Barry Seal was who they say he was. The web site I cited gives various accounts, from various sources on how Barry did what he did, some may contradict.
That statement makes no sense at all. You state that he was who they say he was yet then add that some sources may contradict. Well if they contradict then logic would call into question parts of his story. Speaking of sources lets look at some of them. His wife, spouses are not always the best sources of objective info on a person. The Spartacus site, High Times, Wikipedia etc. Please forgive me if I'm a bit doubtful of his story with sources like this. Especially with all the contradictions.
Quite frankly I don't know how anyone who claims to work in the airline industry could buy that whole part about him working for TWA. As I have said several times where would he find the time to work for TWA becoming the youngest 707 and 747 pilot there? While at the same time spending a year in Vietnam, almost a year in a Honduran jail along with numerous arrests.
Here are some questions about his story that you obviously did not ask.
What are the chances of a guy in his mid twenties getting a job with TWA and not even two years latter flying a 707, the 777 of its day? Didn't you have to spend some time sitting sideways on smaller aircraft?
Where would he have gotten the necessary multi-engine hours while being in the Army Special Forces?
Does the Army just let people join up and put then right into Special Forces?
Wouldn’t being arrested trying to smuggle C4 in 1972 on a DC-4 not attract the attention of the FAA? And would not the FAA call TWA?
How could he work full time for TWA while as the story says "began working full-time for the CIA, traveling back and forth from the United States to Latin America."?
Finally, who in their right mind having a well paying job at a major airline spend a year in Vietnam? Or jeopardize it all by smuggling drugs, explosives and god knows what else. And of course, where would he find the time?
So Ed while you may call the rest of us sheep but it appears you’re the biggest one here.
