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The Colonel's Corner Book Club Presidents_ Secret Wars Chap 13
▶ 18:23 along with increased covert offensive operations against the North. Once more, President Kenney rejected the troop requests while approving almost everything else. Indeed, more secret warriors were reaching South Vietnam. The same day he se…
The Colonel's Corner Book Club Presidents_ Secret Wars Chap 13
▶ 20:45 It was evident by 63 that President Diem had lost most of the political support that he had, and his brother began using force to quell demonstrations by the majority Buddhists in the country. They were operating under the auspices of being…
The Colonel's Corner Book Club Presidents_ Secret Wars Chap 13
▶ 20:45 It was evident by 63 that President Diem had lost most of the political support that he had, and his brother began using force to quell demonstrations by the majority Buddhists in the country. They were operating under the auspices of being…
The Colonel's Corner Book Club Presidents_ Secret Wars Chap 13
▶ 21:41 In addition to being a liaison, the CIA wished to have its own source among South Vietnamese politicians and interest groups. By 1960, the agency was supplying the best information outside of the presidential palace, save perhaps a few of t…
The Colonel's Corner The Medusa Files Part 17
▶ 4:44 could see the black smoke pouring out of the 110-story World Trade Center bombing. No one realized at the moment what they were actually seeing. Though damage to the building was heavy, it was not as devastating as had been planned by the i…
The Colonel's Corner The Medusa Files Part 17
▶ 20:43 One tape went even further. It seems the FBI not only knew about the planning, they actually assisted the bombers in obtaining and constructing the bomb. Huh. The U.S. government teaching people how to build bombs. Boy, does that sound fami…
The Colonel's Corner The Medusa Files Part 17
▶ 21:16 then use it to construct a quote unquote bomb that would not go off. All the FBI needed to show in court was the elements of a conspiracy. It would be a classic sting operation and the FBI would come out in the media as a hero. A much neede…
The Colonel's Corner The Medusa Files Part 17
▶ 22:23 The FBI instead kept their source in place and continued to monitor the progress. According to the transcripts, the plan was changed and the informant was directed to provide the terrorist with real explosives. The reasoning behind this was…
The Colonel's Corner The Medusa Files Part 17
▶ 22:56 would make itself. Weird. According to reports and transcripts, Salem was instructed to not only provide the materials, but to give instructions and help in building the bomb. It makes you wonder where Ramzi Yousef was during this time, as …
The Colonel's Corner The Medusa Files Part 17
▶ 23:29 to provide any instructions. Part of the story regarding Salem's participation surfaced when a transcript of a secret recording he made with his handlers surfaced. According to it, he was questioned about his expenditures on his expense rep…
The Colonel's Corner The Medusa Files Part 17
▶ 23:56 He explained that his expenses rose during the month the bomb was built because the cost of building the Trade Center bomb was much bigger. In the transcript, he admitted that he used government funds to procure the material and build the b…