-Caveat Lector- After BCCI, wouldn't you have known it? Consortiumnews.com http://www.consortiumnews.com The investigations into the Bank of New York's role in laundering vast sums of Russian money have ignored well-documented connections between a bank principal, the CIA and the Israeli Labor Party. The tie-in comes through one of the bank's owners, Bruce Rappaport, a Swiss financier who was linked to a variety of secret operations during the Reagan-Bush era. Those operations included a strange Iraqi pipeline deal, the Iran-contra affair, sensitive U.S. Customs stings, the BCCI scandal, the October Surprise case and a mysterious shipment of Israeli weapons to Colombian drug kingpins. Rappaport was known as one of CIA director William Casey's favorite golf partners. Yet, when the New York Times profiled Rappaport and his hand in the Bank of New York's Russian financial deals, the U.S. intelligence connections were left out. Rappaport's fuller history can be read at Consortiumnews.com, an online investigative magazine. It's located at: http://www.consortiumnews.com This is a free site, but we urge those who wish to support our investigative journalism to buy a copy of Robert Parry's important new book, "Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press $ 'Project Truth' " for just $19.95. Or subscribe to iF Magazine, a print publication, for one year (six issues), $25. Or do both at a special rate of $35. Orders can be placed with Visa/Mastercard by calling 1-800-738-1812 or 703-920-1802. Or by check to The Media Consortium, Suite 102-231, 2200 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201. For non-U.S. orders, add $15 for extra postage. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections 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, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om