Jack alleges PNM conspiracy to discredit him

UNC Chairman Jack Warner revealed what he said is "the smoking gun" to prove that the Manning campaign is plotting with British journalist Andrew Jennings to try to smear him.

He said the evidence is contained in two confidential emails that someone left under the door at his office.

He said he found the package on Friday morning and discovered it was an exchange between an American communications company, which he identified as SANITAS and the Trinidad and Tobago advertising agency, Valdez and Torry.

Warner said the emails contain details of a plan to enlist Jennings in a scheme to discredit Warner by exposing what Jennings claims is corruption in FIFA involving Jack Warner.

Warner is vice president of the international football body.

Last week People's National Movement (PNM) leader Patrick Manning spoke about a conference on corruption in international sport taking place in Miami between May 1 and 4 at which Jennings would make presentations. He said he planned to transmit it live on television in Trinidad.

Subsequent to that Warner advised Manning that he was not bothered by that and would gladly pay for the broadcast if Manning was unable to find a sponsor.

On Friday Warner connected the dots and read from the emails which he said dealt with a number of issues including a plan to get Jennings involved in a "monstrous conspiracy involving Jennings and Manning". He said the email described him as "the project" and said time is running out to achieve the goal.

The UNC chairman said the plot involved money for Jennings to be passed through the T&T agency because time is short. Warner quoted from the email he said was from the U.S. firm: "We have to move swiftly against Jack Warner."

Warner said the plan includes getting Jennings to do interviews for broadcast locally on the national television service. He said the email was sent to government ministers Neil Parsanlal and Conrad Enill as well as communications specialist Maxie Cuffie.

Jenning's wrote to JYOTI on Friday offering himself for interviews.Warner said what he discovered exposed the dangers people face from an administration that has boasted that it had special branch officers watching a judge.

He asked if people are really free.

"How many others are being watched?" he wondered. "How many phones are tapped? How many computers are being hacked? How safe are you with blimps in the sky?"

He said it is no wonder that Herbert Volney felt compelled to resign as a judge and stand up in defence of the people as a candidate for the United National Congress in the May 24 general election.

The UNC chairman said the evidence before the people is clear. Patrick Manning's past performance, including his harassment of a former Chief Justice and putting a sitting judge to be a PNM candidate for the presidency, provides proof that Manning has to go.