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Author who uncovered John Kerry surveillance files reports some stolen
AP ^ | March 26th, 2004 | Ron Harris

Posted on 03/26/2004 7:52:53 PM PST by Sabertooth

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:46:10 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The man who uncovered evidence the FBI tailed presidential candidate John Kerry for months in 1971 said some of those files were stolen this week.

Author Gerald Nicosia reported to police Friday that three of the 14 boxes of once-secret FBI files he obtained under the Freedom of Information Act were taken from his Corte Madera home.


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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1971; conspiracy; fbifiles; foia; kerry; kerryfbiburglary; nicosia; theft; vvaw
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To: Sabertooth
Call Hillary, Gerald. She probably has a duplicate set.
41 posted on 03/26/2004 8:40:31 PM PST by Savage Beast ("Whom will the terrorists vote for? Not George W. Bush--that's for sure!" ~Happy2BMe)
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To: Sabertooth
Nicosia is not the only person who can get these files. Why hasn't anyone else reported on them? Surely there are other reporters and journalists who have accessed the files under the FOIA. Does anyone else smell that odor?
42 posted on 03/26/2004 8:41:32 PM PST by TommyDale
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To: Sabertooth
Money talks,
BS walks,
the files will never reemerge,
the investigative author will be none the worse
for the experience,
in fact,
he'll probably prosper.
43 posted on 03/26/2004 8:45:56 PM PST by norton (it ain't gonna get much better)
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To: Qwinn
Feel free--It's expensive and time consuming..
44 posted on 03/26/2004 8:46:48 PM PST by the Real fifi
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To: Sabertooth
Clintons...
45 posted on 03/26/2004 8:48:57 PM PST by Libertina (Praises for Your day, Lord!)
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To: Sabertooth
What is the point of stealing copies?

Granted Democrats are drooling morons, but this is ridiculous.

46 posted on 03/26/2004 8:51:43 PM PST by Rome2000 (Foreign leaders for Kerry!!!!!)
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To: Bogey78O
Kerry's campaign manager was arrested on the eave of his first election for breaking into the building that housed his opponent. He of course claimed he was there because their campaign shared the same building
??? Opponents in same building? Sheesh.
47 posted on 03/26/2004 8:52:14 PM PST by Libertina (Praises for Your day, Lord!)
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To: 1066AD
Assuming they are still avalable. Jessie Jacksons court files mysteriously disappeared after the author of "shakedown" had examined them.
48 posted on 03/26/2004 8:52:42 PM PST by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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To: Sabertooth
"The three files folders about John Kerry were taken," Nicosia said. "Those revelations are lost now, at least to me."

Well, we know it couldn't have been Kerry. He was in plain sight falling down the mountain in Idaho and cussin out Secret Service agents...

49 posted on 03/26/2004 8:55:15 PM PST by cyncooper ("The 'War on Terror ' is not a figure of speech")
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To: Sabertooth
"There's a range of possibilities. You could have your thrill seeker, like someone who wants a piece of the history," Nicosia told The Associated Press Friday in a phone interview.

Something tells me he listed more than one possibility to the reporter since he frames it "a range of possibilites" and then the article lists only one--and the most non-controversial one imaginable.

50 posted on 03/26/2004 8:59:09 PM PST by cyncooper ("The 'War on Terror ' is not a figure of speech")
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To: Sabertooth
If your files are stolen, don't call the FBI. They have already been there!
51 posted on 03/26/2004 9:01:01 PM PST by vox humana
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To: 1066AD
Author Gerald Nicosia reported to police Friday that three of the 14 boxes of once-secret FBI files he obtained under the Freedom of Information Act were taken from his Corte Madera home.

Good point. One presumes the original documents are safe and sound.

52 posted on 03/26/2004 9:02:19 PM PST by cyncooper ("The 'War on Terror ' is not a figure of speech")
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To: Qwinn
You can send a FOIA to see what someone else submitted via FOIA request. Absolutely. Lots of journalists do this to see what the competition is up to.
53 posted on 03/26/2004 9:02:35 PM PST by solicitor77
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To: Ann Archy
those were C-O-P-I-E-S...they are NOT lost to you forever!! I smell a turncoat.

That's what I was thinking. Nicosia is a self-proclaimed Kerry supporter. He did tell a reporter he was puzzled by Kerry's denial of attending the KC meeting because the FBI files showed that's right where Kerry was on those dates. That forced the Kerry camp to admit if the FBI said it, why they guessed old John's memory was just fuzzy and maybe he was there after all.

Now, the Kerry camp also has demonstrated a willingness to contact such witnesses and put pressure on them to start singing a different tune. Maybe Nicosia just happened to have a break in--or maybe he's helping his guy.

54 posted on 03/26/2004 9:06:43 PM PST by cyncooper ("The 'War on Terror ' is not a figure of speech")
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To: Sabertooth
"The three files folders about John Kerry were taken," Nicosia said. "Those revelations are lost now, at least to me."

What, were they the originals? I doubt it. How about just asking for new copies under the FOIA?

55 posted on 03/26/2004 9:09:52 PM PST by John Jorsett
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To: Starve The Beast
Not saying it's not true but, let's wait to see how this shakes out before we get too far into speculation about it. Nothing worse than being taken in by an urban legend... or a partisan trick of some kind.

I'm not following your thinking.

Are you claiming Nicosia didn't really have a break in? I and others agree, that is possible.

What's the "urban legend" part, though. The man has in fact reported a break in and in fact reported what's missing: Files on John Kerry. There are two choices: He either really had files stolen or he's conveniently lost them and reported them stolen.

As to the partisan trick--the dems playing a trick on themselves?

I don' get what you're trying to say here.

56 posted on 03/26/2004 9:10:56 PM PST by cyncooper ("The 'War on Terror ' is not a figure of speech")
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To: Sabertooth
Kerry's got his own "Plumbers" unit? Who'd a thunk it?
57 posted on 03/26/2004 9:14:27 PM PST by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: etcb
he should be able to resubmit his FOIA request and obtain them again.

Would anyone like to place a bet that:

A. The original files are now gone and will not be provided to a new FOIA request, and

B. Somehow any response to a new request will be delayed until after the election.

58 posted on 03/26/2004 9:23:26 PM PST by CurlyDave
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To: Sabertooth
These missing files are probably in the same storage locker as the FBI files Hillary! obtained as well as the Rose Law Firm records.
59 posted on 03/26/2004 9:39:01 PM PST by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace (Michael <a href = "http://www.michaelmoore.com/" title="Miserable Failure">"Miserable Failure"</a>)
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To: Sabertooth
This is a job for Orrin Hatch! /s
60 posted on 03/26/2004 9:39:09 PM PST by Graymatter
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