Comments on: Top 18 Secret Mercenary Armies of the CIA

By: little johny

little johny — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:25:21 +0000

Realy entertaining. Even more so is the comments. Wow

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:31:30 +0000

I know it’s been 4 years, but i need to clarify on the issue of #4. Sumatran rebel was simply used to overthrow Soekarno. Not because he is communist or anything, but because Soekarno did not want any US Presence in Indonesia. Soekarno was well know for his view of anti imperialism and colonialism.

By: Zeke

Zeke — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:40:14 +0000

Interesting list, anyhow another group of ethnic minorities the CIA recruited in during the Vietnam War or rather the proxy war in Laos was the Hmong people.

By: Sekilas Hubungan Indonesia-Amerika :: Jamaah Permbambungan

Sekilas Hubungan Indonesia-Amerika :: Jamaah Permbambungan — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:59:38 +0000

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By: javanistan

javanistan — Sat, 07 May 2011 15:56:46 +0000

# 4 should be revised to PRRI/Permesta. A bunch of regions, some of them are situated in Sumatra, pledged to fight Sukarno’s central government in Jakarta, Indonesia under the banner of PRRI/Revolutionary Government of Republic of Indonesia. CIA tried to arrange parachute drops to the Sumatran rebels, but they arrived too late and the government forces invade before those drops can be distributed and utilized.
After Sumatra was pacified, all that was left was the northern Sulawesi region, which called themselves Permesta. The US managed even to create a small air force for Permesta with P-51s fighters and B-26 bombers, called the Aurev [Revolutionary Air Force]. Allen Pope was fighting for the Permesta and flew to attack Ambon from Manado, North Sulawesi before being shot down near the Ambon Island. His navigator, a native from North Sulawesi, was executed. Pope himself was traded with weapons and facilities under Kennedy, which stopped supporting Permesta altogether and left it to succumb to government attack.1

By: Sun Tszu

Sun Tszu — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:23:29 +0000

There is no reference to the Chinese Brigade in Burma on the entire internet except for this website. Either you are lying about the whole matter or got your facts wrong.

By: weegmc

weegmc — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:10:09 +0000

I don’t think 18 is anything more than speculation. Good list though.

By: Raj

Raj — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:45:53 +0000

Good job C.I.A.! You've helped cause a lot of pain and misery.

By: Dave Fisherman.

Dave Fisherman. — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:27:01 +0000

This is a very kool intreasting list. I've always been intreasted in Mercenaries and of course the FFL Frech Foregion legion.__I guess this is Americas eqvaliant to an American Foregion legion,__Witch Americans should have You should update this list for 2010/2011 ect.__I wish I could be an American CIA mercenary, I'm to old thought.__Amercia should have more prive-military compines hepling-law-enfocement around the world, And of course be funded by the CIA and pentagon.And more in Russia and the CIS helping them be a better Demcoracy.
Dave Fisherman.-A proud American self-proclamined Mercenary.

By: Alin Enculescu

Alin Enculescu — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:49:07 +0000

if they are top secret how come u guys know so much about it ?