Soldier Charged with Attempted Espionage. Or Warning His Mother To Prepare For The End of the World?

I have not seen this posted.

Army Spec. William Millay seems to have gotten himself in hot water. But for what? There are apparently 2 stories going on about this, and I will let ATS decide.

BTW, a few sites that have this story, saying that this was about an email that was sent to his mother, are temporarily closed. I will add the link anyway. Also a video explaining in more detail what happened... and of course the MSM's involvement.

Lets look at the case... shall we?

Here is the video.
Soldier Charged With Espionage For Email To Mother To Prepare For End Of Wold 11/10/1012

I dont think this will be up for to long.

And the articles that are circulating about the case.

Alaska soldier charged with attempted espionage

A military policeman stationed in Alaska has been formally charged with attempted espionage by military prosecutors, who say he handed over unclassified national defense information to a contact he believed was a foreign intelligence agent.

The formal charges filed Monday against Army Spc. William Millay, assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, offer the first glimpse of the government's case against the 22-year-old soldier, who was arrested last week.

The Army statement released Monday suggests there was no actual contact between Millay and a foreign government, nor was any sensitive information handed over. Rather, Millay appears to have been caught by investigators, likely with the help of an informant, dealing with someone the young policeman purportedly believed was a foreign agent.

latimesblogs.latimes.com...

Strange Case of Kentucky Soldier Charged with Espionage

American Army Specialist William Millay, a 22-year-old military policeman from Owensboro, Ky., stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, has been arrested and is awaiting charges of espionage.

Reports from WAVE 3 in Louisville, The Associated Press and the Army Times all agree that the FBI, Army and local police worked together to build the case.

Millay was originally being held at the Anchorage jail but the military has stated that he will be prosecuted through the military justice system. Lt. Col. Bill Coppernoll, a spokesman for U.S. Army Alaska, stated to Army Times that within a week, "We are preparing to prefer charges against Spc. Millay."

The FBI spokesman for Alaska, Eric Gonzalez, says his agency and military personnel investigated the case. Gonzalez also confirmed that Millay is not being connected to any leaks to WikiLeaks.

Greg Rinckey, an attorney who specializes in courts-martial, states, "The Army is very serious about prosecuting any types of espionage, or leaks or any type of mishandling of sensitive material."

www.associatedcontent.com...

Here is a site that was running the same story as the video posted about.
www.allvoices.com...
Which is "temporarily down".

And the story that broke this.
Strange case of Kentucky soldier charged with espionage

American Army Specialist William Millay, a 22-year-old military policeman from Owensboro, Kentucky, stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska has been arrested and is awaiting charges of espionage.

Reports from Wave 3 in Louisville, Anchorage Daily News and the Army Times all agree that the FBI, Army and local police worked together to build the case.

Millay was originally being held at the Anchorage jail but the military has stated that he will be prosecuted through the military justice system. Lt. Col. Bill Coppernoll, a spokesman for U.S. Army Alaska, stated to Army Times that within a week “We are preparing to prefer charges against Spc. Millay.”

www.examiner.com...

I am still looking into this, as we all know that MSM will not give the full story, but it was interesting to say the least, and I am surprised that I have not heard about it.

Peace, NRE.

two thoughts.haarp or iran.always have command and control on opposite side of country from enemy,iran.or he had access to intel on haarps future attacks.

If you Google this story under "News" you'll get at least a few dozen news articles online

They don't seem to be mentioning the e-mail to his mother, but it is on CNN and other popular news outlets

My first hunch is that we aren't hearing all there is to the story.

My second hunch is that we are hearing a spoof on the original story.

Sorcha faal disinfo.

Although it's still unclear what he did I expect that most of the stories are false.

Alaska soldier held on suspicion of espionage

i posted about this on the first of November there wasn't much information then and it still seems like the military are being very tight lipped.

what an absolute disgusting way to treat a 22 year old lad that had given plenty of time to his country. and for what? warning his family to prepare for the end of the world?

as long as injustices like this continue to happen, there is no hope for this godforsaken world.

Before this Sorcha Faal thing gets out of hand. I have to say a few things.

One. There is no link to anything that he has written in my thread.

Two. This is the internet, and I would hate to see people get distracted by that name and not see the thread for what it is.

Three. I am sure that there is a link someone on the internet, written/copied, that this man has done on this story, the same way that many of us get our stories from a third person.

This does NOT mean that it is false. It just means that more then one person saw this on the internet.

If those that choose to just point out that there is a similar story written by S.F, then that is purely coincidental, and should not discredit what is going on, or the info that is presented.

Thank you, NRE.

If I had a website that relied upon sensationalism I guess it would not be too hard to pick out ambiguous unfleshed-out stories and build a huge kafkaesque conspiracy around them. There is always a market for that.

reply to post by NoRegretsEver


examiner.com has the whole article. Here

It mentions the 'Kremlin'?

reply to post by LightAssassin


Could you post that link please?

Found this:

Unofficial version

William Millay was arrested last week after his mother sent an email with a warning, "Prepare for the end of the world." It should be noted that under "the end of the world," William is not due to the outbreak of war, na...mely the "doomsday", that is the end of the world in the form as we know it.

In the letter he also wrote that "concerned about moving troops from Afghanistan, Japan and South Korea, America, where all these parts are concentrated in the United States for the protection of local, federal and state authorities and the police. But such events are held in only one case - emergencies associated with natural or man-made disasters and is based on these data, he advised the mother prepares for the end of the world. "

He also wrote that he considered the transfer of U.S. combat-ready all these parts somehow related to the November 9, the date on which the designated national doctrine.
William Millay managed to write some letters and the last letter from his mother, where she asked him "What should we do son?", He replied, "Get ready for the end of the world's mother." More letters were not - William Millay was arrested.

The FBI intercepted telephone conversations and correspondence with William Millay's mother and arrested him for passing on information about the transfer of parts of the U.S. Army to third parties, accusing him of spying.

Friends shocked by the news of William of his arrest - "It could not be any spy! He is a true patriot of his country, we know him from childhood", say friends.

It is believed that the transfer and the concentration of troops in the U.S., can be used by President Obama to impose martial law in the United States and receive unlimited power that would enable him to do whatever he wants, with the world and the United States.

Originally posted by NoRegretsEver
Before this Sorcha Faal thing gets out of hand. I have to say a few things.

One. There is no link to anything that he has written in my thread.

Actually there is. Your sources parrot Sorcha Faal, word for word. Thus, you have linked to things written by Faal.

If those that choose to just point out that there is a similar story written by S.F, then that is purely coincidental, and should not discredit what is going on, or the info that is presented.

Is it a coincidence that your sources quote Sorcha Faal at length, verbatim, and without attribution? Here is the original story. You can see large chunks of it were copied by Christopher Hignite, the author of the Associated Content/Examiner story.

And if you want your story discredited on internal grounds, there is no way these people could have access to FSB reports, and the FSB isn't even a foreign intelligence agency, it's a security intelligence agency.

reply to post by FurvusRexCaeli


Bingo. Couldn't have said it better.

Total Sorcha Faal M.O.: take a plain jane story and spruce it up with some buzzword/conspiracy spin.

I couldn't tell you if he received the info on the same day, or not. What I will say is that at least one of the things written before the 10th of November are confirmed.

I choose to research and look into things myself. There are plenty of times that ATS had breaking news before the MSM.

As I wrote originally, there are 2 stories here, and those that choose to search for the truth can, but I will not brush off anything based on one person, no matter who they are. I choose for myself.

BTW, here is one piece that has happened since this story (which ever you choose to believe) has come forward.

According to this report, American Army Specialist William Millay [photo 2nd right], a 22-year-old military policeman from Owensboro, Kentucky, stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska had “growing concerns” over the massive military buildup by the US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) of troops and equipment being secreted through his base from Afghanistan, Japan and South Korea headed towards “staging areas” throughout America.

The US Northern Command is a Unified Combatant Command of the United States military. Created on 1 October 2002 in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks whose mission is to protect the United States homeland and support local, state, and federal authorities. The support that NORTHCOM provides to civil authorities is limited by the Posse Comitatus Act which limits the role of the US Military in civil law enforcement.

However, in the case of national emergencies, natural or man-made, the US Air Forces Northern National Security Emergency Preparedness Directorate (AFNORTH) would take charge of the situation or event.

U.S. NORTHCOM activates Defense Coordinating Officer for Alaska

11/10/2011 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command activated the Defense Coordinating Officer and Defense Coordinating Element Nov. 9 in preparation for support to civil authorities in advance of a severe winter storm expected along the Alaskan west coast.

DCOs and DCEs work very closely with federal, state, tribal and local officials to determine what unique Defense Department capabilities can be brought to assist in mitigating the effects of severe weather.

USNORTHCOM is the joint combatant command formed in the wake of the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks to provide homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities.

(Courtesy of U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs.)

www.af.mil...

Peace, NRE.

there is no way these people could have access to FSB reports, and the FSB isn't even a foreign intelligence agency, it's a security intelligence agency.

I think when Russia was discussed this is why.

Federal Security Service (Russia)

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) (Russian: ФСБ, Федеральная служба безопасности Российской Федерации; Federal'naya sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the main domestic security agency of the Russian Federation and the main successor agency of the Soviet Committee of State Security (KGB). Its main responsibilities are counter-intelligence, internal and border security, counter-terrorism, and surveillance. Its headquarters are on Lubyanka Square, downtown Moscow.

The FSB is engaged mostly in domestic affairs, while espionage duties are responsibility of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. However, the FSB also includes the FAPSI agency, which conducts electronic surveillance abroad. All law enforcement and intelligence agencies in Russia work under the guidance of FSB, if needed. For example, the GRU, spetsnaz and Internal Troops detachments of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs work together with the FSB in Chechnya. The FSB is responsible for internal security of the Russian state, counterespionage, and the fight against organized crime, terrorism, and drug smuggling. Since 2003, when the Federal Border Guards Service was incorporated to the FSB, it has also been responsible for overseeing border security.[1]

The FSB combines functions and powers similar to those exercised by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Federal Protective Service, the Secret Service, the National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, United States Coast Guard, and Drug Enforcement Administration. The FSB employs about 66,200 uniformed staff, including about 4,000 special forces troops. It also employs about 160,000-200,000 border guards.[1]

en.wikipedia.org...

Originally posted by ladyteeny
what an absolute disgusting way to treat a 22 year old lad that had given plenty of time to his country. and for what? warning his family to prepare for the end of the world?
as long as injustices like this continue to happen, there is no hope for this godforsaken world.

Seriously? Does no one have any critical thinking capabilities? What is more likely:

a) He was arrested for offering secrets to other governments
b) He as warning his family that the US government and military were involved in a coverup around an end of the world scenario that was going to happen on 11-9 and he was arrested to quiet him.

Lets see, it's 11-11 and the world didn't end, so I think we can safely rule out 'B'...

One thing I find odd is when PFC Manning was arrested for the wikileaks scandal it was all over the news and the military has something to say about it. When this dude in Alaska was arrested nobody really heard about it or made a big deal over it, just seems kind of weird.

Watched the video, and here is what's weird.

1. The info he supposidly leaked was "unclassified". Large troop movements usually aren't classified, they are too big to keep all that secret. I am not saying it can't be done, But it's usually in the open for various reasons. His opinions on the troop movements, the EAS test etc..are discussed all the time here at ATS and on other sites and even in certain mainstream news media. Now, being active duty he probably shouldn't be talking about this info in an electronic medium, but unless something specificly is classified, or he was specificly directed not to discuss this info, I don't see what he did wrong.

2. The FBS, I beleive is the old KGB? Is this all their opinion of this??? If it's true the Army is keeping him "away" from the FBI, then something strange is going on.

This is the LA times blog you used

According to the Army's statement on the charges, Millay transmitted "unclassified national defense information" to an individual he believed was a foreign intelligence agent with the intent of aiding a foreign nation.

The information he had gained was gleaned both in the course of his normal duties as a military policeman in the United States and on a previous deployment, the Army said. Millay served one combat tour of duty in Iraq, from December 2009 to July 2010, as part of the 164th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 2nd Engineer Brigade.

Millay also is charged with failing to report "multiple contacts" with the person he believed to be a foreign agent and with making false statements to Army counterintelligence officers regarding those contacts. Another charge: soliciting a fellow service member to obtain classified information and "tangible items" for the purpose of delivering them to the foreign agent.

Nowhere in this does it say he was charged for calling his mom and to prepare for the end of the world.

The Examiner makes that claim. But the Army times article it uses as a source doesn't mention it at all Army Times, neither does the AND.com article they referenced, and neither does the wave3.com article they referenced.

This is a conspiracy flop if I've ever seen one.
The only source you reference that does mention it is the Examiner. Christopher Hignite is a member of We Are Change Kentucy which is a 9/11 truther organization and can see why they'd be easily duped by this crap.

Dammit! This was actually interesting till I saw "Circulating the Kremlin". Signature of Sorcha Faal, they almost fooled me! At least they let us know it's them in a serial killer kind of way, but I'm tired of them lol. I will say the world would be a much more interesting place if their hoaxes were real.