Hello,

About six months ago I contacted a man by the name of "Federico Machon" in San Jose de Peten Guatemala, on couchsurfing.com. We discussed nothing with each other online, other than going fishing; little did I know what he really meant. When I arrived at his home in San Jose, Guat, He immediately started telling me about "everything" I had watched on "YouTube and NetFlix" for the last six months and asking questions about it. I noticed immediately that Mr. Machon's nose had been broken; and he said it had been broken twice; clearly a man of violence. In my presence he admitted to another guest that he could kill without remorse; clearly not the most desirable host. He also explained to me how someone could be given throat cancer as a form of asassination. I did not solicit this explanation. I stayed with him from Feb 27 - Feb 29th and the questioning became more intense and threatening. Most of his questions were about politics, finance and technology. He even went so far as tell me that I had watched videos on Nicola Tesla, The US ecomonmic decline, fiat currency and Jacob Rothschild.

There was a Vietnamese-American couple staying there, who were from the Washington DC area. They were both graduates with degrees in International Relations and History. This is the exact background that the CIA hires from. Not only did the two of them deliberately disturb my sleep; but the male became threatening when I tried to leave on the morning of February 29th. I made an excuse that I was going to get something from the store; and he finally let me pass. I think I was lucky to have escaped with my life. The FBI and apparently the CIA spent six months researching me and debreifing this person on what to question me about. IMO he is an absolute threat to honest American tourists, living outside of the country. A link to his profile is included below:

https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/fedemachon


During my trip, I have been using couchsurfing.com to find local hosts and hostels.com to book hostels. I have noticed FBI tradecraft at all of the hostels.

About a year ago, I heard on the news that a pair of backpackers had been kept in Iran for four years as American spies. After my experiences, I must conclude that the story is likely true; as the backpacking scene appears to be graduate school for American spies. Please feel free to forward this email to the Iranian embassy, if you see fit; as I dare not. I will gladly testify about my experiences at the ICC or ICJ if needed.