Project Democracy operation
also: Operation Democracy
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Oliver Northperson · 6CIAintelligence service · 4FDNorganization · 3John Poindexterperson · 3Richard Secordperson · 3Felix Rodriguezperson · 3Bob Duttonperson · 2Contrasorganization · 2Sandinistasorganization · 2Nicaraguacountry · 2Washington, D.C.place · 2Southern Air Transportorganization · 2Joseph Fernandezperson · 2Robert Duttonperson · 2James Earl Rayperson · 1Robert McFarlaneperson · 1The Enterpriseorganization · 1Iran hostage crisisevent · 1Tom Clinesperson · 1William Langerperson · 1U.S. Southern Commandorganization · 1Aguacateplace · 1Alan Fiersperson · 1Eugene Hassenfussperson · 1
Claims (5)
Claire George covered_up
Project Democracy book_quoted
“Alan Fiers decided George would be the respondent. I wonder if they drew straws. The cable with details on Felix Rodriguez reached George early enough to be included in his briefing book. But George ordered Fiers to edit out his statement o…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 48 (50) @ 18:24
Sterling Corporate Services front_for
Project Democracy book_quoted
“Eugene Hassan bus had flown with Cooper and Laos. All were nominally employed by a Quarryville, Pennsylvania company called Corporate Air Services. The crews thought that they worked for the CIA and were told that by Luis Posato Corrales. D…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 47 (49) @ 23:26
Oliver North covered_up
Project Democracy host_asserted
“cash solicitation, North argued to Admiral Poindexter that the more viable democracy project became that the planes and pilots and weapons, the more inquisitive people would become. Steelhammer wrote, quote, we have to lift some of this ont…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 47 (49) @ 1:00:00
CIA purchased
Project Democracy book_quoted
“out of El Pelopengo. Secord alleges that Langley decided to take over Project Democracy assets. Oliver North met with CIA officials on October 9th. The agency actually did purchase for $1.2 million the group's last weapon shipment that was …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 48 (50) @ 17:26
CIA covered_up
Project Democracy book_quoted
“told the Sandinistas his plane belonged to the CIA. In Washington, it was like an explosion. The Reagan administration circled the wagons. Elliott Abrams' office tried to attribute the plane operation to General Singlem and claimed the U.S.…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 48 (50) @ 15:57
Mentions (21)
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Whoa. I still love that. I was just thinking the same thing. I can get over on rumble and I'm like, you know, get over there, get over there. Yeah. I love it. Um, still gets me psyched up. Okay. So we're on page five 49 under chapter projec…
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Fires would not be the sole victim of his deception. Oliver North exhibited the opinion on plain paper without letterhead whenever anyone questioned the legality of his actions. Robert McFarland protected North from a congressional inquiry …
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former Mongoose case officer. Both had worked with Edwin Wilson and were on the danger list as far as Rodriguez knew. Then Rodriguez, who himself used the false identity of Max Gomez, learned that Clines had worked with Secord on the arms d…
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at El Opango. Once or twice, Cooper took care of the gas when Posado couldn't make it. But the Cuban gained unquestioned control of the funds from the Americans. And this outraged General Bastillo by dumping wads of cash on his desk like th…
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Until that happened, Felix Rodriguez had had that duty since he was the only one that spoke Spanish. The airlift's first great moment occurred in March of 86. A Sandinista infantry force pursued FDN troops across the border and made for the…
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The CIA's cooperation on the Southern Front amounted to the best thing Project Democracy had going. The airlift remained sour with accidents and abortive flights. April 1986 marked an intense spike in phone calls between North and Bill Case…
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With much fanfare, on March 14th, the president sent a message to Congress on freedom, regional security, and global peace. The White House spin doctors, including John Poindexter and Ronald Reagan, characterized the approach as essentially…
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job, but by the spring of 86, he was pretty burnt out. Secord was doubly pleased at this time, therefore, to hear that his friend, Colonel Robert Dutton, had retired from the Air Force. Secord had served with him during the Iran hostage mis…
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Bill Cooper, Calero, Quintero, and Rodriguez also had no security clearances. But they were all using this classified encryption machine without authorization. Beyond the use of secret encoding devices, there was many ways in which the U.S.…
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cash solicitation, North argued to Admiral Poindexter that the more viable democracy project became that the planes and pilots and weapons, the more inquisitive people would become. Steelhammer wrote, quote, we have to lift some of this ont…
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I will be on the Alex Jones show, his podcast, tomorrow for an hour at 1 o'clock. So, there's the news. Breaking your heard and hear. Yeah, obviously talking about Operation Gladio. Okay, so we're on page 561, Project Democracy, still talki…
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I will be on the Alex Jones show, his podcast, tomorrow for an hour at 1 o'clock. So, there's the news. Breaking your heard and hear. Yeah, obviously talking about Operation Gladio. Okay, so we're on page 561, Project Democracy, still talki…
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but eventually gave him the fuel anyway because Joe Fernandez stepped in. Relations between Felix Rodriguez and the Enterprise was very rocky. Rodriguez asked what had happened to the Salvadoran end-user certificates for the missiles, only …
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Aldolfo Calero came when Congress finally passed the $100 million contra aid appropriation. The NSC staff operators celebrated it, but there was less to celebrate than met the eye. Oliver North had been quite correct that more people would …
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Telephone calls between San Salvador and Washington complemented every active flight program. Drop zones remained elusive. But in August, Fernandez managed another mission to the Southern Front. Again, the aircraft landed at San Jose, where…
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On September 13th, Dutton reported on the encrypted device that Project Democracy had delivered 55,000 pounds of supplies. Through the rest of the month, perhaps seven loads were checked out of the warehouse and delivered to the Southern Fr…
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Oliver North said, you went on that mission? North felt Dutton knew too much and prohibited him from flying anymore. As with complaints to Felix Rodriguez about phone calls, this was part of North's great concern about security issues. A di…
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Cooper flew without standard evasive tactics against anti-aircraft missiles. That day, his luck ran out. The plane overthrew, flew a Sandinista unit that was hit by a missile and crashed. Hassan Fuss, even in Laos, known for precautions to …
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perpetrated on the Sandinistas in 1984. They hadn't forgotten. Joe Fernandez wired Dunton demanding damage control. North, then John Poindexter, intervened with justice to delay FBI and Customs investigation of Southern Air Transport, where…
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out of El Pelopengo. Secord alleges that Langley decided to take over Project Democracy assets. Oliver North met with CIA officials on October 9th. The agency actually did purchase for $1.2 million the group's last weapon shipment that was …
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Project Democracy never existed in a vacuum. The purpose had always been to reach the bright future when the CIA would be able to fight again. It was just to hold them over. Bill Casey wanted that, even if he sometimes played coy. The CIA d…