Douglas Caddy Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Richard Charnin posted on Facebook: Jan. 10, 9am: the best-selling JFK-conspiracy books based on Amazon sales rankings:1 JFK and the Unspeakable2 Reclaiming Science: The JFK Conspiracy3 The Man Who Killed JFK4 David Ferrie5 Dr. Mary's Monkey6 They Killed our President7 Me and Lee8 JFK Assassination Rehearsal9 Not in Your Lifetime10 On the Trail of the Assassins11 Crossfire12 Hit List13 Last Investigation14 JFK: The CIA, Vietnam and the Plot to Assassinate JFK15 Echo from Dealey Plaza16 LBJ: Mastermind to Colossus17 The Men on the 6th floor18 Killing JFK: History of Deceit19 Survivors Guilt20 Girl on the Stairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Knight Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Thanks for sharing this information. Currently, I'm reading my copy of ULTIMATE SACRIFICE...it sat unread on my shelf long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon G. Tidd Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I think James Douglass gets it wrong in "JFK and the Unspeakable". The theme of the book is that JFK had enemies in the military, CIA, and elsewhere who believed he was soft on communism and who were moved to act against him by his American University speech, in which JFK called for accommodation with the Soviet Union. Douglass argues these enemies wanted war in Viet Nam and got what they wanted. Douglass maintains JFK was seeking peace and got killed for doing so. Douglass's core argument, that JFK wanted peace and got killed for doing so, appears to fit the historical record. It does, but only if one is willing to conflate causes with consequences. JFK had an array of enemies. Perhaps a broad and deep array, but so did FDR and Truman. JFK wasn't killed by an array of enemies, in my estimation. One sees easily today the array of obvious enemies he faced. Did any of these enemies have the lasting power to cover up the facts of his assassination? I doubt it. The continuing cover-up is the most significant fact of the assassination today. It goes to who killed him and why. What reason does the U.S. Government have today to deprive the American people of the truth of his killing? JFK was killed for a specific reason. That reason still prevails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Jon: "JFK was killed for a specific reason. That reason still prevails." Are you saying we still do not know the specific reason he was killed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon G. Tidd Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Douglas Caddy, Yes. If we knew the reason, there would be no debate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Jon: I wish to associate myself with your comments. You frame the issue succinctly. "The continuing cover-up is the most significant fact of the assassination today. It goes to who killed him and why. What reason does the U.S. Government have today to deprive the American people of the truth of his killing?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Blank Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) I think James Douglass gets it wrong in "JFK and the Unspeakable". The theme of the book is that JFK had enemies in the military, CIA, and elsewhere who believed he was soft on communism and who were moved to act against him by his American University speech, in which JFK called for accommodation with the Soviet Union. Douglass argues these enemies wanted war in Viet Nam and got what they wanted. Douglass maintains JFK was seeking peace and got killed for doing so. Douglass's core argument, that JFK wanted peace and got killed for doing so, appears to fit the historical record. It does, but only if one is willing to conflate causes with consequences. JFK had an array of enemies. Perhaps a broad and deep array, but so did FDR and Truman. JFK wasn't killed by an array of enemies, in my estimation. One sees easily today the array of obvious enemies he faced. Did any of these enemies have the lasting power to cover up the facts of his assassination? I doubt it. The continuing cover-up is the most significant fact of the assassination today. It goes to who killed him and why. What reason does the U.S. Government have today to deprive the American people of the truth of his killing? JFK was killed for a specific reason. That reason still prevails. What reason does the U.S. Government have today to deprive the American people of the truth of his killing? Its legitimacy. JFK was killed for a specific reason. That reason still prevails. He was killed because he was going to cost some people a lot of money. Edited January 12, 2015 by Martin Blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Brancato Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I more or less see it that way too Martin. And I think Douglass has it basically right. So does RFK Jr. btw, who recommends JFK and the Unspeakable to those who are interested. Funny - Amazon readers put that book as number 1. Jon - on another post somewhere you suggest that Middle East policy change was the hidden goal of the perpetrators. Big money for sure. I just never read anything about JFK's Middle East policy. I would add to what Martin said by saying I think that in addition to legitimacy of government we may be protecting certain families who are still at the center of the establishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Keane Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Follow the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger DeLaria Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I recently read Phil Nelson's LBJ: The Mastermind of the JFK Assassination. Great book, I recommend it. Mark- Ultimate Sacrifice is probably next on my list, after I get through The Brothers Karamazov. I seem to really like long books for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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