The News Behind the News

Encroaching Tyranny & the Technology of Freedom

This section includes many articles on the news I wrote beginning in 1996 after my Vince Foster series ran into too many national security information blackouts for satisfactory completion. Most of the articles involve one or another of the principal topics introduced in "The End of Ordinary Money." The unifying theme is individual freedom and privacy in a world of government malfeasance, government surveillance, and increasing tyranny.

In addition to my own articles, I have collected a lot of hard-to-find material written by others. Within each news section, the articles are mostly listed chronologically.

MEDIA

The Internet and the Death of the News Monopoly	Life without a priestly caste of editors.
60 Minutes Attacks Area 51!	Leslie Stahl comes to Reno, while Mike Wallace fondles his cash.
How Much is Sidney Blumenthal's Reputation Worth?	Calculation of the Drudge Report damage to a sleazy smear artist.

SPOOKS

Michael Riconosciuto on Encryption	Comments from architect of the PROMIS backdoor.
Who is Leo Wanta?	The collapse of the Russian ruble. Bill Clinton's short-term notes.
CIA Proprietary Companies?	Cash stashed for George Bush, Bill Casey, Vince Foster, Bill Clinton--and others living and dead?

Interview with Chip Tatum	Terry Nelson, Montana Drugs, Chuck Hayes, etc.

Comment on PROMIS article	Clueless con man discovers the past.

DIGITAL CASH

A Guide to Digital Cash Articles on My Webpage	Read this first for background.
Digital Cash and the Future of Money	Appeared as "Introduction to Digital Cash" in Liberty (July 1998) and in the SIRS Renaissance data base (1999).
Concepts in Digital Cash	Basic concepts necessary to get started.
Digital Cash and the Regulators	We gonna regulate, just as soon as we figure out what it is.
The Mathematical Ideas Behind Digital Cash	Speech to Libertarian Party of Colorado.
Internet Payment Schemes, Part 1	Secure credit card systems. iKP, SET, EMV, CyberCash, First Virtual, FBOI, BankNet, Open Financial Exchange.
Internet Payment Schemes, Part 2	Adventures in Prague. Debt-Credit systems. NetCheque, Netbill, and CyberCoin.
Internet Payment Schemes, Part 3	Digital cash systems. NetCash, Mondex, & Digicash ecash.
Cryptography and Number Theory for Digital Cash	A tutorial.
Stefan Brands' System of Digital Cash	A digital cash system with real privacy. Consistency between the on-line & off-line systems.
Digital Signatures Illustrated	A tutorial.
Smart Cards and Private Currencies	The technology of Hayek's dream.

FIN DE SIECLE

October Country

The Year 2000 Problem in Perspective

POST-DIGITAL PRIVACY

The End of Ordinary Money, Part 1	How Big Brother took over the financial system.
The End of Ordinary Money, Part 2	Your banker is a snitch. Money laundering law & digital cash.

The World Financial Police Attack Anonymity	We want to know where your money is and what you are doing with it.

Microsoft's "NSA Backdoor"	An NSA backdoor? Probably not, but Microsoft "security" is clearly a myth.

CRYPTOLOGY

Michael Riconosciuto on Encryption	Comments from architect of the PROMIS backdoor.
Cryptography and Number Theory for Digital Cash	A tutorial.
How Secure is America's Nuclear Arsenal?	Public key cryptography and nuclear weapons.
NSA, Crypto AG, and the Iraq-Iran War	How the NSA bugged international cryptography software.
Letter from Bill Payne Regarding Cryptography at Sandia
Intelink	The network linking US spook agencies.
Digital Signatures Illustrated	A tutorial.
The DES Algorithm Illustrated	A tutorial.

The Wassenaar Invasion of Privacy	Global agreement on cryptography restriction.

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

NSA, Crypto AG, and the Iraq-Iran War	How the NSA helped out Saddam Hussein.

ECONOMIC COMMENTARY

Here Come the Zombies	How governments turn bankers into rich gamblers.
Credit Lyonnais & L.F. Rothschild Ready to Topple	Bad loans and bodies in the French laundry.
History of the Euro	The single European currency.
The Asian Financial Crisis in Perspective	The bubble rotation.
The Year 2000 Problem in Perspective	Y2K and the end of time as we know it.
The Gold Market, Part 1	Gold in the international financial system. The London Gold Fixing.
The Gold Market, Part 2	Spot gold trading. The London Bullion Market Association.
The Gold Market, Part 3	Gold lease and libor rates. The forward price of gold. Gold swaps.
The Gold Market, Part 4	The World Trade Center bombing and the gold market. Gold futures. Exchange for physicals.
The Gold Market, Part 5	Gold FRAs. Gold interest-rate swaps. Gold interest-rate guarantees.
The Gold Market, Part 6	Gold options. Options as insurance contracts.
And Now, the Financial Apocalypse	When pundits say "the expansion will last forever," the end is near.
Stocks and Bonds Go Down Together	The peculiar economics of Mafia Bonds.
The Collapse of the New World Order	Visions of paradise and the collapse of the Global Free Lunch.
The Credit Crunch	The core of the July-October 1997 crash.
The Eye of the Storm	The Global Free Lunch is back. Oh, Joy!
Copper-Bottom Pricing	How to price commodity spread options with negative strikes.
Chaos and Fractals in Financial Markets, Part 1
Chaos and Fractals in Financial Markets, Part 2
Chaos and Fractals in Financial Markets, Part 3
Chaos and Fractals in Financial Markets, Part 4
Chaos and Fractals in Financial Markets, Part 5
Chaos and Fractals in Financial Markets, Part 6

THE WHITE HOUSE BIG BROTHER DATA BASE

The White House "Big Brother" Data Base & How Jackson Stephens Precipitated a Banking Crisis	The role of Jackson Stephen's software firm Systematics in creating security holes both in White House and commercial banking software.
The White House Downloaded	And mad as hell about it, too.
Will Filegate Bring Down the FBI?	The FBI turned over about 2045 files to the White House.
Is the WHODB Clinton's Frankenstein Monster?	Bill's computers watch Bill.
Webb Hubbell and Big Brother (WHODB)	Artificial intelligence, a payoff, a PROMIS conversion, a fired Secret Service agent.

ARTICLES ABOUT TWA 800

The Downing of TWA Flight 800	TWA Flight 800 was taken out at around 7000 feet altitude by an apparent Stinger missile. A terrorist group connected to Syria gave advance warning and said there would be five more.
Syria and TWA Flight 800	101 fast reasons to keep on eye on Syria.
Bill Clinton's Choo-Choo	The President takes a train ride. The modified warhead on the missile that took down TWA Flight 800.
The Phosphorus-Headed Missile and TWA Flight 800	Some details on the missile that took out TWA Flight 800.
Witnesses Confirm Missile Took Down TWA 800	The New York Post almost gets the story right, but not quite.
DIA on TWA 800 Missile, by John McCaslin	Agent of Defense Intelligence Agency speaks to congress.
TWA 800 Investigation Cover-Up: The Proof	Ian Goddard shows clear evidence of an FBI cover-up.
The Syrian Connection to the Dhahran Bombing	The FBI, as usual, covers up the evidence.
What May Have Happened to TWA800	A boat offshore . . .
TWA 800: "I Saw an Ordnance Explosion"
Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Revives Missile Theory
Crash Test Dummies	More on the botched investigation.
Interim Report on the Crash of TWA Flight 800 and the Actions of the NTSB and the FBI	The report of Commander William S. Donaldson, USN Ret. in cooperation with Associated Retired Aviation Professionals.
Clinton Involved in Coverup of TWA800 Terrorist Missile	Cmdr. William S. Donaldson, III, USN, Ret.
TWA 800 Shootdown	The New American interviews William S. Donaldson.
TWA 800	Boeing says missile may have downed plane.

ARTICLES RELATED TO OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING

Misconduct Allegations Arise in FBI Lab Probe	FBI falsifies evidence and commits perjury.
FBI Suspends Oklahoma City Whistle-blower	You weren't supposed to know about the contaminated evidence.
Case Against Oklahoma Bomb Suspect Collapses	Another government sting gone awry?
Secret Pentagon Report on Oklahoma City Bombing--Evidence of a Inside Job?	More than a sting gone bad.
The John Doe Times	Info on the Oklahoma City bombing.
Oklahoma City, Government-Paid Neo-Nazis, and the FCC	One more attempt to bury the truth about the Oklahoma City bombing.
Rep. Charles Key on the Facts of the Oklahoma Bombing
DOJ Report on FBI Crime Lab	How to lie with forensics.
Writ of Mandamus	Stephen Jones, attorney for Timothy McVeigh, on the evidence in the OKC bombing.
Kirk Lyons, Attorney for Andreas Strassmeir, Responds
John Doe Times Special Edition	Report that Elohim City leader Millar is FBI informant.
ATF Memo says Carol Howe "key" to identifying Elohim City/OKC bomb link
General Says Four Charges Destroyed Murrah Federal Building
Niki Deutchman Interview
Press Conference of Charles Key re OKC Bombing Foreknowledge and the Response
New Evidence of OKC Bomb Cover-up

THE CRIMES OF THE FBI

Was Freeh Fired?--Or Is It Only a Glitch in the FBI's Files?	FBI Director Louis Freeh fails to receive a paycheck because the computer says he was terminated, and the 101 Airborne arrives in Saudia Arabia. (On their way to Syria?)
The FBI and Terrorism	More crimes of the FBI.
The Dickheads are Still Desperate	Why Congress should withdraw all funding from the FBI.
DOJ Report on FBI Crime Lab	How to lie with forensics.
Open Letter to Louis Freeh on Montana Drugs	G-men who smuggle drugs.
Interim Report on the Crash of TWA Flight 800 and the Actions of the NTSB and the FBI	The report of Commander William S. Donaldson, USN Ret. in cooperation with Associated Retired Aviation Professionals.
The FBI's Project Megiddo (.pdf)	The FBI's plan for the Apocalypse.
FBI Shutter Speed	FBI tries to censor Y2K movie.
Subversive Instinct	Get your Freeh shit here. The Times Square video is back on the web.

ARTICLES ABOUT IRS EMPLOYEES SELLING COCAINE & TAXPAYER FILES

Is the IRS Dealing Crack?	Get your tax refund in a baggie, and visit two governors going to jail.
IRS Files for Sale	Buy someone's IRS file for $500.
Join the IRS: Deal Crack with Pay!	Cocaine-dealing IRS employees still on the payroll.

ARTICLES ABOUT THE CRIMINAL PRESIDENCY

Bill Clinton's Cocaine Habit	Our President does five lines a day.
Clinton & Iran	A high-level Democratic delegation asks Clinton not to run again for President. Israeli radio says U.S. to bomb Iranian targets.
The Presidential Crisis	The present danger in Presidential politics.
Bill Clinton and the Missing $100 Million	General Noriega, Barry Seal, and Bill Clinton become suspects regarding millions in missing cocaine money.
October Surprises	Clinton, Dole, Starr, Tucker, Patton, Credit Lyonnais, and Pulsar Data Systems may all have October Surprises.
Happy Birthday, Mr President!	Clinton turns fifty.
Bill Clinton's Choo-Choo	The President takes a train ride. The modified warhead on the missile that took down TWA Flight 800.
The Monster Threatens Starr	Temper tantrums.
How to Create a War	First find some Belgian--er, Kurdish babies, then call in Hill & Knowlton.
Clinton Flips a Coin and Bombs Iraq	Turning the military budget into a political slush fund.
Brother Bill's Bad Week	Clinton rearranges Iraqi sand, the FBI sucks wind, and the crematorium at Mena lurks in the shadows.
Hillary Clinton Puts Out a Contract on Dick Morris	Hillary plots to murder her competition, using government thugs from I-3.
Top Ten Reasons Bill Clinton Resigned	Read these, then make up your own.
Clinton in a Box	Clinton has lost the war, both home and abroad.
What Happened to the Football?	Did someone take the nuclear trigger away from Bill Clinton?
Tenacious Tentacles	The cozy world of Bill Clinton, Jackson Stephens, and Mochtar Riady.
Hillary Clinton, Lafarge, and Kennametal	Hillary helps Richard Mellon Scaife and Jackson Stephens arm Iraq.
Hail to the Cokehead	Walking a mile in Bill Clinton's shoes.
What Election?	Nothing has changed with respect to Clinton's problems.
What if Clinton Never Returned?	Some wishful thinking.
More Top Ten Reasons Bill Clinton Resigned	Fun things to say at the Inaugural Ball.
Sex with Hillary	What one has to do to get a press conference.
Kenneth Starr's Departure Could be Clintons' Worst Nightmare	By John Crudele.
The White House Cult	Now it can be told.
Mexican Madness	Pendejo in paradise.
London Sunday Times: Bonking Bill
Campaign Finance Report
The Starr Report
Hyde's 81 Questions
Starr's Testimony to the House Judiciary Committee
Follow the Money
The Senate Trial
Clinton Body Count Links

RON BROWN

Ron Brown's Loose Lips Seal His Fate	More than meets the eye in the crash of Brown's plane.

MISCELLANEOUS

Saint Colby and the Fifth Column	Damage control on the Vince Foster story, and why the death of former CIA director William Colby is not an occasion for tears.
Some Observations on the Non-News	The dereliction of the journalism profession, the FBI can't count files, the Montana drug operation, NSA attacks on my Internet posts, and the heroic efforts of Kenneth Starr.
An Apology and Goodbye	A satire directed at a group of super-critics who have spent time attacking or distorting the Vince Foster story as told by Jim Norman and me. (I simply collected some of the arguments and put them in a single post, so everyone could see how silly they sounded.) However, some brain-dead individuals apparently believed my tongue-in-cheek statement that Mike McCurry of the White House Press Office calls me once a week to direct my efforts, and wrote a lot of angry letters condemning everything but their own inattention and gullibility.
How to Launder Money in the Copper Market (1)	Sumitomo services the heroin trade. Intended to become a series.
Woodward's Wayward Book	Why Bob Woodward's book The Choice is particularly ill-timed.
The Clinton Crash	The Clinton administration has imprudently taken credit for much that is taking place in the economy. How would they deal with a stock market crash? Also mentions the banking problems created by alterations in the money flows associated with the drug and arms trade.
Is the CIA Trying for a Piece of Fifth Column Action?	Contact fails to contact the Fifth Column.
The Governor of Kentucky to be Indicted Soon?	Operation BOPTROT and Casey's plan to turn Russian soldiers into drug addicts.
Dole Dumps an Old Friend and Lies About His Finances	Why Dole resembles Clinton.
The Cracks in Clinton's Economy	John Deutch and Alan Greenspan worry about stock declines.
The Fifth Column Gets Press	And the Prez worries Dick Morris might squeal.
The Uses of Terrorism	The trade-off between guns and buttering-up-voters.
The Sniffles of Susan	Susan McDougal, following bad legal advice, becomes a martyr without a cause.
The Symbiosis of Alan Greenspan and Bill Clinton	Why is the Federal Reserve illegally intervening in the stock market?
Pinnacle Bank--The Usual Suspects	Banking, the Arkansas way.
Wars and Rumors of War	Iraq, I3, and why Bill won't pardon Susan.
Musings	Presidential pardons and all that.
Bill's Blow, Stock Blowoffs, and Millennial Madness	The future sucks.
Five Indictments of the Mass Media	The alcoholic press consumes a fifth.
The Dickheads Are Getting Desperate	Federal agents show up in Nancy, Kentucky.
Laundering Numbers	Sumitomo & FBI files: the media can't count.
The Starr Detractors	As the worm squirms. Another chorus of "no more indictments".
The Other Starr Detractors	Chris Ruddy and Ambrose Evans-Pritchard.
The Joke Is on You	The media releases us from the burden of political truth.
October Country	That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics.
General Convicted for Political Fund-Raising	The politics of promotion.
The Coke Was Stored in Hangars 4 and 5	Cocaine distribution from the Ilo Pango Air Force Base, and the roles of the CIA, NSA, and the Mossad.
The Starr Indictments: The Media Wrong Again	And that's not all the media is wrong about.
Bye Bye, Miss American Pie	Lemmings and stock market calculations.
Al Gore as President	And Tipper as FLOTUS.
Sticky Fingers at the Justice Department and U.S. Customs	The government steals and doesn't pay its bills.
Earl Brian Convicted in California	The chief marketeer of the PROMIS software is convicted of financial fraud.
The Starr Indictments II	Trick or treat.
Murder and Drugs in Arkansas	The FBI sits on evidence in a drug-related murder.
Ten Predictions & Postmortem	My March 1996 predictions and postmortem comment.
Twenty Predictions for 1997	Sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle.