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Working with Hale, Dozhier also composed intelligence memos and faxed them to Republican members of the Senate Whitewater Committee.
Salon obtained one such memo, dated April 28, 1995, to Jim Highland, legislative director for Sen. Lauch Faircloth, R-N.C., a member of the Senate Whitewater Committee who had been an advocate of appointing Kenneth Starr as independent counsel in place of the previous counsel, Robert Fiske. The memo, bearing Dozhier's initials, alerted Faircloth that Arkansas Federal Judge Henry Woods had just been assigned to handle the trial of former Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, whom Dozhier went on to describe as "in the position of offering testimony which could send the president to prison."
"This assignment was not an accident," Dozhier continued in the memo. "Judge Henry Woods was a special overnight guest in the White House the night of November 7, 1994 ... The close friendship between judge Woods and Hillary Clinton has been published many times ... All roads from the Arkansas State House lead directly to the White House."
Highland told Salon he has "no memory" of Dozhier or his memos.
Also among those Dozhier investigated were Mark Stodola and Larry Jegley, two Pulaski County, Ark., lawyers who are now prosecuting Hale. According to law enforcement officials familiar with Dozhier's activities, Dozhier tried to dig up details on the personal lives of Stodola and his wife and provided information to Hale's attorney on Jegley. In court papers, Hale's lawyers are now arguing that Jegley had a conflict of interest because Jegley's wife, also a prosecutor, once had worked for a U.S. attorney appointed by Clinton.
One law enforcement official told Salon that Hale's Arkansas prosecutors were "aware of a concerted, aggressive and very expensive investigation of, and dirty tricks campaign directed toward, the Pulaski County prosecutor's office" in connection with Hale's case.
"David Hale is supposed to have no funds," said the law enforcement official. "He's living off a small pension. The question has always been: Where was the funding for this effort on Hale's behalf coming from?"
Among the associates who figured prominently in Dozhier's efforts to help David Hale and discredit Clinton was James Johnson, a former Arkansas Supreme Court justice and self-avowed segregationist. A sign at the entrance to Johnson's farm identifies it as "White Haven."
Dozhier seems to have shared "Justice Jim" Johnson's political outlook. Joshua Rand, Mann's 17-year-old son, told Salon, "One of Dozhier's favorite jokes went like this: 'Why are blacks buried 12 feet down instead of the usual six feet? Punch line: Because deep down, they're good people.'"
In a letter that Dozhier sent to a Hot Springs newspaper, complaining about black gang members who had sprayed graffiti on his fishing boats, Dozhier wrote: "Like subterranean rats, lounging the day in sewers only to emerge with nightfall, these confederations we have come to know as 'gangs' are moving from the streets and alleys to our diamond lakes." The letter concluded, "This can be changed with one of three boxes: the soap box, the ballot box, or the cartridge box. Pick one."
Mann recalled in an interview that Dozhier and Hale were constantly consulting with Johnson in 1995 and 1996 when Hale was a frequent guest at Dozhier's fishing cabin behind his bait shop. "He was a constant presence," Mann said.
Johnson told Salon that Hale also stayed with him at "White Haven" in the fall of 1993, when Hale, who had been convicted on multiple counts of fraud, first made his allegations that Clinton had pressured him into providing an illegal loan to Susan McDougal, the Clintons' partner in the Whitewater land deal. "We were horribly scared for David and his whole family," Johnson said.
Salon obtained dozens of pages of Dozhier's handwritten notes that had numerous references to "J.J." or "J.J.J." -- Justice James Johnson. The notes appeared to deal with individuals about whom Dozhier sought more information.
Rand, who lived with Dozhier for more than two years, said money was only one of Dozhier's motivations. "He hated Bill Clinton," he said. "Every bad thing that ever happened in life, he blamed on Bill Clinton." Both Mann and Rand said he didn't like Clinton's liberal views toward blacks. Another individual who knows both Dozhier and Johnson said the basis of their friendship was their shared racism.
"They both hate blacks," said this individual, who asked not to be identified. "That's the common denominator."
Mann, who now lives in the western Arkansas town of Bentonville, says she left Dozhier in August 1996 because his obsession with bringing down Clinton became frightening. She also said Dozhier, a former explosives and demolition expert, threatened her if she ever spoke about his secret intelligence operation.
In an interview, Dozhier called Mann a "crackpot." As proof, he said she worked as a astrologer. "She's a fucking nut," he said.
Mann acknowledges she once read astrology charts "as a hobby." But she says her decision to speak publicly about Dozhier's activities was not dictated by the stars.
"Parker once told me that if I ever talked about what he was doing against Clinton, I would get into my car one morning and my car would blow up," she said. "That's when I said to myself: That's it, enough already."
SALON | March 21, 1998

Jonathan Broder is Salon's Washington correspondent. Investigative reporter Murray Waas is a regular contributor to Salon.

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		PORTRAIT OF A BAG MAN \| PAGE 2 OF 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Working with Hale, Dozhier also composed intelligence memos and faxed them to Republican members of the Senate Whitewater Committee. Salon obtained one such memo, dated April 28, 1995, to Jim Highland, legislative director for Sen. Lauch Faircloth, R-N.C., a member of the Senate Whitewater Committee who had been an advocate of appointing Kenneth Starr as independent counsel in place of the previous counsel, Robert Fiske. The memo, bearing Dozhier's initials, alerted Faircloth that Arkansas Federal Judge Henry Woods had just been assigned to handle the trial of former Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, whom Dozhier went on to describe as "in the position of offering testimony which could send the president to prison." "This assignment was not an accident," Dozhier continued in the memo. "Judge Henry Woods was a special overnight guest in the White House the night of November 7, 1994 ... The close friendship between judge Woods and Hillary Clinton has been published many times ... All roads from the Arkansas State House lead directly to the White House." Highland told Salon he has "no memory" of Dozhier or his memos. Also among those Dozhier investigated were Mark Stodola and Larry Jegley, two Pulaski County, Ark., lawyers who are now prosecuting Hale. According to law enforcement officials familiar with Dozhier's activities, Dozhier tried to dig up details on the personal lives of Stodola and his wife and provided information to Hale's attorney on Jegley. In court papers, Hale's lawyers are now arguing that Jegley had a conflict of interest because Jegley's wife, also a prosecutor, once had worked for a U.S. attorney appointed by Clinton. One law enforcement official told Salon that Hale's Arkansas prosecutors were "aware of a concerted, aggressive and very expensive investigation of, and dirty tricks campaign directed toward, the Pulaski County prosecutor's office" in connection with Hale's case. "David Hale is supposed to have no funds," said the law enforcement official. "He's living off a small pension. The question has always been: Where was the funding for this effort on Hale's behalf coming from?" Among the associates who figured prominently in Dozhier's efforts to help David Hale and discredit Clinton was James Johnson, a former Arkansas Supreme Court justice and self-avowed segregationist. A sign at the entrance to Johnson's farm identifies it as "White Haven." Dozhier seems to have shared "Justice Jim" Johnson's political outlook. Joshua Rand, Mann's 17-year-old son, told Salon, "One of Dozhier's favorite jokes went like this: 'Why are blacks buried 12 feet down instead of the usual six feet? Punch line: Because deep down, they're good people.'" In a letter that Dozhier sent to a Hot Springs newspaper, complaining about black gang members who had sprayed graffiti on his fishing boats, Dozhier wrote: "Like subterranean rats, lounging the day in sewers only to emerge with nightfall, these confederations we have come to know as 'gangs' are moving from the streets and alleys to our diamond lakes." The letter concluded, "This can be changed with one of three boxes: the soap box, the ballot box, or the cartridge box. Pick one." Mann recalled in an interview that Dozhier and Hale were constantly consulting with Johnson in 1995 and 1996 when Hale was a frequent guest at Dozhier's fishing cabin behind his bait shop. "He was a constant presence," Mann said. Johnson told Salon that Hale also stayed with him at "White Haven" in the fall of 1993, when Hale, who had been convicted on multiple counts of fraud, first made his allegations that Clinton had pressured him into providing an illegal loan to Susan McDougal, the Clintons' partner in the Whitewater land deal. "We were horribly scared for David and his whole family," Johnson said. Salon obtained dozens of pages of Dozhier's handwritten notes that had numerous references to "J.J." or "J.J.J." -- Justice James Johnson. The notes appeared to deal with individuals about whom Dozhier sought more information. Rand, who lived with Dozhier for more than two years, said money was only one of Dozhier's motivations. "He hated Bill Clinton," he said. "Every bad thing that ever happened in life, he blamed on Bill Clinton." Both Mann and Rand said he didn't like Clinton's liberal views toward blacks. Another individual who knows both Dozhier and Johnson said the basis of their friendship was their shared racism. "They both hate blacks," said this individual, who asked not to be identified. "That's the common denominator." Mann, who now lives in the western Arkansas town of Bentonville, says she left Dozhier in August 1996 because his obsession with bringing down Clinton became frightening. She also said Dozhier, a former explosives and demolition expert, threatened her if she ever spoke about his secret intelligence operation. In an interview, Dozhier called Mann a "crackpot." As proof, he said she worked as a astrologer. "She's a fucking nut," he said. Mann acknowledges she once read astrology charts "as a hobby." But she says her decision to speak publicly about Dozhier's activities was not dictated by the stars. "Parker once told me that if I ever talked about what he was doing against Clinton, I would get into my car one morning and my car would blow up," she said. "That's when I said to myself: That's it, enough already." SALON \| March 21, 1998 Jonathan Broder is Salon's Washington correspondent. Investigative reporter Murray Waas is a regular contributor to Salon.