Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 10:32:56 -0400 From: ralph@teaminfinity.com Subject: Rep. Waters Responds To Los Angeles - Mena Connection http://TeamInfinity.com/urls.html Subject: Rep. Waters Responds To Los Angeles - Mena Connection >From: Washington Weekly > > > > ALLEGATIONS OF CIA PROVIDING DRUGS TO AMERICAN CITIES > Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) > House of Representatives - September 27, 1996 > > >Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, as you know, I have been involved in >trying to move the investigations that finally have been agreed >to in order to get to the root of the facts and allegations that >have been unveiled in the San Jose Mercury News under the heading >`Dark Alliance,' written by investigative reporter Gary Webb. > >It has been an interesting journey over the past two weeks. Over >the past 2 weeks, not only have we begun to ask questions about >these revelations; we are bombarded with requests to send more >information to individuals all around this Nation. > >I held a community meeting down in South-Central Los Angeles and >reached out to about 75 community leaders. About 250 showed up. >During the Congressional Black Caucus weekend here in Washington, >I had a workshop. Over 3,000 people showed up at the workshop. >This morning, I was up in Baltimore for the Human Rights >Commission that was meeting there. Seven hundred people were >there. This afternoon the Howard students rallied down near the >Reflecting Pool. They had a good turnout. > >The major press has now gotten involved. Just this evening Tom >Brokaw on NBC did quite an extensive piece. Included in that >piece was John Kerry and information about his investigation. > >I have continued to reach out. People are calling me with all >kinds of information. I began to look in the archives, just to >see what is there, and discovered some very interesting things. > >I decided to look in the diary that is in the archives of Oliver >North. I discovered that there was a notebook entry, for example, >on a conversation with Robert Owen, who was his liaison with the >Contras, dated August 9, 1985. The discussion covers a plane >being used by Mario Calero, brother of the head of the FDN >Adolpho Calero, based in New Orleans, to ferry supplies to the >Contras in Honduras. > >This is what the notation said: `Honduran DC-6 which is being >used for runs out of New Orleans is probably being used for drug >runs into the United States.' > >These are his diary notations that are in the archives. There are >many more. It seems as it we are going to spend many, many hours >on this. > >Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentlewoman yield? > >Ms. WATERS. I yield to the gentleman from California. > >Mr. ROHRABACHER. If the gentlewoman would yield for a question, >was the gentlewoman clear that Oliver North was noting that to >move against it? > >Ms. WATERS. When I checked with the DEA, who he was supposed to >give the information to, nobody has a record. > >Mr. ROHRABACHER. It was a secret operation. He wouldn't be >telling any one. Do any of the allegations being made, and >obviously there are some very bad characters involved with drug >dealing on various sides of various issues, but did any of these >drug shipments go through Mena Airport at a time when President >Clinton was Governor of Arkansas? > >Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, we are going to find >out exactly where they went. What is interesting about one of the >introductions to the John Kerry committee report was, everybody >knew that there were drug runs. Several agencies of the Federal >Government had distinct knowledge that drugs were being flown >into the United States, and the proceeds were being used to fund >the Contras. > >My point is this: Whether the CIA or the DEA or the Justice >Department or anybody knew and did nothing, turned their heads, >allowed it to go on, or directly participated in it, they are >guilty of undermining the citizens of this country. They are >guilty of creating the devastation of many of the communities in >this country. > >We are going to proceed with these investigations. I am going to >spend considerable time looking in the archives, going through >Oliver North's diaries, looking at information that surfaced in >newspapers during the period of time this was going on. We are >going to get to the bottom of this. > >I am pleased about the involvement now of many of our churches, >schools that are coming on line, universities that are getting >interested, community groups that are calling from all over. >People are calling from the so-called right and the left. > >We have citizens who say, `Ms. Waters, I do not agree with you on >a lot of things, but I agree with you on this. We want you to >stick with it, to stay with it. We are outraged at the idea that >our government could have known, could have been involved with >this, could have been a part of a plot.' > >Mr. Speaker, this is just the beginning. I will be with you often >as we unveil this information about CIA, DEA, involvement in drug >trafficking in America. > > > http://TeamInfinity.com/urls.html