Napoleon Valeriano person
also: Napoleon Valerino, Valerino
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CIAintelligence service · 2U.S. Army Special Forcesorganization · 2Guatemalacountry · 1United Statescountry · 1William F. Buckleyperson · 1Edward Lansdaleperson · 1
Claims (2)
Napoleon Valeriano trained
Operation Pluto book_quoted
“Agency trainers like Napoleon Valerino and William Buckley knew a lot, but lacked the up-to-date awareness of the professional military standards. Without special forces trainers, the CIA believed their Cubans would not be set until the fal…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 21 (22) @ 27:08
CIA removed_from_power
Napoleon Valeriano book_quoted
“A hundred exiles remained adamant even after mediating a working arrangement. The agency, among other things, agreed to banish trainer Valerino, whose role had much diminished anyway with the arrival of the special forces. That's the Filipi…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Safe for Democracy Part 21 (22) @ 32:40
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▶ 27:08
Agency trainers like Napoleon Valerino and William Buckley knew a lot, but lacked the up-to-date awareness of the professional military standards. Without special forces trainers, the CIA believed their Cubans would not be set until the fal…
▶ 27:38
as suspicious, and they had their own doubts about whether they were actually committed, especially their Filipino trainer, Valerino. Exile veterans often romanticized this Guatemala training phase. The truth was different. The Cuban pilots…
▶ 32:40
A hundred exiles remained adamant even after mediating a working arrangement. The agency, among other things, agreed to banish trainer Valerino, whose role had much diminished anyway with the arrival of the special forces. That's the Filipi…