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27 July 2019 Robin An interesting guy.
This is only a selection of pointers really, but it's a story not well told elsewhere that I've seen.
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| − | |parents=Günter | + | |parents=Günter Straßmeir |
| − | |description=Son of [[Günter | + | |description=Son of [[Günter Straßmeir]] who was Chief of Staff to German Chancellor [[Helmut Kohl]]. Suspected of involvement in the 1995 [[Oklahoma City bombing]]. |
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| − | '''Andreas Karl | + | '''Andreas Karl Straßmeir''' a.k.a. "'''Andy The German'''" (born May 17, 1959)<ref>[http://www.comeandtakeit.com/feds-okc.html Undercover: The Howe Revelations]</ref> is a German national suspected of involvement in the 1995 [[Oklahoma City bombing]]. |
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Andreas | + | Andreas Straßmeir is the son of [[Günter Straßmeir]] who was Chief of Staff to German Chancellor [[Helmut Kohl]]. He joined the German army, and after 7 years<ref name=spiegel>http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-8720430.html</ref> had become an lieutenant. He left the German Army in 1988.<ref>[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/fall/THE-LAST-WORD The Last Word: Return of the German]</ref> He was a member of a charismatic Christian church in Berlin. By his own account, he lived for a time in a kibbutz in [[Israel]].{{cn}} |
==Criminal status== | ==Criminal status== | ||
| − | + | Straßmeir moved to Houston in 1989. He may have been in the US illegally after visa violations. He drew the attention of the [[ATF]] and maybe other authorities, but his arrest was blocked by higher ups.<ref>http://whowhatwhy.org/2015/04/23/exclusive-oklahoma-city-bombing-breakthrough-part-2-of-2/</ref><ref>http://xymphora.blogspot.com/2004/01/andy-strassmeir-and-mohamed-atta.html</ref> | |
==Oklahoma City bombing== | ==Oklahoma City bombing== | ||
{{FA|Oklahoma City bombing}} | {{FA|Oklahoma City bombing}} | ||
| − | + | Straßmeir settled in a Christian community in [[Elohim City]], Arkansas in 1991.<ref name=con02>http://www.constitution.org/ocbpt/ocbpt_04.htm</ref> He became their chief of security, where it has been suggested that the bomb plot originated.{{cn}} Andreas Straßmeir was friends with [[Tim McVeigh]] whom he met in 1992 at an arms fair in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Strassmeir has admitted selling McVeigh an old combat knife.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/documents/mcveigh/</ref><ref>http://extras.denverpost.com/bomb/news16.htm</ref> He does not deny that McVeigh phoned him a few days before the OKC bombing, but claims that he was out at the time, so he never spoke to McVeigh.<ref name=spiegel/> | |
Strassmeir is one of many people who has been named as "John Doe #2".<ref name=con1>http://www.constitution.org/okc/jdt01-02.htm</ref> | Strassmeir is one of many people who has been named as "John Doe #2".<ref name=con1>http://www.constitution.org/okc/jdt01-02.htm</ref> | ||
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===Flight from USA=== | ===Flight from USA=== | ||
| − | Four months after the bombing, | + | Four months after the bombing, Straßmeir slipped out of the country. A 1997 FBI investigation noted that (ex-)[[CIA]] [[pilot]] [[Dave Halloway]] "flew STRASSMIRE [sic.] back to Berlin, Germany after the Oklahoma City Bombing".<ref name=fd302>http://bobmccarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/NOTICE-OF-SUPPLEMENTATION-OF-RECORD-MOTION-TO-STRIKE-EXHIBIT-1-FBI-302-HOLLADAY-FLIES-STRASSMEIR-TO-GERMANY-AFTER-BOMBING-ECF.pdf</ref> Other writers have suggested that this was via [[Mexico]].<ref name=briley>http://web.archive.org/web/20051126071053/http://www.newswithviews.com/Briley/Patrick17.htm</ref><ref>http://paksplace.com/okc.htm</ref><ref>[http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2013/fall/THE-LAST-WORD The Last Word: Return of the German]</ref> He may also have had help from his attorney [[Kirk Lyons]].{{cn}} |
===Statements=== | ===Statements=== | ||
| − | + | Straßmeir once stated that "I've never worked for any US government agency, and I've not been involved in any intelligence operation since my discharge from the German army in 1988".<ref name=con1/> Straßmeir also once claimed never to have been in Kansas, but then admitted that he had once driven through the state.<ref name=con02/> Asked to state where he was when the bombing happened, he said he was at work near Elohim City.<ref>http://www.thehullthread.com/oklahoma.htm</ref> | |
==Continuing legal investigation== | ==Continuing legal investigation== | ||
| − | On 19 April 1997, Bundestag deputy [[Ulla Jelpke]] was asked in parliament about the possible "complicity of the German citizen Andreas | + | On 19 April 1997, Bundestag deputy [[Ulla Jelpke]] was asked in parliament about the possible "complicity of the German citizen Andreas Straßmeir" in the 1995 Oklahoma bombing.<ref>http://dip21.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/13/071/1307182.asc</ref> |
==Later activities== | ==Later activities== | ||
| − | In 1997 | + | In 1997 Straßmeir gave an interview to ''[[Der Spiegel]]'' in which he denied involvement in the OKC bombing. He stated that he left Oklahoma because it was "stressful" and was looking for a new start. |
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Revision as of 13:13, 10 January 2016
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| Born | Andreas Karl Straßmeir 17 May 1959 |
| Nationality | German |
| Parents | Günter Straßmeir |
Son of Günter Straßmeir who was Chief of Staff to German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Suspected of involvement in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. | |
Andreas Karl Straßmeir a.k.a. "Andy The German" (born May 17, 1959)[1] is a German national suspected of involvement in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
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Background
Andreas Straßmeir is the son of Günter Straßmeir who was Chief of Staff to German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. He joined the German army, and after 7 years[2] had become an lieutenant. He left the German Army in 1988.[3] He was a member of a charismatic Christian church in Berlin. By his own account, he lived for a time in a kibbutz in Israel.[citation needed]
Criminal status
Straßmeir moved to Houston in 1989. He may have been in the US illegally after visa violations. He drew the attention of the ATF and maybe other authorities, but his arrest was blocked by higher ups.[4][5]
Oklahoma City bombing
- Full article: Oklahoma City bombing
- Full article: Oklahoma City bombing
Straßmeir settled in a Christian community in Elohim City, Arkansas in 1991.[6] He became their chief of security, where it has been suggested that the bomb plot originated.[citation needed] Andreas Straßmeir was friends with Tim McVeigh whom he met in 1992 at an arms fair in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Strassmeir has admitted selling McVeigh an old combat knife.[7][8] He does not deny that McVeigh phoned him a few days before the OKC bombing, but claims that he was out at the time, so he never spoke to McVeigh.[2]
Strassmeir is one of many people who has been named as "John Doe #2".[9]
Corporate Media
Newsweek removed all references to Straßmeir in their reporting about the OKC bombing[10] and the commercially-controlled mediain general have had little to say about him. This is interesting in light of multiple claims that he worked for the FBI.[11][12]
Flight from USA
Four months after the bombing, Straßmeir slipped out of the country. A 1997 FBI investigation noted that (ex-)CIA pilot Dave Halloway "flew STRASSMIRE [sic.] back to Berlin, Germany after the Oklahoma City Bombing".[13] Other writers have suggested that this was via Mexico.[14][15][16] He may also have had help from his attorney Kirk Lyons.[citation needed]
Statements
Straßmeir once stated that "I've never worked for any US government agency, and I've not been involved in any intelligence operation since my discharge from the German army in 1988".[9] Straßmeir also once claimed never to have been in Kansas, but then admitted that he had once driven through the state.[6] Asked to state where he was when the bombing happened, he said he was at work near Elohim City.[17]
Continuing legal investigation
On 19 April 1997, Bundestag deputy Ulla Jelpke was asked in parliament about the possible "complicity of the German citizen Andreas Straßmeir" in the 1995 Oklahoma bombing.[18]
Later activities
In 1997 Straßmeir gave an interview to Der Spiegel in which he denied involvement in the OKC bombing. He stated that he left Oklahoma because it was "stressful" and was looking for a new start.
Rating
27 July 2019 Robin An interesting guy.This is only a selection of pointers really, but it's a story not well told elsewhere that I've seen.
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References
- ↑ Undercover: The Howe Revelations
- ↑ a b http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-8720430.html
- ↑ The Last Word: Return of the German
- ↑ http://whowhatwhy.org/2015/04/23/exclusive-oklahoma-city-bombing-breakthrough-part-2-of-2/
- ↑ http://xymphora.blogspot.com/2004/01/andy-strassmeir-and-mohamed-atta.html
- ↑ a b http://www.constitution.org/ocbpt/ocbpt_04.htm
- ↑ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/documents/mcveigh/
- ↑ http://extras.denverpost.com/bomb/news16.htm
- ↑ a b http://www.constitution.org/okc/jdt01-02.htm
- ↑ https://www.reddirtreport.com/prairie-opinions/noble-lie-continues
- ↑ http://news.intelwire.com/2007/04/jd-cash-strassmeir-worked-for-fbi.html
- ↑ http://intelwire.egoplex.com/2006_03_30_exclusives.html
- ↑ http://bobmccarty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/NOTICE-OF-SUPPLEMENTATION-OF-RECORD-MOTION-TO-STRIKE-EXHIBIT-1-FBI-302-HOLLADAY-FLIES-STRASSMEIR-TO-GERMANY-AFTER-BOMBING-ECF.pdf
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20051126071053/http://www.newswithviews.com/Briley/Patrick17.htm
- ↑ http://paksplace.com/okc.htm
- ↑ The Last Word: Return of the German
- ↑ http://www.thehullthread.com/oklahoma.htm
- ↑ http://dip21.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/13/071/1307182.asc
