Oswald LeWinter
Encyclopedia
Oswald LeWinter is an Austria
n-born American
author
, poet
, self claimed former CIA agent and a conspiracy theorist. He is also an alleged hoax
er, most notably he tried to sell forgeries to Mohamed Fayed in 1998, suggesting that the British intelligence service was involved in the death of Diana, Princess of Wales
.
In the early 1990s, LeWinter was exposed when he was used as source in many publications regarding the October surprise conspiracy
, including the works of Barbara Honegger, Richard Brenneke and Gary Sick
. Gary Sick, who cited him in his book October Surprise, later repudiated him.. He almost certainly was the man who purchased an almost random set of clothing in Paul Gauci's shop in Malta, which was found at the site of the Pan Am 103 crash.
LeWinter also appeared in two Allan Francovich
movies, Gladio (1992) and The Maltese Double Cross
(1994).
LeWinter claims he was born in Vienna
, Austria
, before obtaining degrees from UC Berkeley
(B.A. 1960) and San Francisco State College (M.A. 1961). From 1961 to 1963 he worked as an English instructor at the Penn State University. LeWinter supposedly received a doctorate of social sciences from the University of Tübingen in Germany. He has supposedly taught the History of Ideas at Jagiello University in Poland, Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, the University of Würzburg, Germany, among others.
at the San Francisco City Hall
. He would later condemn the propaganda film Operation Abolition in a letters to the editors of the Penn State University campus journal.
In 1976 and 1977 LeWinter served as head of the annual Labor Day weekend book fair at the Mark Twain Library in Redding, Connecticut
.
In 1990, when interviewed as a CIA operative by Italy's RAI Television, he used the alias Ibrahim Razin. He is also said to have used the alias George Cave
.
, and has also written two books that were published in Portuguese
, Desmantelar a America (2001) and Democracia e Secretismo (2002). His most recent books of poems are "More Atoms of Memory" (2006), and "Ages of Chaos and Fury: Selected Poems 1949–2005" (2005). In 1963 he published and anthology of writings on Shakespeare by Europeans, which he edited and translated, titled "Shakespeare in Europe,". The book was initially published by Meridian Books and later became part of the Penguin Shakespeare Series in England, chosen by Professor Spencer. I has also been translated into Portuguese. He has written a major article for The Reader's Encyclopedia of Shakespeare (Crowell, 1966)..
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He claims to have worked for the CIA who denied him a pension.
Oswald Lewinter was married to Marcia Dale Lewinter, and had two sons from that marriage David Lewinter. His second wife was Elke Zeller, and they had one son, Simon Lewinter.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n-born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, self claimed former CIA agent and a conspiracy theorist. He is also an alleged hoax
Hoax
A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth. It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment, or rumors, urban legends, pseudosciences or April Fools' Day events that are passed along in good faith by believers or as jokes.-Definition:The British...
er, most notably he tried to sell forgeries to Mohamed Fayed in 1998, suggesting that the British intelligence service was involved in the death of Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century...
.
In the early 1990s, LeWinter was exposed when he was used as source in many publications regarding the October surprise conspiracy
October surprise conspiracy
The October Surprise conspiracy theory refers to an alleged plot to influence the outcome of the 1980 United States presidential election between incumbent Jimmy Carter and opponent Ronald Reagan ....
, including the works of Barbara Honegger, Richard Brenneke and Gary Sick
Gary Sick
Gary G. Sick is an American academic and analyst of Middle East affairs, with special expertise on Iran, who served on the U.S. National Security Council under Presidents Ford, Carter, and for a couple weeks under Reagan as well...
. Gary Sick, who cited him in his book October Surprise, later repudiated him.. He almost certainly was the man who purchased an almost random set of clothing in Paul Gauci's shop in Malta, which was found at the site of the Pan Am 103 crash.
LeWinter also appeared in two Allan Francovich
Allan Francovich
Allan Francovich was an American film producer and director who made a series of films purporting to expose Central Intelligence Agency covert operations....
movies, Gladio (1992) and The Maltese Double Cross
The Maltese Double Cross – Lockerbie
The Maltese Double Cross – Lockerbie is a documentary film about the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.Produced, written, and directed by Allan Francovich and financed by Tiny Rowland, the film was released by Hemar Enterprises in November 1994....
(1994).
LeWinter claims he was born in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
Education
LeWinter claims to have studied at Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, before obtaining degrees from UC Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
(B.A. 1960) and San Francisco State College (M.A. 1961). From 1961 to 1963 he worked as an English instructor at the Penn State University. LeWinter supposedly received a doctorate of social sciences from the University of Tübingen in Germany. He has supposedly taught the History of Ideas at Jagiello University in Poland, Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, the University of Würzburg, Germany, among others.
Early activism
In May 1960 LeWinter was present at the "Black Friday" protest against the House Un-American Activities CommitteeHouse Un-American Activities Committee
The House Committee on Un-American Activities or House Un-American Activities Committee was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. In 1969, the House changed the committee's name to "House Committee on Internal Security"...
at the San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco City Hall, re-opened in 1915, in its open space area in the city's Civic Center, is a Beaux-Arts monument to the City Beautiful movement that epitomized the high-minded American Renaissance of the 1880s to 1917. The structure's dome is the fifth largest in the world...
. He would later condemn the propaganda film Operation Abolition in a letters to the editors of the Penn State University campus journal.
Civil career
In 1969 LeWinter was named vice president and director of marketing at Systems Simulation, Inc.In 1976 and 1977 LeWinter served as head of the annual Labor Day weekend book fair at the Mark Twain Library in Redding, Connecticut
Redding, Connecticut
Mark Twain, a resident of the town in his old age, contributed the first books for a public library which was eventually named after him.-Government:...
.
CIA career
LeWinter is widely believed to have worked for the CIA, possibly for over 30 years.In 1990, when interviewed as a CIA operative by Italy's RAI Television, he used the alias Ibrahim Razin. He is also said to have used the alias George Cave
George Cave (CIA agent)
George Cave was an alias used by a CIA operative. He first served in Teheran during the 1953 Iranian coup d'état that restored the Shah of Iran to power. In the mid 1970s he served in Tehran as deputy CIA station chief, with personal ties to the Shah. Some sources claim he is in fact the same...
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Work
Oswald LeWinter is a poetPoet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, and has also written two books that were published in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, Desmantelar a America (2001) and Democracia e Secretismo (2002). His most recent books of poems are "More Atoms of Memory" (2006), and "Ages of Chaos and Fury: Selected Poems 1949–2005" (2005). In 1963 he published and anthology of writings on Shakespeare by Europeans, which he edited and translated, titled "Shakespeare in Europe,". The book was initially published by Meridian Books and later became part of the Penguin Shakespeare Series in England, chosen by Professor Spencer. I has also been translated into Portuguese. He has written a major article for The Reader's Encyclopedia of Shakespeare (Crowell, 1966)..
Awards
LeWinter has received the International Rilke Prize in Poetry (1997) He has supposedly won the Asher Prize, the Coolbrith Prize, the Shrout Short Story Prize, the New American Library Poetry Prize, and was awarded a traveling research grant by the American Philosophical Society.Personal life
Oswald Lewinter was left behind by his parents in Vienna, and deported with his aunt to Auschwitz. His aunt died and Lewinter found the remains of her skin on a lamp in an antique store. He was 'bought' by a New Jersey philanthropist and saved from extermination along with 999 highly intelligent Jewish childrenOne Thousand Children
One Thousand Children refers to approximately 1400 mostly Jewish children who were rescued from Nazi Germany and Nazi-occupied or threatened countries by entities and by individuals within the United States of America, but specifically only those who came unaccompanied without their parent...
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He claims to have worked for the CIA who denied him a pension.
Oswald Lewinter was married to Marcia Dale Lewinter, and had two sons from that marriage David Lewinter. His second wife was Elke Zeller, and they had one son, Simon Lewinter.
External links
- Official site
- Articles by Oswald LeWinter at Conspiracy Planet