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(71) Daniel, before marrying Raul's mother, had been wedded to Gabriel Aguirre's sister, making him the former brother-in-law of the Operation's leader. He felt that, although he had cautiously distanced himself from any transaction of a tainted nature, his tenuous familiy ties might lead the government to conclude, erroneously, that he was deeply involved in the Organization. He simply needed employment, the Blue Moon in this case, and prevailed upon his contacts to help him survive in the "desolate desert" of the Southwest.

(72) Actually, the sale of his home in Southern California had netted profits permitting him to purchase his new home in Las Cruces for only $25,000, and put aside a modest nest egg in Juarez during the time frame it was thought "wise" to speculate on fluctuations in the Mexican economy and currency.

(73) The Sylvia burned to the ground in the Summer of 1995, in a dramatic conflagration involving a request of assistance, which came a bit too late, from El Paso.

(74) Readers will recall that Randy Weaver failed to remit his Federal Income Tax Forms & Payments, and the situation spiraled out of control when his wife and 14 year old son lost their lives in a brutal shoot-out, initiated by Federal Agents, at the family's remote homestead in rural Idaho.

(75) Trujillo, like Batista in Cuba during the final years of his regime, often dispatched elements of his Armed Forces to forcibly remove 12 and 13 year old girls from their bedrooms to serve as objects of his pleasure. Pinochet authorized the publication of pornography in the Sunday Edition of Santiago's principal newspaper, and Strossner's regime was reputed to engage in torture and human rights violations such as those portrayed in "The Boys from Brazil". All of these ruthless dictatorships met with U.S. State Department support, even accolades at times. Of particular value is Selma F. Rubin's doctoral dissertation in which she confirms that, in the Domincan Republic, it was considered a "patriotic duty" to sleep with the dictator. See: Rubin, S.F., The Overthrow of the Trujillo Regime: Implications for the United States, University of Miami, Coral Gables, June 1972, p. 87.

(76) Sonia was ultimately charged with "master-minding a cash laundering operation" extending across the Border into Juarez, using her Real Estate Agency to shield various quasi-legitimate transactions. However, much of this activity fell well within legal parameters, Attorney Blackburn later argued. Incidentally, the scene involving crude behavior on the part of Federal Marshals was derived from actual testimony forthcoming during the Albuquerque proceedings.

(77) Much of the initial testimony and evidence used to indict had been culled from secondary and tertiary sources, bordering on hearsay, and patently inadmissible under normal circumstances. One glance at the investigatory process, in this case, reveals gross incompetence.

(78) This individual, none other than Alicia Armendariz, related to the former drug cartel for all of New Mexico, was reportedly receiving upwards of $30,000 annually from the Federal Government as part of an attempt to "safeguard her life", and yet had willfully drifted back into drug trafficking circles, receiving favors from the Organization in addition to Federal Protection Money. It is phenomenal that the Government built its case around a witness whose worthless testimony was actually found admissible. Charges against many Aguirre Defendants were based on this perjured and unreliable material flowing from the mouth of a woman who had been directly linked to a morass of criminal activity. We add parenthetically that another government protected witness fell into a similar category, a Mr. Tobias, who, for our purposes, will serve simply to underscore the treachery of the Federal Government's policy of basically paying witnesses to testify for the prosecution, only to have many of these "informants" later swing literally back to their underworld associates, to the feigned amazement of the government.

(79) A formal letter from Justice Department Officials, and a corresponding Court Order entitled "Dismissal without Prejudice."

(80) Jake Evans was disbarred for reasons related to a real estate transaction which went sour, in spite of an enthusiastic-ally mounted defense by Carmen Garza. This decision left Mr. Maynes without counsel, and, because Jake had taken everything, without funds. Las Cruces Sun-News, August 24, 1994.

(81) Twelve were arrested in New Mexico, the others surrendered or were later intercepted.

(82) Refer to Scott Sandlin's article appearing in the August 12, 1994 issue of the Albuquerque Journal.

(83) IRS involvement is confirmed in Sandlin's insightful series of articles. Ibid.

(84) One IRS Agent, Kathleen Jacobs, has been particularly tenacious in the pursuit of her objectives. Her zealous persistence is predicated on false premises and data, generated by the IRS' infamous reverse logic system: "If we see you swimming in a pool, it must be yours and, by gosh, where did you get the money for it!" This invasive agency seems to forget that American Dollars, unlike Algerian Dinars perhaps, are legal tender for all debts public and private.

(85) Kwitny, Jonathan, Vicious Circles, The Mafia in the Marketplace, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 1979, pp 189-198.

(86) Rothstein, the son of a pious Orthodox Jewish home, broke from his family and became the most notorious bankroller of big-time narcotics racketeering in the history of this country, founding the entire "industry" in the 1920s. Dr. Jill Jonnes' article in American Heritage, Feb/March 1993, traces his arrogance, his Tammany Hall connections, as well as his close association with Diamond Jack, Sam Weiner and "Ike" Berman, in vivid detail. Rothstein's system lasted until the 1970's, mostly under the criminal leadership of the notorious Lucky Luciano. (pp 48-49)

(87) However, the ruling class dares to make life and death decisions, within a "Judeo-Christian" context, affecting the disenfranchised classes, largely minorities.

(88) While staging a seemingly genuine presentation on the surface, Defense Teams, paid handsomely, were, both in Albuquerque and Roswell, working hand-in-glove with Justice Department Attorneys. All of the proceedings -- as close reading of quotations and events published in The Journal will indicate -- were being "choreographed" with the "last tango" being that of incarceration. Gabriel, Sonia, Paula and David were merely sacrificial victims, dispatched to placate the bloated monstrosity that the American Gulag had become.

(89) "Is fecit cui prodest", the jurisprudential phrase, indicating that the action's author is its beneficiary, is clearly operative here.

(90) Indefeasible rights are unabridgeable; whilst inalienable rights (such as those imparted by the U.S. Constitution) are subject to both abridgement and arbitrary denial. Michael Freedan, in his text, Rights, provides considerable insight into this noteworthy distinction on page 32. Insofar as the legalization issue is concerned, consult the Bibliography with reference to, for example, Sanford's or Schoenfeld's articles.

(91) Las Cruces Sun-News, May 6, 1994, p. A4.

(92) Hirschel, J. David, Fourth Amendment Rights, D.C. Heath and Company, Lexington, Mass., 1979, p. 93.

(93) The Las Cruces Sun-News, September 15, 1994, p. A7.

(94) Obviously the author is not arguing here against these three traditional and universally revered values. However, it is crucial in any society to leave room for creativity, artistry, flexibility, initiative and spontaneity.

(95) It would seem perfectly valid to assume that if conservative elements enjoy the right to be seated on a jury in this equitable land, so, too, might those of more liberal persuasion be so entitled.

(96) Dr. Ribush, in his incisive article published in the Medical Journal of Australia, 2, (23), 1202 (1971), favors legalization of Cannabis, as well as radical reform of existing legislation in his country. Doctors, he asserts, are actually using marijuana recreationally, convinced of its harmlessness. Somewhat after publication of his article, Australia's laws were, in fact, reformed.

(97) Surely, an argument can be made that a museum, however dusty and poorly organized, is better than a bar; yet, in terms of gross monetary turn-over and economic vitality, there is no comparison. And, as we learned in the case of the Blue Moon, as well, people need to relax, socialize and distance themselves from the Kleig Lighting of contemporary reality.

(98) The author is reminded of his brief experience at Harvard University in late 1989, when, conducting research, he was also working with Harvard Dining Services which The Crimson, in a student editorial, had dubbed a "shady organization", largely because it was rumored that Cannabis Sativa might be available through serving personnel at Lowell House, right under the priceless crystal Czarist Chandelier.

(99) The Albuquerque Journal, October 24, 1995, p. 1.

(100) Naturally, this type of statement opens an entire polemical parenthetical issue. The point is simply that if we wish to minimize criminal trafficking in drugs, then legalize them; if we choose not to legalize these substances, then we must not complain when trafficking spirals out of control. The "war" having been lost, as Michael Levine points out in his book Deep Cover, "What, therefore, was the point in wrenching Sonia's daughter from her?", we might validly inquire.

(101) More shocking, of course, is the sense of comradeship which these teen-agers develop in their attempt to elude the authorities, to challenge the established order and to evade punishment. The nation's laws are literally encouraging crime.

(102) 11.88% is the estimated percentage of the gross proceeds allocated by the Aguirre Operation to "protection". See Figure 3.

(103) The San Diego Yacht Marina at Seaport Village, for example, has been thought to "harbor" upwards of 40% of its vessels purchased with laundered funds. The adjoining Marriott Hotel has been in bankruptcy proceedings for years. One is forced to wonder where this "restructuring and bridging" financing is originating, when some of the nation's most prestigious institutions are wallowing in debt as deep as the Mariana Trench.

(104) The dynamics of this incident are linked inextricably with Garza's having betrayed the Government's Case. This bears brief inclusion in our Epilogue since it represented an estimated $10 Million Dollar escape, brilliantly executed. See Footnote 62.

(105) There is mounting evidence of de facto discrimination on all fronts in the United States, as Amnesty International periodically confirms. Any casual observer of American society can view this phenomenon virtually daily with his own eyes.

CONCISE BIBLIOGRAPHY

PUBLICATIONS, TEXTS, ARTICLES AND BOOKS:

Boissier, J.-R., Journal Mondial de la Pharmacologie, 3(13), 231-45 (1970), "Pharmacologie, Toxicologie et Metabolisme des Substances Hallucinogenes."

Fort, J. Journal of Psychodelic Drugs, 2(1) (1968), "A World View of Marijuana (Has the World Gone to Pot?)."

Freeden, Michael Concepts in Social Thought: Rights, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1991.

Hirschel, J. D. Fourth Amendment Rights, D.C. Heath and Co., Lexington, Mass., 1979.

Kwitny, Jonathan Vicious Circles, The Mafia in the Workplace, W.W. Norton & Company, New York City, 1979.

Levine, Michael Deep Cover, The Inside Story of How DEA Infighting, Incompetence and Subterfuge Lost Us the Biggest Battle of the Drug War, Delacorte Press, NYC, 1990.

McGlothlin, W.H. Journal of Secondary Education, 43, 233-27 (1968), "Marijuana Control: A Perspective."

McGlothlin, W.H. Psychedelic Review, 6, 16-57 (1965), "Hallucinogenic Drugs: A Perspective with Special Reference to Peyote and Cannabis."

Murphree, H.B. The New Jersey Medical Society Journal, 65, 537-42 (1968), "Neuropharmacology of Psychotomimetic Drugs."

Ribush, N. Medical Journal of Australia, 2, (23), 1202 (1971), "Correspondence: Doctors and Cannabis."

Rubin, S.F. The Overthrow of the Trujillo Regime: Implications for the United States, University of Miami PhD Dissertation, University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1972.

Sanford, D. The New Republic, April 22, 1967, "The Risks of Marijuana."

Schoenfeld, E. Pagent, December 1969, "A Doctor's View of Smoking Pot."

Souief, M.I. Bulletin of Narcotics, 19, 1-11 (1967), "Hashish Consumption in Egypt with Special Reference to Psychosocial Aspects."

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS:

Hart, Lawrence, Investigative Report, D.E.A., obtained through Disclosure during the Albuquerque Trial Phase.

Smalley, I. M., State Senator, Government Exhibits Nos. 703 and 706, dated March 21 and May 28, 1988.

U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Bulletin 180 (1990), Executive Office for United States Attorneys.

PERIODICALS:

The Albuquerque Journal, Scott Sandlin's Series, 1993-1994.

The Albuquerque Journal, January 19, 1994.

The Albuquerque Journal, August 12, 1994.

The Albuquerque Journal, October 24, 1995.

American Heritage, February - March 1993.

The Las Cruces Sun-News, Vol. 114, No. 106.

The Las Cruces Sun-News, S. Sexton's Series, October 21-23, 1992.

The Las Cruces Sun-News, July 25, 1993.

The Las Cruces Sun-News, May 6, 1994.

The Las Cruces Sun-News, July 26, 1994.

The Las Cruces Sun-News, August 24, 1994.

The Las Cruces Sun-News, September 14, 1994 (AP Release)

The Las Cruces Sun-News, September 15, 1994.

The New York Times, December 14, 1994.

Paris Match, September 14, 1995.