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| − | '''Porter Johnston Goss''' was a CIA officer from 1962 to 1972, and worked | + | '''Porter Johnston Goss''' was a CIA officer from 1962 to 1972, and worked in the Miami station during the Cuban missile crisis, primarily as a photo-interpreter. |
Since April 21, 2005, Goss was Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. He resigned on May 5, 2006.<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/20060505-2.html President Accepts Resignation from CIA Director Porter Goss], Office of the Press Secretary, 5 May 2006.</ref> | Since April 21, 2005, Goss was Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. He resigned on May 5, 2006.<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/20060505-2.html President Accepts Resignation from CIA Director Porter Goss], Office of the Press Secretary, 5 May 2006.</ref> | ||
| − | John Simkin reports that Porter J. Goss was a member of CIA Assassination squad, [[Operation 40]], | + | ==Operation 40 Membership== |
| + | John Simkin reports that Porter J. Goss was a member of CIA Assassination squad, [[Operation 40]], and indeed a January 1963 photo shows Goss with his arm around [[David Sanchex Moralez]] at a table with Barry Seal and many other members of Operation 40.<ref>http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKoperation40.htm</ref> Goss however claimed that he had "never heard of Operation 40". | ||
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| Born | November 26, 1938 Waterbury, CT | |||||||||||||
| Member of | 9-11/Joint Congressional Inquiry, Association of Former Intelligence Officers, Book and Snake, Operation 40, Psi Upsilon | |||||||||||||
| Perpetrator of | "Iran-Contra" | |||||||||||||
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Porter Johnston Goss was a CIA officer from 1962 to 1972, and worked in the Miami station during the Cuban missile crisis, primarily as a photo-interpreter.
Since April 21, 2005, Goss was Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He resigned on May 5, 2006.[1]
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Operation 40 Membership
John Simkin reports that Porter J. Goss was a member of CIA Assassination squad, Operation 40, and indeed a January 1963 photo shows Goss with his arm around David Sanchex Moralez at a table with Barry Seal and many other members of Operation 40.[2] Goss however claimed that he had "never heard of Operation 40".
An event carried out
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| "Iran-Contra" | A drug trafficking/weapons smuggling operation carried out in the 1980s with the approval of the top of the US government. |
An appointment by Porter Goss
| Appointee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Foggo | CIA/Executive Director | October 2004 | 8 May 2006 | Resigned amid a multimillion dollar corruption probe. |
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External Resources
- Porter J. Goss - Sourcewatch profile
References
- ↑ http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/20060505-2.html President Accepts Resignation from CIA Director Porter Goss], Office of the Press Secretary, 5 May 2006.
- ↑ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKoperation40.htm
