History Channel - Deep Undercover (2006) Part 5 Top Secret Missions of the CIA Bodysnatch and the War that Never Was

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Part 5 Top Secret Missions of the CIA Bodysnatch and the War that Never Was

Top Secret Missions of The CIA Bodysnatch

In the 1990's, as the communist block began to crumble, the CIA found itself facing a new and insidious enemy. . . terrorism. Unlike the Soviet Union, the agency's longtime adversary, terrorist groups were unpredictable, but were just as deadly. In June 1985, the Hezbollah hijacked TWA flight 847 and executed an American serviceman in cold blood. Later that year the Palestine Liberation Front hijacked an Italian Cruise ship and viciously executed an elderly American on vacation with his wife. The war on terror had begun and an angry President Regan wanted something done. The CIA duly appointed Duane Clarridge as director of the newly formed 'Counter Terrorist Center'. Immediately Clarridge went on the offensive, vowing to bring these terrorists to justice for their heinous crimes.

Top Secret Missions of The CIA The War That Never Was

In the late 1950s, a wave of communism swept across southeast Asia. Backed by 'red' China, North Vietnamese insurgents infiltrated Laos and threatened to overthrow the government. The American government worried that if Laos fell, it would open the way for communist domination of the region. Subsequently Eisenhower called on the CIA for help. The CIA in turn appointed Bill Lair in charge of the difficult task of stopping the Vietnamese insurgence into politically unstable Laos. Since it would have been considered an act of war to put troops into 'neutral' Laos, Lair came up with a plan to let the US be “hands on”, while appearing to be “hands off”. Operation Momentum was thus put into action, a covert mission to arm and train mountain tribesman in Laos to battle communist infiltration.

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