UPDATE to Feb. 5 ALERT!
3/11/99

March 11, 1999

Now That Clinton Has Survived The Impeachment
The Plan Is To Stall As Long As Possible.

Since Bill Clinton's successful use of the revelations of CIA drug dealing
in Volume II as a weapon to deflate the drive to impeach him it is now
becoming apparent that the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
(HPSCI) Chair Porter Goss may be intending never to hold hearings on Vol. II
at all. The continuing silence from Congressional leaders on the Democratic
side, such as Maxine Waters, indicates that little or no pressure will come
from within Congress to make the hearings happen. Yet, as sources within the
Committee tell me, HPSCI is very aware of your demands for open and well
publicized hearings.

The revelations from Volume II linger and will remain unresolved and open
for debate until such time as Congress chooses to deal with them. This makes
public pressure - which is being felt - all the more important. If those in
Washington have their way there will be no hearings for two years an by then
they hope the issue will have died. We will not let this outrage occur.

Keep the cards and letters going in. Make the calls to HPSCI. Read the story
HIGH NOON on this site to find a complete list of contacts and ways in which
you can keep this alive. They have not won. They are afraid of our voice.

And expect some dramatic announcements soon which will show just how
motivated the American people really are. Keep your eye on this site for
details.

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UPDATE to JAN.1 ALERT!

2/5/99

I spoke today with sources at the House Intelligence Committee (HPSCI) who
advised that it was not likely that three vacancies on the committee would
be filled prior to February 22. That, combined with the fact that the House
will have a recess shortly thereafter, means that it is a virtual
impossibility that public hearings on CIA's confessions in Volume II of
their Inspector General's report could occur before the week of March 1.

It is now a possibility that the hearings could take place after the
Impeachment trial is finished. That would be a small miracle and give us a
better shot at some real publicity. However, the impeachment itself is like
a bad Wes Craven movie where the monster has to be killed a hundred and
forty times before someone chops it into pieces, burns it and scatters the
ashes to the wind.

Nonetheless, I am told that the volume of calls and letters to HPSCI
demanding open and public hearings is having an effect. Please keep up the
great efforts to drag this beast into the open. For further information on
how to pressure Congress and the media please read below and the article,
High Noon.

- Mike Ruppert

CIA-DRUGS ALERT!

THERE WILL BE NO HEARINGS
ON VOLUME II
IN THE HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE
ON INTELLIGENCE IN JANUARY

11:53 AM - Tues, Jan, 5, 1998

Los Angeles - Just minutes ago I hung up after speaking with a source on the
House Permanent Select committee on Intelligence (HPSCI). The source stated
that, contrary to previously published reports in The San Jose Mercury News,
it would not be possible for HPSCI to hold hearings on Volume II any sooner
than February. The cited reasons for this are telling.

The Committee is not yet constituted and there are several key vacancies.
Ranking Democrat Norman Dicks (D), Washington has rotated out of the
Committee after eight years. This was mandatory. Jane Harman (R) CA, left
the House to run for Governor and Congressman David Skaggs (D), CO has
retired.

These vacancies leave open the possibility for serious and important
developments. The Ranking Democratic member will wield enormous influence
and will, next to the Chairman (retired CIA operative Porter Goss), have a
lot to say about the scope and nature of the hearings on Vol. II. The new
ranking member will be chosen by House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt who
will, no doubt, consult with President Clinton beforehand.

Wish List: Maxine Waters as a new member of the Committee.
Better yet - as ranking member!

Given the pressure already placed on the Committee by public pressure to
hold well publicized hearings with a reasonable witness list I now think it
unlikely that HPSCI will hold hearings at all before the planned April 29th
demonstration at Florence and Normandie.

My story on the Calculus of Impeachment including CIA drug dealing has been
picked up by the Progressive Review www.prorev.com and apparently the Drudge
report as well. I had four visitors to my web site, www.copvcia.com, this
AM from the drudge page. The progressive review has added additional
material making my scenario even more likely and credible.

That story is producing the biggest "AHA!" I have ever heard from both the
left and the right. A lot of people are now actually reading Vol. II.

Remember that the Bully Pulpit can, at any time, draw attention to Volume II.
So can the people if they put their mind to it.

Mike Ruppert
From The Wilderness