Posted on Jan 24, 2017
'America In Laos' Traces The Militarization Of The CIA
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'America In Laos' Traces The Militarization Of The CIA
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Laos and the Hmong were interesting. While there are rare stories of paramilitary excesses which get sensationalized, the reality of the overwhelming majority of our overt and covert operations were far more routine and benign. Warmest Regards, Sandy :)
p.s. The CIA grew out of the OSS - why do people believe it was ever not paramilitary?
p.s. The CIA grew out of the OSS - why do people believe it was ever not paramilitary?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
1LT Sandy Annala - Hai! Domo!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Hai Domo??? Warmest Regards, Sandy :)
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
1LT Sandy Annala - Yes! Thank You in Japanese to an Equal. I speak a Few Words in Several Different Languages one of the results of being a Navy Spook for 21 years! My Russian is My Weakest link, I haven't had any Russian Practice for 35 years Probably but I do love using the Russian and French word for Female Dog!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
1LT Sandy Annala - I once forgot that a Dear Female Friend was a Cajun Canadian and I was Drunk and My Choice of Words left a lot to be desired. Needless to say she slapped the S**t out of Me (Which I deserved) but all was forgiven the Next Day.
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Interesting... Heard about many of the Cross Border Operations from Thailand...
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We referred to the CIA as "Spooks" I didn't know that had a double meaning until I got back stateside.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Spook is the Slang for any Intelligence Professional to Include Myself a Retired Navy Spook! 21 Years in the Naval Security Group fancy way of saying I worked for the National Security Agency while wearing a Navy Blue Uniform.
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