19 October 2004: Dave von Kleist & Joyce Riley — do we know who they really are?

Several people have brought to my attention some long-running controversies involving the makers of 911: In Plane Site. To make things brief, there are several well-known activists in the area of Gulf War Illness and Gulf War Vets' issues who allege that Joyce Riley and Dave von Kleist have been engaged for years in efforts to co-opt and divert investigations into the sources of GWI and the government coverup. These accusers include Peter Kawaja, who was an early whistleblower on GWI and illegal US bio/chem programs, Jackie Patru, who runs the site sweetliberty.org, and Linda Kennedy, a lawyer who once worked for Riley and von Kleist as a personal assistant but later split with them, and began releasing a series of exposés earlier this year. I have not studied this issues enough to pick sides with confidence, nor do I see eye to eye with some of the other political views and associations of these three, but I think their arguments are deserving of attention from those who are concerned or skeptical about the way that Riley and von Kleist have handled the making of In Plane Site and their subsequent rapidly expanding influence within the "911 Truth Movement". Among the most disturbing revelations here is Riley's involvement with the Southern Poverty Law Center, a notorious front organization with close links to the ADL and FBI. There is also a very troubling link between Riley and Dr. Garth Nicholson, a key figure in secret US biowarfare programs. Kennedy also alleges that Riley and von Kleist have had direct contacts with FBI and Military Intelligence. Her take on In Plane Site is that is part of a strategy the pair have come up with of using 9/11 as a distraction and fig leaf for their ongoing exposure.

Linda Kennedy
http://www.wbflegalreform.com/

Kennedy — Will the real Dave and Joyce please stand up
http://hometown.aol.com/wbflegal/DaveJoycewebsitepage14.html
http://hometown.aol.com/wbflegal/JoyceDave2page14.html
http://hometown.aol.com/wbflegal/DaveandJoyce3page14.html
Kennedy - list of questions (very detailed; but a lot of unessential/personal stuff mixed in)
http://hometown.aol.com/wbflegal/j-dquestions.html
http://hometown.aol.com/wbflegal/jdquestions2.html
http://hometown.aol.com/wbflegal/jdquestions3.html

Jackie Patru documents a dirty trick:
http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/wolves/wwcr-riley-fax.html

Linda Kennedy on Jackie Patru show
http://www.sweetliberty.org/audio/meta/051004.ram

Peter Kawaja's site: American Gulf War Veterans' Association
www.agwva.org

Kawaja's early role in exposing GWI:
http://www.copi.com/articles/strmcrim.html

Gulf War Syndrome debunked — more Kawaja info
http://www.dswcc.com/HPK/final_post.htm

more discussion
http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/01-14-04/discussion.cgi.22.html

Again, I'm just providing this FYI; I haven't come to any final conclusions yet, but I will try to keep looking into these matters. Since many 911 activists may not be familiar with the history of the GWI issue and the people involved, I think these critical views of von Kleist and Riley's past role need to be put on the table.