800 PINGS AND RINGS NEEDED TODAY! CALL FOR FREEDOM!

Today is the 800th day that American Ted Maher has been held hostage by Monaco! 2 years, 2 months, and 8 days that this Green Beret veteran has been denied his rightful freedom! We Americans know how precious freedom is - Ted, as a Green Beret, helped protect freedom for US. Where is our country to call for Ted's freedom now?!
FAX President Bush - 12024562461.

800 days that Ted, a professional neonatal nurse, has not been allowed to be home nuturing his own 3 small children and delighting in their growing. Shame on Prince Rainier III of Monaco!
FAX Prince Rainier - 37793508173

Ted, a husband, son and brother - denied his familial contact by Monaco! How "ungraceful" of the principality!
FAX the Consulate General of Monaco in NY - 12122861574

Recently representatives of Monaco were in California promoting the "fairytale" qualities of Monaco. Well, it's way past time to put this story to bed, and let the Mahers have a happy ending! Monaco: Let Ted come home!
Phone the Monaco Government Tourist Office in NY - 1(800)753-9696 (An 800 number for 800 days!)

On this 800th day of captivity for Ted Maher, Ted sits looking at 4 walls. 4 walls that he has seen for more than 2 years now, all the while, while Prince Albert of Monaco enjoys the freedom and hospitality of America. The Prince awaits his turn to demonstrate his pride in his country at the Olympics in Salt Lake City. (Bet'cha Ted would like to be home watching the Olympics with his family!) Instead of the gold medal, the medal the Prince should concentrate on is the medal of "honor," and right this wrong. Call for Monaco to release Ted NOW!
FAX the Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Bureau in NY - 12127549320.

FReepers and FRiends, (in the moment of the Olympics : )) please join "Team FReedom."
United we ping and ring!
Make a call for Ted Maher's freedom TODAY! Thank you!
FAX the US Consulate in Marseilles - 33491550947.

FReepers and FRiends, if you are unfamiliar with Ted and his family's plight, there are many threads with information. If you have any questions, please direct them to Michael Maher, Mrs Maher, mimibru, and/or jahw. They are Ted's family and our fellow FReepers.

Post #61, #275, #1015, #1016, #1017, #1018, #1031, #1032, #1033, #1045, and #1051.

Here's one free fax service - www.zipfax.com (Scroll down aways to send fax. Also, note, no spaces when typing the fax number. Ex: President Bush - 12024562461)

Consulate General of Monaco (NY)
FAX: 12122861574
E-mail: info@monaco-consulate.com
Phone: 1(212)286-0500

Monaco Tourism Congress (from www.monaco-congres.com)
FAX: 37792166000
E-mail: dtc@monaco-congres.com

Monaco Government Tourist Office
565 Fifth avenue
New York, NY 10017
FAX: 12122869890
E-mail: mgto@monaco1.org
Phone: 1(800)753-9696
Phone: 1(212)286-3330

Monaco Government Tourist & Convention Bureau
845 Third Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, Ny 10022
FAX: 12127549320
Phone: 1(212)759-5227

US Consulate in Marseilles
FAX: 33491550947
E-mail: amcongenmars@fr.inter.net

Amnesty International
322 8th Ave.
New York, NY 10001
FAX: 12124639193 or 12126271451
E-mail: admin-us@aiusa.org
Phone: 1(212)807-8400

E-mail: President George W. Bush - president@whitehouse.gov
V.P. Dick Cheney - vice.president@whitehouse.gov
First Lady Laura Bush - first.lady@whitehouse.gov
Mrs. Lynne Cheney - mrs.cheney@whitehouse.gov

Congresswoman Sue Kelly
1127 Longworth House office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3219
FAX: 12022253289
E-mail: dearsue@mail.house.gov
Phone: 1(202)225-5441

Secretay of State Colin Powell
FAX: 12022618577
E-mail: secretary@state.gov

State Department - Brian Lieke E-mail: liekebm@state.gov
Phone: 1(202)647-6178

Mr. Henry Hyde
House on International Relations Committee
Phone: 1(202)225-4561
Assistant: Aaron Blaine - E-mail: blaine.aaron@mail.house.gov
Europe - Kelly McDonald - E-mail: kelly.mcdonald@mail.house.gov

Senator George Allen (he helped obtain the release of Chinese scholar Gao Zhan)
website - "http://allen.senate.gov/"
FAX: 12022245432

His Serene Highness
Prince Rainier III
Palais Princier
Place du Palais
B.P.518
MC 98015 Monaco Ville
Principality of Monaco

And, there are other contact numbers for your elected representatives and the Media on the other threads. Please take a moment of your time to help send a message.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FREEPERS AND FRIENDS FOR YOUR HELP! : ) Let's get this American Green Beret veteran, husband, father of 3, son and brother wrongly held by Monaco for more than two years, home to his family!

Dear Cinnamon Girl, please click on the link at the top of the page. It links to a thread with info. (Also see the # posts I mentioned, on that thread.) Here is some info from that thread:

American Green Beret veteran and accomplished neonatal nurse Ted Maher has now been held 537 days without trial in Monaco's prison on trumped-up and false charges -- charges of causing the deaths of billionaire banker Edmond Safra and Ted's fellow nurse, Vivian Torrente on December 3, 1999. In truth, Ted fought valiantly against two armed, masked intruders to defend Edmond and Vivian and save their lives. During the struggle, Ted suffered severe knife wounds that required one hundred staples to close.

Billionaire banker Edmond Safra was cooperating with the FBI, who was investigating the IMF/Russian loans. Needing a convenient scapegoat for the murder of Safra, Monaco police subjected Ted to three days of grueling torture designed to extort a false confession from him. (see description in "BASIC TIMELINE" in Thread 1 - http://206.112.97.70/forum/a3ad8b097272d.htm ).

Monaco continues to hold Ted incommunicado, preventing him from sending or receiving mail. In fact, they restrict his communication with his family to one telephone call a week. This call is only allowed to last a few minutes and is always monitored closely to prevent any discussion of the case. Ted is forced by his jailers to take a psychotropic medication and is regularly "interrogated" by the Monaco judge -- Patricia Richet. Reports have been received that Judge Richet is a violent person who has displayed unstable behavior in the past. She allegedly has a history of assaulting a fellow judge, putting him in the hospital for a week. She also tears up letters from Ted's children in front of Ted rather than let him read them.

Hundreds of family, friends, work associates, parents of patients, and Army veterans who served with Ted have vouched for him as being a loyal husband, loving father, and an exemplary professional of great skill and compassion. Ted has also been defended by then-chairman of the House International Relations Committee Ben Gilman and Ted's congresswoman Sue Kelly, who have written Prince Rainier III of Monaco on Ted's behalf. Monaco has no evidence of any crime by Ted; they have no witnesses and no credible case against him. Even worse, Monaco has planted false evidence and suppressed vast amounts of exculpatory evidence -- even passing a special Monaco law that enables them to hold Ted four years without trial.

The Geneva prosecutor has said that Safra was killed for his cooperation with the FBI regarding the laundering through Safra's Republic National Bank of $4.8 billion in IMF loans to Russia.

Regardless of the reason "why," it is obvious that Ted Maher is a scapegoat for a murder by others. We are working to obtain his release and to correct the grave injustice being done to an American Green beret veteran and medical professional.

Ted Maher -- a giver of life, not a taker -- needs our help.

Hope that helps, CG. Please note: it is now 800 days.

If you can ping your FRiends to this thread that would be great. Thank you.

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