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William Buckley

Map Of Lebanon

A Cartoon of the torture

  • After attending Yale University he was recruited to work in the CIA
  • Buckley was sent to rebuild agencies in Beirut
  • His kidnappers, the Hezbollahs announced plans to take out the CIA section chief
  • He was warned of this prior to his kidnapping but didn't think much of it
  • Abducted March 16, 1984
  • Being drugged while taken hostage by terrorists
  • The U.S. was sent videos by his kidnappers on his conditions which was worsening in every video
  • He was captured for a total of 19 months and his body was released back to the Unites States to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery

The Mastermind Behind the Plan

Imad Mughniyeh

The Torture

" The Bag"

Conclusion

  • Buckley was tortured for 19 months prior to his death
  • Buckley was drugged multiple times and injected by his captures
  • They were going to do anything to get the bag open
  • What the government was worried about was he would suddenly scream in terror
  • The CIA consensus was that he would be blindfolded and chained at the ankles and wrists and kept in a room the size of a coffin
  • The Motive for the kidnappers to kidnap Buckley
  • He had the bag attached to his waist
  • It was armed to self destruct if opened incorrectly
  • Held 200-300 sensitive names and 400 pages of debriefing
  • Info that the terrorists could use
  • Terrorists sent a picture of the bag to the United States showing they safely opened it.

CIA Station Chief William Buckley

  • 8 AM March 16, 1984, He was abducted by the terrorists
  • He was told to never drive alone but he decided he would anyway
  • Minutes from the station a van pulled up behind him and took him hostage.

The Hezbollah's gained loads of info from the CIA, Got to capture and kill a CIA Chief and lastly had a upper hand against the CIA. After this event the CIA upgraded their security and has a closer watch on its agents.

Lebanese Hostage Taking Crisis 1982-1992

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