Mr. Armond's \ campaign\ response

[John F. Haugh II]

In article <199 at netsys.NETSYS.COM> niu.bitnet!TK0JUT2 at netsys.NETSYS.COM writes:
>I am told that, for whatever reasons, Mr. Hough may retract his statement.  If
>so, let's put this unfortunate episode behind us and use it as a lesson, ...

Please, let me speak for myself - you have a hard enough time just spelling
my name correctly ;-)   I hope that this article clears up some of the
misunderstandings which may have arisen as a result of that original
article.

I have asked someone closer to this situation to provide me with some
additional information regarding this case, and at that time will decide
what form any retraction or correction will take.  I have cancelled that
article some time ago because there may have been inaccurate information
contained in it, even though I believed that information to be accurate
at the time.

I would like to say that the information which I alluded to will be given
to the Secret Service.  This does not mean that the information is true or
false or that Len Rose is guilty or innocent of anything.  I am simply going
to give the Secret Service the information on which I based my statement.
It is up to them to investigate the information and to determine Len's
guilt or innocence.  I will not comment any further regarding the persons
or events mentioned in that posting.

Also, I would like to say that it is up to each and every individual to
determine the extent to which they wish to trust Len.  Since I have been
injured by Operation Sun Devil I do not have a very objective opinion
concerning Len Rose or any of the other defendants.  This is unfortunate
for them, but again, it merely reflects my personal understanding of the
facts surrounding this case, not any absolute statement of truth.  That I
do not personally trust Len Rose is my perogative and should not be
construed to be a statement of guilt or innocence or of Len's general
trustworthyness.

Finally, that people who were associated with Len Rose have been
investigated by the Secret Service should not be taken to be a statement
of their guilt or innocence, nor should it be taken to be a statement
that associating with Len Rose will subject you to government investigation
with any degree of certainty.  It is a statement of the historical behavior
of the Secret Service as evidenced by the number of friends and associates
of Len who have been investigated.  Note also that merely being investigated
does not imply ones guilt or innocence.

In closing, a large number of people have been injured during Operation
Sun Devil, and a good number of those people are most certainly innocent
and do not deserve to have their reputations or honor further tarnished.
No doubt the government will continue its investigation with the same
wrecklessness which we have seen to date, and no doubt there will be more
innocent bystanders swept along as they go.  I do believe that everyone is
innocent until proven guilty, but as I said at the beginning, my involvement
with persons associated with Operation Sun Devil has made me less than
objective and perhaps overly cautious.  Prior to Operation Sun Devil I
considered Len to be a reasonably friendly individual who was of some
value to the community as a whole.  I hope that justice is served in this
case, whatever the outcome may be, and that the innocent people are able
to regain their reputations and put the entire mess behind them.

Thank you for your time and I hope you will understand that I may not
be able to comment further on any issues which you may wish to raise.
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