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Buffalo Airways organization

also: Buffalo Airlines

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Skyways Aircraft Leasingorganization · 3W. Jack Thompson Jr.person · 3Saudi Arabian Airlinesorganization · 3Aziz Mazloumperson · 3George Selmanperson · 2Farhad Azimaperson · 2Burlington Air Expressorganization · 2Oliver Northperson · 2Dwayne Sheehyperson · 2John Whiteperson · 1Houston Postorganization · 1Southern Air Transportorganization · 1Alan Fiersperson · 1Global International Airwaysorganization · 1Ransom Aircraftorganization · 1Louis T. Ransomperson · 1Global Jet Cellsorganization · 1Empire Savingsorganization · 1Leon Bensonperson · 1William Crockerperson · 1Arrow Airorganization · 1George Lovellperson · 1Morris Jaffeperson · 1Doug Jaffeperson · 1

Claims (8)

Aziz Mazloum purchased Buffalo Airways documented
“He built up his fleet to around 50 airplanes and said he wasn't ever going to do business directly in the United States. That's because he was under investigation by the IRS and had already declared bankruptcy here twice. In February 1989, …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16 @ 16:56
W. Jack Thompson Jr. incorporated Buffalo Airways documented
“Buffalo Airways was incorporated in Texas in 1982 by Wordy Jack Thompson Jr., a Dallas attorney. Thompson also was an incorporator, along with Bill Ransom, of Global Jet Cells. He was also involved in Ransom's attempt to sell the C-130s to …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16 @ 17:32
Dwayne Sheehy worked_for Buffalo Airways documented
“Thompson was convicted on four counts of falsifying documents, including overvaluing a condominium he owned in Mexico on a loan application he made to Empire State in November of 1982, just one month before he incorporated Buffalo Airways. …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16 @ 18:28
Buffalo Airways sold_to Burlington Air Express documented
“Flying night freight. Buffalo had five aircraft then and sold a couple of them to Burlington. Then we were the unsuccessful bidders in a second contract with Burlington. We went back to ad hoc freight business from 1984 to 88. That's the of…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16 @ 19:26
George Lovell member_of Buffalo Airways book_quoted
“Lastly, George Lovell, L-O-V-E-L-L, was another guy that worked there. He joined Bass Company in 87 after working for Buffalo Airways. Lovell had also worked for Saudi Arabian Airlines. So again, these are all CIA proprietories. In October …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16 @ 57:17
George Selman member_of Buffalo Airways book_quoted
“came to Bass Company from Azizma's Buffalo Airways. So again, these are all, some of them had worked for Saudi Arabian Airlines. All of this is together. One of those guys, George Selman, resigned from Skyways in 91, just a few months after…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16 @ 56:07
William Crocker member_of Buffalo Airways book_quoted
“The former director of operations, William Crocker, resigned right after him. Crocker worked at Buffalo Airways for four years before leaving in May to join Skyways. So as soon as somebody started reporting on this, they all bailed out is t…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16 @ 56:44
Buffalo Airways flying_arms_for Oliver North book_quoted
“So it appears that Buffalo Airways was flying arms from Poland to Guatemala for the CIA and Oliver North when they ran into some problems in London and had to call the CIA. And if I remember correctly, there's a story in another book about …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16 @ 20:58

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The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16
▶ 16:56 He built up his fleet to around 50 airplanes and said he wasn't ever going to do business directly in the United States. That's because he was under investigation by the IRS and had already declared bankruptcy here twice. In February 1989, …
The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16
▶ 17:32 Buffalo Airways was incorporated in Texas in 1982 by Wordy Jack Thompson Jr., a Dallas attorney. Thompson also was an incorporator, along with Bill Ransom, of Global Jet Cells. He was also involved in Ransom's attempt to sell the C-130s to …
The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16
▶ 18:28 Thompson was convicted on four counts of falsifying documents, including overvaluing a condominium he owned in Mexico on a loan application he made to Empire State in November of 1982, just one month before he incorporated Buffalo Airways. …
The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16
▶ 18:56 now has no relationship to Buffalo. In a written statement to reporters, Azizma's attorney said, the fact that Mr. Thompson incorporated the organization is of no significance. Sure. Sheehy said Buffalo did not start operations until 84 whe…
The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16
▶ 19:26 Flying night freight. Buffalo had five aircraft then and sold a couple of them to Burlington. Then we were the unsuccessful bidders in a second contract with Burlington. We went back to ad hoc freight business from 1984 to 88. That's the of…
The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16
▶ 20:29 who would later plead guilty to withholding information from Congress during the Iran-Contra investigation. Fires reported that a pilot for a Buffalo Airlines 707 flying from Poland to Guatemala was on the ground in London. The next entry s…
The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16
▶ 21:27 But Buffalo allegedly fell on hard times, and by February 1989, when Azizma bought Buffalo, it only had one airplane. However, Azizma quickly poured the money in, and by the end of 89, the company had six 707s and was continuing to fly Madr…
The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16
▶ 23:37 Because, you know, anybody that works in Houston that does business with Adon Khashoggi, the Saudis, and George W. Bush and Senator Benson's son is going to need a Cayman Islands bank account and company. So the other principals were also o…
The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16
▶ 56:07 came to Bass Company from Azizma's Buffalo Airways. So again, these are all, some of them had worked for Saudi Arabian Airlines. All of this is together. One of those guys, George Selman, resigned from Skyways in 91, just a few months after…
The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16
▶ 56:07 came to Bass Company from Azizma's Buffalo Airways. So again, these are all, some of them had worked for Saudi Arabian Airlines. All of this is together. One of those guys, George Selman, resigned from Skyways in 91, just a few months after…
The Colonel’s Corner-Mafia, CIA, and George Bush Part 16
▶ 56:44 The former director of operations, William Crocker, resigned right after him. Crocker worked at Buffalo Airways for four years before leaving in May to join Skyways. So as soon as somebody started reporting on this, they all bailed out is t…
The Colonels Corner Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 19
▶ 26:42 That kind of closes up the chapter on Silverado. At the same time that Farhad Azima had bought Buffalo Airlines, he was engaged in a big controversy over two DC-8s in Spain with individuals who led to a vast international interconnected web…
The Colonels Corner Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 19
▶ 33:46 the son of a San Antonio businessman, Morris Jaffe. In 89, one of Jaffe's closest friends and associates, John White, a lawyer, lobbyist, and former DNC chairman, was telling reporters that Azima had gone into the hush kit business with Bur…
The Colonel’s Corner The Mafia CIA & George Bush Part 14
▶ 49:25 George Selman, a flight engineer who worked at Global after three years at Saudi Arabian Airlines, later transferred to CIA-connected Buffalo Airways, which Azima purchased in 1989. So they're using Azima as a front guy for the CIA. Next, S…
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