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Do Rhenquist's Striped Sleeves
Mean Military Impeachment?
CNNS
1-15-99
 
Those are not just striped sleeves Chief Judge William Rehnquist is wearing as he presides over the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton. Those are GOLD-striped sleeves.
 
An article in the New York Times (Electronic Edition) dated Jan. 15, 1999, describes Judge Rehnquist specifically as "resplendent in his black gown with four gold stripes on each sleeve."
 
A commentary in the New York Post, by Steve Dunleavy, also sees gold, but Dunleavy describes "three gold stripes on his robe." ["We Could Witness A Total Travesty If Republicans Fold," by Steve Dunleavy. NYPost, 1/15/99]
 
There is disagreement between the NYTimes and NYPost as to whether there are 3 or 4 stripes, but both agree that those are gold stripes Judge Rehnquist is wearing.
 
Why the sudden new fashion in judicial wear? Rehnquist reportedly says he copied the gold-striped style "after seeing a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta." [Dunleavy. Op. cit.]
 
Is Judge Rehnquist's explanation believable? That a scholarly jurist, the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, approaches the somber and serious business of presiding over the impeachment trial of a U.S. President with such a flippant attitude? One of the most serious proceedings, if not THE most serious proceeding, over which Rehnquist is ever to preside, and he is so humorous, light-hearted and cavalier that he copies his style of robe from a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta?
 
CNNS does not believe Rehnquist's explanation as to why he is suddenly wearing gold-stripes on his judicial robe. And since Rehnquist's Gilbert & Sullivan story is implausible and therefore a cover story, and hides whatever the REAL reason is for the sudden change in judicial wardrobe, then what is it that Rehnquist's cover story is meant to hide?
 
 
A Rosetta Stone
 
 
Rehnquist's gold stripes are a Rosetta Stone, unlocking many mysteries. If Rehnquist is wearing 4 gold stripes on each sleeve, then according to "Ru Mills" (pseudonym) those 4 gold stripes are equivalent to the rank of Full Admiral in the U.S. Navy. A researcher has published to a conspiracy research mailing list (ctrl@listserv.aol.com) what he has uncovered as to the possible significance of Rehnquist's gold striped-sleeves.
 
He writes, in part, that.... There has been some discussion among law researchers that indicates that the gold fringe on the US flag indicates martial law rule. If you recall the old westerns when the US cavalry showed up they all had gold braids on the trumpet, flag, and on the shoulders. We know for certain that they were under martial law, for the federal government was governing the territories directly previous to them entering as states.
 
The Military Connection
 
In Edward Gibbon's great book, "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," the author repeatedly describes how, with the accession of each new Roman Emperor, a pre-requisite was, often, approval by the military. Following the death of Constantine, for example, "a loud and unanimous declaration was procured from the troops that they would suffer none except the sons of their lamented monarch to reign over the Roman empire." Military support was crucial; without it, the Caesars could not rule. As the Roman Empire decayed over the centuries, military support became increasingly necessary and support from the Roman senate was no longer very important.Over several years,
 
Sherman Skolnick, chairman of the Chicago-based public interest research group, Citizens' Committee To Clean Up The Courts, has reported on attempts by U.S. military brass to arrest their Commander-in-Chief, Bill Clinton, under provisions of the U.S. Military Code of Justice. Does Rehnquist's gold striped-sleeve robe suggest that something like a military arrest or military trial has occurred or is occurring? Or is the new-style judicial robe merely a symbolic message from the military, warning Clinton of their power?Contacted by CNNS, Mr. Skolnick further noted that the striped-sleeve style of judicial robe was *de rigueur* in Nazi Germany.
 
The Intelligence Connection
 
Heading the team of prosecutors conducting the impeachment trial is Congressman Henry Hyde. Mr. Skolnick has repeatedly reported that Hyde oversees the CIA "Black Budget," highly-classified accounts of how CIA spends its money. Hyde also, according to Skolnick, is a retired Naval Reserve Commander. So with Chief Prosecutor Hyde, we have another murky figure participating in the developing drama.
 
In past reports, Ru Mills has emphasized two factions in the intelligence "community": Faction 1 and Faction 2.
 
Faction 1, reportedly, is internationalist and pro-New World Order.
 
Faction 2, reportedly, is nationalist and anti-New World Order.
 
Faction 1 has backed Bill Clinton. Faction 2 is anti-Clinton.
 
In a report dated Dec. 31, 1998, Mills wrote that a key source, connected with Faction 2 and one she had not heard from for quite some time, had suddenly contacted her and relayed startling news. Although Mills' source gave his information with the caveat that "anything can happen," he seemed extremely confident that Faction 2 had just won a major victory against Faction 1. ["RMNews Source Says: 'Senators, Congressmen.... Don't Block Up The Hall," 12/31/98] If Faction 2 has indeed triumphed over Faction 1, this would explain any evaporation of Bill Clinton's strong-armed base of support.
 
The Israeli Connection
 
The deeper levels of Bill Clinton's current troubles are hard to fathom. That he is in trouble is unquestionable. Another angle on the undercover source of the president's woes lies in the ongoing Netanyahu/Clinton feud. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, is nationalist, and is part of the right wing in Israel's politics. Bill Clinton is internationalist, and is identified with what passes for the "left" in U.S. politics. When the Monica Lewinsky scandal first erupted in January of 1998, that eruption reportedly occurred shortly after Bill Clinton had "dissed" Netanyahu by delaying a scheduled meeting. Netanyahu had been forced to wait, and wait, until Clinton at last deigned to see him.
 
Speculation exists that Monica Lewinsky was used as part of an Israeli "sting" operation against Clinton, possibly as revenge by Netanyahu. Recently, information has surfaced describing how Clintonista spinmeisters James Carville, Stan Greenberg, and Robert Shrum have been meddling in Israeli politics, seeking to unseat their enemy Netanyahu in Israel's upcoming election. ["Bibi Battered By Bill's Boys' Barbs," NYPost, 1/10/99.]
 
In an apparent counter-move, unknown operatives burgled the offices, in Washington, DC, of above-mentioned Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg. Stolen were a specific set of files dealing with the upcoming Israeli election. No other files were stolen. "Several [Israeli] Labor legislators immediately pointed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud as the guilty party." [Reuters, 1/13/99. "Washington Break-In Hits Israeli Election Campaign."]
 
Does Israeli intelligence, the Mossad, have its own Faction 1 and Faction 2? How does pressure for release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard fit into all of this? If Pollard is released to Israel next week, that will help Netanyahu's chances to be retained as Israeli Prime Minister. All these undercover plots and counter-plots could be reflected, on a superficial level, in Bill Clinton's trial for perjury and obstruction of justice.
 
The Systematics/Foster/Israel Connection
 
Another factor in the puzzle is the late Vince Foster. Foster, according to a classic series of articles by J. Orlin Grabbe, a former professor at the prestigious Wharton College, may have transferred top-secret missile launch codes to Israel. ["Allegations Regarding Vince Foster, the NSA, and Banking Transactions Spying," by J. Orlin Grabbe.]
 
 
Foster's later "suicide" is as puzzling in circumstance as is Rehnquist's Gilbert & Sullivan judicial wardrobe. Despite THREE (count 'em, THREE) official investigations into Foster's "suicide" (methinks thou dost investigate too much), all THREE of which concluded that Foster died by his own hand, many Americans remain unconvinced. Though many say Foster was murdered, the proper word to describe Foster's death is EXECUTED.
 
Foster, linked by several reports to an alleged National Security Agency (NSA) operation, "Systematics," and its successor, Alltel, was a high-ranking NSA official. According to Sherman Skolnick, Foster held a rank in NSA equivalent to a General in the military. If Foster had committed treason by giving classified information to a foreign power, he may have been tried and found guilty by a "Star Chamber" type of secret court. "Treason is still punishable by death," notes Ru Mills' source.Another murky circumstance is the recent death, again by supposed "suicide," of Alltel vice president and board member Charles Wilbourne Miller, on Nov. 17, 1998. ["Another Very Suspicious 'Arkancide.'" WorldNetDaily, 1/12/99]
 
Further National Security Concerns
 
According to a report from Newsmax, journalist Christopher Ruddy's web site, further national security concerns are being raised as to Bill Clinton's stated knowledge that White House phones likely were "bugged" by foreign spies. "Clinton recognized in a telephone conversation with [Monica Lewinsky] that foreign intelligence organizations could, without much trouble, be listening in on their phone sex and other musings, according to Lewinskys detailed and unchallenged testimony." [Washington Post article by Jim Hoagland. qtd. in "Senate Trial Bombshell: Clinton As Security Risk," by Cliff Kincaid. Newsmax, 1/15/99.] Did Clinton do anything to thwart the perceived spying, other than to "propose an absurd cover story to Monica?" [Hoagland. Op. cit.]
 
Yet another factor discernable as lurking beneath the surface of what may be a show trial, the impeachment proceedings, is the treason implicit in the Clinton/Red China connection. Ru Mills' already cited source relayed to her that The report of the sale of U.S. technology to China has done it all. It will unravel the treason of the Bush and Clinton administrations. People forget the Bush family are the biggest investors in China. Don't think this transfer of technology started with Clinton. It started with Bush. ["RMNews Source Says: 'Senators, Congressmen.... Don't Block Up The Hall," 12/31/98]
 
 
A Coup d'Etat?
 
Even left-leaning, mainstream journalists have voiced opinions that the current impeachment trial of Bill Clinton is a sham, and that a conspiracy lurks beneath the surface. But those journalists do not look deeply enough when they call it a "Republican coup" against the president. The strings of this trial are being pulled by persons a lot more hidden than "rabid Republicans." The removal from office of Bill Clinton is apparently justified. But secret machinations controlling the U.S. presidency are an affront to the ideal of democracy. The public, poorly informed and denied their Right To Know, do not even know that they do not know. They think instead that the facts involved in the present impeachment charade are all out in the open, and give their opinions on the matter based upon imperfect knowledge. This news service also "does not know" -- but at least, in the case of CNNS, we know that we do not know.
 
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