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also: Lynch, Brayston Lynch

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Claims (13)

Grayston Lynch member_of Project White Star book_quoted
“who basically didn't know what the hell was going on, and the Laotian government, at least the side that was friendly to the United States. He even met routinely with the French military mission, which was still involved in Laos. The early …”
▶ The Colonel’s corner President’s secret wars Chap 14 @ 30:58
Grayston Lynch headed Brigade 2506 host_asserted
“He does bring up Grayston Lynch, who was a quote unquote CIA advisor that was in charge of the Brigade 2506 and him going ashore when Kennedy specifically forbid anybody that was an American to be on the shore for plausible deniability.…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner The Medusa File by Craig Roberts Part 10 @ 41:10
William A. Robertson Jr. recruited Grayston Lynch book_quoted
“With another program, when an army friend, a liaison with the CIA, put him in contact with Desmond Fitzgerald. The CIA's Far East Baron began the process of recruiting Lynch. But somewhere in the bureaucracy, the hire simply got lost. Retur…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 19 (20) @ 38:38
Jack Hawkins trained Grayston Lynch book_quoted
“Lynch jumped through all the personnel hoops to enter duty at the CIA in less than a day. He worked for Field Commander Jack Hawkins. Hawkins employed Lynch to train Cuban frogmen and later as a case officer on the landing ship Blagar. Acti…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 19 (20) @ 39:07
Grayston Lynch covered_up Operation Pluto book_quoted
“In interviews and oral history, many participants pass over this January 1961 near mutiny. In his book account of the Bay of Pigs, CIA contract officer Grayston Lynch fails to even mention the mutiny. Francisco Molino of the 2nd Brigade is …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 21 (22) @ 31:37
Grayston Lynch member_of Brigade 2506 book_quoted
“on April 1st, viewed the aerial photos of the new landing site at the Bay of Pigs and the nearby village of Playa Garon, he saw coral reefs. Photo interpreters told Lynch he was wrong. Cubans on his ship actually knew the reefs and confirme…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 22 (23) @ 35:08
Grayston Lynch founded The Craft of Intelligence documented
“that a big mistake had been Dulles' absence from the scene. Going to Puerto Rico created a problem. Among smaller fry, Grayston Lynch, in 1998 memoir, published a fierce diatribe aimed primarily at Schlesinger, Sorensen, and the journalist …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 23 (24) @ 17:15
Grayston Lynch criticized Arthur Schlesinger Jr. documented
“that a big mistake had been Dulles' absence from the scene. Going to Puerto Rico created a problem. Among smaller fry, Grayston Lynch, in 1998 memoir, published a fierce diatribe aimed primarily at Schlesinger, Sorensen, and the journalist …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 23 (24) @ 17:15
Grayston Lynch criticized Theodore Sorensen documented
“that a big mistake had been Dulles' absence from the scene. Going to Puerto Rico created a problem. Among smaller fry, Grayston Lynch, in 1998 memoir, published a fierce diatribe aimed primarily at Schlesinger, Sorensen, and the journalist …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 23 (24) @ 17:15
Grayston Lynch criticized Haynes Johnson documented
“that a big mistake had been Dulles' absence from the scene. Going to Puerto Rico created a problem. Among smaller fry, Grayston Lynch, in 1998 memoir, published a fierce diatribe aimed primarily at Schlesinger, Sorensen, and the journalist …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 23 (24) @ 17:15
Grayston Lynch criticized Taylor Panel documented
“that a big mistake had been Dulles' absence from the scene. Going to Puerto Rico created a problem. Among smaller fry, Grayston Lynch, in 1998 memoir, published a fierce diatribe aimed primarily at Schlesinger, Sorensen, and the journalist …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 23 (24) @ 17:15
Grayston Lynch criticized John F. Kennedy documented
“whitewash as the Taylor Report. The on-scene CIA officer, Lynch, defends the fighters in Brigade 2506 and places the responsibility squarely on Kennedy's shoulders. Lynch has certain details wrong. For example, Bissell, not JFK, had the ini…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 23 (24) @ 17:46
Grayston Lynch member_of CIA book_quoted
“Lynch jumped through all the personnel hoops to enter duty at the CIA in less than a day. He worked for Field Commander Jack Hawkins. Hawkins employed Lynch to train Cuban frogmen and later as a case officer on the landing ship Blagar. Acti…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 19 (20) @ 39:07

Mentions (17)

The Colonel’s corner president’s secret war chapter 11
▶ 48:07 The Cubans were dependent on small fiberglass boats with outboard motors. These would be slow in arriving. At least the beaches were marked against orders that no Americans were to be directly involved. Rip Robertson and Grayston Lynch led …
The Colonel’s corner President’s secret wars Chap 14
▶ 30:58 who basically didn't know what the hell was going on, and the Laotian government, at least the side that was friendly to the United States. He even met routinely with the French military mission, which was still involved in Laos. The early …
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 19 (20)
▶ 38:06 Nicaragua offered the best possibilities. Robertson used his connections with the dictator Somoza to obtain a base on Nicaragua's Atlantic coast. The contract officer became the amphibious warfare trainer. Another fresh base was Grayston Ly…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 19 (20)
▶ 38:38 With another program, when an army friend, a liaison with the CIA, put him in contact with Desmond Fitzgerald. The CIA's Far East Baron began the process of recruiting Lynch. But somewhere in the bureaucracy, the hire simply got lost. Retur…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 19 (20)
▶ 39:07 Lynch jumped through all the personnel hoops to enter duty at the CIA in less than a day. He worked for Field Commander Jack Hawkins. Hawkins employed Lynch to train Cuban frogmen and later as a case officer on the landing ship Blagar. Acti…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 19 (20)
▶ 56:47 tells me that what they were really looking for is these people were going to be sacrificed. They really wanted the U.S. for a land invasion. But the other thing that struck me was Brayston Lynch and what he contributed here and where he we…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 19 (20)
▶ 57:18 But he wound up in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. He wound up in BNDD. Of course, later it became the DEA. But by then he retired. He passed away in 2008 at 85. So I'm looking at this dude and I'm saying, now, wait a minute he…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 19 (20)
▶ 57:49 uh, recognized by the CIA and, and gets a medal from the CIA to go along with it. And you sit here and say, Oh my God. Yeah. He led the invasion onto the beach. He was the one that started the firefight. If you listen to what was going on o…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 21 (22)
▶ 31:37 In interviews and oral history, many participants pass over this January 1961 near mutiny. In his book account of the Bay of Pigs, CIA contract officer Grayston Lynch fails to even mention the mutiny. Francisco Molino of the 2nd Brigade is …
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 22 (23)
▶ 34:39 but from Porta Cabeas in Nicaragua. The code name for it was trampoline. The rebel Navy began assembling early in April, starting with the CIA's Blager and Barbara J. Five merchant vessels of the Garcia shipping company, chartered by the CI…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 22 (23)
▶ 35:08 on April 1st, viewed the aerial photos of the new landing site at the Bay of Pigs and the nearby village of Playa Garon, he saw coral reefs. Photo interpreters told Lynch he was wrong. Cubans on his ship actually knew the reefs and confirme…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 23 (24)
▶ 17:15 that a big mistake had been Dulles' absence from the scene. Going to Puerto Rico created a problem. Among smaller fry, Grayston Lynch, in 1998 memoir, published a fierce diatribe aimed primarily at Schlesinger, Sorensen, and the journalist …
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 23 (24)
▶ 17:46 whitewash as the Taylor Report. The on-scene CIA officer, Lynch, defends the fighters in Brigade 2506 and places the responsibility squarely on Kennedy's shoulders. Lynch has certain details wrong. For example, Bissell, not JFK, had the ini…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 23 (24)
▶ 20:14 A completely hidden obstacle would have been a species of crab native to Garonne. Thousands of crabs crushed while crossing the road. Their razor-sharp shells, often covering roads several feet deep, would have sliced the tires of the briga…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 26 (27)
▶ 50:58 George French was a demolition expert and he loved to blow things up. Rip Robertson and Grayston Lynch were back, leading units comprising many teams of Cubans. A CIA contract officer's records that the word paramilitary declared verboten a…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 30 (31)
▶ 26:03 Beginning in the summer of 59, Eisenhower added more than 100 special forces, codenamed White Star. And guess who shows up? Grayston Lynch. Yeah, the boat guy that landed in Cuba. That guy. The guy that wasn't supposed to go ashore, but did…
The Colonel's Corner The Medusa File by Craig Roberts Part 10
▶ 41:10 He does bring up Grayston Lynch, who was a quote unquote CIA advisor that was in charge of the Brigade 2506 and him going ashore when Kennedy specifically forbid anybody that was an American to be on the shore for plausible deniability.…