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5 min readIn 2005, a C-130 pilot flying a routine mission into Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan was met on the tarmac by intelligence officers—"the babysitters," he called them. What they loaded onto his cargo plane was not a high-value detainee. It was a body, weighing 1,100 pounds, curled in the fetal position on a 7x9-foot pallet, with its hands, feet, and part of its head hanging off the edges. The pilot and his crew estimated the dead man at ten to twelve feet tall. He had red hair, six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot. According to the Marines who accompanied the body, the giant had been found in a cave after killing an entire team of soldiers—and was eating them. A second team managed to kill him and airlifted him to Bagram. The pilot flew the body to Qatar, and later heard it ended up at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:16) **Introducing the Kandahar Giant Story** - Joe brings up the Kandahar Giant, noting a Canadian soldier’s account of an 8-foot warlord in Afghanistan.
- 2 (02:06) **Why Giants Are a Taboo Topic** - Timothy theorizes the taboo around giants is linked to the occult and ancient necromantic practices.
- 3 (04:03) **The C-130 Pilot’s Firsthand Account** - Timothy recounts the story of an active-duty C-130 pilot who flew the Kandahar Giant’s body.
- 4 (11:21) **The Cover-Up and the Pentagon’s Denial** - The Pentagon officially denied the Kandahar Giant incident, which Timothy sees as suspicious.
- 5 (14:26) **A High-Level Commander’s Reaction** - A commander with knowledge of Afghanistan operations had a visceral, fearful reaction when asked about the Kandahar Giant.
- 6 (17:38) **The Mystery of the Cover-Up** - Joe questions why the existence of giants would be hidden, given ubiquitous legends worldwide.
- 7 (19:46) **The Occult Reason for the Cover-Up** - Timothy explains his theory that the cover-up is due to the occult use of giant remains.
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Show Notes
Timothy Alberino is an author, lecturer, and explorer. His latest release is a new edition of the ancient text “The Book of Enoch,” for which he wrote the introduction and commentary.
www.youtube.com/@TimothyAlberino
www.timothyalberino.com
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