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British Special Air Service organization

also: BNG, British SAS, British SAS Special Forces, British special air service, British Special Air Services, British Special Air Surfaces, SAS, SAS Commandos, Special Air Service, Special Air Service Military, Special Air Services, Special Air Services SAS Regiment, Tan Berets, UK Special Forces

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Charlie Beckwith trained_with British Special Air Service documented
“And again, I can't say this enough, guys. These are the people that was referred to as Cuban exiles up until the point that we find out that Cuban exiles are actually Gladio operators inside the United States that were deployed all over the…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER in Presidents' Secret Wars Chapter 14 @ 31:30
Burrus Junior member_of British Special Air Service host_asserted
“at Fort Bragg. He then goes and completes the British Special Air Services, which is basically their version of our special forces, which is very interesting because not a lot of them are dual qualified like that. And he gets, it talks abou…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2) @ 1:09:24
Keeney Meany Services front_for British Special Air Service host_asserted
“and an SAS group officer, Andrew Nightingale, was part of the original cast. Both men would later go on to manage Saladin Security, which was another SAS private military company. The relationship between KMS and SAS was so close that KMS w…”
▶ The Colonels Corner-Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 9 @ 53:03
David Stirling founded British Special Air Service book_quoted
“network and all of the people that ends up in the Miami station involved in JFK's assassination, blah, blah, blah. He also mentions Lucien Koenig a lot in this book, but he also mentions Colonel David Sterling, who was founder of the Britis…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2 @ 2:50
British Special Air Service operated_in British Malaya book_quoted
“under the Special Air Services SAS Regiment, which is kind of the counterpart to our Special Forces. And he mentions that they were involved in Kenya, Malaya. And keep in mind, during this time, Malaya was the precursor to the Phoenix progr…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2 @ 3:22
British Special Air Service operated_in Cyprus book_quoted
“They tried all of the same stuff. They used Agent Orange. They did all of the same things that the CIA did in Vietnam, in Malaya, the British did. He was also in Cyprus, which puts him in position for working with the CIA in the overthrow o…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2 @ 3:49
British Special Air Service member_of Operation Gladio book_quoted
“and served widely as mercenaries under various leaders and banners. In other words, they're functioning as part of Operation Gladio, both inside and outside of Britain, which I thought was very notable. He goes on to talk about war bells be…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2 @ 5:23
British Special Air Service founded Plan Blue host_asserted
“So there's all kinds of turmoil that goes on there. And at the initiative of the British Special Air Services, the SAS, which kind of oversaw their stay-behind units in England during World War II, there was a series of armed networks that …”
▶ Operation Gladio - France @ 10:32
Azov Battalion trained British Special Air Service host_asserted
“Their level of depravity knew no bounds in the torture area. I won't get that gross, but it's really gross. So neo-Nazis have received ongoing training from the CIA, the British SAS, which tells you those are another Gladio telltale signs b…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER in The Empire on Which the Black Sun Never Set, Chapter 14 @ 44:02
British Special Air Service trained Khmer Rouge book_quoted
“We first went to Thailand in 1984. Senior officers of the SAS would later testify. The Yanks and us worked together. We're close, like brothers. We didn't like it any more than they did. We trained the Khmer Rouge in a lot of technical stuf…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER in The Empire on Which the Black Sun Never Set, Chapter 9 @ 36:23
British Special Air Service member_of Operation Gladio host_asserted
“and started by two former SAS soldiers in 2001. And SAS, by the way, is the organization that reports directly to the Royal Family and is involved in Operation Gladio. The name of the company and its logo came from a poem inscribed on a clo…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Invisible Soldiers final @ 36:48
British Special Air Service member_of British Royal Family host_asserted
“and started by two former SAS soldiers in 2001. And SAS, by the way, is the organization that reports directly to the Royal Family and is involved in Operation Gladio. The name of the company and its logo came from a poem inscribed on a clo…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Invisible Soldiers final @ 36:48
Margaret Thatcher sent British Special Air Service host_asserted
“When the Iran-Contra scandal got underway in 1983, Reagan, fearing another unpleasant exposure, asked British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to take over, who sent SAS, Special Air Service Military, which is basically their special forces…”
▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER in The Empire on Which the Black Sun Never Set, Chapter 9 @ 35:51
Watchguard International member_of British Special Air Service host_asserted
“The SAS is the UK's most elite special forces unit specializing in covert guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency. They are generally considered to be among the most elite special forces in the world and was said to be the inspiration for t…”
▶ The Colonels Corner-Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 9 @ 48:28

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Operation Gladio - France
▶ 10:32 So there's all kinds of turmoil that goes on there. And at the initiative of the British Special Air Services, the SAS, which kind of oversaw their stay-behind units in England during World War II, there was a series of armed networks that …
Operation Gladio - France
▶ 21:20 paratroopers. And then they spell shock C-H-O-C. But when it's translated to English in some of these books that I've read, it actually is written S-H-O-C-K, like shock troops. And I tell you that just because I want you to be able to find …
The Colonel’s corner President’s secret wars Chap 14
▶ 31:29 These are the people that was referred to as Cuban exiles up until the point that we find out the Cuban exiles are actually Gladio operators inside the United States that were deployed all over the world to do this kind of shit. Charlie Bec…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2)
▶ 1:09:24 at Fort Bragg. He then goes and completes the British Special Air Services, which is basically their version of our special forces, which is very interesting because not a lot of them are dual qualified like that. And he gets, it talks abou…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2)
▶ 1:10:18 which would be during the whole time that Iran-Contra is going on and the CIA is running all of their drug operations out of there. So he definitely had some, he also assisted the British having his SAS qualifications in the Falkland Island…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 40 (42)
▶ 50:11 was being subjected to armed aggression from Iran and Pakistan. It was. The first CIA weapons entered the pipeline while time remained to prepare for their use. Nothing moves in Afghanistan during the early months of the year when the snows…
The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2
▶ 2:50 network and all of the people that ends up in the Miami station involved in JFK's assassination, blah, blah, blah. He also mentions Lucien Koenig a lot in this book, but he also mentions Colonel David Sterling, who was founder of the Britis…
The Colonel's Corner Spooks Part 2
▶ 4:51 But the SAS, the use of their last names, badges of rank is a top secret regiment skilled in both unconventional warfare and intelligence operations, accused of using assassination and torture against the IRA and others. SAS veterans have l…
The Colonel’s Corner Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 11
▶ 41:55 He's often described as a veteran of the Special Air Services, or SAS, their most elite special forces. By his own admission, he was actually rejected by the SAS, according to him. You don't know whether to believe him or not. But he did ta…
The Colonel’s Corner Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 11
▶ 43:48 Spicer received early backing from a guy by the name of Simon Mann and another helper, Tony Buckingham. They were SAS men who had helped launch Executive Outcome. Mann had originally offered Spicer a role in Executive Outcomes, but he had d…
The Colonel’s Corner Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 11
▶ 53:11 General Tony Hunter Choke, so it's Hunter-C-H-O-A-T, headed the security for the project management office and is credited for aiding Spicer to get the contract. Hunter Choke served in the British SAS for over 20 years. His military career …
The Colonel's Corner Strange Tales of the ParaPolitical Part 5
▶ 31:32 It had been modeled off of the British Special Air Surfaces, making it basically a special operations unit. It was infamous worldwide because it was used all over for torture and terrorist acts. They actually, most people accredit them with…
The Colonels Corner-Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 9
▶ 47:56 actual flights were logged as logistical support, which is bullshit. Generally, WatchGuard International is considered to be the first true private military company. It was founded by Special Air Services, SAS, founder Sir David Sterling an…
The Colonels Corner-Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 9
▶ 48:28 The SAS is the UK's most elite special forces unit specializing in covert guerrilla warfare and counterinsurgency. They are generally considered to be among the most elite special forces in the world and was said to be the inspiration for t…
The Colonels Corner-Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 9
▶ 48:59 This shadowy network of former SAS men working at various private military companies came to be known as the Circuit. WatchGuard was a trailblazer. Its first operation was in where? Yemen. It also did work for the governments of Saudi Arabi…
The Colonels Corner-Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 9
▶ 50:24 which, by the way, their main office was in the UK, and I don't think that's a coincidence, suddenly got born. And what was it doing? Financing all the same shit. Throughout the 1970s, a legion of British private military corporations close…
The Colonels Corner-Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 9
▶ 51:28 And it's created by the same people that kidnap and ransom people. What the hell? Yes, yes, that's what was going on. That is what you refer to as a money laundering operation, guys. Upon hiring former SAS Major Rish, A-R-I-S-H, Turtle, lik…
The Colonels Corner-Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 9
▶ 52:32 as Swahils for movement of snake through the grass, or a kind of South Arabian slang meaning clandestine or under the counter. Okay. KMS was managed by former SAS man David Walker, who had first broken into the private security racket while…
The Colonels Corner-Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 9
▶ 53:03 and an SAS group officer, Andrew Nightingale, was part of the original cast. Both men would later go on to manage Saladin Security, which was another SAS private military company. The relationship between KMS and SAS was so close that KMS w…
The Colonels Corner-Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 9
▶ 59:56 While not a member of the circle, David Sterling was a very close friend of Lord Julian Emery, A-M-E-R-Y, who became the circle's chairman by the 1980s. During the early 60s, Emery, Sterling, and other future circle members like Neal Billy …
The Colonels Corner-Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 9
▶ 1:00:25 conspired to deploy former SAS troops to Yemen to aid the royalist factions that had recently been deposed and stop advances of Nasser's Egyptian forces. Sterling's work in Yemen would lay the foundation for WatchGuard International and the…
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