- Editor's Note: The following is from a correspondent
who wishes to remain anonymous: "I sent James Traficant a Christmas
card a few months ago. I received this reply today". If you're
unfamiliar with the Jim Traficant story, I've posted links at the
bottom of this page to bring you up to speed...Ken Adachi
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- By Jim Traficant
- June 4, 2003
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- Dear (anonymous),
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- Thank you!
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- Thank you for thinking of me and my family. Life is
hectic and fast-paced-- and for you to have thought of me, and then to
stop and take time from your precious life to write me-- is an honor.
And once again, I thank you!
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- Most of the people who write me say they cannot
understand why the government targeted me with such a passion. Every
rumor and innuendo that any political opponent would plant and foster
became public and, before long, developed into an indictment without
any physical evidence-- only the testimony of subjects who were able
to avoid jail by fabricating falsehoods about me. Lies and half-truths
became 'facts'; and ultimately became a 10 count indictment. My
evidence, that would have proved they were lying, was not allowed to
be presented -- either before the Congress or the Federal Court!
However, I know why I was targeted: I was not afraid of the
government, and I had learned too much!
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- The U.S. Dept. of Justice & the John Demanjuk
Case
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- The beginning of all of this was my first trial, in
1983, when I became the only American in history to defeat the U.S.
Department of Justice in a RICO case-- pro se (representing myself),
and me not being an attorney. They were embarrassed! The straw that
broke the camel's back was when I proved that John Demanjuk was not
the infamous Ivan the Terrible of the Treblinka death camp in Poland.
The government was stunned and in shock. The real Ivan was nine years
older, taller, and had black hair and a scar on his neck; his name was
Ivan Marchenko. My investigation, in conjunction with John Demanjuk's
beautiful family, proved not only that John was innocent, but also
that the Justice Department knew he was not guilty-- even before they
took him to court! Shame, shame!! They lied to the court-- gave false
testimony and presented false witnesses-- knowing that he would be put
to death! Shame!! The Justice Department then came after me with
revenge, and a passion! I lost my respect and my faith in our
government. Because this case was 'too sensitive,' Congress would not
even hold a hearing on my evidence... Congress, all of them, at the
time-- turned their back, worried about reelection!! The Democrats
were in charge then, and they knew of my investigation in Congress...
hoping I would abandon it! I did not! I sent my findings to the
Israeli Supreme Court-- and they had no choice: They released John
Demanjuk! In fact, they delivered him to me at the airport in Tel
Aviv, Israel, and I personally brought him home, along with his son,
his son-in-law, and Israeli bodyguards! I am proud of what I did. No
one else, in the House or the Senate, would even talk to the family--
afraid of media power and the vindictiveness of the Justice
Department. But even today, John Demanjuk is still being persecuted.
Shame!
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- Other Skeletons
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- The government agents that destroyed Demanjuk's life
should be in jail! That was just the tip of the iceberg. When people
saw what I had done for the Demanjuk family they came to me with
unbelievable information. The information is so powerful that it is
hard to believe, and the government knew I was getting sensitive
information that could damage the American people's confidence in the
government. People came to me with facts about Waco, Ruby Ridge, Pan
Am Flight 103, Jimmy Hoffa, and the assassination of President John F.
Kennedy. It may all sound far-fetched, but I do know what happened to
Hoffa and J.F.K. The government knows that I know-- and so they had to
ruin my voice by destroying my credibility. I may yet divulge this
information if I can get the proper forum. As you know, I was the
dreaded enemy of the I.R.S. My legislation in the last I.R.S. Reform
Bill changed the Burden of Proof law. Before that, you had to prove
you were innocent in a tax court. The burden of proof was on the
taxpayer. The I.R.S. said you owed... but the I.R.S. did not have to
prove it. Unbelievable! Now that the I.R.S. has to prove their
charges, the following statistics tell the true story. Comparing One
Year Before the changes to One Year After:
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- 1. Wage Garnishments dropped from 3.1 million to
560,000;
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- 2. Taxpayer Property Liens dropped from 680,000 to
161,000;
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- 3. Foreclosures on individual family-owned homes
dropped from 10,063 to 57! That's right: only 57 homes in all 50
states! Fact is, the I.R.S. was seizing our homes-- over 10,000 every
year-- when they had neither proof nor the right to do so! Congress
allowed the I.R.S. to intimidate us and frighten us. Think about it!
And then maybe you can begin to understand why I love America, but
hate the Government -- and why the Government hates me. The Justice
Department had to get rid of me, but I'll be damned if I would back
down!
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- America is in trouble... not from without, but from
within! The Central Government has become too powerful. Citizens fear
the Government. This is wrong. This is dangerous! I know the
Government covered-up and promulgated LIES about Waco, Ruby Ridge, Pan
Am Flight 103, Hoffa, and J.F.K. The Government knew I was right when
I called Janet Reno a traitor. Janet Reno sold us out when she refused
to investigate a $10-million payoff to the Democratic Party from a
general in the Red Chinese Army (no less!). Think about it! And the
Government knew that I had known why Reno was forced to
- betray America! I'm proud that I tried to do
something about it! Someday the truth will come out. (I hope China
never attacks us!)
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- Many of you have asked what you can do for me. I
appreciate this. You can help my family: Mrs. Tish Traficant 429 N.
Main Street Poland, OH 44514
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- Thank you for remembering me... for thinking of
me... for caring!
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- God Bless!
- (Signed)
- Jim Traficant
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- <http://educate-yourself.org/cn/railroadingjamestraficant3jul02.shtml>
- Taking Out a Patriot: The Railroading of James
Traficant (
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/railroadingjamestraficant3jul02.shtml
)
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- <http://educate-yourself.org/cn/railroadingjamestraficantpartII17jul02.shtml>
- Railroading James Traficant, Part II (
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/railroadingjamestraficantpartII17jul02.shtml
)
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- <http://educate-yourself.org/cn/railroadingjamestraficantpartIII14aug02.shtml>
- Railroading James Traficant, Part III, Rescue Plan B
(
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/railroadingjamestraficantpartIII14aug02.shtml
)
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- <http://educate-yourself.org/cn/matterofintegrity4jul02.shtml>
- America, Law, and Freedom - A Matter of Integrity (
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/matterofintegrity4jul02.shtml )
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-
- If you found this article of interest, please
consider perusing
- the FriendsOfLiberty/SiaNews archives:
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- <http://www.sianews.com/modules.php?name=Stories_Archive>
- http://www.sianews.com/modules.php?name=Stories_Archive
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- <http://www.sianews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=870>
- http://www.sianews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=870
-
- (Our thanks to D for the forward)
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- http://educate-yourself.org/cn/jimtraficantletter04jun03.shtml
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