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No part of this publication may be altered, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electrical or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission, in writing from the copyright holder. 167391_HIGH TREASON.doc by Gunter Schickelgruber TABLE OF CONTENTS (Navigate the book by Clicking on the Page Numbers) PREFACE ........................................................................................................................................ 5 CHAPTER ONE: ENLIGHTEND ACTION GROUP, WISE MEN AND ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS ..... 6 ENLIGHTEND ACTION GROUP ................................................................................................. 7 WISE MEN ................................................................................................................................. 11 ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS ............................................................................................................. 15 CHAPTER TWO: POLITICS .......................................................................................................... 18 THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (ANC), CONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE UNIONS (COSATU) and SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY (SACP) ............................ 18 NATIONAL PARTY (NP) ............................................................................................................ 21 AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY (ACDP)............................................................ 21 INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY (IFP) ........................................................................................... 22 PAN AFRICAN CONGRESS (PAC) ........................................................................................... 22 AFRIKANER WEERSTANDSBEWEGING (AWB) ..................................................................... 22 BOERE KRISIS AKSIE (BKA) .................................................................................................... 22 HERSTIGTE NASIONALE PARTY (HNP) ................................................................................. 22 FREEDOM FRONT (FF) ............................................................................................................ 22 UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT (UDM) ........................................................................... 23 DEMOCRATIC PARTY (DP) ...................................................................................................... 23 DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE (DA) ................................................................................................ 23 CHAPTER THREE: THE ECONOMIC PLAN ................................................................................ 23 THE INTERNATIONAL BANK DEBENTURE TRADING ........................................................... 24 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 24 “BASIC HISTORY OF SPECIFIC TYPES OF CREDIT INSTRUMENTS ............................... 24 WHY SHOULD SUCH AN INSTRUMENT BE ISSUED? ....................................................... 26 INTRODUCTION AND PRINCIPLES BEHIND PRIME BANK DEBENTURE INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 30 FIDUCIARY PROCEDURES .................................................................................................. 32 STEP-BY-STEP FIDUCIARY PROCEEDINGS ...................................................................... 32 USAGE OF CORRESPONDING BANKS ............................................................................... 33 MASTER COLLATERAL CONTRACTS ................................................................................. 35 INTRODUCTION TO SECONDARY MARKET ...................................................................... 39 ROLLOVER PROGRAMMES - THEY FUNCTION IN THE FOLLOWING WAY .................... 39 THE PLAN .................................................................................................................................. 40 CHAPTER FOUR: INTELLIGENCE ............................................................................................... 49 FORMAL INTELLIGENCE ......................................................................................................... 50 Military Intelligence ................................................................................................................. 50 South African Secret Service .................................................................................................. 51 National Intelligence Agency .................................................................................................. 51 The Chris Hani Assassination ................................................................................................. 52 Internal Security ...................................................................................................................... 52 Scorpions ................................................................................................................................ 52 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SERVICES ..................................................................................... 53 CIA .......................................................................................................................................... 53 MI6 .......................................................................................................................................... 53 FRENCH ................................................................................................................................. 53 GERMANY .............................................................................................................................. 54 RUSSIA ................................................................................................................................... 54 INFORMAL INTELLIGENCE ...................................................................................................... 54 ASSOCIATED INTELLIGENCE NETWORK (AIN) ................................................................. 54 ORION PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT (OPM) ................................................................ 55 CIEX ........................................................................................................................................ 56 DIS (OLD ANC INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURE) .................................................................... 57 LEBONE ................................................................................................................................. 57 CHAPTER FIVE: DESTABILIZATION ........................................................................................... 57 THE PUBLIC SECTOR (NATIONAL) ......................................................................................... 57 HOUSING ............................................................................................................................... 58 JUSTICE ................................................................................................................................. 58 POLICE ................................................................................................................................... 58 INTELLIGENCE ...................................................................................................................... 59 TRANSPORT .......................................................................................................................... 59 LABOUR UNIONS .................................................................................................................. 60 POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS .................................................................................. 60 2 167391_HIGH TREASON.doc by Gunter Schickelgruber MINERAL AND ENERGY AFFAIRS ....................................................................................... 60 PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS .......................................................................................................... 60 DRUGS ....................................................................................................................................... 61 Thabo MBEKI.......................................................................................................................... 61 Cyril RAMAPHOSA ................................................................................................................. 62 Mathews PHOSA .................................................................................................................... 62 Tokyo SEXWALE .................................................................................................................... 62 Irvan KHOSA .......................................................................................................................... 62 Tito MBOWENI ....................................................................................................................... 63 Joe MODISE ........................................................................................................................... 63 GOLD AND DIAMONDS ............................................................................................................ 63 CHILD SMUGGLING 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