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Title: JFK: The Cia, Vietnam, and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy by L. Fletcher Prouty, Oliver Stone, Fletcher Prouty ISBN: 0-8065-1772-7 Publisher: Citadel Trade Pub. Date: June, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This vital work is a MUST READ for ALL Americans.
Comment: Col. Prouty's most informative book exposes the vicious, greedy, and super-anonymous hand of the "High Cabal" as none other has dared attempt. It clearly demonstrates the bizarre and disgusting chain of events (created by the OSS and CIA) that began before the end of WWII; events that led to President Eisenhower's unprecedented farewell address (and warning) to the nation. These events also led to the creation of President John F. Kennedy's National Security Action Memorandum #263, which called for de-escalation of the Vietnam War and withdrawal of all troops from Vietnam; the memorandum that ultimately led to his death.
This work exposes the planned genocide of millions of innocent, non-combatant Southeast Asian civilians, under the guise of such noble sounding terms as "pacification." Readers learn that none of these attacks on the peace-loving Southeast Asians were undertaken to protect any nation or preserve any ideology. Rather, they were thrust upon the Southeast Asians to further feed the exceedingly bulging pockets of greedy international bankers and the insidious military-industrial complex. These events also served to further perpetuate the High Cabal's iron-fisted, though ultra-secret, control over American government, among others, and the world economy. Vietnam is but one homeland that the High Cabal has decimated to serve its own purposes. There have indeed been many others throughout history. The question is: who's next? Perhaps us? Every American should read this vitally important book. And, think about it...
Hats off to Col. L. Fletcher Prouty. A truly great American! I proudly salute you, Sir.
Rating: 5
Summary: Mr. Prouty's book is excellent as autobiography
Comment: Mr. Prouty served in the Pentagon's Office of Special Operations during a significant portion of his professional military career. In this role, he observed first-hand how the CIA arranged/staged coups d'etat in the Phillipines and other nations around the globe. In the Office of Special Operations, Mr. Prouty was responsible for providing U.S. military support for CIA operations. This experience serves as the basis for Mr. Prouty's strong inference that the assassination of President Kennedy was a CIA-style coup d'etat. The "why" of the coup d'etat is strongly established by Mr. Prouty. JFK intended to withdraw 1,000 military personnel from Vietnam by the close of 1963 and hoped to complete the full withdrawal of U.S. military personnel from Vietnam by the close of 1965. To do this, JFK needed to get re-elected. His decision to withdraw from Vietnam was based upon the McNamara-Taylor report of early October, 1963 and codified in National Security Action Memorandum#263 of October 11, 1963. [For a thorough, scholarly analysis of the evolution of JFK's Vietnam policy, see "JFK and Vietnam" by John M. Newman (New York: Warner Books, 1992). Mr. Newman is a professional historian and a faculty member at the University of Maryland]. Powerful interests in the CIA, Pentagon and the corporate world were "gung ho" in favor of large-scale military intervention in Vietnam. The prospective war promised billions of dollars in military contracts for the defense industry. JFK's intention to withdraw from Vietnam would deny these elements in the CIA, Pentagon and corporate communities their pot of gold. Immediately after the assassination of JFK, LBJ issued NSAM#273 on November 26, 1963 which was a complete reversal of JFK's policy. NSAM#273 authorized U.S. military raids into North Vietnam. These raids precipitated the Gulf of Tonkin incidents of July-August 1963, led to Congress' Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and massive U.S. military intervention in Vietnam. LBJ gave the CIA, Pentagon and defense contractors what JFK would have denied them: billions of dollars in defense contracts in support of the full-scale war in Vietnam. For Mr. Prouty, the ultimate inference is irresistible: to effectuate the complete turn-around of Vietnam policy proposed by JFK, a CIA-style coup d'etat was carried out in Dallas on November 22, 1963. LBJ's NSAM#273 reversing JFK's Vietnam policy [from withdrawal to establishing the foundation for massive U.S. intervention] was issued on November 26, 1963. The goals of the coup were obtained immediately following the assassination. Prouty gives us the "why" of the coup. Further research remains to be done in order to give us "who" and the "how". Prouty's work is a valuable starting point for further inquiry and deserves our appreciation for its autobiographical honesty and heartfelt analysis.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Truth Is a Bitter Pill
Comment: If there is a recurring theme in Fletcher's books, it's that we do not live in a truly democratic society. When it comes down to it, our government is controlled by a relatively small group of corporate "investors." Specifically, I'm talking about the business interests who stand to gain from US defense spending (over 25 percent of our federal budget last time I looked). Good old Ike wasn't just whistling dixie during his fairwell address. As the ultimate insider, Eisenhower's warning must be taken to heart.
The lessons of this book are just as salient now as they were back during JFK's time in office. As a Master Sergeant in the Army confided in me, "if you want to know why we're fighting in Iraq, take a look at how much replacement parts cost for the AC-130 and the Blackhawk helicopter." Think about it, over $200 billion will be spent in Iraq. That's a huge payday for guys like Lockheed and General Dynamics.
When this type of (tax-payer) money is at stake, don't think for a minute that killing a head of state is out of bounds.
Fletcher's observations are sobering and will leave you feeling a bit uneasy. Such is the nature of the truth. There is no Santa Claus, no Easter Bunny, and no one (not even the POTUS) is safe from the aggregate will of the military-industrial complex.
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Title: Blood, Money & Power: How L.B.J. Killed J.F.K. by Barr McClellan ISBN: 0963784625 Publisher: Hannover House Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Regicide: The Official Assassination of John F. Kennedy by Gregory Douglas ISBN: 1591482976 Publisher: Monte Sano Media Pub. Date: 04 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Man Who Knew Too Much: Hired to Kill Oswald and Prevent the Assassination of JFK by Dick Russell ISBN: 0786712422 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs ISBN: 0881846481 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Pub. Date: 01 November, 1990 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Deep Politics And The Death of JFK by Peter Dale Scott ISBN: 0520205197 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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