Defrauding America: Encyclopedia of Secret Operations by the CIA, DEA, and Other Covert Agencies, Vol. One (Book # 2 of 30 in Defrauding America series.)

by Rodney Stich

Southwest Airlines, a CIA Proprietary? In the past, CIA operative Gunther Russbacher had described to me that Southwest Airlines was a CIA proprietary or used by the CIA. Although the details sounded convincing, I felt I needed other data to support that statement. Crittenden said to me that Southwest was indeed a CIA proprietary, describing details to support what he was saying. I feel that more evidence is needed to make this determination, but the statement of these two key CIA operatives is certainly of interest. Losing CIA Standing Crittenden explained that he lost CIA backing after he repeatedly criticized George Bush, former CIA director and long-time CIA asset. (Russbacher had stated that Bush was head of a powerful CIA faction, of which there were several, each vying for power.)