Osama Bin Laden and Promis[e] Software
Bin Laden has obtained top intelligence gathering and data-manipulating
software capable of hiding and facilitating financial transfers, personnel travel.
By Eric Jewell
Jan. 7, 2003
EndTimezWarriorz.com
Posted here with permission of the author
Fox news yesterday flashed breaking news, which will undoubtedly be quickly
killed in the popular media because of the embarrassing implications on our intelligence agencies
and the Bush family in particular. Osama Bin Laden has obtained a version of "Promis[e]
software" from the FBI by way of Russia.
The History of "Promis[e]"
Promise software resembles what we know as NCIC, which is software used by police agencies in the
U.S., which creates a database with the ability to track or identify individuals. In 1983 under the
Reagan administration, Earl Brian, representing the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, contacted
Bill Hamilton, owner of "Inslaw". The Justice Department contracted Inslaw to create and
later modify the software so that it could be used by Intelligence agencies and another version to
be used by financial institutions such as BCCI.
Michael Riconosciuto was a government operative chosen by the Justice Department who actually made
the modifications according to secret government specifications. These modifications were made at
the Cabazon Indian reservation where at the same time Robert Booth Nichols oversaw the manufacture
of arms and ammunition supplied to Ollie North in his now infamous guns for drugs scandal. One Al
Holbert who was also an Israeli Intelligence officer recruited Riconosciuto into the CIA out of
Stanford University in the 1960s.
One "modification" Michael was responsible for was the creation of a back door that could
be accessed by anyone in the government who knew the code. Of course those who knew were very few
and consisted of the darker elements of our government who have been instrumental in moving us
toward the New World Order. This made it possible for factions within the US government to
access any financial institution or intelligence agency computer undetected with just a few
keystrokes giving them the ability to add, change, or delete files at will.
According to Riconosciuto, Wackenhut Security, whose board has for years been occupied by former
Reagan and Bush cabinet members, was very instrumental in obtaining high tech software for the
government, and what happened later to Inslaw fits perfectly with their mode of operation. While
being interviewed by Carol Marshal, author of "The Last Circle", Riconosciuto informed
her,
"Basically, what you have is a group of politically well connected people through
Wackenhut who wanted to get juicy defense contracts when Ronald Reagan got elected president. And
they did! They also preyed on high tech start up companies, many of them out of Silicon Valley in
California.
"They saw technology that they wanted and they either forced the companies into bankruptcy or
waited on the sidelines, like vultures, and picked them up for pennies after they were
bankrupt."
Indeed After "Promise" was finished the Justice Department reneged on payment for the
software. Inslaw had invested millions developing "Promise" and was forced into
bankruptcy.
In a sworn affidavit (1) Lester Coleman testified for the Inslaw company in their suit against the
Justice Department. Coleman lived in Iran and was recruited by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
in 1984. He states in his sworn testimony...
"(6) During my two stints as a DIA covert intelligence officer seconded to the DEA in Nicosia,
Cyprus, I became aware of the fact that DEA was using its proprietary company, Euramae Trading
Company, Ltd. to sell computer software called PROMISE or PROMIS to the drug abuse control agencies
of various countries in the Middle East, including Cyprus, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and Turkey.
"(7) I personally witnessed the unpacking at the Nicosia, Cyprus, Police Force Narcotics Squad
of boxes containing reels of computer tapes and computer hardware. The boxes bore the name and red
logo of a Canadian corporation with the words `PROMISE' or `PROMIS' and `Ltd' in the company name.
"(8) The DEA objective in inducing the implementation of this computerized PROMIS[E] system in
the drug abuse control agencies of the Middle East countries was to augment the drug control
resources available to the United States Government by making it possible for the United States
Government to access sensitive drug control law enforcement and intelligence files of these Middle
East governments.
"(9) It is also my understanding that third party funds were generally made available for the
purchase of these computer software and hardware systems. One third party funding source was the
United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control in Vienna, Austria.
"(10) As DEA Country Attachι for Cyprus, Michael T. Hurley had overall responsibility for both
the Euramae Trading Company, Ltd. and its initiative to sell PROMIS[E] computer systems to Middle
East countries for drug abuse control.
"(11) In 1990, DEA reassigned Hurley to a DEA intelligence position in Washington State.
"(12) I became aware in 1991 that Michael Riconosciuto, known to me as a longtime CIA asset,
was arrested in Washington State by DEA for the manufacturing of illegal chemical drugs. I had also
become aware of the fact that Riconosciuto had made a sworn statement, prior to his arrest, about
his participation in a covert U.S. intelligence initiative to sell Inslaw's PROMISE software to
foreign governments.
"(13) In light of Hurley's personal involvement in the U.S. Government's covert intelligence
initiative to sell PROMIS[E] software to foreign governments and his reassignment to a DEA
intelligence position in Washington State in advance of the DEA's arrest of Riconosciuto, the arrest
of Riconosciuto should be regarded as suspect. I do not believe that Hurley's posting to a drug
intelligence position in Washington State in advance of Riconosciuto's arrest on drug charges is
merely coincidental. Rather, the probability is that Hurley was reassigned to Washington State to
manufacture a case against Riconosciuto in order to prevent Riconosciuto from becoming a credible
witness about the U.S. Government's covert sale of the PROMIS software to foreign governments.
"(14) The investigative journalist Danny Casolaro contacted me in Europe on August 3, 1991. Mr.
Casolaro had leads and hard information about things that I know about, including Department of
Justice groups operating overseas, the sale of PROMIS[E] software by the U.S. Government to foreign
governments, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), and the Iran-Contra scandal. I
subsequently learned of Mr. Casolaro's death in Martinsburg, West Virginia, one week later, on
August 10, 1991. I contacted Inslaw in October 1991, after learning about Mr. Casolaro's death under
suspicious circumstances."
Signed and sworn to before me this 10th day of August, 1991.
Melissa J. Corbett
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: June 14th, 1994
August 10, 1991, Danny Casolaro, a freelance journalist died uncovering this information just before
completing his book which implicated MCA, the US Intelligence community, BCCI, Promise software and
specific men of great power.
Ted Gunderson as well verifies many of these facts. Gunderson is by no means someone of questionable
reputation. He has served as Special Agent, Special Agent Supervisor, Assistant Special Agent
-in-Charge for New Haven and Philadelphia, Special Agent-in-Charge for Memphis and Dallas, and
Senior Special Agent-in-Charge for LA. He is also the man who tipped off Riconosciutos connection
to the "Promise" scam and testified for him when he was set up with 900 pounds of
methamphetamine after signing an affidavit for the Hamiltons in their case against the Justice
Department. He is also the man who forced radio personality Art Bell to retire from his popular
radio/internet program "Coast to Coast."
Ramifications
Today, financial institutions and Intelligence departments use Promise software worldwide. This
means that factions of the US government can quickly access any computer in these networks. The
implications are astounding. This gives the ability to add, delete, or modify any file or files
within any given intelligence agency using this software. A picture can be put with any name and
any information and make it possible for whole terrorist organizations to travel freely with false
papers just because the computers were hacked into and all the information fed into them to
effectively change any identity. The possibilities within financial institutions are equally as
great. Accounts can be created and funds moved from any account to any account.
The question is, why was Bin Laden recently provided with a copy of this software? The answer may
possibly be found in both the intelligence and the financial arenas. Now his men which were trained
by the CIA can travel freely with no fear of reprisal. George Bush Sr. was vice president when the
software was developed, and is a definite insider of this faction of government that sent Promise
worldwide. He is connected to the Bin Laden family through the Carlyle Group, which means that both
the Bin Laden fortune and the Bush fortune are greatly increased with every military act. The
problem is finances if Osama is to remain armed and create worldwide fear to carry on the Bush
Agenda of turning America into a police state and leading us further into the New World Order, he
needs further funding. With the "Promise" software Bin Laden need never worry again about
how we will further fund him. Bank accounts can be very messy in that they can be traced, and indeed
much US money has been traced to him already and then quickly buried. Now he has the ability to just
create an account in any name to be collected whenever it is needed to obtain whatever is deemed
necessary.
Editor@endtimezwarriorz.com
Feedback
Verification
From: "John Lyman" <freelancer@attbi.com>
To: <PatriotSaints-owner@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 7:33 PM
Subject: RE: [PatriotSaints] Bin Laden Gets Elite Spyware
I have some very good information about this from a gentleman who met Bin Laden in the 1980's.
From: "John Lyman" <freelancer@attbi.com>
To: "Sterling D. Allan" <sterlingda@patriotsaints.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 5:50 PM
Subject: RE: [PatriotSaints] Bin Laden Gets Elite Spyware
I'm a freelance writer; I write about a lot of things but I enjoy investigating government
cover-ups, wrongdoing, etc.
I know (via mail) a gentleman named Michael Riconosciuto, who worked for the government and had
CIA contacts in the 1980's. His story is long and interesting. He was given the job of putting a
back door in the promis software after the government had pirated it from the manufacturer. The
manufacturer filed a lawsuit and asked him to sign a document saying what he had done. He was
approached by agents who told him his life would be trashed if he did so. He did sign, and very soon
after was convicted on trumped up charges of having a meth lab. Apparently in the early 80's while
working in California for the government at an "area 51 like base", he met Bin Laden who
had come to this country under another name looking for help from the U.S. in his fight against the
Soviets in Afghanistan. Anyway, the promis software was sold by someone in the U.S. government to
Canadian government, and it's been passed all around the world since. I might add Michael still has
contacts (I don't know how-he's in prison) and actually warned the FBI about the embassy bombings in
Africa BEFORE they happened. He has also noted that he believes that stinger missiles could possibly
have been brought into the U.S. via Canada. I have documents provided by a relative of his.
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