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Joe Attila person

also: Adia, Attica, France's most colorful criminal, gangster kingpin, Joan Attica, Joe Attia, Joe Attica

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Charles de Gaulle appointed Joe Attila host_asserted
“Following the war, Charles de Gaulle himself appointed Joe Attica to the Legion of Honor. Joe thought of entering the boxing ring, but by chance, he ran into an old friend from his penal colony days, Pierre Luttrell. In the meantime, Luttre…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 52:21
Christian David did_business_with Joe Attila book_quoted
“That doesn't happen, does it? Between intelligence assignments, David minded not only his own affairs, but those of Joe Attica, who was officially in prison and in exile in Africa during different periods of this. David ran two of Attica's …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 3 @ 35:05
Joe Attila operated_in Operation Ivory Coast host_asserted
“Colonel Furcard defended him as a marvelous personality, an admirable man, and one of their best agents. After 1958, Adia worked primarily for the Secret Intelligence Network under the Minister of African Affairs. In 59, he surfaced first i…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 58:32
Joe Attila attempted_assassination_of Ala El Fassai host_asserted
“was sent to Morocco to kill a Moroccan rebel leader, Ala El Fassai. But he was arrested by Spanish authorities for blowing up a hotel in Spanish Morocco where his target was located. To ensure extradition to France, he confessed to murderin…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 57:33
Joe Attila did_business_with Christian David host_asserted
“as a convicted criminal who could be dispatched on high-risk missions. Although Attica may not be the exact same killer, he definitely fits that description. And a second potential assassin was referred to as W.I. Rogue. He fit the descript…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 1:00:39
Joe Attila member_of Otto Gang host_asserted
“and his right-hand man had collaborated with the Gestapo. But he didn't care. Didn't matter. They joined what was called the Otto Gang, which was laying waste to a string of... So the Otto Gang was actually part of a string of murders and b…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 52:56
Colonel Beaumont recruited Joe Attila host_asserted
“The colonel offered him a large fee to locate a Moroccan terrorist hideout in French North Africa. Attica agreed to the job. He took a whirlwind course on how to be a secret agent. He left on several missions, mostly in Africa. Sometimes he…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 56:29
Joe Attila member_of SDECE host_asserted
“He was released. In 1957, while he was on an SDECE mission in Tanzania, a member of the defense minister's staff accidentally set eyes upon the SDECE gangster role and demanded to be told why Adia was working for the agency.…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 58:06
Joe Attila operated_in Katanga host_asserted
“Colonel Furcard defended him as a marvelous personality, an admirable man, and one of their best agents. After 1958, Adia worked primarily for the Secret Intelligence Network under the Minister of African Affairs. In 59, he surfaced first i…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 58:32
Joe Attila recruited Christian David host_asserted
“Though mentioned primarily because of his responsibility for Christian David's recruitment, basically as a hitman, he was also the first gangster to become an international espionage agent. And then he tells a little bit about his childhood…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 49:27
Joe Attila assassinated John Christian host_asserted
“Morocco and the Ivory Coast. But he traveled frequently to Paris, even though he was supposedly kicked out of Paris. Weird. We've seen that before, too. On 22 June 1972, he died of throat cancer. But before he did, he settled a score with a…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 1:02:49
Joe Attila assassinated George Sicard host_asserted
“Morocco and the Ivory Coast. But he traveled frequently to Paris, even though he was supposedly kicked out of Paris. Weird. We've seen that before, too. On 22 June 1972, he died of throat cancer. But before he did, he settled a score with a…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 1:02:49
Joe Attila carried_out_attack Antoine Argoud host_asserted
“who was then just a small hood guy, gang. Together, they worked in Algeria. They were involved in a long series of shady intelligence capers, including the infamous kidnapping of Colonel Antone Argaud and Mede Ben Barka. After 1962, Adia wa…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 1:01:17
Joe Attila carried_out_attack Mehdi Ben Barka host_asserted
“who was then just a small hood guy, gang. Together, they worked in Algeria. They were involved in a long series of shady intelligence capers, including the infamous kidnapping of Colonel Antone Argaud and Mede Ben Barka. After 1962, Adia wa…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Great Heroin Coup Part 2 @ 1:01:17

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