William Cantrell person
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Claims (12)
William Cantrell funded
Department of Information and Intelligence book_quoted
“And he only spoke out because it was a friend, not the general practice, just because it was a friend. William Cantrell was a CIA ops officer stationed in Montevito, ostensibly as a member of the Office of Public Safety team. In the mid-196…”
▶ Operation Gladio (240516) @ 14:16
William Cantrell member_of
USAID book_quoted
“And he only spoke out because it was a friend, not the general practice, just because it was a friend. William Cantrell was a CIA ops officer stationed in Montevito, ostensibly as a member of the Office of Public Safety team. In the mid-196…”
▶ Operation Gladio (240516) @ 14:16
William Cantrell financed_via
USAID host_asserted
“S-A-E-N-Z had complained privately that he didn't trust Manuel. And Bardazio had observed, again, him being very close to Cantrell. Cantrell not only was using USAID money, he was also using CIA money from the U.S. Embassy.…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Hidden Terrors AJ Langguth Part 10 @ 7:31
William Cantrell financed_via
CIA host_asserted
“S-A-E-N-Z had complained privately that he didn't trust Manuel. And Bardazio had observed, again, him being very close to Cantrell. Cantrell not only was using USAID money, he was also using CIA money from the U.S. Embassy.…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Hidden Terrors AJ Langguth Part 10 @ 7:31
William Cantrell member_of
USAID host_asserted
“William Cantrell, who is the guy we mentioned that was a CIA operator under the cover of Office of Public Safety. So he's actually a CIA agent, but pretending that he works for USAID under the Office of Public Safety.…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Hidden Terrors AJ Langguth Part 10 @ 4:57
William Cantrell member_of
CIA host_asserted
“William Cantrell, who is the guy we mentioned that was a CIA operator under the cover of Office of Public Safety. So he's actually a CIA agent, but pretending that he works for USAID under the Office of Public Safety.…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Hidden Terrors AJ Langguth Part 10 @ 4:57
Francois Mitterrand succeeded
William Cantrell host_asserted
“Horton's dismissive laugh suggested that he was not going to be one of the ones that was interested in researching the torture. Not long before Mitterrand's arrival in Uruguay, Cantrell's position within the U.S. Embassy began to erode. He …”
▶ The Colonels Corner Hidden Terrors AJ Langguth Part 10 @ 16:18
Richard Secord ordered_assassination_of
William Cantrell book_quoted
“His conclusion was that the trio had been eliminated because they had discovered profit skimming going on, which again is exactly what the CIA does. They go in and they set these fake companies up. They get all of these military contracts a…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Medusa File by Craig Roberts Part 10 @ 24:14
Thomas Clines ordered_assassination_of
William Cantrell book_quoted
“His conclusion was that the trio had been eliminated because they had discovered profit skimming going on, which again is exactly what the CIA does. They go in and they set these fake companies up. They get all of these military contracts a…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Medusa File by Craig Roberts Part 10 @ 24:14
Albert Hakim ordered_assassination_of
William Cantrell book_quoted
“His conclusion was that the trio had been eliminated because they had discovered profit skimming going on, which again is exactly what the CIA does. They go in and they set these fake companies up. They get all of these military contracts a…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Medusa File by Craig Roberts Part 10 @ 24:14
Rafael Quintero ordered_assassination_of
William Cantrell book_quoted
“His conclusion was that the trio had been eliminated because they had discovered profit skimming going on, which again is exactly what the CIA does. They go in and they set these fake companies up. They get all of these military contracts a…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Medusa File by Craig Roberts Part 10 @ 24:14
Ted Shackley ordered_assassination_of
William Cantrell book_quoted
“His conclusion was that the trio had been eliminated because they had discovered profit skimming going on, which again is exactly what the CIA does. They go in and they set these fake companies up. They get all of these military contracts a…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Medusa File by Craig Roberts Part 10 @ 24:14
Mentions (13)
▶ 14:16
And he only spoke out because it was a friend, not the general practice, just because it was a friend. William Cantrell was a CIA ops officer stationed in Montevito, ostensibly as a member of the Office of Public Safety team. In the mid-196…
▶ 1:07:23
And Uruguay was very bad. So the U.S. Police Advisory Office was very small. And there was another guy there by the name of William Cantrell. William Cantrell didn't spend a lot of time in the office. He was also a CIA officer. So Cantrell …
▶ 4:57
William Cantrell, who is the guy we mentioned that was a CIA operator under the cover of Office of Public Safety. So he's actually a CIA agent, but pretending that he works for USAID under the Office of Public Safety.…
▶ 5:53
As it happened, more Uruguayans got to know about the Montevideo branch of the police advisory program. The greater question was, how was the U.S. involved with it? Cantrell was widely known to be a CIA officer inside of Uruguay, and he par…
▶ 7:31
S-A-E-N-Z had complained privately that he didn't trust Manuel. And Bardazio had observed, again, him being very close to Cantrell. Cantrell not only was using USAID money, he was also using CIA money from the U.S. Embassy.…
▶ 8:00
Bardasio had begun to work out of the headquarters of what was called the Department of Intelligence Services in the downtown area. Through Cantrell, Bardasio, and other Paraguayan, some policemen observed photographic equipment, radios, an…
▶ 8:26
Each morning, Bernazio would pick up Cantrell in an embassy jeep and took him to his new intelligence office. At noon, he took Cantrell to the embassy and then he would leave the embassy, which is obviously where he had a CIA office, and go…
▶ 8:52
documented on a daily basis. Both the chief of police and the minister of interior knew about this arrangement, but it broke Uruguayan law. Cantrell often visited Inspector Antonio Castanet, another CIA officer, at his office. Other promine…
▶ 16:18
Horton's dismissive laugh suggested that he was not going to be one of the ones that was interested in researching the torture. Not long before Mitterrand's arrival in Uruguay, Cantrell's position within the U.S. Embassy began to erode. He …
▶ 16:43
were at the root of his troubles. Substantial funds had been made available for intelligence work throughout Monteviego, especially for bribes to informers who could supply information about the workings of Uruguay's political parties. Sinc…
▶ 17:13
was Cantrell accounting for his funds properly. Usually, the CIA didn't want to waste one of its own officers as a chief police advisor. There was too much paperwork for the job, too many public ceremonies to attend, but in Uruguay, Cantrel…
▶ 32:26
Had he complained earlier, he would never have been sure whether a colleague agreed with him or not and whether his life would be at risk. William Cantrell's former driver, Bardacio, seemed to have no doubt about the virtue of the CIA's sub…
▶ 23:13
That last month, three top managers for Rockwell IBEX projects were murdered. Three top managers. William Cottrell, Donald Smith, and Robert Crongard.…