Re: JD Cash article of July 28, 1996 Dear Mike: If JD Cash can't even get verifiable facts right, why should any of his other assertions be believed. He continually gilds the lily for a sexier story. It's 6AM and I have spent another sleepless night setting up space alien drop zones, and counting the millions of shekels paid me daily by the FBI, the ATF and the World Bank for hiding Strassmeir from you. I better make it clear that I'm joking or you'll quote me, right? I lack your sassy writing style, but for information only perhaps you'll forgive my lack of writing polish. Here goes: From the July 28th issue of the McCurtain Sunday Gazette, I read the following: "Only after pointed queries about his links to the bombing suspects from this newspaper did Strassmeir "flee" the country." That's really funny. Strassmeir was already back in Germany before I ever had a long talk with JD, I know for a fact that the McCurtain Daily Gazette stories, which I was completely unaware of, had nothing to do with the decision to send Strassmeir home. 1. Strassmeir left EC because of his criticism of Jim Ellison. I had been warning Andy to clear out of EC for months, after I learned Ellison had taken up residence. Strassmeir stayed in NC for a time, but he had long planned to return to Germany in the winter of 96 for a visit. Because Jones "investigator" Reyna seemed to be sowing dis-information, and allegations were being loosely thrown about that Andy was JD#2 we decided to make Andy available to federal authorities, but with the protection of his own country's laws. I have seen too many federal kangaroo prosecutions (like the "fair" trial McVeigh is going to get) to wait for the Feds to try to cook up a case against a convenient target or be picked up to languish as a "material witness" with fewer rights than a criminal defendant. And why should Andy cooperate or talk to you guys? From your writing style you and JD have already amply demonstated how "fair" you will be. Fat chance. I'm damned glad Andy is back in Germany, (i.e. don't reason with the natives when they've got the stew pot boiling, or using words like Oswald, Booth or McVeigh) I made the decision, and I would do it again. Either side wanting his testimony can have it by using the subpoena power of the Federal Court. We will not talk to Jones's people again without a subpoena because of their dishonesty. I would be more inclined to talk to Wilburn's people if it wasn't so obvious he has already tried the case in his mind and Strassmeir is guilty. Get your subpoena, and court reporter, contact any opposing counsel, fly me to Germany, and get Andy's testimony. Easy huh? I too am very interested in the truth, but both sides have been so irresponsible it would be malpractice for me to recommend that Andy speak outside of a court forum. 2. "High level official at FBI said classified computer records of the ATF contain evidence that Strassmeir was indedd a key component in the agency's espionage operation at EC" Sounds like JD just made this up - why should we take his word on this? How about some evidence? I'm waiting. 3. Wanted Notice Doesn't read like Fed speak, sounds like a compilation of "facts" strung together by JD, who then slapped on a BATF agents name and number. Will agent Finley back him up? 4. The classified Mid may 1995 FBI report Let's see it. Why should I show my cards, while ya'll keep your cards close to your vest? The litany that follows reads like JD 'Facts' strung together and posited as an FBI intelligence report. Again, why should he be believed withoutb supporting documentation. 5. Another JD article claims Strassmeir lives in a Berlin apartment under "heavy security." What crap! Where did he get that from? His equally Munchausian buddy Ambrose Pritchard Evans? I have been in that Apartment, so has my associate Dave Hollaway? What "heavy security"? JD and his pal made that up to make the story stronger. I would like the tape of the ENTIRE interview. It is clear to me that salacious Strassmeir quotes were taken out of context. I am waiting to be PROVEN wrong on this. 6. Do you really think Brescia looks like the drawing of JD#2? You couldn't be more far off. Of course the grainy splotchy photo used in the JD article suggests a similarity, but they really are obviously two different people to me. 7. It is very obvious to anyone who knows Andy that JD's attempts to craft Andy into some kind of "nought nought" spy and super sleuth for the government, comes from someone who knows absolutely nothing about Strassmeir. Like JD's Kansas "witnesses", they obviously never met Andy from their descriptions of him. They must have been coached or ghostwritten for. 8.Mike,while you're slamming Identity, why don't you slam JD for publishing in the main Identity Newspaper, the Jubilee? Hmm? Louis Beam himself appears in the same newspaper as JD Cash. 9. Nothing I have read from you or JD gives me any confidence that either of you should be trusted with our confidence. Please continue saying what you say, and I will critique from time to time. No one has served a subpoena on me for Strassmeir yet, so de tarbaby, he don' day nuthin'. Yours, Kirk D. Lyons