The Truth About CIA Hit Teams, Black Ops & Covert Action | Ric Prado (throwback)

original air date 5/13/22 presented by VAER Watches  go to--> https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse and get a free watch roll with your purchase & 20% off for activde duty, veteran, leo's & first responders. Ric Prado is a former CIA operations officer who spent more than two decades working in some of the agency’s most demanding assignments, including counterterrorism, paramilitary operations, and overseas intelligence missions. He later chronicled his career in Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior, offering a rare look at the covert side of U.S. national security. Grab Ric's book here: "Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior" https://www.amazon.com/Black-Ops-Life-Shadow-Warrior/dp/1250271843 Support our show here: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse 00:00 – Start 01:19 – Escaping Castro’s Cuba as a Child 08:00 – Joining the Air Force & Becoming a Pararescueman 11:33 – Ric’s First Exposure to the CIA 15:00 – Undercover With the Contras in Honduras 23:16 – CIA Sabotage Missions Against the Sandinistas 26:31 – A Covert Mission Goes Wrong 35:23 – Running the Southern Front & the Iran-Contra Scandal 40:13 – Becoming a CIA Operations Officer 51:15 – Fighting Terrorists in the Philippines 57:35 – Ric Addresses the CIA Hitman Allegations 1:05:06 – The Original Bin Laden Task Force & North Korea Operations 1:18:08 – Building a CIA Intelligence Capability in Africa 1:22:17 – Inside CIA’s Counterterrorism Center on 9/11 1:31:55 – Building a New Post-9/11 Covert Operations Team 1:58:16 – Blackwater, Intelligence Operations & Life After the CIA 2:18:48 – How to Join the CIA & Advice for Future Officers Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.