Twice since my grand jury appearance I've been contacted by persons claiming to be journalists for comment on Jim Bell's case. I referred them to Cryptome for the best representation of my views. Both resisted that, claiming they wanted to hear from me personally. What is striking is the similarity of their questions to those asked during the grand jury appearance by Robb London and by jury members, in particular my view of "anti-government activity," stalking of federal officials, and Assassination Politics, as well as why AP was on Cryptome. I explained to both callers that due to the possibility my grand jury testimony may be used against me it was prudent for me to refer them to files on Cryptome, and when it became available, the testimony transcript. That I did not want to go beyond what was already publicly available. Neither caller was satisfied with that, and persisted in asking leading questions about AP and anti-government activities. They also asked who else could they talk to about these topics. I said there was nobody I could suggest to talk to; that AP was a provocative exploration of digital technologies but not at all lethal; and that I was not anti-government but opposed to government abuse of power and its excessive secrecy. That I did not advocate violence against public officials, though insults, ridicule, disrespect for their career ambitions were duties of the conscientious citizen. Now that the feds have subpoenaed me for the trial and have refused to provide a transcript of my grand jury testimony, it seems to me that the feds are behaving characteristically treacherously (as others have warned), and are likely to have used "journalists" to get me to incriminate myself and/or to name other targets for investigation or subpoenas. So in case others are being queried for stories here are the names and affiliations of the "journalists" who called and would not take my referral to Cryptome for an answer. Adam Ciralsky 60 Minutes CBS News, Washington, DC 202-973-0777 Scott Canon Kansas City Star Kansas City, MO 816-234-4754
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John Young