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Conspiracy Nation Vol. 01 Num. 17
Conspiracy Nation -- Vol. 1 Num. 17
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("Quid coniuratio est?")
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MENA -- ONE MORE TIME
by Brian Francis Redman, Editor-in-chief, Conspiracy Nation
Copyright (c) 1994 -- All rights reserved
I am grateful to one of the readers of "Conspiracy Nation" (CN)
for sending me some clippings from the *Wall Street Journal*
regarding the Mena, Arkansas matter.
Let me begin by saying that I am not a "fundamentalist," don't
belong to the "religious right," and in fact have not seen the
inside of a church for *years*. I have also *never* voted for a
Republican and have actually *always* voted Democratic, except
for the last election when I voted for Perot. So I have voted for
McGovern, Carter, Mondale, Dukakis and should not be considered a
right wing reactionary or whatever.
So this is by way of a preface. I have nothing against Clinton,
except that he is an asshole.
I know we have all heard about Mena, Arkansas and the activities
that were supposed to have gone on down there. (That is, unless
you get your news from the television or from most newspapers, in
which case you probably haven't heard a thing about it.) But
let's just review the situation. Again, I am not part of a
Republican plot against Clinton; I am not part of a Christian
Fundamentalist plot against Clinton. Also, LaRouchies please
note: I am not a British agent. I am just the everyday editor of
a great metropolitan conspiracy column, trying to figure out what
the hell is going on.
So to summarize, we have:
1) During the 1980s, a small airport outside of Mena, Arkansas
was used by the CIA to illegally smuggle arms to the Contras down
in Nicaragua. Nicaragua, for you sports fans, is a country in
Central America. {1}.
2) After delivering weapons to the Contras, many of the pilots
allegedly smuggled cocaine back into the U.S., back to Mena.
According to Edward Jay Epstein, writing in the *Wall Street
Journal*, "This led to the Mena complex being investigated in
1984 by the Arkansas State Police." {2}. But, obviously, *for
some reason*, the investigation never reached full term.
3) A lot of money was flowing into Arkansas as a result of these
activities. This money was laundered through local businesses and
Arkansas banks. "This, in turn, led to an Internal Revenue
Service investigation of the companies involved." {3}.
4) Guess who was the Governor of Arkansas while all this was
going on? Why shucks! None other than that "young man in a
hurry," Beeeel Cleeeenton.
What's that you say? "Why Brian, this is the first I've heard
about this!" Don't feel bad. Most Americans who rely on
television for their news are probably equally uninformed. "The
original report on Whitewater by Jeff Gerth of the New York Times
was ignored for many months. The Mena story probably will suffer
the same fate..." write Bill Plante and Michael Singer of CBS.
{4}.
At this point, I can't help but wonder: Why aren't we hearing
more about this story? It's quite a shocker, the government
selling cocaine to American school children to finance an illegal
operation in Central America -- and with Beeeel Cleeeenton and
Heeeely Cleeeenton in the vicinity. Did they know what was going
on?
Did they know what was going on? Well Larry Nichols, longtime
associate of the Clintons and then-employee of the Arkansas
Development Finance Authority says that *Mr.* Slime, at least,
knew what was going on: "Bill Clinton was involved with people
who gave cocaine away to young girls. Bill Clinton was involved
with people who were laundering drug money." {5}.
Did Bill Clinton allow the CIA to use his state as a "banana
republic" in return for a portion of the money from cocaine
smuggling and money laundering? Here are the ABC's: (A) A *lot*
of money was coming into Arkansas as a result of this CIA
operation; (B) It is alleged by several persons involved with the
operation that Bill Clinton made sure that Arkansas law
enforcement personnel "looked the other way"; (C) So one hand
washes the other -- Arkansas, Arkansas bankers, and Arkansas
businessmen get large cash infusions during the 1980s and in
return, Clinton's troopers, etc. don't get too nosy about what
all those planes are doing at Mena late at night.
As Bill Duncan, a former IRS investigator, put it: Yes,
corruption is involved. Yes, a cover-up has taken place. {6}.
So maybe you think Clinton is innocent. But the real question is,
why isn't there a real investigation going on? Even more than
that, why are so many Americans uninformed about these shocking,
plausible and corroborated charges? It is alleged by many
knowledgable persons, *including former insiders*, that Bill
Clinton permitted and benefited from the smuggling of *millions
of dollars worth* of cocaine into the United States. That is
quite a story. Why haven't we heard about it?
--------------------------<< Notes >>----------------------------
{1} "On the Mena Trail" by Edward Jay Epstein. *Wall Street
Journal*. Sorry, date and page unavailable.
{2} Ibid.
{3} Ibid.
{4} "Still a Strong Scent on the Mena Trail," by Bill Plante and
Michael Singer, CBS News. *Wall Street Journal*, Letters to the
Editor. Sorry, date and page unavailable.
{5} "The Truth Will Set Us Free," by Larry Nichols. *For The
People News Reporter*, May 30, 1994, p. 13.
{6} "Mena Airport: Arkansas' Contra Connection?" *700 Club* Fact
Sheet.
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