-Caveat Lector- By accident, I came across a news piece that mentioned a 1997 investigation of a MidEast think tank located in Tampa, Fl. The group was under investigation to see if they passed money to Middle East terrorists (reference below). The briefcase (full of classified documents) that John P. O'Neill was investigated for being negligent with was lost in a Tampa hotel. (full St. Petersburg Times article below). [CNN mentioned that the briefcase in question contained several documents that included a report outlining virtually every national security operation in New York. ] I got the idea that Tampa might be an inopportune city to lose track of such documents. Below that, I found 3 cites that link John P. O'Neill with the TWA 800 investigation. ---- http://www.ardmoreite.com/stories/052597/news/news17.html Terrorist groups raise money in U.S. By Richard Cole Associated Press Writer Posted May 25, 1997 [snip} A network of U.S.-based Islamic foundations is under investigation by the U.S. Customs Service to determine if they passed money to Middle East terrorists. < One is in Florida, where investigators are searching for evidence of wrongdoing in stacks of Arabic documents, encrypted computer files and bank records seized from the World and Islam Studies Enterprise, [[ a Tampa-based Mideast think tank once affiliated with the University of South Florida. ]] --------- http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/index.html St. Petersburg Times; St. Petersburg, Fla.; Aug 20, 2001; Full Text: Copyright Times Publishing Co. Aug 20, 2001 The FBI has begun an internal investigation into one of its most senior counterterrorism officials, whose briefcase filled with documents on national security operations was stolen after he left it in a hotel conference room in Tampa last summer, the New York Times reported. The official, John O'Neill, 49, is the special agent in charge of national security in the FBI's New York office. He has overseen cases like the terrorist bombing of the Navy destroyer Cole in Yemen last year and the bombings of American Embassies in East Africa in 1998. O'Neill left his briefcase in a hotel conference room while he attended an FBI meeting in Tampa. The briefcase was stolen, but local authorities recovered it and returned it to him within hours with the contents. The theft was attributed to thieves believed responsible for a series of hotel robberies in the Tampa area. The briefcase incident was seen as so serious that the Justice Department conducted a criminal investigation. The inquiry ended in recent weeks with a decision by the department's internal-security section not to prosecute, law enforcement officials told the New York Times. Jill Stillman, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department, said department officials would not comment on the matter. Requests to discuss the matter with O'Neill were made to FBI officials in New York and Washington. In both cases, they said he declined to comment on the case. After the criminal inquiry, the FBI's internal-affairs unit began its own investigation to determine whether O'Neill had violated FBI rules against mishandling classified information. FBI agents are prohibited from removing classified documents from their offices without authorization. Violations are punishable by censure, suspension or even dismissal, depending on their seriousness. ------------- http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/index.html Horror of crash coming to rest in Hamptons Series: THE CRASH OF TWA FLIGHT 800 St. Petersburg Times; St. Petersburg; Jul 21, 1996; BILL ADAIR; [Illustration] COLOR PHOTO, Associated Press; Caption: John O'Neill photographs debris on Southampton Beach. ------- http://www.charity.com/familiesoftwa800/newslttr.html THE FAMILIES OF TWA FLIGHT 800 ASSOC., INC. NEWSLETTER NO. 1 July 30, 1996 [snip] MEETING in Washington, D.C. on December 14th at the State Department. This was organized by and for the Victims of Flight 800 group of Strasbourg, France. They extended the invitation to include everyone interested. In summary, we attended to find out what the NTSB and FBI would say about the ongoing investigation. It was attended by approximately 35 family members from Europe and 40 family members from the U.S. A comprehensive update on the salvage and recovery operation was presented by Capt. Chip McCord of the Navy. [[ The NTSB and FBI were represented by Robert Frances, Peter Goelz, John O'Neill. ]] They answered all questions, except those that would jeopardize any litigation if this were a criminal case. The group invited us to remain for discussion of issues concerning all. Briefly these items were: financial needs, contacting TWA for monetary advances and disposition of funds from donations, such as United Way; disposition of remains, both identified and unidentified; release of Medical Examiner's autopsy reports; memorial to be planned such as a tree or structure; disposition of personal effects. --------- http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/m/milton-blink.html In the Blink of an Eye The FBI Investigation of TWA Flight 800 By PAT MILTON Random House [snip] Within minutes, the news had been passed up the line: from Freeh to Attorney General Janet Reno, from Reno to White House chief of staff Leon Panetta, from Panetta to President Clinton. Kallstrom's next call was to his number-two man, Tom Pickard, [[ whom he instructed to call John O'Neill, head of the FBI's counterterrorism unit in Washington. O'Neill then called the president's special assistant on terrorism, Richard Clarke. ]] And that was how it worked: From Kallstrom's car phone, the White House was now alerted and on the case. ---------- Samantha <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. 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