American Exception The Takedown of BCCI (AE235)
Mar 10, 2026
Tonery Rogers, researcher of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, traces BCCI's ties to Iran‑Contra, Southern Air Transport, and the Epstein web. She outlines covert financing, shadow logistics, and how networks were reconstituted around new power centers. The conversation also explores alleged links between intelligence, private airlines, and geopolitical money flows.
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BCCI As An Intelligence Front Bank
- BCCI acted as an intelligence front bank that financed Iran-Contra and facilitated covert transfers through subsidiaries like the Monte Carlo branch.
- Epstein was a protege of Iran-Contra figures such as Adnan Khashoggi and Douglas Lees and linked into BCCI-era proprietary networks like Southern Air Transport.
Epstein Bought Southern Air Transport For Wexner
- Jeffrey Epstein purchased assets such as Southern Air Transport on behalf of Leslie Wexner, linking him to Iran-Contra logistics.
- Southern Air Transport had CIA ownership history and connections to Air America veterans like Eugene Hasenfuss.
Proprietary Firms Built A Secret Shadow Infrastructure
- Proprietary companies like Southern Air Transport and BCCI functioned as unaccountable tools with their own financing and air fleet for covert operations.
- Senator Daniel Inouye described an "unaccountable secret government" with private financing, navy, and air force during Iran-Contra hearings.