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Antonio Mendez person

also: Friar Antonio Menini, Mendez, Menini

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Tehranplace · 4Irancountry · 3CIAintelligence service · 3Studio 6 Productionsorganization · 2Anthony Quinnperson · 1Charlie Beckwithperson · 1Kenneth Taylorperson · 1Steven Spielbergperson · 1

Claims (6)

Antonio Mendez member_of P2 Masonic Lodge host_asserted
“And we know that they are up to their eyeballs as P2 members and money laundering for drug people and the mafia. So this is the guy that's running back and forth, carrying quote unquote messages to the family. Holy crap. Menini came to serv…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER - Operation Gladio by Paul Williams Chapter 7 and 8 @ 49:24
Antonio Mendez relationship_with Aldo Moro host_asserted
“between Moro and his family during his kidnapping. Now, what's interesting is the guy they picked to be the intermediary between the kidnapped guy in charge of Italy and his family, that guy is a friar, part of the Catholic Church. His dad …”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER - Operation Gladio by Paul Williams Chapter 7 and 8 @ 48:52
Antonio Mendez moved_to Great Britain host_asserted
“as the papal nuncio to great britain i guess that's the cheap guy and the vatican to this day continues to shield morrow's confessor from ever having to testify in state hearings concerning the prime minister's abduction and death so in oth…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER - Operation Gladio by Paul Williams Chapter 7 and 8 @ 51:00
Antonio Mendez member_of Vatican host_asserted
“Morleon helped to establish, open shortly before the Moro kidnapping, only to close the following autumn. Even more puzzling was that the Prodeo founder received prominent mention in the secret files of Gelli, which were seized by the Itali…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER - Operation Gladio by Paul Williams Chapter 7 and 8 @ 48:23
Antonio Mendez moved_to Russia host_asserted
“But I did look him up and he currently now works in Rome directly for Pope Francis. He also had been stationed as a chief of the Catholic Church in Russia and Uzbekistan. So he has a very interesting background. So next we get to the 1980 b…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed with COLONEL TOWNER - Operation Gladio by Paul Williams Chapter 7 and 8 @ 51:30
Antonio Mendez founded Studio 6 Productions documented
“Mendez focused on open travel throughout Tehran, even as Mendez set up his Hollywood company called Studio 6 Productions. His unit aided agency officers moving in and out of Tehran to prepare for the hostage rescue. Studio 6 advertised in H…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2) @ 41:17

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The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2)
▶ 40:47 in the Shah's government. To test the difficulty of moving in and around Tehran, Branch Chief Antonio Mendez carried out covert operations of his own. They created a fake movie production company that supposedly was filming a picture in Ira…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2)
▶ 41:17 Mendez focused on open travel throughout Tehran, even as Mendez set up his Hollywood company called Studio 6 Productions. His unit aided agency officers moving in and out of Tehran to prepare for the hostage rescue. Studio 6 advertised in H…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2)
▶ 41:46 for a science fiction movie set in the Middle East. And you have the entire Middle East, but we're going to do it in Iran. And nobody's going to suspect a thing. Mehrabad, considered the quickest way out, became the route of choice. And Men…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2)
▶ 48:31 Admiral Turner's retiree, Bob, was to be the inside man, assisted by a fake identity crafted by Mendez's shop. Bob arrived in late December. The ease with which he transited through the airport dictated the choice of that route for the Cana…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2)
▶ 49:01 You know, the one required in Iran. He spoke all of them but that one. He functioned effectively as a businessman starting a construction company. In meeting Colonel Beckwith, Bob's deliberate speech and mannerism reminded the Delta command…
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