Posted on 10/08/2001 6:21:17 AM PDT by harpseal
Ted Maher -- former Special Forces; Neonatal Intensive Care nurse
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.
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To read the "BASIC TIMELINE" that describes the events surrounding the night of December 3, 1999, click here:
American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 498 Days and Counting... (Thread I)
To read the "BASIC TIMELINE
American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 537 Days and Counting... (Thread II)
American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 544 Days and Counting... (Thread III)
American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 544 Days and Counting... (Thread IV)
American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 615 Days and Counting... (second Thread IV)
American Green Beret Veteran TED MAHER Held Hostage by Monaco for 629 Days and Counting... (Thread VI)
American Green Beret Vet TED MAHER Held HOSTAGE by Monaco for 629 Days (Thread 6) second thread 6"
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(You can write in English on the French page and scroll down to read. Please note they have a tendency to delete messages regarding Ted - not "fairytale-correct.")
Good morning, maestro.
You tell 'em.
In the meantime?
I'm compelled to function as the sword of our Lord; to whatever ends He sees fit.
Another bump for my veteran brother, Ted Maher.
-BTTT-
-BTTT-
MONACO: FREE AMERICAN TED MAHER NOW!
I'll second that motion.
And don't I wish it were that easy, too.
Monaco?
Look; you've bigger fish to fry than Ted Maher.
You know he's innocent as all getout; so, why not cut your losses now??
We want Ted Maher back, Monaco.
And we want him back, now.
You did a very nice job with the ping list, AP; worked just fine.
Doinked me right in the head just before I was going to come here for an afternoon bump.
-BTTT-
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As Mercuria basically said - HEY MONACO! NO TED! NO BREAD!
And, I agree with your sentiments.
Btw, to you, and everyone, feel free to use *Monaco:FreeTedMaher! in the To: bar.
Maybe Prince Rainier will get the message and let Ted come home to his family NOW.
Do ya think?
I mean; that's all it'd take is for this *Prince* to waft his hand & that'd be the end of that.
Well whatever; for now, it's another bump for a man whose being wrongly held & should be let go this instant -- Prince or no Prince.
-BTTT-
To: Rep. Sue W. Kelly
Subject: TED MAHER--INNOCENT GREEN BERET VETERAN WRONGLY IMPRISONED BY MONACO 781 DAYS WITHOUT TRIAL ON EXTORTED FALSE CONFESSION
Dear Congresswoman Kelly:
Thank you for writing Secretary of State Colin Powell on behalf of your constituent TED MAHER November 13, 2001.
Please redouble your efforts to mobilize our government to secure the soonest possible release of our wrongly imprisoned Green Beret veteran from Monaco.
This outrage has entered its third year, and cost an American family its husband and father, its house and car, its security and love and freedom from fear.
Please involve Chairman Henry Hyde of the House Committee on International Relations to the extent to which former Chairman Ben Gilman committed himself. The position itself would require it, in addition, the man is an exemplar of American justice and integrity.
Please follow up with your effort to involve Secretary Powell: it is inherent in his position as well to see to the rights of all Americans abroad. Doubly so in the instance of this honorable veteran.
Thank you for your continued effort to FREE TED MAHER.
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That's what I think. After all, HE IS the prince.
It'd just be nice if he acted like a "prince of a man" and do the right thing now and let Ted come home to his family NOW.
Wonder what's going on with these people.
Don't need to wonder about what Ted's doing; for sure.
-BTTT-
Oh-yea...
Would put this bed, forthwith.
But since he hasn't acted to date?
Tells me much about this individual.
Tells me he's devoid of any authentic semblance of majesty.
More akin to an ordinary jamoke; who just happens to be sporting a *Princely* title, is all.
There's a real trick to living as a Prince, carrying the responsibility befitting the title, really pulling it off with class; especially in circa 2002, where the years alone?
Have rendered the whole concept of a Monarchy an anachronism, to start.
However; if one insists on maintaining the illusion?
Then one must be possessed of a genuine sense of justice, fairness, empathy & the will to weild such power where & when needed as but only a few of the foundation blocks critical & required to pull it off, successfully.
...to date all we've witnessed is a human peacock wearing the crooked crown of a Jester; an unfunny Jester.
-BTTT-
We want Ted Maher back, Monaco.
We want Ted Maher back, now.
-BTTT-
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