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Adrian Swain person

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Adrian Swain member_of CIA book_quoted
“Seaport and Airport, 100% owned by the CIA. Organizing the SIO fell to CIA officers Adrian Swain and Tom Tripati, both of whom were recruited from the CIA into the BNDD. In April of 71, they accompanied Ingersoll to Saigon, where Shackley…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Grayston Lynch connecting Gladio to Cuban Exiles @ 34:23
Adrian Swain proposed Office of Strategic Influence host_asserted
“Seeking a way to circumvent the CIA, they recommended the creation of a special ops strategic operations staff of their own. Basically, own CIA using a backdoor approach to gather intelligence. Those operations would rely on longer range, d…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Grayston Lynch connecting Gladio to Cuban Exiles @ 35:18
Adrian Swain member_of Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs book_quoted
“Seaport and Airport, 100% owned by the CIA. Organizing the SIO fell to CIA officers Adrian Swain and Tom Tripati, both of whom were recruited from the CIA into the BNDD. In April of 71, they accompanied Ingersoll to Saigon, where Shackley…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Grayston Lynch connecting Gladio to Cuban Exiles @ 34:23
Adrian Swain did_business_with CIA host_asserted
“The guy running the drug operations briefed them. Through his CIA contacts, Swain's obtained maps of drug smuggling routes. Upon their return, Swain and Tripati expressed frustration that the CIA had access to people capable of providing th…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Grayston Lynch connecting Gladio to Cuban Exiles @ 34:53

Mentions (3)

The Colonels Corner-CIA_FBN Drug Trafficking 101
▶ 27:04 We needed to know what kind of protection the Thai police were affording the traffickers. Well, we could have told them they were being paid by the CIA, $35 million. Organizing the Strategic Intelligence Office then eventually falls to CIA …
The Colonels Corner-CIA_FBN Drug Trafficking 101
▶ 27:35 They accompanied Ingersoll to Saigon, where Station Chief Ted Shackley briefed them. Through his CIA contacts, Swain obtained maps of drug smuggling maps in Southeast Asia. Upon their return to the U.S., Swain and Tripati expressed frustrat…
The Colonels Corner-CIA_FBN Drug Trafficking 101
▶ 27:59 Seeking a way to circumvent the CIA, they recommended the creation of a special operations or strategic operations staff that would function on its own outside the CIA. Those operations would rely on longer-range deep penetration clandestin…
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