Leonard Unger person
also: Leonard. Unger, Unger
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William Sullivan succeeded
Leonard Unger documented
“Unger successfully protected Suvanna when coup attempts were made against him. Although his successor calls Unger a reluctant militarist, the escalation of the CIA secret war told otherwise. William Sullivan followed Unger. While Sullivan h…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 31A @ 10:55
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Laos documented
“which brought together the American ambassadors, military commanders, and intelligence chiefs in Laos, Thailand, and South Vietnam. They worked as a collective. Ambassador Leonard Unger had the helm during the initial phase of the Laotian W…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 31A @ 10:23
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And this was made by Johnson on the basis of a recommendation assembled by the Sullivan Committee in the spring of 1964, of which they were lied to by the CIA. As boss in Laos, Sullivan could be certain that the American mission would pursu…
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Unger, whom Sullivan replaced as ambassador. Unger had been dubious about the value of this large-scale war and had made sure that the Hmong operation was reversible in case it failed. Sullivan, by contrast, threw himself headlong into the …
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Ambassador Leonard Unger had the helm during the initial phase of the Laotian War. He was fluent in both Thai and Lao. Deeply interested in the land of the million elephants, meaning Laos, Unger successfully protected Suvanna when coup atte…