Hi all,
I hope this isn't too far off topic but I'll eventually get to a Hoover related question.
Currently I'm reading the Luciano Story by Sid Feder and Joachim Joesten (Copyright 1954) . The most interesting item in the book is that it raves about Hoover and the FBI. It is critical of the old Federal Narcotics Bureau (accusing agents of beating Lucky Luciano during the famous one way ride) and the Kefauver Committee (ripping the politicians as glory hounds etc. ) These premises are regurgatated over and over. The raving about Hoover and the FBI is prevalent enough that I almost began to think it's sarcasm. It was nauseating enough that I decided to see what info on the internet there was about Joesten primarily and the book in general.
Feder had worked on the Murder Inc. book and as I recall it was rhetoric free for the most part. (I haven't read that book in years but now it's next on my list for a reread)
Now admittedly, I'm not an assassination expert but I've read a few of the books that cover the Mafia angles. Imagine my surprise when I learn that Joesten has written a few assassination books and had such a colorful background (German communist). Luciano Story has no background of Joesten in it at all. Certainly it's easy to agree with those who think Hoover had investigated Joesten deeply.
1. Why did Joesten rave about the FBI and Hoover in the book and criticize other agencies? The Federal Narcotics Bureau and Hoover had quite a bureaucratic feud in those days so criticizing the Narcotics bureau is basically defending Hoover.
2. What is Joesten's reputation as a Kennedy researcher?
Any thoughts?
Thanks, Brent
