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Originally posted by The GUT From what I understand you to be saying, you're making the claim that none of the criminal charges against you were what they seemed?
...you were in actuality a world-class COINTELPRO--maybe the first?--agent of the U.S. GOVT throughout the years. That's your basic assertion correct?
And, to be fair, looking back on all that I had read so far, I decided it was in the realm of possibility. But maybe not the probability in this case. It all comes down--for me--to your conviction on fire-bombing and conspiracy. The main thing I see in your favor is that no one got physically hurt in the fire-bombings and I'm aware of similar tactics being used to establish credibility for a "cover" by intelligence agencies. But that's about is so far.
So the question is: Were you a somewhat unsavory but fairly charismatic mercenary or a true-blue deep-undercover American COINTELPRO hero?
You mention Lee Ann Faulk--an ex-girlfriend of yours apparently-- her name googles up some official court documents in regards to something about you firebombing some teachers cars & stuff. Teachers, Frank!
In 1985, Franklin Joseph Camper was the owner and operator of the "Mercenary Association," a mercenary training school located near Birmingham, Alabama.
William Dean Hedgcorth, James LaRosa Cuneo, and Paul Johnson were students and teaching assistants at the Mercenary Association.
Elizabeth Hamilton and Charlotte Wycoff owned and operated the California Learning Centers, a chain of private schools located in San Bernardino and Orange Counties in California.
In late July 1985, Hamilton and Wycoff contacted Camper in connection with a series of employment problems at the Learning Centers. Hamilton and Wycoff requested help in dealing with three teachers, two of whom had brought state unfair labor practice charges against the Learning Centers after they were fired.
Camper recruited Hedgcorth, Cuneo, Johnson, and his girlfriend, Lee Ann Faulk, to do some "unconventional security work." His plan was to locate the disgruntled teachers and "______ them up."
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Originally posted by The GUT
So, apparently you and the boys--and a girl--buy a couple of military manuals containing instructions for incendiary devices, set up a workshop in a motel room, and make some homemade napalm.
Originally posted by The GUT There were no witnesses to either firebombing. Cuneo and Johnson testified for the government as part of a plea agreement. They stated that Camper orchestrated the arson spree, and that Camper and Hedgcorth were both involved in setting off the firebombs. Camper and Hedgcorth denied any involvement in the preparation or use of the firebombs. They argued that they had carried out a legitimate investigation, and that the firebombings were a "frolic and detour" committed by Johnson and Cuneo alone."
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You guys were squealing on each other left and right.
"Just who is Frank Camper? A trainer of terrorists? A federal informer? Or, as some suggest, a posturing adventurer with a craving for publicity? With Camper fact and fiction tend to blur.
Some facts are verifiable: Camper is a Vietnam veteran (Spec/4), a licensed gun dealer, the author of two pulp adventure novels and the operator of the school. Beyond that, his background becomes vague. He claims that during the early '70s he infiltrated leftist groups for the FBI, but the Bureau will neither confirm nor deny that.
He also claims that he trained Arab troops in Saudi Arabia in 1979 and 1980 but, according to the records of Saudi Arabian Airlines, he was working for them as a mechanic. He says he has trained Panamanian antiterrorist troops both in Panama and in Alabama. He claims to have carried out cloak-and-dagger missions in Guatemala and El Salvador in recent years, but those tales are impossible to verify.
Frank Camper tells a lot of exciting adventure stories—all of them starring Frank Camper—but not everyone believes them. Tom Posey, head of the Alabama-based Civilian Military Assistance, which sends supplies and American military trainers to the contra guerrillas in Nicaragua, is highly skeptical: "You shouldn't believe 99 percent of what Camper tells you."
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And more on Lee Ann Faulk please. Peace.
Originally posted by The GUT
Rather monosyllabic replies, Frank. Not worth the effort asking. Peace out.
Originally posted by The GUT
Rather monosyllabic replies, Frank. Not worth the effort asking. Peace out.
Originally posted by FewWorldOrder
reply to post by LiveToSpendIt
In regards to the deaths of those "rockers" you mentioned, have you read any of David McGowan's stuff?..., especially - "Inside The LC
The Strange but Mostly True Story of Laurel Canyon and the Birth of the Hippie Generation".davesweb.cnchost.com...
If not, I'd recommend it, along with any thoughts/comments you might wish to share.. (it is a bit of a read, but time well-spent IMO).
Cheers.
Originally posted by The GUT
Originally posted by LiveToSpendIt
reply to post by The GUT
Poor GUT, didn't get to hang out with me after several attempts to lure me in or to do his interviews you begged to do.
Unrequited love, it's a bitch.
Heheh
All that really means is any combination of A.) You're so flabby and out of shape your ego can't handle it B.) You are a complete fraud C.) You are afraid of the lawsuits chasing you.
Originally posted by WillowToad
Originally posted by The GUT
Originally posted by LiveToSpendIt
reply to post by The GUT
Poor GUT, didn't get to hang out with me after several attempts to lure me in or to do his interviews you begged to do.
Unrequited love, it's a bitch.
Heheh
All that really means is any combination of A.) You're so flabby and out of shape your ego can't handle it B.) You are a complete fraud C.) You are afraid of the lawsuits chasing you.
What lawsuits, this is interesting!
Originally posted by The GUT
Watch the vid pt. 1 and pt. 2--it's really funny--and get a feel for the man himself. You will probably wanna have some hand sanitizer nearby.
Deadly Weapons Pt 1
Originally posted by The GUT
Ahhh, Frank seems to get threatened with it (lawsuits), but it's hard to say what's really going on