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BOSS intelligence service

also: Bureau of State Security, BOSS, B-O-S-S

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South Africacountry · 6UNITAorganization · 5FNLAorganization · 3Bob Denardperson · 2Portugalcountry · 2CIAintelligence service · 2United Statescountry · 2South African Defense Forceorganization · 2Angolan Civil Warevent · 1Jonas Savimbiperson · 1Ambrizplace · 1Aginter Pressorganization · 1Operation Gladiooperation · 1Italycountry · 1Angolacountry · 1Spaincountry · 1Francecountry · 1West Germanycountry · 1

Claims (5)

BOSS supplied_arms_to UNITA documented
“Cable traffic betraying rebel operators. More ominously, South Africa, both through its armed forces and its intelligence services, the Bureau of State Security, BOSS, intervened as well. Early on, South African troops occupied the hydroele…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 38 (40) @ 1:00:16
CIA cooperated_with BOSS documented
“couldn't alter the reality on the ground. Because once the minority white government of South Africa got engaged, it rippled throughout all of Africa. Langley coordinated war strategy with BOSS, permitted high-level talks with BOSS official…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 38 (40) @ 1:01:19
BOSS funded UNITA host_asserted
“To the same forces the CIA's arming at this point, the FNLA. Even more ominous for South Africa, both through its armed forces and its intelligence services, the Bureau of State Security, called BOSS, B-O-S-S. After BOSS quietly provided mo…”
▶ The Colonels Corner_ Presidents’ Secret Wars chapter 16 continued @ 33:47
BOSS recruited UNITA host_asserted
“who recruited 20 mercenaries for UNITA. Another 40 were sent to UNITA by BOSS. Instructions supposedly prohibiting Americans from working inside Angola were disregarded by an Army mobile training team at FNLA headquarters in Ambriz and by C…”
▶ The Colonels Corner_ Presidents’ Secret Wars chapter 16 continued @ 40:50
Aginter Press member_of BOSS host_asserted
“They coordinated with West Germans BND, even though they were a dictatorship. And they also worked intimately with South Africa's BOSS, because all of them functioned as part of the Galen Gladio network. Its forces included many former OAS …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Strange Tales of the ParaPolitical Part 5 @ 39:51

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The Colonels Corner_ Presidents’ Secret Wars chapter 16 continued
▶ 33:47 To the same forces the CIA's arming at this point, the FNLA. Even more ominous for South Africa, both through its armed forces and its intelligence services, the Bureau of State Security, called BOSS, B-O-S-S. After BOSS quietly provided mo…
The Colonels Corner_ Presidents’ Secret Wars chapter 16 continued
▶ 40:50 who recruited 20 mercenaries for UNITA. Another 40 were sent to UNITA by BOSS. Instructions supposedly prohibiting Americans from working inside Angola were disregarded by an Army mobile training team at FNLA headquarters in Ambriz and by C…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 38 (40)
▶ 1:00:16 Cable traffic betraying rebel operators. More ominously, South Africa, both through its armed forces and its intelligence services, the Bureau of State Security, BOSS, intervened as well. Early on, South African troops occupied the hydroele…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 38 (40)
▶ 1:01:19 couldn't alter the reality on the ground. Because once the minority white government of South Africa got engaged, it rippled throughout all of Africa. Langley coordinated war strategy with BOSS, permitted high-level talks with BOSS official…
The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 38 (40)
▶ 1:10:56 The CIA contracted longtime soldier of fortune, Robert Denard. And by the way, the Portugal people that participated, a lot of them were from Agenda Press, which is Portugal's Gladio people. Robert Denard recruited 20 mercenaries for UNITA.…
The Colonel's Corner Strange Tales of the ParaPolitical Part 5
▶ 39:51 They coordinated with West Germans BND, even though they were a dictatorship. And they also worked intimately with South Africa's BOSS, because all of them functioned as part of the Galen Gladio network. Its forces included many former OAS …