William G. Hillar Special Forces FRAUD

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by 5StarGen

.....I will pass your email along to the Institute administration officials who are investigating this matter.

Thank you for your concern and for the time you have taken in bringing this to our attention.

Sincerely.


Tate Miller
Dean of Advising, Career & Student Services
Monterey Institute of International Studies
A Graduate School of Middlebury College
Center for Advising & Career Services
460 Pierce St, M312, Monterey, CA 93940
831.647.4656 tate.miller@miis.edu
www.miis.edu




Mr. Tate,

Mr. Hillar is lying when he says that he never claimed to an SF Op and a retired Army Colonel. He told me directly in his human trafficking class a few weeks ago that he was a retired Army 0-6 (Colonel) upon finding out that I was a Marine vet. I am willing to sign a petition regarding this statement and would like to have the school collect signatures to this affect from other students who have taken his workshops. Furthermore, he claims to have to have taken part in Operation Eagle Claw (the rescue mission of the Iranian hostages, a Delta Force mission) and has been found to be plagiarizing stories from books during his lectures. For example, he plagiarized a story from a book called The Mission, The Men and Me by author Peter Blaber. On pg 56 of that book, Blaber describes how he purchased a gorilla suit for one of his missions as a Delta Force op. Mr. Hillar tells the exact same story in his Tactical Terrorism class, but passes it off as his own experience. Lastly, documents from a Freedom Of Information Act request show no record of any Army service, let lone special forces. His military record can be verified easily by giving his social security number to the NCIS or any other military criminal investigative service for verification purposes.


On Nov 8, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Miller, Tate wrote:

....the administration is aware of this information. Dean Shi has spoken with Professor Hillar and the matter continues to be investigated.

To be sure, we are still investigating William Hillar's bio and other information -- all we know for sure at this point is that there does seem to have been a mistake made in his bio on our website. The information is not correct. Professor Hillar claims he never gave us this information. It will be removed. Even though he is an adjunct professor and not a member of our full-time faculty, once we have the full set of data, should there have been misrepresentations as outlined in your email, the administration will take the appropriate measures, including considering not having him teach his spring semester workshop.

Please be assured, we take these accusations very seriously and will act accordingly.

Sincerely,

Tate Miller



Mr. Millar,

I am a student here at MIIS and would like to bring some important information to your attention. According to evidence I have gathered over the past several days it appears that Mr. Bill Hillar, an adjunct Professor at here at this school, is falsely claiming to be a retired Army Colonel and special forces operative. Not only is lying about your military record a slanderous offense in and of itself, he is using these credentials to teach courses here at MIIS. His Tactical Terrorism class is almost entirely composed of his "experience" as a member of Delta Force. I would strongly advise that he asked to present a DD214 and have his background throughly investigated. Moreover, due to the questionable nature of Mr. Hillar's integrity, I am also highly suspect of his academic credentials and hope that MIIS will begin an investigation into those as well. Lastly, I would like to know how MIIS allowed Mr. Hillar to teach courses at this University without properly vetting him in the first place? For personal reasons I will not include the evidence I have for these allegations through email, but I am more than willing to discuss this matter in person.

Thank you,

You da man.... stand up for what's right. They might have removed it from the MIIS website but it's still on bill hillars website as of today:

William G. Hillar is a retired Colonel of the U.S. Army Special Forces. He has served in Asia, the Middle East, and Central and South America, where his diverse training and experiences included tactical counter-terrorism, explosive ordnance, emergency medicine and psychological warfare.

http://billhillartraining.com/about.htm

As a retired Special Forces Colonel I sure billy hillar has his DD-214, DA-66, his promotion award to COLONEL (framed). His letter from the president for doing 20 years in the military, framed. Pictures from all over the world. His jump certificate and Special Forces diploma's framed. I bet he could just snap a picture of all that stuff and send it to me and I'll eat my jump boots, with tobasco sauce.

News articles concerning his daughters kidnapping, I' sure they are hard to find. In Special Forces we've had so many or our daughters kidnapped and forced into the sex slave industry that the media doesn't even report them anymore. A page 10 story I'm sure.

Hey bill hillar of billhillartraining.com I'll show you all my paperwork if you show me yours?

Lord knows us 20+ year Special Forces Veterans sure accumulate a lot of paperwork.

I'm only asking for a few pieces william g hillar. Come on now make me eat my boots.....

Team Sergeant

[Shar]

Originally Posted by IwakuniMarine

Even though he is an adjunct professor and not a member of our full-time faculty, once we have the full set of data, should there have been misrepresentations as outlined in your email, the administration will take the appropriate measures, including considering not having him teach his spring semester workshop.

Please be assured, we take these accusations very seriously and will act accordingly.

Sincerely,

Tate Miller

This is why he's gotten away with this for so long. In Mr. Miller's world, this guy's world "considering not having him teach his spring semester workshop," is an appropriate measure that rises to the level of serious.

Not - reporting him to any given alphabet agency he's fraudulently associated himself with or reporting him for violation of the Stolen Valor Act. Not asking for him to pay back any monies paid because he was a LIAR who misrepresented himself and did damage to the reputation of the institution.

They'll "consider" not having him teach in the spring.

Good on you for demanding Mr. Miller explain how this happened in the first place. Accountability for the school's actions will go a long way toward not getting duped again.

[sinjefe]

Originally Posted by Shar

This is why he's gotten away with this for so long. In Mr. Miller's world, this guy's world "considering not having him teach his spring semester workshop," is an appropriate measure that rises to the level of serious.

"Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education."
-Bertrand Russell

Seems appropriate.

[Team Sergeant]

Monterey Institute of International Studies has now removed the Special Forces FRAUD known as bill hillar from their website.

Geez william g hillar, that's two colleges in one week that have removed you from their website? What's up buddy? Sky falling?

I wonder if the Monterey Institute of International Studies plans to inform their students that william g hillar was in fact a fraud? hillar taught a course there Tactical-counterterrorism, I'm betting he taught that course based off all his days in Special Forces?

You students of Monterey Institute of International Studies need to demand your money back. You've been conned.

Hey by the way, does Monterey Institute of International Studies now need a real Special Forces soldier to teach counterterrorism courses?

Listen for the knock bill, it's coming......

[RB208]

Thought you would like to take a look at Bill's syllabus for his "tactical counterterrorism" class. He claimed to be 1 of 4 guys to conduct a "pre-mission recon for Desert One". Said he was disguised as a German businessman...I think he just read that from The Atlantic article written on it. His details were also found in CSM Eric Haney's book. He recommended it to the students and added "Eric is a good friend of mine." Anyways, here is the syllabus. Enjoy.

Graduate School of International Policy & Management
Monterey Institute of International Studies
TACTICAL COUNTER-TERRORISM: WKSH 8542
Spring 2010
Course: WKSH 8542, Tactical Counter-terrorism
Date/Time: April 16: 6:00-9:00 PM, April 17: 9:00 Am-5:00 PM, April 18: 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Instructor: Bill Hillar
Contact: 831-236-1531 or bhillar@gmail.com
Credits : 1.0
Office Hours: Call anytime and I will be in Monterey around 1:30 PM on April 15
Classroom: B 104 (Morse Building)
Prerequisites: None
Required and Optional Materials: Please familiarize yourself with the following:
• www.intelligence.gov. This site contains volumes of information regarding what we call the “intelligence community.” Please read about Executive Order 12333 and be knowledgeable about just who and how the intelligence community works.
• www.state.gov/s/ct/rls.fs/37191.htm. This State Department site is a comprehensive list and discussion of foreign terrorist organizations.
• www.theatlantic.com. Read the article Imperial Grunts in the October 2005 issue. It is a very well excerpted article detailing Robert Kaplan’s new book.
• www.theatlantic.com. Read the article Desert One in the May 2006 issue. It is Mark Bowden’s thorough accounting of the failed Iran rescue mission in 1980.
• Be familiar with CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR, by George Crile. ISBN: 0-8021-4124-2
Course Description:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this workshop is to make students aware of how policy gets interpreted and carried out in terms of counterterrorism ideologies and operations. We will discuss the immediate and long-term effects of U.S. and other counterterrorism actions throughout the world. We will try to define counterterrorism by examining its multiple layers from pre-diplomatic assessment, government intervention through the use of military and armed conflict, to post action evaluation.
*Syllabi are subject to change by the instructor with advance notice to students Page 2
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, you will be able
• Understand the changing faces or terrorists and terrorism
• Know how the intelligence community does and does not work
• Analyze the functioning of the “covert action ladder”.
• Know how technology is used to fight terrorism
• Grasp how “elite forces” and war fighters perform
• Review declassified counterterrorism successes and failures
• Study the terrorist mind set and counter-terrorism strategies
Instructional Methodology:
This course will use case studies, DVD, lecture and open class participation. It is my belief that people learn better when they experience life in a participatory, e motional, thoughtful, and passionate way. This workshop will be conducted in a way that is meant to present situations that allow you to view life in much more than an abstract way.
Course Outline:
Date Topic
April 16 Course overview
Discuss Student expectations
Review Student requirements
Introduction to terrorism and counterterrorism
April 17 Intelligence: collection, interpretation, and uses
Who counters terrorism?
The intelligence community: overview of who, how, and why
Military and para-military capabilities and roles
April 18 Case studies: Afghanistan: past and present
Desert Eagle
Pablo Escobar
Classroom exercise in terrorist thinking and mind set
Open review of class examination questions
Testing and Grading
1) Your grade will be based on the following:
1. Attendance: It is important that each student attend all sessions. Extenuating circumstances will be considered.
2. Final Examination: The final examination will consist of five questions. The structure of which and their answers will be fully discussed in class.
3. Class Participation: Students should actively participate in class by sharing their experiences, ideas and thoughts regarding course content.
4. Grades are P (Pass) or F (Fail)

[IwakuniMarine]

Here is the syllabus from Hillar's Tactical Terrorism seminar for anyone who is interested

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by IwakuniMarine

Here is the syllabus from Hillar's Tactical Terrorism seminar for anyone who is interested

Understand the changing faces or terrorists and terrorism
• Know how the intelligence community does and does not work
• Analyze the functioning of the “covert action ladder”.
• Know how technology is used to fight terrorism
• Grasp how “elite forces” and war fighters perform
• Review declassified counterterrorism successes and failures
• Study the terrorist mind set and counter-terrorism strategies

I'm really digging the "Covert Action Ladder" title.... and the Grasp how “elite forces” and war fighters perform.

Damn, I'm betting this was enlighting......and I missed it.....

Any of you Green Beret wearing dudes ever been on the "Covert Action Ladder"?

I'd give a dollar for a video of hillar pitching this course.....

[IwakuniMarine]

More crazy info is on the way...check this out


http://www.kcby.com/news/local/104833774.html

But Bill Hillar, a retired US Army Colonel in the special forces, says the state of Oregon is finally doing something about it.

He spoke Tuesday at a human trafficking event sponsored by the Zonta Club, his expertise on the topic coming from a personal experience.

Hillar says, "I was sitting in my office in North Carolina and I got a phone call from our government agency that said, your daughter's been kidnapped. And it bothered me a lot because I had worked in that part of the world for a long time, so I took a leave."

[IwakuniMarine]

Open to the public, social service workers and law enforcement for a $10 registration fee, the first event features keynote speaker Bill Hillar, an expert on the topic and retired U.S. Army Special Forces colonel.

He also became the inspiration for the 2008 film 'Taken," starring Liam Neeson, in which a man's daughter is forced into the slave trade.

Keith Bickford, a Multnomah County sheriff's deputy, along with Julie Samples of the Oregon Legal Services Farmworkers Program and Wynne Wakkila, the director of Oregonians Against Trafficking Humans, also are scheduled to speak.

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden is expected to attend.

http://www.theworldlink.com/news/loc...8da73cb86.html

[Green Light]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

I'm really digging the "Covert Action Ladder" title.... and the Grasp how “elite forces” and war fighters perform.

Any of you Green Beret wearing dudes ever been on the "Covert Action Ladder"?

Once on an exfil.

4. Grades are P (Pass) or F (Fail)

FAIL

[rdret1]

Just surfing around, since I can't sleep this morning, I found some more interesting info. I don't remember seeing it in any of the threads so if I missed it, let me know. I found a link where supposedly our Mr. Hillar founded an advocacy group called "Just Yell Fire" http://www.zoominfo.com/search#searc...rgetid=profile

Checking the site, it appears the founder is actually a woman named Dallas Jessup. http://www.justyellfire.com/about.php This group is in the Portland area as well, but I see no reference to Mr. Hillar on it.

[Richard]

Any of you Green Beret wearing dudes ever been on the "Covert Action Ladder"?

I think they were gonna let us use it once at Mackall...but Bear Martin and George Beach forgot to bring the sky-hook to attach it to so we did another infil by foot instead.

Richard

[Peregrino]

Originally Posted by Richard

I think they were gonna let us use it once at Mackall...but Bear Martin and George Beach forgot to bring the sky-hook to attach it to so we did another infil by foot instead.

Richard

Knowing those two I doubt "forgot" had anything to do with it. Probably had more to do with "walking is good for you" and "you can always count on your feet to get you there".

[lksteve]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

Any of you Green Beret wearing dudes ever been on the "Covert Action Ladder"?

No...does a prussic climb on the cable on the smokestack at Fort Flint count?

[Team Sergeant]

Employment History
Colonel [LIE]
U.S. Army Special Forces [LIE]
Adjunct Professor
University of Oregon [NOT ANY MORE]
Agora Steering Committee
Board Memberships and Affiliations
Founder
Just Yell Fire
Education
honorary doctorate , Intercultural Relations
Ph.D. , Health Education
B.A. , Psychology
M.A. , Education

The Oregon Center for Christian Values » Blog Archive » Human Trafficking: An International Perspective
www.occv.org, 1 Jan 2009 [cached]
In 1988, while traveling with schoolmates in Southeast Asia, kidnappers pulled Bill Hillar's 17-year old daughter off a train and forced her into the sex industry. Despite an exhaustive, multi-country search, her father, a Special Forces Colonel [LIE]
, was unable to save his daughter from the fate that ultimately took her life. The recent movie "Taken," with Liam Neeson is partially based on Bill Hillar's personal story.
...
On Thursday, July 23, Dr. Hillar, now an adjunct professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies [NOT ANY MORE]will discuss the international web of human trafficking and global approaches to combating this horrific practice.
Retired Special Forces Colonel[LIE]
Dr. ...
www.justyellfire.com, 9 Jan 2010 [cached]

Retired Special Forces Colonel [LIE]
Dr. Bill Hillar, Personal Human Trafficking Story Dallas Jessup, past CNN Hero [Is this yet ANOTHER case of CNN not checking it's facts?]
and founder of "Just Yell Fire"
Monterey Bay Area Chapter - Services - International Services
www.arccarmel.org, 19 Dec 2008 [cached]
William Hillar Adjunct Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies and University of Oregon [NOT ANY MORE]. Retired Colonel, U.S. Special Forces. William G. (Bill) Hillar is a retired Colonel of the U.S. Army Special Forces [LIE]
. He holds a B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Education, a Ph.D. in Health Education, and an honorary doctorate in Intercultural Relations. Col. Hillar leads many workshops and courses at colleges and universities in the area of Human Trafficking, International Terrorism, Security Careers (Intelligence Community), Transnational Drug Smuggling, and International Crime. He also works with firefighters and other first-responders where quick reaction and rapid recovery are essential for survival.
2008 Joint Law Enforcement Summit Agenda - by Association
www.mspoa.org, 21 July 2008 [cached]
William G. HillarPreventing and Mitigating Delayed Stress Syndrome
...
William G. Hillar is a retired Colonel of the U.S. Army Special Forces [LIE]
.He has served in Asia, the Middle East, and Central and South America, where his diverse training and experiences included tactical counter-terrorism [LIE]
, explosive ordnance, emergency medicine and psychological warfare.[LIE]

His military expertise led him not only to cross-train and serve with Special Forces [LIE]
from allied countries, but to advise governments and military organizations in several foreign nations.He holds a B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Education, a Ph.D. in Health Education, and an honorary doctorate in Intercultural Relations.Hillar provides training and consultation to law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responder organizations where quick reaction and rapid recovery are essential for survival.Hillar is also an adjunct professor at Monterey Institute of International Studies and the University of Oregon [NOT ANY MORE].His courses and workshops include:
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If you are seeking someone to help you better understand how you are affected and can make a difference in this rapidly-changing world, then ask Bill Hillar to be that change agent.
Visit Bill's Website to Learn More http://billhillartraining.com/
Agora | City Club of Portland
www.pdxcityclub.org, 18 Aug 2009 [cached]
Why Human Trafficking Affects Us All with Bill Hillar Agora
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Bill Hillar