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...Director Casey had survived past probes of his finances and his choice of a relatively unqualified official as a top deputy of the CIA. Now he had been named by Baker as a conduit for the Carter papers. The Washington Post reported that in 1980 Casey had set up what he called an "intelligence operation" to keep the Reagan staff informed of any attempt by Carter to spring a much feared "October surprise" in the campaign, such as gaining freedom for the U.S. embassy hostages held captive in Tehran. The Post claimed that Casey had used retired military officers...
Amid the bustle of shoppers and late-arriving office workers, it seemed like a typical Monday morning in London's West End. But in Conduit Street, a smart thoroughfare filled with fashionable shops just off New Bond Street, a daring crime was in progress. As the crowds streamed past the armored glass windows of Bonds jewelers' as yet unopened store, the staff inside was being held at gunpoint by five men, three disguised in monkey masks. After forcing the employees to open the vault, the robbers rifled trays of uncut gems and antique Indian jewelry, strewing less valuable...
...Scotland Yard, the Conduit Street caper was more than Britain's biggest gemstone robbery ever. It was the latest in a series of carefully planned and superbly executed thefts that have netted criminals more than $30 million in less than three months. The professionalism displayed in the capers and the fact that, increasingly, guns are involved suggest that a more sophisticated and more daring class of thief is at work. "Criminals are stopping and thinking," says a London detective. "These jobs indicate planning. They are not just a matter of grabbing a wig and a sawed-off shotgun...
...isolated job, but some common characteristics are evident. Referring to the two art thefts, Giles Waterfield, director of the Dulwich Gallery, notes that "they relied on the same techniques, ignoring the alarm and calculating that they could get in and out within three to four minutes." In both the Conduit Street and the Security Express robberies, the criminals brandished guns and threatened the staff with violence; the thieves may also have had inside information or help. Says Frank Cater, commander of Scotland Yard's Flying Squad, which concentrates on armed robbery in London: "Crime is as much a business...
...press, an agreeable and often fawning conduit, exacts its price for this service, just like the buyers and the fashion freaks. Everyone has to feel important. Armani cut to the heart of this when he remarked, "Ready-to-wear clothes blew away the pretensions of haute couture, but the shows have assumed the same social functions. Where am I sitting? How much time do I get alone with the designer? Will I be invited to dinner? For myself, I want people just to look at the clothes...