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“As Far As People Who Ran The Show, It Was The Highest Levels of NATO, the U.S., MI6, CIA And The Pentagon”
Sibel Edmonds has just released her fantastic spy thriller,
The Lone Gladio.
Here’s our review, comparing it to the best of Clancy or Ludlum … but with a twist.
In the real world, Edmonds is a former FBI translator who translated
terror-related communications for the FBI right after 9/11. In that
capacity, she read communications between terrorists and other radicals.
Edmonds has been deemed credible by
the Department of Justice’s Inspector General, several senators (free subscription required), and a
coalition of prominent conservative and liberal groups.
The ACLU described Edmonds as:
The most gagged person in the history of the United States of America.
Famed Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg
says that Edmonds possesses information “
far more explosive than the Pentagon Papers”. He also
says that the White House has
ordered the press not to cover Edmonds:
I am confident that there is conversation inside the Government as to ‘How do we deal with Sibel [Edmonds]?
The first line of defense is to ensure that she doesn’t get into the
media. I think any outlet that thought of using her materials would go
to to the government and they would be told “don’t touch this . . . .”
Even Paul Newman praises Edmonds, saying:
Sibel Edmonds would not let an intimidating FBI shut her
mouth, and as a result, suffered grievous consequences, but she has
persevered and we are better off for her sacrifices.
Edmonds is the founder and president of the
National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, a group of high-level
national intelligence and security officials.
To understand why Edmonds’ information is so explosive, we need a little background on “Operation Gladio.”
Background: “Operation Gladio”
The former Italian Prime Minister, an Italian judge, and the
former head of Italian counterintelligence admit that
NATO,
with the help of the Pentagon and CIA, carried out terror bombings in
Italy and other European countries in the 1950s and blamed the
communists, in order to rally people’s support for their governments in
Europe in their fight against communism.
As one participant in this formerly-secret program stated:
“You
had to attack civilians, people, women, children, innocent people,
unknown people far removed from any political game. The reason was quite
simple. They were supposed to force these people, the Italian public,
to turn to the state to ask for greater security” (and see
this)(Italy and other European countries subject to the terror campaign had joined NATO before the bombings occurred).
This was codenamed “Operation Gladio”. And watch
this BBC special. And
see this for the big picture background.
Operation Gladio Continues to this Day
Edmonds told Washington’s Blog that she wrote
The Lone Gladio because the FBI classified 100% of her previous book,
Classified Woman. When she found out that she doesn’t need to get pre-publication approval for “novels”, she decided to write a novel.
So Edmonds decided to write a work of fiction based on the real-life
operation- ‘Operation Gladio B’ – as the context, and with fictional
events and characters in the novel
The Lone Gladio.
[WASHINGTON’S BLOG]: You’ve previously
claimed that Gladio was not terminated with the fall of the Soviet
Union, but has continued up until today … the so-called “Gladio B”.
[SIBEL EDMONDS]: Yes. The title “Gladio B” was given by the FBI, because we don’t know what they really call it.
NATO, MI6, MIT (the Turkish military and intelligence service), and
the Pentagon, also some outside rogue elements connected with Gladio.
[WASHINGTON’S BLOG]: Did you see – when you were still with the FBI – source documents about this so-called “Gladio B”? In
The Lone Gladio,
you have a “fictitious” set of memos that have players from NATO, the
U.S. State Department and high-level terrorists meeting together. Did
you see documents like that when you were at FBI?
[SIBEL EDMONDS]: Yes. I reviewed over 5,000
documents. Not only from FBI’s Washington office. A lot of documents
came from FBI’s Chicago office. The document were from the period 1996
through February 2002. There were written documents, and audio
translated by FBI translators.
[WASHINGTON’S BLOG]: Were NATO personnel
actually mentioned in some of the documents or transcripts you saw as
being part of these Gladio B meetings?
[SIBEL EDMONDS]: A number of generals were
involved. Both U.S. generals and British generals and other generals
involved with NATO. And many recognizable, public names with the U.S.
State Department.
Most of this involved people from and State Department and the CIA.
These are at the top levels … you’re not going to get operative-level
involved with this.
Edmonds explained that the State Department doesn’t just deploy “soft
power”, but is involved in many “hard power” operations, often
coordinating through well-known “Non-Governmental Organizations” (NGOs).
Specifically, Edmonds explained that numerous well-known NGOs – which
claim to focus on development, birth control, women’s rights, fighting
oppression and other “magnificent sounding” purposes or seemingly benign
issues – act as covers for State Department operations. [
Background.] She said that the State Department directly places operatives inside the NGOs.
As one example, Edmonds said that – during the late 90s and early 2000s – perhaps
30-40% of the people working for NGOs operated by George Soros were actually working for the U.S. State Department.
Edmonds also said that Osama Bin Laden – and several other members of
his family – were working with U.S. agencies as part of Gladio B right
up until 9/11. Edmonds notes that Bin Laden and his family members were
helping the West set up terrorist groups in Chechnya up until 9/11.
Edmonds also said that the FBI failed to prosecute any of the
criminal activities occurring in the United States as revealed by these
documents.
9/11 Was Part of Gladio
Back to our interview …
[WASHINGTON’S BLOG]: In terms of 9/11, what’s your opinion about whether there were
countries involved, or whether it was rogue Gladio personnel?
[SIBEL EDMONDS]: You have to separate the
pawns from the main players. There might have been elements involved
within countries: for example Prince Bandar in Saudi Arabia, or Turkish
people at the MIT.
But the people who ran the show at the top were NATO and Gladio. And
Gladio was under the U.S. It was – and is – an operation under the U.S.,
for U.S. empire.
As far as people who ran the show, it was the highest levels of NATO, the U.S., MI6, CIA and the Pentagon.
The Goal: Control of Eurasia, Oil and Other Resources
Edmonds says that the entire focus of the U.S. and these related
groups is to control the world’s resources, such as oil and gas
pipelines in Eurasia.
She explained that many of the people in Eurasian region speak Turkic
languages. For that reason, Turkey and its intelligence service – MIT –
has been a major conduit for Gladio operations. And since a lot of the
resources are in former Soviet countries, a lot of Gladio’s focus has
been in those countries.
Postscript: Edmonds has previously stated that Bin Laden – and his
number 2 Al Qaeda lieutenant – Ayman al-Zawahiri – worked with the U.S.
government for
3 months AFTER 9/11 to coordinate destablization in the Caucus region.
And she
previously told Washington’s Blog:
For the past 11 years I have been emphasizing that my
State Secrets Privilege & Gag Orders had to do with the FBI files
(covering period 1996-2002 February) on covert-terrorist operations in Caucasus and Central Asia backed, managed and armed by US actors. These US-NATO directed operations in the region involved Bin-Laden and mainly Zawahiri …..
The FBI documents contained damning evidence (audio and
written) collected between 1996-2002 tying these terror operations
directly to the U.S. persons in the State Department/CIA and Pentagon. Also, how the State Department got Congress to grant huge amounts of funds to “front’ NGOs and businesses (mainly Turkish companies in US-listed/members of ATC) to funnel money to the terrorist cells in this region.
If you want to hear Edmonds name some names, watch
part 1 and
part 2 of her interview with James Corbett.
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TITLE 18. CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I. CRIMES
CHAPTER 118. WAR CRIMES
18 U.S.C. § 2441
§ 2441. War crimes
(a) Offense. Whoever, whether inside or outside the United States, commits a war crime, in any
of the circumstances described in subsection (b), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for
life or any term of years, or both, and if death results to the victim, shall also be subject to the
penalty of death.
(b) Circumstances. The circumstances referred to in subsection (a) are that the person
committing such war crime or the victim of such war crime is a member of the Armed Forces of
the United States or a national of the United States (as defined in section 101 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act [8 USCS § 1101]).
(c) Definition.
As used in this section the term “war crime” means any conduct—
(1) defined as a grave breach in any of the international conventions signed at Geneva 12
18 USC 1505 Obstruction of proceedings before depts., agencies and committees
18 USC 1512 Tampering with a Witness, Victim or Informant
Obstruction may consist of any attempt to hinder the discovery, apprehension, conviction or punishment of anyone who has committed a crime.
http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title18-section1505&num=0&edition=prelim
18 USC 1505 Obstruction of proceedings before depts., agencies and committees
18 USC 1512 Tampering with a Witness, Victim or Informant
Obstruction may consist of any attempt to hinder the discovery, apprehension, conviction or punishment of anyone who has committed a crime. The acts by which justice is obstructed may include bribery, murder, intimidation, use of physical force. The purpose is to influence, delay or prevent The analysis which I did shows that the Federal Government has a history of discrediting non-consensual human subjects. , communication of information to law enforcement, to alter or destroy evidence. US Federal Law- Title 18 Chapter 118 U.S.C. § 2441 : US Code – Section 2441: War crimes (a) Offense. – Whoever, whether inside or outside the United States, commits a war crime, in any of the circumstances described in subsection (b), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for life. APPROVED 3/4/2010 http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/18C118.txt (A) Torture. The act of a person who commits, or conspires or attempts to commit, an act specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control for the purpose of obtaining information or a confession, punishment, intimidation, coercion, or any reason based on discrimination of any kind. ** CURRENT THROUGH PL 111-145, APPROVED 3/4/2010 ***US Federal Law- Title 18 U.S.C. § 2441 : US Code – Section 2441: War crimes (a) Offense. – Whoever, whether inside or outside the United States, commits a war crime, in any of the circumstances described
in subsection (b), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
for life. http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/18C118.txt *** CURRENT THROUGH PL 111-145, APPROVED 3/4/2010 ***
TITLE 18. CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I. CRIMES
CHAPTER 118. WAR CRIMES
18 U.S.C. § 2441
§ 2441. War crimes
(a) Offense. Whoever, whether inside or outside the United States, commits a war crime, in any
of the circumstances described in subsection (b), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for
life or any term of years, or both, and if death results to the victim, shall also be subject to the
penalty of death.
(b) Circumstances. The circumstances referred to in subsection (a) are that the person
committing such war crime or the victim of such war crime is a member of the Armed Forces of
the United States or a national of the United States (as defined in section 101 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act [8 USCS § 1101]).
(c) Definition.
As used in this section the term “war crime” means any conduct—
(1) defined as a grave breach in any of the international conventions signed at Geneva 12