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Jimmy Lyon person

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Jimmy Lyon funded Contras documented
“He was a Republican friend of George Bush and Walter Michener. He was also a staunch supporter and fundraiser for the Contras. I don't know what just happened to, something just happened to my web browser. Well, Rumble seems to still be up.…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 18 @ 28:52
Oliver North member_of Jimmy Lyon documented
“is mentioned several times in Oliver North's White House diaries. North wrote Ryan's name in his diary at least four times, including one entry regarding a telephone call from Richard Miller, a major Contra fundraiser, on February 1st, 1985…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 18 @ 30:01
Jimmy Lyon funded Contras book_quoted
“Lyons is also a banker. He is mentioned at least four times in Oliver North's diary in connection with fundraising for the Contras. Lyons and Michener are also longtime good friends. Lyons said they had done business together for many years…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Mafia, CIA and George Bush Part 2 @ 29:48
Jimmy Lyon funded Iran-Contra affair book_quoted
“Jimmy Lyons. Who's Jimmy Lyons? Well, Jimmy Lyons just happens to be one of the big fundraisers for Iran-Contra. In June 1984, Mainland paid out almost $20 million to Allied in a deal that showed Hill's friendship with Meisner, but caused t…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Mafia, CIA and George Bush Part 4 @ 23:28
Jimmy Lyon secretly_owned River Oaks Bank and Trust book_quoted
“According to a former mainland CEO, Ron Bearden, these included Suburban Bank, South Main Bank, North Shore Bank, and River Oaks Bank and Trust. What's interesting about River Oaks Bank and Trust is it was controlled by President Bush and M…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Mafia, CIA and George Bush Part 4 @ 23:01
Jimmy Lyon relationship_with Walter B. Jones Jr. book_quoted
“Harrison County contributors. Michener was introduced to the circle of Brahmin Houston Republicans like Bush, James Baker III, and Mosbacher by Lyons and Tony Robinson. Robinson, another banker, he was also a contractor who owned First Mort…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 2 @ 20:01
Walter B. Jones Jr. relationship_with Jimmy Lyon book_quoted
“Lyons is also a banker. He is mentioned at least four times in Oliver Norse's diary in connection with fundraising for the Contras. Lyon and Michener are also longtime good friends. Lyon said they had done business together for many years. …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 2 @ 18:29

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The Colonel’s Corner Mafia, CIA and George Bush Part 2
▶ 29:18 is actually outside of Marathon, 30 miles east of Alpine. Michener, a man who has owned hundreds of thousands of acres in that exact area, knew exactly where his ranch was, but he tried to play coy. Another strong Contra supporter and Houst…
The Colonel’s Corner Mafia, CIA and George Bush Part 2
▶ 29:48 Lyons is also a banker. He is mentioned at least four times in Oliver North's diary in connection with fundraising for the Contras. Lyons and Michener are also longtime good friends. Lyons said they had done business together for many years…
The Colonel’s Corner Mafia, CIA and George Bush Part 2
▶ 31:19 Harrison County contributors. Michener was introduced to the circle of Brahmin Houston Republicans like Bush, James Baker III, and Mosbacher by Lyons and Tony Robinson. Robinson, another banker, he was also a contractor who owned First Mort…
The Colonel’s Corner Mafia, CIA and George Bush Part 2
▶ 31:50 the right-wing newspaper called the Houston Tribune. The money for Michener's first construction jobs came from Tommy Robinson. He had been a longtime Houstonian who stated that Robinson, Michener, Bush, and Baker all hung out together at a…
The Colonel’s Corner Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 18
▶ 28:20 Bank and Trust in Houston. This loan totaled $280,000, indicating that Starnes owned a little over 10% of the bank stock, more than Atkinson owned. Atkinson also financed his West Bank stock. This bank, in the wealthiest section of Houston,…
The Colonel’s Corner Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 18
▶ 28:52 He was a Republican friend of George Bush and Walter Michener. He was also a staunch supporter and fundraiser for the Contras. I don't know what just happened to, something just happened to my web browser. Well, Rumble seems to still be up.…
The Colonel’s Corner Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 18
▶ 29:27 I don't know why. And now I can't get up the original Brave browser. Oh, there it is. Okay. Sorry about that. So we've got all these guys, George Bush, Walter Mitchener, CIA banks, all around starts. Lyon is mentioned several times. Okay, h…
The Colonel’s Corner Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 18
▶ 31:02 law firm. Michael DeBakey is another principal in Republic Health. Perhaps Starn's relationship to Riddle, Corson, Atkinson, and the banks of Michener and Lyon go a little way towards explaining why a bust-out car owners like him was one of…
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