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Episode 1075 · Mar 20, 2004 · 2h 52m

March 20, 2004: BPL & Interpol - David Race Bannon

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    FEMA warns BPL would knock out emergency commsJim Haney of the ARRL says FEMA wrote that its own emergency transmitters wouldn't be able to operate if Broadband over Power Lines is rolled out - radiation from neighborhood power lines would blanket the HF spectrum.

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    Interpol agents demand affidavit, supervisor killedBannon claims after his book published, Interpol officers came to his home pressuring him to sign an affidavit denying the book; his supervisor Jacques Defer gathered 256 pages of documentation to protect him and was shot and killed in Marseille on May 10 of the prior year during the resulting struggle.

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    ArchangelInterpol unit that 'eliminated' child traffickers: Bannon names the subdirectorate Archangel, says his three-man team was tasked with locating buyers and sellers in international child sex slavery, and once Rosetta delivered a dossier they would 'eliminate the target' - which Art names directly as vigilantism.

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    Time coverCIA's authorized terrorist hit list: Bannon points to the Feb 3 (2003) Time magazine cover story 'CIA Secret Army' which identified that the agency holds a list of terrorist leaders it is authorized to kill - arguing this hit-list mentality has long existed in covert agencies including Interpol.

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    Admission of routine torture for intelAsked if Interpol tortures detainees, Bannon says 'no doubt whatsoever' - that working North Korean terrorists who funded operations through child pornography or producers of child sex slavery rings, his teams 'would frequently torture them to acquire information about the network.'

Dr. David Race Bannon joins Art Bell to discuss Interpol and the secretive Archangel unit after a first-hour warning about broadband over power lines, known as BPL. Joined by Jim Haney, president of the American Radio Relay League, and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, Art explains how BPL would blanket the entire shortwave spectrum with interference, destroying ham radio, citizens band, emergency communications, and international broadcasting. FEMA filed comments warning the FCC that BPL would make high-frequency radio unusable, yet the commission appears to be pushing the technology forward under corporate pressure.

The discussion highlights the surveillance implications of two-way communication capability in every electrical outlet, with appliance manufacturers already developing chips that could monitor household activity. Several countries including Japan and the Netherlands have already rejected BPL after testing revealed severe interference problems.

In the second half, Bannon discusses his nearly 20 years working for Interpol in a secretive subdirectorate code-named Archangel, tasked with tracking international child sex trafficking rings. Bannon reveals that his team functioned as assassins targeting those involved in the trade, and discusses the moral complexities of vigilante justice within an international law enforcement organization.

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