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I was watching a History channel show on LSD last night, and they were talking about the CIA experiments with it (you might recall the stuff got declassified a couple of years ago). Sounds like the CIA were messing around merrily, almost guaranteeing bad trips, and some people appear to have been pushed over the edge into pyschosis.

Other than the CIA link I admit it is very tenuous...but just to put it out there.



I thought I covered most of the LSD stuff already, although it was joking, the facts were correct.
I was surprised to find Ted Kaczynski's involvement in a MKULTRA experiment (not LSD though).

I didn't mention it, but one part of the CIA stuff back then involved both LSD and hookers. really.

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Sluggo said:
'Sluggo_Monster (Stopping nuclear proliferation through “Conduct of Operations Improvement”)'

Yes, just need a Cooper vane or two and we'll all be safe.
I have another strategy.
Find out how much gold the guys who have the keys to doors want. Get back to me.

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The other cat, Larry King, wouldnt have them!

Rush Limbau: "only if they are running for office".

Gretta: "only if you are killed by wild Iranians and
dumped in the Anthony's front yard".

Nancy Grace: "......... well let me think about it".

Geraldo: "sure, in 2013 when Im back from Mars!".

G.



Stick around Geoger. Laughs strengthen your immune system and your parody of wacky talk show hosts gave me a few laughs this morning.

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2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

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I didn't mention it, but one part of the CIA stuff back then involved both LSD and hookers. really.



Snow,

Was that a double blind study? What was the hooker placebo?

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All,

Here’s why I get so frustrated with attempting to make sense of the posts here:

Orange1 has made some significant contributions lately with some excellent research, but from this post, one would form an opinion about Gossett, his sons, and their involvement in the Cooper issue. However, there is absolutely NO MENTION of Steven Gossett (the other (older, I believe) son) who thinks Kirk and Greg are kooks. He’s their brother, if he doesn’t know… who does?


Sluggo_Monster (Stopping nuclear proliferation through “Conduct of Operations Improvement”)



Sluggo,

Have you ruled out Gossett completely? He sure was qualified to do it and I have seen nothing yet that rules him out. Still, without a hot $20, all these self confessed Coopers can form a line.

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Sluggo,

Have you ruled out Gossett completely? He sure was qualified to do it and I have seen nothing yet that rules him out. Still, without a hot $20, all these self confessed Coopers can form a line.

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Ckret ruled him out on the basis of holes in the story but there was also something on the tangible evidence side - fingerprints i think, but maybe DNA, that he ruled him out on. I can't find the relevant post now - probably because Ckret was always very economical with his replies!
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Georger, don't do a Jo on us please. You say you have reason to believe Cooper jumped where he felt comfortable doing so - why?

Reply> not much chance of that. I am the guy that
beats everyone up - "GET MORE DATA" - as Tom
Kaye can testify to. You must have me confused
with ...................

Because so far as I can tell, everything Cooper
did was within his comfort zone, to the extent
he had control, and the moment anything got
beyond his comfort zone he let people know, fast!
He first selects a person he can deal with comfortably
(Mucklow), he then requires as low a profile as
possible, he refuses to talk and doesnt expend much
effort negotiating, he keeps people away from the plane, he wants cabin lights off and blinds pulled,
... he creates a literal cocoon of protection which
benefits everyone, he asks Tina be the one to open
the door (there is cockpit discussion: should be tied
in for her safety), he takes time to get the stairs out
and get prepared, he waits until the plane is slowed
and trimmed, he does not bail at first opportunity
but waits, lights of Vancouver-Portland are coming
up and Rataczack can see them, then he presumably
bails somewhere in this time period. That is no cowboy
but somebody operating within a comfort zone, as I
see it.

So, what would a person like this want to do during
his jump and afterward if he survives? Would a person
like this ever tell somebody or brag afterwards?
Would a person like necessarily be in or even qualify
for military service. He goes into a spasm of joy at
the sight of the money and offers Tina some. He
tells Tina he will not blow up the plane - with his
FAKE bomb! He says he has a Grudge but Tina
describes him as sad. He jumps out of the airplane
vs changing his mind and giving up to authorities.
This is not someone who is necessarily skilled or
sees himself as invulnerable .... from the point of
view of LE he is a rotten stinking skilless coward ...
but he has just jumped into the Mouth of the World
and he alone is going to have to manage that!

And we never have any sign of him again except for
some money spilled or lost through some series of
events at Tina Bar, Washington ... straight down
stream a short distance from the Columbia-Willamette
confluence.

That is perspective . . .

g.



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Have you ruled out Gossett completely? He sure was qualified to do it ....

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You see that is the very thing that bothers me. I must
be missing something? How qualified did you have to
be to do this? Anyone can fall out the back of an airplane with a parachute on?

The territory is benign (Scotton - south) unless he was
unlucky and hit a water area. The chute is reliable
and slow IF he got it open. The weather below 5000ft survivable for a while. The fall dead-certain unless
he spins etc. All of these parametrs have neen well-
defined by the experts here at Dropzone.

If he lands and is mobile, his next challenge is
avoiding detection and escape. He got in and out
of Portland once - he can do it twice ad I do not see
that highly specialised skills are required as much
as luck.

G.

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Have you ruled out Gossett completely? He sure was qualified to do it ....

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You see that is the very thing that bothers me. I must
be missing something? How qualified did you have to
be to do this? Anyone can fall out the back of an airplane with a parachute on?

The territory is benign (Scotton - south) unless he was
unlucky and hit a water area. The chute is reliable
and slow IF he got it open. The weather below 5000ft survivable for a while. The fall dead-certain unless
he spins etc. All of these parametrs have neen well-
defined by the experts here at Dropzone.

If he lands and is mobile, his next challenge is
avoiding detection and escape. He got in and out
of Portland once - he can do it twice ad I do not see
that highly specialised skills are required as much
as luck.

G.



Georger,

Everything you say is correct. Anyone could have done it if they were lucky.

Gosset was military jump trained, had money problems, looks enough like the FBI sketch, had been stationed at Ft Lewis, and confidentially confessed to the hijack. Sure, without a hot twenty he is just another self appointed Cooper, but he remains a person of interest on my suspect list.

Galen Cook is controversial, but he is not dumb or stubborn. He obviously isnt going to reveal everything he has if a book is in the works, but he is a smart guy who has done a lot of work investigating the Cooper case. If he thinks Gossett is still the best suspect that is something to ponder.

I have often ruled out anyone and everyone who confessed to being Cooper, but I am not so sure any more. The temptation to be a celebrity to a close confident might have overwhelmed normal caution.

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I didn't mention it, but one part of the CIA stuff back then involved both LSD and hookers. really.



Snow,

Was that a double blind study? What was the hooker placebo?

377



Could it be that georger is the sad after effects of the other side of that double blind study? (the no-party side?)


"The in-house testing phase now over, MK-ULTRA decided to use the drug surreptitiously in the street to gauge its effects. They contract-hired George Hunter White, a narcotics officer, to set up Operation Midnight Climax, according to Lee and Shlain, "in which drug-addicted prostitutes were hired to pick up men from local bars and bring them back to a CIA-financed bordello. Unknowing customers were treated to drinks laced with LSD while White sat on a portable toilet behind two-way mirrors, sipping martinis and watching every stoned and kinky moment." Lee and Shlain go on to comment, "when (White) wasn't operating a national security whorehouse," White threw wild parties for his "narc buddies" with his ready supply of prostitutes and drugs."

wikipedia also has an entry here on the Operation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Midnight_Climax

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Galen Cook is controversial, but he is not dumb or stubborn. He obviously isnt going to reveal everything he has if a book is in the works, but he is a smart guy who has done a lot of work investigating the Cooper case. If he thinks Gossett is still the best suspect that is something to ponder.



Yup. After 2 decades of going after Cooper I am also intrigued as to why he settled on Gossett.
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Galen Cook is controversial, but he is not dumb or stubborn. He obviously isnt going to reveal everything he has if a book is in the works, but he is a smart guy who has done a lot of work investigating the Cooper case. If he thinks Gossett is still the best suspect that is something to ponder.



Yup. After 2 decades of going after Cooper I am also intrigued as to why he settled on Gossett.



Because that's where his METHODS took him.

The Gossett Story came to Cook (free); he didnt
have to go out and dig for it.

Im watching two kids throwing snowballs at a HUGE
icecycle over their heads - directly over their heads.
They know nothing about gravity ... velocity ... and
yep sure enough one is now on the ground and
staff are going out to give assistance.

That (what the kids did) is METHODS!

Find the guy who can tell us what is in the brown
paper bag and what brand of bourbon got served.
What Tina smelled like. Which leg Tina limped on.
The pitch of Scott's voice. The colour of the pulled
parachute. Details inside the plane jon. ..... someone
whose prints match one of the 69 prints found at
the scene, someone who can explain how the money
got on Tina Bar (via the Willamette!!).

g.

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Bottom line for me is I will not continue
here as it has been.



Don't let the door hit you in the ass......



Your posts, going way back, interest me. I have the
feeling you have some pretty strong views concerning
the Cooper case, and what happened. Care to share
those views with us? It could be beneficial ...

Georger

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Bottom line for me is I will not continue
here as it has been.



Don't let the door hit you in the ass......



Your posts, going way back, interest me. I have the
feeling you have some pretty strong views concerning
the Cooper case, and what happened. Care to share
those views with us? It could be beneficial ...

Georger



The only strong view I have is that he could easily have survived the jump and a night walking or hiding.

I have a strong view about the thread too. It really isn't the place for personal fighting and attacks between Mrs. Weber and others. It just makes the thread distasteful and fucking shitty. Sure, some of her posts are a bit hard to stomach, but the same applies to other's posts. Would anyone, including Mrs. Weber, be willing to commit to a unilateral cease-fire, and if necessary just ignore each other's posts?

Jim

"Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ."
-NickDG

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Would anyone, including Mrs. Weber, be willing to commit to a unilateral cease-fire, and if necessary just ignore each other's posts?



Sounds good to me. I'll sign up. No personal attacks. Disagreeing with facts or positions is OK, but don't attack the person with whom you disagree. But first I want Gaza AND the West Bank (just kidding).

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Bottom line for me is I will not continue
here as it has been.



Don't let the door hit you in the ass......



Your posts, going way back, interest me. I have the
feeling you have some pretty strong views concerning
the Cooper case, and what happened. Care to share
those views with us? It could be beneficial ...

Georger



The only strong view I have is that he could easily have survived the jump and a night walking or hiding.

I have a strong view about the thread too. It really isn't the place for personal fighting and attacks between Mrs. Weber and others. It just makes the thread distasteful and fucking shitty. Sure, some of her posts are a bit hard to stomach, but the same applies to other's posts. Would anyone, including Mrs. Weber, be willing to commit to a unilateral cease-fire, and if necessary just ignore each other's posts?

Jim

Justy read 377's. I sign up too. I'm
glad I asked and respect your point of view.

IMHO we also need more people contributing in
this forum ....

Thanks,
Georger

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I didn't mention it, but one part of the CIA stuff back then involved both LSD and hookers. really.



OK, NOW I finally understand why those govt agents work for such low pay. The real comp is in non taxable fringe benefits. Surely the FBI didn't let the CIA have more fun than they did.

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Bottom line for me is I will not continue
here as it has been.



Don't let the door hit you in the ass......



Your posts, going way back, interest me. I have the
feeling you have some pretty strong views concerning
the Cooper case, and what happened. Care to share
those views with us? It could be beneficial ...

Georger



The only strong view I have is that he could easily have survived the jump and a night walking or hiding.

I have a strong view about the thread too. It really isn't the place for personal fighting and attacks between Mrs. Weber and others. It just makes the thread distasteful and fucking shitty. Sure, some of her posts are a bit hard to stomach, but the same applies to other's posts. Would anyone, including Mrs. Weber, be willing to commit to a unilateral cease-fire, and if necessary just ignore each other's posts?

Jim

Justy read 377's. I sign up too. I'm
glad I asked and respect your point of view.

IMHO we also need more people contributing in
this forum ....

Thanks,
Georger



My God, self stabilizing? self civilizing? ... this anti entropic forum behavior will call into question the necessity of iron fisted moderators. Doesn't it violate some law of thermodynamics?

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I am not personally attacking anyone - just do not like someone saying I said something I didn't say.

I never said that the little girl was Tina, but it has been repeatedly expressed that I did by another party. Note I could have many times have made attacks on individuals for doing so, but I try to be polite without using fowl language and by recalling their quote.

Perhaps I am not the best with the words, but I try. As I have said before a lot is going on that you guys do not know about - I have set a target date for March 1st. I am not playing any games - nor am I putting out teasers - I ask honest questions just like anyone else. Such as the comparison between Tina and the little girl - that does NOT say Tina and the little girl are one and the same - Sorry Georger, but you are the one to insinuate that.... NOT ME. Also Sluggo also suggested it.

[:/]:)The photo of the little girl and the Recipe for Life are a REAL part of the puzzle I am trying to solve - I felt it was either Tina or Zona - because of the age of the book it cannot be Zona. THAT is not saying it was Tina - it may be just a photo of a little girl stuck in an old book he liked.

;)Why keep accusing me of saying it was TINA? I didn't say that.

I will NOT post except to give new information or make corrections, as long as no one attacks or maliciously tries to demean what I have said such as the example above. I do not tear apart the post of others - except to defend myself.

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Sluggo,

Have you ruled out Gossett completely? He sure was qualified to do it and I have seen nothing yet that rules him out. Still, without a hot $20, all these self confessed Coopers can form a line.

377



No, I haven't rulled out ANYONE (of the major suspects.) I think Gossett is the only person who could have jumped in the first few NMs and got (talked his way) around military security (Ft. Lewis and McChord).

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Vietnam does not necessarily rule people out... not everyone who went to fight there did so as a new adult, after all.

Here's a smokejumper via Intermountain who had already been decorated in Korea, for example:
http://www.smokejumpers.com/smokejumper_magazine/item.php?articles_id=353&magazine_editions_id=24
This guy also spent time in Thailand and worked on special projects at Marana from 1962-1975. Not trying to put him forward as a Cooper candidate, but again there must be a fair pool of guys like this: experience, ability, and possible/probably exposure to the 727 tests.
His story also includes this :)

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[Shep] was standing in front of them at the end of the dirt airfield near the back of an idling Air America C-130, when someone yelled that it was time to go. They were wet to the bone, some less than 15 years old and none taller than their M-16 rifles. Shep checked the equipment and continued down the line to count off the men. Seventy-seven! He knew there were only 70 commandos trained to make the jump. Seven Hmong, who had probably been support staff at the airfield, had picked up parachutes and joined the group. Shep yelled to the Hmong commander, ‘Buddy, we got seven people here who don’t know how to jump. I don’t know what they’re trying to prove, but it didn’t get by me.’ There was no way to determine who the seven were, and the commander didn’t seem concerned, so the plane took off. Twenty minutes later, all 77 men ran out the back of the C-130 and parachuted without injury on top of the pathfinders’ lights at the edge of the Plaine de Jarres.




Sorry Georger, I know you think this kind of thing is a waste of time, but I also know some other posters find it useful...so I will continue.
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And the Ravens, who seem to have spent a fair bit of time in Thailand, and Udorn in particular, between their stints in Laos:

http://www.smokejumpers.com/smokejumper_magazine/item.php?articles_id=355&magazine_editions_id=26

http://www.smokejumpers.com/smokejumper_magazine/item.php?articles_id=354&magazine_editions_id=25

Apologies in advance if any of these links have been posted before.
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Orange,

Keep this SE Asia dark ops research coming. Who knows what might turn up.

Your McChord air museum findings have put that on my must visit list. They have two very rare old bombers, B 18 and B 23, sort of like DC 3 derivative bombers.

You sure find a lot of obscure Cooper-relevant aviation stuff which I really enjoy. I have been trying hard to find proof that the 727 was used operationally to drop people, but so far zero results. I belong to several aviation history associations and have pinged colleagues who are experts in SE Asia 60s and 70s ops, but nothing solid comes back.

I know from my work in thermal imaging during the Nam war that highly advanced prototypes were used operationally, but the official story was always that they were one of a kind (false) and were never deployed on military combat missions (false).

I hope the cease fire on personal attacks lasts. We should debate evidence, methods, and results rather than who pisses us off.

Maybe the new atmosphere here will bring back some of the folks who left. That would be a good thing, fresh blood.

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