Former DEA Agent Wants George H. Bush, Negroponte And Other

Former DEA Agent Wants George H. Bush, Negroponte And Other Higher-
Ups Held Accountable For Illegal Drug Smuggling
Cele Castillo made headlines in the 1980's for exposing illegal
government-sponsored cocaine trafficking. Although the responsible
parties were never brought to justice, Castillo is still speaking
out loud and strong in order to save his country.
5 Mar 2006

By Greg Szymanski


Cele Castillo played it tough with the "Big Boys" for a long time
until the former DEA agent couldn't take it any more.



For 12 long years he fought hard against the drug lords in South
America, finally realizing in the late 1980's his fight was
essentially for nothing.



After raiding jungle cocaine labs in the Amazon, conducting aerial
eradication operations in Guatemala and assembling and training anti-
narcotics units in several countries, Castillo finally went public
and blew the whistle after realizing the real kingpin drug dealers
worked in the White House, not in the jungles of Central and South
America.



"I took an oath to defend my country and fight the war on drugs.
When I realized the enemy was within our own government, I took the
path of truth, trying to alert the American people," said Castillo,
a former Viet Nam veteran who recently appeared on Greg Szymanski's
radio show, The Investigative Journal.



"The end of my career with the DEA took place in El Salvador. One
day, I received a cable from a fellow agent, saying to investigate
possible drug smuggling by Nicaraguan Contras operating from the
Ilopango Air Force Base.



"I quickly discovered that the Contra pilots were, indeed, smuggling
narcotics back into the United States - using the same pilots,
planes and hangers that the Central Intelligence Agency and the
National Security Council, under the direction of Lt. Col. Oliver
North, used to maintain their covert supply operation to the
Contras."



Instead of playing along with the criminals inside government
profiting from cocaine trafficking, Castillo attempted to seek
justice, naming many high-level officials along the way, including
North and former President George H.W Bush.



In fact, after Castillo blew the whistle, Bush made a point to seek
out Castillo during one of his South of the border visits, in
essence trying to "feel out" Castillo, but at the same time careful
not to make any incriminating statement.



"When Bush confronted me and then just walked away after I told him
some of the evidence I had, it was obvious he knew what was going on
and was involved in the illegal drug trade," said Castillo.



And when Castillo's allegations first went public, he was the first
government DEA agent with first-hand knowledge of North's drug
dealing sanctioned by Bush and other higher-ups.



At the time of the allegations, North was in the process of running
for the U.S. Senate and Castillo was quoted as saying he "belongs in
prison," not in government.

"We saw several packages of narcotics, we saw several boxes of U.S.
currency, going from Ilopango to Panama," Castillo said.



According to a statement made by Castillo on his web site,
http://www.powderburns.org , the entire drug program was run out of
Ilopango's Hangars 4 and 5. "Hangar 4, owned and operated by the CIA
and run by Felix Rodriguez, or 'Max Gomez,' of the Contra operation
directed by North.



"Basically they were running cocaine from South America to the U.S.
via Salvador. That was how the Contras were able to get financial
help. By going to sleep with the enemy down there. North's people
and the CIA were at the two hangars overseeing the operations at all
times," Castillo added.



Castillo also fingered John Negroponte, now in the Bush
administration and who served from 1981-1985 as U.S. Ambassador to
Honduras, as just another drug smuggler covering up the illegal
government activity as well as illegally assisting the contra war
and helping the Reagan administration in the disappearance of more
than 300 political opponents in classic death squad fashion.



"In Honduras, I saw first hand how Negroponte and General Alvarez
committed some of the worst human rights violations ever committed
against humanity in the Western Hemisphere" said Castillo, adding in
1994, the Honduran Human Rights Commission charged Negroponte
personally with several human rights abuses.



"President Bush then appointed Negroponte as ambassador to Iraq with
the "Salvador Option" in hand. The Salvador Option is a blue print
of the Phoenix Program that was utilized in Vietnam. And know it is
being implemented in Iraq.



"Today, President Bush has named Negroponte, as headhunter, Director
of National Intelligence. He is now in charge of all intelligence
including the Pentagon. God help us in saving our world.



"I've risked my life to demonstrate what I believe to be real. And,
that is that an armed struggle (with pen in hand) is in order for
those who are struggling in keeping their freedom at home. I've now
become a veteran of my third, and perhaps most dangerous war, the
war against the criminals in my own government."



Since going public in the 1980's, Congress listened to Castillo's
allegations and the testimony of others in hearings held by Senator
and former Presidential candidate, John Kerry.



But the watered down investigation did little to solve the problem,
as the kingpins in government were allowed "to walk" and, in fact,
are still running drug operations today, according to Castillo.



"The same thing is going on today with the same people from the
1980's now in charge of our government," reminded Castillo, adding
billons of dollars of drug money is being used by government for
secret, covert operations without congressional oversight.



"We, ordinary Americans, can not trust the C.I.A. Inspector General
to conduct a full investigation into the CIA or the DEA. Let me tell
you why. When President Clinton (June, 1996) ordered The
Intelligence Oversight Board to conduct an investigation into
allegations that US Agents were involved in atrocities in Guatemala,
it failed to investigate several DEA and CIA operations in which
U.S. agents knew before hand that individuals (some Americans) were
going to be murdered.



"Some people have asked, why I am doing this? A long time ago I took
an oath to protect The Constitution of the United States and its
citizens. In reality, it has cost me so much to become a complete
human being, that I've lost my family.



"In 1995, I made a pilgrimage to the Vietnam Wall, where I renounced
my Bronze Star in protest of the atrocities my government had
committed in Central America. I have now become a veteran of my
third, and perhaps most dangerous war --- a war against the
criminals within my own Government.



"Heads have to roll for those who are responsible and still employed
by the government. They will be the first targets in an effective
drug strategy. If not, we will continue to have groups of
individuals who will be beyond any investigation, who will
manipulate the press, judges and members of our Congress, and still
be known in our government as those who are above the law."

Castillo has also authored a book about his life called Powderburns
which can be purchased from his web site.

For more informative articles, go to http://www.arcticbeacon.com.




Greg Szymanski

found at http://www.arcticbeacon.com/5-Mar-2006.html