For Your Eyes Only - Vol 1 No 3 - 1987

Magazine Overview

Title: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
Issue: Vol. 1 Nr. 3
Date: Undetermined, but references events up to 1987 and a cover date of November 22, 1963 for the JFK assassination.
Publisher: Paragon Independent News Service
Country: USA
Language: English

This issue of "For Your Eyes Only" presents a collection of intelligence reports and commentary, focusing primarily on the John F. Kennedy assassination, the "Freedom Fighters" in Nicaragua, and UFO phenomena. The publication appears to be a newsletter or specialized magazine offering alternative perspectives on significant historical and contemporary events.

THEY KILLED KENNEDY - Pt 1 WAS GARRISON RIGHT?

The lead article revisits the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, contrasting the Warren Commission's 1964 conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone with the 1979 House Select Committee on Assassinations' finding of a conspiracy, likely involving organized crime. The piece champions the efforts of New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, who prosecuted a conspiracy trial in 1967 against Clay Shaw. Despite being ridiculed at the time, the article suggests Garrison was "on the track of the truth" and "much closer to solving the crime than any of the other investigations."

David Ferrie and the Garrison Probe:

The article details David Ferrie, a forty-six-year-old pilot who was fired from Eastern Airlines for sexual misconduct with a juvenile. Ferrie was described as a known pederast, who listed himself as a "psychologist," practiced hypnotism, conducted experiments with mice and drugs, and had no bodily hair. He was associated with a group of Cuban exiles called the Crusade to Free Cuba and performed secret flying missions for the CIA, including support for the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Ferrie first came to the attention of New Orleans police on the day of the assassination when Jack S. Martin, an employee of Guy Bannister (a former FBI SAC who set up a CIA-front agency), phoned police alleging Ferrie's involvement. Although Martin later retracted his statement, claiming intoxication, the FBI interviewed Ferrie. Curiously, the FBI's 30-page report on this interrogation is now listed as missing from the National Archives, along with other key items like the President's brain and bullet fragments.

Garrison later discovered that Ferrie had driven to Houston, Texas, on the night of the assassination, claiming he went "goose hunting." His companions stated he went to a skating rink. Ferrie admitted to the FBI that he had made statements to the effect that President Kennedy "ought to be shot."

In February 1967, after Garrison renewed his investigation, Ferrie requested protective custody, fearing for his life. He was found dead in his New Orleans apartment on February 22, 1967. The coroner ruled it a cerebral hemorrhage, but the article suggests evidence points to murder.

The Oswald Connection:

Perry Raymond Russo, a twenty-five-year-old insurance man, told Garrison's staff that he had knowledge linking Ferrie and Lee Harvey Oswald. Russo had met Ferrie in 1962 and shared an interest in hypnotism. Russo testified that Ferrie had introduced him to his "roommate," a young man described as dirty, unkempt, with a scraggily beard, who wore a dirty T-shirt and jeans. This "roommate" would avoid conversation and only say "everywhere" when asked where he was from.

Under sodium pentathol, Russo recalled Ferrie's friend was called "Leon," and that the assassination of JFK had been discussed between them, another guest, and Clay Shaw, a millionaire businessman. Shaw was arrested on March 1, 1967, and charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Shaw was described as a homosexual with a fetish for sadó-masochistic sexual perversions.

Discrediting Russo's Testimony:

Marina Oswald and Ruth Hyde Paine testified that Oswald was always clean-shaven and neat, contradicting Russo's description of his "roommate." However, the article argues that Marina and Ruth Paine were lying. It cites Marina's own book, "Marina and Lee," which describes Oswald's habits in New Orleans in mid-1963 as becoming "alarmingly indifferent to the way he looked," wearing only sandals and work pants, and stopping shaving on weekends. G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel for the House Assassinations Committee, is quoted as believing Garrison "might have been on the right track, at least until Ferrie's untimely death." Blakey also stated that evidence of an association between Ferrie and Oswald, presented at the Shaw trial, was found credible by the committee.

The article concludes this section by stating that more on the Garrison case, the New Orleans scenario, Oswald-Ferrie connections, and CIA involvement will be in the next installment.

THE "FREEDOM FIGHTERS"

This section details the involvement of right-wing Argentine extremists and the CIA in supporting the FDN (Nicaraguan Democratic Force) after the liberation of Nicaragua in 1979. General Leopoldo Galtieri of Argentina met with CIA Director William Casey in Washington, D.C., in November 1981 to discuss a covert war against Nicaragua. The U.S. government, through emissaries like Jean Kirkpatrick and Vernon Walters, planned to fund this "Secret War."

The Argentines eventually withdrew due to the failed Falkland Islands effort. The article describes the "Freedom Fighters" (Contras) as having a "murderous mentality" and engaging in torture and killing.

Brutality in Nicaragua:

A 1982 incident is recounted where Contras attacked coffee pickers near the Honduran border, killing a man and taking his wife captive. The couple, Felipe and Maria Eugenia Barreda, were long-time Sandinista partisans. They were repeatedly interrogated and tortured "Argentine style." Mary was raped and subjected to further abuse. Both were eventually herded into a ditch and shot to death, with their killers justifying their actions with vague "communist" rationales.

Another story from a 1987 Esquire magazine article describes a health worker killed by "Freedom Fighters" while administering vaccinations. The nurse with him was taken, raped, had her breasts cut off, and was dumped back in the village alive.

Analysis of U.S. Involvement:

Johnathan Kwitny, in his book "Endless Enemies," is cited for his view that the U.S. could have strengthened Nicaragua's nationalist ends without creating a police state. The article criticizes President Reagan's use of the term "Freedom Fighters," suggesting it is a euphemism for "enslavers."

KLASS DISMISSED - Pt 1 - Update

This section addresses an article from the premiere issue of the newsletter concerning the defection of former Soviet Navy Captain Nikolai Artamonov (alias Nick Shadrin) and the alleged KGB attempt to assassinate him by agent Lev Vtoriygin. The article had characterized journalist Philip J. Klass as a "CIA asset" who received stories about secret Soviet and American technological developments.

UFO Encounter Over Alaska:

More recently, Klass is presented as acting as a "foil and disinformation specialist" in an ongoing government UFO cover-up. The article details a startling UFO encounter reported in late December 1986 and early January 1987, involving a Japanese airliner and a giant UFO over Alaska. The UFO, described as twice the size of an aircraft carrier, was tracked by FAA, Air Force, and the plane's own radar for 32 minutes.

On January 28, 1987, newspapers reported that Philip J. Klass explained the sighting as a bright image of the planet Jupiter and possibly Mars. The article dismisses this explanation, noting that Jupiter is 400 million miles from Earth and unlikely to have been tracked by multiple radars unless it had somehow left orbit.

Klass Denies Charges:

Philip Klass responded to the article's claims, stating he met KGB agent Vtoriygin at a national meeting of the Institute of Navigation, not a Soviet Embassy party, and that they "hit it off well." He also claims the KGB agent invited him to a Soviet Embassy party later. Klass denies ever being employed by, worked for, or reported to the CIA. He claims his meetings with the KGB official were limited to a few dinners and boat sails, and that he was cooperating with the FBI regarding these meetings, contrary to earlier statements.

The article questions Klass's credibility, citing his earlier communication with the author where he admitted to having a "galfriend" who revealed she was employed by the CIA, and his informing Bill Spaulding that he had obtained a UFO film from Fred Durant, described as a "long-term CIA-official."

The publication reaffirms its stance, stating its main points are supported by CIA and FBI sources and counterintelligence files.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance

The recurring themes in this issue are the questioning of official narratives surrounding major events like the JFK assassination, the alleged covert operations and influence of intelligence agencies (CIA, FBI, KGB) in both domestic and international affairs, and the presentation of alternative explanations for phenomena like UFO sightings. The editorial stance is critical of government secrecy and disinformation, advocating for deeper investigation and transparency. The publication positions itself as a source of "intelligence reports & commentary" for those seeking information beyond mainstream accounts, particularly concerning controversial topics and perceived cover-ups. The critique of Philip Klass's role as a UFO debunker and his alleged ties to intelligence agencies highlights a distrust of official explanations and a belief in a coordinated effort to manage public perception.