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To: MSI who wrote (339570)	1/7/2003 3:08:52 PM
From: Baldur Fjvlnisson	Respond to of 769670

John Poindexter, USN (ret.) cooperativeresearch.org 1958-64 Graduated first in his class from the Naval Academy in 1958, earning a B.S. in Engineering. [DARPA, no date] Received an M.S. degree in Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1961. [DARPA, no date] Received a Ph.D. in Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1964. [DARPA, no date] 1985-86: Deputy National Security Advisor to Ronald Reagan from 1983-1985. [DARPA, no date] National Security Advisor to Ronald Reagan from 1985-1986. [DARPA, no date] Is said to be the chief architect of the Iran-Contra Plan Drafts NSDD (National Security Decision Directive) - 145. [NSDD - 145] This is a plan which is meant to eventually give the military jurisdiction over all government computers and private ones as well. The intention is to scan them for "sensitive but unclassified information". [New York Times 2/13/02] 1988: Indicted March 16, 1988, on seven felony charges. He is later tried in court for five of them. [Independent Counsel 8/4/93] 1990: Is convicted of five counts of lying to Congress in April, 1990. He was found guilty April 7, 1990, on five felony charges: One count of conspiracy (obstruction of inquiries and proceedings, false statements, falsification, destruction and removal of documents), two counts of obstruction of Congress and two counts of making false statements. [Independent Counsel 8/4/93] On June 11, 1990, U.S. District Judge Harold H. Greene sentenced Poindexter to serve five six-month terms concurrently. But he appealed the case, and on November 15, 1991 a three-judge appeals panel reversed the convictions on grounds that his immunized testimony had possibly influenced the trial testimony of witnesses. Then on December 7, 1992, the Supreme court declined to review the case. Finally, in 1993, the case was dismissed on the motion of Independent Counsel. [Independent Counsel 8/4/93] Works as a consultant with DARPA on two projects: 1. Project Genoa. Design, purpose is to allow national security managers use PC networks with access to large databases of relevant information. (Relates directly to DARPA's focus on "Data Mining") [New York Times 2/13/02] 2. "Command Post of the Future". Dr. Shankar Sastry explains to the NYT that the project involves designing a series of high-tech rooms in which military planners will be surrounded with electronic devices to be used as decision-making and mapping aids. [New York Times 2/13/02] 2002: Is appointed by Bush to the position of "Chief" for two DARPA offices 1. Information Awareness Office. Its focus is nonconventional military targets (i.e. terrorist organizations) [New York Times 2/13/02; Guardian of London 2/14/02] 2. Information Exploitation Office. It is attempting to develop advanced computerized battlefield sensor networks designed to shorten the elapsed time between locating the enemy and attacking. Adm. Poindexter is also a member of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee. [New York Times 2/13/02; Guardian of London 2/14/02] DARPA 1 Projects. a Develop and employ technology to recognize people by their scents. i Summary. (A) In mid December 2002, Darpa announced that it was offering a $3.2 million contract to develop the technology to identify people by their unique, genetically determined odor. [Associated Press 12/19/02] ii Tmeframe. (A) Darpa’s spokeswoman Jan Walker said, “If scientists can prove that it works within two and a half years, DARPA wants to build a prototype within six years.” [Associated Press 12/19/02] Additional Sources washtimes.com washingtonpost.com washingtonpost.com nytimes.com nytimes.com cryptome.org fas.org fcw.com govexec.com guardian.co.uk thedubyareport.com darpa.mil gcn.com washingtonpost.com theregister.co.uk sfgate.com smh.com.au infoworld.com washtimes.com theage.com.au sfweekly.com wired.com

To: MSI who wrote (339570)	1/7/2003 3:12:14 PM
From: jmhollen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho............... "...The gov't-influenced corporate media will not fool them forever...." Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.............. Is that anything like the drivel mongering New York Slimes and the Clintwit News Network in Atlanta....!!! ROTFFLMFOA in bloody tears........... Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho............... John :-) .