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# The Global Intelligence Files

On Monday February 27th, 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing The Global Intelligence Files, over five million e-mails from the Texas headquartered "global intelligence" company Stratfor. The e-mails date between July 2004 and late December 2011. They reveal the inner workings of a company that fronts as an intelligence publisher, but provides confidential intelligence services to large corporations, such as Bhopal's Dow Chemical Co., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and government agencies, including the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Marines and the US Defence Intelligence Agency. The emails show Stratfor's web of informers, pay-off structure, payment laundering techniques and psychological methods.

## FW: [Customer Service/Technical Issues] billing history errors

Released on 2012-08-24 05:00 GMT

Email-ID | 12750
Date | 2009-06-07 00:28:28
From | john.gibbons@stratfor.com
To | oconnor@stratfor.com, cs@stratfor.com

I will follow up with Mr. Rothstein via email today. He and I have had
email exchanges where he advised me of the two telephone numbers where it is
best to reach him. I have called him at home and at his office at NY Times
and have left messages at both numbers so I could discuss his situation with
him and come together on a fair resolution. This email indicates he may
have received those voicemails.
This is not a situation that has been dropped or ignored.
-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Rothstein [mailto:edroth@nytimes.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 4:48 PM
To: gibbons@stratfor.com; service@stratfor.com
Subject: FW: [Customer Service/Technical Issues] billing history errors
Importance: High
I do not want my subscription renewed.
I also want to register a serious complaint about the lack of responsiveness
to a series of emails that I exchanged over a period of months. I never
received a response to my questions about what I believe to be incorrect
billing and incorrect subscription credit.
I will leave it to you to go over the records.
I don't have time during office hours for extensive conversations. I never
got the courtesy of a response via email.
Since hundreds of dollars are involved, I want to know, on the record, what
your view of this situation is. Please respond.
Edward Rothstein
Edward Rothstein
Critic at Large
The New York Times
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018-1405
212-556-1199
Archive:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/edward_rothstei
n/?inline=nyt-per
For all mailings use:
745 Argyle Road
Brooklyn, NY 11230
718-859-4410
-----Original Message-----
From: Edward Rothstein [mailto:edward.rothstein@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:13 PM
To: John Gibbons
Subject: RE: [Customer Service/Technical Issues] billing history errors
Mr. Gibbons.....You left me messages about this several weeks ago. I callled
back and left a message and sent you an email. No response.....this is
really unsatisfactory. I don't really want an extended conversation about
this. I just asked that you check your past promotions because I believe
that when you say I subscribed for one year at 350 I know that was an offer
for two. Similarly with another special charge. Please review this case in
detail and respond with some specifics. Thank you, Ed Rothstein ___ Edward
Rothstein Critic at Large The New York Times edroth@nytimes.com
212-556-1199
Archive:
topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/edward_rothstein/index
.html?8qa
...... Original Message .......
On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:14:29 -0600 (CST) "John Gibbons"
<gibbons@stratfor.com> wrote:
>Mr. Roth,
>
>This was escalated to my attention today and I will search our records
>and you and I can discuss what had gone wrong here.
>
>I will try to reach you by telephone if that is ok with you. If so,
>just send me the telephone number where I can reach you and let me know
>what
your
>schedule looks like for a quick discussion.
>
>Thanks,
>
>John
>
>John Gibbons
>Stratfor
>Customer Service Manager
>T: +1-512-744-4305
>F: +1-512-744-4334
>gibbons@stratfor.com
>www.stratfor.com
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: noreply@stratfor.com [mailto:noreply@stratfor.com] On Behalf Of
>edroth@nytimes.com
>Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 9:39 AM
>To: service@stratfor.com
>Subject: [Customer Service/Technical Issues] biilling history errors
>
>edroth sent a message using the contact form at
>https://www.stratfor.com/contact.
>
>Please review the records of my payments and subscriptions. I have
>gotten no response to my last two emails, attached below. The issues
>are that I believe two large payments were for two year subscriptions
>under special offers (like the one you sent out recently) and they
>appear in your records as single year subscriptions. you need to check
>the history of your special offers to check on these records. Thank you.
>Correspondence:
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Edward Rothstein [mailto:edroth@nytimes.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:58 PM
>To: 'Stratfor'
>Subject: FW: Billing and subscription question
>Importance: High
>
>I have had no response to this for three weeks.
>Basically, you are wrong. The four payments that you mention were not
>all for annual subscriptions, as I explained. There is a bookkeeping error.
>Take a look! I would never have paid $349 in 2006 for a single year!
>That was for two years. And it's the same offer you are running now.
>The $249 was also a special. Look at the promotions you were running at
>the time!
>Whoever put this in your system made an error and my problem is that
>I'm so busy I never double checked anything.
>Please respond or tell me to whom I should address further inquiries.
>Thank you.
>
>Edward Rothstein
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Edward Rothstein [mailto:edroth@nytimes.com]
>Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 1:13 PM
>To: 'Stratfor'
>Subject: RE: Billing and subscription question
>
>There must be some mistake here.
>
>And it's my fault for not having saved the correspondence.
>
>But on August 7, 2003, I switched from a monthly subscription charge. I
>subscribed to Stratfor for two years for $299. That meant my expiration
>would have been in August 2005, no?
>
>Then came the June 2005 charge for $249. My memory was that this was
>special renewal with a special offer and that it may have been for two
>years ($50 less than what I was charged before). I don't know if you
>have any way to check this. But if not, let's say that was one year
>(which I doubt). That would have made the expiration August 2006.
>
>But there is no question that the $349 charge was not for a single
>year. I would never have resubscribed at that rate given my experience.
>I am sure there was a special two year promotion being run at the time
>EXACTLY like the one you are now running that led to my going back over
these numbers.
>If it was one year, that would have made the expiration August 2007, if
>two August 2008.
>
>Then came the two yearly subscriptions for $199 each. No problem there.
>But then we should still be talking about an August expiration.
>
>As I say, I believe the $249 was a special arrangement because I had
>previously subscribed for two years and was renewing for another two
>(at $50 less), but I am absolutely certain the $349 was a special offer
>and I hope you can check your promotional records. I think the
>expiration should be August 2010; I am sure it should be at least August
2009.
>
>This is my fault for not having kept track of these things, but my time
>is limited. I know there was also a period where I got emails about
>expiration followed by emails explaining that the earlier emails were a
>mistake. I can only guess that at some point there was a confusion on
>your end about these matters. I am hoping, as I say, you have the
>ability to look back at the offers you made to subscribers for renewal.
>
>Sorry to ask you to go back over this material. Maybe I'll find
>something in my archives as well.
>
>Sincerely,
>Ed Rothstein
>
>
>
>Edward Rothstein
>Critic at Large
>The New York Times
>212-556-1199
>For archives, click here:
>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/edward_rot
>hst
>ein/index.html?inline=nyt-per
>
>For all mailings use:
>745 Argyle Road
>Brooklyn, NY 11230
>718-859-4410
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stratfor [mailto:service@stratfor.com]
>Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 12:14 PM
>To: edroth@nytimes.com
>Subject: RE: Billing and subscription question
>
>Mr. Rothstein,
>
>After reviewing your account, I show you've paid for 4 yrs of Stratfor
>memberships since 2005. Each charge you mentioned was shown to be a
>yearly membership extension.
>
>2005-06-28 STRATFOR Amex platinum Subscriptions -249.00
>2006-07-10 STRATFOR Amex platinum Subscriptions -349.00
>2006-11-10 STRATFOR Amex platinum Subscriptions -199.00
>2008-05-01 STRATFOR Amex platinum Subscriptions -199.00
>
>
>Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can be of any
>further assistance.
>
>
>Thanks,
>Ryan
>
>
>Ryan Sims
>Stratfor
>Customer Service
>T: 512-744-4087
>F: 512-744-4334
>ryan.sims@stratfor.com
>www.stratfor.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Edward Rothstein [mailto:edward.rothstein@verizon.net]
>Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:40 AM
>To: Stratfor
>Subject: RE: Billing and subscription question
>
>Thank you for your response. But you didn't address my main concern. By
>my
>
>payments ...which are summarized below.....it seems as if I have paid
>for six years of subscriptions since June 2005. That would mean no
>expiration until 2011!.can you review my record? Thank you, Ed
>Rothstein ___ Edward Rothstein Critic at Large The New York Times
>edroth@nytimes.com
>212-556-1199
>Archive:
>topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/edward_rothstein/
>ind
>ex
>.html?8qa
>
>...... Original Message .......
>On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:34:30 -0600 "Stratfor" <service@stratfor.com>
>wrote:
>>Mr. Rothstein,
>>
>>Your Stratfor membership is good until August 09, 2009. I show you
>>purchased an annual membership on August 10, 2008 on $199USD. I've
>verified
>>that your account is set to receive Dr. Friedman's new book when it's
>>published on January 27.
>>
>>
>>Thank you,
>>Ryan
>>
>>
>>Ryan Sims
>>Stratfor
>>Customer Service
>>T: 512-744-4087
>>F: 512-744-4334
>>ryan.sims@stratfor.com
>>www.stratfor.com
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Edward Rothstein [mailto:edroth@nytimes.com]
>>Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:32 AM
>>To: service@stratfor.com
>>Subject: Billing and subscription question
>>Importance: High
>>
>>I have been a subscriber to stratfor for many years.
>>I was thinking about responding to your latest offer and it sent me
>>back
>to
>>my records of subscription payments to see when my subscription is
>expiring.
>>I'm puzzled, because according to my payments during the last few
>>years I should have several years left on my subscription. Also, I
>>think in one
>of
>>the older offers, a copy of Mr. Friedman's last book was offered,
>>though
>I
>>never received it. If my records are correct, I would like you to send
>>me
>a
>>copy of his forthcoming book.
>>
>>Also please check these payment records and tell me when my
>>subscription
>>expires:
>>
>>
>> Num Date Payee C
>Account
>>Category Amount
>>======================================================================
>>=
>>==
>==
>=
>>================================
>> 2005-06-28 STRATFOR BY ECNEXT 866-432-639 E
>Amex
>>platinum Subscriptions -249.0000
>> 2006-07-10 STRATFOR BY ECNEXT 866-432-639 E
>Amex
>>platinum Subscriptions -349.0000
>> 2006-11-10 STRATFOR BY ECNEXT 866-432-639 E
>Amex
>>platinum Subscriptions -199.0000
>> 2008-05-01 STRATFOR STRATFOR AUSTIN E
>Amex
>>platinum Subscriptions -199.0000
>>
>>======================================================================
>>=
>>==
>==
>=
>>================================
>>Grand Total -996.0000 -996.0000 -996.0000
>>-996.0000 -996.0000 -996.0000
>>======================================================================
>>=
>>==
>==
>=
>>================================
>>
>>The $249 payment on 6/28/2005 may have been for a two year special.
>>I know the $349 payment on 7/10/2006 was for two years.
>>Am I missing something?
>>
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>Ed Rothstein
>>
>>Edward Rothstein
>>Critic at Large
>>The New York Times
>>620 Eighth Avenue
>>New York, NY 10018-1405
>>212-556-1199
>>Archive:
>>http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/edward_ro
>>t
>>hs
>te
>i
>>n/?inline=nyt-per
>>
>>For all mailings use:
>>745 Argyle Road
>>Brooklyn, NY 11230
>>718-859-4410
>>
>>
>>
>>