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This is a short worthwhile read: “The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is a Persian poetry collection first put together in 1460 in Shiraz. It consists of quatrains, four-line poems, with a set of unconventional themes. The poetry is irreligious and questions the afterlife and God’s providence. It shows keen awareness of the shortness of life and the finality of death. It advises therefore that every fleeting moment of every day should be savored, with wine, lovers and song. The combination of a serious philosophy of life and a carefree attitude has made the poetry popular for centuries. In 1859, Edward FitzGerald brought out a loose English translation that took the world by storm. It became the most beloved and widely known poem in the English language for decades until its popularity finally faded in the late twentieth century. Although they were attributed to the great mathematician and astronomer, Omar Khayyam (d. 1131), the poems were by many anonymous hands, and he was just a frame author, akin to Scheherezade in the Arabian Nights.” – Dr. Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan
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The Newly Renovated CIA Museum
Douglas Caddy replied to Douglas Caddy's topic in JFK Assassination Debate
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Dr. John Newman's Genesis of a Cold War Quest: GENERAL MAXWELL D. TAYLOR'S RISE TO POWER A Trojan Horse Behind the Gates, Parts I, II, and III may now be viewed by clicking HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVWsKiSoMoM Please subscribe to our channel to be notified of new content. YOUTUBE.COM John M. Newman: GENESIS: GENERAL MAXWELL D. TAYLOR'S RISE TO POWER SEC-3 SEG-3 B5 B6 B7 B8 GHOSTS OF THE SPY WARSGENESIS OF A CO
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Was double-agent Richard Case Nagell the most important witness (other than Oswald) of the JFK? CIA chief Tracy Barnes, who worked under Ted Shackley at JMWAVE, handled Nagell’s development and sent him to New Orleans in the summer of 1963 to monitor a group of Cuban exiles plotting against Castro. There Nagell befriended a man named Lee Oswald whom he knew previously from contact in the Far East. Nagell said the conspirators believed that if they set up Oswald as the villain, the murder would result in a full-scale war against Cuba. As part of his double agency status, Nagell informed his Soviet Military Intelligence (GRU) contact in Mexico City, who ordered him to warn the patsy, and stop the assassination plot if necessary by “killing Oswald.” This information and details of the plot were relayed to the CIA and select individuals in the FBI, but Nagell claimed both departments buried the file and ordered him to remain silent. It was the KGB — not the CIA or FBI — that attempted to prevent the murder of President Kennedy. After all, Russia would be the big loser in the affair. The Assassination Records Review Board thought Nagell important enough to call him as a witness but 24 hours later on November 1, 1995 Nagell was found dead in his apartment in the Echo Park section of L.A. Cause of death; heart attack. The ARRB wanted to know more about documentation found in the trunk of Nagell’s car in September 1963 that listed several CIA employees by their real names. David Atlee Phillips and James McCord had also been cited in cryptic comments by Nagell as having played some role in the CIA’s relationship with Oswald. LBJ knew all about Nagell and the FBI and Secret Service interrogated Nagell on several occasions after the assassination but no mention is made of him in the Warren Commission’s 26 volumes. All reactions: 8David Breeden, Steve Jenkins and 6 others