James Ryan person
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Claims (3)
James Ryan recruited
John McRaney book_quoted
“One drug operation is the same as another drug operation. The deputy, John McRaney, another Laos vet with 19,000 hours of his own, McRaney, looking for a new gig, had gone to Air America's buddy, James Ryan, who now ran the CIA proprietary …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 47 (49) @ 21:57
James Ryan founded
Aero Contractors documented
“In 1979, a former Air America chief pilot and hero of Desert One, James Ryan, started a company called Aero Contractors. Over more than two decades, with a series of interlocking directorates and subsidiaries, it accumulated more than 20 ai…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 42 (44) @ 44:22
James Ryan member_of
CIA documented
“Carter preferred to await diplomatic developments, but new preparations were necessary. Stanford Turner had pressed for permission to make Desert One reconnaissance since January. Carter then approved it, the reconnaissance mission to get t…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 3 (2) @ 52:24
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▶ 52:24
Carter preferred to await diplomatic developments, but new preparations were necessary. Stanford Turner had pressed for permission to make Desert One reconnaissance since January. Carter then approved it, the reconnaissance mission to get t…
▶ 52:55
You literally can't make this shit up. Having lost one of his legs flying in Laos. Assured Ryan was far and away the finest CIA airman. Turner scored this in the believe it or not category and moved on. Co-pilot Bud McBroom, also a Southeas…
▶ 44:22
In 1979, a former Air America chief pilot and hero of Desert One, James Ryan, started a company called Aero Contractors. Over more than two decades, with a series of interlocking directorates and subsidiaries, it accumulated more than 20 ai…
▶ 44:52
Later investigations revealed corporate directors with fictitious names traced to post office boxes in Northern Virginia, D.C., and Maryland. So it's another front company. It also included corporate cutouts. Research has yet to establish t…
▶ 21:57
One drug operation is the same as another drug operation. The deputy, John McRaney, another Laos vet with 19,000 hours of his own, McRaney, looking for a new gig, had gone to Air America's buddy, James Ryan, who now ran the CIA proprietary …
▶ 22:26
When McGraney asked for other projects, Ryan told him about the Secord GAD project. McGraney learned the CIA knew all about the project, but was told that it wasn't a CIA project. Other members were also Air America veterans. John Piawati a…