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MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey August 1, 2002 MEETING EXPECTIONS AND OTHER MARKET CONS Last week during “reporting season” (when companies report their results for the previous quarter) an analyst on CNBC was enthusing that 58% of companies reporting had met or exceeded expectations. What, if anything, does this tell the average investor about which companies are good investments? The only thing “meeting expectations” really means is that the companies told the stock analysts ahead of time what to expect, and that’s what they reported. The quarter could have been a total disaster but as long as there are no...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey May 17, 2002 ELITIST HANDS IN THE COOKIE JAR In this writer’s February 27th article this year, “Enronitis – A Communicable Disease” the following statement was made. “If the Enron practices are as widespread in other companies, as some believe, we may be seeing a domino effect with Enron and Global Crossing only the beginning. “ At that time, only Enron and Global Crossing, along with their mutual auditor/consultant Arthur Andersen, were under the microscope of public and Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)) scrutiny. At this writing there are at least thirty (and counting) companies...

MEDIUM RARE by Jim Rarey May 2, 2002 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK TO GET A TAX BREAK? On April 23rd the Michigan State Senate took the first step intended to make the Federal Reserve Bank in Detroit eligible for a tax abatement. “Tax abatements, usually granted by local governments, can forgive 50% of local taxes for a period of up to twelve years. Under some circumstances, the state executive branch can approve a tax abatement even if the local government refuses to grant it The original intent of the state law establishing tax abatements was to give cities a tool to...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey April 23, 2002 HOMELAND HEALTH – AN UNHEALTHY ALLIANCE? First it was Homeland Defense with a director appointed by the President to pull all of the government agencies together to protect the country against terrorism. Other than issuing occasional warnings of impending terrorist acts based on unknown sources, little has been done in the public view. For that matter, even the Congress is in the dark as the President refuses to let Homeland Defense Director Ridge talk to them Now comes a new “cooperative” effort to provide protection against “bio-terrorism.” But this one is quite...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey March 18, 2002 HILLARY JOINS THE CONSPIRACY For at least a year now stories have been circulating on the Internet about facilities being prepared across the country intended for incarceration of segments of the civilian population. The facilities are variously described as concentration camps, relocation centers, detention stations, etc. It can now be confirmed that laws are being put on the books of the various states that provide for the “evacuation” of civilians to predetermined locations in other states. The laws are in conformance with an “Interstate Emergency Management Assistance Compact” promulgated under the rubric...

MEDIUM RARE by Jim Rarey January 3, 2002 LET THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME Last week the Michigan Supreme Court, in a 29-page opinion, handed down the "punishment" for Judge Susan Chrzanowski. The opinion said, "Her actions undermined public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary, and were prejudicial to the administration of justice." What were those actions? The Warren District Court Judge was accused of several "improprieties." She carried on a long-term affair with local attorney Michael Fletcher to whom she assigned an inordinate number of cases and failed to disclose her personal relationship with Fletcher to ...

10 December 2001. Thanks to Stephen P. Dresch, who writes: "This was delivered today to Chairman Henry Hyde, House Committee on International Relations." Original document in PDF: http://cryptome.org/fi2-anthrax.pdf (43KB) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [5 pages.] FI2 Forensic Intelligence International, LLC the Kauth house, 318 Cooper Avenue, Hancock, Michigan 49930 151 Moore Street SE, Crawfordville, Georgia 30631 Tel. 906-482-4899 (MI), 706-456-2696 (GA), 706-294-9993 (cellular) Fax & Voice Mail 603-452-8208 | E-mail: sdresch@forensic-intelligence.org Monday, December 10, 2001 The Honorable Henry J. Hyde, Chairman Committee on International Relations U.S. House of Representatives Re: Investigation into Responsibility for Recent Anthrax Incidents Dear Chairman Hyde: While I was ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey December 6, 2001 MAILED ANTHRAX FINALLY THE TRUTH? It has too often been the case in the last decade or so, the truth about important events is first published either on the Internet or in a foreign newspaper. And it usually is in direct contradiction to the (authorized) leaks from “knowledgable” but unidentified government officials propagated by the “mainstream” media. The subject of mailed anthrax has followed this pattern. Many (too many) Americans will only accept “facts” when they see them on the eleven o’clock network news or read them in the establishment newspapers, e.g. ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey November 19, 2001 ANTHRAX VACCINE – WHAT REPORTS? WHAT WAR? On October 23rd of this year Nancy Kingsbury from the General Accounting Office (GAO) testified on Anthrax Vaccine before the House Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans’ Affairs, and International Relations Committee on Government Reform. Her testimony has been released as report GAO-02-181T available on the GAO website at www.goa.gov. The report is a scathing indictment of the handling of the anthrax vaccine issue by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Defense (DOD), the Bioport company in Michigan and before that the Michigan ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey November 7, 2001 BREAKING BAD NEWS PIECEMEAL Yesterday President Bush told the American public that Osama bin Laden is trying to acquire nuclear weapons. He assured us there is no indication that bin Laden has been successful yet and vowed the U.S. would not wait until he had such weapons to act. Some analysts (and this writer) see yesterday’s warning as laying the groundwork for future revelations (like next week?) that bin Laden has actually acquired nuclear weapons and intends to use them. This would justify a preemptive strike by the U.S. with tactical nuclear ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey October 26, 2001 ANTHRAX – KEYSTONE KOPS OR DENIABILITY? With the release this week of a General Accounting Office (GAO) report on anthrax vaccine and the recent publicity given a California lawsuit filed last year, an incredible series of bureaucratic blunders has been exposed both in handling of the anthrax vaccine and the drug used to treat anthrax exposure. Major players involved in “looking the other way” (or not looking at all) are; the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Also involved are Bioport ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey October 16, 2001 THE ANTHRAX VACCINE LABYRINTH Which of the following is dissembling about the anthrax vaccine, The Department of Defense (DOD), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Bioport, or the news media? Answer, all of the above. Get comfortable in your chair as you read this because it gets pretty complicated. In an earlier article (The Anthrax Vaccine Snafu) this writer detailed how Bioport has changed the recipe (formula) of its anthrax vaccine. This was done in anticipation of receiving a huge contract from the DOD for enough vaccine to vaccinate all of the ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey October 10, 2001 THE ANTHRAX VACCINE SNAFU With the possibility of an anthrax terrorist incident in Florida, the anthrax vaccine has regained prominence in the news. In that respect, there is bad news and worse news, both for those who want the vaccine and those who have taken it. There is only one source for the vaccine in the United States and that is Bioport located in Lansing, Michigan. The company has not shipped any in three years due to a string of foul-ups that could portend long range health problems and even death for ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey September 16, 2001 ‘What a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive.” Robert Burns CHANDRA, JOYCE AND MARY - R.I.P. This is the story of three young women who went to the nation’s capital to learn about government. What they learned may have been the cause of their deaths. The three, Chandra Levy, Joyce Chiang and Mary Mahoney had interned in various departments of the executive branch of the federal government. As scandal after scandal swirled about them, they may have become privy to information that made them dangerous to powerful people. ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey September 15, 2001 HAS GOD FORSAKEN THE UNITED STATES? Has this nation, which has been so richly blessed by God with freedoms and bountiful resources, been abandoned by him? Is God no longer on our side? The answer is a resounding no! It is the opposite that is true. We, as a nation, have banished God from our public life and to a great extent from our personal lives. God does not “take sides.” He is eternal and steadfast. His laws (rules) are well known and unchanging. The real question is are we on God’s ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey September 8, 2001 IS CHANDRA AT FORT LEE AFTERALL? The day after an anonymous tip was received by the WeTip organization, and forwarded to law enforcement authorities, the FBI foreclosed any investigation when spokeswoman Mary Johlie was quoted, The FBI…determined that there is no site on or around the Fort Lee military base that corresponds with information in the anonymous tip.” Unnamed Fort Lee officials were quoted as saying, “the last construction project on the base was completed in October 2000.” Presumably the FBI decided not to investigate the tip based on someone’s representation that ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey September 5, 2001 THE RETURN OF DEBTORS’ PRISONS? The Michigan State Supreme Court has floated a proposal reminiscent of the debtors’ prisons in England in the era of Charles Dickens. The proposed rule would require judges to jail defendants who did not pay fines levied “on the spot” unless they could prove inability to pay. The jailing would be ordered under judges’ powers to cite individuals for “contempt of court.” The court may have shot itself in the foot on this one. There is already an ongoing debate on whether the legislature should set rules ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey August 29, 2001 CONDIT AIN’T NO HAM SANDWICH Many “legal analysts” on cable TV talk shows have been urging for several months that the Condit case be taken to a grand jury. Their reasoning has been prosecutors (through the grand jury) could subpoena witnesses and records and finally get to the truth (or expose those who would “take the fifth”). Suddenly, almost to a man (or woman) the analysts have taken a 180 degree turn. It’s not that they’re against grand juries. They still are advocates of a grand jury investigation, but only if the ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey August 28, 2001 THE FORT LEE NON-CONTROVERSY Did you ever see anything disappear from the national media’s radar screen as fast as the “tip” about Chandra Levy being buried under a parking lot at Fort Lee, Virginia? Even the evacuation of two unexploded bombs from the Murray building in the Oklahoma City bombing (witnessed live by millions of TV viewers) took a couple of weeks to become a non-event. Over a period of three days, news of a possible break in the Levy investigation drew headlines across the nation. Then the FBI said it was ...

MEDIUM RARE By Jim Rarey August 25, 2001 CONDIT INTERVIEW - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Almost all observers and pundits agree that Thursday night’s interview with Connie Chung on ABC was a public relations disaster for Gary Condit. How could that have happened to a seasoned campaigner who has been in politics for thirty years and had the benefit of expert (and expensive) advice from legal and public relations professionals? Panelists on both network and cable outlet television shows, from across the political spectrum, seem to have arrived at a consensus explanation. First, they postulate (some from alleged “inside” information), there was ...