Your tax dollars at work: remember Iran Contra smuggler Gene Hasenfus?

[HamdenRice]

I guess these two bills speak for themselves, eh? I like the part about poor Gene being "deemed" to be an employee of the US of A

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c104:H.R.4226.IH:

To require approval of an application for compensation for the injuries of Eugene Hasenfus. (Introduced in House)

HR 4226 IH
104th CONGRESS
2d Session

H. R. 4226
To require approval of an application for compensation for the injuries of Eugene Hasenfus.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 1996
Mr. ROTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require approval of an application for compensation for the injuries of Eugene Hasenfus.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF APPLICATION.

Eugene Hasenfus, who was injured on October 5, 1986, shall be deemed to have been an employee of the United States Government in the performance of his duties at the time of his injury for the purpose of determining eligibility for compensation for his injuries under section 8102 of title 5, United States Code, and the application for such compensation shall be deemed filed in a timely manner on his behalf. Such application shall be approved, and payments shall be made thereon as computed by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to the provisions of section 8101 et seq. of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION.

A claim or award for compensation for legal or other services rendered in connection with obtaining relief authorized by section 1 shall be valid only if approved by the Secretary of Labor, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding.

AND:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c104:H.R.871.IH:

For the relief of Eugene Hasenfus. (Introduced in House)
HR 871 IH
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 871

For the relief of Eugene Hasenfus.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 8, 1995
Mr. ROTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
For the relief of Eugene Hasenfus.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF CLAIM.

The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Eugene Hasenfus of Marinette, Wisconsin, the sum of $805,209. The payment required by this section shall be in full satisfaction of all claims that Eugene Hasenfus or his family may have against the United States in connection with any physical or mental injury of Eugene Hasenfus, or any financial loss of Eugene Hasenfus or his family, arising from the October 5, 1986, missile attack on the airplane in which he was a crewmember or from his subsequent detention in Nicaragua.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AGENT AND ATTORNEY FEES.

It shall be unlawful for an amount exceeding 10 percent of the payment required by section 1 to be paid to or received by any agent or attorney for any service rendered in condition with the payment. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of an infraction, and shall be subject to a fine in the amount provided in title 18, United States Code.

Not sure whether these ever passed.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Cool so now they are even

covering the expenses of thugs no longer in service to the crime
family

DAMN THESE REPUBLICANS

[RevCheesehead]

2. OK, after 18 years, I'd like an answer to this question:

My primitive German suggests that "Hassenfus" literally means "Rabbit's foot." Is this true?

Anyone in Marinette, WI know if he really WAS from there?

Just askin'.

[HamdenRice]

4. yes -- hasenfus means rabit foot!

I don't speak German but that translation was mentioned in a profile I read!

[NV Whino]

3. I love Thomas

It's amazing to see how our representatives spend their time in Congress.

You might want to check out HR11 and HR25. Both the same but submitted on different days by different people. One is in judiciary committee and the other is in another committee. I forget which one. Been stalled there since 2003, but I expect them to move soon.

In a nutshell they are proposed amendments to the Constitution to repeal the 22nd amendment. You know the one... it limits the term for the president.

[enough]

5. Good heavens,

How in the world did you find this?

Nice deal. I wonder what any of us would have to do to get the US government to bestow several hundred dollars upon us at any particular time.

[progressivebydesign]

6. Hasenfus!?? Of COURSE they'd pay him off!

He's the one that knew of Poppy Bush's meeting at the Hilton, with the Iran Contra folks. He's being paid off. I'm sure you'd find more info on that on the internet.. but I distinctly remember him, and his connection with Poppy Bush, who insisted he was NOT at that meeting.. and did NOT arrange to delay the hostage release... to get Reagan elected. No surprise he'd be paid off... I remember his name because it sounded like "HR PuffnStuff", a kids show at the time.

A US Employee?? Reeeallly? Wow.. they insisted the guy was some mercenary contractor type and disavowed him, NOW he's an employee?

Wonder what the original Iran Contra investigators think of this?

Interesting article with more info about Husenfus and Seal and Bush I: http://www.idfiles.com/cia-linked-to-seal-death.htm

[RevCheesehead]

7. I knew it! This stinks to high heaven. George I and II strike again

Did a Google search:

Eugene Hasenfus leaped into national celebrity when the Contra supply plane in which he was a "cargo kicker" was shot down over Nicaragua. Hasenfus (whose last name means "rabbit's foot" in German) was lucky enough to parachute to safety but unlucky enough to be captured by the Nicaraguan government forces.

His statements -- and a little black book with some very damaging phone numbers in it -- confirmed that the Reagan administration was engaged in a series of criminal acts amounting to illegal war, piracy and murder in attempting to overthrow the legitimate government of Nicaragua. As the tale unwound, it turned out that the merry men from the White House were stealing sophisticated weapons from U.S. military stores, smuggling them to Iran, selling them for exorbitant prices and funneling the money into "deniable" criminal organizations in Central America. A fine mess. Ultimately, President George Bush I, issued a series of pardons to his cronies even though none of them had yet been convicted of crimes -- thus granting a whole raft of unsavory characters, traitors and crooks permanent lifetime "get-out-of-jail-free" cards.

Eugene, however was not one of them. He spent several months in a Nicaraguan prison before being exchanged in a spy-swap. Afterwards, he dropped out of sight. Evidently, his life has been a bit of a downhill slide.

http://www.nwcitizen.us/wic/Quickly/WherearetheynowEugeneHase.html

[alfredo]

8. I had a friend who was load master for

Hasenfus's plane. He told me that that private carriers like Southern Air need to have a cargo on the return trip. Dead heading cuts into their profit. He thought it odd that the return trip went to Florida to the VOA compound, not back to his base.

Hassenfus's plane was known well by fellow smugglers because of its ability to get by customs.

[RevCheesehead]

9. Was GWB around?

:tinfoilhat:

I wonder: just how far back do these CIA drug shipments go? To when Poppy was the CIA Director?

Do we now know where * was in 1972?

[Bandit]

10. And coincidentally that is when Crack Cocaine showed up in

the inner cities. :shrug:

[alfredo]

12. bingo! eom

[RevCheesehead]

11. Link comes up blank. Do you have another????

[KoKo]

13. A name I haven't heard in awhile...interesting (n/t)

[saigon68]

14. that was right wing repuke CONGRESSIONAL shill TOBY ROTH

WHO was paying off his Buddy Oliver North's debt to this guy

Roth was Hasenfus Congressman, (8th district Wisconsin) I live in his district and watched this Fraud ROTH line his pockets for 20 YEARS

Hasenfus was a CIA kicker-- I think he worked for Air America at one time.