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	Air America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Air America was a CIA airline 'proprietary', a commercial organization secretly controlled by the CIA, that supplied covert operations in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.
		Air America pilots were the only known private US corporation employees to operate non-FAA certified military aircraft in a combat role, although many of them were actually military personnel who had been transferred to the airline.
		Air America flew civilians, diplomats, spies, refugees, military and paramilitary forces, sabotage teams, doctors, war casualties, drug enforcement officers, and even visiting VIPs like Richard Nixon all over South East Asia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_America (854 words)

	Air America (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Air America is a 1990 film starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr as Air America pilots in Vietnam War era Laos.
		Rumors are rampant in Washington that Air America is actually a heroin smuggling operation (which are true), and Davenport is there to verify this.
		Air America stages a large rescue effort, although more effort is placed by General Soong and Air America itself to salvage his cargo (opium), and they leave him and Jack in hostile territory while taking their cargo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_America_(movie) (943 words)

	The Cat / Air America Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Air America flew a variety of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters because of the region’s unforgiving topography.
		The historic events in which CAT and Air America employees played a role are key to understanding the history of the United States in the post-1945 period.
		Over the years, members of the Air America Association and the CAT Association have been generous in their financial support of the Archive.
	www.utdallas.edu /library/special/cataa.html (531 words)

	History of CAT/Air America
		Air America obtained a Helio for trials in Laos in the fall of 1959.
		Air America transports also were the key to feeding the people in the Hmong villages where the men had gone off to fight.
		As Air America crews in helicopters, transports, and T-28s risked their lives to save downed US airmen, rumors grew that the civilian pilots were receiving a bounty of $1,500 for each rescue.
	www.air-america.org /About/History.shtml (6783 words)

	DVD Times - Air America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		When Air America was released theatrically in 1990 it raised controversy over its handling of the secret CIA airline service, that during the war across Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam in the 60's supplied ammunitions and food for local territories.
		The pilots for "Air America" were volunteers and veterans from previous wars; recruited to do the jobs that no one else would dare do - like their missions they supposedly never existed.
		Air America should have hit harder in achieving its ultimate goal, it missed a great opportunity to truly exploit the wrongfulness of what the CIA did during the 60's.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=12997 (1310 words)

	Air America Association - Articles
		And while no one in Air America denies that opium could conceivably have been transported from battle to battle along with those who were known to grow it, AA is adamant that, unlike their portrayal in the film AIR AMERICA, no one transported it for profit of any kind.
		(Air America pilots were notorious for bringing their aircraft in safely, landing on runways so short or at such high altitudes that it defied logic that they could walk away from their planes).
		Today, former Air America personnel and their families are lobbying the U.S Postal Service in hopes of getting that famous picture issued as a stamp in recognition of their deeds.
	www.air-america.org /Articles/Yablonka.shtml (2134 words)

	AlterNet: MediaCulture: Tune In
		Air America is now on the air in 51 cities, starting from the slim five at the beginning.
		In her first day on the air, she tangles fiercely with Ralph Nader, telling him she is not interviewing him, but in fact is furious with him, because "we can't afford to have you running." Eventually, the insulted Nader, insisting he should be interviewed and not talked at, hangs up, and Rhodes grins in triumph.
		Air America in fact has a variety of points of view from the far left of the dial to the moderately left of the dial.
	www.alternet.org /mediaculture/21642 (2436 words)

	Blogcritics.org: The Theft From the Needy by Air America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Either the founder of Air America, Evan Cohen, is an outright thief OR there was a studied plan to finance this liberal lovefest of a network through what was, on the surface, a "charity".
		Air America's overall ratings, which rose initially after all the free publicity, faded before the November election and haven't recovered.
		Air America's programming is carried in part or in whole on 67 stations.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2005/08/03/070948.php (3179 words)

	Supporting the "Secret War": CIA Air Operations in Laos, 1955-1974 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The film depicts the CIA man as having the opium processed into heroin in a factory just down the street from the favorite bar of Air America's pilots.
		Located adjacent to the Air America parking ramp at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, the 4802nd Joint Liaison Detachment was the CIA's command center for military operations in Laos.
		The limited nature of the war was reflected in the modest losses--that is, modest in comparison to what was ahead--suffered by Air America during 1965, 1966, and 1967.
	www.cia.gov /csi/studies/winter99-00/art7.html (7752 words)

	AlterNet: MediaCulture: Calling Air America
		A year ago March, Air America, the liberal/progressive talk-radio network, took off from New York into the wild blue yonder with an HBO documentary film crew in the cockpit and a mighty blast of publicity acting as a tail wind.
		Rhodes came to Air America after years of successful GOP-bashing on a Miami station, although she is an old-school New York wisenheimer with a polished technique who can seethe on air with the best of 'em.
		Air America does have Dr. Scholls, Geico and American Express, but from what I've heard, most of the ads are low status and, one assumes, low-priced.
	www.alternet.org /mediaculture/21959 (4612 words)

	Reason: The Profit Motive: Clear Channel discovers the liberal demographic
		The company, which owns more than 1,200 stations, is now beaming Air America's liberal lineup over eight of them—nine if you count a Florida outlet that's only running the Randi Rhodes show, and 10 if you count XM satellite radio, which includes Clear Channel among its investors.
		In Miami, one reason Clear Channel WINZ-AM switched to Air America, according to the Palm Beach Post, was the tremendous financial success of Michael Moore's Bush-baiting film Fahrenheit 9/11.
		Air America is the first serious effort since the rise of Rush to give liberals a substantial space in the medium; and, despite some early troubles, it seems to be doing pretty well.
	www.reason.com /links/links090704.shtml (704 words)

	SlickDeals.net Forums - Air America fiasco documented in HBO film
		The documentary shows Cohen arriving in the middle of night at AIR AMERICA offices to sign over the company and disappear again, but not before lying about how many ads have been sold and how much money is the bank [zero].
		I think it is so funny that Air America has to PAY the stations that broadcast their BS.
		Air America is only AM where I am.
	forums.slickdeals.net /t86600.html (1272 words)

	America at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		America (rock and roll band; also the title of their debut album)
		America (multi-engine airplane used by Richard E. Byrd and his crew on a 1927 transatlantic flight)
		America (passenger liner commanded by George Fried involved in famous sea rescue in 1929)
	wiki.tatet.ru /en/America.html (189 words)

	Search Tuna Report for Air America Radio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Description: Air America Radio Air America Radio is a radio network that began broadcasting in the United States on March 31, 2004....
		Considering the turmoil Air America experienced during its first month - with top executives leaving and financial anomalies plaguing the liberal-point-of-view startup - it must be encouraging to the staff to know they are finding their audience....
		Air America Radio's featured on-air personality will be Al Franken, a comedian who helped create NBC's Saturday Night Live and who recently wrote the book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, a scathing anti-FOX News, anti-Bill O eilly book that became a best-seller....
	www.searchtuna.com /ftlive2/868.html (1285 words)

	Welcome to America By Air! Stock Footage Library: Focusing on stock footage, aerial stock footage, landmark stock ...
		America By Air® America By Air is a US Registered Trademark.
		America By Air® Stock Footage is the world's leading source for feature quality aerial footage shot on film, high definition and digital motion picture formats.
		Landscapes, cities, nature, landmarks, structures, aircraft, even people from the air are just a few of our featured aerial categories.
	www.hdfootage.com (202 words)

	Wizbang
		That said, it's hilarious that Air Idiot is drawing less listeners in NYC than the station broadcasting their lineup drew when it was a niche channel featuring Caribbean music and cricket scores, and they are now wholly beholden to Clear Channel to keep their programming on the air.
		Air America is great and part of it is that they are honest about things and not rehearsed unlike Bush (town hall meetins a joke), Limbaugh and othe right wing nutwings (talking points).
		Air America gets a one-year birthday present from HBO on March 31 when the cable network airs the documentary “Left of the Dial” by director Patrick Farrelly and producer Kate O'Callaghan.
	wizbangblog.com /archives/005453.php (4666 words)

	CorTuff Shrink Film - Sealed Air north America
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	www.bubblewrap.com /products/shrink/films/cortuff.html (386 words)

	cqproject Comprehensive Film Guide: Air America (1990)
		I did Air America for two reasons: to be in a movie with Mel Gibson and to make a bunch of money.
		But his belief structure takes a beating when he's suddenly thrust into this new environment, where, any minute, 90 unfriendlies could come ripping out of the jungle with his name on their lug nuts.
		Though it is a movie tie-in, Air America is one of several books the author has written on the subject.
	www.dandychick.com /cqproject/guide/fg018.html (435 words)

	Salon.com Arts & Entertainment \| Dialing it down
		Welcome to Air America Radio, the left's answer to the conservative talk radio programs that have dominated the dial since the Clinton years.
		In the early days, Rush Limbaugh brayed like a lone lunatic in the wilderness about the gays and the lefties, but now countless others have joined him in a high-strung chorus of reactionary outbursts and self-righteous indignation, decrying the godless, the abortionists and the terrorists in one fell swoop as millions tune in each day.
		Filmmakers Kate O'Callaghan and Patrick Farrelly not only got remarkable access to the Air America offices but also found themselves documenting what looked to be the premature death of the company within a few weeks of its birth.
	www.salon.com /ent/tv/review/2005/03/31/air_america (367 words)

	Amazon.com: Air America (1990) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Air America is one of those movies that could have been great, and now maintains its low-key reputation as a typical Mel Gibson film in the wake of his first two Lethal Weapon hits.
		Originally conceived as a biting fl comedy about the CIA's top-secret smuggling operation in Laos during the Vietnam war, Air America lost most of its political sting when it was transformed into an action comedy for Gibson and costar Robert Downey Jr.
		The film is entertaining as far as it goes, with a few action sequences that explain where a lot of the budget went.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0784011583?v=glance (994 words)

	aaguide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Colonel Kaufman served as the Air Force Laison Officer with Air America in Southeast Asia.
		Duane Keele went to work for Air America as a helicopter pilot in 1968 and continued flying for the company until 1973.
		Pat Landry also contracted to produce a report on the Air America Facilities at Udorn which is with this collection.
	www.utdallas.edu /library/special/aaguide.html (5080 words)

	MovieGoods.com - movie posters, photos and other movie memorabilia
		James Van Der Beek was diagnosed as a dyslexic in kindergarten, but later went on to become an honors student.
		MovieGoods is home of the web's largest selection of movie memorabilia, including posters, photographs, lobby cards, film cells, hats, mugs and much more.
		Film cells include an authentic strip of 35mm film next to a stunning movie postcard or film image, and each cell is beautifully framed and matted in its own 8" x 10" frame.
	moviegoods.com /affiliate2/adClick.asp?affiliateID=415&...&sku=208884 (371 words)

	NewsMax.com: Inside Cover Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		One of the leading hosts on the unofficial radio network of the Democratic Party recommended in an apparent "joke" earlier this week that President Bush should be assassinated, reports the New York Daily News.
		Comparing Bush and his family to the Corleones of "Godfather" fame, Air America host Randi Rhodes reportedly unleashed this zinger during her Monday night broadcast: "Like Fredo, somebody ought to take him out fishing and phuw.
		In "Godfather II," Fredo Corleone is executed by brother Michael at the end of the film.
	www.newsmax.com /archives/ic/2004/5/12/153908.shtml (395 words)

	Air America: Operation Jaguar Movie: Air America: Operation Jaguar DVD is available from Bestprices.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
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		Political unrest is out of control in Costa Perdida, a region of South America.
		Enter Rio Arnett (Lorenzo Lamas), the chief undercover agent who runs Air America and the only man who can safely retrieve any passenger or cargo from the politically torn region.
	www.bestprices.com /cgi-bin/vlink/881273000511IE (78 words)

	Moviefone: Air America Movie: MAIN
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		Air America (1990): find the latest news, photos and trailers, as well as local showtimes/dvd info at Yahoo!
	movies.aol.com /movie/main.adp?mid=16136 (205 words)

	PopPolitics.com - Commentary on Popular and Political Cultures
		Later in the film, when the older children want to come up with the prank that would most upset their straight-arrow father, their idea turns out to be dressing up two 4-year-old boys in girls' clothes and having them talk about tea parties.
		In addition to it being the Year of the Queer, political films in general fared extraordinarily well, with significant honors also bestowed on Paradise Now, Syriana, The Constant Gardner, and Commander in Chief.
		The American film elite are still voting to nominate folks to their little awards party.
	www.poppolitics.com (5016 words)

	channel4.com/film - Air America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		However, if this buddy picture (presumably designed to further bolster Gibson's success as one half of a double act, following the Lethal Weapon franchise's first two installments) is to be believed, then even the Vietnam war had its moments of joviality.
		Air America sees Gibson and Downey Jr trading plenty of wisecracks as old hand Gene Ryack and new boy Billy Covington, the pilots who are dispatched to the region by the CIA to take part in a drug-smuggling exercise.
		The carefully choreographed action is electric and the banter between the two leads genial enough, quite compensating for the fact that the movie's effort to make any salient points about the unpleasantness of war falls flat in the face of its comic tone.
	www.channel4.com /film/reviews/film.jsp?id=100271 (210 words)

	Straight Up \| Jan Herman:
		And good Lord, the childlike love of paradox -- America is magnificent but mad, greedy and modest, drunk with materialism and religiosity, puritan and outrageous, facing toward the future and yet obsessed with its memories.
		Any decent friend of America at this point would definitely speak frankly to us about the dismal state of our political life and foreign policy.
		I speak for the poor of America who are paying the double price of smashed hopes at home, and dealt death and corruption in Vietnam.
	www.artsjournal.com /herman (4359 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Air America [1991]: Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		I have read the book that this is based on and the book is far more revealing and insightful than the film.
		The film has taken a few stories from the book and worked them around a lose plot that tries to weave several themes from the book - drug and gun running, pilot excentricities etc - into a film.
		This is and adventurous and overall very funny film where pilots (Mel Gibson and Robert D Jr.) work for the US government flying supplies behind enemy lines.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004RUSY (392 words)

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