Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Fred Smart

Fredrick K. Smart III, more commonly known as Fred Smart, is a well known constitutional activist living in the Chicago area. He is also the State Coordinator for the Illinois We The People Congress. His work can be seen at his Freedom Fellowship blog. Under the pseudonym "The Freedom Fellowship" he has over forty blogs, all devoted to one aspect of the constitutional cause or another. He was the publicity director for Aaron Russo's documentary film "America: From Freedom to Fascism." More recently he has worked tirelessly on the Ron Paul campaign, spreading the word by blog, meetup and in the street. He has donated directly to the Ron Paul campaign, putting himself personally and financially on the line for his beliefs. From these examples, he certainly appears to have a sincere passion and enthusiasm for supporting the constitutional rights of others, their right to free speech, privacy and self defense, and safe expression of those rights in whatever aspect of their lives they chose; on or offline.


But there is another side to Mr. Smart, probably unknown to his political and business associates in the Ron Paul campaign. He has had a long association with members of the discredited branch of the 9/11 Truth movement that has suggested such debunked theories as particle beam weapons for the collapse of the towers, and no planes were involved in any of the attacks, including the World Trade center. More disturbing than these theories, however, is the viciousness with which any of the self identified "no-planers" will attack other activists who do not tolerate either their unfounded theories or their prolific attacks and accusations on message boards. One of these self identified noplaners is Rosalee Grable, also known as "Webfairy".



Mr. Smart in this radio program of September 10, 2007, tells us he stumbled across Grable's work in 2003. Grable had set herself up as a computer consultant in the Chicago area as early as 2001. By Smart's account, Grable was the first to point out that the "amorphous blob in one of the videos could not possibly be a plane...She was one of the first on the internet to point this out". He further relates he was the first to present her work in Chicago. In the weeks after that, according to Smart, "they" (he does not specify who) "tried to put her into a hospital ". He claims to be instrumental in rallying support "from all over the country" to get Grable out of the hospital permanently.

Ironically, at the same time he was hosting a radio program discussing his noble deeds, the Kennebunkport controversy still raged. This started in late summer of 2007 when Webster Tarpley, Bruce Marshal, Craig Hill and Laurie Dobson, had all arranged for a document called the Kennebunkport Warning to be signed by Cindy Sheehan Dalia Wasfi, Ann Wright and Jamilla el sharif. Unfortunately what these four women remember signing and what the document was later to say was at odds; in this dispute Dahlia issued a joint statement asking for all four of there names to be withdrawn whilst continuing to assert her solidarity with the 911Truth movement. Shockingly, they found themselves under unprovoked attack by Webster Tarpley and his associates, called liars and worse. Following this pattern, members of the 911 Truth movement who defended these four women found themselves the target of a bizarre campaign involving slander, accusations of being FBI agents, co-intelpro and with Al Qaida, and a series of videos alleging to expose where they lived and demanding to hunt them down, in some cases explicitly calling for their deaths.

The first and main producer of these videos was a YouTube poster under the alias of Dog4Tree. Others with similar code names would follow: kitten14weed, rat8bush, dog22peach. All used the same style, combining stills and text with a combination of audio clips from radio and music sources to make a picassoesque result that would make no sense to an outside observer, but, to the targets these videos sent a clear message: stop defending these women or your life will be in danger. Some examples can still be found at Youtube: here the video description calls for:

"AGENT ORANGE is a known supporter of terrorism and an associate of STERLING. He should be rendered in accordance with the PATRIOT Act, interrogated for useful information, and disposed of. YOU HAVE SEVEN DAYS!" "Agent Orange" is apparently Anthony Lawson who is being targeted for his devastating indictment of the video "September Clues".

Another example can be found here. This one is even more concerning as it explicitly supports Webster Tarpley, then, in the description, goes on to list people to be targeted, some of whom there is no evidence of having anything to do with the Kennebunkport controversy.

Although any threats should be taken seriously, what many do not know is that the four people who set up the document to be signed at Kennebunkport, whatever its content, are long time LaRouche associates and LaRouche associates have a disturbing pattern of leaving some who cross them dead in their wake.

The LaRouche connections of those whose actions are in dispute are as follows:

Webster Tarpley: In 1986 ran for U.S. Senate in New York on a Larouche platform. More recently, in the late 1990's, hosted a TV show called The LaRouche Connection. He was also president of Larouche's Schiller Institute.

Bruce Marshall: outspoken admirer of Larouche as this article he wrote on a Middlebury college site.

Craig Hill: Posed as a Green candidate, but according to this Green Party site, they were not fooled.

Laurie Dobson: Now also attempting a run for U. S Senate, but who has financially supported LaRouche in the past.


And the following people are known to have ended up dead as a result of challenging Larouche's organization, followers, or policies, sometimes after disturbingly similar campaigns of vicious attacks against them:

Petra Kelly

Michael Gelber

Jeremiah Duggan

Ken Kronberg

One would think that Webster Tarpley, being well aware of this pattern in connection to LaRouche, would have done everything is his power, in the interests of saving his credibility if nothing else, in denouncing a campaign of harassment and attacks calling for "hunting people down". But, displaying the same level of political tone-deafness in attacking "Dahliar4", whilst he denied involvement, he never once spoke out against the Dog4Tree campaign that labeled activists who disagreed with Tarpley's actions as WQ2RX terrorist agents.

So where does Smart fit in all of this? Smart is more than a knight in shining armor defending Grable against the threat of forced hospitalization. Smart appears to be her patron and benefactor, occasionally supporting her financially in her various video projects, as well as helping her distribute and promote "no planes" video material, including 911Octopus:

911 Octopus, is a film produced by someone under the alias Fred AKA bsregistration which attempts to prove that no planes hit the world trade center complex on 911. "The proof" presented in 911Octopus is a mix of selective shots (in some cases showing signs of tampering), insistent voice overs and out right slander against live eyewitness statements and calling traumatized people "actors".

Reasonable possibilities are not pursued. Instead FredBSReg leaps to the conclusion that, not only was there no plane, but the studio crews were "in on it", reporting planes where there were none. One aspect he glosses over is, if this was doctored footage on a live feed, why the studio crew would have to be "in on it" at all. According to this theory wouldn't they be just as fooled as the viewing public?

"Fred" BSreg ends his film, encouraging people to blog, share and embed his film, with the credits urging his viewers to "Fight the Octopus" , followed by the names of others, who are presumably "fighting" with him including: Killtown, Webfairy, Fred, Nico Haupt, 911Researchers.com, Rick. He also adds text saying "you're either with us or with the terrorists", a strange Bushism for "Fred" to imitate if he does indeed believe the Bush administration was responsible for 911.

His encouragement to "fight back" includes propagating his video through a variety of online media.

This last tactic--encouraging people to blog and go online to spread a message--is noteworthy as it echoes Smart's approach to activism, as shown in this video :

Fred Supports Ed & Elaine Brown

This may be an indication they are consciously using the same tactics.

Smart's involvement and influence in Grable's life is amply documented:

-In an email made public by Grable here,
"Fred Smart who who sponsors
Webfairy (not just for the Chicago conference fee but for a roof over her
head as told to me by Rosalee herself.) "


-He exchanges email correspondence with Rick Siegel and James Fetzer, among others, infamously known to endorse "no planes" theories.

-Nico Haupt claims Smart bought a site called noplanes.com. Unfortunately, like many of Haupt's claims, this cannot be substantiated. A whois search reveals an Andrew Chapman of Locologic Limited as the domain registrant. Smart's involvement was probably just wishful thinking on Haupt's part. However it does show that Smart has done much to place himself in high regard in the "No planes" crowd and is quite concerned if Rick is in a pickle.

-Smart has also had the pleasure of visiting Grable's residence for private viewings:


Folks:

I saw this production in DVD format on a PC two weeks ago here in a private viewing Chicago at Rosalie Grable's - aka "The Webfairy" www.thewebfairy.com - residence.

Rosalie, one of the foremost digital archivists of 911 footage in the world, presented some of her work at one of our meetings here in Chicago last February. Some of the key "911 In Plane Site" footage can be seen in bits and pieces over on her wesite.

This isn't "out there" conspiracy material. "911 In Plane Site" is a production every American should get their hands on for it presents much of the shocking digital evidence which the major media and our servant government has covered up - ie. simply chosen NOT to present to the American public.
-Recorded at his blog, Smartbandwidth: The Connectivity of Light and Love, is a post documenting Grable's trouble with email whilst suggesting censorship at work.

But Smart has done more than help Grable out of a few tight spots. During the Kennebunkport fiasco, whilst Smart spoke on radio about Webfairy's accomplishments and our need to reach out with the truth and help people defend their rights, he was in fact helping Grable wage a video attack campaign under the pseudonym Dog4Tree, with the express purpose of undermining those same "natural law" rights. When questioned by one of her fellow "no planes" travelers about the strangeness and profusion of the dog4tree WQ2RX videos, they had this exchange on "Killtown"'s forum:

Grable:

You mean stuff like

http://www.prettyclip.com/?video=wq2rx

"What is this intended to mean: "AL8RFº KX4RK NN3RP WE5RU WQ4RZ AL9RFº KX5RK NN4RP WE6RU WQ5RZ KAØRF KX7RK NN5RP WE7RU WQ6RZ KB3RF KX8RK NN6RP WE8RU WQ7RZ KB4RF KX9RK NN7RP WE9RU WQ8RZ NL3RNº WD7RS WQ1RX AK3RD KV6RI NL4RNº WD8RS WQ2RX AK4RD KV7RI NL5RNº ..... KX4RK NN3RP WE5RU WQ4RZ AL9RFº KX5RK NN4RP WE6RU WQ5RZ KAØRF KX7RK NN5RP" ?

I think every answer is correct.

It isn't like you're gonna see TV Fakery headlining at 911Blogger, BigLieAction, or any of the sites infiltrated by wq2rx.

http://www.youtube.com/rat8bush

"Rasta":

Yes stuff like that. What are you trying to accomplish with all this? In my estimation you are definately going to confuse people & inspire them to distrust the no plane movement rather than look at the evidence & consider it with all this confusing jargon & bizarre tactics.

"I think every answer is correct"

What does that mean? If you are frustrated by people in the 9/11 movement not acknowledging your evidence why not present it clearly rather than apparently speaking in code? Also what is "wq2rx"? Obviously you're saying it's some sort of cointepro or government operation infiltrated in the 9/11 movement but is there any evidence that it's actually called wq2rx or did you just decide to call it that? I think these are fair questions.
Grable:


It started out as a Theatre Is Life Cosmic Joke
I liked the name Dog4Tree and the great image of tree climbing dogs.

I don't know what to make of this more than anybody else.
WE call it Transgressive Art, but it has taken on it's own forms overwhich I have no input or control.

This last statement is disingenuous. Obviously she had input in the situation, by coining Dog4Tree. Perhaps she doesn't have much direct control, but her use of "we" implies the group she is working with is one which these videos were made by. "Transgressive art" was a concept invented by Nico Haupt, an associate of Grable's and one of the most enthusiastic promoters of the "Dog4Tree" videos.

Grable admitted she was not only part of the WQ2RX video attacks against activists, but she was there in the beginning giving input to the project. Did she know or understand what she was being asked to do? Did she realize she would be helping put activists in physical danger for their lives by including personal information that the misguided could use to erroneously report these people as Al Qiada Terrorists? Did she ever consider that some of the information in the videos in question were so wildly incorrect, that, had anyone been injured or killed as a result of these video calls to misguided action, not only would she share the responsibility of these injuries, but that the people injured may not even be the targets the video producers believe them to be?

It is doubtful Grable had any of these considerations in mind when she worked under the alias Dog4Tree. Considering her very fragile circumstances (as explained below), Grable's decisions are likely to be made by the people who have supported her most through her troubled times, chief of those being Smart.

Given the close relationship of financial dependency, it is extremely unlikely that Smart did not at least know of the WQ2RX activist harassment campaign. As soon as he become aware of the details, one would expect a man who quotes the bible and calls for "the connectivity of light and love" to exert his considerable influence over Grable to put a stop to these deplorable video attacks and attempts to hunt people down. At the very least one would expect his concern for legal liability to be motivation to put a stop to at least Grable involvement in the WQ2RX project, at least if she wished to continue to enjoy his support.

Smart is too "smart" and successful to not know what he is doing. Whilst it appears in many places that Grable is doing her friend Smart a favor by preaching the mission of "No Planes" to Ron Paul volunteers, it is far more likely that the arrangement Grable has with Smart is that of employee and employer. Grable has no visible means of support but appears to be able to devote much of her time to posting in online forums. Smart is self-employed and appears to have ample time and resources to devote to constitutional politics, Ron Paul activism and promoting "No planes" material. Could it be Grable is in the employ of Smart?


Some might wonder if Smart was knowingly part of an organized campaign to undermine the credibility of 911 truth activists by promoting no-planes materials. One could equally suspect Smart of knowingly subverting various Libertarian causes by pushing "no planes" materials and dvds in venues certain to put off those not yet open to 911Truth, much less the idea that no planes whatsoever were involved in the attacks . Certainly the controversy surrounding Ed and Elaine Brown was a constitutional cause Smart once spoke so passionately about, but his lack of concern over the harassment of 9/11 activists by TV fakery theorists that he openly financially supports is puzzling. Some have speculated that Smart set the Brown's up for failure, giving them false hope and dubious guidance, leading ultimately to their arrests. In spite of his prominent involvement in the Browns anti tax saga, Smart was able to pull back after their arrest, smoothly removing himself from passionate player to saddened observer.

Trained medical professionals have already seen what to their eyes appeared reason to consider hospitalizing Grable. Whilst their are many flaws in health care, mental health care in particular, it is still a detail that implies Grable was at some sort of crisis at the time. Though the need for permanent hospitalization sounds unlikely, we must remember, as Smart tells it, it was only through his actions that Grable is a free woman. Grable surely feels profound gratitude for Smart's intervention and subsequent patronage. However, looking at the history of Grable's activity's supported by Smart, one has to ask whether he has Grable's best interests in mind.

Smart has either deliberately encouraged, or stood by and made no protest, when Grable contributed to unethical and possibly illegal activities. Some of these activities were timed so that they directly supported Webster Tarpley's attack on peace activists. He has been cc'd on email lists sent by Grable or other "no-planes" associates, often to harass other researchers. Given Grable's fragile situation, an outside observer must wonder whether she, like Ed and Elaine Brown, is being set up, and when she needs Smart's help the most, he will have left her to her own devices, perhaps saying some sad words about the grandmotherly woman he could not help.

As Smart supports constitutional causes, why is it that he is giving financial support to someone who appears to have health problems while advocating TV fakery and threats against 9/11 activists?


A final note:

Some speculation exists that Fred Smart uses the name bsregistration to publish the 911 no planes videos. Evidence to support this theory comes from Nico Haupt's Truthlingswatch blog referencing Fred Smart posting at 911blogger. Further support appears in the form of various comments by "fred" at 911Blogger and 911Researchers that echo Mr. Smart's writing style, as well as a conspicuous and timely back and forth in threads at both 911Blogger and 911Researchers. Evidence against appears in this radio broadcast hosted by Fred Smart, apparently interviewing Fred aka bsregistration as well as Rosalee Grable. If Smart is proven to be bsregistration it would prove Smart to be more than a passive participant in targeting activists for harassment, as well as being resourceful and ingenious at getting people to stand in for him. However, this has not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The final conclusions are left to the reader.
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