Donald Winters person
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Claims (4)
CIA recruited
Donald Winters book_quoted
“the 60s and early 70s, which is where we're at in time frame, just so everybody can get reoriented. Okay, we're on page 406. Henry Hexter aimed a half dozen covert action projects towards shaping the Chilean election. Agency officers like D…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy part 35 (37) @ 2:02
Donald Winters member_of
CIA documented
“that killed Salvador Allende, ran interference with Ambassador John Negroponte. The capital was called Tegu in late 1981. Negroponte, a former aide to Henry Kissinger, conducted the diplomacy, but he also keyed Washington to Honduras' attit…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 44 (46) @ 5:41
Donald Winters member_of
CIA documented
“Argentina's involvement was documented towards the end of 1982 when Hector Francis, a Battalion 601 officer in Costa Rica, gave testimony on his country's activity. In October, Claridge visited Buenos Aires one more time with Jerry Gruner, …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 44 (46) @ 14:03
Donald Winters member_of
CIA book_quoted
“including Don Winters, who stayed on as deputy chief, who had also served in Guatemala and Nicaragua under Somoza. New additions included Frederick Latrash, L-A-T-R-A-S-H. He was there posing as USAID. Another project success foot soldier w…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 36 (38) @ 7:27
Mentions (8)
▶ 14:00
When former pandemonium dictator Manuel Noriega appealed for a reduction in his 40-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering in early 1999, he came armed with influential witnesses. Donald Winters, the former chief of t…
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had performed valuable work for the U.S. government in Central America during the 80s and should give him a break. Though federal prosecutors called him an international drug trafficker and money launderer of unequaled proportions, Winters …
▶ 14:49
provided details on guerrilla and terrorist activities, and even gave the former Shah of Iran a safe haven. There were specific instances when the U.S. government worked through General Noriega. There were major, major considerations, unquo…
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the 60s and early 70s, which is where we're at in time frame, just so everybody can get reoriented. Okay, we're on page 406. Henry Hexter aimed a half dozen covert action projects towards shaping the Chilean election. Agency officers like D…
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of the Guatemala PBS, PB6S. He had also been involved in Bulgaria, excuse me, Bolivia with political actions in the early 1960s. He was an expert. Warren had formerly been the deputy chief of a division at headquarters. He had a strong stat…
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Devine and Don Winters disagree on how high U.S. contacts went in the military. They went as high as the guy who's now in charge of it because the CIA had almost constant contact with Pinochet. On the 11th, Warren's station was fully staffe…
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The chief of station in Honduras capital would observe the CIA operators, but the Nicaraguan ops group was in charge. Still, the chief spent a great deal of time with the Contras in the Honduran capital. It was an all hands on deck moment. …
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Argentina's involvement was documented towards the end of 1982 when Hector Francis, a Battalion 601 officer in Costa Rica, gave testimony on his country's activity. In October, Claridge visited Buenos Aires one more time with Jerry Gruner, …