If you do you might be interested in this interview from Mexico.
In the interview Luis Mochan, a Phyiscs Professor at Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, UNAM, speaks to the journalist Carmen Aristegui, about the role of the UK Government in helping to promote the GT200.
Luis has been working hard to end the use of the GT200 and the ADE651 in Mexico. We hope the coverage that he is getting will finally make the Government in Mexico see some sense and stop the use of these useless devices once and for all.
Hopefully it will also cause further embarrassment to the UK officials responsible for helping Gary Bolton sell the GT200. This despite the fact that a Home Office report was circulated in Whitehall in 2001 that warned these devices were not capable of the claims made for them.
The information that Luis is speaking about is from the article in The Guardian (see THE GUARDIAN FOLLOWS UP)
Here is the interview with Luis:
http://m.aristeguinoticias.com/3101/mexico/embajada-britanica-promovio-la-ouija-del-diablo-en-mexico-luis-mochan/
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Friday, 31 January 2014
Sunday, 26 January 2014
THE GUARDIAN FOLLOWS UP
More from Rob Booth at The Guardian concerning British Government support for Gary Bolton and his Mole and GT200 fake detectors. (Well done Rob!)
Amazing that they are still so defensive. Or perhaps not. After all, the whole scandal must be very embarrassing for officials probably still working in Whitehall who allowed this to happen.
Let's hope the efforts of Rob in tenaciously following up this story help to hit the idiots who were involved right where it hurts! And that the further coverage helps the campaigners in Mexico to end the use of the GT200 and ADE651.
Of course, we have recent reports that the ADE651 is still in use in Iraq, and possibly Kenya. The more media coverage of these scandals the sooner we hope they will be brought to an end.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jan/26/fraudster-paid-government-promote-fake-bomb-detectors
Don't miss the second part of the story. Look for the link to the right of the article.
Amazing that they are still so defensive. Or perhaps not. After all, the whole scandal must be very embarrassing for officials probably still working in Whitehall who allowed this to happen.
Let's hope the efforts of Rob in tenaciously following up this story help to hit the idiots who were involved right where it hurts! And that the further coverage helps the campaigners in Mexico to end the use of the GT200 and ADE651.
Of course, we have recent reports that the ADE651 is still in use in Iraq, and possibly Kenya. The more media coverage of these scandals the sooner we hope they will be brought to an end.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jan/26/fraudster-paid-government-promote-fake-bomb-detectors
Don't miss the second part of the story. Look for the link to the right of the article.
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
MORE MALARKEY DOWN MEXICO WAY
I am saddened to have to pass on the latest report from Mexico, where it seems that, despite the conviction of Gary Bolton for fraud, the GT200 is still in use.
The corrupt and/or brain dead officials who bought these useless devices continue to defend their use to the bitter end. I suppose the alternative is to admit that they were bribed or stupid (or both), so perhaps we should not be surprised.
The latest reports of miscarriages of justice associated with the use of the GT200 also suggest that it is being used to repress political activists who campaign against corruption. Somewhat ironic!
We will be urging the U.K. Government to make every possible effort to persuade their Mexican counterparts to put an end to the use of the fake detectors. The least they can do, when, as we have pointed out before, the British Government helped Gary Bolton promote and sell his fraud.
So, here is the news from one of the campaign heroes, Dr Luis Mochan, who has been a staunch, brave and tenacious campaigner against the fake detectors:
A lawyer and human rights activist, Jesús Robles Maloof published today an article where, among other things, he describes how the GT200 was presented as evidence to arrest and imprison a blogger, accused of selling drugs, as recently as August the 8th! This happened in the state of Chiapas, in the south of Mexico, whose attorney general claimed a couple of days after Bolton's sentence that in Chiapas, the detectors do work. I had challenged him publicly some weeks ago to test them, but he hasn't taken the challenge, in contrast to the governor of the state of Colima, who did accept the challenge and later announced that his detectors indeed didn't work. Jesús Robles Maloof got his article translated into English and posted it at his blog
http://roblesmaloof.wordpress.
In other news, the annual report of the army was published in Septermber 1. Sadly, it does mention the GT200 as if it were in use, at least in 14 mobile checkpoints, without mentioning that it is worthless. I posted a copy in my blog (in Spanish). It seems that the corresponding report from the Navy refrained from mentioning the GT200.
It is pleasing to note that the Governor of Colima is reported as having come to his senses! See my earlier blog post MARIO ANGUIANO - ANOTHER BLOODY FOOL
If it is true that he has put a stop to the use of the GT200 in his state then we must be magnanimous and say thank you, and well done. Perhaps he is not such a fool after all. Those who are prepared to admit they were wrong and take action to correct their mistakes deserve praise, and set a good example to others.
The title of BLOODY FOOLS now passes to the Governor and the Attorney General of the State of Chiapas
The corrupt and/or brain dead officials who bought these useless devices continue to defend their use to the bitter end. I suppose the alternative is to admit that they were bribed or stupid (or both), so perhaps we should not be surprised.
The latest reports of miscarriages of justice associated with the use of the GT200 also suggest that it is being used to repress political activists who campaign against corruption. Somewhat ironic!
We will be urging the U.K. Government to make every possible effort to persuade their Mexican counterparts to put an end to the use of the fake detectors. The least they can do, when, as we have pointed out before, the British Government helped Gary Bolton promote and sell his fraud.
So, here is the news from one of the campaign heroes, Dr Luis Mochan, who has been a staunch, brave and tenacious campaigner against the fake detectors:
A lawyer and human rights activist, Jesús Robles Maloof published today an article where, among other things, he describes how the GT200 was presented as evidence to arrest and imprison a blogger, accused of selling drugs, as recently as August the 8th! This happened in the state of Chiapas, in the south of Mexico, whose attorney general claimed a couple of days after Bolton's sentence that in Chiapas, the detectors do work. I had challenged him publicly some weeks ago to test them, but he hasn't taken the challenge, in contrast to the governor of the state of Colima, who did accept the challenge and later announced that his detectors indeed didn't work. Jesús Robles Maloof got his article translated into English and posted it at his blog
http://roblesmaloof.wordpress.
In other news, the annual report of the army was published in Septermber 1. Sadly, it does mention the GT200 as if it were in use, at least in 14 mobile checkpoints, without mentioning that it is worthless. I posted a copy in my blog (in Spanish). It seems that the corresponding report from the Navy refrained from mentioning the GT200.
It is pleasing to note that the Governor of Colima is reported as having come to his senses! See my earlier blog post MARIO ANGUIANO - ANOTHER BLOODY FOOL
If it is true that he has put a stop to the use of the GT200 in his state then we must be magnanimous and say thank you, and well done. Perhaps he is not such a fool after all. Those who are prepared to admit they were wrong and take action to correct their mistakes deserve praise, and set a good example to others.
The title of BLOODY FOOLS now passes to the Governor and the Attorney General of the State of Chiapas
Friday, 26 July 2013
DEAR OUTRAGED
Thank you for your comment on my post 'THE JURY IS OUT'.
I deeply regret that I cannot publish your comment, despite being in full agreement with what you have written. There are many people who feel the same way. Unfortunately it might be seen as potentially prejudicial.
We can but hope that the jury comes to the right decision, and that justice is done. As you say, it would be a disgrace if it is not.
As soon as the trial is over, and whichever way it goes, I will publish your comment and will have a lot more to add.
I deeply regret that I cannot publish your comment, despite being in full agreement with what you have written. There are many people who feel the same way. Unfortunately it might be seen as potentially prejudicial.
We can but hope that the jury comes to the right decision, and that justice is done. As you say, it would be a disgrace if it is not.
As soon as the trial is over, and whichever way it goes, I will publish your comment and will have a lot more to add.
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
PLEASE NOTE
At the request of the Court, I have removed two posts.
The posts in question were titled:
THE ALIENS HAVE LANDED
and
BOLTON TRIAL UPDATE
I will be re-publishing the posts at the conclusion of the trial. I am sorry if you have come to the blog to read those posts.
In the meantime, I understand that the Jury in the trial of Mr Gary Bolton will retire to consider their verdict today.
The posts in question were titled:
THE ALIENS HAVE LANDED
and
BOLTON TRIAL UPDATE
I will be re-publishing the posts at the conclusion of the trial. I am sorry if you have come to the blog to read those posts.
In the meantime, I understand that the Jury in the trial of Mr Gary Bolton will retire to consider their verdict today.
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Monday, 1 July 2013
GT200 TRIAL COMMENCES
In case you did not know, the trial of Mr Gary Bolton on charges of fraud related to the MOLE and GT200 variants of the explosives 'detectors' devices, commenced today at The Old Bailey Central Criminal Court in London.
This first day was taken up with legal argument, and we understand that the trial proper will commence tomorrow.
We will update you as and when we can. Let us hope that the prosecuting team do a thorough and effective job of presenting the case, in such a way as to ensure justice is done!
This first day was taken up with legal argument, and we understand that the trial proper will commence tomorrow.
We will update you as and when we can. Let us hope that the prosecuting team do a thorough and effective job of presenting the case, in such a way as to ensure justice is done!
Friday, 17 May 2013
TRIAL DATES UPDATE
We can confirm that the trial on charges of fraud of Simon Sherrard, Sam and Joan Tree, in connection with the Alpha 6 'detector' is due to commence on 28 May.
We now also have confirmation that the trial on charges of fraud of Gary Bolton, in connection with the GT200 'detector' is due to start on 1 July.
We will keep you updated on progress or any changes.
We now also have confirmation that the trial on charges of fraud of Gary Bolton, in connection with the GT200 'detector' is due to start on 1 July.
We will keep you updated on progress or any changes.
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
NEWSFLASH - 12 SEPTEMBER 2012
Those charged with various counts of fraud (see previous posts below) made another appearance at the City of London Magistrates Court today.
The trial or trials have been allocated to The Old Bailey, with a next bail date thought to be 18 October (To Be Confirmed).
We understand that the next appearance of the defendants will be at the Old Bailey for pleas (note that McCormick/ADE651, Sam and Joan Tree/ALPHA 6, Sherrard/ALPHA6, and Williamson/XK9 have all already plead Not Guilty, but that Bolton/GT200 has yet to plead).
We understand that trial dates will also be set at the next appearance.
As soon as we receive further news we will of course inform you as soon as possible!
With many thanks to our favourite Tom Petty fan!
SEE PREVIOUS NEWS RE CHARGES AT
TECHOWIZ BLOG 1 - McCormick ADE651 charged with fraud
TECHOWIZ BLOG 2 - Bolton GT200 and others charged with fraud
The trial or trials have been allocated to The Old Bailey, with a next bail date thought to be 18 October (To Be Confirmed).
We understand that the next appearance of the defendants will be at the Old Bailey for pleas (note that McCormick/ADE651, Sam and Joan Tree/ALPHA 6, Sherrard/ALPHA6, and Williamson/XK9 have all already plead Not Guilty, but that Bolton/GT200 has yet to plead).
We understand that trial dates will also be set at the next appearance.
As soon as we receive further news we will of course inform you as soon as possible!
With many thanks to our favourite Tom Petty fan!
SEE PREVIOUS NEWS RE CHARGES AT
TECHOWIZ BLOG 1 - McCormick ADE651 charged with fraud
TECHOWIZ BLOG 2 - Bolton GT200 and others charged with fraud
Monday, 16 July 2012
I CAN'T GET NO SATISFACTION
And I've tried and I've tried and I've tried and I've tried
Some people are telling me to be pleased that McCormick, Bolton, Sam Tree andJoan Tree, Simon Sherrard and Anthony Williamson have been charged with fraud regarding various versions of the swivelling aerial detector fraud, so why am I not entirely satisfied?
Because I am greedy? Well, yes. In a way I am very greedy. I want everyone responsible for this fraud hung up for public gaze, like at Tyburn in the good old days.
Well, of course, even if they all get convicted, few of them will really hang. Maybe General Jabiri in Iraq? But I want them at very least to hang in the COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION.
In my last piece you will see that I have named many people who should be hung for their involvement. But, I have reason to believe that there are people whose names we do not yet know, who might have been able to do a lot more a lot sooner to end the trade in fraudulent detectors that cost so many lives, limbs and suffering, as well as many corrupt and wasted dollars!
We know that between 1999 and 2004. Gary Bolton of Global Technical, who helped bring the MOLE to the UK (Quadro Tracker having been exposed in America), and then changed it to the GT200, was a member of the Defence Manufacturers Association. The DMA, now ADS, have refused to confirm the dates of the membership of ADS or DMA by Global Technical. Odd? Why?
We know that Gary Bolton was taken by the DMA to Parliament in 1999 to plead the case for export support for his new explosives detector product. We know that the DMA (now ADS) deny that they ever really knew what Bolton was selling, despite apparent miraculous claims for a radio aerial on a sort of pistol grip, and we believe Bolton demoing this at DMA events.
We know that The Royal Engineers assisted Gary Bolton in the promotion of the MOLE and subsequently the GT200 via carrying out demos at foreign events and possibly on UK soil, in uniform.
We know that Gary Bolton continued to use UK MOD and other official logos on his website, long after we had warned the UK Government in late 2008 via the defence Select Committee.
We know that all apparent active UK Government support for Gary Bolton and the GT200 ended in approximately 2004, or at least the records released by the MOD/Foreign Office/ DESO/Royal Engineers so far suggest this.
This raises the suspicion that someone or some people in the UK Defence/Government circles suddenly realised that the MOLE/GT200 was a crock of shite back in 2004 ish or possibly a bit later?
We know that the majority of sales of the GT200 took place after 2004. No doubt corrupt buyers in overseas markets e.g. Mexico and Thailand might claim that apparent UK Government and Military support for Bolton and Global Technical was instrumental in persuading them to buy. Obviously large bribes would not have helped to dissuade them! Ho Ho Ho!!
Anyway, what if one or more UK Government/MOD etc people did realise at some stage that the GT 200 was doo doo, before we warned the Defence Select Committee in late 2008 why didn't they say something?
Had they done so then maybe much grief may have been avoided!
But then this theory of mine may just be a load of old cobblers? What do you think?
What's worse. If you did not know already, McCormick who was charged over the ADE651 variant of the fraud used to work with Bolton on the MOLE/GT200.
They fell out and went off with the two major selling strands of the fraud. So, if Bolton had been stopped earlier, maybe, just maybe. McCormick might have as well.
Funny that Major General Alan Sharman (retd) and Brinley Salzmann (DMA now ADS Executive) who both were with Bolton at that 1999 Parliamentary hearing tried to lie about what was in fact on public record in Hansard? Odd?
You decide! But if there is anything to this theory of mine, you can be sure we will nail it down one way or the other!
All best!
Some people are telling me to be pleased that McCormick, Bolton, Sam Tree andJoan Tree, Simon Sherrard and Anthony Williamson have been charged with fraud regarding various versions of the swivelling aerial detector fraud, so why am I not entirely satisfied?
Because I am greedy? Well, yes. In a way I am very greedy. I want everyone responsible for this fraud hung up for public gaze, like at Tyburn in the good old days.
Well, of course, even if they all get convicted, few of them will really hang. Maybe General Jabiri in Iraq? But I want them at very least to hang in the COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION.
In my last piece you will see that I have named many people who should be hung for their involvement. But, I have reason to believe that there are people whose names we do not yet know, who might have been able to do a lot more a lot sooner to end the trade in fraudulent detectors that cost so many lives, limbs and suffering, as well as many corrupt and wasted dollars!
We know that between 1999 and 2004. Gary Bolton of Global Technical, who helped bring the MOLE to the UK (Quadro Tracker having been exposed in America), and then changed it to the GT200, was a member of the Defence Manufacturers Association. The DMA, now ADS, have refused to confirm the dates of the membership of ADS or DMA by Global Technical. Odd? Why?
We know that Gary Bolton was taken by the DMA to Parliament in 1999 to plead the case for export support for his new explosives detector product. We know that the DMA (now ADS) deny that they ever really knew what Bolton was selling, despite apparent miraculous claims for a radio aerial on a sort of pistol grip, and we believe Bolton demoing this at DMA events.
We know that The Royal Engineers assisted Gary Bolton in the promotion of the MOLE and subsequently the GT200 via carrying out demos at foreign events and possibly on UK soil, in uniform.
We know that Gary Bolton continued to use UK MOD and other official logos on his website, long after we had warned the UK Government in late 2008 via the defence Select Committee.
We know that all apparent active UK Government support for Gary Bolton and the GT200 ended in approximately 2004, or at least the records released by the MOD/Foreign Office/ DESO/Royal Engineers so far suggest this.
This raises the suspicion that someone or some people in the UK Defence/Government circles suddenly realised that the MOLE/GT200 was a crock of shite back in 2004 ish or possibly a bit later?
We know that the majority of sales of the GT200 took place after 2004. No doubt corrupt buyers in overseas markets e.g. Mexico and Thailand might claim that apparent UK Government and Military support for Bolton and Global Technical was instrumental in persuading them to buy. Obviously large bribes would not have helped to dissuade them! Ho Ho Ho!!
Anyway, what if one or more UK Government/MOD etc people did realise at some stage that the GT 200 was doo doo, before we warned the Defence Select Committee in late 2008 why didn't they say something?
Had they done so then maybe much grief may have been avoided!
But then this theory of mine may just be a load of old cobblers? What do you think?
What's worse. If you did not know already, McCormick who was charged over the ADE651 variant of the fraud used to work with Bolton on the MOLE/GT200.
They fell out and went off with the two major selling strands of the fraud. So, if Bolton had been stopped earlier, maybe, just maybe. McCormick might have as well.
Funny that Major General Alan Sharman (retd) and Brinley Salzmann (DMA now ADS Executive) who both were with Bolton at that 1999 Parliamentary hearing tried to lie about what was in fact on public record in Hansard? Odd?
You decide! But if there is anything to this theory of mine, you can be sure we will nail it down one way or the other!
All best!
Thursday, 12 July 2012
MORE GOOD NEWS
Gary Bolton GT200 - charged with fraud
ALSO
Sam Tree and Joan Tree involved with Quadro Tracker and introduced MOLE to Gary Bolton. which became GT200 and also ADE651 when McCormick and Bolton split.
Simon Sherrard ALPHA6 sold to Mexico and Thailand plus others we believe
Anthony Williamson XK9 Further info to follow
BBC REPORT HERE
ALSO
Sam Tree and Joan Tree involved with Quadro Tracker and introduced MOLE to Gary Bolton. which became GT200 and also ADE651 when McCormick and Bolton split.
Simon Sherrard ALPHA6 sold to Mexico and Thailand plus others we believe
Anthony Williamson XK9 Further info to follow
BBC REPORT HERE
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
GREAT NEWS! - TOAST AND DOMINOES
Some of you who know me will be grateful that I will keep this post very short indeed. Probably a lot more to come though!!Why toast and dominoes?
First a toast to Techowiz, without whom this probably would never have happened!
Then a toast to others e.g. James Randi, Meirion Jones, Caroline Hawley, Lumpy Low, Andres Tonini, Bob Couttie etc etc who we have mentioned before.
But, we hope that Mr McCormick and his dirty blood money millions are also now toast.
We hope there is a domino effect and many others who have been involved in this disgusting fraud down the years will get their JUSTICE DESSERTS (apologies to Bruce Hood!)
Thursday, 22 March 2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COCAINE CARLY
A brief post to wish Carly Wickens, girlfriend of Gary Bolton, a very happy................
NO> Sorry I can't wish her a happy birthday. Why? Because she and Gary are off to the Maldives, presumably for a birthday trip for Carly.
So, we don't really have to wish her a happy birthday because she is already living the high life, with a low life.
We would like to know why a major fraudster is allowed to swan off on glamorous holidays? We would like to know why he has still to be arrested? Of course, selling tens of millions of dollars of fake explosives and drugs detectors, with the help of the British Government, and then the lack of action by the British Government, is not important is it?
Well, ask Shoun Huckabee, an American citizen, who was arrested and tortured in Mexico, on false claims of possession of drugs, basd on a false indication from the fraudulent GT200.
Or perhaps the families of those blown up in Thailand, while relying on the GT200?
Don't ask me. Ask them! WHY?
NO> Sorry I can't wish her a happy birthday. Why? Because she and Gary are off to the Maldives, presumably for a birthday trip for Carly.
So, we don't really have to wish her a happy birthday because she is already living the high life, with a low life.
We would like to know why a major fraudster is allowed to swan off on glamorous holidays? We would like to know why he has still to be arrested? Of course, selling tens of millions of dollars of fake explosives and drugs detectors, with the help of the British Government, and then the lack of action by the British Government, is not important is it?
Well, ask Shoun Huckabee, an American citizen, who was arrested and tortured in Mexico, on false claims of possession of drugs, basd on a false indication from the fraudulent GT200.
Or perhaps the families of those blown up in Thailand, while relying on the GT200?
Don't ask me. Ask them! WHY?
Thursday, 8 December 2011
FOR ANDRES TONINI - The GT200 in MEXICO
I won't make the usual comments. It speaks for itself.
We are hoping the Mexican Government will wake up soon and ban the use of the GT200, ADE651 or any similar swivelling detector fraud they may have bought. And make a Formal Complaint and Compensation Claim against the British Government, so that we might at last get some real action from our expense thieving and/or mealy mouthed Members of Parliament
After all, we have pointed out before that it is odd that not enough serious action has been taken yet. MOST MYSTERIOUS! HOPPY THE HOPPING MAD FROG WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS!
Hoppy will shortly be releasing his theme tune 'Every Step You Take', by the Police (Hahahahahahaha!)
(YOU TYKES! TYKE = A mongrel or cur, Chiefly British A man considered uncouth or mean; a boor.)
GO TO ANDRES BLOG HERE FOR THE PIECE FROM PHYSICSWORLD.COM
http://lonjho.blogspot.com/2011/11/el-gt200-en-physics-world-magazine.html
Meanwhile, as Techo has discovered, it looks like Gary Bolton may be on the run! Go City of London Fraud Squad!. Don't miss him now!!!
Techo wisdom here:
http://explosivedetectorfrauds.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
ADS STANDS FOR?
A DUMB SQUAD? A (LOT OF) DAFT SODS? A DISASTER SCENARIO? No, in this case we are returning to our friends from a few posts ago. From their very own website:
'A|D|S is the trade organisation advancing the UK Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industries. Farnborough International Limited (FIL), which runs the Farnborough International Airshow, is a wholly-owned subsidiary.
A|D|S has offices in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, France and India with new offices planned in China and the Middle East. A|D|S was formed from the merger of the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers (APPSS), the Defence Manufacturers Association (DMA) and the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) in October 2009. A|D|S also encompasses the British Aviation Group (BAG).
Together with its regional partners, A|D|S represents over 2,600 companies.'
You will recall that we invited Major General Alan Sharman (retd. the poor dear!) to comment on why he took Gary Bolton of GT200 infamy to Parliament to whinge about the need for more Export Credit Guarantees for his fake explosives device.
Now, as you know, due to our dissection and detection, the Major general tried to neatly sidestep any responsibility for his actions whatsoever. It was all such a long time ago! How was he to know who he took with him to Parliament? The Defence Manufacturers Association (ADS as was) can not be held liable in any way for not thoroughly checking out its members, even when they did go to Parliament with the DMA bigwigs, including Major General Alan Sharman (retired of course!)?
Anyway, you can see how we tore Major General Alan Sharman apart in our previous postings on the subject.
However, just as interesting was a response to our questions to Major General Sharman (retd. don't forget!) from:
Brinley Salzmann
Director – Overseas & Exports
ADS, 'ShowCentre', ETPS Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6FD
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7822 Mob: +44 (0) 7717 173670 Switchboard: +44 (0) 20 7091 4500
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7091 4545 Email: Brinley.Salzmann@adsgroup.org.uk Web: www.adsgroup.org.uk
INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONFIDENCE AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
(The Fake Explosives Detectors Campaign does not know of any legal reason why, in the Public Interest, we should not publish this. If anyone wishes to correct us please feel free to do so. We did in fact offer Brinley the chance to avoid us publishing his letter - see below for details!! Publish and be damned. That's what we say!)
Dear Mr Robinson,
I have been passed your e-mail message of 22nd November which was addressed to Major General Alan Sharman, CBE, concerning the inclusion of Mr Gary Bolton, of Global Technical, in our Industry team giving oral evidence on ECGD funding to the House of Commons' Trade & Industry Committee on 9th November 1999.
(Who passed you my e-mail to Major General Alan Sharman, CBE - Covering Backside Every time?)
Major General Sharman has, in fact, long since retired (back in the summer of 2007, to be exact), and the DMA no longer exists, but was merged with the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) back on 1st October 2009, to form ADS Group Ltd.
(2007 is not really long since is it? In fact it is recent history in many people books. Even if not tactically speaking, certainly strategically! Decisions he and you and others took many years ago are still unwinding today. I mean I bet if we look back at some of his procurement activity in the 1990s that it is still impacting now, just as decisions he took at the DMA probably still resonate, like the echos of explosions, down the years. And let's face it. he is hardly fully retired when he holds at least 4 Company Directorships we know of, plus no doubt other honorary positions. Just because the DMA no longer exists, as you yourself are proof, many of the same people are still around an in charge, so you can hardly divorce yourselves from the past just because you changed your name, now can you!)
However, whilst I was not actually one of the Industry witnesses giving evidence before the Committee on that day, I was present in a supporting function, which is why I have been asked to respond to your query.
(Interesting. Can you be more specific about your role in advance of that meeting and during it? For example, were you solely or partly responsible for selecting Gary Bolton to go with the Maj Gen (retd.) and you before our august Parliament? How was he selected? How many times had you met Gary Bolton before that meeting at the House of Commons' Trade & Industry Committee? Had you ever been introduced to the MOLE or the GT200 prior to the Committee meeting? Are you aware of anyone else at the DMA who had been introduced to the MOLE/GT200 at that time? Did Gary Bolton exhibit the MOLE or GT200 at any DMA sponsored or supported events either before or after 1/10/1999? From/To what dates was Gary Bolton/Global Technical, a member of the DMA? Was Gary Bolton/Global technical ever a member of ADS? Did Gary Bolton serve any official function for the DMA/ADS while a member? We may have more questions later but that will do for now!)
Whilst we now know that Global Technical were one of the commercial entities behind the now thoroughly discredited electrostatic bomb detector phenomenon, this was far from being their only product, (SO WHAT?) and they are also active in the provision of a range of electronic countermeasures systems, digital CCTV systems and training courses, etc, etc which have been successfully sold to customers around the World (some of them Government Embassies, etc), with, to our knowledge, absolutely no reported concerns on the performance of their products and services. Therefore, they were not a single product commercial entity, although now their electrostatic bomb detectors are, of course, what they are particularly synonymous (and infamous) for, but a multi-faceted one, with a wide portfolio of products and services. (BLIMEY READER, I AM BREATHLESS AFTER THAT, ARE YOU? LEGALISTIC BOVINE SCATOLOGY (Thanks to: General Herbert Norman Schwarzkop, also known as "Stormin' Norman" and "The Bear", is a retired United States Army General ! WHO WROTE THAT FOR YOUR YOU BRINLEY? CARTER PLUCK OR A.N.OTHER BUNCH OF STITCH UP MERCHANTS?)
(AGAIN SO WHAT. As we keep saying to David Vollmar at Unival in Germany who sells the HEDD1 (formerly SNIFFEX) variant of the same fraud, he could be an angel otherwise but that does not excuse the major crime he is committing selling known fake explosives detectors! That is such a weak diversionary tactic Brinley! Honestly!! And the main reason they are famous/infamous for their fraudulent - you missed that word out Brinley! You naughty boy!! Spank Spank!! - electrostatic 'explosives' detectors is because we helped expose them in the UK. BUT, someone back in 1999 should have spotted this fraud if anyone who came anywhere near Gary Bolton had a brain that is!)
I am afraid that we lack the in-house technical expertise (and resources) to be able to test ALL of the products (and services) offered by ALL of our Member Companies, to enable us to satisfy ourselves that they all work as advertised, and have to rely on the technical assessments and testing which is undertaken by relevant technical experts from the British Government (eg the UK MoD and/or the Home Office). Their assessments of a range of electrostatic bomb detectors then being marketed by a number of UK firms were only privately provided to us in c.2008/09, when this whole issue came sharply into the public spotlight, and long after the evidence session to which you have referred took place.
(Who bought the issue sharply into the public spotlight? We did! But see also James Randi below. You Poor Things! Thousands of members selling billions of arms and they can't do some simple background checks on their members, even when they take them to Parliament to whinge for money! Ho Ho!! What information did the MOD/British Government provide you privately in 2008/2009? Why do you think they did so privately? Who provided that information? Why did it then take until 2009 for MOD/ADS etc to request Global Technical remove all references to accreditation? There was plenty of evidence of the swivelling aerial fraud available on the Internet even back in 1999. See James Randi and the Quadro Tracker. Doesn't it seem odd to you that no one in the Defence Industry, MOD, Government, Royal Engineers apparently spotted this for a long time? We can't identify when the UK Government/MOD/Royal Engineers/DMA actually pulled the rug on Bolton, but it looks like it coukd have been 2004 when the support stopped. We ask why? And if someone had discovered it was a fraud back then why didn't they say something? Either way a lot of lives could have been saved by now! See where we are coming from Tweedledum and Tweedledummer?)
We had been seeking to include in our evidence team at least one representative of the UK's Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) sector, who was actively involved in the exports arena, so that this vitally important sector of UK Industry's voice and views could be seen to be heard on the issue of ECGD financial export support, and Gary provided that view. (see above i.e how was Bolton selected/by whom etc?) Given that almost all of our other SME Member Companies would have made exactly the same comments to the Committee (BUT, most if not all would have been selling stuff that worked, even if it doesn't always come in on time and on budget! There is a subtle difference mate!), and he was not there as part of our Industry team to promote his electrostatic bomb detectors, but was almost certainly airing his comments relating to his practical experiences with marketing his other commercial products around the World, there was nothing within his evidence to alert us to the controversy in which he and his company have now found themselves embroiled, or to give us any cause for concern.
(RUBBISH. LIAR! Funny you should say that! It's on the record of the meeting of the House of Commons' Trade & Industry Committee on 9th November 1999 as follows:
During the session Bolton was addressed directly by the chairman, Baron O'Neill, the following is direct from the minutes:
Mr Bolton -following on immediately from major General Alan Sharman (retd.)) Basically my experience of my first contact with ECGD, was the sum involved was not large enough to be considered so I was put on to the private sector. They were not interested in considering my potential order, they were more concerned in providing cover for the year for every type of order I have. I am not interested in that because there are countries I would not give credit to, I would only deal with on a cash basis. I would prefer it to be on a case by case basis and push the costs on to the client. They really failed completely. We did not get an order and it was back to the drawing board.
48. You would like to be able to be covered by ECGD?
(Mr Bolton) We would like to have some sort of cover. I think ECGD seems to be the way forward. I accept it would be on a case by case basis because there is a risk with small companies. I think that would help us a lot.
[FUNNY HE SHOULD SAY THERE IS A RISK WITH SMALL COMPANIES!! HO BLOODY HO, CERTAINLY WAS AND IS A BLOODY OBVIOUS RISK WITH GARY AND GLOBAL TECHNICAL!! RISK OF DEATHS FOR EXAMPLE, AND NOT THEORETICAL ONES BRINLEY THE BERK!]
(Major General Sharman) Some of the small companies do export a niche product which does not fall naturally into the cascading down from a major platform—low level equipment, hand held equipment and so on. What, I suppose, would be possible, although it might be resource demanding for ECGD, would be, perhaps, to pull together a number of small companies' efforts and give cover to a package of support. I could envisage that from our own experience and some of our special interest groups where companies with comparable and complementary products work together. We have a very good example in a subgroup within the DMA called NBC UK, which make respirators and masks, hand held detectors and so on. They found that actually they are more effective if they go and market together than if they try and do it apart and compete with each other. I could imagine ECGD having the flexibility to cover a package like that.
Chairman
49. Mr Bolton, can you tell us the kind of sums that you were talking about, which seem not to reach the glass ceiling, as it were? What does your business do? Global Technical covers a multitude of activities, one would imagine.
(Mr Bolton) Basically the main push we have now is a new type of drugs and explosives detection system. We had a potential order for £60,000 for a number of units, that would have kept me going for a couple of years, but because the only way forward for funding was through letters of credit that were discounted by the bank it got extremely complicated and that is not what the client wanted. It is a relatively small amount and, okay, I accept that there are ceilings with that amount of work that have to be involved in getting to that stage. Small amounts are what keep us in business for a long time and help us expand our market. Because most of it is export it is extremely expensive, so an order of that size would help us market a much wider area and therefore generate more income.
YOU SEE FOLKS!? DO YOU SEE? Both Major General Alan Sharman (retd. thank goodness!) and Brinley Salzmann try to suggest that the meeting had nothing to do with products. Even strongly suggesting that products were not even mentioned! See BOLD UNDERLINE ABOVE Ho Ho Ho! And just as amusing in a funny peculiar way, is that he complains that letters of credit were not what the client wanted!! Possibly because it made the bribery and corruption part of the deal more difficult?
See where Brinley says that Bolton " was not there as part of our Industry team to promote his electrostatic bomb detectors, but was almost certainly airing his comments relating to his practical experiences with marketing his other commercial products around the World", Brinley is being deliberately vague. setting up the old "I DON'T RECALL A THING" defence if needed for later, but he is lying as you can plainly see, and as a quick search of the Committee records, easily available online would have reminded the slippery bugger! But no, in his desperation to try to defend himself and his gallant ex-leader, Major General Aland Sharman (retd.) he makes the same basic errors of fact that ll the dumbasses do. Sorry Brinners, but you are a dumbass mofo!
Of course, given the advantage of 20:20 hindsight with which we are all blessed, the inclusion of Gary on our evidence team might be viewed now as having been unfortunate.
Unfortunate! Blimey. That's an understatement considering the amount of corrupt money and blood that has flowed under the bridge eh! Brinley! Wally boy! Funny how he refers to Gary Bolton, the killer fraudster, as "Gary"? Bit friendly don't you think, only now knowing what he has done? And as I said in an earlier email reply to this nonsense from you, a bit of foresight sometimes helps, especially regarding the Company you keep! I would have checked out anyone I took with me to such an important meeting, but then perhaps the DMA/ADS likes to play fast and loose. Naturally a good stance for such a serious industry with such heightened moral and ethical requirements rightly upon it. OOOOPS, sorry Maj. Gen. (retd.) Forgot your old pal Pinochet or should we call him Pinnochiochet?
There you go Brinley. Told you we would publish. OH DEAR. Almost forgot about the chances we gave Brinley and the ADS/DMA and Major General Alan Sharman (retd.) to make up for having helped a murderous bloody trade take hold. I'll tell you about that in my next post. Till then, au revoir mes amis et mes enemies! Bon Nuit!
Thursday, 24 November 2011
DOES THE COMPANY A MAN KEEPS
'With absolutely no sense of irony, Major General Alan Sharman, the head of the Defence Manufacturers' Association, said: "This was a complete bombshell. I am amazed."
25 July – Arms Trade'
'Talking of jobs that we’d be better off without, the government announced the decision to close the Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO), a department employing over 400 people and headed by an arms trade businessman. The decision proved very popular with campaigners against the arms trade who think that DESO promotes the sale of military equipment by British companies to repressive regimes and approves corrupt payments to foreign politicians and officials to secure these sales. They also believe that DESO was too close to central government to allow independent decision-making. Unsurprisingly the great whites and hammerheads of the arms industry were up in, well, um, arms. They launched an undoubtedly well-funded lobbying campaign to oppose the closure. With absolutely no sense of irony, Major General Alan Sharman, the head of the Defence Manufacturers' Association, said: "This was a complete bombshell. I am amazed." You plonker, Rodney! Derek Marshall, of the Society of British Aerospace Companies, said that DESO had helped to make British arms companies second in the world's arms trade. He said he was worried that the government was now downgrading the promotion of arms sales and that without a dedicated department, Britain would lose contracts to foreign competitors. So that’s a bad thing is it, Mr Marshall? To help in the fight against the pin-striped dealers in death, you can support the Campaign Against The Arms Trade.'
FROM:: http://www.ttrp.co.uk/index.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/
'MAJOR-GENERAL ALAN SHARMAN, director general of the Defence Manufacturers' Association, expresses his dismay at the effect of Pinochet's arrest - while here as a guest of the Ministry of Defence - on arms deals to Chile. Merely 'following orders', no doubt, a consideration of human rights does not appear to be among his duties:
Pinochet was accompanied by a full military mission who were accompanied by a DESO [Defence Export Services Organisation] officer. The Chileans came at the invitation of the Ministry of Defence. Staff within DESO are deeply concerned at what they see as the British Government's breach of faith... [The arrest of General Pinochet] was extraordinary and inconceivable... Business with Chile is on hold. There was potential for significant orders and that effort has been damaged... One company had completed delivery of 100 units of a weapon and was due to act on an option for a further 400. Within hours of the arrest, Chile's agent had contacted the company and said they could forget it.'
Friday, 4 November 2011
THE WITHDRAWAL METHOD
This time I chose a picture of your handsome hunk, Gary Bolton. Purveyor of the GT200 Fake Explosives Detector. Just to remind us all how lovely he is. Do you think he has a haunted look? We do. A tad scared perhaps? Sadly not bloody and broken like his victims!
WOKE UP THIS MORNING...da dum da dum.
Couldn't decide who to do.
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So, I picked on you.
da dum da dum.
The GT200 Blues.
da dum da dum
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
BOLTIN' BOLTON - And other merrye olde tales of merrye death
Just a very brief entry, and for those familiar with the geography of Great (not bloody always!) Britain, this is not about Bolton, Lancashire, although it could be about ten thousand holes...geddit? Oh, sorry, that should be Blackburn, Lancashire...I digress, back to the real damage. Yes my friends, real dead people, and people with missing bits, because some idiots decided to sell fraudulent explosive detectors, some idiots were fooled by them, some idiots were bribed to buy them, and now those who should be doing something about it are running around in ever decreasing circles, making themselves and this country look even dumber than usual,
Thursday, 17 February 2011
OVER THE MOON - HALFWAY TO THE STARS.
Many thanks to Bob Couttie for forwarding this fabulous development.
Almost the best news yet (except for Jim, Gary, David, Stelian, Pierre etc etc)
Almost the best news yet (except for Jim, Gary, David, Stelian, Pierre etc etc)
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