin je, uIo uus u dcuout ussstunt o] u CIucI. TIc Iog
uus ncuccutcd ]o tucntg montIs und dcscIcd us u dcuucd cmnu
on tIc Iuss o] u stutcmcnt mudc Ig u goung g uIo sud sIc uus u]ud
o] HoIIg. It uus utc dscouccd tIut tIc goung g uus u]ud o] HoIIg`s
oud munncs uIcn tIcg ugcd.
To duu tIc mcdu`s uttcnton, Junct Fcno dccdcd to osccutc tIc Iog
us un udut, dcstc Is ]outccn gcus o] ugc! TIc ug ucquttcd tIc Iog,
Iut uIo u Ic uIc to cuc tIc tuumu o] tIc tucntg montIs scnt n u?
TIc Icst c]omuncc o] Junct Fcno us dstct uttoncg tooI ucc
dung tIc osccuton o] u Mum occ o]]cc, Gr a n t Sn owden , uIo n
J9Sb uus scntcnccd to ]uc, ccut ]uc, ]c tcms n u ]o scx uIuscs.
TIcsc uc tIc uuous stcs o] tIs cusc, to sIou Iou u dstct uttoncg
cun munuutc tIc tutI und Iou cusg sIc oItuncd unIccuuIc ucdcts.
Gr a n t Sn owden s u]c Iud u dug-cuc ccntc n Mum, uIcI oucd to
Ic u ]ctc Iuntng gound ]o tIc dstct uttoncg`s o]]cc.
In J9S4 Ic uus uccuscd, ]o tIc ]st tmc, o] Iuung mocstcd u tIcc-
gcu-od Iog, uIo uttcndcd tIc dug-cuc ccntc. Dung tIc cousc o] tIc tuo
gcus Ictuccn tIc cIugcs und tIc tu, sIc uccuscd Im o] Iuung
mocstcd tuo d]]ccnt Iogs, nstcud o] onc.
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In tIc mcuntmc un ccucn-gcu-od g cumc ]ouud sugng tIut sIc too
Iud Iccn mocstcd, ut tIc sumc dug-cuc ccntc, ]o tIcc consccutuc dugs,
uIcn sIc uus ]ou-gcu-od.
Hc]oc tIc tu stutcd tIc dstct uttoncg`s o]]cc docd tIc cIugcs
o] uIusc on tIc tIcc-gcu-od Iog. Dung tIc tu t uus dscouccd tIut
tIc ccucn-gcu-od g Iud ncuc gonc to tIc dug-cuc ccntc, und tIc occ
o]]cc uus ucquttcd. Hut Is touIcs ucc not ouc gct.
Junct Fcno`s o]]cc ucnt nto u ]u sung scucI to ]nd otIc cIdcn
uIo coud tcst]g ugunst Gr a n t Sn owden n odc to osccutc Im ugun.
A tIs n stc o] tIc "DouIc coudg uu uIcI scc]cug stutcs tIut
no onc cun Ic ut on tu tucc ]o tIc sumc cIugc.
TIc cson n cIugc to ut togctIc u ncu ndctmcnt ugunst tIc occ
o]]cc uus ntoduccd us un cxct n tIc ]cd o] scxuu uIuscs on mnos.
Ms. L. Hugu, tIc so-cucd cxct, uus ntoduccd to tIc ug us u
sgcIoogst. TIc munugc o] u sccuzcd mcdcu ccntc ]o tIc tcutmcnt
o] uIusc uctms, uus cucd n. SIc, tIc munugc, u]]mcd tIut tIc ucgcd
uIuscd ttc g, Iud u ucnccu dscusc: tIc uugnu gudnccu, u dscusc
uIcI coud Ic Iud cucn utIout ung scxuu contuct. It uus mossIc ]o
tIc dc]cnsc to cIucngc tIs stutcmcnt Iccuusc tIc munugc Iud dcstogcd
tIc tcsts mudc on tIc uugnu`s scccton o] tIc ttc g.
TIc g`s ucnts dccucd tIut sIc Ius Iccn Iuung tIcsc sccctons
tuo gcus o to uIcn sIc stutcd gong to tIc dug-cuc ccntc.
HonctIccss tIc tcstmong o] tIc munugc o] tIc mcdcu ccntc ccscntcd
]o tIc dstct uttoncg u ]utIc oo] o] tIc cuuItg o] tIc uccuscd.
TIc dc]cnsc uuntcd to cu n u docto uIo uus un cxct n tIc
tunsmsson o] ucnccu dscuscs, to dsouc tIc munugc`s tcstmong. Hut
tIc udgc, Amy St eele Don n er , ddn`t uou tIc cxct`s tcstmong, Iccuusc
Is cxctsc ddn`t ncudc tIc tunsmsson o] ucnccu dscuscs umong
cIdcn! TIc udgc ddn`t mcnton o] cousc tIc noncxstcncc o] sucI
cdutc sccuzuton.
TIcc]oc tIc ug ddn`t Iuuc tIc cIuncc to Icu tIc ont o] ucu o] tIc
cxct n tIc ]cd, Iut ong tIut o] tIc Wh or es of t h e Cou r t .
TIc sumc udgc ddn`t uou tIc dc]cnsc uugc to n]om tIc ug tIut
Is ccnt Iud Iccn ucquttcd n u cuous tu ]o tIc sumc cIugcs.
TIc dc]cnsc uugc uus not cucn uoucd to mcnton tIut Gr a n t
Sn owden , Iud Iccn nomnutcd "occ o]]cc o] tIc gcu.
Hc]oc tIc tu Ms. Hugu, tIc "cxct o] cout, Iud tuncd tIc
cIdcn, utI tIc usc o] dos, on Iou to tcst]g.
TIc sx uos ]ound tIc dc]cndunt gutg und tIc cout scntcnccd Im to
]uc ]c tcms.
A tIc couts n Fodu ccctcd M. Sn owden s uuous ucus, uIo
scnt umost tucuc gcus n u.
A ]cdcu cout, ]nug, on SctcmIc J99?, csdcd Ig tIcc udgcs,
Ius cxumncd Is ucu und ucquttcd Im ]o ucI o] cudcncc to suot
tIc uccusutons.
TIc ncu Mum dstct uttoncg, uIo cumc u]tc Junct Fcno, uus not
cuscd utI tIc sucmc cout`s ucdct. SIc usIcd tIc cout to oIgc M.
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Sn owden not to ccusc ung ntcucu to tIc mcdu, gnong tIc cxstcncc o]
tIc Fst umcndmcnt o] tIc Amccun consttuton, uIcI gunts tIc ]ccdom
o] scccI.
AnotIc smu cusc tooI ucc n MussucIusctts, An cntc ]umg, tIc
Amir a u lt , motIc duugItc und son, uIo ouncd u dug-cuc ccntc, Iuuc
Iccn ucstcd utI tIc sumc cIugcs. I cuuc out u tIc dctus Iccuusc
Iuuc tIc ]umcuoI uscd Ig dstct uttoncgs.
TIc tcstmong o] un "cxct docto uus tIc mcstonc to conuncc tIc
ug tIut u ]ou-gcu-od Iog Iud Iccn "cnctutcd n Is unus utI u
IutcIc`s In]c, Iut cuung no scus!
Ms. Amir a u lt , tIc motIc, dcd Iut Ic son und duugItc uc st n u
Iccuusc tIcg Iuuc no moc moncg to u]]od un ucu.
AnotIc cusc o] tIc sumc nutuc Iucncd n u toun not ]u ]om uIcc
I ucd. A mun uus cIugcd o] Iuung ucd Is cgIt-gcu-od stc-
duugItc. Dung tIc tu tIc dc]cnsc uugc tcd to ouc tIc uIsudtg o]
tIc uccusuton, sIoung u ctuc o] tIc mun`s cns, uIc uouscd, uIcI
uus unusuug Ig. I] Ic Iud cug cnctutcd tIc g, sIc uoud Iuuc dcd!
Dcstc tIc Igscu cudcncc tIc ug scntcnccd Im to tucntg-]uc
gcus u tcm.
Dung Junc Fcno`s tcnuc us Justcc Dcutmcnt sccctug, u cu tugc
cucnt occucd. A scct o] cgous ]unutcs, mcn uomcn und cIdcn,
Iucudcd tIcmscucs n u comound n Vuco, n tIc stutc o] Tcxus.
TIc FHI mmcdutcg cncccd tIc comound. TIc scgc ustcd ]cu dugs
t uIcn tIc Justcc Dcutmcnt sccctug guuc odcs to ntcucnc, Iccuusc
somcIodg cuIcd out tIut uIuscs on mnos occucd.
Dung tIc FHI uttucI tcu gus IomIs ucc uuncIcd, uccodng to tIc
o]]cu ucson, Iut nccndug IomIs uccodng to somc utncsscs.
TIc comound ucnt on ]c und u nnctg-]uc coc nsdc dcd,
comctcg Iuncd!
TIc mocstuton cIugcs uc so ccucnt tIut somc "no-o]t
ogunzutons Iuuc Iccn sct-u to Ic tIc coc uIo uc ]uscg uccuscd.
Th e Na t ion a l Ch ild Abu s e Defen s e & Res ou r ce Cen t er , n OIo, s onc
o] tIcm. TIcsc ogunzutons muIc uuuuIc u ot o] cots uttcn uIout
somc motunt cuscs, cscucIcs und ]ndngs cutng to tIc uIouc
cIugcs, us udco-tucs o] somc tus. TIcg uso sc IooIs uIsIcd Ig
uc-Inoun uugcs.
TIcg don`t gunt cgu ussstuncc Iut ogunzc mcctngs n uuous uts
o] tIc Untcd Stutcs, utI tIc utcuton o] ]umous dc]cnsc uugcs,
sgcIoogsts, docto, ctc.
Somc goucnmcntu stutstcs mcnton tIut ouc sxtg-]uc cccnt o]
uIusc cIugcs on mnos uc un]oundcd, uIc tIc cmun tItg-]uc cccnt
uc unsuIstuntutcd, uIcI mcuns tIcc s no cudcncc to suot tIc
cIugc.
Fo tIc muotg o] tIc cuscs tIc ndctmcnt s ong Iuscd Ig tIc
tcstmong o] tIc so-cucd "uIocs o] tIc cout.
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Scx s tIc ucuon ]cqucntg cxotcd Iccuusc t cusg duus tIc
uIc`s uttcnton, csccug tIc Igoctcu utuns und tIc nuou-
mndcd.
A docto Iud ugucd utI Is ccnt Iccuusc sIc uuntcd Im to utc u
]usc mcdcu cct]cutc. SIc u]]mcd tIut sIc su]]ccd u sgcIoogcu
tuumu u]tc Ic und-od cuctcd Ic ]o not ugng tIc cnt. TIc docto
c]uscd to utc tIc mcdcu cct]cutc. As u cucngc tIc ccnt uccuscd tIc
docto to Iuuc cIcd Ic uutc uts, dung u sugcu occduc ut Ic
coon. Dcstc tIc uIsudtg o] tIc cIugc, Iccuusc tIc ccnt, dung tIc
mcdcu occduc, uus undc totu uncstIcsu, u stuIIon ]cmuc dstct
uttoncg und u udgc succccdcd n scntcncng Im.
LucIg cnougI ]o tIc docto tIc stutc sucmc cout ucquttcd Im ]o
ucI o] cudcncc. In tIc mcuntmc Ic Iud to cosc Is Iusncss!
An ccucn-gcu-od Iog, o] Suss ogn, Ius Iccn ucstcd n Cooudo,
Iccuusc Ic uus cIugcd o] nccst und scxuu ussuut. Onc o] tIc ncgIIos
n]omcd tIc occ tIut sIc Ius sccn Im Issng Is ]uc-gcu-od sstc`s
scxuu oguns. TIc Iog nstcud uus tgng to Ic Is sstc unutc!
Hc uus ucstcd on August 3U,J999 und ocIcd n u ]o mnos ]o ouc
scucn uccIs. At tIc tmc o] tIc ucst, uound mdngIt, tIc Iog uus
Iundcu]]cd Ic tIc uost cmnu.
Voudn`t Iuuc t Iccn u moc cuzcd munnc ] tIc ]cmuc ncgIIo
Iud ]st cotcd tIc muttc to tIc ucnts, nstcud o] cung tIc occ? SIc
on tIc contug contuctcd mmcdutcg un ogunzuton ]o tIc "ccsson o]
scxuu cmcs, uIcI, to ust]g ts suuuu, got nuoucd.
TIc Iog uus IougIt to tIc ]st Icung n cout Iundcu]]cd und
sIucIcd (cIun uound Is unIcs) uccodng to tIc cguutons!
TIc ucnts o] tIc Iog, uocd tIut tIc Amccun udgcs uoud dccdc
to tuIc uuug tIc ucntu gIt, c]t ]o Sutzcund, utI tIc duugItc.
TIc Iog uus ccuscd uound md HoucmIc, uIcn tIc udgc ucd tIut
tIc cusc ddn`t Iuuc mct.
VIo u cuc sgcIoogcu uounds, n]ctcd uon tIc Iog und to tIc
cst o] tIc ]umg? A tIcsc cucnts tooI ucc n tIc stutc o] Cooudo, uIcc
ouc tIcc Iundcd cIdcn, undc ccucn gcus o] ugc, dung ust gcu
Iuuc Iccn cIugcd utI "scxuu cmcs.
Accodng to Amncstg Intcnutonu ]ou tIousund mnos uc dctuncd n
tIc U.S.A.
TIs s tIc "Iumunc sdc o] tIc Amccun ustcc!
Voodg Acn Ius Iccn uccuscd Ig Is u]c, Mu Fuou, o] mocstng Is
duugItc Dgun.
I coud contnuc ]o scucu moc ugcs to mcnton Iou mung ucs Iuuc
Iccn dcstogcd Ig ]usc uccusutons.
In tIc Untcd Stutcs tIcc uc u ot o] oIIton uus, Iut tIc ono
ndustg ]ousIcs utI sucs o] ouc onc-Iundcd-cgItg Ion dous u
gcu.
TIc Amccun goucnmcnt Ius scnt scucu mons o] dous, tgng to
ncmnutc csdcnt H Cnton ]o Is ucgcd cutonsI utI Moncu
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LcunsIg. A sccu osccuto uus uontcd Ig tIc Congcss und tIc
Scnutc to nucstgutc tIc nou ]umous Sexga t e.
It uus ntccstng us uc dccssng to ]oou tIc onons o] tIc tuo
utcs nuoucd. Pcsdcnt Cnton on onc sdc stutng tIut ou scx coud not
Ic cquutcd to u scxuu ntccousc, Iccuusc no "cnctuton occucd, on
tIc otIc sdc tIc Sccu Posccuto uIo nstcud u]]mcd tIc contug.
It uus tIc most ]ooucd cucnt Ig tIc mcdu, und tIc suIcct o] ung
conucsuton, ]o scucu montIs!
VIcn tIc dctus o] tIs stog uus cuIcd out to tIc css, coc
dscouccd tIut csdcnt Cnton n c]]cct ong nsctcd u "cgu nto
Moncu`s uugnu. Hc tIcc]oc uus tcng tIc tutI.
A]tc sucI dscosuc tIc sucs o] cgus sIgocIctcd Ius mung Amccun
ncusucs cotcd.
Pcsdcnt Cnton to suuc Is csdcncg uus ]occd to uIcg udmt Is
"u]]u utI Moncu, Iut ut tIc sumc tmc Ic un nto u ot o] cgu cxcnscs.
TIc "oo Moncu, uIosc numc uus u ouc tIc css und on cucg
tccuson ogum, tIougIt t uoud comc Iundg to suuc Ic Iuc dcss utI
tIc "csdcntu scm on t. MugIc onc dug t u Ic uuctoncd o]], und
Iccomc u mcstonc o] tIc Amccun ]usc Putunsm.
TIc Sccu Posccuto cscmIcd tIc tgcu Icg-Ioc ooIc.
TIc cntc U.S. mcdu ccus, ]o uccIs, ud uttcnton ong to tIc
Moncu`s cusc, uIc motunt und tugc cucnts ucc Iucnng uound
tIc goIc. I cmcmIc, ]o cxumc, tIut tIc mcdu guuc ttc ] no ncus, to
tIc Poc`s Istocu ust to CuIu, Iccuusc ]o tIcm t uus ]u moc
motunt to cxot tIc "ou scx cusc.
A tIs uus Iucnng not n u Iununu cuIc, Iut n tIc most
motunt nuton o] tIc uod!
To Icttc undcstund tIc Amccun mcntutg us ]u us scxuu muttcs
uc conccncd, I u mcnton somc o] tIc uus st n cxstcncc. TIcsc uus
Iuuc Iccn uIsIcd on "Tr a veler s J ou r n a l by Amer ica n In for ma t ion
Ra dio, on FcIuug J3,J99S.

BegInnIng oI quote:
Un la wfu l Sex Acr os s t h e USA THE TRAVELERS J OURNAL: Febr u a r y
t h ir t een , wit h a wa r n in g a bou t s ome of Amer ica s s illier s ex la ws .
Tou gh ma ybe a h a r bin ger of ba d lu ck, t omor r ow Va len t in es Da y, is a
celebr a t ion of love, a n a ct a bou t wh ich Amer ica n s h a ve developed s ome
odd a t t it u des . In t own a n d cit ies a cr os s t h e U.S., u n wit t in g t r a veler s s t u n g
by Cu pids da r t r is k pr os ecu t ion u n der la ws s t ill on t h e books .
For exa mple, a vis it or in Siou x Fa lls , Sou t h Da kot a will dis cover t h a t
h ot els t h er e wit h t win beds mu s t h a ve s et t h em a t lea s t t wo feet a pa r t .
Ma kin g love on t h e floor bet ween t h e beds is a ls o a n o n o.
Ha s t in gs , Nebr a s ka h a s decr eed it illega l for cou ples t o s leep in t h e n u de,
a n d, t o ma ke s u r e, h ot els t h er e mu s t give gu es t s clea n pa ja ma s .
A civic or din a n ce in Newca s t le, Wyomin g ba n s cou ples fr om h a vin g s ex
in s ide a wa lk-in mea t fr eezer .
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In Tr emon t on , Ut a h , a woma n ca u gh t ma kin g love in a n a mbu la n ce ma y
be pr os ecu t ed a n d h a ve h er n a me pu blis h ed in t h e loca l n ews pa per .
Th e power s t h a t be in Oblon g, Illin ois h a ve decr eed it illega l t o ma ke love
wh ile h u n t in g or fis h in g on you r weddin g da y.
In Alexa n dr ia , Min n es ot a , ma y ma ke n o love wit h t h e odor of ga r lic, on ion s
or s a r din es in h is br ea t h .
A h u s ba n d in Ames , Iowa ca n n ot t a ke mor e t h a n t h r ee s ips of beer wh ile
lyin g in bed wit h h is wife.
An d in Clevela n d, Oh io, women a r e en join ed fr om wea r in g pa t en t -lea t h er
s h oes , for fea r a ma n migh t s ee a r eflect ion of s omet h in g h e ou gh t n t . End
oI quote.

In AuIumu unu scx Ictuccn IusIund und u]c s ]oIddcn, cucn utI
Ic conscnt.
I Iuuc not mcntoncd u uIouc cuscs ]o onoguIc cusons, Iut to
guc un dcu o] tIc utmosIcc uIcI cxsts n tIc Iggcst "dcmocucg on
cutI.

Ever y t ime I t h in k a bou t my a r r es t a n d t h e ch a r ges br ou gh t a ga in s t
me, it is like r elivin g a n igh t ma r e. Th e h u milia t ion s I h a d t o en du r e, t h e
t h ou gh t s t h a t cr os s ed my min d du r in g t h e n igh t I s pen t in ja il, t h e wa kin g
u p in t h e emer gen cy r oom s h a ckled, h ow I fir s t r ea ct ed wh en I wa s t old I
wa s u n der a r r es t , t h e fa ces of my (ex) fa mily member s , et c.
Bu t a t t h e s a me t ime a t h ou gh t of immen s e gr a t it u de t o God comes t o
my min d, for h a vin g given me t h e s t r en gt h t o s u r vive t h os e h or r ible lon g
h ou r s .
Th e in dict men t is in viola t ion of Du e Pr oces s a s gr a n t ed by t h e
Fou r t een t h Amen dmen t of t h e U.S. Con s t it u t ion .
In t h e cou r s e of t h e fir s t h ea r in g, on Au gu s t 21,1996, wh ich I didn t
a t t en d, t h e pr es idin g ju dge r u led t h a t t h e ch a r ges wer e t o va gu e a n d
in s t r u ct ed t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey t o be mor e s pecific a s t o da t es a n d pla ces
wh er e t h e a lleged a bu s es t ook pla ce. Non et h eles s t h e bon d wa s n ot
r evoked, n or wa s I given my pa s s por t ba ck, a n d a ll ot h er r es t r ict ion s
impos ed on me r ema in ed.
I wa s n ever a llowed t o go ba ck t o my h ome a n d get h old of my per s on a l
belon gin gs , s u ch a s : dia r ies , n ot es , ba n k s t a t emen t s , old ch eck books ,
per s on a l cor r es pon den ce, a ll my It a lia n docu men t s like dr iver s licen s e,
per mit t o bea r a r ms , t h e void It a lia n pa s s por t , a n d ot h er object s of
s en t imen t a l va lu e. In or der t o h a ve ba ck my pa r en t s weddin g pict u r e I h a d
t o wa it over s ix mon t h s .
I cou ldn t even get ba ck a ll t h e let t er s a n d n ot es wh ich a ll t h r ee
ch ildr en wr ot e t o me on s ever a l occa s ion s , like bir t h da ys , h olida ys , et c. I
h a d s a ved it in a s epa r a t e folder beca u s e t h es e n ot es wer e fu ll of a ffect ion ,
a ppr ecia t ion s , a n d r es pect for me.
It wa s my h a bit t o keep a dia r y, on my compu t er a t h ome, a ll t h e
bu s in es s a s well per s on a l meet in gs a n d even t s , like t r a vel, medica l
r ecor ds , vis it fr om fr ien ds , et c. Th es e r ecor ds a lon e wou ld h a ve dis ma n t led
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t h e wh ole in dict men t , bu t I h a ve n ever been a u t h or ized t o get t h a t
compu t er ba ck. In few wor ds t h e lega l s ys t em t ied my h a n ds s o t h a t I
cou ld n ot pr ove my in n ocen ce.
Th is is wa s begin n in g of my Ca lva r y. I immedia t ely r ea lized t h a t I h a d
t o climb a mou n t a in .
I t h ou gh t I h a d t o dea l wit h t h e divor ce ma t t er s t o obt a in a n impa r t ia l
divis ion of ou r a s s et s , a n d t o pr ove my in n ocen ce in t h e cr imin a l ma t t er .
Bu t a ft er cou ple of weeks I beca me con s ciou s t h a t my a ppoin t ed la wyer , t o
wh om I a dva n ced fift y t h ou s a n d dolla r s , did t h e ba r e min imu m t o get by.
To r equ es t t h e medica l exa min a t ion of t h e a lleged vict im, by a n
in depen den t doct or , s h ou ld h a ve been h is fir s t pr ior it y, t o ch a llen ge t h e
ch a r ges a n d t o pu t pr es s u r e on t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey.
Th e gyn ecologica l exa m of my a dopt ed da u gh t er wa s per for med by a
gen er a l pr a ct it ion er wh o wor ked for t h e St a t e, a t t h e loca l h os pit a l a n d n ot
a n obs t et r icia n , on J u ly 23, 1996, exa ct ly t wen t y-on e da ys a ft er my a r r es t .
Th is is t h e ma ximu m limit a llowed t o t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey t o pr ovide s ome
eviden ce t o s u ppor t t h e a r r es t .
Th e r ea l r ea s on for t h e dela y of t h e medica l exa min a t ion wa s du e t o t h e
gir ls r efu s a l t o u n der go s u ch a n h u milia t in g pr ocedu r e. Bu t h er mot h er s
s t u bbor n n es s , wh o fea r ed t h a t h er or igin a l pla n wou ld fa il, pr eva iled.
Th e r es pon s e of t h e exa min a t ion wa s t h a t t h e on ly ir r egu la r it y wa s t h e
a bs en ce of h ymen a l t is s u e bet ween eigh t a n d n in e (clockwis e). Th e va gin a
a n d t h e r ect u m wer e per fect .
In t h e a bs en ce of a n y h a r d ph ys ica l eviden ce beca u s e t h e gir l wa s in
per fect con dit ion s , t h e doct or wr ot e a r epor t fu ll of con ject u r es . He s t a t ed
t h a t I h a d been moles t in g t h e gir l s in ce s h e five yea r s old. I h a d
per for med or a l s ex on h er , pu t my fin ger in h er va gin a , a n d for ced h er t o
do or a l s ex t o me! I h a d t r ied t o in s er t my pen is in h er va gin a , et c..
In view of t h e fa ct t h a t h e wa s wor kin g for t h e St a t e, h e h a d t o a s s er t
a n yt h in g t h a t wou ld s a t is fy t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey. On t h e ot h er h a n d wh o is
s o s t u pid t o con t r a dict t h e wh is h es of t h e St a t e? Th a t is wh y t h es e s o-
ca lled exper t s a r e ca lled t h e wh or es of t h e Cou r t , or a s s -kis s er s .
Ever y even in g befor e din n er , t h e ch ildr en ba t h ed a n d t h e lit t le gir l,
t h r ee-yea r -old, a ft er t h a t , wr a pped a r ou n d in a blu e t owel, wa n t ed me t o
dr y h er h a ir . Aft er dr yin g h er h a ir , I h elped h er pu t t h e pa ja ma . Bu t befor e
we pla yed t h e s a lt a n d pepper ga me. I wa s a ct in g a s if I wa s ea t in g h er
u p a n d pu t s a lt a n d pepper t o ma ke it t a s t ier . I fa ked lit t le bit es on h er
s t oma ch : s h e en joyed it a n d la u gh ed lou d. Th e mot h er a n d t h e br ot h er s
wer e of cou r s e in t h e r oom. My ex wife t h ou gh t h ow excellen t wa s my bon d
wit h t h e ch ildr en . By t h e wa y, in It a ly mot h er s a n d fa t h er s pla y t h is ga me
wit h t h eir lit t le ch ildr en , a n d n obody h a s been a ccu s ed of a bu s e.
Th e doct or la beled t h is ga me, in h is r epor t , a s a s ymbol of per ver s ion !
Wh o br ou gh t u p t h is ga me in t o t h e pict u r e?
In view of t h e fa ct t h a t t h e doct or didn t fin d a n yt h in g wr on g fr om t h e
ph ys ica l exa min a t ion , my ex wife men t ion ed t h e ga me t o exploit t h e
ps ych ologica l s ide of t h e ca s e. Sh e wa s a fr a id t h a t h er pla n wou ld go in t o
s moke!
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An ywa y t h e medica l r epor t is a fu r t h er pr oof of h ow in s t a n t a n eou s ly
ever yt h in g ch a n ges in t h e USA: a gen er a l pr a ct it ion er becomes
gyn ecologis t , ps ych ologis t , dis t r ict a t t or n ey, ju dge, et c. , a n d h ow a n
in n ocen t ga me is con s t r u ed a s a s ymbol of a bu s e.
I for got t o men t ion t h a t I h a d t o foot t h e bill of t h e medica l
exa min a t ion . In few wor ds I pa id s omeon e t o ma ke s u r e h e a ccu s ed me!
How on ea r t h ca n a n yon e s h ield h ims elf fr om s u ch lu dicr ou s ch a r ges ?
Sh ou ldn t t h e doct or h a ve a s ked my wife wh y didn t s h e r epor t t h is
h or r ible ga me befor e, s in ce we pla yed wh en t h e gir l wa s t h r ee yea r s old,
a n d a t t h e da t e of t h e exa min a t ion s h e wa s fou r t een yea r s of a ge?
Wh a t t ook h er (my ex wife) s o lon g t o come for wa r d?
Th e a n s wer is on e a n d on e on ly: ou r n et -wor t h wa s n ot yet a s a llu r in g
ba ck t h en a s it beca me in 1996! Sin ce s h e s u cceed wit h h er fir s t h u s ba n d
in h er pla n t o for ce h im t o give h is ch ildr en u p for a dopt ion , u s in g h er
da u gh t er , s h e n ow t r ied t h e big s t r ide wit h me, u t ilizin g h er da u gh t er
a ga in !
I s h owed t h e r epor t t o s ome medica l a cqu a in t a n ces of min e, a n d a ll
a ffir med t h a t it wa s n ot r ea lis t ic by t h e wa y it wa s per for med; a n d t h a t t h e
a bs en ce of t h e h ymen a l t is s u e wa s t ypica l of gir ls wh o r ode h or s es .
In a ddit ion I wa s a n d I a m a bs olu t ely cer t a in of my in n ocen ce, beca u s e
I h a d es t a blis h ed a bea u t ifu l fa t h er -da u gh t er r ela t ion s h ip wit h t h e lit t le
gir l. On n u mer ou s occa s ion s s h e a n d I wer e a lon e wh ile t h e mot h er wen t
a r ou n d Ala ba ma a n d Texa s t o ch oos e t h e r igh t Un iver s it y for t h e older s on
fir s t a n d t h e middle on e la t er . My da u gh t er h a d t h e ch oice t o s t a y wit h h er
gr a n dmot h er if s h e wa n t ed. An y a bu s ed ch ild wou ld h a ve t a ken t h a t
oppor t u n it y t o br ea k fr ee.
Sh e wa s ver y r eligiou s , in fa ct s h e a t t en ded t h e pr ima r y a s well t h e
s econ da r y cla s s es a t t h e s ch ool r u n by Ca t h olic n u n s .
I a lwa ys t h a n k God t h a t a t fou r t een yea r s s h e didn t en t er t a in a n y
ph ys ica l r ela t ion s h ip wit h a boy, ot h er wis e I wou ld h a ve been in a mor e
difficu lt s it u a t ion .
Fu r t h er mor e my da u gh t er s t a yed wit h h er gr a n dmot h er for a lmos t
t h r ee weeks , du r in g on e of ou r bu s in es s t r ips t o Eu r ope, wh ile t h e boys
pr efer r ed t o s t a y wit h t h eir fa t h er .
Sh e t h er efor e h a d a ll t h e t ime n eces s a r y t o con fide t o h er gr a n dmot h er
t h e a lleged a bu s es s h e wa s s u ffer in g! My da u gh t er cou ld h a ve a ls o t a lked
t o t h e s ch ool ps ych ologis t t o wh om s h e h a d a lr ea dy dis clos ed h er fea r s
wh en s h e wen t t o h er fa t h er s h ou s e ever y ot h er weeken d, a s I men t ion ed
in t h e a dopt ion ch a pt er .
I h a ve of cou r s e br ou gh t u p t o da t e my la wyer of t h e a bove det a ils . I
wa s t h er efor e h opin g t h a t h e wou ld go on t h e offen s ive by a s kin g t h e cou r t
t o a llow u s t o h a ve t h e a lleged vict im exa min ed by a n OB-GYN of ou r
r efer en ce, a s well by a n in depen den t ps ych ologis t .
It wou ld h a ve been a n impor t a n t s t ep in my fa vor , beca u s e if t h e gir l
r efu s ed t o u n der go a s econ d medica l exa min a t ion , I wou ld be a cqu it t ed
s h or t of a n y t r ia l.
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Th e la wyer in s t ea d s a id it wa s n ot n eces s a r y, a n d t h is wa s my fir s t a n d
for emos t dis a ppoin t men t .
As I men t ion ed befor e t h e ju dge, du r in g t h e fir s t h ea r in g, men t ion ed
t h a t t h e ch a r ges wer e t oo va gu e a n d in s t r u ct ed t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey t o
pr ovide mor e defin it e s t a t emen t s a n d det a ils . All t h is t ook pla ce a t t h e
begin n in g of J u ly 1996. I wa s t h er efor e, fr om a lega l poin t of view, fr ee t ill
t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey ca me u p wit h t h e r equ ir ed det a ils .
If I wer e gu ilt y wh a t bet t er oppor t u n it y t o es ca pe a n d lea ve a ll t h e
pr oblems beh in d me? I cou ld h a ve t a ken a ll t h e fu n ds fr om t h e bu s in es s
a n d dis a ppea r !
My a t t or n ey wa s offer ed yet , on a s ilver pla t e, a n ot h er oppor t u n it y t o go
on t h e offen s e, by t h e St a t e Su pr eme Cou r t r u lin g wh ich s t a t ed t h a t t h e
St a t e in r a pe a n d s exu a l a bu s e ca s es wou ld h a ve t o s elect a s pecific
offen s e wh ich t h e defen da n t , t h e ch ild cou ld t es t ify t o.
It wa s a ca s e in t h e s a me t own wh er e I lived, of a ma n con vict ed in
1994 on t wo cou n t s of s exu a lly a bu s in g a s even yea r -old gir l. Th e vict im
h a d t es t ified gen er a lly a bou t a s er ies of a bou t five in ciden t s in December
1993 a n d J a n u a r y 1994. Th e St a t e Su pr eme Cou r t r ever s ed t h e s en t en ce.
Ba ck t o my ca s e. It t ook t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey a lmos t s ix mon t h s t o pu t
t oget h er t h e det a ils or der ed by t h e ju dge. Th es e a r e s ome of t h e s o-ca lled
det a ils ma de a va ila ble on December 26, 1996, r edu cin g t h e or igin a l
ch a r ges fr om eleven t o t en , wit h ou t givin g a n y expla n a t ion :
Du r in g t h e mon t h of J u n e or J u ly 1990 I s u ppos edly licked a n d
t ou ch ed t h e gir ls gen it a l or ga n s
Bet ween Au gu s t 20 a n d Oct ober 20 1990, I s u ppos edly a s ked t h e
gir l t o t ou ch me
Du r in g t h e mon t h of J u n e or J u ly 1991, I s u ppos edly r u bbed my
pen is a ga in s t h er va gin a l a r ea .
Du r in g t h e mon t h of Apr il or Ma y 1995, I s u ppos edly pu t my
fin ger in h er va gin a
Bet ween t h e mon t h of November 15,1994 a n d J a n u a r y 15, 1995,
t h er e h a s been , s u ppos edly, s ome a ct ivit y bet ween t h e gir l a n d
me in my office, et c.
All t h es e det a ils r epea t ed t en t imes .
My bu s in es s s u cces s , my per s on a l a n d s ocia l a ch ievemen t s , a n d t h e
bon d wit h my a dopt ed ch ildr en , t u r n ed ou t t o be t h e ca u s e of my down fa ll.
Th e USA is t h e cou n t r y of gr ea t oppor t u n it ies , bu t if a for eign er , a n
It a lia n bor n in Libya , s u cceeds in t a kin g a dva n t a ge of t h es e oppor t u n it ies ,
h a r dly ever h e is a ppr ecia t ed, es pecia lly in deep s ou t h , wh er e
dis cr imin a t ion h a bit u a lly is r eleva n t .
Th is for eign er h a d emba r r a s s ed a member of t h e Good O`Hogs clu b,
(a s t h e wh it e member s of t h e commu n it y a r e ca lled), by a dopt in g h is
ch ildr en .
Non e of t h e member s wou ld h a ve ever been ch a r ged for t wo ma in
r ea s on s :
a ) h is polit ica l con n ect ion s wou ld h a ve pla yed a ma jor r ole
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b) women in t h e s ou t h don t en joy t h e s a me pr ivileges of men , a n d
t h er efor e if t h ey don t wa n t t o be is ola t ed or r idicu led, don t da r e t o
come for wa r d.
My wife, few da ys immedia t ely a ft er I filed my r equ es t for divor ce, on J u ly
2, 1996, t h e s a me da y of my a r r es t , s h e filed h er t a x r et u r n a s s in gle, a n d
cla imin g t h e t h r ee ch ildr en for dedu ct ion . Wh a t wa s t h e ma in r ea s on
beh in d h er a ct ion ?
Th e a n s wer is s imple. In or der t o cla im mor e mon ey for ch ild s u ppor t fr om
h er fir s t h u s ba n d, s h e u s ed t o dr a w a s ma ller s a la r y t h a n min e, a bou t
s ixt y t o s even t y per cen t les s , fr om ou r bu s in es s . I t h er efor e en ded u p
pa yin g mor e t a xes for mon ey I didn t h a ve, beca u s e ever yt h in g I ea r n ed
wa s s pen t for t h e fa mily!
Th e on ly s ou r ce of in come I h a d wa s my bu s in es s , wh ich beca me t h e
vict im of my divor ce. In view of t h e fa ct t h a t I cou ld n ot h a ve
commu n ica t ion wit h a n y member of my fa mily, du e t o t h e r es t r ict ion s
impos ed on me by t h e bon d or der , t h e divor ce ju dge decr eed t h a t I r u n t h e
bu s in es s fr om 07:30 a .m. t ill n oon , a n d my ex wife fr om n oon t ill five p.m.
Th is r u lin g r epr es en t ed t h e dea t h s en t en ce of my bu s in es s , for on e
s imple r ea s on : s h e didn t s pea k It a lia n a n d n in et y per cen t of ou r
cu s t omer s wer e It a lia n . I a ddit ion s h e u s ed t o h a n dle per s on n el ma t t er s
a n d a lmos t zer o exper ien ce in in t er n a t ion a l bu s in es s , even in cou r t s h e
a ffir med t h e oppos it e, lyin g u n der oa t h on s ever a l occa s ion s . Sh e wa s a
s ch ool t ea ch er a n d a ft er r et ir in g s h e beca me a gen t for edu ca t ion a l
ma t er ia l.
To a void t ot a l dis a s t er I fou n d s ome in ves t or s willin g t o bu y ou r
compa n y, offer in g s ix-h u n dr ed-fift y t h ou s a n d dolla r s , wit h a down
pa ymen t of fift y t h ou s a n d dolla r s a n d t h e r es t in mon t h ly in s t a llmen t s .
I mu s t h on es t ly a dmit t h a t I a s ked t h e in ves t or s t o ma ke t wo s epa r a t e
offer s , on e for t h e cou r t of t h r ee-h u n dr ed-fift y t h ou s a n d dolla r s , a n d t h e
r ea l on e I kept for me, h opin g t o h a ve a cces s t o s ome ext r a fu n ds for my
lega l expen s es .
Th e in ves t or s h a ve been s u mmon ed by t h e divor ce ju dge t o expla in t h e
det a ils of t h e s a le. Bu t my ex wife decided t o cu t h er n os e in s pit e of h er
fa ce, a n d a ffir med s h e didn t wa n t s o s ell. Na t u r a lly t h e ju dge gr a n t ed my
wifes wh is h es , bein g h er a n a t ive. You don t kn ow h ow ma n y t imes I
r es en t ed my s t u pid decis ion of givin g h er fift y per cen t of my compa n ys
s h a r es , a s a pr es en t . It wa s a n a ct of pla in a n d s imple la ck of common
s en s e, on my pa r t !
Th e r ea s on beh in d my wifes r efu s a l t o s ell t h e compa n y wa s t o depr ive
me of t h e pos s ibilit y of a ddit ion a l fin a n cia l r es ou r ces . If I h a d a cces s t o
mor e fu n ds I cou ld h a ve h ir ed a la wyer n ot en t a n gled wit h t h e loca l
ma fia or t h e in fa mou s good o Iogs clu b: Ill s cr a t ch you r ba ck a n d you
s cr a t ch my ba ck, s o t o s pea k.
Th e ma n eu ver wa s t o in flu en ce t h e cr imin a l ca s e t h r ou gh t h e divor ce.
In fa ct t h e s a me divor ce ju dge ma de a n u n pr eceden t ed a n d clea r ly
dis cr imin a t or y decis ion in t h e fin a l divor ce decr ee: s h e a s s ign ed t h e
ba n kr u pt compa n y t o me a n d t h e bu ildin g wh er e it wa s loca t ed t o my ex
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wife! It wa s like a s s ign in g t h e ca r t o h er a n d t h e t ir es t o me, a s cou ple of
bla ck mover s s a id t o me. I a m s u r e t h a t it t ook t h e ju dge a lot of h a r d
t h in kin g t o come u p wit h s u ch a decis ion .
Sh e, t h e divor ce ju dge, a s s ign ed fou r of ou r five pr oper t ies t o h er ,
a lt h ou gh I wa s t h e br ea dwin n er . In a ddit ion I h a d t o pa y s even -h u n dr ed-
s even t y dolla r s a mon t h for ch ild s u ppor t a n d keep a n h ea lt h in s u r a n ce
policy for my da u gh t er a n d boys , a lt h ou gh t h e boys wer e a du lt s , wa y
befor e t h e fin a l divor ce decr ee!
I felt like t h e s en t en ce for t h e cr imin a l ca s e wa s a lr ea dy wr it t en in
ca pit a l let t er s on t h e wa ll, a n d t h e t r ia l wou ld h a ve been a pu r e for ma lit y
for t h e even in g n ews !
Bu t I s t ill believed in J u s t ice a s oppos ed t o ju s t ice.
Th e r ea l pu r pos e beh in d t h e dis cr imin a t or y divis ion of ou r pr oper t ies
wa s t o s en d me ba ck t o ja il, beca u s e t h e pr oper t y a s s ign ed t o me didn t
h a ve en ou gh equ it y t o cover t h e t wo-h u n dr ed-fift y t h ou s a n d dolla r s bon d.
In fa ct , immedia t ely a ft er t h e divor ce decr ee, my ex wifes la wyer a s ked
t h e cou r t t o r emove t h e lien I h a d or igin a lly pu t on t h e pr oper t ies a s a
colla t er a l for t h e bon d.
On Au gu s t 16,1997 I h a d t o en dor s e, u n der a t ou gh pr es s u r e fr om my
(?) a t t or n ey, a ll t h e pr oper t ies a s s ign ed t o h er . I h a d a ls o t o r u s h a n d
empt y t h e office bu ildin g, five r ooms fu ll of compu t er s , des ks , file-ca bin et s ,
et c, ot h er wis e s h e wa s goin g t o pu t a lock. All t h is in s pit e of t h e fa ct t h a t I
in t en ded t o a ppea l t h e divor ce.
Beca u s e of t h e poor r es u lt s in t h e divor ce a n d t h e la ck of pr ogr es s in
t h e cr imin a l ca s e, I decided t o dis mis s my a t t or n ey.
I t h er efor e h ir ed a t ea m of la wyer s : a defen s e a t t or n ey , a divor ce t o
a ppea l a n d a t h ir d on e t o coor din a t e t h e wor k, s in ce h e t old me, wh en I
fir s t met h im, t h a t h e wa s a good fr ien d of t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey, beca u s e
t h ey bot h a t t en ded t h e s a me u n iver s it y.
Th e t ea m lea der , t h e on e wh o wa s s u ppos ed t o a ct a s a lia is on ,
immedia t ely a s ked me a s ixt y t h ou s a n d dolla r s a s a down pa ymen t , a n d I
h a d t o h ir e a pr iva t e in ves t iga t or , s u gges t ed by h im, a t my expen s e.
Th e dis t r ict a t t or n ey, ca u gh t by s u r pr is e by my move, in cr ea s ed t h e
cou n t s fr om t h e or igin a l t en t o t wen t y-eigh t , h opin g t h a t I wou ld plea -
ba r ga in ! In few wor ds t h e n ew in dict men t r epea t s t h e s a me ch a r ges
t wen t y-eigh t t imes . Th is is h ow ju s t ice r ea ct s wh en t h ey don t h a ve a ca s e,
bu t n ever t h eles s you r life is fu cked-u p.
Th er e is a n ot h er r ea s on beh in d h is r ea ct ion . Du r in g on e of t h e la s t
h ea r in gs of my divor ce, my wifes la wyer con veyed t o my a t t or n ey t h e
followin g pr opos a l: if I wa s willin g t o give u p a ll ou r pr oper t ies t o my wife,
t h ey (mea n in g my wife) wou ld s u gges t t o t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey t o
s en t en ce me t o t wo yea r s pr is on t er m, t h e s econ d of wh ich a s a t r u s t ee,
mea n in g t h a t I wou ld be fr ee du r in g t h e da y, bu t a t n igh t I h a d t o s leep in
ja il! Th e ma n da t or y s en t en ce for ea ch cou n t wa s of t en yea r s a n d u p!
Na t u r a lly I r efu s ed beca u s e I wa s a n d s t ill a m in n ocen t . Bu t lookin g
ba ck a t t h e even t s I a m on ly gu ilt y of h a vin g t r u s t ed t h e Amer ica n lega l
s ys t em!
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Th e ma in r ea s on , beyon d t h e fin a n cia l a s pect , wa s t o a void my
da u gh t er s t es t imon y a t t r ia l: t h ey wer e a ll a fr a id t h a t u n der du e pr es s u r e
s h e wou ld t ell t h a t t h e a bu s es n ever occu r r ed.
Th is pr opos a l wa s con coct ed bet ween my ex wife a n d t h e ch ief
a s s is t a n t dis t r ict a t t or n ey, wh o wa s a s s ign ed t o h a n dle my ca s e, a n d s h e
h a s been in t h e pa s t my wifes la wyer for ma t t er s con cer n in g h er fir s t
divor ce. Th is pr opos a l pr oves beyon d a n y dou bt h ow t h e polit ica l
con n ect ion s ca n in flu en ce t h e a dmin is t r a t ion of ju s t ice.
Th e mos t impor t a n t pla yer s of t h e t ea m (dis t r ict a t t or n ey, ch ief
a s s is t a n t dis t r ict a t t or n ey, divor ce ju dge, cr imin a l ju dge a n d my wife)
in volved in my ca s e, a ll belon ged t o t h e s a me polit ica l pa r t y: t h e
Repu blica n or GOP (Gr a n d Old Pa r t y).
On e da y wh ile I wa s goin g t h r ou gh a ll t h e files I h a d t o r emove fr om t h e
office, I fou n d a box con t a in in g a ll t h e docu men t a t ion of h er fir s t divor ce,
in clu din g cor r es pon den ce wit h la wyer s , h er ex h u s ba n d, et c.
I wa s ou t r a ged wh en I dis cover ed a ll t h e cor r es pon den ce bet ween my
fir s t la wyer a n d my wife, a n d bet ween h er a n d t h e ch ief a s s is t a n t dis t r ict
a t t or n ey. I r igh t a wa y t h ou gh t t h a t I h a d fou n d t h e s olu t ion of my ca s e,
beca u s e of t h e ou t r a geou s con flict of in t er es t s of t h e pa r t ies in volved!
I wa s r ea lly excit ed a n d immedia t ely wen t t o s h ow t h es e docu men t s t o
t h e n ew a t t or n eys . I ma de copies of ever yt h in g of cou r s e, beca u s e ever y
da y wen t by, I r ea lized t h a t I wa s s u r r ou n d by s h a r ks .
My excit emen t dis a ppea r ed wh en I wa s t old by t h e n ew la wyer s , t h a t
a lt h ou gh t h es e pa per s wer e impor t a n t , t h ey wer e n ot in t er es t ed in s u in g
my fir s t a t t or n ey for ma lpr a ct ice. To a ppea s e me t h ey t r ied t o expla in , or
bet t er s a id bu lls h it me, t h a t a n y lega l a ct ion a ga in s t my fir s t la wyer cou ld
h a ve h a mper ed t h eir effor t s in my cr imin a l ca s e a n d divor ce a ppea l!
Th ey s u gges t ed t o t r y t o fin d a n ot h er lega l fir m willin g t o h a n dle t h e
ma lpr a ct ice ca s e. I didn t fin d a s in gle la w-fir m wit h in t h e St a t e of
Ala ba ma willin g t o h a n dle my ca s e. Th ey a ll s t a t ed t h a t in t h e pa s t t h ey
h a d dea lt wit h my fis t la wyer . Ver y s eldom a s h a r k ea t s a n ot h er s h a r k!
If I h a d belon ged t o t h e good o` Iogs clu b, I wou ld h a ve h a d a lot of
lega l-fir ms t o ch oos e fr om, beca u s e in a ma lpr a ct ice s u it , t h e ju r ies a wa r d
qu it e bit of mon ey a s pu n it ive da ma ges ! In a bou t n in et y per cen t of t h is
t ype of lega l s u it , t h e a t t or n eys a ct ba s ed on a con t in gen cy-fee
a gr eemen t : t h ey a r e en t it led t o on e t h ir d of t h e pu n it ive da ma ge a wa r ded,
plu s lega l expen s es pa id by t h e defen da n t .
In s pit e of a ll difficu lt ies en cou n t er ed, I wa s s t ill det er min ed t o go
a h ea d a n d fin d a n ou t -of-St a t e lega l fir m. Bu t I wa s s t r on gly dis cou r a ged
by my la wyer s , beca u s e my a ct ion cou ld h a ve en da n ger ed my cr imin a l
ca s e. In fa ct t h e s on of my fir s t la wyer wor ked in t h e dis t r ict a t t or n eys
office a n d it wou ld h a ve been emba r r a s s in g for h im (a s I wa s t old) in ca s e
it ca me ou t du r in g t h e cou r s e of my lega l a ct ion !
To ma ke a lon g s t or y s h or t I wa s u n der s iege a n d s u r r ou n ded by a
t h ick ma fia wa ll, ver y difficu lt t o defea t , a ls o in ligh t of t h e fa ct t h a t I h a d
a lmos t deplet ed a ll my fu n ds .
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Th e is s u e of t h e s econ d in dict men t cr ea t ed a s it u a t ion I fea r ed t h e
mos t , a ft er t h e u n fa ir divis ion of ou r pr oper t ies by t h e divor ce ju dge: wh a t
t o u s e a s a colla t er a l for t h e bon d.
My la wyer s pr es s u r ed me t o come u p wit h t h e n eces s a r y fu n ds , or fin d
s omebody willin g t o a ct a gr a n t or . Th e pr oper t y a s s ign ed t o me didn t h a ve
en ou gh equ it y in it , a n d I wa s des per a t e a t t h e t h ou gh t of goin g ba ck t o
ja il. It wa s a t er r ible a n d difficu lt momen t for me, bu t I wa s det er min ed t o
figh t ba ck.
I pla in ly t old my la wyer s t h a t I wa s u n a ble t o fin d a gr a n t or , a n d t h a t I
wou ld ca ll a pr es s con fer en ce t o let ever ybody kn ow h ow ba d I h a ve been
dis cr imin a t ed by t h e divor ce ju dge a s well by t h e lega l s ys t em, in ca s e t h ey
didn t fin d a s a t is fa ct or y s olu t ion .
Ma ybe ever ybody r ea lized h ow s er iou s I wa s in my in t en t t o figh t , a n d
in t h e en d t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey a n d my la wyer s , fou n d a t ech n ica l
s olu t ion for my bon d. Th ey ca lled it t ech n ica l s olu t ion , bu t I wou ld s a y it
wa s s a ve t h eir a s s es s olu t ion .
On ce mor e I beca me con s ciou s of t h e fa ct t h a t t h e n ew la wyer s , a ft er
t h eir in it ia l s t r on g cr it icis m of my fir s t a t t or n ey, a n d t h e pr omis es t h a t
t h ey wou ld h a n dle my ca s e in a r ea l pr ofes s ion a l ma n n er , t h ey a ll did t h e
ba r e min imu m t o get by. I h a ve ma n y bin der s fu ll of t h e let t er s I wr ot e t o
a ll of t h em, in clu din g t h e fir s t la wyer , t o t a ckle s ome ver y impor t a n t
is s u es . Th ey a n s wer ed by s en din g t h eir bills for ever y lit t le expen s e, s u ch
a s t wen t y cen t s ph on e ca ll, or fift y cen t s for ph ot ocopies !
I wou ld like t o ma ke t h es e bin der s a va ila ble t o t h os e wh o a ffir m t h a t
t h e Un it ed St a t es a r e t h e cr a dle of lega lit y a n d democr a cy.
Yes , in fa ct , t h e USA is t h e cr a dle of lega lit y a n d democr a cy, bu t on ly
for a ver y s ma ll gr ou p of people, t h e wea lt h y, wh o ca n a ffor d t o bu y
a n yt h in g, in clu din g t h e pr es iden cy!
Th e pr iva t e in ves t iga t or I h ir ed con vey t o me, on ma n y occa s ion s , t h a t
my ch a n ces of h a vin g a fa ir t r ia l wer e ver y s lim, beca u s e: I wa s a for eign er ,
a n d my ex wife, a n Amer ica n cit izen , h a d s t r on g polit ica l t ies . He kn ew
ver y well t h e impor t a n ce of polit ica l t ies , beca u s e in t h e pa s t h e wa s
employed a s t h e Ch ief Ala ba ma in ves t iga t or . He t ook pa r t t o va r iou s t r ia l
a ga in s t s ome member s of t h e Ku Klu x Kla n a n d oft en , in s pit e of t h e
u n equ ivoca l eviden ce pr ovided by h im t o t h e cou r t , t h ey wer e a cqu it t ed in
a bou t n in et y-n in e per cen t of t h e t imes !
Th e in ves t iga t or explicit ly a s ked me if I h a d a pla n t o s a ve me: in few
wor ds wa s I pr epa r ed t o flee t h e cou n t r y?
I h a d become s o s kept ica l a bou t peoples h on es t y, t h a t I wa s won der in g
if h e wer e r ea lly con cer n ed a bou t me, or if h e wa s t r yin g t o fin d ou t my
in t en t ion s , a n d t h en r epor t it t o t h e a u t h or it ies .
Th e u n fa vor a ble ou t come of my divor ce s t a r t ed t o h a ve a n ega t ive
in flu en ce on my cr imin a l ca s e, a s it wa s in min d of t h e divor ces ju dge.
Aft er t h e s o-ca lled t ech n ica l s olu t ion , t h e la wyer s t old me t h a t in ca s e I
wou ld be s en t en ced du r in g t h e fir s t t r ia l, t h e ju dge cou ld h a ve, eit h er
r evoked by bon d or in cr ea s e it . In ca s e I wa n t ed t o a ppea l t h e s en t en ce
t h ey wou ld n eed a ddit ion a l fu n ds , a r ou n d s even t y t h ou s a n d dolla r s !
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Soon a ft er t h e divor ce decr ee, I h a ve a pplied for a loa n of t wen t y-five
t h ou s a n d dolla r s , fr om t h e loca l ba n k I h a ve been doin g bu s in es s wit h ,
a n d wh os e dir ect or wa s a member of t h e Rot a r y clu b of wh ich I wa s t h e
pr es iden t . I h a d offer ed t h e pr oper t y a s s ign ed t o me a s a colla t er a l.
A week la t er t h e ba n k in for med me t h a t t h ey cou ldn t loa n t h e a mou n t
I h a ve r equ es t ed, beca u s e t h er e wa s a t wen t y-five t h ou s a n d dolla r s lien on
my pr oper t y. My ex wife h a d pu t t h e lien , beca u s e s h e wa s cla imin g t h e
ba la n ce of t h e s t ock a ccou n t I h a d.
It wa s a n illega l a ct beca u s e t o pu t a lien on a pr oper t y you mu s t fir s t
h a ve a cou r t or der t o ju s t ify, bu t n ever t h eles s , s h e did it , u s in g h er
con n ect ion s . At t h e s a me t ime t h e s a me ba n k gr a n t ed h er a s even t y-five
t h ou s a n d dolla r s loa n , in s pit e of t h e fa ct t h a t I h a d filed a n a ppea l t o t h e
divor ce decr ee! By pu r e mis t a ke copy of t h e loa n pa per s en ded u p in ma il
box, a n d t h a t is t h e r ea s on wh y I kn ew.
My la wyer s , pr es s u r ed by me, filed a mot ion t o t h e cou r t t o h a ve t h e
a lleged vict im exa min ed by a n OG-GYN of ou r ch oice.
Th e ju dge a ppr oved ou r mot ion givin g u s a limit ed a mou n t of t ime: t en
da ys on ly.
I mis t a ken ly a s s u med t h a t my a t t or n eys wou ld immedia t ely s t a r t
lookin g for a n obs t et r icia n a va ila ble t o con du ct t h e exa m. It wa s a n
impor t a n t s t ep for my ca s e, beca u s e in ca s e t h e gir l wou ld r efu s e t o
u n der go a s econ d gyn ecologica l t es t , I wou ld be s et fr ee, wit h ou t a n y t r ia l.
My expect a t ion s wer e s olid n ot on ly beca u s e I kn ew my da u gh t er , bu t
a ls o du e t o t h e fa ct t h a t it t ook my ex wife t wen t y-on e da ys fr om t h e da t e
of my a r r es t , t o con vin ce h er t o be exa min ed. Bu t mos t ly beca u s e I wa s
in n ocen t .
On e a ft er n oon du r in g my u s u a l da ily wa lk, a ca r pa s s ed s lowly n ea r me
a n d s a w my da u gh t er s it t in g n ext t o t h e you n g dr iver , wh ich wa s n ot my
ot h er s on . I h a d t h e dis t in ct feelin g t h a t s h e wa n t ed t o t a lk t o me.
Wh en I t old my la wyer s wh a t h a d occu r r ed, t h ey t old me t o
immedia t ely ca ll t h e police, beca u s e it cou ld h a ve been a t r a p! In t h a t
in s t a n ce I felt t h e en or mou s cu lt u r a l ga p. In It a ly t h e la wyer s wou ld h a ve
s u gges t ed t o t a lk t o h er a n d t r y t o fin d ou t wh o con vin ced h er t o go
t h r ou gh a ll t h is n igh t ma r e.
Few da ys befor e t h e expir a t ion of t h e t en da ys I ca lled my la wyer s t o
fin d ou t if t h ey h a d con t a ct ed a n y OB-GYN. Th eir a n s wer wa s t h a t h a ve
been u n a ble t o come u p wit h s omeon e willin g t o con du ct t h e exa min a t ion !
I wa s r ea lly pis s ed, a n d I r igh t a wa y dis cover ed t h e r ea s on beh in d t h eir
difficu lt y: mon ey, n ot h in g els e bu t fu ckin g mon ey.
If t h ey con t a ct ed s ome of t h eir a cqu a in t a n ces t h ey h a d t o pa y t h e fees
fr om t h e down pa ymen t I a dva n ced t h em, bu t if I fou n d on e I wa s
r es pon s ible for t h e expen s es !
Th er e wer e t h r ee da ys left a n d I r igh t a wa y con t a ct ed s ome of my
a cqu a in t a n ces a n d I fou n d a gyn ecologis t a va ila ble a n d willin g t o con du ct
t h e exa min a t ion , a s in s t r u ct ed by t h e ju dge.
Th e la wyer s in for med t h e cou r t of t h e da t e a n d t ime for t h e
a ppoin t men t .
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At t h is poin t s omet h in g u n h ea r d of, in a n y lega l s ys t em wor t h y of t h is
n a me, h a ppen ed: t h e mor n in g in wh ich t h e a ppoin t men t wa s s et , t h e ju dge
r ever s ed h is own decis ion , s t a t in g t h a t a ft er t wo yea r s , t h e t es t h a d n o
lon ger a medica l legit ima cy, beca u s e a ft er s u ch a per iod t h e ph ys ica l
con dit ion s of t h e a lleged vict im wer e n ot t h e s a me!
Th e a ct u a l expla n a t ion beh in d t h e ju dges r es olu t ion wa s t h a t
ever ybody wa s a fr a id of t h e gir ls r efu s a l t o u n der go a n ot h er t es t ; t h er efor e
my ex wife pu t in mot ion t h e polit ica l ma ch in e. In fa ct a ll t h es e even t s
wer e t a kin g pla ce in Ma r ch 1998 a n d in November of t h e s a me yea r t h er e
t h e elect ion s . I wou ld h a ve been a good t r oph y t o s h ow du r in g t h e
elect ion ca mpa ign !
Mor e fa vor a ble ver dict s , mor e ch a n ces of bein g r eelect ed for t h e ju dge
a s well for t h e dis t r ict a t t or n ey.
Let u s n ot for get t h a t h a s been elect ed pr es iden t of t h e Un it ed St a t es
t h e gover n or of Texa s , t h e St a t e wit h t h e h igh es t n u mber of execu t ion s ,
t h a n of a n y ot h er St a t e.
An yt h in g is u s efu l for t h e a dva n cemen t in t h e polit ica l a r en a , a s well t o
get t h e n eces s a r y fin a n cia l s u ppor t a n d en dor s emen t : even t h e life of
in n ocen t people.
I r ecen t ly r ea d a n a r t icle r ega r din g a n F.B.I. la bor a t or y in Texa s , wh ich
fa br ica t ed fa ls e pr oofs , ba s ed on wh ich in n ocen t people h a ve been
s en t en ced t o pr is on t er ms : a ll t h is t o h elp t h e polit ica l ca r eer of t h e loca l
dis t r ict a t t or n ey.
Mos t t h e a r t icles r ega r din g t h e mis beh a vior s occu r r in g in t h e lega l
s ys t em, a r e n ot pu blis h ed by t a bloids , bu t by impor t a n t media s u ch a s
Wa ll St r eet J ou r n a l, New Yor k Times , et c.
My ex wife, I wa s t old by s ome common fr ien ds , wa s a member of t h e
commit t ee for t h e r eelect ion of t h e ju dge wh o r ever s ed h is own decis ion !
Th e s a me ju dge r eject ed a ll ou r mot ion s , s u ch a s :
Allow u s t o in t er r oga t e my da u gh t er , s in ce s h e t es t ified du r in g
t h e divor ce h ea r in gs , in s pit e of t h e r es t r ict ion s impos ed on my
by t h e bon d: I h a d t o be a t 100 feet dis t a n ce fr om a n y member of
my ex fa mily. Her t es t imon y wa s a t ypica l s oa p oper a
per for ma n ce. In fa ct my wifes la wyer wa s a llowed by t h e divor ce
ju dge (fema le) t o a s k qu es t ion s a bou t t h e pr es u med a bu s es ,
ir r eleva n t t o t h e divor ce pr oceedin gs . Th e gir l fa ked cr yin g a n d
didn t s a y a wor d.
Allow u s t o h a ve my da u gh t er exa min ed by a ps ych ologis t of ou r
ch oice.
Ha ve mor e pr ecis e da t es a n d pla ces wh er e t h e a lleged a bu s es
t ook pla ce
Ta ke pict u r e of t h e in s ide of ou r h ome t o s h ow t h e la you t of t h e
va r iou s r ooms .
To get h old of a ll my per s on a l dia r ies , cor r es pon den ce, It a lia n
dr iver licen s e, et c.
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Bu t mos t impor t a n t ly I h a d a folder wit h a ll t h e n ot es , let t er s , or
ca r ds , wr it t en by t h e ch ildr en t o me, on s ever a l occa s ion s , wh ich
cou ld h a ve h igh ligh t ed, bet t er a n y wor ds , my r ela t ion s h ip wit h
t h em. Bu t my ex wife s t a t ed u n der oa t h t h a t t h is folder n ever
exis t ed, a n d t h e ju dge of cou r s e ba s ed h is decis ion s on h er
s t a t emen t s .
We h a ve a ls o been den ied t h e r igh t t o get copy of a n y t es t imon y r elea s ed
by t h e a lleged vict im, wh ich even t u a lly led t o my a r r es t .
Ea ch da y wen t by I beca me a wa r e of t h e fa ct t h a t my des t in y wa s
a lr ea dy decided. Th e n ew la wyer s didn t even fin d n eces s a r y t o s u mmon
s ome people wh o kn ew my fa mily a n d mys elf ver y well, t o t es t ify a t t h e
t r ia l wh ich wa s s et for Apr il 13,1998.
I h a d given t h em a lis t of people willin g t o t es t ify on my beh a lf:
-Th e n u n s wh er e a ll t h r ee ch ildr en a t t en ded t h e pr ima r y s ch ool a n d
wh er e I s omet imes wen t t o t a lk t o t h e cla s s a bou t It a ly.
-Th e s ch ool ps ych ologis t t o wh om my da u gh t er t a lked t o, befor e t h e
a dopt ion , a bou t h er fea r s wh en s h e wen t t o h er fa t h er s h ou s e.
-Th e ot h er ps ych ologis t wh o s a w t h e ch ildr en , for few s es s ion s , a ft er
t h e a dopt ion .
-Th e pr ies t s of ou r pa r is h , wh o fr equ en t ly ca me t o ou r h ome for din n er
-Some member s of t h e Rot a r y clu b
-Some fr ien ds fr om It a ly wh o h a d kn own me for ma n y yea r s
-Ou r fa mily doct or et c.
Th is is t h e a ccou n t of wh a t I wen t t h r ou gh . Th e s t or y of a n in n ocen t ma n
wh os e life h a s been s h a t t er ed. In a ma t t er of t wen t y-fou r h ou r per iod I
h a ve fa llen fr om gr a ce t o dis gr a ce, t h e t wen t y-fou r h ou r s s pen t in a n
Ala ba ma ja il.
I h a ve fou gh t h a r d t ill t h e la s t pen n y of my fu n ds , a lt h ou gh I wa s a t
dis a dva n t a ge, in a n h os t ile s ociet y.
I h a ve been den ied a ll my ba s ic r igh t s . I h a ve t o s t a r t a ll over a ga in t o
s ecu r e a decen t fu t u r e for t h e la s t yea r s of my life. It is a ch a llen ge I a m
pr epa r ed t o meet , in s pit e of a ll t h e h u milia t ion s s u ffer ed s in ce 1996, a n d
my you n g a ge of s even t ies .
My s t r en gt h dr a ws fr om my in n ocen ce a n d t h e love a n d a ffect ion of my
r ela t ives a n d fr ien ds .
I h ope t h a t God will on e da y give t h e joy t o h u g my a dopt ed ch ildr en ,
in n ocen t vict ims s a cr ificed on t h e a lt a r of t h e on ly god h er mot h er believes
in : mon ey.
It mu s t h a ve been difficu lt for t h e ch ildr en t o over come t h e pa in of
bein g given u p by t h eir biologica l fa t h er , in exch a n ge of fift een t h ou s a n d
dolla r s , (five t h ou s a n d dolla r s ea ch a s t h e t old me a ft er t h e a dopt ion ).
It mu s t h a ve n ot been ea s y t o be depr ived of t h e per s on wit h wh om
t h ey h a d es t a blis h ed a t r u e bon d, a n d by wh om t h ey felt loved.
Th e lega l s ys t em wh ich s h ou ld pr ot ect t h e lives of t h es e you n g people,
en ds u p bein g t h e pr in cipa l ca u s e of t h eir s u ffer in gs .
We gr own u p people, wh en we come a cr os s a t een a ger wh o u s es dr u gs ,
we immedia t ely s in gle t h em ou t , wit h ou t ever a s kin g wh ich mis for t u n e
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h a ppen ed in t h eir s h or t lives . Th ey u s e t h e dr u g t o br ea k a wa y fr om t h eir
s u ffer in gs in flict ed on t h em by t h e s o-ca lled pa r en t s .
I t h in k I h a ve lived, fr om t h e fir s t t o t h e la s t a ct , of t h e Amer ica n s oa p-
oper a .
Th is is t h e let t er I wr ot e t o t h e gover n or of Ala ba ma , wit h copy t o t h e
At t or n ey Gen er a l.

Gover n or Fob J a mes
Mon t gomer y-Ala ba ma

RE. J USTICE IN ALABAMA

Dea r Sir ,
I ca me t o Ala ba ma in Ma y 1985 a s a gu es t of Gover n or Wa lla ce, wh om I
h a d t h e plea s u r e of meet in g in Rome, It a ly in 1983 du r in g h is officia l vis it .
Du r in g my vis it I met my n ow ex wife a n d decided t o move t o Ala ba ma
(Fa ir h ope) wh er e I s t a r t ed a n expor t bu s in es s fr om s cr a t ch a n d in 1995 I
h a d s even employees . My bu s in es s (H.T. & T. In c.) h a s been men t ion ed
s ever a l t imes by t h e S.B.A. a s a s u cces s s t or y.
On J u ly 2,1996 I h a ve been a r r es t ed u n der t h e a ccu s a t ion of moles t in g
my a dopt ed da u gh t er (t en cou n t s ).
Sin ce I didn t kn ow a n y cr imin a l la wyer I h a ve a s ked my t h en vice-
pr es iden t of t h e Poin t Clea r Rot a r y Clu b t o s u gges t a good la wyer .
Mr . E.E. Ba ll of Ba ymin et t e a gr eed t o t a ke my ca s e for a fee of $
50,000.00 plu s $ 25,000.00 in ca s h for t h e Bon d (my Bon d is $
250,000.00) in s pit e of t h e fa ct t h a t I h a d pos t ed a pr oper t y bon d!
Wh ile I wa s in t h e cell I fell on t h e floor beca u s e of a h ea r t pr oblem: I
woke u p a t t h e emer gen cy r oom bed a t t h e Ba y Min et t e Hos pit a l wit h
ch a in s a t my feet (I a m n ow 65 yea r s old)!
Mr . Ba ll r epr es en t ed me for t h e Cr imin a l ca s e a s well for t h e divor ce
t h a t I filed wh ile in ja il.
I wa s r elea s ed on J u ly 3,1996.
J u dge Pa r t in r u led in J u ly 1996 t h a t s in ce my in dict men t wa s t oo
gen er a l, t h e D.A. h a d t o come u p wit h mor e defin it e da t es . It t ook t h e .D.A.
t ill December 1996 t o come u p wit h s ome da t es .
Aft er t h e divor ce t r ia l wa s over I h a ve fir ed Mr . Ba ll beca u s e I wa s n ot
plea s ed t h e wa y h e h a n dled t h e divor ce a s well t h e cr imin a l ca s e.
As a ma t t er of fa ct s my ex wife h a s been a wa r ded 90% of a ll t h e
pr oper t ies ( I h a ve in t h e mea n t ime a ppea led t h e divor ce).
I h a ve la t er dis cover ed in goin g t h r ou gh my files , t h a t Mr . Ba ll h a d in
t h e pa s t r epr es en t ed my ex wife a ga in s t h er fir s t h u s ba n d (wh ile s h e wa s
ma r r ied t o me).
Aft er fir in g Mr . Ba ll I h a ve h ir ed Mr . Lloyd Roebu ck of Mobile. He h a s
t old me t h a t h e wou ld a ppoin t t wo good la wyer s plu s a n in ves t iga t or for a
t ot a l s u m of $ 60,000.00. I ga ve h im $ 50,000.00 wit h t h e u n der s t a n din g
t h a t I wou ld la t er give h im t h e ba la n ce if n eeded.
Mr . Don Bolt on of Foley a n d Mr . Cla u de Boon e of Mobile wer e h ir ed.
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Aft er I h ir ed t h e n ew la wyer s t h e D.A. h a s filed a n ew in dict men t for 28
cou n t s in s t ea d of t h e or igin a l 10. Th is s econ d in dict men t does n ot s pecify
a n y da t es .
My n ew la wyer s h a ve filed a mot ion t o give mor e defin it e da t es a n d t h is
t ime J u dge Pa r t in den ied ou r mot ion .
We a ls o filed a mot ion t o h a ve t h e a lleged vict im exa min ed by ou r
exper t a n d J u dge Pa r t in r u led on Ma r ch 18,1998 t o a llow s u ch medica l
exa min a t ion .
Aft er t h e D.A. h a s filed a n oppos it ion , J u dge Pa r t in r ever s ed h is
or igin a l decis ion !!
I wa s t old by on e of my n ew la wyer s t h a t u n les s I come u p wit h a n
a ddit ion a l $ 10,000.00 t h ey wou ld n ot file a n a ppea l!!
I owe my n ew la wyer s a ddit ion a l $ 10,000.00 for t h e divor ce a ppea l. In
t h e mea n t ime I h a ve dis bu r s ed $ 5,000.00 a ddit ion a lly t o cover t h e
expen s es of t h e medica l exper t s .
In t h e mea n t ime a n a ppea l h a s been filed in Mon t gomer y on Good
Fr ida y.
I wa n t ed t o s u e Mr . Ba ll for ma lpr a ct ice bu t I wa s a dvis ed n ot t o do
beca u s e Mr . Ba lls s on wor ks a t t h e D.A. office.
For you r in for ma t ion Mis s J u dy Newcomb, t h e a s s is t a n t D.A. wh o is
pr os ecu t in g me, h a s r epr es en t ed, in t h e pa s t , my ex wife in ma t t er s
a ga in s t my ex wifes fir s t h u s ba n d!!
Dea r Sir I a m n ot wr it in g a ll t h e a bove for mys elf, bu t for fu t u r e vict ims
of t h e lega l s ys t em.
I s ee n o fu t u r e for mys elf. I a m ph ys ica lly, mor a lly a n d fin a n cia lly
des t r oyed.
Th a n k you for you r t ime
Sign ed my n a me

PS: My ex wife wa s in polit ics for s even yea r s (Fa ir h ope Cou n cil member )

Cc: Hon or a ble Bill Pr yor
At t or n ey Gen er a l

Th e edit or ia l below, pu blis h ed by t h e New Yor k Times , on lin e ver s ion on
J u n e 23,2003, illu s t r a t es wh o Bill Pr yor is :

BegInnIng oI tbe edItorIaI
June 2S, 200S
Beyond tbe PaIe
An y of t h e Bu s h a dmin is t r a t ion s ju dicia l n omin ees h a ve been
eva s ive a bou t t h eir pos it ion s on a bor t ion , bu t n ot Willia m Pr yor . Mr .
Pr yor , Ala ba ma s a t t or n ey gen er a l, h a s decla r ed t h a t Roe v. Wa de,
t h e la n dma r k r u lin g u ph oldin g a bor t ion r igh t s , r ipped t h e Con s t it u t ion
a n d r ipped ou t t h e life of million s of u n bor n ch ildr en . He
h a s s h own t h e s a me la ck of s u bt let y a n d fier ce ideologica l a gen da
on is s u es r a n gin g fr om civil r igh t s t o s t a t es r igh t s a n d ga y r igh t s .
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His ext r emis m a n d dis da in for t h e lega l r igh t s of ma n y Amer ica n s
ma ke h im u n s u it ed t o be a feder a l ju dge.
Mr . Pr yor , wh o h a s been n omin a t ed t o t h e At la n t a -ba s ed Un it ed
St a t es Cou r t of Appea ls for t h e 11t h Cir cu it , h a s a r ecor d of in cen dia r y
commen t s t h a t s h ow a la ck of ju dicia l t emper a men t a n d a
cyn ica l view of t h e la w. Wh en h e dis a gr eed wit h t h e Su pr eme Cou r t s
decis ion t o dela y a n execu t ion in a ca pit a l pu n is h men t ca s e, h e dis mis s ed
t h e cou r t a s n in e oct ogen a r ia n la wyer s . On a n ot h er occa s ion ,
h e en ded a s peech wit h a pr a yer for n o mor e Sou t er s , a bla s t a t
Su pr eme Cou r t J u s t ice Da vid Sou t er , a moder a t e.
As Ala ba ma a t t or n ey gen er a l, Mr . Pr yor h a s t u r n ed h is office in t o
a t a xpa yer -fin a n ced r igh t -win g la w fir m. He h a s t es t ified t o Con gr es s
in fa vor of dr oppin g a key pa r t of t h e Vot in g Righ t s Act . In a Su pr eme
Cou r t ca s e ch a llen gin g t h e Violen ce Aga in s t Women Act , 36 s t a t e
a t t or n eys gen er a l u r ged t h e cou r t t o u ph old t h e la w. Mr . Pr yor wa s
t h e on ly on e t o a r gu e t h a t t h e la w wa s u n con s t it u t ion a l. Th is t er m, h e
s u bmit t ed a br ief in fa vor of a Texa s la w t h a t ma kes ga y s ex illega l,
compa r in g it t o n ecr oph ilia , bes t ia lit y, in ces t a n d pedoph ilia .
Mr . Pr yor h a s t a ken pa r t icu la r ly ou t la n dis h pos it ion s on feder a lis m,
a da n ger ou s s t a t es r igh t s movemen t t h a t s eeks t o t a ke a wa y
feder a l r igh t s . Th is t er m, h e u r ged t h e Su pr eme Cou r t t o ma ke n ea r ly
five million s t a t e employees in eligible t o s u e for da ma ges u n der t h e Fa mily
a n d Medica l Lea ve Act . Ch ief J u s t ice Willia m Reh n qu is t , a s t r on g
s u ppor t er of feder a lis m, wr ot e t h e opin ion r eject in g Mr . Pr yor s pos it ion
a s t oo ext r eme. In a n ot h er s t a t es r igh t s ca s e t h is t er m, in volvin g
s t a t u t es of limit a t ion s , t h e cou r t r eject ed Mr . Pr yor 9 t o 0.
J u dicia l n omin ees a r e oft en a ccu s ed of u n der goin g con fir ma t ion
con ver s ion s , ba ckin g a wa y fr om con t r over s ia l s t a n ds t o win Sen a t e
s u ppor t . Bu t t h er e is n o gr ea t h on or in t h e pos it ion s Mr . Pr yor s t u ck
t o a t h is con fir ma t ion h ea r in g: t h a t Roe wa s mor a lly wr on g a n d
r es pon s ible for t h e s la u gh t er of million s of u n bor n ch ildr en , t h a t
pa r t of t h e Vot in g Righ t s Act s h ou ld be r epea led a n d t h a t wh en h e
r es ch edu led
h is fa milys va ca t ion t o Dis n ey Wor ld t o a void a da y wh en
ma n y ga ys a t t en d, it wa s a legit ima t e va lu e ju dgmen t .
If a fa r -r igh t lega l gr ou p n eeds a la wyer t o a r gu e ext r eme pos it ion s
a ga in s t a bor t ion , women s r igh t s , ga y r igh t s a n d civil r igh t s ,
Mr . Pr yor ma y be a s u it a ble ca n dida t e. Bu t h e does n ot belon g on t h e
feder a l ben ch .
End oI tbe edItorIaI.


Ever yt h in g I h a ve wr it t en is n ot a n ima gin a r y t a le, bu t is a t r u e s t or y,
s u ppor t ed by t h ou s a n d of officia l docu men t s .
It is t h r ou gh wh a t I h a ve per s on a lly exper ien ced, by h a vin g wor ked wit h
t h e Amer ica n s a n d lived in t h e Un it ed St a t es , wh ich a llow me t o be a n
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impa r t ia l obs er ver a n d let you s ee t h e ot h er fa ce of t h e Amer ica n coin , a n d
n ot on ly t h e s h in in g pa r t of it .
How ma n y people s t ill believe in t h e fa ir y t a le of t h e Amer ica n dr ea m? Yes
it is t r u e t h a t t h e Amer ica n dr ea m exis t s , bu t on ly for few!
I con s ider ed mys elf lu cky t o h a ve been a ble t o pr eva il over t h e ma n y
a t t empt s by t h e Amer ica n bu s in es s a s well lega l a r r oga n ce t r yin g t o
des t r oy me n ot on ly fin a n cia lly, bu t a ls o mor a lly.
My figh t ca n be compa r ed t o t h e Biblica l s kir mis h bet ween lit t le Da vid a n d
migh t y Golia t h .
How ma n y people a r e n ot given t h e ch a n ce t o s h ow t o t h e r es t of t h e wor ld
t h a t t h e violen ce is a h omegr own pr odu ct of USA?




































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Pa r t fou r

Th e Amer ica n for eign policy a n d Sept ember 11 a t t a cks

Th e Un it ed Sa t es h a ve a lwa ys n eeded a n en emy t o be a t wa r wit h , t o
exper imen t n ew wea pon r y, a s well t o s ecu r e n ew oil s u pplies .
Th e bla ck popu la t ion is a lwa ys ma r gin a lized a n d gh et t oized, a n d t h e
Amer ica n n a t ion is officia lly in t egr a t ed. Th e va r iou s et h n ic gr ou ps live on
t h e ma r gin of t h e ma in s t r ea m. Ea ch cit y h a s t h e It a lia n or t h e Polis h , or
t h e Mexica n , or t h e bla ck or t h e Ru s s ia n qu a r t er , wh ich mor e or les s
r es emble gh et t os .
I h a ve s ome r ela t ives in t h e St a t es wh o live in cit y in New J er s ey. My
u n cle live in t h e It a lia n qu a r t er , wh ile my cou s in wh o ma r r ied a ma n of
Polis h des cen t , lives in Polis h qu a r t er .
Th e Amer ica n pr ide t h ems elves of bein g a melt in g pot , bu t in r ea lit y
t h ey a r e a boilin g pot , r ea dy t o explode a n yt ime, like it did in Newa r k, or
in Los An geles or in Cin cin n a t i.
To pr even t s u ch a n explos ion , t h e U.S. gover n men t u s es t h e for eign
policy, like cowboys , t o u n it e t h e n a t ion , a n d a ls o a s a diver s ion fr om t h e
ma n y pr oblems of t h e popu la t ion .
I feel like a cowboy wh o lea ds a ca t t le t owa r ds t h e ba r n : t h is is t h e
s t a t emen t Geor ge W. Bu s h ma de, on J u n e 5,2003, a t t h e en d of h is
meet in g wit h Sh a r on , t h e pr ime min is t er of Is r a el a n d Abu Ma zen , t h e
Pa les t in ia n pr ime min is t er ! At la s t a s in cer e s t a t emen t !
In effect t h ey u s e t h eir econ omic power t o bu y t h e a llia n ces t h ey n eed
fr om t ime t o t ime. Wh en t h e flow of mon ey comes t o a n en d, t h es e
a llia n ces dis a ppea r a n d qu it e oft en become t h eir wor s t en emies .
Ir a q a ft er t h e wa r a ga in s t Ir a n , h elped by USA t o r emove t h e in flu en ce
of t h e Ayot olla h s , a n d Afgh a n is t a n h elped a n d t r a in ed by C.I.A., t o defea t
t h e Ru s s ia n s , ju s t t o men t ion t h e mos t r ecen t exa mples . Th e lis t is qu it e
lon g.
Th e pr epa r a t ion a n d t h e t r a in in g for t h e Sept ember 11 a t t a cks cou ld
n ot h a ve been ca r r ied ou t by a s ma ll gr ou p of des per a dos , bu t it r equ ir ed a
det a iled pla n n in g by a pr ofes s ion a l or ga n iza t ion .
Th e s yn ch r on is m of t h e a t t a cks demon s t r a t es t h e pr ofes s ion a lis m of
t h e per pet r a t or s . It is in con ceiva ble t o t h in k t h a t t h e fou r gr ou ps a ct ed
in depen den t ly fr om ea ch ot h er .
Th e or ga n iza t ion of t h e Sept ember 11 a t t a cks mu s t h a ve r equ ir ed, n ot
on ly a s ou n d fin a n cia l ba ckin g , bu t a s et of h igh level loca l con n ect ion s .
It mu s t h a ve t a ken mon t h s of t r a in in g a n d pla n n in g, beca u s e it wa s
n ot a n a ct ion decided du r in g a coffee br ea k or din n er .
It is a lmos t u n t h in ka ble t h a t a gr ou p of for eign er s h a s lived a n d been
a ct ive in t h e Un it ed Sa t es , wit h ou t r a is in g a n y r ed fla g. Th e per pet r a t or s
mu s t h a ve open ed ba n k a ccou n t s in or der t o h a ve cr edit ca r ds , t r a vel, in
few wor ds con du ct a n or ma l life n ot t o r a is e a n y s u s picion .
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In t h e Un it ed St a t es you n eed t o h a ve t h e s ocia l s ecu r it y n u mber ,
SSN, in or der t o be a ble t o fu n ct ion a t a n y level. Th is SSN is is s u ed ba s ed
on t h e pos s es s ion of a n iden t ifica t ion docu men t .
It is n ext t o impos s ible, in t h e USA, t o con du ct a n or ma l life wit h ou t a
cr edit ca r d. All ca s h pa ymen t s a r e ma de on ly for s ma ll pu r ch a s es ; a n y
ca s h fin a n cia l t r a n s a ct ion for la r ger a mou n t s r a is es t h e s u s picion of
mon ey la u n der in g. It goes wit h ou t s a yin g t h a t if s omeon e ma kes a depos it
of million s of dolla r s in s ome fin a n cia l in s t it u t ion s , t h a t in s t it u t ion does
n ot n eces s a r ily r epor t s it t o t h e a u t h or it ies .
All cr edit ca r ds t r a n s a ct ion s a r e r ecor ded in a cen t r a l da t a ba s e,
a ccor din g t o t h e s ocia l s ecu r it y n u mber . Wh a t I a m t r yin g t o ma ke clea r
is t h e fa ct t h a t t h e ch a in of con t r ols is s o va s t t h a t it will be n ext t o
impos s ible t o elu de it , wit h ou t s omebodys h elp.
Th ey, mea n in g t h e per pet r a t or s , didn t pa r k a t r u ck fu ll of explos ives
n ext t o a gover n men t bu ildin g like it h a ppen ed in Okla h oma Cit y, wh er e
over on e-h u n dr ed-s ixt y people died. Accor din g t o t h e officia l ver s ion Mr .
McVeigh wa s t h e on ly on e wh o ca r r ied ou t t h e cr imin a l a ct . Aft er h is t r ia l it
wa s dis cover ed t h a t mor e t h a n t h r ee t h ou s a n d impor t a n t docu men t s wer e
n ot ma de a va ila ble t o h is defen s e la wyer s ; bu t in s pit e of t h is , Mr . McVeigh
wa s n ot gr a n t ed a s econ d t r ia l. Th ey on ly pos t pon ed h is execu t ion for a
mon t h .
Th is is wh a t pr es iden t Geor ge W. s t a t ed, a bou t t h is even t : Mr .
McVeigh is lu cky t o be a n Amer ica n cit izen , mea n in g t h a t h e wa s
for ma lly gr a n t ed h is lega l r igh t s , befor e bein g execu t ed!
Th e r u s h by wh ich t h e execu t ion wa s ca r r ied ou t lea ves s ome qu es t ion s
u n a n s wer ed. Nor ma lly it t a kes s ever a l yea r s , fr om a min imu m of five u p t o
fift een yea r s or mor e, befor e a n y execu t ion t a kes pla ce, du e t o t h e va r iou s
a ppea ls . Bu t in Mr . McVeigh s ca s e t h e a u t h or it ies r u s h ed t h e wh ole
pr oces s t h r ou gh , beca u s e, a ccor din g t o s ome pr es s r epor t s , t h ey wer e
a fr a id t h a t cer t a in emba r r a s s in g t r u t h s wou ld s u r fa ce, like t h e
in volvemen t of s pecific a gen cies , a s a vin dica t ion for bein g s in gled ou t
du r in g t h e Wa co a s s a u lt wh er e s ever a l people died.
I h a ve lived in t h e USA for a bou t t h ir t een yea r s , a n d I ca n a s s u r e you
t h a t a n ybody wit h a for eign la s t n a me does n t go u n n ot iced. Th e a ccen t of
a n on -n a t ive is t h e fir s t wa r n in g wh ich r a is es a r ed fla g. I ca n vou ch it wit h
my per s on a l exper ien ce, beca u s e I felt like I wa s u n der s ome s or t of
s u r veilla n ce: t h e r u mor s in t own wer e t h a t eit h er I belon ged t o t h e Sicilia n
ma fia beca u s e of my pa r en t s or igin , or t h a t I wa s a n emis s a r y of s ome
Libya n or ga n iza t ion s , du e t o my pla ce of bir t h , Tr ipoli, Libya !
My a pplica t ion t o obt a in t h e s o-ca lled gr een ca r d, t h e per ma n en t
r es iden ce s t a t u s , t ook lon ger t h a n u s u a l, in s pit e of t h e fa ct t h a t I ma r r ied
a n Amer ica n cit izen . In fa ct my wife h a d t o wr it e a let t er t o on e of t h e
Ala ba ma feder a l s en a t or s , expla in in g t h a t wh en I wa s bor n , Libya wa s yet
a n It a lia n colon y.
Th e Amer ica n s a r e a lwa ys ver y s u s piciou s of people wh o come fr om
ot h er cou n t r ies , es pecia lly s o in t h e deep s ou t h . It is t h er efor e n ext
impos s ible for me t o believe t h a t Moh a mmed At t a , on e of t h e a lleged
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per pet r a t or s , cou ld h a ve obt a in ed t h e pilot licen s e in Ala ba ma , wit h ou t
r a is in g a n y dou bt .
I h a ve lived in t h a t s t a t e a n d I kn ow for cer t a in t h a t wit h ou t a h igh
level con n ect ion , Moh a mmed At t a cou ld h a ve n ot moved a fin ger .
Th e s t a t e of Ala ba ma h a s a popu la t ion of a bou t fou r million s , a n d it is
n ot a well kn own t ou r is t r es or t , ot h er t h a n t h e s pa ce cen t er in Hu n t s ville.
Mr . At t a wa s u n der t h e r a da r of va r iou s in t er n a t ion a l a gen cies a n d h e
cou ld h a ve ea s ily gon e u n n ot iced in a la r ge cit y like New Yor k or Los
An geles , bu t n ot in a t in y t own in Ala ba ma .
Accor din g t o t h e va r iou s expla n a t ion s by t h e Amer ica n a u t h or it ies , it
comes ou t t h a t Moh a mmed At t a wa s t r a velin g wit h r egu la r docu men t s in
h is own n a me. He pu r ch a s ed t h e a ir t icket pa yin g it wit h a cr edit ca r d a n d
ma n y weeks befor e da t e of depa r t u r e.
His fligh t in s t r u ct or decla r ed, a ft er t h e Sept ember 11 a t t a cks , t h a t Mr .
At t a wa s mor e in t er es t ed in lea r n in g h ow t o s wit ch dir ect ion , r a t h er t h a n
la n din g ma n eu ver s . How come t h a t t h is fa ct wa s n ot r epor t ed?
He a ls o t ook fligh t les s on s in a s ma ll t own in Flor ida , ca lled Ven ice. Mr .
At t a , a ccor din g t o pr es s r epor t s , a pplied for a loa n fr om t h e Depa r t men t of
Agr icu lt u r e, t o pu r ch a s e a s ma ll pla n e for a gr icu lt u r a l u s e.
All t h es e a ct ion s t ook pla ce in t h e n a t ion t h a t s pen ds billion s of dolla r s
a yea r for t h e defen s e.
Bu t t h e mos t a s t on is h in g fa ct is t h a t , a ccor din g t o va r iou s Amer ica n
pr es s s ou r ces , t h e I.N.S., t h e Immigr a t ion & Na t u r a liza t ion Sys t em, wh ich
oper a t es u n der t h e Depa r t men t of J u s t ice, s en t t o Mr . At t a t h e
a u t h or iza t ion t o live in t h e Un it ed St a t es !
If, a ft er t h e a t t a cks , t h e a u t h or it ies wer e a ble t o r econ s t r u ct a ll h is
wh er ea bou t s , it mea n s t h a t t h ey kn ew h im. Wh y didn t a n ybody a ct befor e,
es pecia lly wh en h is n a me wa s on t h e pa s s en ger s lis t , da ys befor e t h e
depa r t u r e da t e? In t h e USA a n ybody comin g fr om a n y of t h e Middle-
ea s t er n cou n t r ies is a lmos t s in gled ou t . In fa ct , immedia t ely a ft er t h e
cr imin a l a ct ion a ga in s t t h e gover n men t bu ildin g in Okla h oma cit y, t h er e
wa s a wit ch -h u n t for a n ybody wh o looked like a middle-ea s t er n cit izen .
Th e ot h er member s of t h e t ea m r es pon s ible for t h e a t t a cks h a ve been
a ble t o t a ke flyin g les s on s wit h ou t r a is in g a n y s u s picion .
A big h ole in t h e U.S. defen s e s ys t em wa s dis cover ed in a s ma ll t own in
Ala ba ma , Ma r ion . Th is is t h e t own wh ich h os t ed a h igh level pa r a milit a r y
t r a in in g ca mp, equ ipped wit h a ll t h e n eces s a r y gea r s : police ca r s , s ch ool
bu s s es wit h du mmies in s ide, like if t h ey wer e pa s s en ger s , et c. In few
wor ds ever yt h in g u s efu l t o t r a in s pecia l t ea ms .
Th e n a me of t h is ca mp s h ou ld s en d s h u dder s of dr ea d t o t h e
a u t h or it ies in ch a r ge of n a t ion a l s ecu r it y: Gr ou n d Zer o USA!
In t h is ca mp t h ey fou n d police ca r s wit h a lot of bu llet h oles , t h e
du mmies cover ed wit h r ed s pot s like blood, et c.
In t h e USA t h es e t r a in in g ca mps a r e officia lly per mit t ed, beca u s e of t h e
con s t it u t ion a l r igh t t o bea r a r ms a n d t o pr a ct ice. As lon g a s you pa y t h e
du es , I migh t a dd!
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Th is is t h e s t a t emen t ma de by t h e loca l s h er iff t o ABC TV s t a t ion : Th e
t r a in in g ca mp wa s mos t ly u s ed by for eign er s , a n d t h is fa ct ma de me
wor r y, bu t t h er e n ot h in g I cou ld do. Th is s t a t emen t s ou n ds ph on y, s in ce
Ala ba ma is a s ma ll s t a t e, people a r e bou n d t o be r ela t ed t o ea ch ot h er or t o
kn ow on e a n ot h er or for bein g in bu s in es s . Th er efor e a n y for eign er is
kept u n der s pecia l s cr u t in y by t h e loca l or s t a t e a u t h or it ies , a n d if
s omet h in g s u s picion h a ppen s it is immedia t ely r epor t ed t o t h e F.B.I.
Wh y wa s t h e s h er iff of Ma r ion pr even t ed fr om in t er ven in g? Th er e t wo
va lid s u ppos it ion s . Th e fir s t on e is t h a t s omebody h a s br ibed h im; t h e
s econ d on e is t h a t h e wa s in s t r u ct ed t o look t h e ot h er wa y.
Th e cor r u pt ion of pu blic officia ls is n ot a n It a lia n exclu s ivit y. In t h e
USA is ca mou fla ged u n der t h e n a me of s pecia l in t er es t gr ou ps , es pecia lly
in t h e polit ica l a r en a .
An Is la mic r eligiou s lea der du r in g a n in t er view wit h ABC TV s t a t ion
s a id t h a t : At t en din g a pa r a milit a r y ca mp in t h e USA is like goin g for a
picn ic.
Scot la n d Ya r d h a s dis cover ed t h e exis t en ce of t h e t r a in in g ca mp in
Ma r ion t h r ou gh t h e con fes s ion of Al Qa eda lea der a r r es t ed in Lon don . Th is
a lleged member of Al Qa eda h a d a dver t is ed t h e n a me of t h e ca mp in t h e
webs it e of h is compa n y.
Ma r ion is a s ma ll t own loca t ed a t a bou t on e-h u n dr ed kilomet er s ea s t
on Mon t gomer y, t h e Ala ba ma ca pit ol, a n d few kilomet er s fr om Selma , t h e
cit y fr om wh er e Ma r t in Lu t h er Kin g s t a r t ed h is ma r ch . Nor t h of Ma r ion is
Tu s ca loos a , wh er e a n impor t a n t u n iver s it y is loca t ed. All t h es e det a ils a r e
u s efu l t o ma ke a n impor t a n t poin t : t h e t r a in in g ca mp wa s n ot loca t ed in
t h e middle of t h e Neva da or Ar izon a des er t , well h idden , bu t a t t h e
in t er s ect ion of t wo ma jor cit ies .
I for got t o men t ion t h a t t h e own er s of t h e ca mp a r e Br it is h , beca u s e
pa r a milit a r y ca mps a r e for bidden in Gr ea t Br it a in .
Wh a t is t h e u s e of t h e billion s of dolla r s s pen t for t h e n a t ion a l s ecu r it y?
It is my h u mble opin ion t h a t t h e Amer ica n s a r e mor e in t er es t ed in s pyin g
on t h e Eu r opea n a n d ot h er for eign in du s t r ies , t h r ou gh t h e well kn own
Ech elon s ys t em, t o h elp t h eir in du s t r ies , r a t h er t h a n u s in g t h e in for ma t ion
pr ovided by t h e differ en t s o-ca lled s ecu r it y a gen cies , t o pr even t even t s like
t h e Sept ember 11, 2001.
Ma ybe pr ofit mu s t pr eva il over s ecu r it y!
It is a bou t t ime t o in for m t h e C.I.A. t h a t t h e cold wa r is over , a n d t h ey
don t n eed a s ma n y a gen t s s pea kin g Ru s s ia n , wh ile few s pea k Ar a bic. Aft er
t h e a t t a cks t o t h e Twin Tower s t h e a u t h or it ies h a ve s t a r t ed r ecr u it in g
a gen t s wh o s poke Ar a bic.
Wh en I wa s wor kin g a t t h e Amer ica n Emba s s y in Tr ipoli, Libya , n on e of
t h e C.I.A. or F.B.I. a gen t s s poke a wor d of Ar a bic. Th ey u s ed t h e loca l
t r a n s la t or s , wh o in t u r n cou ld h a ve in for med t h e ot h er pa r t y.
Let me go ba ck t o t h e New Yor k a n d Wa s h in gt on a t t a cks .
Fin a lly t h e r ea s on wh y pr es iden t Geor ge W. Bu s h , r igh t a wa y a ft er t h e
t r a gic even t s , a ccu s ed Os a ma Bin La den of bein g t h e ma s t er min d of t h e
wh ole oper a t ion , is comin g t o s u r fa ce. Few mon t h s befor e Sept ember 11,
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bet ween Ma y a n d Au gu s t of t h e s a me yea r , t h e pr es iden t wa s in for med by
t h e C.I.A. a bou t t h e likelih ood t h a t Amer ica n a ir pla n es wou ld be h ija cked.
Some F.B.I. a gen t s h a ve r epor t ed t h e u n u s u a l h igh n u mber of middle-
ea s t er n cit izen s t a kin g flyin g les s on s . It wa s a ls o poin t ed ou t t h a t s ome of
t h es e s t u den t s wer e a lot in t er es t ed in a ir por t s ecu r it y s ys t ems .
Du e t o t h e h igh n u mber of s t u den t s a t t en din g t h e flyin g s ch ools , s ome
F.B.I. a gen t s in Ar izon a h a d s u gges t ed t h a t t h e Depa r t men t of St a t e wou ld
is s u e s pecia l vis a s , s o t h a t t h ey cou ld t r a cked bet t er . An F.B.I. ba llpa r k
figu r e s a ys t h a t a t lea s t s ix-h u n dr ed middle-ea s t er n cit izen s ea ch yea r
a t t en d Amer ica n flyin g in s t r u ct ion s ch ools .
A Pa kis t a n i t er r or is t , s en t en ced beca u s e h e wa s pla n n in g t o blow
a ir pla n es over t h e Pa cific Ocea n , h a d a t t en ded fou r Amer ica n flyin g
s ch ools a t t h e begin n in g of 1990.
It is min d bu glin g t o r ea lize t h a t in s pit e of s o ma n y pa s t in s t a n ces ,
n obody t ook t h e in it ia t ive t o s t a r t a n a t ion -wide in ves t iga t ion .
Wh y didn t a n ybody t h in k of in t en s ifyin g t h e s ecu r it y s ys t ems a t t h e
ma jor Amer ica n a ir por t , in s pit e of s o ma n y wa r n in gs ? It is a well kn own
fa ct t h a t , t o s a ve mon ey, t h e a ir por t s ecu r it y is h a n dled by pr iva t e
compa n ies . Almos t a ll of t h eir wor ker s , pa id t h e ba r e min imu m wa ge,
r eceive a s h or t t r a in in g. It h a s been dis cover ed t h a t t h es e compa n ies
employ for mer cr imin a ls a s well a s illega l immigr a n t s , wit h ver y low pa y.
Th e gover n men t wa r n ed t h e feder a l a gen cies in volved in a ir t r a vel
ma t t er s , a bou t t h e pos s ibilit y of a ir pla n es bein g h ija cked.
It is t h a n ks t o ou r wa r n in gs t h a t t h e t er r or is t s wer e for ced t o u s e
pla s t ic kn ives t o pr eva il over t h e a ir por t s s ecu r it y s ys t ems . Th is is a
s t a t emen t ma de by a gover n men t officia l! I don t men t ion t h e n a me s imply
beca u s e I didn t t a pe t h e s t a t emen t ma de on TV.
If t h e h ija cker s h a ve r ea lly u s ed pla s t ic kn ives , it s eems impos s ible t o
believe t h a t t h ey cou ldn t h a ve been n eu t r a lized. It s h ou ld h a ve been ea s y
t o u s e t h e fir e-ext in gu is h er , or t h r ow a pot of boilin g coffee on t h em.
Ever y a ir lin e s er ves lu n ch es a n d din n er s du r in g lon g fligh t s . Th ey u s e
pla s t ic for ks a n d kn ives in t ou r is t cla s s , wh ile r egu la r s ilver wa r e is u s ed in
fir s t cla s s . If we t a ke for gr a n t ed t h e in for ma t ion pr ovided by t h e
a u t h or it ies t h a t t h e a ir pla n es h a ve been h ija cked u s in g pla s t ic kn ives ,
h ow ca n we a ll be s u r e t h a t t h es e even t s will n ot occu r in t h e fu t u r e? Or
s h a ll we ea t t h e mea ls s er ved on boa r d wit h ou r h a n ds ?
In a ll h on es t y it is s eems like a fa ir y t a le t h a t a ll fou r a ir pla n es h a ve
been h ija cked u s in g s imple pla s t ic kn ives .
I t h in k t h a t a r r oga n ce a n d pr ide h a ve pla yed a ma jor r ole, beca u s e n obody
h igh er u p t h ou gh t t h a t t h es e even t s cou ld h a ppen t o a s u per power . It
occu r r ed t o Geor ge W. Bu s h wh a t h a ppen ed in t h e pa s t t o Fr a n klyn
Dela n o Roos evelt , wh o, du e t o a r r oga n ce or polit ica l ga in , ma de ever ybody
believe t h a t it wa s impos s ible a J a pa n es e a t t a ck wou ld ever come t o pa s s .
Accor din g t o a n Amer ica n wr it er , Gor e Vida l, pr es iden t Roos evelt wa s well
a wa r e of t h e pla ce a n d t h e t ime of t h e a t t a ck, bu t it dela yed t h e wa r n in g,
s a cr ificin g t h r ee-t h ou s a n d live t o wa ge a wa r n ot ba cked u p by t h e n a t ion
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A t er r ifyin g expla n a t ion of t h e r ea s on s wh ich led t o t h e u s e of t h e
a t omic bomb over J a pa n , a ccor din g t o Gor e Vida l, is t h a t J a pa n wa s
r ea dy t o s u r r en der s in ce Ma y, bu t pr es iden t Tr u ma n du r in g t h e meet in g in
Pos t da m r ea lized St a lin s t r emen dou s offen s ive power , a n d t h er efor e
decided for a demon s t r a t ive a ct ion , wh ich ca u s ed t h e dea t h of on e-
h u n dr ed-t wen t y-t h ou s a n d people in Hir os h ima a n d eigh t y-t h ou s a n d in
Na ga s a ki, n ot wit h s t a n din g t h e oppos it ion of gen er a l Eis en h ower a n d
Nimit z.
Bot h of t h e a bove t wo qu ot es a r e pa r t of a n in t er view t o Gor e Vida l by a n
It a lia n n ews pa per , La Repu bblica , on Ma y 18, 2001, du r in g t h e
pr es en t a t ion of h is n ew book Th e gold er a .
In s pit e of t h e wa r n in gs by t h e va r iou s s ecu r it y a gen cies , pr es iden t
Bu s h didn t t h in k t h a t Os a ma Bin La den wou ld da r e t o a t t a ck t h e U.S.
Ma ybe a mor e h u mble a ppr oa ch cou ld h a ve s a ved ma n y lives !
Th e a t t a ck a t t h e Wor ld Tr a de Cen t er , in 1993, s h ou ld h a ve been u s ed
a s a r emin der . If a ll t h e s t a t emen t s collect ed du r in g t h e t r ia l of t h e people
r es pon s ible for t h e cr imin a l a ct a t t h e Wor ld Tr a de Cen t er , h a d been
t h or ou gh ly exa min ed, ma ybe s ome u s efu l in for ma t ion cou ld h a ve been
fou n d.
As t ime goes by, s ome r ea lly emba r r a s s in g in for ma t ion for t h e U.S.
s ecu r it y a gen cies a r e becomin g kn own .
Th e N.S.A.(Na t ion a l Secu r it y Agen cy),a br a n ch of t h e Depa r t men t of
Defen s e (D.O.D.), wh ich ma n a ges va r iou s s a t ellit es a n d s pecia l a n t en n a s ,
collect s over s even t y-five per cen t of t h e Amer ica n in t elligen ce.
Well, s u ch a gen cy on Sept ember 10 ca pt u r ed s ome con ver s a t ion s a mon g
Al Qa eda oper a t ives in Afgh a n is t a n a n d t h eir cou n t er pa r t s in Sa u di Ar a bia
a bou t a n immin en t t er r or is t a t t a ck. Bu t N.S.A. t r a n s la t ed s u ch
con ver s a t ion s on Sept ember 12, t h e da y a ft er t h e a t t a cks , in New Yor k a n d
Wa s h in gt on .
Th e n u mer ou s wa r n in gs by t h e F.B.I. a gen t Rowley wer e n ot t a ken
s er iou s ly, ma ybe beca u s e s h e is a woma n ? Un for t u n a t ely women a r e n ot
ver y t h ou gh t of in t h e wor k en vir on men t in gen er a l, bu t ver y mu ch s o in
t h e s ecu r it y a gen cies , wh er e t h e ma ch o men t r a dit ion is domin a n t .
Bu t ma n y lives h a ve been s a cr ificed on t h e a lt a r of polit ica l deceit . Th e
t r u t h will n ever be kn own beca u s e it cou ld be r ea lly emba r r a s s in g for t h e
pr es t ige of t h e on ly s u per power , wh ich s h owed it s vu ln er a bilit y in s pit e of
t h e billion of dolla r s in ves t ed for t h e defen s e.
It is in con ceiva ble t o believe t h a t s u ch a t t a cks cou ld h a ve n ot been
a voided. Th e Un it ed St a t es h a ve t h e mos t s oph is t ica t ed in for ma t ion
ga t h er in g s ys t ems in t h e wor ld; t h eir s py s a t ellit es a r e a ble t o r ea d a ca r
t a g n u mber a n d ca n lis t en t o a n y t eleph on e con ver s a t ion in a n y pa r t of t h e
wor ld.
A poor fa r mer , in a r emot e des er t of Ar izon a , h a s been fin ed for h a vin g
dr illed a n a r t es ia n wa t er s ys t em: it wa s dis cover ed t h r ou gh a pict u r e t a ken
by a s a t ellit e. I ca n con t in u e wit h a lot of ot h er exa mples , bu t I h ope I h a ve
ma de my poin t clea r .
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Th e Amer ica n s collect a lot of in for ma t ion , bu t t h ey la ck a good
a n a lyt ica l a ppr oa ch . Th e fa u lt is mos t ly du e t o t h eir edu ca t ion s ys t em,
wh ich t ea ch es h ow t o become a n exper t in s pecific fields , bu t la cks in t h e
for ma t ion of a ma n .
Th e commen t ma de by Con doleeza Rice, in ch a r ge of Na t ion a l s ecu r it y,
a ft er s ome n ews pa per s dis clos u r es , is r ea lly wor t h y of a ba n a n a r epu blic:
Th e va r iou s wa r n in gs n ever men t ion ed t h a t t h e t er r or is t wer e goin g t o u s e
t h e a ir pla n es like gu ided mis s iles !
Immedia t ely a ft er t h e a t t a cks pr es iden t Geor ge W. Bu s h pu t t h e bla me
on t h e differ en t s ecu r it y or ga n iza t ion s . Th is fa ct h a s in cr ea s ed t h e exis t in g
in t er n a l wa r a mon g t h e va r iou s s ecu r it y a gen cies , wh ich t r y t o obt a in mor e
fu n ds fr om t h e feder a l gover n men t .
Some s o-ca lled deep t h r oa t s or u n n a med s ou r ces h a ve dis clos ed
cer t a in r a t h er emba r r a s s in g n ews : t h e pr es iden t wa s a wa r e of t h e
pos s ibilit y of a ir pla n es h ija ckin g by people con n ect ed t o Os a ma Bin La den .
Th is expla in s wh y t h e U.S. gover n men t immedia t ely in dica t ed t h e
in volvemen t of Bin La den . Th e in for ma t ion h e s a id h e h a d wer e t h e on es
h e r eceived fr om t h e s ecu r it y a gen cies wh ile h e wa s on va ca t ion in h is
Texa n r a n ge.
Some of Os a ma Bin La den s br ot h er s , t h e n u mber on e s u s pect , a r e in
bu s in es s wit h t h e Bu s h fa mily t h r ou gh a fin a n cia l gr ou p. Th e br ot h er s in
fa ct volu n t eer ed t o s u pply blood s a mples or a n yt h in g els e n eeded t o ma p
Os a ma s DNA.
Accor din g t o s ome Amer ica n jou r n a lis t s , t h e da y befor e t h e Sept ember
11 t r a gic even t s , s ome t eleph on e con ver s a t ion s a mon g Bin La den follower s
wer e h ea r d, bu t h a d n ot been t r a n s la t ed for la ck of fu n ds . News week, t h e
Amer ica n ma ga zin e, h a s pu blis h ed a lon g a r t icle t o expla in t h a t t wo of t h e
h ija cker s h a d a r egu la r U.S. vis a beca u s e C.I.A. fa iled t o in for m t h e I.N.S.
(Immigr a t ion a n d Na t u r a liza t ion Sys t em). Th es e t wo in dividu a ls a r e t h e
on es wh o boa r ded t h e pla in t h a t h it t h e Pen t a gon . Th e n a mes of t h es e t wo
h ija cker s wer e lis t ed on t h e ph on e book of a cit y in Ca lifor n ia .
Th e a bove ca t a s t r oph e is du e t o t h e be la ck of a well or ga n ized cen t r a l
u n it , bu t mor e impor t a n t ly by t h e a bs en ce of cooper a t ion a mon g t h e
a gen cies . Th e C.I.A. h a s n o ju r is dict ion t o go a ft er pr es u med cr imin a ls in
t h e Un it ed St a t es , beca u s e it is t h e r es pon s ibilit y of t h e F.B.I.
In t h e mids t of t h es e t r a gic even t s pr es iden t Geor ge W. Bu s h is t r yin g
t o r evive Rea ga n s s t a r wa r s pr ogr a m. If h e in s t ea d wou ld a lloca t e a ver y
s ma ll fr a ct ion of t h e mon ey n eeded t o bu ild s t a r wa r s , t o ma ke
ma n da t or y t h e kn owledge of for eign la n gu a ges a mon g t h e s ecu r it y officer s ,
ma ybe t h e U.S. s ecu r it y wou ld t a ke a lea p for wa r d.
I r ea lize t h ou gh t h a t t h e t ea ch in g of for eign la n gu a ges does n ot
gen er a t e t h e n eces s a r y bu s in es s for t h e milit a r y in du s t r ies , wh ich pr ovide
t h e fin a n cia l ba ckin g of a n y con gr es s ion a l or pr es iden t ia l elect ion .
Th e pr es en t wa r in Afgh a n is t a n h a s a cos t of s ever a l million dolla r s a
mon t h . If I a m n ot mis t a ken a s in gle mis s ile Cr u is e cos t s a r ou n d t wo
million dolla r s . Ma ybe it wou ld be bet t er t o r epla ce t h e wor d cos t wit h
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in ves t men t , beca u s e a ll milit a r y a ct ion s r epr es en t a good in ves t men t
for t h e Amer ica n defen s e in du s t r ies !
If t h ey r ea lly in t en ded t o ca pt u r e Os a ma Bin La den a n d h is cr on ies , t h e
Un it ed St a t es cou ld h a ve br ibed s ome Pa kis t a n i s ecr et s er vice a gen t s , well
in for med of h is wh er ea bou t s .
Su ch ch oice, I r ea lize, wou ld h a ve n ot gen er a t ed t h e s a me econ omic
r et u r n of a lon g wa r wa ged u n der t h e fla g of En du r in g fr eedom, a n d, a t
t h e s a me t ime, it wou ld in cr ea s e of t h e pr es iden t s popu la r it y. Let u s n ot
for get t h e lon g con t r over s y a bou t t h e r es u lt s of t h e pr es iden t ia l elect ion s
a n d t h e r ecou n t in g of t h e vot es in Flor ida . In t h e en d t h e Su pr eme Cou r t ,
by a n a r r ow ma r gin , t h r ee in fa vor a n d t wo a ga in s t , pr ocla imed Geor ge W.
Bu s h pr es iden t .
Ba ck t o Afgh a n is t a n . At t h e begin n in g of t h e wa r , t h e milit a r y a ir pla n es
t oget h er wit h t h e bombs , t h r ew flyer s pr omis in g a fift y million dolla r s
r ewa r d t o a n ybody wh o wou ld h elp ca pt u r e Os a ma Bin La den ! Ma ybe t h e
Pen t a gon wa s in s pir ed by a movie dir ect or .
If you look a t t h e wh ole U.S. milit a r y oper a t ion , fr om a n impa r t ia l
per s pect ive, it s eems dis pr opor t ion a t e t h e ma s s ive u s e of milit a r y
equ ipmen t a n d wea pon r y a ga in s t a gr ou p of des per a dos , well or ga n ized
bu t n ot a s well equ ipped. In fa ct a ft er qu it e few mon t h s fr om t h e begin n in g
of t h e wa r , t h e r es u lt s s eem t o be r a t h er in a dequ a t e.
Th e in volvemen t of ot h er n a t ion s in t h e wa r is mea n t t o give a n
in t er n a t ion a l legit ima cy t o a decis ion a lr ea dy ma de in Wa s h in gt on .
It wa s pit ifu l t h e beh a vior of t h e It a lia n gover n men t , wh o wa n t ed a t a n y
cos t join t h e U.S.
Accor din g t o s ome well in for med s ou r ces , t h e r ea s on t o wa ge a wa r
a ga in s t Afgh a n is t a n wa s t o pr ot ect t h e in t er es t of a n Amer ica n oil compa n y
for t h e con s t r u ct ion of a pipelin e u p t o t h e Ca s pia n s ea . In fa ct a ft er t h e
in s t a llmen t of a fa ke gover n men t in Ka bu l by t h e Un it ed St a t es , t h e
con t r a ct h a s been s ign ed. Th is s a me con t r a ct ed h a d pr eviou s ly been
r evoked by t h e Ta liba n s .
Th e on ly a s t on is h in g r es u lt s o fa r , s in ce t h e begin n in g of t h e wa r , is t h e
dea t h of t h ou s a n ds of in n ocen t civilia n s killed by t h e ma s s ive
bomba r dmen t s . A good exa mple is t h e dea t h of mor e t h a n fift y civilia n s
wh o ga t h er ed t oget h er t o celebr a t e a weddin g. Th e fir ewor ks for t h e
celebr a t ion wer e er r on eou s ly a s s u med by s ome Amer ica n pilot s a s a r t iller y
fir e a n d t h ey immedia t ely t h r ew a bomb on t h e gr ou p: a ma de in USA
pr es en t ! Th is is on ly on e of t h e ma n y in ciden t s wh ich occu r a lmos t ever y
da y, s in e t h e begin n in g of en du r in g fr eedom.
Ult ima t ely t h e wa r is t h e killin g of ma n y people wh o don t kn ow ea ch
ot h er , in t h e n a me of few people wh o kn ow ea ch ot h er , bu t t h ey don t kill
ea ch ot h er !
Th e h u n t for Os a ma Bin La den ca n be compa r ed t o It a ly a s kin g t h e
NATO t r ou pes in t er ven t ion t o defea t ou t la w Giu lia n o in Sicily (oft en
compa r ed t o Robin Hood), or t o cr u s h t h e Red Br iga des or t o over power t h e
ma fia !
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Aft er t h e Sept ember 11 a t t a cks t h e pict u r es of t h e per pet r a t or s , filmed
by t h e s u r veilla n ce ca mer a s a t t h e a ir por t s , h a ve been ma de pu blic. How
did t h e a u t h or it ies r ecogn ized t h em a mon g t h e t h ou s a n d of pa s s en ger s
pa s s in g t h r ou gh t h e a ir por t s t h a t da y?
How do t h ey kn ow t h eir r ea l n a mes a n d n a t ion a lit ies if t h ey a ll h a d
fa ls e pa s s por t s ? An d if t h ey (t h e a u t h or it ies ) kn ew of t h em, wh y didn t t h ey
s en d t h eir pict u r es t o a ler t a ll t h e a ir lin es ?
If few da ys a ft er t h e s t r ikes , t h e a u t h or it ies fr oze a ll ba n k a ccou n t s
a llegedly con n ect ed t o Os a ma Bin La den oper a t or s , wh y didn t t h ey a ct
befor e, a t t h e t ime of t h e a ler t by t h e s ecu r it y a gen cies ?
Ma ybe it wou ld h a ve been t o r a t ion a l!
Let u s go ba ck t o t h e da y of t h e a t t a cks .
How wa s it pos s ible t h a t t h e fou r a ir pla n es , cou ld ea s ily ch a n ge t h eir
or igin a l fligh t pla n , wit h ou t bein g n ot iced by t h e va r iou s , ma ybe t oo ma n y,
s a t ellit es a n d con t r ol t ower s wit h ou t t h e immedia t e in t er ven t ion of t h e U.S.
a ir for ce? Wh a t wer e t h e wor ker s of t h e con t r ol t ower s doin g?
How come t h a t s oon a ft er t h e fir s t a ir pla n e h it on e of t h e Twin t ower s ,
yet n o milit a r y jet t ook off ? I t h in k t h a t a r ou n d for t y lon g min u t es wen t by
befor e t h e s econ d a ir pla n e h it t h e ot h er t ower . Wh o wa s s u ppos ed t o
in t er ven e? Wh a t h a ppen ed t o a ll t h e s ecu r it y mea s u r es , for wh ich billion s
of dolla r s a r e s pen t ever y yea r ?
How wa s is pos s ible t o a t t a ck t h e Pen t a gon , t h e h ea r t of t h e mos t
power fu l n a t ion on ea r t h , wit h ou t a n y a t t empt of defen s e?
Wh a t is t h e u s e of h a vin g t h e Amer ica n a ir for ce ba s es in It a ly, if t h ey
a r e n ot a ble t o defen d t h eir own n a t ion fr om t wen t y des per a dos ?
Th e demon s t r a t ion t h a t t h e U.S. wa s ba dly pr epa r ed for s u ch a n even t
wa s con fir med by t h e fa ct t h a t t h ey keep t h e pr es iden t flyin g for s ever a l
h ou r s , du r in g a t t a cks in New Yor k a n d Wa s h in gt on .
Wh a t r ea lly h a ppen ed t o t h e fou r t h a ir pla n e wh ich cr a s h ed in
Pen n s ylva n ia ?
I h a ve a lot mor e qu es t ion s t o a s k, bu t I kn ow t h a t a r e u s eles s beca u s e
a r e t oo r a t ion a l. Tr u t h a n d ju s t ice a r e t h e mos t difficu lt ch a llen ge t o
s t u mble u pon .
I fir mly believe t h a t t h e ima gin es of t h e t wo pla n es cr a s h in g a ga in s t t h e
Twin t ower s a r e t h e bes t a dver t is emen t for t h e pr es iden t . Th is t r a gic even t
ma de it pos s ible for h im t o in s t a n t ly become t h e pr es iden t of t h e en t ir e
n a t ion a n d n ot on ly of t h e min or it y wh o vot ed for h im.
Geor ge W. Bu s h h a s been n omin a t ed pr es iden t by t h e U.S. Su pr eme
Cou r t , by a n a r r ow ma r gin , t h r ee in fa vor a n d t wo a ga in s t , in s pit e of t h e
fa ct t h a t Al Gor e h a d t h e ma jor it y of t h e popu la t ion s vot e.
An Imper ia l decis ion a ccor din g t o Gor e Vida ls s t a t emen t .
Th e t h r ee ju dges wh o vot ed in fa vor of Geor ge W. Bu s h h a ve been
a ppoin t ed t o t h e Su pr eme Cou r t by h is fa t h er , wh en h e wa s pr es iden t .
Th e per cen t a ge of vot er s du r in g a pr es iden t ia l elect ion is a r ou n d fift y
per cen t a t bes t . Th er efor e Geor ge W. Bu s h h a s been ch os en by les s t h a n
t wen t y-five per cen t of t h e vot er s .
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Do you r emember t h e ch a os in t h e r ecou n t in g of t h e vot es in Flor ida ,
wh ich dela yed t h e fin a l r es u lt s ?
Th e Su pr eme Cou r t s decis ion ir r it a t ed a good por t ion of t h e Amer ica n
popu la t ion , a n d t h e begin n in g of Geor ge W. Bu s h s pr es iden cy wa s n eit h er
ea s y n or br illia n t . An ot h er impor t a n t r ea s on wa s t h e begin n in g of a
r eces s ion . Th e econ omic s low-down wou ld h a ve ca u s ed a n a ddit ion a l
dis s a t is fa ct ion a mon g t h e people.
I kn ow t h a t wh a t I a m a bou t t o s a y cou ld in t er pr et ed a s cr u el, a bs u r d,
or a s a polit ica l fa ir y-t a le, bu t n ever t h eles s a llow me t o expr es s my
opin ion , t h e opin ion of a common per s on , a bou t t h e s equ en ce of even t s
wh ich led t o t h e Sept ember 11 t r a gedy.
Wh o h a s been t h e key ben eficia r y of t h e a t t a cks ?
Geor ge W. Bu s h fir s t of a ll. Th e a t t a cks ga ve h im t h e ca t a lys t t o
gen er a t e a r ou n d h im t h e con s en s u s h e didn t r eceive by t h e ma jor it y of t h e
vot er s .
How? Pr es iden t Bu s h h a s s killfu lly s eized t h e oppor t u n it y by pu t t in g in
mot ion t h e U.S. power fu l wa r ma ch in e t o s ea r ch for t h e lit t le mou s e
h idin g in t h e mou n t a in s of Afgh a n is t a n . Let s n ot for get t h a t t h e lit t le
mou s e wa s well kn own by t h e Amer ica n s , beca u s e it wa s on e of t h eir
cr ea t u r e. He h a d r eceived fin a n cia l a id, milit a r y t r a in in g t o en a ble h im t o
figh t a ga in s t t h eir common en emy: t h e Soviet Un ion !
Some of t oda ys t er r or is t s wer e yes t er da ys fr eedom figh t er s . Th e
t r a in in g a n d t h e s u pply of wea pon r y t o t h e Ta liba n s h a d r es u lt ed in a h igh
pr ice t a g of s ever a l billion dolla r s for t h e USA.
Bu t a t t h e en d of t h e wa r Os a ma Bin La den goes ba ck t o h is h omela n d
a n d s t a r t s a cr u s a de a ga in s t t h e Amer ica n imper ia lis m, wh ich h e
con s ider s a s ba d a s t h e Ru s s ia n .
Th is is t h e u mpt een demon s t r a t ion of t h e la ck of kn owledge of wor ld
h is t or y by t h e Amer ica n s in dea lin g wit h for eign cou n t r ies .
Th e Ta liba n s wer e willin g t o let a n Is la mic t r ibu n a l pr os ecu t e Os a ma
Bin La den , bu t t h e Amer ica n h a d t o pr ovide eviden ce of h is
r es pon s ibilit ies . Obviou s ly t h e U.S. didn t a ccept s u ch t er ms .
Th e Sept ember 11 a t t a cks ga ve Geor ge W. Bu s h a fr ee h a n d on t h e
econ omic fr on t a s well t h e polit ica l on e.
On t h e econ omic fr on t t h e defen s e in du s t r y wa s t h e fir s t ben eficia r y by
u s in g a ll t h e wea pon r y in t h eir s t ock; t h e a ir lin es r eceived fift een billion
dolla r s of pu blic fu n ds t o over come t h e los s du e t o decr ea s e of pa s s en ger s .
In t h e mea n t ime t h e a ir lin es h a d dis mis s ed over on e-h u n dr ed t h ou s a n d
wor ker s , t o cope wit h t h e los s es . Ot h er in du s t r ies r eceived t a x r elieves for
over s even t y billion dolla r s .
It a lmos t s ou n ds like pa y-ba ck t ime for t h e fin a n cia l s u ppor t du r in g t h e
pr es iden t ia l elect ion !
Th e mon ey s pen t for ever y elect ion cou ld feed ma n y u n der developed
n a t ion s for a n en t ir e yea r !
Un for t u n a t ely ma n y people don t h a ve t h e pr ivilege of dyin g in fr on t of
t h e t elevis ion ca mer a s , a n d t h er efor e t h eir dea t h s go u n n ot iced.
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We a ll willin gly ign or e t h e fa ct t h a t for million s of people a r ou n d t h e
wor ld ever y da y is Sept ember 11!
It gr a bs mor e a t t en t ion by t h e media t h e dea t h of t wo people vict im of
t h e a n t h r a x, t h a n t h e dea t h of s ever a l t h ou s a n d ch ildr en in Ir a q du e t o t h e
la ck of medicin es a s a con s equ en ce of t h e emba r go impos ed by t h e USA.
Th e dea t h of t wo people in fect ed by t h e a n t h r a x h a s been a t t h e cen t er
of t h e media s a t t en t ion , beca u s e t h e U.S. gover n men t immedia t ely poin t ed
t h e fin ger a ga in s t Ir a q. It wa s la t er dis cover ed t h a t a U.S. cit izen , wh o
wor ks a t t h e Pen t a gon , wa s t h e a lleged per pet r a t or .
Bu t t h e dea t h of t h es e t wo people h a s a llowed Geor ge W. Bu s h t o
bes t ow a pr es en t t o a n ot h er in du s t r ia l s egmen t , t h e ph a r ma ceu t ica l. How?
By cr ea t in g a pa n ic a mon g t h e pu blic. In fa ct t h e Con gr es s h a s been clos ed
for few da ys t o be decon t a min a t ed fr om t h e a n t h r a x. Addit ion a lly t h e
gover n men t or der ed t h e va ccin a t ion of ever ybody a t r is k of
con t a min a t ion . Th e feder a l gover n men t h a s a cqu ir ed a h u ge a mou n t of
va ccin e a n d ever ybody r u s h ed t o bu y t h e va ccin e.
In t h e cou r s e of t h e s it u a t ion des cr ibed a bove, s omet h in g h a ppen ed
wh ich pr oves h ow fa r t h e Amer ica n a r r oga n ce ca n go, a n d h ow ju s t ice is
con ceived wh en t h eir in t er es t s a r e a t s t a ke. In fa ct , t h e USA h a s
t h r ea t en ed a Ger ma n ph a r ma ceu t ica l in du s t r y t o t a ke a wa y fr om t h em t h e
pa t en t for t h e pr odu ct ion of a n a n t ibiot ic t o cu r e a n t h r a x in fect ion s , if t h e
compa n y r efu s ed t o r edu ce t h eir s a le pr ice! Obviou s ly t h e Ger ma n
compa n y h a d n o ch oice bu t r edu ced t h e pr ice.
An a ddit ion a l ma n ifes t a t ion t h a t t h e life a s in gle Amer ica n cit izen is fa r
mor e impor t a n t t h a n t h a t of million s people belon gin g t o ot h er n a t ion s .
Bu t t h e a ppr oa ch ch a n ges wh en t h e Amer ica n cit izen s a r e killed by
t h eir own gover n men t , s u ch a s t h e ca s e of over t h r ee-t h ou s a n d-s even -
h u n dr ed in ma t es s en t en ced t o t h e ca pit a l pu n is h men t , wa it in g for t h e
execu t ion da y.
Th e dea t h of t h e vict ims of t h e Sept ember 11 a t t a cks wa s a lmos t
immedia t e. Th e a gon y of t h e in ma t es a n d of t h eir fa milies la s t s s ever a l
yea r s in s t ea d.
My qu es t ion is : wh o ign or ed, or wa s in s t r u ct ed t o ign or e, a ll t h e a ler t s
comin g fr om t h e va r iou s s ecu r it y a gen cies , pr ecedin g t h e a t t a cks ?
Wh y is t h e Wh it e Hou s e is n ow t r yin g t o block a in qu ir y by a r es t r ict ed
Con gr es s ion a l commit t ee in t o t o t h e even t s wh ich led t o t h e a t t a cks ?
Accor din g t o s ome pr es s r epor t s t h e F.B.I. h a s been in s t r u ct ed t o
in ves t iga t e t h e member s of t h is commit t ee for t h e dis clos u r e of s ome
impor t a n t in for ma t ion . Th e F.B.I. wa n t s t o u s e t h e lie-det ect or ma ch in e t o
dis cover t h e commit t ee member r es pon s ible for t h e lea k t o t h e pr es s .
How ca n we s t ill u s e t h e wor d democr a cy?
Wh en it wa s dis cover ed t h a t a ll t h e per pet r a t or s belon ged t o a llies of
t h e Un it ed St a t es , wh y didn t t h ey a t t a ck t h e cou n t r ies t h ey ca me fr om?
Th e a n s wer is s imple: it is a ma t t er of bu s in es s in t er es t s !
Th e dea t h of t h r ee t h ou s a n d people is n ot wor t h t h e dis r u pt ion of t h e
oil s u pply a t a dis cou n t ed pr ice.
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An exa mple of t h e in a dequ a t e U.S. defen s e s ys t em, yet a ft er t h e
a t t a cks , is t h e epis ode wh ich t ook pla ce on J a n u a r y 5,2002. A fift een -yea r -
old boy, wit h a s ma ll a ir pla n e, a ft er flyin g over t h e ba s e wh er e t h e cen t r a l
comma n d for t h e oper a t ion s in Afgh a n is t a n is loca t ed, cr a s h ed a ga in s t a
s kys cr a per in Ta mpa , Flor ida ! He h a d in h is pocket a piece of pa per
pr a is in g Os a ma Bin La den !
How ma n y mor e lies do we yet h a ve t o en du r e, befor e we a r e t old t h e
t r u t h ?
Sin ce a n y even t offer s a n oppor t u n it y t o ma ke mon ey, t h e pa r en t s of
t h e vict ims wa n t t o s u e Sa u di Ar a bia , a n d n ot t h e Ta liba n , for h a vin g
fu n ded Os a ma Bin La den . Wou ldn t it be mor e r a t ion a l t o t a ke lega l a ct ion
a ga in s t t h e gover n men t for fa ilin g t o pr ot ect t h em?
Even t h e t r a gic even t s ca n be exploit ed for a n ew polit ica l ca r eer . A New
Yor k fir efigh t er , wh o s u ffer s of a s t h ma a ft er wor kin g a t gr ou n d-zer o, h a s
a n n ou n ced h is ca n dida t u r e for n ext November 2002 con gr es s ion a l
elect ion s . To bet t er en h a n ce t h e h er o effect h e h eld h is pr es s con fer en ce
in fr on t of h is office wit h t h e r ed fir efigh t er s t r u cks in t h e ba ckgr ou n d! I
wou ldn t be s u r pr is ed if, t o over come h is la ck of polit ica l exper ien ce, will
u s e t h e ima ges of t h e colla ps in g t win t ower s , du r in g h is ca mpa ign .
I t h in k t h a t it wa s a mis t a ke t o immedia t ely a ccu s e Os a ma Bin La den
of bein g t h e ma s t er min d of t h e Sept ember 11 t r a gedy, beca u s e it ma de
h im a h er o in t h e eyes of t h e t er r or is t s for bein g a ble t o in flict s u ch a los s
t o t h e mos t power fu l n a t ion on ea r t h .
Th e mor e t ime goes by wit h ou t h is ca pt u r e a n d t h e mor e h is
r epu t a t ion gr ows .
On t h e ot h er h a n d t h e Amer ica n people a r e in n eed of t h e ima ge of a n
iden t ifia ble en emy t o feel r ea s s u r ed. Sin ce it is a s ociet y wh ich is da ily
bomba r ded by ima ges , (t elevis ion , a dver t is in g billboa r ds , commer cia ls ,
et c.) t h ey t h er efor e ps ych ologica lly n eces s it a t e t o s ee t h e pict u r e of t h e
per s on r es pon s ible for t h eir a n gu is h .
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Th e wa r on t er r or

Th e wa r on t er r or is becomin g mor e a n d mor e t h e wa r on democr a cy.
We a r e fa s t r ea ch in g t h e equ a t ion by wh ich a n a t ion will be con s ider ed
democr a t ic n ot on t h e ba s is of t h e in t egr it y of it s lega l a n d elect or a l
s ys t em, bu t on t h e s t r en gt h of it s figh t a ga in s t Al Qa eda .
How ma n y dict a t or ia l s t a t es a r e n ow followin g t h e U.S. wa r on t er r or
r u les , t o s t r en gt h en t h eir gr ip on t h e power ? It is s u fficien t t o go t h r ou gh
t h e lis t of n a t ion s wh ich join ed in , t o r ea lize h ow t h e va lu e of democr a cy
h a s s h r a n k.
In t h e n a me of t h e wa r on t er r or , ma n y of ou r in dividu a l r igh t s a r e
h in der ed on a da ily ba s is , n ot on ly in t h e a u t h or it a r ia n n a t ion s , bu t a ls o in
t h e U.S.
On ly r ecen t ly a t imid dis s en t h a s s t a r t ed t o a ppea r on s ome
n ews pa per s , a n d t h e Amer ica n democr a t ic pa r t y s eems t o fin a lly dis t a n ce
it s elf fr om t h e u n ified wa y of t h in kin g, wh ich didn t a llow a n y dis s en t ,
s in ce t h e a t t a cks a t t h e Twin t ower s .
Nobody ca n er a dica t e t er r or is m t ot a lly by bomba r dmen t s on ly. To r ea ch
s u ch a goa l we mu s t go t o t h e r oot of t h e r ea s on s wh ich br in g in t o bein g
t h e t er r or is m, t o t h e cu lt u r a l en vir on men t .
It is like t r yin g t o cu r e t h e t oot h -a ch e wit h a n a lges ics on ly. Even if you
in cr ea s e t h e qu a n t it y of s u ch medicin e or u s e s t r on ger dr u gs , you will
n ever r emove t h e ca u s e of t h e pa in . In a ddit ion a ll t h es e dr u gs will
even t u a lly da ma ge ot h er pa r t s of t h e body.
We mu s t follow Ippocr a t e pr in cipa ls : Fir s t of a ll don t ca u s e a n y
h a r m. I a m of cou r s e fu lly a wa r e t h a t s u ch pr in cipa ls will n ot be
a dva n t a geou s t o cer t a in in du s t r ies .
He wh o figh t s evil s h ou ld a ls o kn ow t h a t t o pr eva il in a con flict does
n ot in evit a bly mea n t h e t ot a l elimin a t ion of t h e con t en der , bu t t o r ea lly
a ckn owledge t h e n eeds of t h e t wo con t en der s .
Th e cu r r en t a t t it u de in Wa s h in gt on is t o elimin a t e a n ybody wh o h a s
t h e gu t s t o r es is t it s fin a n cia l a n d econ omic expa n s ion .
Th e Un it ed St a t es wa ge t h eir wa r s fr om t h e s kies , beca u s e t h ey a r e
u n a ble t o bu ild t h e pea ce fr om t h e gr ou n d.
All t h eir a ct ion s a r e t h e con s equ en ce of t h eir des ir es for r even ge a n d
n ot t o bu ild a fu t u r e democr a t ic n a t ion .
Th ey in ves t a lot mon ey in bu ildin g mor e s oph is t ica t ed a n d power fu l
wea pon s , like t h e M.O.A.B (mot h er of a ll bombs )!
Th eir lega l s ys t em is a des t a bilizin g fa ct or of t h eir s ociet y: wit h ea s y
in ca r cer a t ion s , es pecia lly for t h e poor people, dea t h pen a lt y, t h e
des t r u ct ion of fa milies du e t o t h e r a pid divor ces (over fift y per cen t of t h e
ma r r ia ges en d u p in a divor ce). Th e ch ildr en a r e t h e r ea l vict ims .
Th ey h a ve ver y few s ocia l r eh a bilit a t ion pr ogr a ms , beca u s e of la ck of
fu n ds . If t h e Amer ica n s a r e u n a ble t o s olve t h eir pr oblems a t h ome, h ow
ca n we expect ed t h em t o s et a n exa mple for ot h er emer gin g cou n t r ies ?
Bu t h ypocr is y is pr edomin a n t t h es e da ys in Wa s h in gt on .
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Let me r efer t o a s t a t emen t ma de by Geor ge W. Bu s h t o ju s t ify h is
in t en t ion t o a t t a ck Ir a q:
We h a ve t h e obliga t ion n ot t o a llow t h e wor s t lea der s of t h e pla n et t o
bu ild a n d u s e wea pon s of ma s s des t r u ct ion t o t h r ea t en t h e fr ee cou n t r ies .
Th is a n obliga t ion a n d a r es pon s ibilit y t h a t we h a ve in t h e wor ld. En d of
qu ot e.
At t h is poin t I h a ve few qu es t ion s a s k Dick Ch en ey, t h e s h a dow
pr es iden t .
Q: To wh ich n a t ion belon ged t h e lea der wh o fir s t u s ed t h e wea pon s of
ma s s des t r u ct ion ?
A: USA
Q: Wh o in t en ds t o bu ild s ma ll a t omic bombs t o t h r ea t en fr ee n a t ion s ?
A: USA
Q: Wh o s old t o t h e wor s t lea der s of t h e pla n et t h e t ech n ology t o bu ild
a n d u s e t h e t h e wea pon s of ma s s des t r u ct ion ?
A: USA
Q: Wh o h a s equ ipped a n d t r a in ed t h e pr es en t wor s t lea der s of t h e
pla n et ?
A: USA
Q: Th is a n obliga t ion a n d a r es pon s ibilit y t h a t we h a ve in t h e wor ld.
Wou ldn t it be bet t er t o s u bs t it u t e t h e wor d wor ld wit h fin a n cia l
in t er es t s , defen s e in du s t r ies , et c. ?
Q: Wh ich lea der didn t s ign t h e Kyot o t r ea t y t o s a ve t h e pla n et ?
A: USA
Q: Wh ich lea der didn t s ign t h e In t er n a t ion a l Tr ibu n a l Tr ea t y, a ls o
kn own a s Rome Tr ea t y, t o pr os ecu t e t h e cr imes commit t ed a ga in s t
h u ma n it y, wa r cr imes , a n d gen ocides ? Is n t t h is a n obliga t ion a n d a
r es pon s ibilit y t o t h e wor ld?
A: USA
Q: Wh o is lea der wh o r efu s es t o s ign t h e t r ea t y t o ba n t h e t or t u r e a s
a ppr oved by t h e Un it ed Na t ion s Or ga n iza t ion ?
A: USA
Is n t a n obliga t ion a n d a r es pon s ibilit y t o a llevia t e t h e s t a r va t ion
a r ou n d t h e wor ld a n d t o pr omot e r ea l democr a cy even in t h e cou n t r ies
wh ich don t h a ve oil fields ?
Wh y is U.S. u s in g a ll it s for ce a ga in s t power les s cou n t r ies (Afgh a n is t a n ,
Cu ba , Soma lila n d, Su da n , Libya , Gu a t ema la , Leba n on , Pa n a ma , et c.),
wh ile on t h e con t r a r y s h ows it s r es t r a in t a ga in s t power fu l cou n t r ies
(Ch in a , Nor t h Kor ea , Pa kis t a n , Ir a n , Ru s s ia , et c.) ?
Sh ou ldn t t h e U.S. h a ve a n obliga t ion a n d a r es pon s ibilit y t o:
Comply wit h t h e in t er n a t ion a l t r ea t ies s ign ed a n d r a t ified ?
St op t h e mu r der er of in n ocen t civilia n s in Pa les t in e a n d Is r a el ?
Be a ccou n t a ble for t h eir mis t a kes a n d mis deeds du r in g t h e
con du ct of a n u n decla r ed wa r , or t h e in va s ion of a s over eign
cou n t r y ?
Abolis h t h e dea t h pen a lt y ?
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St op t h e C.I.A. fr om in t er fer in g in t h e in t er n a l a ffa ir s of a
s over eign cou n t r y, des t a bilizin g t h eir elect ed gover n men t s like
Ch ile, Ven ezu ela , et c. or t h e mu r der in g of t h eir lea der s n ot in t u n e
wit h you r polit ica l a gen da , s u ch a s Allen de in Ch ile, Lu mu n ba in
Con go, Su ka r n o in In don es ia , or Ma t t ei, t h e ma n in ch a r ge of t h e
It a lia n s t a t e oil compa n y, et c. ?
It is a n obliga t ion a n d a r es pon s ibilit y t o in ves t mor e in edu ca t ion ,
t ea ch in g for eign la n gu a ges in you r s ch ools , wor ld h is t or y, bet t er t h a n
bu ildin g mor e power fu l wea pon r y. An y edu ca t ed cit izen will ma ke bet t er
decis ion s wit h a lon g la s t in g effect on t h e r es t of t h e cou n t r y a n d t h e
wor ld. Th is s a me per s on will n o be a t t h e mer cy of t h e lobbies of t h e
defen s e in du s t r ies , wh o h a ve on ly t h eir in t er es t in min d a n d n ot t h a t of
you r cou n t r y. Th e dis a s t er of Sept ember 11 is a livin g pr oof t h a t wea pon s
of ma s s des t r u ct ion s a lon e will n ot pr ot ect you .
Wh y do you u s e, in t h e for eign policy, Hollywoods a n d t h e media s
ph ilos oph y wh ich s a ys : If it bleeds it lea ds ?
Wh o ga ve t h e r igh t t o decide t h e wor lds fu t u r e? Wh y don t you u s e
you r fin a n cia l power t o gu a r a n t ee a bet t er fu t u r e for t h e poor , t h e
min or it ies , es pecia lly t h e bla ck people, wh o live a t t h e ma r gin of t h e
Amer ica n s ociet y? Wh a t a bou t gr a n t in g h ea lt h ca r e t o t h e over for t y-five
u n in s u r ed Amer ica n s ? Wh y don t you fu n d s ocia l r eh a bilit a t ion pr ogr a ms
t o h elp people wh o h a ve s er ved t h eir t imes in ja il, in s t ea d of a s s u r in g t h em
a per ma n en t r es iden t s t a t u s in you r pr is on s ys t em, for la ck of s ocia l h elp?
Wh y do you decla r e t h a t you r a s pir a t ion is t o expor t democr a cy in t h e
wor ld, wh ile s ome of t h e cou n t r ies you do bu s in es s wit h , a r e t h e wor s t
offen der s of h u ma n wr igh t s ?
Democr a cy ca n n ot be expor t ed wit h bombs , or milit a r y in t er ven t ion ,
bu t s h ou ld be pr omot ed by en h a n cin g t h e livin g con dit ion s of t h e people,
t h r ou gh fin a n cia l gr a n t s for edu ca t ion a l pr ogr a ms , impr ovemen t of
in fr a s t r u ct u r es , et c, a n d n ot t o bu y wea pon s fr om you r defen s e in du s t r ies .
Ga n dh i s a id: Be t h e ch a n ge t h a t you wa n t t o s ee in t h e r es t of t h e
wor ld. In few wor ds , h ow ca n you expor t s omet h in g t h a t you don t a pply
in you r cou n t r y, by gr a n t in g t o a ll you r own cit izen s t h e s a me
oppor t u n it ies , min or it ies in clu ded? You cou ld er a dica t e t h e pover t y wh ich
exis t s in eleven of t h e fift y s t a t es , a ccor din g t o U.S. gover n men t s t a t is t ics ,
a n d s et a n exa mple for t h e r es t of t h e wor ld!
I a m a lmos t cer t a in t h a t befor e t oo lon g, in t h e n a me of t h e wa r on
t er r or , a n ew for m of ba n will be a ct iva t ed: cer t a in wor ds ca n n o lon ger be
u s ed, in ou r da ily con ver s a t ion s , ema il or s ms .
Bu t , if I a m n ot mis t a ken , t h is ba n a lr ea dy exis t s . In fa ct if you s en d a n
ema il t o you r boyfr ien d or gir lfr ien d a n d s a y t h a t you wer e a bomb la s t
n igh t , or you h a ve a t t a cked me la s t n igh t , et c. t h e s py s ys t em Ech elon
will det ect it a n d you ca n a t er r or is t s u s pect , befor e you kn ow it !
Th e billion s of dolla r s t h a t a r e bein g s pen t for t h e wa r in Afgh a n is t a n ,
cou ld h a ve been u s ed t o feed million s of poor people a n d t h er efor e
elimin a t e on e of t h e ma n y r ea s on s of t er r or is m.
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Let s t a lk a bou t a n ot h er lega lized t ype of t er r or is m, t h a t of t h e
con glomer a t es . Some of t h e la r ge cor por a t ion s a r e a n a ma zin g exa mple of
t h e exploit a t ion of pover t y, by viola t in g t h e fu n da men t a l h u ma n r igh t s of
t h eir wor ker s in t h e u n der developed cou n t r ies . I a m n ot a wa r e of a n y lega l
a ct ion s br ou gh t by t h e U.S. gover n men t a ga in s t t h em. Th a n ks ma in ly t o
t h e a ct ion s of s ome NGO (Non Gover n men t a l Or ga n iza t ion s ) few of t h os e
cor por a t ion s h a ve been for ced t o s t op t h e a bu s es .
Th e bot t om lin e is a lwa ys t h e s a me: t h e pr ofit for few in oppos it ion t o
t h e r igh t s of ma n y. In fa ct few con glomer a t es ca n en for ce cer t a in
ma r ket in g s t r a t egies a t t h e expen s e of t h e r igh t s of million s of people. Th is
is t h e begin n in g of t h e cycle wh ich lea ds t o t h e dea t h for s t a r va t ion of t h e
in h a bit a n t s of t h e s o-ca lled t h ir d wor ld cou n t r ies .
It is impos s ible t o con qu er t h e h ea r t s a n d min ds of t h e poor people
wit h t h e bombs .
On t h e ot h er h a n d a n in t er ven t ion by t h e Coa lit ion of t h e Willin g
(C.O.W.) ju s t t o u s e a n expr es s ion cu r r en t ly u t ilized in Wa s h in gt on , t o pu t
a n en d t o pover t y a n d fa min e cou ld u n der min e t h e s pr ea din g of t er r or is m.
Pr ovidin g a cces s t o edu ca t ion a n d cr ea t in g job oppor t u n it ies will defin it ely
r edu ce t h e s pr ea d of violen ce.
Un t il s u ch a br oa d dis s imila r it y bet ween Nor t h a n d Sou t h exis t s , t h er e
will a lwa ys be people willin g t o join a n y cr imin a l or ga n iza t ion in exch a n ge
of mon ey t o feed t h eir fa milies . Let u s n ot for get t h a t fa n a t icis m gr ows well
wh er e t h er e is ign or a n ce, pover t y a n d des per a t ion .
He wh o h a s n ot h in g, does n t fea r a n yt h in g!
Mos t of t h e con glomer a t es ma ke in ves t men t s wh er e t h er e a r e few r u les
t o pr ot ect h u ma n r igh t s , a n d wh er e la bor is ver y ch ea p, wit h ou t t h er efor e
con t r ibu t in g t o t h e impr ovemen t of t h e lives of t h e loca l popu la t ion , bu t
on ly t o in cr ea s e t h eir bot t om lin e. Pr ofit a t a n y cos t !
Th e wa r on t er r or r es embles mor e a n d mor e t o t h e wa r on dr u gs in t h e
Un it ed St a t es . Th e Amer ica n s , for a ch a n ge, bomb s ome fields in
Colombia , wh ile t h eir cit izen s a r e t h e la r ges t dr u g u s er s .
Wh y don t t h ey in ves t mor e mon ey in t h e r eh a bilit a t ion pr ogr a ms for
dr u g a ddict s , in s t ea d of s en din g t h em t o ja il?
On Ma y 16,2001 a bla ck woma n h a s been s en t en ced t o t welve yea r s in
ja il for u s in g cr a ck wh ile pr egn a n t . To t h e n ewbor n will a s s ign ed a n u mber
in s t ea d of a n a me, s o h e will be immedia t ely r ecogn ized by t h e pr is on
s ys t em a s h e gr ows u p!
I t ot a lly a gr ee wit h pr es iden t Geor ge W. Bu s h wh o h a s decla r ed a wa r
a ga in s t t er r or is m in a n y pa r t of t h e wor ld!
It is u s efu l t o go t h r ou gh t h e lis t of s ome of t h e mos t h ein ou s cr imes
commit t ed bet ween 1999 a n d 2001, t o come t o t h e con clu s ion t h a t t h er e is
n o mor e t ime t o wa s t e.
Act ion s a r e n eeded a n d n ot wor ds t o er a dica t e t h e evil wh ich is
des t r oyin g t h e s ociet y of t h e t h ir d millen n iu m!
Color a do: Apr il 1999, t wo boys , s even t een a n d eigh t een -yea r -old, h a ve
killed, u s in g a u t oma t ic r ifles , t welve cla s s ma t es , a t ea ch er a n d t h ems elves .
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Ar ka n s a s : t wo boys , eleven a n d t h ir t een -yea r -old, h a ve killed a t ea ch er
a n d for cla s s ma t es .
Ken t u cky: a fou r t een -yea r -old boy h a s killed t h r ee fema le cla s s ma t es .
Oh io: in Oct ober 1999, s ome boys , bet ween fou r t een a n d eigh t een
yea r s of a ge, h a ve been a r r es t ed beca u s e t h ey wer e pla n n in g a ca r n a ge in a
h igh s ch ool du r in g Ha lloween n igh t .
Hon olu lu : November 1999, a wor ker h a s killed s even of h is collea gu es .
Okla h oma : December 1999, a t h ir t een -yea r -old s t u den t h a s been
a r r es t ed for s h oot in g on a gr ou p of cla s s ma t es wou n din g five of t h em.
Ca lifor n ia : December 1999, t h e t r ia ls of t h r ee t h ou s a n d people wh o
h a ve been s en t en ced, a r e goin g t o be r eopen ed beca u s e t h e Los An gels
police is u n der in ves t iga t ion for cor r u pt ion ch a r ges .
Lou is ia n a : December 1999, a t welve-yea r -old boy kills a fr ien d wit h t h e
gu n r eceived a s a Ch r is t ma s pr es en t .
Texa s : 1999, a you n g mot h er kills h er five ch ildr en in t h e ba t h t u b.
New Yor k: Febr u a r y 2000, a bla ck immigr a n t fr om Gu in ea , u n a r med,
h a s been killed by fou r wh it e policemen , wit h for t y-on e gu n s h ot s .
Mich iga n : Ma r ch 2000, a s ix-yea r -old gir l h a s been killed, a t s ch ool, by
a s even -yea r -old boy, wh o h a s fou n d a 32 mm. gu n in h is h ou s e.
Ma s s a ch u s et t s : December 2000, a for mer wor ker of a n In t er n et
con s u lt in g compa n y, kills s even collea gu es .
Texa s : J a n u a r y 2001, a ma n kills h is ex wife, a s t or e own er a n d t wo of
h is r ela t ives a n d a ft er wa r ds commit s s u icide.
Illin ois : Febr u a r y 2001, five people h a ve been killed in a ma n u fa ct u r in g
pla n t by a fellow wor ker .
Flor ida : Ma y 2001, a fou r t een -yea r -old s t u den t h a s been s en t en ced t o
t wen t y-five yea r s for h a vin g killed h is En glis h t ea ch er .
Iowa : a t wen t y-t h r ee-yea r -old ma n h a s killed h is wife, a n eigh bor a n d
s even ch ildr en , a n d r a va gin g t h e bodies of t h e vict ims .
New J er s ey: Febr u a r y 2002, a s ixt een -yea r -old boy h a s killed s ix
people.
Ca lifor n ia : J u ly 2002, a wh it e policema n bea t s a s ixt een -yea r -old bla ck
boy wh o wa s pr eviou s ly h a n dcu ffed, h e t h en pu t a ch a in a r ou n d t h e boys
n eck. Th e wh ole s cen e goes on in t h e pr es en ce of ot h er policemen wh o
don t in t er ven e. A pa s s in g by ma n wh o filmed t h e even t , wh o wa s la t er
a r r es t ed.
Flor ida : Oct ober 2002, Noelle Bu s h , t wen t y-five-yea r -old da u gh t er of
gover n or J eb Bu s h a n d t h e pr es iden t s n iece, will s pen d t en da ys in ja il for
dr u g pos s es s ion .
Wa s h in gt on : Oct ober 2002, t en people h a ve been killed by a s er ia l
killer .
Over t h r ee-t h ou s a n d U.S. in ma t es a r e in t h e va r iou s gover n men t a l
s la u gh t er -h ou s es , wa it in g t o be execu t ed.
Accor din g t o a r epor t is s u ed by t h e U.S. gover n men t , t h e n u mber of
a du lt s beh in d ba r s , plu s t h e on es ou t on pa r ole or on bon d, a t t h e en d of
yea r 2000, wer e over s ix-a n d-h a lf million s . An a ver a ge of a cit izen for ever y
t h ir t y-t wo!
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Th e cr imes men t ion ed a bove a r e a s ma ll s a mple of a n a t ion u n der s iege
of a ma de in t h e USA t er r or is m.
Th e a cces s ibilit y t o a n y t ype of wea pon s is on e of t h e ma jor ca u s es of
t h e violen ce. Th e r igh t t o bea r a r ms is gr a n t ed by t h e s econ d a men dmen t
of t h e Amer ica n con s t it u t ion . For a you n g Amer ica n boy is a lot ea s ier t o
pu r ch a s e a gu n , t h a n t o bu y a beer a t a ba r . An ybody wh o own s a cr edit
ca r d ca n pu r ch a s e a gu n , t h r ou gh on e of t h e ma n y a va ila ble ma il-or der
ca t a logu es .
Th er e a r e over t wo-h u n dr ed-million s fir e a r ms in t h e USA.
Fou r people die ever y h ou r vict ims of gu n s h ot s .
Ever y yea r over t h ir t y-t h ou s a n d people a r e killed by fir e-a r ms , a n d over
on e-h u n dr ed-fift y-t h ou s a n d a r e wou n ded.
Over s even -h u n dr ed-fift y-t h ou s a n d people h a ve died fr om 1960 t ill
2003, vict ims of fir e a r ms .
Th e N.R.A. (Na t ion a l Rifle As s ocia t ion ) es t a blis h ed in 1871,immedia t ely
a ft er t h e civil wa r , is t h e mos t power fu l Amer ica n lobby a n d is ver y
gen er ou s wit h it s con t r ibu t ion s t o t h e Repu blica n pa r t y, du r in g t h e
elect ion ca mpa ign s .
Th e Amer ica n a ppr oa ch t o t h e s olu t ion of t h e violen ce pr oblem is t h e
s a me a s t h e on e wit h t h e t oba cco in du s t r y: lega l a ct ion s !
A feder a l cou r t in Br ooklyn h a s decla r ed n in e ma n u fa ct u r er s of
wea pon s a ccou n t a ble for cr imes commit t ed by people wh o a cqu ir e
wea pon s illega lly !
Th e cou r t s , in few wor ds , t r y t o fill t h e mor a l void left by t h e polit icia n s
wh o don t pa s s s t r ict er la ws beca u s e t h ey a r e a fr a id of loos in g vot es a n d
t h e fin a n cia l s u ppor t by t h e in du s t r ies .
Th e U.S.A. r et a in s t h e wor lds r ecor d of la ws u it s . An y excu s e is good for
a lega l a ct ion .
I lis t h er eu n der a n a s s or t men t of lega l ca s es t o give you a bet t er idea .
An eigh t een -yea r -old boy, wh o wa s s er iou s ly in ju r ed in ca r a cciden t in
t h e cit y of Br a den t on , Flor ida , h a s s u ed t h e cit y-h a ll beca u s e a policema n
fa iled t o a r r es t h im in s pit e of t h e fa ct t h a t h e wa s dr ivin g u n der t h e
in flu en ce of a lcoh ol (D.U.I.). Th e policema n wh o s t opped h im, in fa ct , t old
h im t o go h ome. Immedia t ely a ft er t h e you n g boy h a d a n a cciden t a n d h e
h a d t o s pen d over on e-h u n dr ed-t h ou s a n d dolla r s for medica l t r ea t men t s .
A s even t y-yea r -old execu t ive in New Yor k cit y, wh o wa n t ed t o t r y n ew
emot ion s , a ft er u s in g Via gr a , divor ced h is s ixt y-on e-yea r -old wife. His wife
h a s s u ed t h e ma n u fa ct u r er of t h e pill, a ffir min g t h a t a la bel s t a t in g t h a t
t h e u s e of t h e pill cou ld be en da n ger t h e ma r r ia ge s h ou ld be pu t on ea ch
pa cka ge!
A ma r r ied cou ple in t h e s t a t e of Ut a h h a s s u ed a n eigh bor wh o s moked
in h is own h ome.
Debr a Miller , in Ca lifor n ia , h a s s u ed t wo a ir lin e compa n ies s eekin g
fin a n cia l compen s a t ion for t h e h ea r t a t t a ck s h e s u ffer ed, s ixt een da ys a ft er
h er t r ip fr om Pa r is t o Sa n Fr a n cis co, men t ion in g t h e s o-ca lled t ou r is t -
cla s s s yn dr ome. Th is s yn dr ome occu r s wh en s omebody s it s s t ill for ma n y
h ou r s .
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Th e fa mily of a Lou is ia n a s t or e cler k wh o beca me pa r a lyzed a ft er a
s h oot in g, h a s s u ed t h e film dir ect or Oliver St on e, a n d t h e mot ion pict u r e
compa n y wh ich pr odu ced t h e movie Na t u r a l bor n killer . Accor din g t o t h e
la ws u it , t h e film pr odu cer s kn ew t h a t t h e movie wa s violen t a n d it wa s
mos t ly in t en ded for a you n g pu blic. Th er efor e t h e t wo you n gs t er s
r es pon s ible for t h e s h oot in g, wer e in s pir ed by t h e s cen es of t h e movie.
A fema le ph a r ma cis t of Sea t t le, in t h e s t a t e of Wa s h in gt on , is s u in g h er
employer s , own er s of va r iou s ph a r ma cies , on t h e ba s is of s exu a l
dis cr imin a t ion , beca u s e h er in s u r a n ce policy didn t in clu de t h e
con t r a cept ives . Th e ph a r ma cis t a ffir ms t h a t t h e con t r a cept ives s h ou ld be
in clu ded in a n y h ea lt h in s u r a n ce policy for women , wh ile t h e a bor t ion or
t h e va s ect omy a r e a lr ea dy cover ed.
Th e fa milies of t h e fift een s t u den t s a n d t ea ch er s of Colu mbin e High
Sch ool, wh o h a ve been killed in 1999, a r e s eekin g a five billion dolla r s
compen s a t ion fr om t h e ma n u fa ct u r er of videoga mes , a mon g t h em Sega ,
Son y, ID Soft wa r e. Th e fa milies s t a t e t h a t t h e ma s s a cr e cou ld h a ve been
a voided if t h e you n g a s s a s s in s h a d n ot pla yed violen t ga mes like Doom
a n d Qu a ke. In t h e mea n t ime t h e fa milies of t h e vict ims a n d of t h e
s u r vivor s of Colu mbin e High s ch ool ma s s a cr e, h a ve r ea ch ed a n ou t cou r t
s et t lemen t for t wo-a n d-h a lf million dolla r s compen s a t ion , in t h e la ws u it
a ga in s t t h e pa r en t s of t h e t wo you n g killer s a n d t h e s u pplier s of t h e gu n s
u s ed in t h e ca r n a ge.
Th e la r ges t t ea ch er s a s s ocia t ion h a s offer ed a n in s u r a n ce cover a ge t o
t h eir member s for on e-h u n dr ed-fift y-t h ou s a n d dolla r s a ga in s t t h e r is k of
dea t h a t t h eir wor kpla ce.
Th e ma jor it y of Amer ica n r es t a u r a n t s s er ve on ly filet of fis h in s t ea d of
a n en t ir e fis h , t o a void expen s ive la ws u it s if a s pin e or lit t le bon e h u r t s a
clien t .
Th e pa r en t s of on e of t h e vict ims of t h e Twin t ower s in New Yor k, h a ve
r eceived a lega l n ot ice fr om t h eir da u gh t er s la n dlor d, cla imin g t h e r en t ,
beca u s e s h e fa iled t o give t h r ee mon t h s n ot ice!
Mr . Wen dell Willia ms on , wh o h a s been fou n d gu ilt y for t h e mu r der of
t wo people in 1995, h a s r eceived a r ou n d fou r -h u n dr ed-million dolla r s
compen s a t ion fr om a ps ych ia t r ic of Nor t h Ca r olin a . Th e ps ych ia t r ic h a s
been a ccu s ed of n ot t a kin g s er iou s ly t h e s t a t emen t , ma de by Mr .
Willia ms on du r in g a vis it pr ior t o t h e mu r der s , wh o s a id t h a t h e wa s
h ea r in g voices t ellin g h im t o s a ve t h e wor ld. Th e doct or s u gges t ed t o s eek
a n ot h er opin ion fr om a differ en t ps ych ia t r ic. Willia ms on in s t ea d s t opped
t a kin g h is medica t ion a n d in J a n u a r y 1995 killed a s t u den t a n d a wa it er
wit h a r ifle.
Some ba n ks , wh en you open a n a ccou n t , give you a r ifle a s a pr es en t ,
wh ile few s u per ma r ket s offer bu llet s a t a dis cou n t .
To r elea s e t h e s t r es s s ome people u s e fa ke wea pon s . In fa ct t h e
ma ga zin e Scien ce h a s dedica t ed t h e cover for t h e en d of t h e yea r 2000
is s u e t o a n Amer ica n fa ct or y wh er e, ever y Fr ida y a ft er n oon , t h e wor ker s
u s e a ll s or t s of wea pon s t o s h oot a t ea ch ot h er u s in g r u bber bu llet s .
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Th e milit a r y t r a in in g in USA is devis ed t o t r a n s for m men in t o a ct u a l
wa r ma ch in es . Ca mp Lejeu n e, in Sou t h Ca r olin a , is a well kn own cen t er
for it s br u t a l met h ods in t r a in in g t h e a s pir a n t ma r in es . Th ey u n der go
s t r es s fu l ph ys ica l, emot ion a l a n d men t a l exer cis es . Du r in g t h e t r a in in g t h e
a r e br a in wa s h ed: t h ey h a ve n o r igh t s , ca n n ot compla in , or cr y, ot h er wis e
t h e a s pir a n t s will be expelled. At t h e en d of t h e s u r viva l cou r s e, t o pr ove
t h a t t h ey a r e t ou gh a n d a ble t o s u r vive a n y t or t u r e, a r it u a l ca lled Blood
win gin g t a kes pla ce. In few wor ds t h e pin wit h win gs , t h eir emblem, is
pin n ed on t h eir ch es t , by t h e older ma r in es ! Th is r it u a l h a s been s h own on
a ll t elevis ion s t a t ion s in 1997, t h r ou gh a video t a ken cla n des t in ely.
Two U.S. ma r in es , ba s ed in It a ly, on Febr u a r y 3,1998, ca u s ed t h e
dea t h of t wen t y Eu r opea n t ou r is t s beca u s e on e of t h em cu t t h e wir es of a
ca ble ca r in Ca va les e wh ile flyin g low wit h h is a ir pla n e. Th ey wer e bet t in g
a ca s e of beer of wh o wa s a ble t o fly lower ! Th ey h a d t a ped t h e fligh t , bu t
t h a t t a pe s t r a n gely dis a ppea r ed.
If t h e t ou r is t s wer e Amer ica n s t h e U.S. gover n men t wou ld h a ve s en t
t h e s ixt h fleet , in s t ea d t h e t wo ma r in es wer e s en t ba ck t o t h e Un it ed
St a t es . Th e Amer ica n Cou r t Ma r t ia l, on Ma r ch 4,1999 a cqu it t ed t h e pilot
r es pon s ible for t h e t r a gedy!
Mos t s oldier s r et u r n in g h ome a ft er a wa r mis s ion , a r e u n a ble t o get
u s ed t o a n or ma l life. Ma n y of t h e s oldier s wh o t ook pa r t t o t h e Viet n a m
wa r , u pon t h eir r et u r n h ome, beca me dr u g u s er s , or fr equ en t gu es t s of
t h e pr is on s ys t em, a r r es t ed for violen ce. Ma n y of t h e Viet n a m vet er a n s
h a ve been h os pit a lized for men t a l dis ea s es a n d a lot of t h em beca me
h omeles s .
Some member s of t h e Specia l for ces , a ft er r et u r n in g h ome fr om
Afgh a n is t a n , h a ve killed t h eir fia n cs or wives .
Th e Pen t a gon s h ou ld h a ve r ea lized by n ow t h a t it is mor e difficu lt t o
h ea l t h e ps ych ologica l wou n ds t h a n t h e ph ys ica l on es .
Th er e is ver y lit t le a t t en t ion t o t h e well-bein g of t h e popu la t ion in
gen er a l. I will men t ion t h e r es u lt s of s ome r es ea r ch es t o s u bs t a n t ia t e my
poin t .
Accor din g t o a r es ea r ch con du ct ed by USA-Toda y, pu blis h ed in Oct ober
2000, t h e wor ker s in t h ir t y-five s t a t es , in volu n t a r ily br in g h ome fr om t h eir
wor k-pla ce t oxic s u bs t a n ces like mer cu r y, r a dioa ct ive ma t er ia l, ber ylliu m,
pes t icides a n d a r s en ic. Th es e s u bs t a n ces a r e t r a n s mit t ed t h r ou gh s h oes ,
s ocks , wor k-t ools , et c. t h er efor e con t a min a t in g t h e r es t of t h e fa mily. Th e
ch ildr en a r e t h e on es in da n ger of get t in g ca n cer .
A r es ea r ch t o s t u dy t h e con s equ en ces of t h e n u clea r t es t s ca r r ied ou t
in t h e Neva da des er t a n d in t h e Pa cific a t olls , du r in g t h e s o-ca lled cold
wa r , h a s r evea led t h a t over fift een t h ou s a n d Amer ica n s h a ve died of
ca n cer . Th e ca n cer wa s ca u s ed t h r ou gh br ea t h in g, wit h ou t kn owin g it ,
r a dio-a ct ive ma t er ia l. Th e r a dio-a ct ive fa ll ou t en ded u p t h ou s a n d of
kilomet er s a wa y, ca r r ied by t h e win ds .
Th e U.S. gover n men t h a s a lwa ys den ied it : bu t in 1997, du r in g a s t u dy
con du ct ed a bou t t h e s pr ea din g of a s u bs t a n ce ca lled iodu r e 132, wh ich
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ca u s ed t wo-t h ou s a n d-five-h u n dr ed dea t h s du e t o t h e t h yr oid t u mor , t h e
gover n men t h a s pa r t ia lly a dmit t ed it s r es pon s ibilit y.
Over five t h ou s a n d s oldier s h a ve been u s ed, a lwa ys du r in g t h e cold-
wa r , t o exper imen t biologica l a n d ch emica l wea pon s , bet ween 1952 a n d
t h e begin n in g of 1970. Th e Pen t a gon h a s a ckn owledge s u ch exper imen t s
on ly in Oct ober 2002. Th e Pen t a gon h a s a ls o a dmit t ed t h a t s ome t oxic
ma t er ia ls h a d been s pr ea d in Flor ida , Ala s ka a n d Ha wa ii.
Ma ybe in t h e n ext t en or t wen t y yea r s we will kn ow t h e t r u t h a bou t t h e
Golf s yn dr ome wh ich h a s ca u s ed ma n y bir t h -defect s on ch ildr en in t h e
U.S. a s well in Ir a q, a s a con s equ en ce of u r a n iu m u s ed t o bu ild wea pon s .
Over t wen t y-eigh t million s Amer ica n s u s e ps ych o-pills .
Good lu ck Mr . Pr es iden t ! You h a ve a lot of wor k t o do a t h ome befor e
s olvin g ot h er cou n t r ies pr oblems .
Th e t er r or is t s will n ever be defea t ed complet ely wit h bomba r dmen t s .
If on ly t en per cen t of t h e U.S. defen s e a n d pr is on s bu dget wou ld be
u s ed t o feed t h e poor , in clu din g t h e Amer ica n s , bu ild s ch ools , h os pit a ls ,
r oa ds , wit h ou t goin g t h r ou gh t h e In t er n a t ion a l Mon et a r y Fu n d (I.M.F.),
t er r or is m will s h r in k.
It will be like pu mpin g wa t er ou t of a fis h pon d t o ext er min a t e s ome
pois on in g t ype of fis h . Non fis h will s u r vive wit h ou t wa t er , a n d n o poor
people will pa y mu ch a t t en t ion t o t h e pr omis es of t h e t er r or is t s . Wh en
people h a ve en ou gh food on t h e t a ble for t h e en t ir e fa mily, t h eir ch ildr en
go t o s ch ool r egu la r ly a n d h a ve a cces s t o medica t ion s wh en n eeded, ver y
few people will be en t iced t o r is k t h eir lives for a s o-ca lled polit ica l or
r eligiou s ca u s e. St a r va t ion ch a n ges peoples per s pect ives .
I r emember r ea din g t h e s t or y of a pla in cr a s h in s ome mou n t a in s in
Sou t h Amer ica , a n d t h e s u r vivor s a t e t h e cor ps es of t h eir fr ien ds wh o died
in t h e cr a s h . I t h in k t h a t a movie wa s ma de a bou t it , beca u s e on e of t h e
s u r vivor s , wh o wa s r es cu ed a ft er weeks , wr ot e a book. In few wor ds a
gr ou p of s o-ca lled civilized people beca me ca n n iba ls ; in a n or ma l
en vir on men t t h ey wou ld be s en t t o ja il for t h e r es t of t h eir lives !
It is difficu lt t o u n der s t a n d h u n ger in own limit ed wor ld wh er e we
s pen t a lot of mon ey t r yin g t o loos e weigh t !
Wh y bla ck people in t h e U.S. con s t it u t e t h e ma jor it y of t h e pr is on
popu la t ion ? Beca u s e t h ey a r e n ot offer ed t h e s a me oppor t u n it ies of t h e
wh it e people, a n d live in pr eca r iou s con dit ion s .
Wh y s ome ma n y you n gs t er s commit t er r ible cr imes ? Beca u s e t h ey a r e
left on t h eir own , a n d a r e t h e vict ims of t h e h igh n u mber of divor ces .
Ea s y in ca r cer a t ion s a n d dea t h pen a lt y a r e n ot t h e s olu t ion .
To s olve s ome of t h e pr oblems in t h e wor ld t h er e is a n eed for mor e
dia logu e a n d les s bombs .
Th e s o-ca lled u n der gr ou n d diploma cy defu s ed s ome pot en t ia l con flict s
du r in g t h e cold wa r per iod. It s h ou ld s t ill be u s ed t o figh t t h e wa r on
t er r or .
I u n der s t a n d t h ou gh t h a t t h e diploma t ic a ppr oa ch ca n n ot fu n d t h e ever
expen s ive polit ica l ca mpa ign s , a n d it ca n n ot compet e wit h t h e defen s e
in du s t r ies elect or a l con t r ibu t ion s .
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Th e t elevis ion , es pecia lly in t h e USA, is t h e dr u g t h e gover n men t u s es
t o a ppea s e t h e popu la t ion a n d t o ma ke t h em r elia n t on ever y s t a t emen t
ma de on TV. Th a t is t h e r ea s on wh y, du r in g t h e elect ion ca mpa ign s , t h e
t elevis ion s t a t ion s a r e t h e u lt ima t e ben eficia r ies of t h e fu n ds r a is ed by t h e
ca n dida t es . A lot of mon ey is s pen t on t h e s o-ca lled s mea r commer cia ls :
in s t ea d of t a lkin g a bou t h is or h er pr ogr a m, if elect ed, t h e ca n dida t es t r y
t o des t r oy t h e a dver s a r ies wit h in n u en dos , mos t ly s exu a l a ffa ir s , or a bou t
pr eviou s s t a t emen t s on u n impor t a n t is s u es .
Democr a cy h a s t h er efor e become t h e bes t polit ica l s ys t em t h a t mon ey
ca n bu y.
"Polit ica l la n gu a ge ... is des ign ed t o ma ke lies s ou n d t r u t h fu l a n d
mu r der r es pect a ble, a n d t o give a n a ppea r a n ce of s olidit y t o pu r e win d."
By Geor ge Or well: Polit ics a n d t h e En glis h La n gu a ge
Th e a bove s t a t emen t depict s per fect ly t h e pr es en t s it u a t ion a r ou n d t h e
wor ld.
Th e t elevis ion is defin it ely t h e fou r t h power , a n d n ot on ly in t h e USA.
Du r in g t h e cold wa r per iod t h e U.S. wer e h a ppy t o h a ve a n
iden t ifia ble en emy, t h e Soviet Un ion , t h e evil empir e a s pr es iden t Rea ga n
la beled it . Th e cold wa r wa s u s ed a s a ju s t ifica t ion for t h e meddlin g of
t h eir gover n men t a n d s py a gen cies in t o ot h er cou n t r ies in t er n a l a ffa ir s ,
a n d/ or t o des t a bilize t h e elect ed gover n men t s n ot a lign ed wit h t h e
Amer ica n s t r a t egies .
I r emember t h e effor t s of t h e U.S. t o in t er fer e wit h t h e It a lia n polit ics ,
beca u s e we h a d t h e s t r on ges t commu n is t pa r t y, ou t s ide t h e Soviet Un ion .
On e of t h e mos t popu la r polit ica l lea der , Aldo Mor o, h a s been kidn a pped
a n d la t er a s s a s s in a t ed. Aldo Mor o wa s becomin g da n ger ou s du e t o h is
effor t s t o in volve t h e s pa gh et t i commu n is t pa r t y in s ome impor t a n t s ocia l
is s u es .
Ma n y t r a gic even t s t ook pla ce du r in g t h os e yea r s , wit h t h e los s es of
in n ocen t people: explos ives pla ced in pu blic pla ces , like a ba n k in Mila n ,
or in t h e t r a in s t a t ion of Bologn a , ju s t t o men t ion few. Mos t of t h es e
a t t a cks wer e mea n t t o cr ea t e a s ocia l u n r es t .
Th e u s u a l s u s pect s wer e a r r es t ed a n d la t er r elea s ed. On ly r ecen t ly
s ome n ews a r e s u r fa cin g a bou t t h e in volvemen t of for eign s ecr et s er vices .
Th e a ir pla n e of a n It a lia n a ir lin e wa s s h ot down wh ile flyin g fr om Rome
t o Pa ler mo, ever ybody on boa r d died: it is kn own a s t h e Us t ica t r a gedy.
Wh a t a bou t t h e pla n e cr a s h of En r ico Ma t t ei, t h e h ea d of t h e It a lia n oil
compa n y? He wa s becomin g a pa in in t h e a s s of t h e Amer ica n oil
compa n ies , for h is bu s in es s ph ilos oph y of fift y-fift y, t h e equ a l divis ion of
pr ofit s bet ween t h e oil compa n y a n d t h e cou n t r y own er of t h e oil fields !
It will t a ke ma n y yea r s befor e t h e t r u t h will ever be kn own .
Hen r y Kis s in ger clea r ly s t a t ed t h a t t h e U.S. don t h a ve per ma n en t
fr ien ds or en emies , bu t per ma n en t bu s in es s in t er es t s .
Th e defen s e in du s t r y wou ld go ou t of bu s in es s , in a New Yor k s econ d,
wit h ou t a n en emy t o wa ge a wa r t o.
Th e Amer ica n for eign a n d milit a r y a ffa ir s s eem t o be mot iva t ed t o s er ve
cor por a t e in t er es t s , (Ir a n , Ir a q, Ven ezu ela , Libya , et c), or polit ica l r ea s on t o
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ch a n ge t h e elect ed gover n men t s (Cu ba , Cile, et c.), r a t h er t h a n by t h e
des ir e t o br in g fr eedom a n d democr a cy.
Th e Ca t h olics celebr a t e t h e s t a t ion s of t h e Cr os s , bu t t h e Amer ica n s
celebr a t e t h e oilfields s t a t ion s , wh ich even t u a lly becomes a Ca lva r y for
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Th e polit ica l A.I.D.S.
Th e Amer ica n In t er n a t ion a l Dis a s t er Sys t em
a .k.a . Th e for eign policy

Th e Amer ica n a mba s s a dor s t o t h e mos t impor t a n t cou n t r ies a r e
a ppoin t ed by t h e n ewly elect ed pr es iden t , a s a r ewa r d for t h e con t r ibu t ion s
r eceived du r in g t h e pr es iden t ia l ca mpa ign . Th e du r a t ion of t h e
a ppoin t men t is s t r ict ly con n ect ed t o t h a t of t h e pr es iden t ; in few wor ds
cou ld la s t a min imu m of fou r t o a ma ximu m of eigh t yea r s in ca s e t h e
pr es iden t is r e-elect ed. Th er efor e even diploma cy is for s a le: t h e h igh er t h e
con t r ibu t ion , t h e mor e pr es t igiou s t h e a s s ign men t will be.
Non e of t h es e a mba s s a dor s h a ve a pr ior diploma t ic exper ien ce, a n d
t h a t is on e of t h e ma in r ea s on of t h e fa ilu r e of t h e polit ica l diploma cy.
Th e Amer ica n people a r e ver y pr ovin cia l a n d h a ve lit t le in t er es t for
wh a t h a ppen s in t h e r es t of t h e wor ld. Few of t h em h a ve pa s s por t s , on ly a
min or it y t r a vels a br oa d, a n d mos t of t h em for bu s in es s r ea s on s . Th ey don t
look beyon d t h eir belly!
Th a t is wh y t h e Amer ica n s wer e s h ocked by t h e Sept ember 11 a t t a cks .
For a ll of t h em wa s a wa ke-u p ca ll, a ft er a lon g illu s ion t h a t wor ld even t s
didn t h a ve s ome bea r in g on t h eir lives .
Mos t of t h e fa ilu r es in for eign policy a r e du e t o t h e a r r oga n t a ppr oa ch
t owa r ds t h e cou n t r y in wh ich t h ey in t en d t o expa n d t h eir econ omic power .
Th eir poor kn owledge of wor ld h is t or y pu t s t h em a t dis a dva n t a ge a n d mos t
of t h e t ime t h eir a ct ion s en d u p a s a t ot a l los s , in s pit e of t h e ma s s ive u s e
of t h e milit a r y for ce. Viet n a m is a good exa mple, a n d n ot t h e on ly on e.
Th e Amer ica n s u s e a ll t h eir milit a r y power t o des t r oy a cou n t r y r a t h er
t h a n a s a t h r ea t t o per s u a de, lea vin g beh in d t h em a t r a il of n ew en emies ,
a n d t h er efor e fu t u r e t er r or is t s .
Th ey h a r dly ever a ch ieve t h eir in it ia l goa l, wh et h er econ omic or
polit ica l; a n d wh en t h eir milit a r y in t er ven t ion fa ils , t h ey impos e t h e
emba r go, expect in g t h e r es t of t h e wor ld t o go a lon g wit h t h eir u n ila t er a l
decis ion .
An in t er es t in g book pu blis h ed du r in g t h e cold wa r per iod illu s t r a t es
t h e flou r is h in g of pr ofit a ble bu s in es s es beh in d t h e s cen es , t o over come
t h e emba r go, u s in g t h e s o-ca lled t r ia n gu la t ion s met h od. Th e t it le of t h e
book, if I r emember well, is Vodka -Cola . Th e emba r go t h er efor e in flict s
t h e s u ffer in gs on t h e poor people on ly, wit h lit t le or zer o r es u lt s a t t h e
polit ica l level.
Toda ys en emies wer e yes t er da ys a llies : Sa dda m Hu s s ein , Os a ma Bin
La den , Gh edda fi, Nor iega , Ma r cos , et c.
Th e fa ll of t h e Ber lin s wa ll a n d t h e br ea kdown of t h e Soviet Un ion h a s
ch a n ged t h e Amer ica n milit a r y s t r a t egy, fr om bein g defen s ive t o offen s ive.
Th e followin gs a r e s ome exa mples of U.S. for eign policys fa ilu r es :
Cu ba . Th e fir s t emba r go wa s impos ed by Eis en h ower in 1960, a ft er
Ca s t r o n a t ion a lized s ome Amer ica n bu s in es s es . In 1961 t h e C.I.A. t r a in ed
exiles fa iled t o in va de Cu ba , in t h e Ba y of Pigs .
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Sin ce Ca s t r o didn t blin k a n eye, t h e U.S. br oa den ed t h e s a n ct ion s t ill
t h ey pa s s ed t h e Helms -Bu r t on la w in 1995. Th e pu r pos e of t h is la w is t o
ext en d t h e s a n ct ion s of t h e emba r go a ls o t o a n y commer cia l t r a de bet ween
t h e Eu r opea n compa n ies a n d Cu ba . It is a r a t h er a r r oga n t a ppr oa ch t o
impos e t h eir decis ion s on ot h er fr ee cou n t r ies a s well; bu t t h is is t h e wa y
Wa s h in gt on in t en ds t o expor t democr a cy.
Th e va r iou s a t t empt s t o kill Ca s t r o h a ve fa iled mis er a bly.
Th e emba r go does n t pr omot e democr a cy, in s t ea d s t r en gt h en s t h e
power of t h e dict a t or in ch a r ge, a n d in cr ea s es t h e pr ofit s of few
cor por a t ion s . Accor din g t o cer t a in u n n a med s ou r ces ma n y of t h e mos t
lu xu r iou s h ot els bu ilt in Cu ba h a ve been fin a n ced by U.S. in ves t men t s
gr ou ps , ch a n n eled t h r ou gh compla cen t cou n t r ies .
Th e Amer ica n cit izen s will en d u p in ja il if t h ey vis it Cu ba , wit h t h e
except ion of for mer U.S. pr es iden t s of cou r s e. In fa ct J immy Ca r t er a n d h is
wife wen t t o Cu ba a n d du r in g t h eir vis it a s ked Ca s t r o t o a llow t h e
In t er n a t ion a l Red Cr os s t o in s pect t h e Cu ba n pr is on s . Th e U.S. h a ve n ever
a llowed Amn es t y In t er n a t ion a l t o vis it t h eir pr is on s .
Du r in g a s peech pr es iden t Ca r t er s a id: Ou r n a t ion is n ot per fect a s
fa r a s h u ma n r igh t s a r e con cer n ed. A lot of ou r cit izen s a r e in ja il, a n d
t h er e is n o dou bt t h a t t h e dea t h pen a lt y is mor e s ever ely h a n ded over t o
poor bla ck people or men t a lly r et a r ded. For mor e t h a n a qu a r t er of cen t u r y
we h a ve fou gh t wit h ou t s u cces s t o gr a n t a ll ou r cit izen s t h e ba s ic h ea lt h
in s u r a n ce. Never t h eles s ou r con s t it u t ion gives ou r people t h e pos s ibilit y t o
ch a n ge s u ch la ws . En d of qu ot e.
I h a ve a qu es t ion t o a s k J immy Ca r t er : How come t h a t you r cit izen s a r e
yet t r ea t ed u n equ a lly, in s pit e of t h e s o-ca lled equ a l r igh t s t h ey a r e en t it led
t o?.
Pr es iden t Geor ge W. Bu s h h a s a s ked Ca s t r o t o a llow fr ee elect ion s t o
let t h e Cu ba n s expr es s t h eir will. It s ou n ds a lit t le s a r ca s t ic if n ot
h ypocr it e, in view of t h e fa ct t h a t t h e Amer ica n peoples will h a s n ot been
t a ken in t o con s ider a t ion for t h e r es u lt s of t h e yea r 2000 elect ion s , wh er e
t h e ma jor it y vot ed for Al Gor e !
Aft er over for t y yea r s Ca s t r o is s t ill in power , in s pit e of t h e emba r go!
Alger ia : Sever a l t h ou s a n ds people h a ve been killed in Alger ia , over on e-
h u n dr ed-fift y-t h ou s a n d a ccor din g t o t h e la s t s t a t is t ics : How come t h e U.S.
h a ve n ever felt t h e n eed t o pr omot e democr a cy in t h a t cou n t r y? Wh y don t
t h ey pr omot e a Un it ed Na t ion s r es olu t ion t o con demn t h e h u ma n r igh t s
viola t ion s in t h a t cou n t r y? Th e a n s wer is : t h e U.S. h a s n o bu s in es s
in t er es t s t o pr ot ect .
Sou t h Ar a bia : Th e Amer ica n s a r e t h e mos t impor t a n t pa r t n er s a n d
defen der s of t h is cou n t r y s in ce t h e bir t h of t h e kin gdom in 1932, in
exch a n ge of t h e s u pply of oil. Th ey t u r n t h e ot h er wa y wh en it comes t o
h u ma n r igh t s viola t ion s in t h is cou n t r y, for t h e s a ke of con t in u ou s oil
s u pply a t a lower pr ice. Th e dea t h pen a lt y a s a r u le is u s ed. In t h e yea r
2001 n in et y per cen t of t h e execu t ion s h a ve t a ken pla ce in fou r cou n t r ies :
U.S.A., Ch in a , Ir a n a n d Sou t h Ar a bia .
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Gu a t ema la : In 1954 t h e gover n men t of Ar ben s h a s been over t h r own by
Colon el Ar ma s , h elped by t h e U.S. Ar ben s h a d n a t ion a lized U.S. compa n y
la n ds .
Nica r a gu a : Aft er t h e Sa n din is t a u pr is in g in 1979, t h e U.S. h a ve t r ied t o
over t h r ow Da n iel Or t ega s gover n men t wit h t h e u s u a l emba r go. Th e CIA-
t r a in ed Con t r a s r ebels la u n ch ed t er r or is t a t t a cks a ga in s t civilia n clin ics
a n d s ch ools r u n by t h e Sa n din is t a gover n men t a n d min ed Nica r a gu a n
h a r bor s . Th e Con t r a s wer e fin a n ced fr om t h e pr oceeds of t h e illega l s a le of
wea pon s t o Ir a n , wit h ou t t h e con gr es s ion a l a ppr ova l, du r in g Rea ga n s
pr es iden cy. In fa ct , t h e CIA dir ect or , Ca s ey, a n d colon el Oliver Nor t h h a ve
been in ves t iga t ed by Con gr es s du r in g t h e s o-ca lled Ir a n ga t e in ves t iga t ion .
El Sa lva dor : Th e Rea ga n a dmin is t r a t ion fin a n ced, a t t h e begin n in g of
1980, du r in g t h e civil wa r goin g on in t h a t cou n t r y, t h e a r my wh ich
s u ppor t ed t h e fa mou s dea t h s qu a ds of Rober t o DAu bu is s on .
Ven ezu ela : Hu go Ch a vez h a s been elect ed pr es iden t in 1998 t r ou gh fr ee
elect ion s . Ven ezu ela expor t s h a lf of it s oil t o t h e Un it ed St a t es . Pr es iden t
Ch a vez is n ot ver y well liked by t h e USA du e t o h is s ocia l polit ica l a gen da ,
a s well for t h e fa ct t h a t Ven ezu ela en t er t a in s t r a de r ela t ion s h ip wit h Libya ,
Ir a q a n d Cu ba s pecifica lly, wh er e it s s old is s old a t a dis cou n t ed pr ice.
By mid Apr il 2002 Hu go Ch a vez is over t h r own , a ft er s ome pu blic pr ot es t s ,
du r in g wh ich a bou t t en people wer e killed.
Th e dir ect or of t h e Ven ezu ela n in du s t r ia l a s s ocia t ion , Ca r mon a , is
a ppoin t ed pr es iden t , h e s u s pen ds t h e con s t it u t ion , s h u t s down t h e
pa r lia men t , a n d immedia t ely s t ops t h e oil s u pply t o Cu ba . Wh o is beh in d
a ll t h es e even t s ? Some Amer ica n n ews pa per s h a ve r epor t ed t h a t Ca r mon a
h a d n u mer ou s con t a ct s wit h t h e U.S St a t e depa r t men t a s well a s wit h t h e
Pen t a gon a ft er t h e cou p d't a t , t oget h er wit h ot h er pr es iden t Ch a vezs
oppon en t s .
Th e Wh it e Hou s e r ema in ed in explica bly s ilen t wh ile t h es e even t s wer e
t a kin g pla ce, in s t ea d of con demn in g t h e ou s t ed of a democr a t ica lly elect ed
pr es iden t , wh ile ot h er cou n t r ies immedia t ely con demn ed t h e cou p d't a t .
Hu go Ch a vez h a s t r ied t o in t er fer e wit h t h e ma n a gemen t of t h e St a t e
own ed oil compa n y. Th is a ct t r ou bled Wa s h in gt on , fea r in g t h e r edu ct ion or
t h e s u s pen s ion of t h e oil s u pply. Du r in g t h is s a me per iod Ir a q a n n ou n ced
t h e s u s pen s ion for t h ir t y da ys of it s oil s u pplies in s u ppor t of t h e
Pa les t in e, in va ded by t h e Is r a eli a r my-t a n ks .
Ch ile: Allen de h a s been democr a t ica lly elect ed in 1970, bu t h is s ocia l
a gen da t r ou bled pr es iden t Nixon . On Sept ember 11,1973, a cou p d't a t ,
h elped by t h e CIA a n d a u t h or ized by Hen r y Kis s in ger , t h e Secr et a r y of
St a t e, t a kes pla ce. Th is is a s t a t emen t ma de by Kis s in ger , a ccor din g t o
officia l docu men t s , decla s s ified by pr es iden t Clin t on : We ca n n ot lea ve a
cou n t r y in t h e h a n ds of commu n is t s du e t o t h e ir r es pon s ible decis ion s of
t h e Ch ilea n popu la t ion . En d of qu ot e.
Th e cou p d't a t ma r ked t h e begin n in g of Pin och et s dict a t or s h ip, on e of t h e
cr u eles t of t h e cen t u r y, du r in g wh ich over t h ir t y-t h ou s a n d people died, bu t
t h e n ew des pot wa s es t eemed a n d s u ppor t ed by Wa s h in gt on .
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Th e in volvemen t of t h e CIA a n d t h e fin a n cia l ba ckin g of U.S. gover n men t
a r e well-kn own . Pr es iden t Clin t on a u t h or ized t h e pu blica t ion of t h e officia l
docu men t s of t h a t per iod t o a llow t h e pu blic t o ju dge h ow t h e Amer ica n
in volvemen t in flu en ced n ega t ively t h e democr a cy a n d h u ma n r igh t s in
Ch ile. A s a d r elief, a ft er t h ir t y yea r s , for lot s of fa milies , vict ims of t h e
dict a t or s h ip!
Wou ldn t it be t h e ca s e of a la w-s u it a ga in s t t h e U.S. for fin a n cia l
compen s a t ion s , like J ews did for t h e vict ims of t h e Holoca u s t ?
Th e in volvemen t of Hen r y Kis s in ger h a s been a t t h e cen t er of s ome cou r t
ca s es in ves t iga t in g t h e cr imes wh ich occu r r ed du r in g Pin och et
dict a t or s h ip. Fr om t h e St a t e depa r t men t s a r ch ives Hen r y Kis s in ger is
depict ed a s bein g t h e s t r on ges t s u ppor t er of milit a r y r egimes in t h a t
per iod: Ma r cos in t h e Ph ilippin es , Videla in Ar gen t in a a n d t h e colon els in
Gr eece. In t h e n a me of U.S. in t er es t s , Kis s in ger u s ed t o des cr ibe t h e
defen s e of h u ma n r igh t s a s s t u pid s en t imen t a lis m.
Bu t in s pit e of t h e fa ct t h a t Kis s in ger s h a n ds wer e t a in t ed wit h t h e blood
of ma n y in n ocen t vict ims , in 1973 h e wa s a wa r ded t h e Nobel pr ice for
pea ce!
On ly r ecen t ly a book h a s been pu blis h ed in t h e USA by t h e jou r n a lis t
Ch r is t oph er Hit ch en s wit h t h e t it le Th e Tr ia l of Hen r y Kis s in ger . Wa n t ed
for cr imes a ga in s t h u ma n it y.
It is n ow clea r wh y t h e Un it ed St a t es h a ve n ot s ign ed t h e Rome Tr ea t y
a .k.a . Th e In t er n a t ion a l Tr ibu n a l.
Accor din g t o s ome r u mou r s goin g a r ou n d t h e in t er n a t ion a l s py a gen cies ,
Hen r y Kis s in ger migh t h a ve been in dir ect ly in volved in s ome of t h e
u n r es olved cr imin a l ca s es wh ich t ook pla ce in It a ly.
Wh en Silvio Ber lu s con i beca me pr ime min is t er of It a ly, a ft er t h e elect ion s
of Ma y 13,2001, h e con s u lt ed wit h Kis s in ger , befor e for min g a n ew cen t er -
r igh t gover n men t !
Colu mbia : In s pit e of t h e h igh n u mber s of t h e polit ica l a s s a s s in a t ion s ,
t h e Un it ed St a t es h a ve been du r in g t h e 90 ma jor s u pplier s of wea pon r y
a n d milit a r y t r a in er s . Violen ce con t in u es t o gr ow a lon g wit h milit a r y a ids
t o wa ge a wa r a ga in s t dr u g dea ler s . Th e Colu mbia n gover n men t expla in s
t h a t t h e u s e of violen ce is n eces s a r y t o defen d t h e cou n t r y fr om t h e a t t a cks
of t h e t er r or is t r ebels . An even t , bet t er t h a n a lot wor ds , elu cida t es t h e
pr omis cu it y bet ween bu s in es s a n d for eign a ffa ir s : t h e pr es iden t of t h e New
Yor k s t ock exch a n ge met wit h t h e r ebels , wh om t h e gover n men t a llegedly
comba t s , t o en cou r a ge t h em t o in ves t t h eir mon ey in t h e s t ock exch a n ge
r a t h er t h en u s in g it t o figh t t h e gover n men t !
Tu r key: Th e r epr es s ion of t h e Cu r ds in Tu r key h a s been of ca t a s t r oph ic
dimen s ion s . Over on e-million people, bet ween 1990 a n d 1994, fled t h e
cou n t r y, wh ile t h e Tu r kis h a r my des t r oyed va r iou s villa ges . Du r in g t h e
s a me per iod Tu r key wa s on e of t h e ma jor impor t er of milit a r y s u pplies
fr om t h e Un it ed St a t es a n d t h e r es t of t h e wor ld. A Cu r d r ebel wa n t ed by
Tu r key fled t o It a ly, a n d t o s olve t h e pr oblem of wh et h er t o ext r a dit e h im t o
Tu r key or gr a n t h im a polit ica l a s ylu m in It a ly, Ma delein e Albr igh t , t h en
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Amer ica n Secr et a r y of St a t e, a s ked Tu r key t o a bolis h t h e dea t h pen a lt y! A
fa n t a s t ic exa mple of polit ica l coh er en ce: do a s I t ell you , a n d n ot a s I do.
Ir a q: Th e Un it ed St a t es , du r in g Rea ga n s pr es iden cy, h a ve fin a n ced,
s u pplied wea pon r y, a n d t r a in ed t h e Ir a qi a r med for ces , du r in g t h e wa r
a ga in s t Ir a n , fr om 1980 t o 1988, t o defea t t h e a ya t olla h Kh omein i.
Th e pr es en t Secr et a r y of Defen s e, Don a ld Ru ms feld, wa s s en t by Rea ga n
t o Ba gh da d, in December 1983, t o meet wit h Sa dda m Hu s s ein , t o
n or ma lize t h e r ela t ion s h ip wit h Ir a q. Wh ile t h e Un it ed Na t ion s in Ma r ch
1984 den ou n ced t h e u s e of ch emica ls (ga s ) a ga in s t t h e Ir a n ia n s , Don a ld
Ru ms feld wa s in a meet in g wit h Sa dda m Hu s s ein (Ma r ch 4,1984) t o
r ea ffir m t h e s u ppor t of t h e Amer ica n gover n men t a n d t o pr ovide
in t elligen ce a s well milit a r y equ ipmen t , in clu din g ch emica ls .
In s pit e of t h e ma s s ive Amer ica n commit men t t h e Ir a qis didn t defea t Ir a n ,
a n d a ft er eigh t yea r s of wa r , Ir a q wa s for ced t o s ign t h e Un it ed Na t ion s
cea s e-fir e r es olu t ion .
Th e en d r es u lt of t h e wa r wa s t h a t Ir a q a cqu ir ed qu it e a bit of t ech n ology
ma de in USA, wit h pos s ible n ega t ive con s equ en ces in t h e fu t u r e.
Th e in va s ion of Ku wa it by t h e Ir a qis offer ed a ch a n ce t o t h e U.S. t o t opple
Sa dda m Hu s s ein r egime, bu t in explica bly it didn t h a ppen .
Du r in g t h e Golf wa r , t o wh ich It a ly t ook pa r t , t h e Amer ica n s s u ffer ed mor e
los s es du e t h e s o-ca lled fr ien dly fir e, t h a n by Ir a qis a t t a cks .
In view of t h e fa ct t h a t Sa dda m Hu s s ein wa s s t ill in power , t h e U.S. u s ed
t h e emba r go, wh ich on ly br in gs s u ffer in gs t o t h e popu la t ion , a n d does n t
a ffect t h e r egime in ch a r ge.
At t h e en d of t h e Golf wa r USA a n d Gr ea t Br it a in impos ed t h e n o-fly-zon e
in t h e n or t h a n d s ou t h of Ir a q, wit h ou t a n y Un it ed Na t ion s r es olu t ion , t o
pr ot ect t h e Cu r ds (n or t h ) a n d t h e Sh iit e (s ou t h ). A lot of in n ocen t civilia n s
died a s a con s equ en ce of t h e con t in u ou s bombin gs , by t h e Br it is h a n d
Amer ica n for ces .
I h ope t h a t my poin t of view is n ot mis u n der s t ood: I a m n ot defen din g
Sa dda m Hu s s ein a n d h is r egime. On t h e con t r a r y. I a m con vin ced t h a t
Sa dda m Hu s s ein s h ou ld be depos ed by h is own people a n d br ou gh t t o
ju s t ice for h is h or r ible cr imes .
Ha ve t h e Amer ica n s con s ider ed wh a t will h a ppen in Ir a q a ft er a plot
ca r r ied ou t by ext er n a l for ces ? Th e oppos it ion lea der s wh o s h ou ld gover n
Ir a q a ft er t h e depos it ion of Sa dda m Hu s s ein , s eem t o be mor e in t er es t ed in
en joyin g t h eir golden exiles a t t h e expen s es of CIA, r a t h er t h a n be in
ch a r ge of a n a t ion in dis a s t r ou s con dit ion s . Wh a t a bou t t h e h is t or ic
divis ion s a mon g t h e va r iou s et h n ic fa ct ion s : Cu r ds , Su n n is a n d Sh iit es ?
Wh a t t ype of con s t it u t ion do t h e Amer ica n s h a ve in min d for Ir a q? Wh o
will fu n d t h e r econ s t r u ct ion , in a ddit ion t o t h e gu a r a n t eed con t r a ct s wit h
Amer ica n compa n ies , a s it h a ppen ed in Ku wa it ?
How lon g will t a ke befor e t h e elect ion s ca n occu r ? Wh o will gu a r a n t ee t h e
pu blic s a fet y du r in g t h e t r a n s it ion per iod?
Wou ldn t it be r ea s on a ble t o a n s wer a ll t h es e qu es t ion s befor e wa gin g a
wa r ? Wh a t if Ir a n will pr epa r e a s u r pr is e in va s ion ?
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Bu t t h e U.S. in gen er a l a n d Geor ge W. Bu s h a n d Ch en ey in in dividu a lly,
a r e n ot in t er es t ed t o a n s wer a ll t h es e s t u pid qu es t ion s . Th e r ea l r ea s on is
t o vin dica t e h is fa t h er s a s s a s s in a t ion a t t empt a n d mos t ly t o open t h e
cou n t r y t o t h eir oil compa n ies ! We, oilmen , u n der s t a n d ea ch ot h er !
Wh y s h ou ld we, It a lia n s , s en d ou r fa t h er s , s on s , br ot h er s , t o die?
Simply beca u s e Geor ge W. Bu s h ma de h is min d u p?
Sa dda m Hu s s ein h a s la s t ed t h a n ks t o t h e la ck of a s t r on g a n d u n it ed
oppos it ion . Th e Amer ica n bombs will on ly s er ve mor e t o des t r oy t h e lit t le
clou t t h ey s t ill h a ve in t h e Ar a b wor ld, du e t o t h e u n r es olved con flict
bet ween Is r a el a n d Pa les t in e, t h a n t o bu ild a democr a t ic s t a t e in Ir a q.
Th e en t ir e r egion will be des t a bilized a n d a lot of et h n ic cla s h es will come
t o pa s s .
Th is is qu es t ion t h a t t h e Amer ica n n ever t a ke in t o con s ider a t ion du e t o
t h eir ph ilos oph y of s h or t t er m in t er es t s in s t ea d of lon g t er m ben efit s .
It is t h e ba s ic ph ilos oph y t h ey a pply in t h e fin a n cia l a n d econ omic field.
If t h e r ea l r ea s on beh in d Sa dda m Hu s s ein ou s t in g is t o a llevia t e t h e Ir a qis
s u ffer in gs , wh y don t t h ey u s e milit a r y a ir pla n es t o dr op food a n d
medicin es for t h e poor civilia n s ? People t h in k bet t er wit h a fu ll s t oma ch ,
a n d t h ey h a ve en er gies t o or ga n ize a n u pr is in g.
Wh a t bet t er occa s ion t o pr ove t h a t you h a ve a t h ea r t t h e Ir a qis well bein g,
in s t ea d of you r ben efit ?
If Ir a q didn t h a ve oilfields t h e Amer ica n a t t en t ion wou ld t h e s a me a s t h e
on e t h ey pa y t o t h e Pa les t in ia n pr oblem, or ot h er poor n a t ion s .
Th e Un it ed Na t ion s r es olu t ion kn own a s food for oil is n ot h in g bu t a
s h a m. Almos t h a lf of t h e pr oceedin gs go t o r eimbu r s e t h e wa r da ma ges t o
t h e n a t ion s in volved. Ever y per s on r eceives t h e equ iva len t of t wen t y-five
cen t s for s ome r ice, len t ils a n d t ea .
Wh o wer e t h e gr ea t es t ben eficia r ies of t h e Un it ed Na t ion s r es olu t ion ? Th e
cou n t r ies wh ich bu y t h e oil or t h e Ir a qis ch ildr en wh o con t in u e t o die fr om
s t a r va t ion ?
Th e Amer ica n s t h ou gh con t r ibu t e t o pr es er ve Sa dda m Hu s s ein s r egime by
pu r ch a s in g h is oil, mor e t h a n a n y ot h er n a t ion in t h e wor ld, a t t h e r a t e of
t en -billion dolla r s a yea r , in s pit e of t h e emba r go!
Wh er e is t h e coh er en ce bet ween wh a t t h ey s a y a n d wh a t t h ey do?
All t h e fa iled a t t empt s t o ou s t Sa dda m Hu s s ein r ein for ce h im polit ica lly in
t h e Ar a b wor ld even t h ou gh h e is milit a r ily wea ken ed. He por t r a ys h ims elf
a s Da vid s t a n din g u p t o t h e Amer ica n Golia t h , bla min g ma n y of h is
cou n t r ys in t er n a l pr oblems on U.S. econ omic s a n ct ion s .
Th e Ir a qs s it u a t ion cou ld be s olved wit h ou t bombin gs if t h e Un it ed St a t es
wou ld a llow in t er n a t ion a l in s pect or s , r ea lly in depen den t a n d n ot like t h e
Au s t r a lia n in s pect or Rich a r d Bu t ler , t o ver ify if t h e Ir a qis h a ve or n ot
ch emica l wea pon s . Rich a r d Bu t ler wa s kicked ou t of Ir a q beca u s e of h is
a lleged t ies wit h CIA.
If t h e r ea l pu r pos e of t h e in s pect ion s is t o dis cover t h e t r u t h , I don t
u n der s t a n d wh y t h e U.S a r e defyin g s u ch in it ia t ive.
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It is clea r t h a t t h e in t en t is s omet h in g els e, like Rolf Ekeu s , in ch a r ge of
t h e Un it ed Na t ion s in s pect ion s fr om 1991 t o 1997, con fir med: Th er e is n o
dou bt t h a t Wa s h in gt on wa n t ed t o ma n ipu la t e t h e in s pect ion s .
At t h e pr es en t t ime t h er e a r e on ly Wa s h in gt on s a s s er t ion s t h a t Ir a q h a s
ch emica l wea pon s , wit h ou t a n y s u ppor t in g r ea l pr oof. Or s h a ll we t a ke t h e
U.S a s s er t ion s a t fa ce va lu e, like a dogma , wh ich does n t a llow a n y dou bt ?
Spea kin g of in s pect ion s , is n t a bou t t ime t h a t t h e Pen t a gon fin a lly r evea ls ,
a ft er eleven yea r s , wh a t ca u s ed t h e Golf s yn dr ome?
Over on e-h u n dr ed-t h ou s a n d Amer ica n s a n d few t h ou s a n d Eu r opea n s a r e
s u ffer in g for m t h is dis ea s e, bu t t h e Pen t a gon is n ot yet r elea s in g a n y
in for ma t ion , bein g a fr a id of lega l a ct ion s .
As a con s equ en ce of t h is dis ea s e ma n y ch ildr en in t h e USA h a ve been bor n
wit h h or r ible bir t h -defect s .
Accor din g t o a r epor t is s u ed by Ra n d Cor por a t ion , wh ich wor ks for t h e
Amer ica n a r my, t h er e is a lin k bet ween t h e medicin es given t o t h e U.S.
a r med for ces a s a pr ot ect ion a ga in s t a n y ch emica l s u bs t a n ce wh ich t h e
Ir a qis migh t u s e a n d t h e Golf s yn dr ome. Th es e pills s h ou ld h a ve
pr ot ect ed t h em fr om a s u bs t a n ce ca lled s oma n , u n kn own by Ir a qs
r egime.
Th e r ea l pu r pos e t o ou s t Sa dda m Hu s s ein is t o s ecu r e a n ot h er s ou r ce of
oil, beca u s e t h e Amer ica n s a r e con cer n ed a bou t t h e s t a bilit y of Sa u di
Ar a bia s polit ica l s it u a t ion . Th e con t in u ou s flow of mon ey t o Al Qa eda
or ga n iza t ion is a r ea l con cer n .
An u pda t ed in for ma t ion a ft er t h e Amer ica n in va s ion of Ir a q.
Aft er t h r ee t h e U.S. a r med for ces h a ve a r r ived in Ba gh da d, a n d yet n o
wea pon s of ma s s des t r u ct ion h a ve been fou n d.
In t h e mea n t ime t h e Pen t a gon ma y be pr epa r in g a n ot h er pr e-empt ive wa r
by a n n ou n cin g t h a t t h e WMD (Wea pon s of Ma s s Des t r u ct ion ) ma y h a ve
been h idden in Syr ia .
Th e s t r en gt h of t h e Ir a qis a r med for ces h a s been gr ea t ly exa gger a t ed t o
ju s t ify t h e ca r pet -bombin g of t h e cou n t r y, ca u s in g t h er efor e ma n y vict ims
a mon g in n ocen t civilia n s .
A h igh r a n kin g Amer ica n officer h a s ju s t ified t h e ma s s a cr e of fift een
civilia n s , s h ot dea d a t a ch eck poin t , by s a yin g: No mis t a kes h a ve been
ma de, t h e ca r n a ge h a s on ly been a n in ciden t .
An a r ma da wor t h fou r -h u n dr ed-billion dolla r s a yea r s a ga in s t a n a r my of
on e-billion dolla r s : t h is is t h e pr es en t ba t t lefield in Ir a q.
Th e An glo-Amer ica n for ces h a ve s o fa r s u ffer ed mor e los s es ca u s ed by t h e
s o-ca lled fr ien dly fir e, t h a n by Ir a qis a t t a cks .
A joke goes a r ou n d t h es e da ys : Th e Ir a qi min is t er of in for ma t ion
a n n ou n ces on TV t h a t t h e Ir a qi a r med for ces h a ve down ed a n En glis h
milit a r y a ir pla n e. Few min u t es la t er t h e Amer ica n pr es iden t a ppea r s on
CNN, h e is r a t h er u ps et a n d s a ys : Her e we a r e wit h t h e u s u a l pr opa ga n da
of t h e Ir a qs r egime. Th e En glis h pla n e h a s been down ed by u s .
Th e in va s ion of Ir a q h a s a lwa ys been por t r a yed a s a des ir e t o br in g
democr a cy in t h a t cou n t r y. In t h e mea n t ime t h er e h a s been a vict im of t h e
expor t ed democr a cy. Th e jou r n a lis t wh o beca me fa mou s du r in g t h e Golf
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wa r in 1991, wh ile wor kin g for CNN, Pet er Ar n et t , h a s been dis mis s ed by
t h e Amer ica n t elevis ion NBC beca u s e h e h a d t h e gu t s t o cr it icize t h e
Pen t a gon s pla n s du r in g a n in t er view t o t h e Ir a qi t elevis ion .
NBC is own ed by Gen er a l Elect r ic, ver y mu ch in t er es t ed in obt a in in g
lu cr a t ive con t r a ct s for t h e r econ s t r u ct ion of Ir a q, a n d t h er efor e t h e
fr eedom of s peech is s a cr ificed on t h e a lt a r of a lmigh t y dolla r !
Immedia t ely a ft er t h e a r r iva l in Ba gh da d of t h e Amer ica n t r oops , t h e loca l
popu la t ion a s s a iled a ll t h e gover n men t a l s it es , in clu din g t h e pr es iden t ia l
pa la ces , mu s eu ms , et c, s t ea lin g a n yt h in g t h ey ca n ca r r y.
All t h is wa s h a ppen in g wit h ou t t h e in t er ven t ion of t h e Amer ica n t r oops .
Th e Oil Min is t r y is t h e on ly on e wh ich h a s been pr ot ect ed by t h e ma r in es .
Ku wa it : Th e in va s ion of Ku wa it by Ir a qi a r med for ces wa s eit h er t h e
u mpt een s u r pr is e for CIA, or t h e U.S. deliber a t ely looked t h e ot h er wa y t o
in t er ven e milit a r ily la t er ?
By r ea din g s ome of t h e n ews of t h a t per iod you will a gr ee t h a t my qu es t ion
is n ot ou t of pla ce. At t h e t ime of t h e in va s ion , Ir a q a n d t h e U.S.
en t er t a in ed n or ma l diploma t ic r ela t ion s h ip. Th e pr oof is t h e s t a t emen t
ma de by t h e Amer ica n a mba s s a dor of t h a t per iod, Apr il Ga s pie, few da ys
befor e t h e in va s ion : Th e Un it ed St a t es a r e n eu t r a l r ega r din g t h e dis pu t e
bet ween Ir a q a n d Ku wa it . Th is s t a t emen t wa s ma de beca u s e Ir a q h a d
moved it s t r oops n ext t o t h e Ku wa it bor der s .
Her e is a n ot h er s t a t emen t : Th e Amer ica n milit a r y exper t s don t believe in
a milit a r y a t t a ck in t h e n ea r fu t u r e a s pu blis h ed by t h e Wa s h in gt on Pos t
on J u ly 29, exa ct ly t h r ee da ys befor e t h e in va s ion of Au gu s t 2,1990!
How wa s it pos s ible t h a t t h e s u per power wa s ca u gh t by s u r pr is e, in s pit e
of t h e ma n y s py-s a t ellit es ?
In my modes t opin ion , it wa s a n oppor t u n it y t h a t t h e Amer ica n s didn t
wa n t t o mis s . A milit a r y in t er ven t ion wou ld s er ve t h e pu r pos e t o fin a lly
wipe ou t t h e s o-ca lled Viet n a m complex, a mon g t h e U.S. a r med for ces .
It wa s t h e gr ea t es t oppor t u n it y t h ey h a ve been wa it in g for , t o pr ove t h eir
milit a r y s u per ior it y s in ce t h e cold wa r .
I a m n ot let t in g my ima gin a t ion r u n wild. Ten yea r s a ft er t h e en d of t h e
Golf wa r , t h e Amer ica n t r oops a r e s t ill in Ku wa it , a n d t h is pr es en ce cou ld
ca u s e s ome r es en t men t s a mon g t h e loca l popu la t ion . Th ey a r e a fr a id of
loos in g t h eir n a t ion a l iden t it y a n d r eligiou s t r a dit ion s .
Ir a n : In 1953 a comma n d oper a t ion , wit h t h e s u ppor t of t h e wor ld-kn own
a gen cy, over t h r ows a democr a t ic gover n men t t o in s t a ll t h e Sh a h . Bu t
r ela t ion s ch a n ge a ccor din g t h e bu s in es s clima t e: t h e pr ice of oil wa s t oo
low du r in g t h a t per iod.
Th er efor e t h e USA h a ve h elped Aya t olla h Kh omein i, over eigh t y-yea r s old,
livin g in Pa r is , t o s t a r t a r evolt t o over t h r ow t h e Sh a h .
Aya t olla h Kh omein i, a s s oon a s h e r et u r n ed t o Ir a n , kicked t h e Amer ica n s
ou t of t h e cou n t r y. Some Amer ica n diploma t s wer e kept h os t a ge a t t h e
Amer ica n emba s s y in Teh er a n , by a gr ou p of Ir a n ia n s t u den t s , for fou r -
h u n dr ed-for t y-fou r da ys , fr om 1978 t o 1981. In Apr il 1980 a n a t t empt t o
r es cu e t h e fift y-t wo h os t a ges fa iled a n d eigh t t r oops died in t h e cr a s h
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bet ween a n Amer ica n pla n e a n d h elicopt er . It wa s a r a t h er emba r r a s s in g
in ciden t for t h e Un it ed St a t es .
Ir a n is n ow a t t h e cen t er of a t t en t ion of t h e des k-wa r r ior s a t t h e Pen t a gon ,
a n d of Don a ld Ru ms feld, Secr et a r y of Depa r t men t of Defen s e. Th e officia l
r ea s on is t h a t Ir a n is bu ildin g n u clea r power pla n t s , wit h t h e h elp of
Un it ed St a t es pr es en t bes t a lly, Ru s s ia . Do t h e Ir a n ia n oilfields h a ve
a n yt h in g t o do wit h t h is mu ch a t t en t ion ?
It wou ld be u s efu l t o h igh ligh t on a wor ld ma p t h e cou n t r ies wit h oilfields
t o pin poin t wh er e n ext U.S. bombin g a n d/ or in va s ion is goin g t o t a ke
pla ce.
Th is a lis t of t h e oil r es er ves of s ome cou n t r ies , in million s of ba r r els , t o
bet t er illu s t r a t e t h e Amer ica n s t r a t egic in t er es t for Ir a q a n d Ir a n : Sa u di
Ar a bia 259.000, Ir a q 113.000, Ir a n 90.000, Libya 30.000, Egypt 3.000.
Oilfield is t h e polit ica l s yn on ym for Rogu e n a t ion .
Pa n a ma : Th is cou n t r y h a s been mor e or les s a U.S. pr ot ect or a t e. Nor iega
h a s been a cr ea t u r e of t h e CIA, bu t ver y likely h e wa s get t in g t oo
dema n din g, a n d t h er efor e U.S. t r oops in 1989 in va ded Pa n a ma t o ou s t t h e
n a t ion a lis t r egime of Ma n u el Nor iega . Th e U.S. a ccu s ed it s for mer a lly of
a llowin g dr u g-r u n n in g in t h e cou n t r y.
Su ch in va s ion pr even t ed t h e Pa n a ma n ia n s fr om over t h r owin g t h eir own
dict a t or fir s t a n d in s t a llin g a n ew democr a t ic gover n men t t o t h eir likin g.
Th es e in t er ven t ion s a r e mos t ly ca r r ied ou t , a r ou n d t h e wor ld, t o in s t a ll a
pr o-U.S. gover n men t , or dict a t or , t o pr ot ect t h eir bu s in es s in t er es t s , r a t h er
t h a n t o s pr ea d democr a cy.
Nor iega wa s in s t ea d t a ken t o Flor ida a n d ch a r ged wit h h is dr u g t r a ffickin g,
a n d s en t en ced. Wh y wa s n t h e t r ied by a Pa n a ma cou r t in s t ea d of a U.S.
cou r t ?
Libya : Aft er t h e Ma r s h a ll Pla n fin a n cia l a id for t h e r econ s t r u ct ion of t h e
cou n t r y, t h e U.S. h a ve t r ied wit h a n y pos s ible mea n t o t opple t h e
n a t ion a lis t Mu h a mma r Gh a dda fi.
In 1986 t h ey la u n ch ed a bombin g r a id a ccu s in g Libya of s pon s or in g a
t er r or is t gr ou p. Th e bombin g r a id killed ma n y civilia n s , in clu din g on e of
Gh a dda fis da u gh t er s , wh ile h e r ema in ed in power .
In view of t h e fa ct t h a t t h e milit a r y a t t a ck didn t wor k, t h e U.S. employed
t h e emba r go wea pon .
Du r in g t h e emba r go t h e Amer ica n s bu ilt on e of t h e lon ges t wa t er pipelin e
in t h e wor ld, t h r ou gh a Kor ea n compa n y!
Sin ce 1989 Libya is pa r t of t h e Rogu e n a t ion s lis t . Th is lis t is compiled in
Wa s h in gt on by t h e St a t e Depa r t men t a ccor din g t o t h e on goin g mood of t h e
momen t .
Th e U.S. gover n men t is n ow ch a n gin g it s cou r s e, u n der t h e pr es s u r e of
U.S. oil a n d in du s t r ia l compa n ies , beca u s e t h ey a r e loos in g a lot of
bu s in es s con t r a ct s gr a n t ed t o Eu r opea n compa n ies .
In don es ia : Th e CIA, a ccor din g t o a r ecen t book, pla yed a n impor t a n t r ole
in t h e r evolt , wh ich a bou t t h ir t y-five yea r s a go, t oppled pr es iden t Su ka r n o,
t h e r ea l pr omot er of In don es ia s in depen den ce. Du r in g t h a t r evolt ma n y
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member s of t h e commu n is t pa r t y h a ve been ma s s a cr ed by t h e dea t h -
s qu a dr on s .
La os : In t h e s ixt ies a n d s even t ies t h is cou n t r y wa s a t t h e cen t er of ca r pet
bombin gs , h it t in g ma n y civilia n s s it es . Du r in g t h es e bombin gs t h e U.S.
h a s u s ed t h e s o-ca lled bombies , lit t le a mmo t o kill or ma im h u ma n s a n d
n ot des t r oy edifices . Sin ce t h a t t ime ever y yea r t h ou s a n ds of people s t ill die
du e t o t h e explos ion of t h es e bombies . Th e Un it ed St a t es don t s eem t o
be in t er es t ed in s en din g t h e exper t s n eeded t o defu s e s u ch a mmo, beca u s e
t h ey s a y it wou ld in fr in ge milit a r y s ecr et s .
Is r a el a n d Pa les t in e: Th e lon g con flict bet ween Is r a el a n d t h e
Pa les t in ia n s will n ever be r es olved t ill t h e Amer ica n s will con vin ce or
for ce, like t h ey do in ot h er n a t ion s , t h e Is r a eli gover n men t , t o a llow t h e
in t er ven t ion of Un it ed Na t ion s in depen den t obs er ver s . At t h e pr es en t t ime
t h e polit ica l s ca le is t ilt ed in fa vor of Is r a el. Th e U.S. s u ppor t s Is r a el
fin a n cia lly wit h t h r ee billion dolla r s a yea r , ver s u s on e-h u n dr ed million
dolla r s t o t h e Pa les t in ia n gover n men t . Th e Amer ica n in flu en ce t ilt s
s t r on gly in fa vor of Is r a el du r in g a Repu blica n pr es iden cy. Let u s n ot for get
t h a t over s ix million J ews live in t h e U.S. a n d t h eir vot es a r e impor t a n t .
Ever ybody is qu ick in con demn in g Ir a q for n ot a bidin g t o t h e Un it ed
Na t ion s r es olu t ion s , bu t ver y few men t ion t h e fa ct t h a t if Is r a el wou ld fu lly
a dh er e t o s ome of t h e U.N. r es olu t ion s , t h e con flict cou ld be r es olved. Th e
en d of t h e con flict will pu t a n en d t o t h e dea t h of ma n y in n ocen t civilia n s
of bot h cou n t r ies . Th e t er r or is t s s h ou ld be pr os ecu t ed in a cou r t of la w,
a n d t h eir a ct ion s don t s er ve t h e Pa les t in ia n ca u s e. Bu t a t t h e s a me t ime,
Is r a el s h ou ld n ot u s e t a n ks a n d h elicopt er s or mis s iles a ga in s t t h e s t on e
t h r ower s . Wh y demolis h t h e h omes of t h e fa mily wh os e s on is r es pon s ible
of a t er r or a t t a ck? Wh a t h a ppen ed t o t h e r u le of la w?
I a m a lmos t cer t a in t h a t I will a ccu s ed of bein g a n t i-Is r a el, bu t I h a ve
a ls o lea r n ed t h a t t h e t r u t h does n t s t r en gt h en a fr ien ds h ip.
Viet n a m: An en t ir e book wou ld n ot be en ou gh t o des cr ibe t h e fa ilu r e of
t h e U.S. milit a r y in t er ven t ion , in s pit e of t h e u s u a l ca r pet -bombin gs a n d
t h e ma n y U.S. a r med for ces in volved. Th e wa r pu t U.S. for ces a ga in s t
Nor t h Viet n a m a n d Commu n is t r ebels figh t in g t o over t h r ow pr o-U.S.
dict a t or s h ip in Sou t h Viet n a m, La os a n d Ca mbodia . Over t wo million
people wer e killed in t h e wa r , in clu din g fift y-five t h ou s a n d U.S. t r oops .
Th e emblem of t h e U.S. defea t wa s t h e pict u r e of Time ma ga zin es cover ,
s h owin g t h e Amer ica n a mba s s a dor , h oldin g t h e fla g u n der h is a r m, fleein g
on boa r d a n h elicopt er fr om t h e r oof of t h e Emba s s y.
Afgh a n is t a n : Th e officia l expla n a t ion for t h e wa r in Afgh a n is t a n is t o
r et a lia t e a ga in s t t h e t er r or is t a t t a cks in New Yor k a n d Wa s h in gt on . Bu t
a ccor din g t o s ome well in for med s ou r ces t h e wa r wa s con ceived a n d
pla n n ed lon g befor e t h e Sept ember 11, 2001. Th e globa l wa r on t er r or is
s mokes cr een . Bu t let s pr et en d t o believe t h e officia l r ea s on . Pr es iden t
Geor ge W. Bu s h , befor e t h e begin n in g of t h e bombin gs s t a t ed: We will
ca pt u r e Os a ma Bin La den dea d or a live, we will elimin a t e a ll t h e
t er r or is t s . Aft er mon t h s of ca r pet -bombin gs , t h e equ iva len t in t on s of
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explos ives u s ed in Viet n a m, n obody men t ion s Bin La den a n y mor e. Now
t h e U.S. a dmit t h a t it is like fin din g a n eedle in a h a y s t a ck!
In t h e mea n t ime a lot of civilia n s h a ve been killed.
Th e s t r a t egic loca t ion of Afgh a n is t a n ca n s ca r cely be over s t a t ed. Th e
Ca s pia n Ba s in con t a in s s ever a l billion s of dolla r s wor t h of oil a n d ga s
r es ou r ces , a n d t h e mos t dir ect pipelin e r ou t e t o t h e r ich es t ma r ket s is
t h r ou gh Afgh a n is t a n . Is n t t h is a va lid r ea s on t o s pr ea d democr a cy?
Afgh a n is t a n is a mu lt iet h n ic cou n t r y a n d will ea s ily br ea k a pa r t in a
ca t a s t r oph ic r egion a l wa r . Ea ch wa r lor d h a s it s own a r my, well equ ipped.
Bu t in t h e mea n t ime t o give a n a ppea r a n ce of s u cces s , Ha mid Ka r za i is
in s t a lled a s h ea d of a n in t er im gover n men t a n d s u bs equ en t ly h e is elect ed
pr es iden t of Afgh a n is t a n , or a s h e is u n officia lly ca lled t h e ma yor of
Ka bu l.
Ka s h mir : Th is s t a t e cou ld be a t t h e cen t er of a n u clea r con flict , beca u s e
In dia a n d Pa kis t a n h a ve n u clea r wea pon s . Th e des ir e of a u t on omy by t h e
loca l popu la t ion h a s been lon g ign or ed by t h e U.S.
Th e ma n y bor der in ciden t s in t h e a r ea cou ld t r igger a n u n des ir ed con flict .
Pa kis t a n : Th e pr es iden t of Pa kis t a n , Gen er a l Per vez Mu s h a r r a f, h a s
s eized t h e oppor t u n it y of t h e globa l wa r on t er r or , t o s t r en gt h en h is
power . Th e U.S. depict h im a s a s ymbol of democr a cy. Let u s n ot for get
t h a t t h e Ta liba n s eem t o en joy a cer t a in a mou n t of fr eedom a lon g t h e
bor der s .
I wou ldn t be s u r pr is ed if in t h e n ea r fu t u r e Pa kis t a n will be bla med by t h e
U.S. for n ot doin g en ou gh t o con t r ol t h eir bor der s a n d a llow t h e Ta liba n
fr ee s u pply of wea pon s . Pa kis t a n cou ld t h er efor e become a member of t h e
r ogu e n a t ion clu b, like ma n y for mer U.S. a llies : Libya , Ir a q, Ir a n ,
Pa n a ma , Bin La den , et c.



















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Ima ge over r ea lit y

Mos t of t h e U.S. in t er ven t ion s s er ve cor por a t e in t er es t s , r es u lt in g qu it e
oft en in los s es of in n ocen t civilia n s a n d s oldier s .
Th e CIA wou ld a ls o h elp t o s u ppor t or in s t a ll pr o-U.S. dict a t or s h ips like
Ir a n , Ch ile, Gu a t ema la , In don es ia , a n d ot h er cou n t r ies a r ou n d t h e wor ld.
In t h e 1990s , t h e U.S. led a s er ies of wh a t it t er med h u ma n it a r ia n
in t er ven t ion s it cla imed wou ld s a fegu a r d civilia n s . Yet t h e milit a r y t a ct ics
employed oft en left beh in d ma s s ive civilia n "colla t er a l da ma ges ."
Wa r pla n n er s ma de lit t le dis t in ct ion bet ween r ebels a n d t h e civilia n s wh o
lived in r ebel zon es of con t r ol, or bet ween milit a r y a s s et s a n d civilia n
in fr a s t r u ct u r e, s u ch a s t r a in lin es , wa t er pla n t s , a gr icu lt u r a l fa ct or ies , et c
Alt h ou gh n ea r ly a ll t h e pos t -Wor ld Wa r II in t er ven t ion s wer e ca r r ied ou t in
t h e n a me of "fr eedom" a n d "democr a cy," n ea r ly a ll of t h em in fa ct defen ded
dict a t or s h ips con t r olled by pr o-U.S. elit es . Wh et h er in Viet n a m, Cen t r a l
Amer ica , or t h e Per s ia n Gu lf, t h e U.S. wa s n ot defen din g "fr eedom" bu t a n
ideologica l a gen da (s u ch a s defen din g ca pit a lis m) or a n econ omic a gen da
(s u ch a s pr ot ect in g oil compa n y in ves t men t s ).
Mos t of t h e U.S. in t er ven t ion s a r e ca r r ied ou t in a s u ch a wa y t h a t
pr even t s t h e loca l popu la t ion fr om over t h r owin g t h eir own dict a t or fir s t
a n d elect in g a n ew democr a t ic gover n men t t o t h eir likin g.
Th e r es u lt of ou t s ide in t er ven t ion s t en ds t o s t r en gt h en t h e dict a t or s h old
on power , or in t h e ca s e h e is over t h r own , a civil wa r t a kes pla ce. Th e
fa ct ion s wh ich wer e oppr es s ed by t h e dict a t or will s eek r even ge a ga in s t h is
for mer s u ppor t er s . Th e bloods h ed con t in u es in a n en dles s s er ies of
r et a lia t ion s , es pecia lly in mu lt iet h n ic cou n t r ies .




















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Democr a t ic dict a t or s h ip or Tot a lit a r ia n democr a cy

Immedia t ely a ft er Sept ember 11,2001 a s ilen t Cou p d't a t h a s been ca r r ied
ou t by t h e Su per power . I h a ve in t en t ion a lly u s ed t h e ca pit a l C t o bet t er
illu s t r a t e t h e s ign ifica n ce a n d t h e con s equ en ces it will h a ve, fr om n ow on ,
in ou r da ily life.
Th e in t er es t s a n d t h e gr eed of t h e in t er n a t ion a l con glomer a t es h a ve t a ken
over t h e gen er a l wellbein g, it ca u s es t h e in cr ea s e of dis pa r it y bet ween
Nor t h a n d Sou t h in t h e wor ld.
Democr a cy is becomin g a lu xu r iou s commodit y for few, in t h e Un it ed
St a t es a s well a s in t h e r es t of t h e s o-ca lled developed cou n t r ies .
Democr a cy wit h t h e ca pit a l D h a s been s u bs t it u t ed by a t elevis ed
democr a cy. Th e ma in t elevis ion s t a t ion is loca t ed in Wa s h in gt on , bu t it
feeds t h e en t ir e wor ld t h r ou gh it s embedded s u bs idia r ies .
Th e t elevis ed democr a cy br oa dca s t s ver y dogma t ic mes s a ges , like a
cr u s a de, or t h e fir s t wor ld wa r of t h e t h ir d millen n iu m filled wit h a lot
of ima ges , beca u s e it la cks s u bs t a n ce.
Aft er a t h or ou gh r es ea r ch it ca me ou t t h e en du r in g fr eedom dogma .
A t it le wh ich s ou n ds impr es s ive t o t h e ea r s of wor r ied people.
A s loga n ca pt u r es t h e a t t en t ion of t h e a ver a ge Amer ica n , bet t er t h a n a
mor e pr ofou n d con cept . It is t h e t ypica l commu n ica t ion u s ed t o pr omot e a
n ew pr odu ct .
Th e Amer ica n s love t o be ch eer ed u p even wit h t r u mped-u p s t or ies .
It goes ba ck t o t h e ba s ic con cept u s ed du r in g t h e s la ver y per iod,
Ign or a n ce is t h e bes t a n d t h e on ly cu s t odia n of obedien ce.
Des er t s t or m, Evil empir e, Rogu e n a t ion s , No Fly zon e, et c. a r e a ll good
exa mples of t h e a bove t h eor y.
Aft er Sept ember 11,2001, pr es iden t Bu s h s popu la r it y in cr ea s es a lon g wit h
t h e t er r or a ler t s . Th es e t er r or a ler t s a r e mos t ly u t ilized t o keep t h e
popu la t ion u n der pr es s u r e a n d a s a dis t r a ct ion fr om t h e con t in u ou s
viola t ion s of t h eir r igh t s , by t h eir gover n men t .
Th e a ler t s a r e s o br oa d t h a t a r e s imila r t o t h e h or os copes : a n ybody
in t er pr et s it a ccor din g t o h is / h er des ir es .
An ybody wh o does n t a gr ee wit h t h e pr es iden t is con s ider ed a n en emy,
s in ce t h e wa r on t er r or bega n , de fa ct o elimin a t in g t h e fr eedom of s peech .
In a r ecen t officia l s peech h e s t a t ed: In t h is wa r , I s a id a n d I r epea t , you
a r e wit h u s or a ga in s t u s .
I t h in k h e mu s t h a ve evoked t h e s peech ma de by Pope Piu s XII a t Ea s t er of
1948, befor e t h e It a lia n elect ion s , wh en h e s a id: Wit h God or a ga in s t
God. People vot in g for t h e It a lia n Commu n is t pa r t y wer e con s ider ed by
t h e Va t ica n t o be a ga in s t God. In fa ct a ll Commu n is t lea der s a n d
member s wer e excommu n ica t ed!
Th e popu la t ion ca n a lwa ys be for ced t o obey t h e Lea der . It is ea s y. You
mu s t t ell t h em t h a t t h ey a r e u n der a ggr es s ion , a n d con demn t h e pa cifis t
for la ck of pa t r iot is m, beca u s e t h ey expos e t h e Cou n t r y t o t h e a ggr es s ion :
t h is is a s t a t emen t ma de by Her ma n n Goer in g, in ch a r ge of SS, du r in g t h e
Nu r ember g t r ia l.
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In t h e s t a t e of Or egon a n ew la w h a s r ecen t ly been pr opos ed t o compa r e
t h e pa cifis t s t o people s u ppor t in g t er r or is t s .
Th e even t s of t h es e da ys r is k t o br in g t o life s pect er s of t h e pa s t , du r in g
t h e cold-wa r per iod: t h e wit ch -h u n t by s en a t or J os eph McCa r t h y.
In Febr u a r y of 1950 a r epu blica n s en a t or fr om t h e s t a t e of Wis con s in ,
J os eph McCa r t h y, kn own a s J oe, pu blis h es t h e lis t of a bou t fift y
commu n is t s , wh o, a ccor din g t o h im, wer e h idin g in t h e St a t e
Depa r t men t ; a n d a n ot h er lis t of over t wo-h u n dr ed employees wh o wer e
commu n is t s s ympa t h izer s . Th is is t h e begin n in g of t h e wit ch -h u n t
h os t ile t o film ma ker s , a ct or s like Ch a r lie Ch a plin , fa mou s wr it er s like
Ber t olt Br ech t , et c.
It wa s a t r a gedy wh ich u n s et t led t h e Un it ed St a t es for yea r s , wit h u n fa ir
t r ia ls , t r ea ch er ou s wh is t le-blower s , illega l det en t ion s a n d s u icides .
A commis s ion for An t i-Amer ica n a ct ivit ies h a s been a ppoin t ed: it a ct ed a
s pecia l t r ibu n a l. Th is commit t ee qu es t ion ed a n d in cr imin a t ed n ot on ly
a r t is t s a n d wr it er s , polit icia n s , h igh level execu t ives , a n d a ls o wor ld
fa mou s s cien t is t s .
Ma n y br illia n t ca r eer s h a ve been des t r oyed a n d t h e Un iver s it y t ea ch er s
wer e for ced t o pledge t o be a n t i-commu n is t .
Th e fu n da men t a l Amer ica n r igh t wh ich s t a t es t h a t you a r e in n ocen t t ill
pr oven gu ilt y, wa s u n der min ed.
In 1954 s en a t or J os eph McCa r t h ys ca r eer ca me t o a n en d du e t o t h e
cor r u pt ion ch a r ges br ou gh t a ga in s t h im by a Sen a t e commit t ee.
Eu ph emis m pla ys a n impor t a n t r ole in t h e Amer ica n polit ica l a r en a .
Th e s pecia l t r ibu n a ls a r e ca lled commis s ion s , t h e polit ica l cor r u pt ion is
ca lled lobbyin g or ca mpa ign con t r ibu t ion , t h e ma s s a cr e of in n ocen t
people a r e colla t er a l da ma ges , wa r s a r e h u ma n it a r ia n in t er ven t ion s ,
t h e oil in du s t r ies in t er es t s become wa r a ga in s t evil, t h e dea t h pen a lt y is
a dmin is t r a t ion of ju s t ice, t h e Cou n t r ies wh ich don t ben d t o U.S. will a r e
r ogu e n a t ion s , killin g a n a lly is fr ien dly fir e, ca r pet -bombin g of a n ot h er
n a t ion wit h ou t a n y decla r a t ion of wa r becomes pr e-empt ive wa r ,
pr es iden t ia l decept ion for polit ica l ga in is wea pon s of ma s s des t r u ct ion s ,
la ws limit in g per s on a l fr eedom become en du r in g fr eedom, in va s ion of
you r pr iva cy is wa r on t er r or , et c.
Aft er fift y yea r s it looks a s if McCa r t h ys s pect er h a s r et u r n ed t o
Wa s h in gt on .
Th e Amer ica n pr es s a n d a good pa r t of t h e s o-ca lled developed cou n t r ies ,
h a ve become embedded for fea r of bein g a ccu s ed of s u ppor t in g t er r or is m.
Pr es iden t Bu s h h a d a n ea s y t a s k wit h t h e media beca u s e eigh t y per cen t of
it is con t r olled by fou r gr ou ps . Th e s a me s it u a t ion is t a kin g pla ce in It a ly
wit h on e per s on ma n a ges pr iva t e t elevis ion s t a t ion s a n d bein g in ch a r ge of
t h e gover n men t h a s con t r ol power on t h e pu blic s t a t ion s t oo.
A fa n t a s t ic exa mple of democr a cy.
Pr es iden t Bu s h h a s been a ble t o ga g t h e oppos it ion pa r t y, wh ich does n t
wa n t t o r is k of a ppea r in g a n t i-pa t r iot ic, a n d de fa ct o yieldin g it s
con s t it u t ion a l r ole.
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Bu s h s a dmin is t r a t ion h a s decided t o in t r odu ce s pecia l t r ibu n a ls , like t h e
on es du r in g St a lin s per iod, t o pr os ecu t e n on Amer ica n cit izen s .
Th ou s a n ds of people h a ve been a r r es t ed mos t ly ba s ed on t h e olive color of
t h eir s kin , a n d t h e middle-ea s t er n look.
A pr es iden t ia l s ecu r it y a gen t wa s n ot a llowed t o boa r d a n a ir pla n e, even
a ft er s h owin g h is cr eden t ia ls , beca u s e of Ar a b or igin .
Th e Un it ed St a t es open ed a con cen t r a t ion ca mp in s ide t h eir milit a r y ba s e
in Gu a n t a n a mo, Cu ba . Ma n y Afgh a n i det a in ees , t r a n s fer r ed on boa r d of
a ir pla n es , s h a ckled t o t h e s ea t s , wit h t h eir h ea ds cover ed a n d s eda t ed, a r e
h eld in ext er n a l met a l ca ges .
Geor ge W. Bu s h h a s a u t h or ized CIA t o kill even for eign h ea d of St a t es ,
u s in g t h e lega l t r a p of s elf defen s e. Th e FBI, fr om n ow on , does n t n eed
a n y s pecia l a u t h or iza t ion t o ea ves dr op in a n y t ype of commu n ica t ion
s ys t em. FBI cou ld a ls o pu t u n der s pecia l s u r veilla n ce a n ybody wh o is
s u s pect ed of h a vin g t ies wit h t er r or is t s .
If a ll t h e a bove is n ot en ou gh a n ybody, a ccor din g t o a 1942 r u lin g, ca n be
con s ider ed a n en emy-comba t a n t a n d in ca r cer a t ed.
Th e Amer ica n cit izen J os eph Pa dilla , wh o embr a ced t h e embr a ced in t h e
1990s t h e Is la mic r eligion wh ile h e wa s s er vin g t ime in a n Amer ica n
pr is on . Accor din g t o Amer ica n n ews pa per s , h e h a s been h eld in s olit a r y
con fin emen t , in a feder a l pr is on , for a n en t ir e mon t h , s h a ckled a t h is feet ,
wr is t , a n d wa s t e. He h a s n ot been a llowed a n y lega l a s s is t a n ce. Pa dilla h a s
been a ccu s ed of bein g a n Al Qa eda a ffilia t e.
Th e a r r es t of t h is Amer ica n cit izen h a s cr ea t ed con fu s ion a n d pa n ic a mon g
t h e popu la t ion .
All t h e t er r or a ler t s a r e bein g exploit ed a s a mea n t o s t r en gt h en t h e power
of t h e pr es en t a dmin is t r a t ion , a n d t o cover t h eir a s s es in ca s e of r ea l
a t t a cks .
Th e Un it ed St a t es h a ve n ot s ign ed t h e In t er n a t ion a l Tr ibu n a l Tr ea t y, a ls o
kn own a s Rome Tr ea t y, t o a dmin is t er ju s t ice a ccor din g t o t h eir bes t
in t er es t s a n d n ot n eces s a r ily a ccor din g t o t h e r u le of la w.
Th e demon iza t ion of for mer a llies , like Bin La den , Sa dda m Hu s s ein , a n d
ot h er r ogu e n a t ion s a ccu s ed of fin a n cia lly s u ppor t in g t h e t er r or is t s , h a s
become t h e leit mot iv of t h e pr es en t a dmin is t r a t ion s for eign policy.
Geor ge W. Bu s h is u s in g t h e wa r on t er r or t o keep t h e Amer ica n cit izen s
u n der pr es s u r e a n d a t t h e s a me t ime s t r ip t h em of s ome ba s ic r igh t s .
Ben ea t h t h e fla g of t h e wa r on t er r or is t h e globa liza t ion of a police-s t a t e.
Accor din g t o s ome r ecen t n ews pu blis h ed by Times of Lon don , J u ly 2002,
t h e Amer ica n gover n men t is la u n ch in g a pr oject t o h ir e on e-million
common people t o t r a in t h em t o become FBI in for ma n t . Th e n a me of t h is
fu t u r e or ga n iza t ion s is TIPS, wh ich s t a n ds for Ter r or is m In for ma t ion a n d
Pr even t ion Sys t em.
Sloga n s a lwa ys get Amer ica n cit izen s a t t en t ion , beca u s e t h ey a r e ea s y t o
r emember !
Th e s cope of t h e a bove or ga n iza t ion is t o con ver t a n y wor ker , pos t ma n ,
t a xi dr iver , ga s met er r ea der s , ph on e t ech n icia n s , et c. t o a n FBI in for ma n t ,
a ft er a s h or t t r a in in g.
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I ima gin e t h e wit ch -h u n t for t h e s u s piciou s .
Pr iva cy, a n d fr eedom of expr es s ion will become a r emin der of t h e pa s t , a n d
we a ll will s a y: Yes , Th os e Wer e t h e Da ys , wit h a r egr et in ou r h ea r t s , for
n ot bein g a ler t en ou gh !
A n ew s ecu r it y or ga n iza t ion is in t h e pla n n in g s t a ge. Th e s pecia l a gen t s of
t h is or ga n iza t ion will be t r a in ed t o t h in k like t h e t er r or is t s , in or der t o
dis cover t h e defect s of t h e U.S. s ecu r it y s ys t em. Th e t en t a t ive n a me of t h is
or ga n iza t ion is Red t ea m.
Th e Depa r t men t of In t er n a l Secu r it y will be s et u p wit h a s t a ff of over t wo
h u n dr ed-t h ou s a n d a n d it will cos t t h e t a x-pa yer s a r ou n d on e-h u n dr ed
billion dolla r s a yea r .
All t h e a bove in a ddit ion t o t h e ma n y exis t in g s o-ca lled s ecu r it y
or ga n iza t ion s s u ch a s : FBI, CIA, NSA, TIPS, s ecr et s er vices , s t a t e, feder a l
a n d loca l police for ces , s py s a t ellit es like Ech elon , et c.
Un for t u n a t ely it is t r u e t h a t t er r or is m is t h e bes t a lly of t h e wor lds wor s t
gover n men t s .
Ever ybody s pea ks a bou t t h e ma r ket globa liza t ion bu t ver y few t r y t o
pr omot e t h e globa liza t ion of democr a cy a n d h u ma n r igh t s .
We ca n r ea ch a s a d con clu s ion : en du r in g fr eedom is r ea l fr eedom on ly for
t h os e wh o decla r ed it . Fr eedom t o dis h on es t y, t o t er r or ize wit h t h e s o-
ca lled t er r or a ler t s , t o r emove t h e con s t it u t ion a l r igh t s , t o in t r u de in t o
ou r pr iva cy, t o in ca r cer a t e wit h ou t a n y du e pr oces s , t o in va de a n
in depen den t cou n t r y, t o es t a blis h Soviet Un ion s t yle gu la gs like
Gu a n t a n a mo, lega lize t h e ma s s a cr e of in n ocen t people t h r ou gh t h e ca r pet -
bombin g, et c.
Geor ge W. Bu s h h a s a lwa ys decla r ed t h a t J es u s is h is fa vor it e ph ilos oph er .
Fr om n ow, befor e elect in g a pr es iden t or n omin a t in g a pr ime min is t er , t h e
r es t of t h e wor ld s h ou ld a s k per mis s ion t o HIM, t h e Mes s ia h .
Th e mos t r ecen t exa mple is t h e He, Geor ge W. Bu s h , h a s decided t h a t
Ar a fa t is n ot good for t h e Pa les t in ia n s , or , a s He t r ied in Ven ezu ela , get r id
of a democr a t ica lly elect ed pr es iden t , beca u s e n ot in lin e wit h His pla n s .
In t h e mea n t ime, a s con s equ en ce of t h e s ilen t Cou p d't a t , s ome wor ld
lea der s a r e u s in g t h e u n expect ed oppor t u n it y t o cla mp down on t h e r u les
of t h e la w.
Pr ime min is t er Sh a r on , in t h e n a me of t h e wa r on t er r or is u s in g a n ew
a ph or is m: pr e-empt ive elimin a t ion s of t h e Pa les t in ia n t er r or is t s .
Th is n ew wa y s a ves a lot mon ey: n o n eed for mor e pr is on s , t r ibu n a ls , et c.
It s a dden s me t h a t s ome Eu r opea n lea der s a r e followin g t h e foot s t eps of
t h is n ew polit ica l ph ilos oph y, or bet t er s a id n ew cou r s e of los t
democr a cy.
It is a bou t t ime t h a t we Eu r opea n s s t a r t ma kin g ou r own polit ica l ch oices
in s t ea d of followin g t h e n ew dis a s t r ou s dir ect ion t h e pr es en t Amer ica n
a dmin is t r a t ion is h ea din g for .
Th e a lt er n a t ive will be t h e ma t er ia liza t ion of t h e On e Globa l Gover n men t
a s t h e fa mou s Clu b of t h ir t y wa s t a lkin g a bou t in t h e 90s .
Th er e is n o n eed of a n y r evolu t ion a r y a ct , n o n eed t o des t r oy s h ops or
ou t let s belon gin g t o mu lt in a t ion a l cor por a t ion s , n o violen t a ct s a t a ll.
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As Ma r ga r et Mea d s a id Never dou bt t h a t a s ma ll gr ou p of t h ou gh t fu l,
commit t ed cit izen s ca n ch a n ge t h e wor ld. In deed, it is t h e on ly t h in g t h a t
ever h a s
We s h ou ld a ll wa ke u p fr om t h is t r a n qu il u n con s ciou s n es s , in wh ich we
fell in , fr ee ou r s elves fr om ou r a s s ever a t ion t o t h e a bu s es , dr a w
ever ybodys a t t en t ion t o t h e con t in u ou s violen ce
a ga in s t t h e poor a n d defen celes s , in t h e n a me of pr ofit a t a n y cos t .
Th e wea kes t t h in g in t h e wor ld is a dr op of wa t er , bu t for s u r e it ca n pier ce
t h e h a r des t r ock.
Th e s t r en gt h of ou r idea s ca n ma ke u s r ega in ou r power .
Th e bombs kill people, bu t n ot idea s . Fr eedom ca n t empor a r ily be t a ken
a wa y, bu t it ca n n ot be killed.
Th e eviden ce t h a t a cou pe dt a t h a s t a ken pla ce, is t h e fa ct t h a t t h e U.S.
Con gr es s h a s a ppr oved a n ew legis la t ion s o-ca lled Pa t r iot a ct t o figh t
t er r or is m. Some a r t icles of t h is n ew la w a r e a t ot a l r epu dia t ion of t h e r u le
of la w a n d s u s pen d s ome of t h e in t er n a t ion a l t r ea t ies pr eviou s ly en dor s ed.
It is a n u mpt een demon s t r a t ion of t h e a r r oga n ce of t h e pr es en t
a dmin is t r a t ion .
Th e a bove la w gives a mple power t o t h e pr es iden t t o s u s pen d a n y t ype of
milit a r y a id, t r a in in g or s u pply of wea pon r y t o t h e n a t ion s wh ich r efu s e t o
s ign a bila t er a l a gr eemen t wit h Wa s h in gt on , s t a t in g t h a t n o Amer ica n
cit izen s will be pr os ecu t ed u n der t h e r u les of t h e In t er n a t ion a l Tr ibu n a l,
a .k.a . Rome Tr ea t y. In few wor ds , if a n Amer ica n cit izen commit s cr imes
a ga in s t h u ma n it y, h e/ s h e ca n n ot be ju dged by t h e In t er n a t ion a l Tr ibu n a l!
We h a ve gon e ba ck t o t h e la w of t h e ju n gle, or t h e s o-ca lled mu s cu la r
polit ics .
Th e a pplica t ion of t h es e bila t er a l a gr eemen t s will of cou r s e boos t t h e bla ck
ma r ket of a n y t ype of wea pon s , or go ba ck t o t h e cold-wa r per iod wit h
t r ia n gu la t ion s .
Wh y do t h e U.S. yet lect u r e ot h er cou n t r ies a bou t democr a cy, h u ma n
r igh t s , et c.
Th e r ea l s u r pr is e for t h e Un it ed St a t es will come fr om Ru s s ia . In fa ct
pr es iden t Pu t in is n ow t a kin g a dva n t a ge of t h e wa r on t er r or a t mos ph er e
t o s t r en gt h en h is power a n d r ebu ild it s defen ce s ys t em wit h t h e fin a n cia l
h elp of USA.
Never t h eles s Ru s s ia con t in u es t o s u ppor t a n d h a ve t r a de r ela t ion s wit h
Ir a n , in s pit e of t h e fa ct t h a t t h is cou n t r y is on Wa s h in gt on s r ogu e
n a t ion s lis t .
Bu t I h a ve lea r n ed lon g t ime a go t h a t t h e wor d coh er en ce does n t exis t in
t h e polit ica l dict ion a r y.
Pr ime min is t er Ber lu s con i emph a s izes h is fr ien ds h ip wit h pr es iden t Pu t in ,
for mer KGB dir ect or , wh ile compla in in g for t h e exis t en ce of commu n is t s in
It a ly, wh ich h a ve a lmos t dis a ppea r ed du e t o in t er n a l s qu a bblin g.
Bu t n ot a s in gle jou r n a lis t h a s da r ed t o a s k Ber lu s con i on e s imple
qu es t ion : h ow did h e ma n a ge t o become t h e r ich es t ma n in It a ly, a n d on e
of r ich es t in Eu r ope, wit h s o ma n y commu n is t s in It a ly?
Bu t It a lia n s believe in mir a cles !
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Th e Amer ica n ca pit a lis m

Th e Amer ica n ca pit a lis m is ba s ed on a n en or mou s a mou n t of debt , a n d is
a con t in u ou s bet r a ya l t o t h e u n in for med in ves t or s a n d wor ker s .
J u s t a min or it y h a s t h e pr ivilege t o h a ve a cces s t o t h e t op pa id jobs . Th e
r a t io bet ween t h e s a la r y of t h e t op ma n a ger a n d a r egu la r wor ker is
u n believa ble ou t of pr opor t ion , wit h ou t t a kin g in t o a ccou n t a ll t h e fr in ge
ben efit s for t h e t op ma n a ger .
Th e a ppa r en t wea lt h of t h e Amer ica n popu la t ion is bu ilt on cr edit . Wit h ou t
t h e h elp of va r iou s cr edit or ga n iza t ion s , fr om ba n ks t o cr edit ca r d
compa n ies , mos t con s u mer s wou ldn t be a ble t o a ffor d t o bu y a n yt h in g.
Over n in et y per cen t of pu r ch a s es by t h e Amer ica n fa milies a r e ma de on
cr edit : h ou s es , ca r s , fu r n it u r e, gr ocer ies , ga s olin e, et c.
Th e a ver a ge Amer ica n per s on h a s a min imu m of t en cr edit ca r ds , in
h is / h er wa llet , bu t ver y lit t le ca s h .
Th e bu y n ow a n d pa y la t er is t h e pilla r of t h e Amer ica n econ omy.
In t h e la s t t en yea r s t h e Amer ica n fa milies h a ve a ccu mu la t ed, a s a n
a ver a ge, a debt clos e t o n in et y per cen t of t h e a va ila ble in come, wh ile t h e
s a vin gs a r e a r ou n d s ix per cen t on ly.
Th e Un it ed St a t es h a ve fin a n ced t h eir econ omic gr owt h wit h t h e s a vin gs of
t h e r es t of t h e wor ld, wit h en d r es u lt of a n h u ge feder a l deficit .
In t h e yea r 2001 a lon e for eign ca pit a ls expor t ed t o t h e U.S. r ea ch ed t h e
a mou n t of five-h u n dr ed billion dolla r s .
Th e Amer ica n pu blic h a s n ot yet r ea lized t h a t t h e pr es en t a dmin is t r a t ion
h a s wiped ou t t h e feder a l s u r plu s left by t h e Clin t on a dmin is t r a t ion of over
t wo-h u n dr ed-fift y billion dolla r s .
Th e wa r on t er r or is cos t in g t h e t a x-pa yer s billion s of dolla r s a n d is
mor t ga gin g t h e fu t u r e of t h e Amer ica n s ociet y, for ma n y yea r s t o come.
Th e Wa ll St r eet s ca n da ls a r e cr ea t in g mor e h a r m t h a n Os a ma Bin La den .
ENRONITE, t h e bigges t fin a n cia l s ca m in Wa ll St r eet , h a s r u in ed t h e lives
of t h ou s a n ds of wor ker s a s well of s ma ll in ves t or s .
Some of t h e a u dit cor por a t ion s h a ve h elped a cer t a in n u mber of compa n ies
lis t ed on t h e s t ock exch a n ge, t o fa ls ify t h eir ba la n ce-s h eet s .
Th e ba n ks a n d t h eir ma r ket a n a lys t s en cou r a ge in ves t or s t o bu y s t ocks
wh ich a r e n ot wor t h t h e pr ice qu ot ed, s imply t o ca s h t h e commis s ion s pa id
by t h e compa n y lis t ed on t h e s t ock exch a n ge.
ENRON: t h e la r ges t elect r ica l gr ou p, wh os e pr es iden t h a s a lon g s t a n din g
fr ien ds h ip wit h Geor ge W. Bu s h , wh ich goes ba ck t o wh en h e wa s t h e
gover n or of Texa s . Th e a mou n t of t h e ba n kr u pt cy is over s even t y billion s
dolla r s , t h e va lu e of t h e s t ocks wen t fr om n in et y dolla r s t o fift y cen t s !
Eleven t h ou s a n ds wor ker s h a ve los t t h eir job, s a vin gs a n d pen s ion fu n d,
wh ile t h e pr es iden t ca s h ed million s of dolla r s a s a bon u s .
A cou r t in Ca lifor n ia is in ves t iga t in g if t h e va r iou s elect r icit y bla ck-ou t ,
wh ich ca u s ed s ever a l fin a n cia l los s es t o t h e St a t e, wa s s et off by En r on
a n d ot h er pa r t n er s , in clu din g t h e compa n y own ed by t h e for mer
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pr es iden t ia l ca n dida t e, Ros s Per ot , t o cr ea t e a n a r t ificia l elect r ica l s h or t a ge
t o r is e t h e pr ices .
Th e En r on s ba n kr u pt cy h a s come t o pa s s t h a n ks t o t h e complicit y of t h e
ba n ks , a n d t h e a u dit compa n y: Ar t h u r An der s en .
Th e S.E.C., Secu r it y a n d Exch a n ge Commis s ion , s h ou ld h a ve been mor e
a ler t . Th e S.E.C. pr es iden t , Ha r vey Pit t , a ppoin t ed by pr es iden t Geor ge W.
Bu s h , h a s been t h e la wyer for Ar t h u r An der s en a n d of ot h er a u dit in g
compa n ies , a s well t h e pr es iden t s per s on a l la wyer ! Con n ect ion s , a ft er
con n ect ion s !
ENRON ga ve it s fin a n cia l con t r ibu t ion for Geor ge W. Bu s h s ca mpa ign for
gover n or of Texa s , a s well for t h e pr es iden t ia l elect ion s . Over s even t y U.S.
s en a t or s a n d a lmos t t wo-h u n dr ed con gr es s men , of bot h polit ica l pa r t ies ,
h a ve r eceived fin a n cia l con t r ibu t ion s for t h eir ca mpa ign s fr om En r on .
Th e ju dicia l s ys t em en t er s in t o t h e pict u r e of t h e En r on ba n kr u pt cy.
An ybody wou ld ima gin e t h a t t h e ma in r ea s on is t o pr ot ect t h e in t er es t s of
t h e wor ker s a s well of t h e s ma ll in ves t or s , for t h e con flict of in t er es t s of
Ar t h u r An der s en , or for t h e fa ls e fin a n cia l in for ma t ion t h r ou gh a lt er ed
compa n ys ba la n ce s h eet s .
Bu t s in ce t h e Amer ica n people n eed a n in s t a n t villa in , t h e cou r t s
pr os ecu t ed Ar t h u r An der s en for obs t r u ct ion of ju s t ice beca u s e it
s h r edded a ll t h e En r on s r ecor ds !
A good s moke-s cr een t o h ide emba r r a s s in g fa ct s .
Th e wor ker s a n d t h e s ma ll in ves t or s en ded u p wit h t h e s h or t en d of t h e
s t ick, u n a ble t o r ecover t h e mon ey los t ; wh ile s ome of t op ma n a ger s keep
en joyin g t h e pr ofit s t h ey ma de befor e bein g ca u gh t .
Th e Amer ica n dr ea m is a lwa ys t h e pr ivilege of few.
Bu t if s omebody s t ea ls a n a pple a t t h e s u per ma r ket , es pecia lly if h e/ s h e is
bla ck, t h e ja il is a n a s s u r ed r es u lt .
I h a ve wr it t en a t len gt h a bou t t h e En r on ca s e t o h igh ligh t t h e s t r on g
con n ect ion bet ween t h e polit ica l wor ld a n d t h e fin a n cia l on e.
Th e lis t of t h e compa n ies in volved in s ca n da ls r epr es en t t h e h igh es t r a n ks
of t h e Amer ica n ca pit a lis m.
Th es e a r e s ome of t h e n a mes : Xer ox, Compu t er As s ocia t es , Tyco, Globa l
Cr os s in g, Mer r ill Lyn ch , Ar t h u r An der s en , Rit e Aid, Wor ldCom, et c.
Ar t h u r An der s en cer t ified t h e fin a n cia l s t a t emen t s of Wor ldCom, wh os e
vice-pr es iden t ma de fou r -h u n dr ed million s dolla r s pr ofit in bu yin g a n d
s ellin g compa n ys s t ocks , wit h fu n ds bor r owed fr om t h e s a me compa n y.
Th is is a good et h ica l s t a n da r d of compa n ys t r a n s pa r en cy!
In J u ly 2002 Wor ldCom filed for ch a pt er 11, ba n kr u pt cy pr ot ect ion , for a n
a mou n t excidin g on e-h u n dr ed billion s dolla r s . Th e pu blic s t ock own er s
los t on e-h u n dr ed-s even t y billion s dolla r s .
Fr eedom of en t er pr is e h a s become s yn on ym of fr eedom of s t ea lin g. As lon g
a s t h e wor d fr eedom get s in t o t h e pict u r e, t h e r es t does n t ma t t er !
Sca n da ls h owever ca n offer a n u n expect ed oppor t u n it y t o ma ke a pr ofit ,
even if it mea n s t o con t r a dict you r pr eviou s beliefs , like in t h e ca s e of
Ru dolph Giu lia n i, for mer New Yor k ma yor .
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In t h e 80s , wh en h e wa s ch ief pr os ecu t or in New Yor k, h a d a r r es t ed ma n y
s t ock br oker s wit h t h e ch a r ge of in s ider t r a din g.
On e of t h es e s t ock br oker s wa s Iva n Boes ky wh o wa s a ble t o ma ke a s ixt y
million s dolla r s pr ofit in on e da y!
In J u n e 2002 Ru dolph Giu lia n i h a s been h ir ed by Mer r ill Lyn ch t o
n egot ia t e a fin e of on e-h u n dr ed million s dolla r s wit h t h e pr os ecu t or wh o
t ook h is pla ce. Th e compa n ys fin a n cia l a n a lys t s en cou r a ged t h eir clien t s
t o bu y s t ocks of compa n ies t h ey ju dged n ega t ively, ju s t t o ca s h t h eir
commis s ion s .
In ca s e of n ew I.P.O. (In it ia l Pu blic Offer in g), wh en a compa n y goes pu blic,
s ome ba n ks u s ed t o a s k t h eir t op cu s t omer s a n ext r a commis s ion t o be
a llowed t o bu y t h e s t ocks a t t h e in it ia l pr ice. Aft er wa r d t h e s a me ba n ks
cr ea t ed a lot of fict it iou s movemen t s of bu yin g a n d s ellin g t o boos t t h e
va lu e of t h e s t ock a n d s ell it wh en it r ea ch ed t h e t op pr ice.
Th e s ma ll in ves t or s a r e t h e on es wh o s u ffer ed t h e los s es , beca u s e t h ey
bou gh t t h e s t ocks a t h igh pr ice, h opin g in a n a ddit ion a l in cr ea s e.
It wou ld h a ve ma de mu ch mor e s en s e, in s t ea d of fin in g t h e ba n ks for t h e
illega l a ct ion s , a s k t h e s a me ba n ks t o r eimbu r s e t h e s ma ll in ves t or s for
t h eir los s es , vict ims of t h e Wa ll St r eet ma fia .
Bu t on e-h u n dr ed million dolla r s fin e gr a bs t h e even in g n ews h ea dlin es ,
a n d t h er efor e it offer s a n oppor t u n it y t o t h e pr os ecu t or t o become fa mou s ,
for a fu t u r e polit ica l ca r eer .
A 1995 la w, a ppr oved by Con gr es s in s pit e of pr es iden t Clin t on s vet o,
for bids a n y lega l a ct ion fr om in ves t or s , beca u s e t h ey h a ve t o pr ove beyon d
a n y r ea s on a ble dou bt t h a t t h er e wa s a r ea l in t en t of fr a u d!
Th e h igh ly pa id ba n k la wyer s h a ve a n ea s y t a s k a n d t h e poor in ves t or is
a lwa ys t h e loos er !
It wou ld be a r ea l h u ma n r igh t s vict or y if t h e cla u s e beyon d a n y
r ea s on a ble dou bt wou ld be r eleva n t in ot h er lega l ca s es , s u ch a s s exu a l
moles t a t ion . Even t h ou gh s u ch r u le is on e t h e books , ver y s eldom is
a pplied, beca u s e t h e per s on vict im of s u ch a n a llega t ion , does n t h a ve a n y
lobby beh in d. In a ddit ion t h e Ch r is t ia n fu n da men t a lis t s a r e a power fu l
for ce in t h e Amer ica n polit ica l a r en a .
A fit t in g exa mple is t h e Mon ica Lewin s ky ca s e.
Million s of t a x pa yer s dolla r s h a ve been s pen t t o dis pu t e if or a l s ex
cor r es pon ds t o a n in t er cou r s e or n ot .
Let me go ba ck t o t h e fin a n cia l s ca n da ls t o h igh ligh t t h e h ypocr is y of t h e
pr es en t a dmin is t r a t ion .
Geor ge W. Bu s h wen t t o t h e s t ock exch a n ge in New Yor k t o cr y fou l
a ga in s t t h e people r es pon s ible of t h e pr es en t s ca n da ls . He immedia t ely
pr opos ed t o in cr ea s e t h e pr is on t er ms for t h os e r es pon s ible for s u bmit t in g
fa ls e (in fla t ed) fin a n cia l s t a t emen t s .
Th e wor d pr is on is a s moke-s cr een for t h e Amer ica n pu blic, beca u s e t h e
power fu l lobbies in Wa s h in gt on kn ow h ow t o in flu en ce legis la t or s wit h
ca mpa ign con t r ibu t ion s .
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On e wa y t o a void in fla t ed ba la n ce-s h eet s is t o a void t h a t s t ock opt ion s
given t o t h e t op ma n a ger s be con s ider ed a s expen s es , or t h a t t h e a u dit
compa n ies s h ou ld n ot be a llowed t o a ct a s con s u lt a n t s t oo.
Th is is t h e wa y s t ock opt ion s wor k: t h e t op ma n a ger s h a ve t h e pr ivilege
t o pu r ch a s e compa n ys s t ocks a t a dis cou n t ed pr ice, a n d t h en s ell it on t h e
open ma r ket . Th er efor e t h es e ma n a ger s h a ve a ll t h e in t er es t in t o doin g
ever yt h in g in t h eir power t o in cr ea s e t h e va lu e of t h e s t ocks qu ot ed a t t h e
s t ock-exch a n ge. Th a t is wh y t h e compa n ys ba la n ce-s h eet s a r e in fla t ed,
s h owin g pr ofit s (t h e s o-ca lled pa per pr ofit ) wh ich don t exis t , t h r ou gh
a r t ificia l a ccou n t in g gimmicks . Th e en d r es u lt is t h e s ma ll in ves t or s a r e
t h e on ly los er s .
Geor ge W. Bu s h a n d Dick Ch en ey h a ve t a ken u s ed t h e s a me t r icks in t h eir
pa s t bu s in es s a ct ivit ies . Th e pr es iden t s old in 1989 t h e s h a r es of a
compa n y in wh ich h e wa s t h e CEO, for a bou t n in e-h u n dr ed-t h ou s a n d
dolla r s , ju s t t h r ee da ys befor e t h e s h a r es los t mos t of it s va lu e.
In a ddit ion t o t h e a bove t r a n s a ct ion , h e viola t ed a la w wh ich s t a t es t h a t
a n yon e in ch a r ge of a compa n y, s h ou ld in for m immedia t ely S.E.C.
(Secu r it y a n d Exch a n ge Commis s ion ) a bou t t h e s a le of h is s h a r es . Geor ge
W. Bu s h in for m t h e SC.E.C. lon g a ft er t h e s a le occu r r ed.
S.E.C. open ed a n in ves t iga t ion , bu t n o a ct ion wa s t a ken beca u s e a t t h a t
t ime h is fa t h er wa s t h e pr es iden t of t h e Un it ed St a t es !
Wh en a jou r n a lis t men t ion ed t h e a bove s t or y du r in g Geor ge W. Bu s h wen t
t o t h e s t ock- exch a n ge t o a n n ou n ce t ou gh er s a n ct ion s , h e s imply r eplied
t h a t it wa s a n old s t or y of t h e pa s t ! In few wor ds : Do a s I t ell you , n ot a s I
do.
Dick Ch en ey wa s t h e Secr et a r y of t h e Depa r t men t of Defen s e a t t h e t ime of
t h e Gu lf wa r of 1991. Aft er s er vin g h is t er m h e beca me t h e pr es iden t of a n
Amer ica n oil compa n y a n d wen t t o Ku wa it a n d Sa u di Ar a bia , t o collect h is
du es by s ign in g a dva n t a geou s con t r a ct s for h is n ew compa n y.
It h a s n ow come t o ligh t t h a t t h e compa n y of wh ich Dick Ch en ey wa s
pr es iden t , u s ed t o in fla t e t h e ba la n ce-s h eet s , wit h t h e a dvice of Ar t h u r
An der s en .
On Au gu s t 2000 Dick Ch en ey s old t h e s h a r es of t h e compa n y wit h a pr ofit
of a lmos t n in et een -million dolla r s ; a n d a ft er t wo mon t h s t h e s a me s h a r es
los t a lot of it s va lu e!
Th e Wa ll St r eet J ou r n a l h a s pu blis h ed a n old a dver t is emen t of 1996 in
wh ich Dick Ch en ey pr a is es Ar t h u r An der s en !
Wh a t kin d of cr edibilit y ca n h a ve a n a dmin is t r a t ion filled wit h people wh o
ma de exces s ive pr ofit by viola t in g t h e s a me la ws t h ey a r e expect in g ot h er s
t o follow?
Th e followin g is a s t a t emen t ma de by Ha r vey Pit t , t h e per s on in ch a r ge of
S.E.C.: Th is will in evit a bly s ou n d s elf-s er vin g, bu t t h e fa ct is t h a t it is a n
en or mou s a dva n t a ge t o t h e pu blic t o h a ve s omebody wh o kn ows a bou t t h e
s ecu r it ies bu s in es s a n d t h e s ecu r it ies la w a s I do, a n d it wou ld be
u n t h in ka ble t o depr ive people of my exper t is e. Ar r oga n ce h a s n o limit !
Th is s t a t emen t wa s r epor t ed by t h e New Yor k Times on J u ly 18,2002.
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Th e on ly member of t h e pr es en t U.S. a dmin is t r a t ion wh o h a s n ot been in
t h e n ews for fin a n cia l ir r egu la r it y is t h e Secr et a r y of St a t e, Colin Powell.
I a m s u r e t h a t h e been a s ked t o become a member of t h e a dmin is t r a t ion
beca u s e it is polit ica lly cor r ect t o h a ve a ma n or a woma n wh o is a member
of t h e min or it y. I a m a lmos t s u r e t h a t in ca s e Geor ge W. Bu s h will be r e-
elect ed for a s econ d t er m, h e will n ot be pa r t of it . He is t h e on ly a des k
wa r r ior , like ot h er member s of t h e ca bin et , like Ru ms feld, a n d h e kn ows
ver y well t h e con s equ en ces of a wa r , beca u s e h e fou gh t in Viet n a m.
Th e pr es iden t h ims elf is a des k wa r r ior , beca u s e h e a voided t o be s en t t o
Viet n a m beca u s e of h is fa t h er s con n ect ion s .
A r ea l fu n da men t a lis t a n d des k wa r r ior is Dick Ch en eys wife. Sh e s eems
t o wa n t t o follow t h e foot -s t eps of s en a t or McCa r t h y.
In fa ct a ft er t h e Sept ember 11,2001 a t t a cks s h e is compilin g a bla ck lis t
of t h e s o-ca lled liber a ls , t h r ou gh h er A.C.T.A. or ga n iza t ion , (Amer ica n
Cou n cil of Tr u s t ees a n d Alu mn i), a r ea l con s er va t ive gr ou p.
All jou r n a lis t s , wr it er s , a n a lys t s , polit icia n s , wh o cr it icize t h e pr es en t
a dmin is t r a t ion s polit ica l a gen da cou ld be a ccu s ed of n ot bein g ver y
pa t r iot ic! Mr s . Ch en ey u s ed t o be ver y a ct ive a ls o du r in g Bu s h s fa t h er
pr es iden cy.
Th e pr es en t fin a n cia l s ca n da ls a r e n ot n ew in t h e Amer ica n fin a n cia l
h is t or y, beca u s e fr om t ime t o t ime pop u p.
On e s ca n da l wh ich r u in ed a lot people t ook pla ce in Ca lifor n ia in 1980s .
Th e Sa vin gs & Loa n s ba n kr u pt cy blew a wa y t h e lifet ime s a vin gs of ma n y
r et ir ed people.
It is n eedles t o s a y t h a t t h e vict ims a r e a lwa ys poor cit izen s .
Th e 90s will be r emember ed a s t h e yea r s of n ew econ omy, wh ile t h e yea r
2000 will be r emember ed a s t h e yea r of n ew a ccou n t in g, mea n in g h ow
t o in fla t e compa n y r ecor ds for per s on a l ga in .
Ar ou n d five per cen t of t h e Amer ica n popu la t ion own s n in et y per cen t of t h e
t ot a l wea lt h .
To in ves t in t h e s t ock ma r ket h a s become, mor e or les s , like pla yin g lot t o.
In t h e pa s t , befor e bu yin g t h e s t ock of a compa n y, we u s ed t o con s u lt t h e
ba la n ce-s h eet s , t h e s a les for eca s t , t h e h is t or y of t h e compa n y, et c. a n d
ba s ed on t h is in for ma t ion we felt s a fe in in ves t in g in t h a t compa n y.
Nowa da ys a ll t h e a bove is a lmos t u s eles s beca u s e a lot of ot h er ext er n a l
fa ct or s en t er in t o t h e pict u r e. Th es e a r e few exa mples : t h e Feder a l Res er ve
beige book, CPI (con s u mer s pr ice in dex), PMI (pu r ch a s in g ma n a ger s
in dex), t h e a n a lys t s for eca s t , t h e pr ofit wa r n in g, t h e qu a r t er ly fin a n cia l
s t a t emen t s , et c.
In a ddit ion of t h e a bove s t a t is t ics a n y polit ica l even t cou ld s wa y t h e
ma r ket in a n y dir ect ion .
Th e Amer ica n s t ock exch a n ge u n for t u n a t ely in flu en ces t h e r es t of t h e
wor ld.
Let me men t ion a n ot h er a s pect of t h e Amer ica n ca pit a lis ms cyn ic
a ppr oa ch . Th e s ou r ce of t h is in for ma t ion is n ot a t a bloid, bu t t h e Wa ll
St r eet J ou r n a l, a s pu blis h ed in a n a r t icle du r in g t h e mon t h of Apr il 2002.
I will men t ion ju s t t h e ba s ic fa ct s .
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Th e Amer ica n compa n ies bu y life-in s u r a n ce for t h eir wor ker s , wit h ou t
in for min g t h em, a n d t h e compa n y is t h e on ly ben eficia r y in ca s e of t h eir
dea t h .
Th e a r t icle men t ion s t h e ca s e of a t wen t y-n in e yea r s old wor ker , wh o died
of AIDS. Th e fa mily didn t r eceive a cen t beca u s e h e wa s in s u r ed, wh ile t h e
compa n y ca s h ed over t h r ee-h u n dr ed t h ou s a n d dolla r s !
In it ia lly t h es e in s u r a n ce policies wer e u s ed t o pr ot ect t h e compa n y in ca s e
of a s u dden dea t h of a t op ma n a ger . Bu t in 80s beca me common pr a ct ice
beca u s e t h e compa n ies cou ld obt a in loa n s u s in g t h e policies a s colla t er a l,
a n d t h e in t er es t s a r e t a x exempt .
Th es e in s u r a n ce policies ca r r y on even wh en t h e wor ker lea ves t h e
compa n y. It is bet t er for t h e compa n y of cou r s e if t h e wor ker dies s o t h a t
t h ey ca n ca s h t h e pr emiu m!
Th e a r t icle men t ion s t h a t Nes t l in s u r es eigh t een -t h ou s a n d wor ker s , wh ile
Pr oct er & Ga mble in s u r es fift een -t h ou s a n d!
Th e n a me of t h e policy is COLI, Cor por a t e Own ed Life In s u r a n ce.
In God we t r u s t a n d t h e people we fu ck, s eems t o be t h e a ppr opr ia t e
mot t o for t h is pr a ct ice.
Geor ge W. Bu s h s r ea s on t o in t er ven e a t t h e New Yor k s t ock exch a n ge,
a ft er t h e s ca n da ls ca me t o ligh t , is ma in ly du e t o da ma ge con t r ol in view
of t h e u pcomin g elect ion s t o r en ew Con gr es s a n d on e t h ir d of t h e Sen a t e.
Wh a t a bou t t h e cr imin a l n egligen ce of s ome ot h er ma jor in du s t r ies ?
It is of common kn owledge by n ow t h e la ws u it s a ga in s t t h e mos t impor t a n t
U.S. ca r ma n u fa ct u r er s , wh ich t o s a ve few dolla r s , h a ve ca u s ed t h e dea t h
of qu it e few Amer ica n cit izen s .
In t h e en d is a lwa ys t h e con s u mer wh o pa ys t h e pr ice of t h e va r iou s
cor por a t ion s mis t a kes , or bet t er s a id, n egligen ce.
In fa ct , t h es e cor por a t ion s , t o a void t h e con s equ en ces of la ws u it s , bu y
in s u r a n ce policies t o cover t h eir a s s es , a n d t h e cos t of t h es e in s u r a n ce
policies is pa s s ed on t o t h e con s u mer .
To complet e t h e con dit ion in wh ich t h e Amer ica n popu la t ion lives , in s pit e
of t h e wea lt h y a ppea r a n ces depict ed by t h e embedded media , t h e Cen t er
for Dis ea s e Con t r ol (C.D.C.) in At la n t a r epor t s t h a t ea ch yea r over on e-
h u n dr ed-t h ou s a n d people die du e t o h os pit a ls in fect ion s . Th e C.D.C
cla ims t h a t s even t y per cen t of t h es e dea t h s cou ld be a voided wit h a bet t er
con t r ol of t h e s a n it a r y con dit ion s a t t h e h os pit a ls . Th e in ves t men t r equ ir ed
is min imu m.
Let u s n ot for get t h a t over for t y-five million s Amer ica n don t h a ve h ea lt h
in s u r a n ce cover a ge.
Th e mega mer ger s t a kin g pla ce a r ou n d t h e wor ld, bu t mos t ly in t h e Un it ed
St a t es a r e des t r oyin g t h e compet it ion a n d t h e con s u mer s a r e left wit h lit t le
ch oices .
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U.S.A. a n d t h e In t er n a t ion a l Tr ea t ies

Th e Un it ed h a ve a lwa ys h a d a r a t h er a mbigu ou s a ppr oa ch con cer n in g t h e
In t er n a t ion a l t r ea t ies a s well t h e In t er n a t ion a l or ga n iza t ion s like t h e
Un it ed Na t ion s , t h e WTO (Wor ld Tr a de Or ga n iza t ion ).
Th ey lect u r e t h e r es t of t h e wor ld on h ow t o en for ce t h e Tr ea t ies s ign ed
a n d r a t ified, bu t wh en t h eir n a t ion a l (mos t ly bu s in es s r ela t ed) in t er es t is
in volved t h e Un it ed St a t es a lwa ys exon er a t e t h ems elves fr om complyin g
wit h t h e cla u s es of t h es e Tr ea t ies .
Th is beh a vior h a s ma xed ou t du r in g t h e Rea ga n pr es iden cy a n d n ow t h e
Geor ge W. Bu s h is followin g t h e s a me ph ilos oph y.
Th e Un it ed St a t es h a ve n ot s ign ed t h e s o-ca lled Rome Tr ea t y, s ign ed by
over on e-h u n dr ed-t wen t y Cou n t r ies , wh ich es t a blis h ed t h e In t er n a t ion a l
Cr imin a l Cou r t t o pr os ecu t e people r es pon s ible of cr imes a ga in s t
h u ma n it y.
Th e ma jor U.S. con cer n is t h a t s ome of it s cit izen s , like Kis s in ger , cou ld be
in dict ed a n d pr os ecu t ed by t h e In t er n a t ion a l Cr imin a l Cou r t . Accor din g t o
pr es iden t Bu s h t h e Amer ica n cit izen s wou ld be bet t er pr ot ect ed by t h eir
Con s t it u t ion , bla ck people a n d ot h er min or it ies exclu ded of cou r s e!
Th e U.S. gover n men t is t h r ea t en in g t o wit h dr a w t h eir a r med for ces fr om
Bos n ia , for get t in g t h a t t h e In t er n a t ion a l Cr imin a l Cou r t wa s s et u p t o
pr os ecu t e wa r cr imes or wh o or ga n izes gen ocides , a n d n ot t o a r r es t t h e
pea ce keepin g a r med for ces of t h e Un it ed Na t ion s .
Th e Na t ion s pa r t icipa t in g t o pea ce-keepin g mis s ion s , h a ve t h e
r es pon s ibilit y t o pr os ecu t e t h eir own cit izen s wh o commit a n y cr ime
du r in g t h eir mis s ion s . Th e ca s e in poin t is wh en t h e U.S. gover n men t
pr os ecu t ed a n Amer ica n s oldier wh o r a ped a t en -yea r old Bos n ia n gir l!
Th e I.C.C. get s in volved on ly wh en t h e n a t ion a l cou r t s don t or a r e n ot
willin g t o pr os ecu t e t h e per s on wh o commit t ed a cr imin a l a ct ion .
Th e Un it ed St a t es a lwa ys a s s er t t h eir r igh t t o ju dge t h e r es t of t h e wor ld,
bu t a r e a fr a id t o be ju dged, beca u s e t h ey a r e fu lly a wa r e of t h e fa ct t h a t
s ome of t h eir a ct ion s do n ot meet t h e in t er n a t ion a lly r ecogn ized et h ica l
a n d lega l s t a n da r ds . Th ey fir mly believe in t h eir s u pr ema cy!
Th ey h a ve wa it ed a bou t t h ir t y lon g yea r s befor e r a t ifyin g t h e Un it ed
Na t ion s Act of 1966 on h u ma n a n d polit ica l r igh t s !
Bu t s in ce 1980 t h e U.S. Cou r t s h a ve cla imed t h e r igh t t o pr os ecu t e for eign
h ea d of gover n men t s , min is t er s , or h igh r a n kin g officia ls r es pon s ible of
h u ma n r igh t s viola t ion s in t h eir cou n t r ies !
Th e t r a gedy in Cer mis , It a ly, is a per fect exa mple of t h e a t t en t ion t h e U.S.
pa y t o t h e In t er n a t ion a l r u le of la w: t ot a l impu n it y for Amer ica n cit izen s
over s ea s , even wh en t h ey a r e r es pon s ible of cr imin a l a ct s , bu t t h eir t ot a l
fr eedom t o in ca r cer a t e or in dict n on -U.S. cit izen s .
Let me give you t h e det a ils of wh a t h a ppen ed in t h e s ki-r es or t of Ca va les e,
in It a ly. On e Febr u a r y 3,1998, a t a r ou n d 1:30m p.m. a n a ir pla n e EA6B of
t h e U.S. ma r in es , t ook off fr om Avia n o a ir ba s e, for a low a lt it u de t r a in in g
fligh t . At a r ou n d 2:15 p.m. t h e a ir pla n e h it t h e ca bles of t h e ca ble ca r u s ed
t o con n ect t h e t own of Ca va les e u p t o mou n t a in Cer mis a n d vice ver s a .
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Th e collis ion t ook pla ce wh en t h e ca ble ca r wa s a t a n a lt it u de bet ween 300
t o 400 feet fr om t h e gr ou n d a n d wa s des cen din g. Th e collis ion poin t
h a ppen ed a t a bou t 50 met er s fr om t h e ca bin a n d t h e impa ct cu t off t h e
ca bles a s well des t r oyed t h e s u ppor t in g pilla r .
Th e ca bin fell t o t h e gr ou n d a n d a ll t wen t y pa s s en ger s died.
Th es e a r e t h e n a t ion a lit ies of t h e pa s s en ger s wh o died: It a lia n , Au s t r ia n ,
Ger ma n , Polis h , Belgia n , a n d Holla n d.
On Ma r ch 4,1999 t h e Amer ica n Cou r t Ma r t ia l a cqu it t ed t h e pilot of t h e
a ir pla n e!
Un officia l s ou r ces r evea led t h a t t h e pilot h a d ma de a bet wit h a n ot h er
ma r in e, wh o wa s a ble t o fly t h e lowes t : a ca s e of beer wou ld go t o t h e
win n er . To va lida t e t h e bet t h ey t a ped t h e fligh t . It is u s eles s t o s a y t h a t
t h e video dis a ppea r ed a ft er t h e in ciden t .
In few wor ds t wen t y in n ocen t t ou r is t s los t t h eir lives for a ca s e of beer !
Th is is h ow mu ch is wor t h t h e life of n on -U.S. cit izen s for t h e Amer ica n
ju s t ice(?) s ys t em.
If t h e vict ims wer e U.S. cit izen s a n d t h e pilot a for eign er , t h e U.S.
gover n men t wou ld h a ve s en t t h e s ixt h fleet t o It a ly a n d ca pt u r e t h e pilot
a n d s en t en ce h im t o dea t h in t h e U.S.
If I a m n ot wr on g t h er e is pr es en t ly a la w befor e t h e U.S. Con gr es s t o
a u t h or ize t h e U.S. gover n men t t o u s e a n y t ype of for ce t o fr ee U.S.
cit izen s a r r es t ed by t h e In t er n a t ion a l Cr imin a l Cou r t , ba s ed in Th e Ha gu e,
Holla n d.
Th e Kyot o Tr ea t y a bou t globa l wa r min g h a s been s ign ed by pr es iden t
Clin t on , bu t Geor ge W. Bu s h , t h e cu r r en t pr es iden t , h a s decided t o
over r ide it .
To give you a n idea of wh a t Geor ge W. Bu s h t h in ks a bou t t h e en vir on men t
I will men t ion t h e s olu t ion s u gges t ed t o pr even t fu t u r e bla zes in Or egon ,
du r in g h is vis it t h er e in t h e mon t h of Au gu s t 2002: To a void fu t u r e bla zes
we s h ou ld cu t a ll t h e t r ees . Th e a bove s t a t emen t wa s widely r epor t ed by
t h e U.S. media .
We s h ou ld n ot for get t h a t t h e St a t e of Texa s is on e of t h e mos t pollu t ed
St a t es , a ccor din g t o U.S. en vir on men t a l s ou r ces .
Th e pa r t icipa t ion of t h e U.S. t o t h e Kyot o Tr ea t y is es s en t ia l beca u s e, in
s pit e of t h e fa ct t h a t t h ey r epr es en t on ly five per cen t of t h e wor ld
popu la t ion , t h e USA a r e r es pon s ible for t wen t y-five per cen t of ca r bon -
mon oxide emis s ion .
An ot h er exa mple of pr es iden t Geor ge W. Bu s h s in t er pr et a t ion of s ign ed
In t er n a t ion a l Tr ea t ies t ook pla ce du r in g a n in t er n a t ion a l meet in g h eld in
Rome, It a ly, in Ma y 2002. Th e meet in g wa s or ga n ized a ft er t h e s ign a t u r e of
t h e Tr ea t y for t h e r edu ct ion of n u clea r wa r h ea ds a n d of Ru s s ia becomin g a
pa r t n er of NATO.
Wh ile t h e Ru s s ia n s h a ve decided for t h e des t r u ct ion of t h es e wa r h ea ds ,
t h e U.S. in s t ea d opt ed t o s t or e t h em wit h ou t des t r oyin g.
Wh a t is t h e mea n in g of a t r ea t y wh en on e t h e pa r t n er s in volved decides t o
viola t e on e of t h e cla u s es ?
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All t h e viola t ion s of t h e In t er n a t ion a l Tr ea t ies by t h e Un it ed St a t es s eem t o
or igin fr om t h eir t h eor y of t h e vit a l in t er es t s , wh ich mea n s : t h e USA will
a ct mu lt ila t er a lly wh en it is pos s ible, bu t u n ila t er a lly wh en is n eeded.
Aft er t en yea r s of eva lu a t ion s t h e Un it ed Na t ion s h a ve fin a lly a ppr oved t h e
Tr ea t y t o ba n t or t u r es . On e of t h e cla u s es of t h is a gr eemen t for es ees
s u r pr is e con t r ols a n d in s pect ion s in det en t ion pla ces of t h e pa r t icipa t in g
Cou n t r ies .
Th e pr ot ocol of t h e a bove Tr ea t y h a s been a ppr oved by t h e wor ld Na t ion s
wit h t h e except ion of USA, Ch in a , Ir a n , Libya , Su da n a n d Cu ba !
Some of t h e a bove Cou n t r ies a r e la beled a s r ogu e n a t ion s by
Wa s h in gt on .
Th e n on pa r t icipa t ion of t h e U.S. t o t h e a bove t r ea t y con fir ms t h e s u s pect s
t h a t t or t u r e is bein g u s ed a t Gu a n t a n a mo Ba y a s well in t h eir pr is on s
wh er e a lot of people a r e det a in ed a ft er Sept ember 11, 2001.
Th e Tr ea t y t o ba n t h e pr odu ct ion of ba ct er iologica l ma t er ia ls , s ign ed in
1972 a n d r a t ified by over on e-h u n dr ed-for t y cou n t r ies , h a s n ot been
s ign ed by USA. Th e expla n a t ion for s u ch r efu s a l is t h a t t h ey a r e per plexed
a bou t t h e pr ocedu r es on h ow t o implemen t it .
Th er efor e, in s t ea d of s u gges t in g ot h er pr ocedu r es , t h ey pr efer n ot t o t ie
t h eir h a n ds by s ign in g t h e Tr ea t y, a n d be fr ee t o exper imen t n ew
ba ct er iologica l wea pon s .
Th e Un it ed St a t es h a ve yet t o s ign t h e In t er n a t ion a l Tr ea t y a ga in s t t h e
dis cr imin a t ion of women . Th is Tr ea t y h a s of cou r s e been s ign ed a n d
en a ct ed by over on e-h u n dr ed-s ixt y-n in e n a t ion s , wh ile it h a s been wa it in g
for U.S. Con gr es s s a ppr ova l s in ce 1980, wh en for mer pr es iden t Ca r t er
s u bmit t ed it for it s r a t ifica t ion .
Th e a bove Tr ea t y h a s been ba n n ed by Ta liba n !




















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Polit ics a n d Fin a n ce: a con t in u ou s in ces t

Th e en t ir e polit ica l s ys t em is a t t h e mer cy of fin a n cia l con t r ibu t ion s .
It is a lega lized s ys t em of cor r u pt ion t h r ou gh t h e s o-ca lled polit ica l
ca mpa ign con t r ibu t ion s .
Th e per en n ia l polit ica l elect ion s , a t a ll levels : loca l, s t a t e, a n d feder a l, s er ve
a s veh icle t o fu n d t h e polit ica l pa r t y wh ich ca n bet t er s er ve t h e in t er es t s of
t h e va r iou s bu s in es s es : defen s e, ph a r ma ceu t ica l, in s u r a n ce, h ea lt h , oil
compa n ies , A..B.A. (Amer ica n Ba r As s ocia t ion s ), et c.
Ever y t wo yea r s t h e Amer ica n people vot e t o elect fou r -h u n dr ed-t h ir t y-five
Con gr es s ma n ; plu s on e t h ir d of t h e on e-h u n dr ed s en a t or s .
Ever y fou r yea r s t h e St a t e Gover n or s a r e elect ed a n d t h e pr es iden t of t h e
Un it ed St a t es . In a ddit ion t h es e ma in offices , t h er e a r e t h e elect ion s for t h e
r en ewa l of t h e va r iou s lega l offices : ju dges (cou n t y, s t a t e, feder a l, et c), cit y
cou n cils , ma yor s , a n d a n yt h in g pu blic office you ca n t h in k of!
Th e Su pr eme Cou r t J u dges a r e a ppoin t ed by t h e Pr es iden t bu t h a ve t o be
a ppr oved by t h e Sen a t e, a n d t h ey s er ve for life.
Th er efor e if a Repu blica n pr es iden t is in power t h e Su pr eme Cou r t is filled
wit h con s er va t ive ju dges , ot h er wis e liber a l ju dges a r e a ppoin t ed by a
Democr a t ic pr es iden t .
Th e ma jor ben eficia r ies of t h e polit ica l ca mpa ign s a r e t h e mos t impor t a n t
t elevis ion s s t a t ion s . It is a fes t iva l of s mea r commer cia ls t o des t r oy t h e
oppon en t .
Th e a wkwa r d r es u lt is t h a t , in s pit e of t h e in cr ea s in g a mou n t s pen t du r in g
t h e polit ica l ca mpa ign s , t h e n u mber of vot er s s eem t o decr ea s e
a ccor din gly. Du r in g t h e 2002 elect ion s on ly t h ir t y-s even per cen t of t h e
r egis t er ed vot er s wen t t o t h e polls .
Th er efor e, in or der t o be elect ed, you on ly n eed les s t h a n t wen t y-five
per cen t of t h e vot es .
On e of t h e ma jor ca u s es for t h e dis a ffect ion of t h e vot er s is t h e len gt h of
t h e polit ica l ca mpa ign s . Th e 2000 ca mpa ign for t h e pr es iden t ia l elect ion s
a n d for t h e r en ewa l of Con gr es s la s t ed over t en mon t h s .
Th e followin g is a lis t of t h e a mou n t s dis bu r s ed, by t h e va r iou s bu s in es s
s ect or s , for t h e elect ion of Geor ge W. Bu s h .
Next t o ea ch a mou n t a r e t h e u n s poken wis h es of t h e con t r ibu t or s .
Ba n ks : t wen t y-five million dolla r s , t o ma ke it ea s ier t o collect fu n ds fr om
clien t s decla r in g ba n kr u pt cy.
Oil a n d ga s compa n ies : t wen t y-s ix million dolla r s , n ot t o en a ct t h e Kyot o
t r ea t y a n d t o be a ble t o dr ill oil fields in Ala s ka .
Ph a r ma ceu t ica l in du s t r ies : eigh t een million dolla r s , t o a bolis h t h e pr ice
con t r ols on medicin es .
Toba cco in du s t r ies : s even million dolla r s , t o r epea l a ll feder a l la ws u it s
a ga in s t t h em.
Air compa n ies : fou r million dolla r s , t o r evis e t h e a n t it r u s t la ws a n d t o
en a ct s t r ict er la ws a ga in s t s t r ikes .
Timber in du s t r y: t h r ee million dolla r s , t o a bolis h r es t r ict ion s on cu t t in g of
t r ees .
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I h a ve on ly men t ion ed t h e ma jor con t r ibu t or s . Th er e a r e of cou r s e s ever a l
ot h er million dolla r s fu n n eled t h r ou gh or ga n ized gr ou ps .
For ever y cor por a t ion con vict ed of br iber y or of givin g mon ey dir ect ly t o a
pu blic officia l in viola t ion of feder a l la w, t h er e a r e t h ou s a n ds wh o give
mon ey lega lly t h r ou gh polit ica l a ct ion commit t ees , a .k.a . PAC, t o
ca n dida t es a n d polit ica l pa r t ies . Th ey pr ofit fr om a s ys t em t h a t effect ively
h a s lega lized br iber y.
An ot h er wa y t o r a is e fu n ds for t h e pa r t y a n d t h e ca n dida t es a r e or ga n ized
din n er s . Th e pr ice t a g t o pa r t icipa t e t o t h es e din n er s ca n r a n ge fr om a
min imu m of t en -t h ou s a n d dolla r s per per s on u p t o s ever a l t h ou s a n ds
depen din g on t h e impor t a n ce of t h e gu es t of h on or .
At a din n er or ga n ized in Wa s h in gt on in J u n e 2002, wh os e gu es t of h on or
wa s pr es iden t Geor ge W. Bu s h , t h ir t y-million dolla r s h a ve been r a is ed!
Th e ma jor con t r ibu t or s wer e t h e ph a r ma ceu t ica l compa n ies , beca u s e t h e
din n er t ook pla ce t wo da ys a ft er t h e in t r odu ct ion in Con gr es s , by t h e
Repu blica n pa r t y, of a pr opos a l t o ma ke t h e Amer ica n cit izen s pa y for
cer t a in t ype of medicin es . Ea ch ph a r ma ceu t ica l compa n y pa id t wo-
h u n dr ed-fift y-t h ou s a n d dolla r s .
Th e elect ed officia ls become t h er efor e t h e s pecia l en voys of t h e va r iou s
con t r ibu t or s t o pr omot e la ws fa vor a ble t o t h e pr edomin a n t econ omic
gr ou ps a n d n ot for t h e people a s it s h ou ld be in a r ea l democr a cy.
Th is is t h e r ea s on wh y t h er e is s u ch a low pa r t icipa t ion du r in g t h e
elect ion s : t h ey kn ow t h a t ver y lit t le, if n ot h in g, ch a n ges for t h em.
Th e cu r r en t Wh it e Hou s e (a ft er t h e 2000 elect ion s ) h a s become t h e eigh t h
ma jor oil compa n y of t h e wor ld. Bu s h , Ch en ey, a n d Con doleeza Rice a r e
t h e key own er s . (An oil t a n ker h a s been n a med a ft er Con doleeza Rice).
It is t h e democr a cy of t h e few ch os en on es wh ich pr es ides over t h e r es t of
t h e n a t ion .
Th e bes t exa mple is t h e policy of t a x r edu ct ion s : lower t a xes for t h e r ich , a
lit t le les s for t h e middle cla s s a n d n o pr ovis ion s for t h e poor es t .
It is t h e s o-ca lled t r ickle down econ omics : give mor e t o t h e r ich es t ,
h opin g t h a t s ome cr u mbs will fa ll in t o t h e la p of t h e poor es t .
Th e Amer ica n democr a cy h a s con s equ en t ly become t h e bes t polit ica l
s ys t em t h a t mon ey ca n bu y.
Th is flood of mon ey widen s t h e ga p bet ween t h e r ich es t a n d t h e poor es t ,
beca u s e t h eir ba s ic n eeds a r e n ot pr oper ly t a ken ca r e of.
A good exa mple is t h e h igh n u mber of Amer ica n cit izen wit h ou t medica l
in s u r a n ce: over for t y-five million s . Th e n u mber of h omeles s s eems t o
in cr ea s e ever y yea r in t h e r ich es t a n d mos t power fu l n a t ion on ea r t h .
Wh y is it ? Th e a n s wer is s imple: t h ey don t h a ve a n y lobbyin g power !
ENRON, t h r ou gh t h e vice-pr es iden t Dick Ch en ey, s u gges t ed t h e en er gy
pla n a dopt ed by pr es iden t Geor ge W. Bu s h .
Th e pr es iden t of En r on , a ft er Geor ge W. Bu s h wa s elect ed pr es iden t , ga ve
h im t h e n a mes of s ome of h is fr ien ds t o be a ppoin t ed in t h e n ew
a dmin is t r a t ion . On e of t h is is t h e Secr et a r y of J u s t ice.
Th e der egu la t ion h a s gen er a t ed de fa ct o a Da r win ia n la w: wh er e t h e
s t r on ges t will pr eva il over t h e power les s .
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Th e on goin g mer ger s a mon g t h e t op in du s t r ia l a n d fin a n cia l gr ou ps come
wit h a pr ice for t h e con s u mer s , by elimin a t in g t h e compet it ion , a n d for t h e
wor k for ce, wit h t h e r edu ct ion of t h eir n u mber .
Th e en d r es u lt is t h e pr ofit of few a t t h e expen s e of ma n y.
Th e Amer ica n polit ica l s ys t em h a s become a plu t ocr a cy: t h e polit ica l
a n d econ omica l pr edomin a n ce of in dividu a ls or gr ou ps wh o h a ve
en or mou s wea lt h .
Th e plu t ocr a t s u s e t h eir fin a n cia l power t o con t r ol t h e polit ica l a gen da , for
t h eir pr iva t e in t er es t s . Th e pr ofit of few a ga in s t t h e in t er es t of ma n y: t h e
ma jor it y of t h e people a lwa ys en d u p wit h t h e s h or t en d of t h e s t ick.
Some of t h e fin a n cia l in cen t ives , s u ch a s t a x r edu ct ion s for h igh er in come
r ecipien t s , a r e ca mou fla ged a s s t imu lu s for n a t ion a l econ omica l gr owt h ,
wh ile if fa ct s er ve t o in cr ea s e t h e pr ofit of few lu cky on es .
Th e t op t en -per cen t of t h e Amer ica n popu la t ion own n in et y-per cen t of t h e
n a t ion a l wea lt h ! Th a t is wa y t h ey ca lled it n a t ion a l gr owt h !
Bu t in ca s e of cor por a t e ba n kr u pt cies t h e pr ofit s a r e pr iva t e bu t t h e los s es
a r e pu blic.
Th ou s a n ds of people los t t h eir lifes s a vin gs , pen s ion et c. wh en En r on wen t
ba n kr u pt .
Plu t ocr a cy is t h e da r k s ide of democr a cy.
Democr a cy mea n s t o s h a r e t h e power a n d t h e wea lt h a n d a llow equ a l
oppor t u n it y t o ever ybody.
Wh a t a r e t h e ch a n ces for a n or din a r y cit izen t o become a member of
Con gr es s , wit h ou t t h e en or mou s fin a n cia l ba ckin g?
Th e mor a l s t a n da r ds in pu blic offices h a ve decr ea s ed in dir ect pr opor t ion
t o t h e in cr ea s e of mon ey n eeded t o be elect ed or r e-elect ed.
Un for t u n a t ely t h e n ega t ive effect s of plu t ocr a cy h a ve s pr ea d beyon d t h e
bor der s of t h e Un it ed St a t es .
Th e mu lt in a t ion a l cor por a t ion s a r e, t o a ll in t en t s a n d pu r pos es , a
pla n et a r y econ omic a n d fin a n cia l plu t ocr a cy.
J u s t con s ider wh a t is h a ppen in g in t h e a gr icu lt u r a l field, wh er e a dozen or
s o of cor por a t ion s con t r ol t h e pr ices of fu n da men t a l r es ou r ces .
Almos t n in et y-per cen t of t h e wor ld t r a de of gr a in , coffee, cocoa , t oba cco
et c. is in t h e h a n ds of few mu lt in a t ion a l cor por a t ion s .
Th e s o-ca lled developed cou n t r ies h a n d over s u bs idies t o t h eir fa r mer s of
a r ou n d t h r ee-h u n dr ed billion dolla r s a yea r .
Th e impor t t a xes on t h e a gr icu lt u r a l pr odu ct s comin g fr om t h e poor
cou n t r ies s omet imes exceed on e-h u n dr ed-per cen t , wh ile, on t h e ot h er
h a n d, t h e developed cou n t r ies expect t h e poor n a t ion s t o a bolis h a n y
impor t t a x.
By in t r odu cin g t h e OGM (Gen et ica lly Modified Or ga n is m) s eeds , t h e
mu lt in a t ion a ls a r e t r yin g t o t ot a lly con t r ol t h e a gr icu lt u r a l pr odu ct ion .
In fa ct t h e s eeds of a ll OGM cr ops ca n n ot be u s ed for t h e n ext s ea s on ,
beca u s e t h eir gen et ica lly modified s t r u ct u r e r en der s it u n pr odu ct ive.
Th e pr oces s is a s or t a gr icu lt u r a l va s ect omy! It is a n ew wa y of
s t er iliza t ion , t h e bir t h con t r ol pr oces s of n a t u r e, t o t h e a dva n t a ge of few.
Th er efor e t h e fa r mer s a r e for ced t o bu y t h e s eeds fr om t h em.
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Th e a gr icu lt u r a l in du s t r y becomes con s equ en t ly a br a n ch of t h e ch emica l
in du s t r y.
Do you r emember t h e ma d cow dis ea s e?
Wh a t a bou t t h e clon in g of a n ima l s pecies ? J u s t r ecen t ly s ome exper t s
h a ve s t a t ed t h a t it is s a fe t o ea t t h e mea t of clon ed a n ima ls !










































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Th e impor t a n ce of pu blic ima ge in t h e Amer ica n s ociet y

In t h e Un it ed St a t es ever yt h in g mu s t a ppea r for ma lly cor r ect , even t h e
dea t h pen a lt y execu t ion s .
I r emember t h e ca s e of a ma n s en t en ced t o dea t h wh o t r ied t o commit
s u icide. I r epr odu ce h er e below t h e a r t icle r epor t ed by CNN It a lia on lin e
ver s ion , on December 9,1999:
Hu n t s ville, Texa s . Tu es da y h a s t r ied t o commit s u icide, by s wa llowin g a
s t r on g dos e of a n t i-depr es s ive dr u g. Bu t Da vid Lon g, for t y-s ix yea r s old,
h a s been s a ved by t h e pr is on gu a r ds of Hu n t s ville, Texa s a n d r u s h ed t o a
medica l cen t er . Immedia t ely a ft er r ecover in g fr om t h e s h ock of t h e
a t t empt ed s u icide, t h e in ma t e, s en t en ced t o dea t h for t h e mu r der of t h r ee
women in Da lla s , in 1986, wa s t a ken t o t h e dea t h ch a mber a n d pu t t o
dea t h .
A s t a t e la w of Texa s s t a t es t h a t t h e a n y per s on s en t en ced t o dea t h mu s t
be a wa r e of t h e pu n is h men t bes t owed on h im. Th e pr ocedu r e of t h e
let h a l in ject ion s ca n be ca r r ied ou t on ly wh en t h e in dividu a l is fu lly a wa r e
of wh a t is goin g t o h a ppen t o h im/ h er .
Befor e la yin g on t h e dea t h -bed Lon g s t a t ed t h a t h e wa s deeply s or r y for t h e
cr imes commit t ed a n d s a id t h a t t h e ca u s e wa s is lon g r es ide in a
Ca lifor n ia n s t a t e s h elt er End o] quotc

It wou ld h a ve n ot been for ma lly cor r ect t o let h im pa s s a wa y in pea ce.
Do you r emember pr es iden t Clin t on comin g ou t of Ch u r ch wit h t h e Bible
on h is h a n d, ma ybe s oon a ft er a clos e en cou n t er wit h Mon ica ?
His pu blic ima ge wa s s a fe!
Did you kn ow t h a t s ome in ves t men t con s u lt a n t s , t o a ppea r mor e
t r u s t wor t h y, h a n g on t h eir office dr a win gs ma de by ch ildr en , a lt h ou gh
t h ey don t h a ve ch ildr en ? Th er e a r e people wh o s pecia lize in ma kin g a n d
s ellin g s u ch dr a win gs .
Th e u n employmen t r a t e is officia lly low, compa r ed t o ot h er in du s t r ia lized
cou n t r ies , s imply beca u s e t h e ma jor it y of wor ker s ea r n t h e min imu m
wa ge, of a bou t fou r dolla r s a n h ou r . Th e for k bet ween t h e r ich a n d t h e
poor widen s ever y yea r .
Th e a ppa r en t Amer ica n pr os per it y is bu ilt on cr edit . Wit h ou t t h e bu y n ow
pa y la t er in fer n o ver y few people cou ld a ffor d t o bu y a n yt h in g.
In debt we t r u s t s eems t o be t h e cr edo of t h e ma jor it y of Amer ica n s .
Bor r owed mon ey fu els t h e lifes t yles of a ll a ges . Amer ica n s get en s n a r ed in
a web of debt s pu n by a "cr edit in du s t r ia l complex" t h a t a lmos t s eems t o
fu n ct ion like a con s pir a cy t o dr ive people in t o fin a n cia l s er vit u de.
Debt is pr ofit a ble beca u s e len der s ea r n mon ey, ch iefly t h r ou gh s h or t -t er m
loa n s t h r ou gh cr edit ca r ds .
Th e Un it ed St a t es a r e a debt -r idden n a t ion a n d t h e debt bomb ma y yet explode,
t a kin g Amer ica n pr os per it y wit h it .
Let me expla in h ow t h e fin a n cia l s er vit u de s t a r t s .
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Wh en you bu y a h ou s e t h e ba n k len ds you u p t o n in et y-per cen t of t h e
t ot a l a mou n t , a s lon g a s you r cr edit h is t or y is clea n .
Th e cr edit h is t or y is bu ilt a r ou n d you r Socia l Secu r it y Nu mber (SSN).
All you r fin a n cia l t r a n s a ct ion s : a n y t ype of cr edit ca r ds , ba n k loa n s ,
mor t ga ges , et c. a r e r ecor ded a ccor din g t o you r SSN, wit h t h e except ion of
ca s h pa ymen t s .
Th er e t wo or t h r ee compa n ies wh ich collect a ll t h is in for ma t ion in a
da t a ba s e a n d wh en you a pply for a loa n , mor t ga ge, or cr edit ca r d, t h e
len der r equ es t s a copy of you r cr edit r epor t t o t h es e compa n ies .
It is of cou r s e u n der s t ood t h a t you mu s t pa y for t h e cos t of t h e r epor t .
If you wer e la t e on s ome pa ymen t s t h e len der ma y r eject you r r equ es t .
Th e a bs u r dit y of t h e s ys t em is t h a t if you pa id a ll you r pa s t pu r ch a s es in
ca s h , you h a ve n o cr edit h is t or y a n d t h er efor e you a r e n ot cr edit wor t h y.
You r cr edit h is t or y ca n be s old a n d you r pr iva cy goes t o h ell.
In t h e Un it ed St a t es a n yt h in g ca n be s old: t h e n a mes of s u bs cr iber s t o
ma ga zin es ; n ews pa per s ; cr edit ca r d h older s ; u n con t a min a t ed u r in es on
t h e In t er n et , wit h t h e a cces s or ies , wh ich will a llow you t o u s e it in ca s e
you h a ve t o t a ke a t es t wh en you a pply for a n ew job; fr ozen eggs ;
in clu din g ch ildr en (in my ca s e).
If, by ch a n ce, t h e compa n ies compilin g t h e da t a ba s es ma ke a mis t a ke in
you r cr edit h is t or y, s u ch a s mis s pellin g you r n a me, or wr on g bir t h da t e,
or you r la s t n a me is t h e s a me of s omeon e els e, t h en you r a r e in for a
bu mpy r ide. Bu t don t wor r y: t h er e a r e la wyer s wh o s pecia lize in cr edit
h is t or y cor r ect ion s , of cou r s e a t a cos t !
In ca s e you r ea lly h a ve a ba d cr edit h is t or y, you ca n con t a ct cer t a in
or ga n iza t ion s wh ich for a pr ice t h ey will r ecr ea t e you r vir gin it y, like it
h a ppen s in t h e medica l field!
In a ddit ion t o t h e commer cia l da t a ba s es , t h er e a r e t h e on es kept by t h e
va r iou s loca l, s t a t e, feder a l a gen cies .
Th e ma jor it y of Amer ica n s t u den t s , a t t h e en d of t h eir college yea r s , in
view of t h e fa ct t h a t t h ey h a ve embr a ced t h e cr edo, "Bor r ow, ba by,
bor r ow", t h ey h a ve a ccu mu la t ed a debt wh ich r a n ges fr om a min imu m of
t en -t h ou s a n d dolla r s t o s ever a l t h ou s a n ds .
Th ey t h er efor e become t h e t a r get of t h e s o-ca lled collect ion a gen cies , a n d
en d u p wor kin g t h e fir s t yea r s ju s t t o r epa y t h eir debt .
Th e fir s t impor t a n t s t ep of you n gs t er s , wh en t h ey become a du lt s is t o file
for ba n kr u pt cy. Th is is s t a t emen t of Eliza bet h Wa r r en , pr ofes s or a t t h e
Ha r va r d Un iver s it y.
Th e ba n kr u pt cy filin gs a mon g people les s t h a n t wen t y-five yea r s of a ge,
h a ve s kyr ocket ed in t h e 90s , fr om s ixt y-t h ou s a n ds in 1991 t o over on e-
h u n dr ed-t wen t y t h ou s a n ds by 1999.






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Some fin a l t h ou gh t s

I t h in k I ca n a ffir m, wit h ou t t h e fea r of bein g a ccu s ed of a n t i-Amer ica n is m,
t h a t a ll decis ion s implemen t ed by pr es iden t Geor ge W. Bu s h demon s t r a t e
h is t ot a l r elia n ce on t h e in du s t r ies wh ich h a ve s u ppor t ed h is elect ion
ca mpa ign a n d t h a t of t h e Repu blica n pa r t y.
A n a t ion wh ich dis r ega r d t h e s ign ed In t er n a t ion a l Tr ea t ies , does n ot h a ve
t h e r igh t t o lect u r e t h e r es t of t h e wor ld.
Wh y s h ou ld t h e r es t of t h e wor ld s h ou ld en du r e t h e con s equ en ces t h e
n u mer ou s a n d a voida ble U.S. for eign policy dis a s t er s ?
Wh o h a s ba cked fin a n cia lly milit a r y cou p d't a t t o over t h r ow
democr a t ica lly elect ed gover n men t s , for ced ou t for n ot ca vin g in t o polit ica l
pr es s u r e fr om Wa s h in gt on ?
Wh o s u ppor t ed t h e wor s t dict a t or s ? (See Pin och et for exa mple)
Th e U.S. for eign policy s eems t o follow t h e cr edo of per ma n en t in t er es t s
wh ich gen er a t e per ma n en t con flict s .
Toda ys r ogu e n a t ion s wer e yes t er da ys bes t a llies of t h e Un it ed St a t es ,
wh ich h a ve r eceived fr om t h em wea pon s a n d milit a r y t ech n ology, t h a t
Wa s h in gt on n ow wa n t s t o des t r oy.
Th er e is n o n eed t o s en d Un it ed Na t ion s in s pect or s a n ywh er e. It is en ou gh
t o go t h r ou gh t h e Pen t a gon s r ecor ds t o dis cover t h e lis t of cou n t r ies wh ich
h a ve r eceived wea pon s of ma s s des t r u ct ion s .
It will be s u fficien t t o ch eck t h e CIA ba n k r ecor ds in t h e fis ca l-pa r a dis e
cou n t r ies t o dis cover t h e n a mes of t er r or is t or ga n iza t ion s .
Wh ich is t h e differ en ce bet ween t er r or is m a n d pr e-empt ive wa r s ?
Non e: t er r or is m is a n in dividu a l a ct ion , pr e-empt ive wa r s a r e gover n men t a l
a ct ion s .
Wh ich is t h e differ en ce bet ween t er r or is t a t t a cks a n d ca r pet -bombin gs ?
Th e n u mber of in n ocen t vict ims .
I wa n t t o ma ke it per fect ly clea r t h a t I fir mly con demn a n y t er r or is t a ct ion ,
for wh ich t h er e a r e n o ju s t ifica t ion s .
Th e on ly per s on wh o h a s t r ied t o cla im t h e r igh t t o figh t evil, s in ce He did
n ot h a ve a milit a r y for ce, h a s been cr u cified over t wo-t h ou s a n d yea r s a go.
Th e a x of evil ca n n ot be er a dica t ed wit h ca r pet -bombin gs , bu t on ly by
pu t t in g a n en d t o t h e a x of s ocia l a n d econ omic in equ a lit y.
I r ea lize t h ou gh , t h a t t h e elimin a t ion of t h e a x of s ocia l a n d econ omic
in equ a lit y, will n ot pr ovide t h e fin a n cia l ba ckin g du r in g t h e elect ion
ca mpa ign .
I like t o qu ot e a s en t en ce fr om t h e book You t h a n d mor a lit y wr it t en by a n
Ir a n ia n pr ofes s or Sa yyid Mu jt a ba Mu s a vi La r i:
Th os e wh o t h in k t h a t t h ey a r e s u r r ou n ded by t h e a x of evil, will live a
pa in fu l, obs cu r e a n d u n h a ppy life. Th ey will loos e mos t of t h eir power a n d
t h eir a bilit y a n d will plu n ge in t o t h e ign or a n ce of a ll t h e good t h in gs t h er e
a r e in t h e wor ld. End o] quotc
Th e Amer ica n s a r e pr on e t o s u bmis s ion a s lon g a s t h ey don t h a ve t o t a ke
ch a r ge of t h eir per s on a l or collect ive r es pon s ibilit ies .
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Th e es s en ce of obedien ce con s is t s in t r a n s for min g t h e ps ych ology of a
per s on in ma kin g h im/ h er believe t h a t h e/ s h e is t h e in s t r u men t t o s a t is fy
t h e wis h es of a n ot h er per s on , wit h ou t feelin g r es pon s ible for t h eir a ct ion s .
Th is is wh a t t h e Amer ica n ps ych ologis t , St a n ley Milgr a m of Ya le
Un iver s it y, h a s s t a t ed in h is book Obedien ce t o t h e a u t h or it y.
Th e pu r pos e of t h e s t r a t egy t h a t Geor ge W. Bu s h h a s embr a ced
immedia t ely a ft er t h e Twin Tower s a t t a ck, by decla r in g wa r a ga in s t t h e a x
of evil, a n u n iden t ifia ble en emy wit h s u ch a br oa d des cr ipt ion , bu t ver y
u s efu l for polit ica l a n d power ga in , is t o obt a in t h e t ot a l obedien ce fr om t h e
Amer ica n cit izen s .
To s t r en gt h en h is pla n , h is a dmin is t r a t ion , is s u es t er r or a ler t s t o s ca r e
t h e embedded n a t ion ; a n d la bels t h e on es wh o don t bu y h is t a ct ic, a s
n on pa t r iot ic. Pr es iden t Geor ge W. Bu s h u s es evil a s a n a r cot ic for t h e
pu blic opin ion , wh ich , a ft er Sept ember 11, s eem t o h a ve los t t h e t ou ch
wit h r ea lit y.
En du r in g fr eedom is becomin g ever y da y s yn on ym of con t in u ou s
lega lized a bu s e of power : I t a ke you r per s on a l fr eedom a wa y for you r own
good.
Th e Un it ed St a t es wa ge t h eir wa r s fr om t h e a ir , a s in ca r pet bombin g,
beca u s e t h e a r e in ca pa ble of dea lin g wit h pea ce a t gr ou n d level.
Th e pea ce in du s t r y is n ot a s pr ofit a ble a s t h e wa r in du s t r y.
Wh y t h e dea t h of on e-h u n dr ed-t wen t y-t h ou s a n d in n ocen t cit izen s in
Hir os h ima , eigh t y-t h ou s a n d in Na ga s a ki, t h ir t y-t h ou s a n d in Ch ile, s ever a l
t h ou s a n ds Ir a qi ch ildr en a n d ot h er in n ocen t civilia n s , a n d million s of poor
people dyin g ever y yea r in Afr ica du e t o s t a r va t ion , a r e les s impor t a n t t h a n
t h e t h r ee-t h ou s a n ds U.S. cit izen s wh o died du r in g t h e Sept ember 11
a t t a cks ?
Th e a n s wer is ver y s imple: n ot ever ybody h a s h a d t h e pr ivilege of dyin g in
fr on t t h e TV ca mer a s !
As lon g a s t h e dis pa r it y in va lu in g peoples lives exis t s , it will be ver y
difficu lt t o er a dica t e t er r or is m.
I wou ld like t o wr a p u p my t h ou gh t s by men t ion in g wh a t t h e Amer ica n
gen er a l Dou gla s Ma cAr t h u r s a id wh en Ga n dh i died, a s men t ion ed in t h e
book Ga n dh i by Yoges h Ch a dh a : In t h e evolu t ion of civiliza t ion , if it
s h ou ld con t in u e t o exis t , n obody s h ou ld ign or e Ga n dh is opin ion wh o
a ffir med t h a t t h e u s e of ma s s ive for ce t o s olve con t r over s ia l is s u es , n ot
on ly is fu n da men t a lly wr on g, bu t it t u r n s ou t t o be t h e begin n in g of s elf-
des t r u ct ion









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Th e wea pon s of ma s s des t r u ct ion

Th e s ea r ch for t h e WMD in Ir a q h a s become t h e wea pon of ma s s
ma n ipu la t ion .
Her e is a s ma ll lis t of exa mples of ma n ipu la t ion of t h e t r u t h in or der t o
s t a r t a wa r , wh ich wa s a lr ea dy decided immedia t ely a ft er t h e Sept ember 11
a t t a cks .
As of t h is da t e (J u n e2003), n o t r a ce h a s been fou n d of t h e t r ea ch er ou s
a r s en a l of ch emica l a n d ba ct er iologica l wea pon s , wh ich Sa dda m Hu s s ein
s u ppos edly h a d on h a n d.
Wer e a r e t h e s ever a l t on s of ga s , a n t h r a x, bot u lis m, et c. a s met icu lou s ly
depict ed by t h e Secr et a r y of St a t e, gen er a l Colin Powell, a t t h e Un it ed
Na t ion s meet in g in Febr u a r y 2003?
Th e lives of h u n dr eds of An glo-Amer ica n s oldier s (a s of t h is da t e J u n e
2003) a n d t h ou s a n ds of in n ocen t Ir a qi cit izen s , h a ve been s a cr ificed on t h e
a lt a r of decept ion .
Th e followin g a r e s ome impor t a n t s t a t emen t s ma de by Br it is h a n d
Amer ica n officia ls .
Ou n]omuton s Iuscd on tIc cot cucd Ig tIc HtsI
ntcgcncc. It stutcs tIut Iuq Ius cIcmcu und Ioogcu
ucuons, uIcI cun uctuutc n ]otg-]uc mnutcs.
Pr ime min is t er Ton y Bla ir on Sept ember 24,2002.

Suddum contnucs to dcng tIc cxstcncc o] VMD n Iuq. Hut
noIodg Iccucs Im. I] Ic (Suddum) nssts utI sucI cs, t
mcuns tIut Ic cccts ung cucc]u souton.
J a ck St r a w, t h e Br it is h for eign min is t er , on December 19,2002.

I Iuuc uuugs sud tIut ou ntcnton uus not o] u cgmc
cIungc, ou ntcnton uus to cmnutc tIc VMD.
Ton y Bla ir on Ma r ch 25,2003.

TIc dcu tIut uc Iuuc munuutcd tIc cots o] tIc ntcgcncc
to nucnt tIc uItg o] usng tIc VMD n ]otg-]uc mnutcs, s
uIsoutcg ]usc. I um onc-Iundcd-cccnt conunccd o] tIc
cudcncc.
Ton y Bla ir on Ma y 2,2003.

Vc Iuuc nsstcd on tIc VMD ]o Iucuucutc cusons, Iccuusc
cucgIodg uoud ugcc on t. Hut tIs Ius ncuc Iccn tIc mun
cuson ]o tIc uu.
Pa u l Wolfowit z, t h e n u mber 2 a t t h e Pen t a gon , a n d t h e ma in a s s is t a n t t o
Don a ld Ru ms feld, t h e U.S. Secr et a r y of Defen s e.

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Th e a u t h or s n ot e


Wh a t is left of democr a cy?
I a m n ot a commu n is t , a n t i-Amer ica n , n or a t er r or is t , bu t I a m
s imply a well in for med per s on !
I a m a ls o per fect ly a wa r e t h a t t h e pu blica t ion of t h is book will
t r igger s ome pr oblems in my life, bu t I a m s t ill a fir m believer of
t h e fr eedom of expr es s ion .

































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Pa r t on e
St a t emen t pa g. 2
Tr ipoli: 1933-1942 pa g. 5
Sicily: 1942-1947 pa g. 7
Ret u r n t o Tr ipoli: 1947-1954 pa g. 9
Amer ica n Air ba s e in Tr ipoli: 1954-1957 pa g.12
Amer ica n Emba s s y in Tr ipoli: 1957-1962 pa g.15

Pa r t t wo
Rome: 1962-1985 pa g.20

Pa r t t h r ee
Th e yea r s 1985-1989 pa g. 29
Th e bu s in es s r ebou n d: 1989-1992 pa g. 41
Th e a dopt ion : 1992-1996 pa g. 44


Pa r t fou r
Th e Amer ica n for eign policy a n d Sept ember 11 a t t a cks pa g. 78
Th e wa r on t er r or pa g. 90
Th e polit ica l A.I.D.S. pa g. 101
Ima ge over r ea lit y 111
Democr a t ic dict a t or s h ip or Tot a lit a r ia n democr a cy pa g. 113
Th e Amer ica n ca pit a lis m 117
U.S.A. a n d t h e In t er n a t ion a l Tr ea t ies pa g. 124
Polit ics a n d Fin a n ce: a con t in u ou s in ces t pa g. 127
Th e impor t a n ce of pu blic ima ge in t h e Amer ica n s ociet y pa g. 131
Some fin a l t h ou gh t s pa g. 133
Th e wea pon s of ma s s des t r u ct ion pa g. 136














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by Tipolit ogr a fia Pr in t Hou s e Cor t in a -It a ly
for ALBERTI & C. Edit or i pu blis h er