From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator)
Subject: THE OCTOBER SURPRISE  --  >>VIDEO<<  AVAILALBLE
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: misc.activism.progressive on UseNet ; ACTIV-L@UMCVMB
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 01:59:57 GMT

THE OCTOBER SURPRISE  --  >>VIDEO<<  AVAILALBLE

				   
	       "COVERUP: Behind The Iran-Contra Affair"
	      Produced by the Empowerment Project, 1988
			[ordering info bellow]

An extremely well-made, powerful video about the Iran-Contra scandal, 
and subsequent coverup. Includes interviews with former CIA analyst 
David MacMichael; Former U.S. Ambassador Robert White; Barbara 
Honegger, formerly a key Reagan/Bush '80 campaign worker; former 
Iranian President Bani-Sadr; Former contra Eden Pastora; Former contra 
directorate member Edgar Chamorro; Peter Dale Scott, co-author of _The 
Iran-Contra Connection. Secret Teams and Covert Operations in the 
Reagan Era_; quite a few, surprisingly candid government officials, 
including Rep. Henry Gonzales and Rep. Jack Brooks; Tony Avirgan and 
Martha Honey; the Christic Institute's Daniel Sheehan; etc. 

Includes extensive, professional graphics and video excerpts,
including of the La Penca bombing. The video starts with the "October
Surprise" -- including displaying former Iranian president Bani Sadr's
copies of U.S. sales of weapons to Iran in *1981* (the official,
*post* Iran-Contra story still is that these sales began many years
later); the "October Surprise," the title of Honegger's book, is what
the Reagan/Bush campaign feared most in late 1980; that Carter might
be able to get the hostages out before the elections and thus win...
the evidence, increasingly strong, suggests that the Reagan/Bush
campaign met Iranian officials in Paris in 1980 to avoid an "October
Surprise," cutting a deal to delay the release of the American
Hostages (by some 70 days) in return for the U.S. selling Iran
advanced weapons. Various CIA officials and Iranians (including
Bani-Sadr, now living in exile) have confirmed and produced much
evidence to support this (see also Breneke below).

The video continues to cover the CIA/contra role in drug-running; in
the La-Penca bombing; Ollie/NSC's plans to suspend the Constitution,
etc. Does not include more recent revelations: e.g., relating to the
Breneke trial.

nor does it includethe CIA's role in subverting the Costa-Rican
investigation of La-Penca, or the fact that the Costa Rican
legislature has since declared the former U.S. Ambassador, Ollie
North, Robert Owen, and other Iran-Contra characters *persona non
grata* in Costa Rica for their roles in the criminal activity; also
John Hull, who worked with the CIA in the contra gun/drug running
operations, has been indicted in Costa Rica for murder, and has since
jumped bail and fled to the U.S. (Hull was named in the Christic
Institute's 1986 suit on behalf of Avirgan for his role in the La
Penca bombing.) The conclusions of the Costa-Rican Atty.  General's
investigation of La Penca are nearly identical to those in the
Avirgan/Honey suite brought forth by Christic in 1986.  [See CAIB #34
(see "publications" file ).

Use the GET command with CIA BABIES regarding the findings of the 
Costa Rican Atty. General's office and Costa Rican parliament 
supporting charges of contra drug-running etc. [I.e., send the 1-line
email message consisting of GET CIA BABIES ACTIV-L to the listserver
address LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET]

Files on the archiver of interest: 

  IRNCNTRA COVERUP   NYT: Iran/Contra committee protected Reagan 
  CIA      BABIES    Costa-Ric govt confirms CIA/contra/drug/terrorism 

  OCTOBER  SURPRISE  The real Irangate scandal ('80 elect. subverted!) 
  VERDICT  TREASON   Ex-CIA agent's acquittal is Bush's indictment '90 
  WHEREWAS GEORGE    On Oct. 19, 1980? ITT article on October Surprise 
  BEN      MENASHE   revealing int'vw w/Israeli agent (Oct. Surprise) 
  SURPRISE PROBES91  Update on Congress'l & indep. legal opts & probes 
  SURPRISE Z-JUNE91  Oct. Surprise intro,& latest as of 6/91(Z mag'zn) 

(See VERDICT TREASON regarding Breneke's trial) 
(See bottom for how to use the GET command) 

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Produced by the Empowerment Project; available from: 
        Fusion Video 
        17214 S. Oak Ave. 
        Tinley Park, IL 60477-3402 
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Item #2118; $29.98; 72 mins (but video continues each time you think 
you've seen climax). For immediate service, call 24-hours, toll-free: 

                1 - 800 - 338 - 7710 
Shipping and Handling is $4.50; 7% sales tax in Illinois 
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UPDATE: I think you can contact the Empowerment Project directly on
PeaceNet by email at: empower@igc.org or empower@igc.apc.org

empower 
  David Kasper, 1653 18th Street #3 
  Santa Monica CA USA 90404 
  (213)828-8807 
  (Empowerment Project) 
  Keys: Central, America, Iran-Contra 

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How to use the GET command:

    ======================================
    To get a file named FILE NAME from the
    archiver (files are two words  separa-
    ted by a space), send the 1-line message

    GET FILE NAME ACTIV-L

    to: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET
    [or: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU]
    ======================================

    Use GET with the file ACTIV-L ARCHIVE for a listing of
    files available with the GET command.

e.g., send GET ACTIV-L ARCHIVE ACTIV-L to LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET to be
emailed the index of archived files.


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