Project AFRIEND operation

“over the program and expected Davis to resign and the program to leak. Ford approved the initial $7 million the next morning. A million of that went directly to Mubato and Zaire, the corrupt CIA-controlled dictator. Not to any of the Angola…”

“that it proposed a plan at all was used by Kissinger in 1976 Senate testimony to argue that the CIA recommended the operation and supported it. And I do believe that part. This is in contrast to Kissinger's recollections where he takes ever…”

“Director of Operations William Nelson. Potts, his deputy George Costello, and Stockwell prepared the detailed plans right up to the last minute. On July 27th, President Ford upped the ante, giving them $8 million. The CIA principals gathere…”

“Nugent Hand Bank for financing of them into South Africa to bring across the border into Angola. We found that out when we were researching the Nugent Hand Bank. Langley fooled itself, supposing the Zairean weapons somehow hit his hand. Mub…”

“Americans from working inside Angola were spurred by a fresh army mobile training team from FNLA headquarters. Washington viewed the worsening situation with alarm. On November 27th, Ford authorized another $7 million. That exhausted the CI…”

“except for the shit coming in from Nugent Hand. Langley prepared options for the 40 committee and the new price tag was in another $28 million. Then it went up to 60 million. Later, it went up to 100 million. Director Colby was now a lame d…”

“Unable to tell the working group just what Kissinger had decided, said he read it. Then he grunted and walked out of the office. They were reduced to trying to figure out what was going on. Kissinger is silent about this exchange. He writes…”

“The latter is a bold-faced lie. And the fact that you're dropping the weapons off in South Africa or Zaire first, again, is a lie. The fact that you're not flying them directly into Angola is not the point. The operative word, of course, is…”

“Nelson knew the downside of covert action. By December, an insider could certainly view Angola trending in that direction. For whatever reason, Bill Nelson suddenly admitted the truth about Project Feature. Then McColkey arrived and laid ou…”

“Nelson knew the downside of covert action. By December, an insider could certainly view Angola trending in that direction. For whatever reason, Bill Nelson suddenly admitted the truth about Project Feature. Then McColkey arrived and laid ou…”

“He made telephone calls and newly promoted National Security Advisor Brent Scrocoff assembled a chronology designed to show how little had been done and threw his congressional liaison staff into the fray. Ford directed Kissinger to postpon…”

“He made telephone calls and newly promoted National Security Advisor Brent Scrocoff assembled a chronology designed to show how little had been done and threw his congressional liaison staff into the fray. Ford directed Kissinger to postpon…”