Howard Hart person
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Howard Hart replaced
John Reagan documented
“a Soviet Vietnam, but they did. That might have been the idea at the White House, and it was. When Howard Hart replaced John Reagan as station chief in Islamabad, Casey's instructions were simply to go out and kill Russians. Hart had won th…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 41 (43) @ 6:27
William Casey appointed
Howard Hart documented
“and had led the Near East branch for Pakistan and Afghanistan at the inception of the project. Kogan selected him to lead the station on the basis of their shared experience. A regional conference among station chiefs occurred in late 1981.…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 41 (43) @ 6:57
Charles E. Wilson recruited
Howard Hart documented
“the Afghan resistance. Democrat Congressman Charles Wilson of Texas waged what amounted to his own covert campaign against officials he thought insufficiently committed to the Afghan rebels. He fastened on to his agenda Chuck Cogan and Howa…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 41 (43) @ 9:20
William Casey recruited
Howard Hart documented
“a Soviet Vietnam, but they did. That might have been the idea at the White House, and it was. When Howard Hart replaced John Reagan as station chief in Islamabad, Casey's instructions were simply to go out and kill Russians. Hart had won th…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 41 (43) @ 6:27
Howard Hart member_of
CIA documented
“with four agents shuttled among CIA safe houses in Tehran, not so much a station as a clandestine network. Among their notable achievements was the exfiltration of Raptor, a senior Iranian military officer, CIA's top spy in the Shah's gover…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2) @ 38:53
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Americans had been evacuated and only a tiny staff returned afterwards from the first one. During the interval between the Shah's fall and the embassy takeover, the CIA resorted to unusual tactics. Using both official and undercover station…
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with four agents shuttled among CIA safe houses in Tehran, not so much a station as a clandestine network. Among their notable achievements was the exfiltration of Raptor, a senior Iranian military officer, CIA's top spy in the Shah's gover…
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They escaped and eventually turned up at agency headquarters where Hart became the branch chief for Iran in the Near East Division. Admiral Stansfield Turner, director of the CIA under Carter, had a different headache. In the form of six ot…
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Charles Kogan, chief of the Near East Division, and Howard Hart would also have disputed the complaints. In truth, the CIA lacked resources in Tehran after the takeover. As Hart told, the joint task force leaders creating fresh networks wou…
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Howard Hart briefed the intelligence to Beckwith four hours before Delta was to leave for Desert One. Beckwith asked his air officer, Major William Boykin, to say a prayer. The blessing proved insufficient to overcome all of the obstacles. …
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a Soviet Vietnam, but they did. That might have been the idea at the White House, and it was. When Howard Hart replaced John Reagan as station chief in Islamabad, Casey's instructions were simply to go out and kill Russians. Hart had won th…
▶ 6:57
and had led the Near East branch for Pakistan and Afghanistan at the inception of the project. Kogan selected him to lead the station on the basis of their shared experience. A regional conference among station chiefs occurred in late 1981.…
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Hart cabled Langley on January 14, 1982, to put this on the table. Director Casey took the question to Reagan's special group, now called, again a name change, National Security Planning Group. They met in February, according to Robert Gate…
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the Afghan resistance. Democrat Congressman Charles Wilson of Texas waged what amounted to his own covert campaign against officials he thought insufficiently committed to the Afghan rebels. He fastened on to his agenda Chuck Cogan and Howa…
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Wilson forged his own links to top Pakistani leaders, including General Zia. He used these to encourage the Pakistanis to demand more than the CIA had authorized them as far as money goes and to demand more weapons and better ones. You get …
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Huge amounts of weapons. Pakistani sources report that CIA logisticians suddenly produced 100,000 old Lee-Enfield rifles. Apparently, they got this bunch from India. Howard Hart had championed the Lee-Enfield weapons. These guns put somethi…