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John Birch member_of U.S. Intelligence Board host_asserted
“after they had bailed out of their B-25 bomber over Japanese-held territory in China. Doolittle had bombed Tokyo during the Doolittle raid off a Navy carrier USS Hornet. Beginning in 1942, Birch, who spoke Chinese, became an Army intelligen…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 3 @ 1:12:01
John Birch member_of Chiang Kai-shek host_asserted
“Chinese national Chinese soldiers, which would have meant he was working with Chiang Kai-shek and he regularly risk his life. And who else would he have been working there with? He would have been working with Colonel Paul Helliwell because…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 3 @ 1:12:30
John Birch assassinated Communist Party of China host_asserted
“He refused to give up his arms. And Birch's corpse was bayoneted. I guess they were beaten up. The rest of Birch's party were taken prisoner. Birch's aid survived. The prisoners were later released. Birch's remains were recovered. There was…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 3 @ 1:13:55

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The Colonels Corner - Dave Troy’s article Part 2
▶ 14:44 group was named after John Birch, who had served as a military intelligence officer in China during World War II. And then in August of 1945, he served in the OSS, Military Intelligence Division, which later became the CIA. And why is that …
The Colonels Corner - Dave Troy’s article Part 2
▶ 15:13 which was the drug warlord in China, Biden Mao. He later goes on to basically control, like in the immediate aftermath of World War II, like 90% of the world's opium supply. And these people are all associated with this. Birch was killed by…
The Colonels Corner - Dave Troy’s article Part 2
▶ 15:42 He wrote a biography of Birch in 1954 and then formed the Society in 1958. General Edwin Walker met Welch in 1959 and became well known for his anti-communist rhetoric, going so far as to claim President Eisenhower was a communist, citing h…
The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 3
▶ 1:11:02 The actual guy, John Birch, I want to read you guys something now that we know how this whole operation works. And tell me if this sounds familiar. John Birch was an American Baptist who went to China as a missionary in 1940. When the Japan…
The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 3
▶ 1:11:32 than Claire Chenault. Where do we know Claire Chenault from? The CIA, who commanded the Flying Tigers, which as we well know, ends up being an air component that eventually ends up in Taiwan. In April 1942, Birch helped none other than Lieu…
The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 3
▶ 1:12:01 after they had bailed out of their B-25 bomber over Japanese-held territory in China. Doolittle had bombed Tokyo during the Doolittle raid off a Navy carrier USS Hornet. Beginning in 1942, Birch, who spoke Chinese, became an Army intelligen…
The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 3
▶ 1:12:30 Chinese national Chinese soldiers, which would have meant he was working with Chiang Kai-shek and he regularly risk his life. And who else would he have been working there with? He would have been working with Colonel Paul Helliwell because…
The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 3
▶ 1:12:59 Army intelligence services. In August, after the Japanese surrendered, Birch was ordered by the OSS to northern China to obtain a surrender from Japanese commanders. Nine days after the war, Birch left by train to meet his party, which incl…
The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 3
▶ 1:13:27 and ran into a group of 300 armed Chinese communists. Birch and his Chinese officer aide approached them and ordered them to surrender. Birch refused, and after arguing about it, they were allowed to proceed. Along the way, Birch's party en…
The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 3
▶ 1:13:55 He refused to give up his arms. And Birch's corpse was bayoneted. I guess they were beaten up. The rest of Birch's party were taken prisoner. Birch's aid survived. The prisoners were later released. Birch's remains were recovered. There was…