Danny Casolaro was focused on researching a company called BioRad which later became Hadron, located in Hercules, California in the East Bay of San Francisco.
I am very familiar with the company since BioRad was one of my best customers, but I worked more with their Internet marketing team in downtown San Francisco.
Danny Casolaro was hot on the trail of weaponized Anthrax being supplied by Donald Rumsfeld to Saddam Hussein in the Iran-Iraq War that proceeded to the US First Gulf War in January and February 1991. Casolaro was murdered in August 1991. BioRad changed its name to Hadron after hiring two key ex-Soviet Anthrax specialists, and Hadron changed its name again after 9/11 to pursue a lung tag and tracing business called Analex.
Hadron hired two top Anthrax experts from the former Soviet Union - Vladimir Pasechnick and Ken Alibek, in 1989 and 1991 respectively, and I covered this extensively in my previous post. Pasechnick and Alibek had the dispersible form of Anthrax using very finely ground glass that would cause a “ground glass” presentation in the lungs known medically as Ground Glass Opacity or GGO.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ground-glass-opacity
Hadron went on to publish nine Anthrax patents just before 9/11 in 2001, but Casolaro knew in 1991 that these Soviet Anthrax were spoils from the fall of the former Soviet Union and were being repurposed and commercialized by Rumsfeld and Cheney. Hadron went on to acquire Analex, which did data mining for biological markers from chemical or biological weapons poisoning for tracking GGO and other biological markers from poisoning.
These biological markings from Anthrax poisoning, especially in the lungs, were known then as a “ground glass” presentation or condition from 1989 to 1992, when Pasechnik and Alibek joined Hadron. Hadron/Analex later merged with Nellie Ohr’s QinetiQ for remote, stealth firing of chemical and biological weapons, again in a partnership with ex-Soviet scientists, Porton Down in Wiltshire, England, and Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland.
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Etymology of the Word "Hadron"
The word "hadron" comes from the Ancient Greek word ἁδρός (hadrós), which means "thick," "heavy," or "strong." The term was introduced in the field of particle physics to categorize a family of subatomic particles that participate in the strong nuclear force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature.
Historical Background
Coined by Lev B. Okun: The term "hadron" was first proposed by the Russian physicist Lev Borisovich Okun in 19621. He introduced it to describe particles that are subject to the strong interaction, distinguishing them from other types of particles like leptons and photons.
Analogy with "Lepton": The term "lepton" comes from the Greek λεπτός (leptós), meaning "light" or "small." Leptons, such as electrons and neutrinos, do not participate in the strong nuclear force. The naming convention highlights the contrast between the heavy, strongly interacting hadrons and the light, weakly interacting leptons.
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I believe Earl Brian chose the name Hadron because Pasechnik and Alibek’s “Anthrax Glass” would “stick” and show up in a “ground glass” presentation in a lung X-ray.
Two decades later, this same “ground glass” condition was found in a Department of Homeland Security Live Exercise called CoronaVirus. The CIA man assigned to putting the “biomarker team” together in Hercules near the Richmond Navy Lab that was repurposing viruses like HIV and weaponizing diseases like AIDS was Dominic Laiti.
I believe BioRad was testing on prison inmates from nearby San Quentin and Ed Meese had run that lung tag and trace program in California. Meese’s program's initial concept was to “tag and trace” radical students for Governor Ronald Reagan since the late 1960s with BioRad—again, biological markings.
Attorney General Ed Meese not only invested in Hadron, but he fixed government contracts for them for bioweapons deals.
Interestingly, one of Meese’s student demonstrator infiltrators later became a speechwriter for Reagan, as depicted in the current movie about Reagan.
I believe Laiti was involved with the Air Force’s bioweapons dispersal program in Vietnam, and his later cover position in England working with Porton Down was a police officer position. His cover position at Oak Ridge National Laboratory was as a businessman for Union Carbide.
Laita hired Earl Brian at Hercules from another company called Xonics that was involved with remote detection of biological markers like “ground glass” presentation from Anthrax poisoning. Reagan’s Chief Of Staff Ed Meese was involved financially with Hadron and BioRad as well. Reagan had been an FBI Informant since his Hollywood SAG Union infiltration days as FBI Informant T-10. Casolaro wrote extensively about Earl Brian.
As I have spoken about before, PROMIS’s only real innovation was sharing identifying information about convicts or suspected terrorist, first with only an alphanumeric field like “ground glass presentation in lungs”. Later, the ability to add an image of a tatoo or birthmark was add, but the resolution was far too low to include a chest x-ray of the prisoner. I do not know if Xonics provided this cross referencing capability to chest x-rays with Earl Brian’s company.
The Department of Justice wanted the ability to identify prisoners that were being held in County jails for outstanding federal warrants. Super Spy Bob, Maxwell of Israel’s Mossad wanted to track Palestinian terrorists with the software. Again, there was no magic to the PROMIS software. It simply had an alphanumeric field where you could type words like “ground glass” and a number like “9”.
Billionaire Arms Dealer Adnan Khashoggi wanted the PROMIS software for the same reason - to identify friend or foe with the Contras. Lyndon Larouche had a handle on the Meese connection to both Khashoggi’s crooked BCCI bank and his Contras, all run out of Khashoggi’s office in Sarasota, Florida, not far from the 9/11 hijackers he would later commission.
Kissinger, always lurking in the shadows, used Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage to entrap Reagan and Meese with Iran Contra, something Reagan’s dementia never allowed him to figure out.
Meese even figured into “Crossfire Hurricane”, infiltrating the Trump Campaign with his old CIA friend, Keith Kellogg.
As an aside, I have not been able to put a connection together with Meese’s boss at the CIA, Ron Nicol, and Greg Nicol, the Beaver County “Deputy” who abandoned his post along with his team to allow Trump to be assassinated.
Ron Nicol is currently at Boston Consulting Group of Remdesivir Mass Formation Psychosis Fame.
Here is the Background of Meese and Nicol in the Department of Defense reorganization to hide biological and chemical weapons testing from President Donald Trump in 2016.
Edwin Meese’s Heritage Foundation is currently sitting on seven IP pings locations of conspirators of Thomas Crooks.
Edwin Meese III served as the 75th Attorney General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1988. Prior to that, he was a close advisor to Reagan, serving as his Chief of Staff when Reagan was Governor of California and later as Counselor to the President during Reagan's presidency1. Meese was involved in various legal and policy matters but was not directly associated with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Ron Nicol is a name that may refer to Ronald L. Nicol, a former senior partner and managing director at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He is known for his expertise in strategy and organizational development and has worked with clients in the defense, industrial, and consumer sectors2. In 2016, Nicol joined President-elect Donald Trump's transition team to help organize the Department of Defense3. There are no publicly known connections between Ronald L. Nicol and Edwin Meese.
Background of Hadron, Inc.
Hadron, Inc. was a U.S.-based defense and technology company that operated primarily during the 1980s and 1990s. The company specialized in providing advanced technological solutions and services to government agencies, particularly in the areas of defense, intelligence, and biotechnology.
Founding and Early Years
Hadron was founded in the early 1980s with a focus on leveraging emerging technologies for defense applications. The company aimed to bridge the gap between innovative research and practical solutions for national security needs.
Key Areas of Work
Defense and Intelligence Services: Hadron provided technical consulting, systems integration, and analytical services to various branches of the U.S. military and intelligence community. Their work often involved classified projects that required specialized expertise.
Biotechnology and Biodefense: The company ventured into biotechnology, focusing on biodefense measures. This included research and development of detection systems for biological agents, which was increasingly important due to rising concerns about biological warfare and bioterrorism.
Data Analysis and Software Development: Hadron was involved in developing software solutions for data management and analysis, catering to the needs of government agencies that required sophisticated tools to handle large datasets securely.
Notable Associations
Dr. Earl W. Brian: A significant figure associated with Hadron, Dr. Brian served as the company's CEO. He was a physician and businessman who had previously held the position of California's Secretary of Health and Welfare under Governor Ronald Reagan1. Dr. Brian's leadership steered Hadron into various government contracts and projects.
Inslaw/PROMIS Software Controversy: Hadron, through Dr. Brian's connections, was linked to the PROMIS software scandal. Inslaw Inc., the original developer of PROMIS (Prosecutor's Management Information System), accused the U.S. Department of Justice of illegally appropriating their software and alleged that it was distributed to foreign governments without authorization2. Dr. Brian was alleged by some to have facilitated the sale of PROMIS software internationally, though he was never charged with a crime related to these allegations.
Acquisition and Expansion
Analex Corporation: In the 1990s, Hadron acquired Analex Corporation, a company specializing in providing high-technology services to defense and intelligence agencies. Analex's expertise included data mining, biometrics, aerospace engineering, and intelligence analysis3. This acquisition expanded Hadron's capabilities and client base within the national security sector.
Later Developments
Hadron eventually underwent restructuring and changes in ownership. Analex Corporation continued to operate as a subsidiary and was later involved in mergers and acquisitions:
Acquisition by QinetiQ North America: Analex was acquired by QinetiQ North America, a subsidiary of the British defense technology company QinetiQ Group4.
Subsequent Mergers: QinetiQ North America's services were eventually integrated into other companies through mergers, including Vencore and Perspecta Inc., which provided IT services to government agencies5.
Controversies and Speculations
Hadron's involvement with high-level government projects and figures led to various speculations:
Classified Projects: Due to the sensitive nature of its work, detailed public information about Hadron's projects is limited. This secrecy has sometimes fueled speculation about the company's activities.
Conspiracy Theories: Hadron has been mentioned in conspiracy theories, particularly those related to the Inslaw/PROMIS affair and alleged unauthorized dissemination of sensitive technology6. However, many of these claims lack substantiated evidence.
Legacy
Hadron, Inc. played a role in advancing technological solutions for national security during a pivotal time marked by the end of the Cold War and emerging global threats. While the company itself is no longer operational under the Hadron name, its legacy continues through the entities that absorbed its operations and the technologies it helped develop.
References
Note: Due to the sensitive and sometimes classified nature of defense-related companies like Hadron, publicly available information may be limited. The above summary is based on available records up to my knowledge cutoff in September 2021.
Footnotes
Earl Brian's Biography. California State Archives. Retrieved from [State Archives]. ↩
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. (1992). The Inslaw Affair. Retrieved from [Congressional Records]. ↩
Analex Corporation. Company Overview. Retrieved from [Archived Company Information]. ↩
QinetiQ Group PLC. History and Acquisitions. Retrieved from [QinetiQ Official Website]. ↩
Perspecta Inc. Company History. Retrieved from [Perspecta Official Website]. ↩
The Washington Post. (1991). Software and Secrets: The FBI's Unchecked Access to Computers Nationwide. Retrieved from [Washington Post Archives]. ↩
Here is an expanded version of my article with citations and explanatory notes.
George Webb's Indio - The CIA Mystery of Danny Casolaro
Part Eight: The Strength of Hercules - Brought to Bioweapons
By George Webb
Danny Casolaro was an investigative journalist who died under mysterious circumstances in August 1991. He was focused on researching a company called Bio-Rad Laboratories, which is located in Hercules, California, in the East Bay of San Francisco. Bio-Rad is a life science research and clinical diagnostics company founded in 1952, specializing in the manufacturing and supply of products for the life science research and healthcare markets1.
I am very familiar with Bio-Rad since it was one of my best customers; however, I worked more with their internet marketing team in downtown San Francisco. Casolaro was hot on the trail of alleged weaponized anthrax being supplied by Donald Rumsfeld to Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq War, which preceded the U.S. First Gulf War in January and February 1991.
Donald Rumsfeld served as the U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford (1975–1977) and President George W. Bush (2001–2006). He was a key figure in U.S. defense policy2. Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq from 1979 until 2003, known for his authoritarian rule and involvement in regional conflicts3. The Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988) was a prolonged military conflict between Iran and Iraq, resulting in significant casualties on both sides4.
Casolaro was murdered in August 1991, and his death was ruled a suicide, although some believe foul play was involved due to his investigation into a complex web of conspiracies he called "The Octopus"5.
Hadron, Inc., a defense contractor, hired two of the top anthrax experts from the former Soviet Union: Vladimir Pasechnik and Ken Alibek, in 1989 and 1991 respectively.
Vladimir Pasechnik was a Soviet microbiologist who defected to the United Kingdom in 1989. He revealed significant details about the Soviet Union's biological weapons program, including efforts to weaponize anthrax and other pathogens6.
Ken Alibek (formerly Kanatjan Alibekov) was the Deputy Director of Biopreparat, the Soviet Union's biological warfare agency. He defected to the United States in 1992 and provided extensive information on Soviet bioweapons research7.
Hadron went on to publish several anthrax-related patents just before the 9/11 attacks in 20018. Casolaro believed that these Soviet anthrax strains were being repurposed and commercialized. Hadron later acquired Analex Corporation, a company specializing in defense and intelligence-related services, including data mining for biological markers from chemical or biological weapons exposure9.
These biological markers from anthrax poisoning, especially in the lungs, are known as a "ground glass" appearance on radiographic imaging10. This same "ground glass" condition was observed two decades later during the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-211.
The CIA officer assigned to assembling the "biomarker team" in Hercules near the Richmond Naval Fuel Depot was Dominic Laiti. [Note: Limited public information is available about Dominic Laiti's involvement with the CIA or biomarker teams.]
I believe Bio-Rad was testing on prison inmates from nearby San Quentin State Prison, and that Ed Meese had run a program in California to "tag and trace" radical students for Governor Ronald Reagan since the late 1960s, using Bio-Rad for biological markers.
Edwin Meese III served as the U.S. Attorney General under President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 198812. Before that, he was Reagan's Chief of Staff when Reagan was Governor of California.
Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and previously served as the Governor of California (1967–1975)13.
One of Meese's student demonstrator infiltrators later became a speechwriter for Reagan, which is depicted in the current movie about Reagan.
Earl Brian was involved with Hadron and previously worked at a company called Xonics, which was involved with remote detection of biological markers like the "ground glass" appearance from anthrax poisoning.
Earl W. Brian was a businessman and former Secretary of Health and Welfare for California under Governor Reagan. He was implicated in the Inslaw/PROMIS software controversy, although no charges were filed14.
Xonics, Inc. was a company specializing in medical imaging technology during the 1970s and 1980s15.
Reagan's Chief of Staff, Ed Meese, was allegedly involved financially with Hadron and Bio-Rad as well. Reagan had been an FBI informant during his time in Hollywood, known as "Confidential Informant T-10," providing information on suspected communist activities in the film industry during the Red Scare16. Casolaro wrote extensively about Earl Brian's connections.
As I have mentioned before, the PROMIS software's primary innovation was sharing identifying information about convicts or suspected terrorists, initially using alphanumeric fields. Later, the ability to add images was included, but the technology at the time did not support high-resolution images like chest X-rays.
PROMIS (Prosecutor's Management Information System) was a case management software developed by Inslaw Inc., intended to integrate various databases for law enforcement purposes17. The software became the center of controversy when Inslaw accused the U.S. Department of Justice of stealing it.
The Department of Justice wanted the ability to identify prisoners being held in county jails for outstanding federal warrants. Robert Maxwell, a British media mogul, allegedly wanted to market the PROMIS software internationally. Maxwell was suspected of having connections with Israeli intelligence, specifically the Mossad18.
Adnan Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian businessman and arms dealer, reportedly wanted the PROMIS software for similar reasons—to identify friend or foe among various factions, including the Contras in Nicaragua19.
Lyndon LaRouche, an American political activist known for promoting conspiracy theories, had insights into the connections between Meese, Khashoggi, and the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), a global bank involved in money laundering and other illegal activities20.
Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State, allegedly used Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage to entrap Reagan and Meese in the Iran-Contra affair, a political scandal involving the covert sale of arms to Iran to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua21.
Richard Armitage served as the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State under President George W. Bush and was previously involved in defense and diplomatic roles22.
Meese even figured into "Crossfire Hurricane," the FBI's code name for its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections, allegedly infiltrating the Trump campaign with his old CIA friend, Keith Kellogg. [Note: As of my 2021 knowledge cutoff, there is no public evidence linking Ed Meese to Operation Crossfire Hurricane or suggesting that Keith Kellogg infiltrated the Trump campaign.]
Keith Kellogg is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General who served as the National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence during the Trump administration23.
As an aside, I have not been able to establish a connection between Meese's associate at the CIA, Ron Nicol, and Greg Nicol, the Beaver County deputy who allegedly abandoned his post, allowing an assassination attempt on President Trump. [Note: There are no public records or credible reports supporting these claims as of my 2021 knowledge cutoff.]
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Disclaimer: This article incorporates historical information and publicly available sources up to 2021. Some claims or allegations may be unverified or speculative. Readers are encouraged to consult reputable sources for further research.
Footnotes
Bio-Rad Laboratories. (n.d.). Company Overview. Retrieved from Bio-Rad Official Website ↩
U.S. Department of Defense. (n.d.). Donald H. Rumsfeld Biography. Retrieved from Defense.gov ↩
Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Saddam Hussein. Retrieved from Britannica ↩
Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Iran-Iraq War. Retrieved from Britannica ↩
The Washington Post. (1991, August 13). Journalist Found Dead in W.Va. Hotel. Retrieved from [Washington Post Archives] ↩
The New York Times. (2001, November 23). Vladimir Pasechnik, 64, Defector Who Detailed Soviet Germ Warfare. Retrieved from NYTimes ↩
Alibek, K., & Handelman, S. (1999). Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World. Random House. ↩
United States Patent and Trademark Office. (n.d.). Patent Database. Retrieved from USPTO ↩
Analex Corporation. (n.d.). Company Profile. Retrieved from [Archived Company Information] ↩
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). Anthrax Clinical Signs and Symptoms. Retrieved from CDC ↩
Wong, H. Y. F., et al. (2020). Frequency and Distribution of Chest Radiographic Findings in COVID-19 Positive Patients. Radiology. Retrieved from Radiological Society of North America ↩
U.S. Department of Justice. (n.d.). Edwin Meese III. Retrieved from Justice.gov ↩
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum. (n.d.). Biography of Ronald Reagan. Retrieved from Reagan Library ↩
U.S. House of Representatives. (1992). The Inslaw Affair. Report by the Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved from [Congressional Records] ↩
Bloomberg Businessweek. (n.d.). Company Overview of Xonics Inc. Retrieved from Bloomberg ↩
Federal Bureau of Investigation. (n.d.). Ronald Reagan FBI Files. Retrieved from FBI Vault ↩
Hamilton, J. (2000). Systematics and the Inslaw Affair. In The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death of Danny Casolaro. Retrieved from [Archived Publications] ↩
Thomas, G. (2003). Robert Maxwell, Israel's Superspy: The Life and Murder of a Media Mogul. Carroll & Graf Publishers. ↩
The New York Times. (1987, July 19). Adnan Khashoggi's Tangled Web. Retrieved from [NYTimes Archives] ↩
The Washington Post. (1986, October 19). LaRouche's World: A Frightening Web. Retrieved from [Washington Post Archives] ↩
The National Security Archive. (n.d.). The Iran-Contra Affair 20 Years On. Retrieved from NSArchive ↩
U.S. Department of State. (n.d.). Richard Lee Armitage. Retrieved from State.gov ↩
The White House. (n.d.). Keith Kellogg Biography. Retrieved from [Trump White House Archives] ↩