Bryant, Larry; John Joseph Maccarthy, Jr. & His Military/Cia Career & His Involement W/Project "Cherry"

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Subject: Fwd: CIA's Stonewalling of My FOIA Requester—Status Appeal
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DATE: June 29, 2006
20, 2006, letter to me (copy enclosed), your FOIA
Scott Koch continues to deny my FOIA requester status as an
writer (i.e., "representative of the news media") focusing
security affairs.
By his June
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on national
But, now, Mr. Koch's latest denial further embeds your agency in a FOIA
tarbaby of its own making -- by imposing upon me an extortionist fee of
$30.00 for initial CIA processing of my FOIA request (No. F-2004-01956)
for all CIA records pertaining to former CIA Project Cherry operative
John Joseph McCarthy, Jr. This official extortionist refusal to process
my FOIA appeal of June 5, 2006, unless I pay the contested $30.00
creates a "Catch—22" for my current and future FOIA requests by
declaring, in effect, "You, Mr. Bryant, have no right to appeal a
fee—waiver denial unless you first pay the (erroneously) assessed fee
for any current/past cases." This policy mocks the spirit of the U. S.
Freedom of Information Act, and further explains why your agency has
been (dis)honored by its recent receipt of the National Security
Archive's "Rosemary Award."
In the interest of reopening and expediting my requester-status appeal
of June 5, 2006, and of making sure that Mr. Koch refrain from
sabotaging my FOIA request of May 4, 2006 (re the late U. S. Army (Ret.)
Lt. Col. Philip J. Corso's CIA—related revelations), I'm enclosing a
check for $30.00, made payable to the treasurer of the United States.
Please note that in no way does this paid—under—protest payment
constitute a waiver of any of my FOIA rights in any past/current/future
requests/appeals/litigation. Indeed, as regards the expected litigation
ensuing from continued CIA denial of my requester status, I plan to seek
CIA reimbursement of that erroneous assessment.
Also note that, as a supplement to my requester-status appeal of June 5,
2006, I'm enclosing a copy of my column from the July 2006 issue of UFO
Magazine (titled "Bryant's UFO View: Corso's Curse"). From this essay,
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