tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post8055108038019681130..comments2024-03-11T03:55:02.214-05:00Comments on Coffee with the Hermit: The CIA Training Ravens...?HermitJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-88098161681894771082018-01-26T16:49:07.124-06:002018-01-26T16:49:07.124-06:00Smoke and mirrors... This is the real story of the...Smoke and mirrors... This is the real story of the Ravens of the CIA.<br /><br />The pilots, known as Ravens, are unique because they were among some 130 Air Force pilots who volunteered to risk their lives to fly highly dangerous covert missions in unarmed single engine Cessna O-1s. They were part of what was known as the Steve Canyon program, which was created in 1966… Their job as FACs was to locate and call in airstrikes against the North Vietnamese during its occupation of Laos… They (the enemy) knew that if they shot down a fighter there would be more fighters coming. So, they shot down the air controllers. It was dangerous because you were flying a prop airplane, low over the jungle, looking for the enemy. And if you found him and they didn’t shoot you down, then they were going to get blown away. Christopher Robbins said some 30% of the unit died from combat injuries. (San Antonio Express-News, Oct. 26, 1987)<br /><br />Nuff saidImatreetopflyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647565470297204408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-19527881988253186392015-06-11T10:24:24.958-05:002015-06-11T10:24:24.958-05:00All of God's creatures have intelligence of so...All of God's creatures have intelligence of some kind and at some level. Just because some of them can not communicate with us, doesn't mean that they are not intelligent. Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-85275319565612105172015-06-11T09:34:32.361-05:002015-06-11T09:34:32.361-05:00Hey Mamahen...
Sorry...forgot about your feelings ...Hey Mamahen...<br />Sorry...forgot about your feelings toward birds! Still, if you consider what they could be trained to do, it's pretty wild!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by today!<br /><br /><br /><br />Hey Sixbears...<br />Now that you mention it, it seems like something they would do!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today!<br /><br /><br /><br />Hey Phyllis...<br />I heard that the reason they are used in the movies so often is that they could actually take direction!<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by today!<br /><br /><br /><br />Hey Linda...<br />They could very well be, ya know. Are ya into something they should know about?<br /><br />Hey, thanks for the visit today!<br /><br /><br /><br />Hey Jo...<br />Just remember that while you are watching them, they are also watching you! Feels funny, doesn't it?<br /><br />Thanks for coming by this morning!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-26094874022577915262015-06-11T08:57:07.297-05:002015-06-11T08:57:07.297-05:00these birds are highly intelligent and fascinating...these birds are highly intelligent and fascinating to watch.<br /><br />Less humid today but haven't checked to see what the temps will be.<br />Coffee out on the patio it isJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658713978278693047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-45162647272227772532015-06-11T06:51:06.411-05:002015-06-11T06:51:06.411-05:00So how do we know for sure the Ravens aren't s...So how do we know for sure the Ravens aren't still working for the CIA. I have quite a few of those pesky guys flying around my house. Should I maybe be on the look out for spy's ? linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-91485977358782032632015-06-11T06:35:23.697-05:002015-06-11T06:35:23.697-05:00Ravens are very smart birds. (always wanted one fo...Ravens are very smart birds. (always wanted one for a pet)Going to be hot here today.Chickenmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978826295959619815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-54451658425760892412015-06-11T05:30:56.472-05:002015-06-11T05:30:56.472-05:00Heck, the ravens probably applied to work at the C...Heck, the ravens probably applied to work at the CIA. It's just their sort of gig. There is too much going on behind those beady little eyes. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474304103076898115.post-41736744813352109672015-06-11T04:07:27.235-05:002015-06-11T04:07:27.235-05:00Just looking at this picture makes me cringe....If...Just looking at this picture makes me cringe....If I saw one near my window I would probably have heart failure....patio sounds good but no ravens please :))Mamahenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735381381883752598noreply@blogger.com