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“Langley reassured the nervous Costa Rican station that there is no reason to believe that Zavala's attorneys knew that there was any association between them and the CIA. The whole thing could just blow over if their planned legal action su…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 6 @ 43:48
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▶ 43:48
Langley reassured the nervous Costa Rican station that there is no reason to believe that Zavala's attorneys knew that there was any association between them and the CIA. The whole thing could just blow over if their planned legal action su…
▶ 44:21
the prosecutor, Mark Zinides, and had what Zinides recalled, an OPEC conversation with him. The CIA, Strickland told him, would be immensely grateful if these depositions did not go forward. But Strickland provided little to no explanation …
▶ 46:37
The judge then said, I'm ordering it made public. It's unsealed, the judge said. I don't have to put it that way. I will just order it unsealed. Very well. May I obtain a copy from the clerk? Certainly. So I will sign this. There's no restr…
▶ 51:31
that its dirty secrets would somehow leak out. CIA officials were instructed to monitor the prosecution closely so that any disclosures or allegations by defendants or their competence can be deflected. CIA lawyer Strickland argued in a mem…
▶ 51:59
While the allegations may be entirely false, there are sufficient factual details which could cause certain damage to our image and program in Central America. A memo from the CIA General Counsel Stanley Sporkin said this, quote, this matte…
▶ 52:29
In a lengthy cable to the Costa Rican station dated August 24th, 1984, Strickland detailed his concern. Quote, while this particular aspect was successfully resolved, the possibility of potential damage to CIA interest was not lost on the U…
▶ 53:25
And Capicoli and Avelas could prove most damaging, especially if any relationship, no matter how induced, were to continue. As long as Capicoli and Avelas continue to play any role in the anti-Sandinista movement, any public disclosure of t…
▶ 53:54
Strickland told the Costa Rican station to look into whether the Contras were dealing drugs, but warned no action other than discreet inquiries should be undertaken without headquarters approval. What the CIA found was censored from the rep…