Operation Toucan (KGB) Operation Toucan (KGB) Operation TOUCAN was a KGB/DGI public relations and disinformation campaign directed at the military government of Chile led by Augusto Pinochet. According to former KGB officer Vasili Mitrokhin, the plot was originally conceived by Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov. The plot's twofold task was to organize sympathetic human rights activists to pressure the United Nations and generate negative press for the Pinochet regime. In 1976, the start of TOUCAN, the New York Times published 66 articles on Chile’s human rights record and four on Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge and only 3 such articles on the human rights situation in Cuba.
The Kalob Griffin Band (The KGB) The Kalob Griffin Band (The KGB) The Kalob Griffin Band (The KGB) is a Philadelphia based five-piece Americana rock band that formed in 2009, most commonly known for their impromptu shows and the allegiance of their community driven fanbase. The Kalob Griffin Band began when frontman, Kalob Griffin met, current lead guitarist/mandolin/banjoist, Rob Dwyer at a house party where the two attended Penn State University Pennsylvania State University together in 2009. The two linked with other college friends, and went on to perform to packed venues all over State College, PA. The success inspired Griffin and Dwyer to continue a