Steve Thomas Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I remembered a conversation Larry Hancock and I had in the Forum back in 2017 about JFK's, Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. http://educationforum.ipbhost.com/topic/23631-foreign-intelligence-advisory-board/ Larry and I had some pretty good exchanges, I think. The Minutes of those meetings make for pretty interesting reading. https://www.maryferrell.org/php/showlist.php?docset=1062 At the time I was struck by the minutes of the meeting on September 12-13, 1963 https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=1960 Steve Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Anthony Mugan said: It is probably a mistake to think of this in terms of 'the CIA' or 'the army' or 'the mob' rather than as a network of individuals that came together to do this, centered, at an operational level around a core group of anti-Castro Cuban exiles, many of whom seem to have been in Operation 40 or very closely associated with that, supported by individuals such as Morales, Robertson, Martino, Roselli etc who were also closely connected into operations out of Miami against Cuba. The very short connection path from Roselli (and Giancarna) to Ruby via the Chicago mob is highly persuasive of how that side of things came together. Anthony - see our past threads for the ins and outs of our thinking. Larry, and founder John Simkin, have been influential in getting us to consider things non-monolithically and recognize congress of interest within and across organizations. Past topics have considered cross-purposes and rivalries, even in the cover-up. We slip into shorthand sometimes, yet we have this history to draw on. I'm sure John Newman's eventual publication will recognize fine distinctions and not slip into a Manichean dualism of DoD vs. CIA. Edited December 30, 2019 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Hancock Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 David and Steve make good points about the long history of discussions on this forum; there have been some highly educational dialogs over the years and sometimes they tend to get lost in the past (and my own memory). And Steve illustrates a very important discussion, exploring the fact that there are actually a number of compartmentalized intelligence and security functions not only among agencies and services but within each. I've always been impressed that the Foreign Intelligence Board almost always gave much more accurate roll up estimates on "CIA operations than came from within Plans/Operations itself. I recently came across Bissell defending the intel on the landings in Cuba by saying they had consulted the higher level intel estimates - without noting that said estimate was highly negative about the chance of success in ousting Castro or triggering a broad revolt against him. Of course anybody listening to Bissell would have been advised to keep both hands on their wallet. We also forget that even the NSC had its own intelligence advisory staff, independent of the rest. To say that intel collection was fragmented in the sixties (and often highly competitive) would be accurate; of course that pales in comparison to what it is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 (edited) [Deleted, posted in appropriate thread instead] Edited January 1, 2020 by Douglas Caddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Larsen Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/30/2019 at 11:15 AM, David Andrews said: Anthony - see our past threads for the ins and outs of our thinking. Larry, and founder John Simkin, have been influential in getting us to consider things non-monolithically and recognize congress of interest within and across organizations. Past topics have considered cross-purposes and rivalries, even in the cover-up. We slip into shorthand sometimes, yet we have this history to draw on. I'm sure John Newman's eventual publication will recognize fine distinctions and not slip into a Manichean dualism of DoD vs. CIA. Okay. But hasn't Newman already claimed that Veciana did NOT work for the CIA, and that he lied about seeing Oswald and David Phillips together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Kelly Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 This is quite the sophisticated discussion thread, amongst the true experts in this case. At the risk of rushing in where angels dare not tread, I would add that: (a) putting stock in what Antonio Veciana states or admits to is a big leap of faith; and (b) there is not a clear distinction between military/DOD and CIA (in my experience, they are one and the same). Therefore, to debate whether Alpha 66 was run by Army Intelligence vs. CIA is (imho) a distinction without a difference (i.e. a logical fallacy). Also, with all due respect to Douglas, I would not characterize Lisa Pease as "the protégé of Jim DiEugenio who always echoes what he promulgates". That is not appropriately respectful of two excellent researchers and authors, who have done more to push the truth forward in these complex stories than anyone on the planet. Life and reality is much more complex than just (as Larry states) attributing decisions/actions to the Mafia, White Supremacists, the Radical Right, CIA, Military, Fascists, etc. Happy New Year! Gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Gene Kelly said: This is quite the sophisticated discussion thread, amongst the true experts in this case. At the risk of rushing in where angels dare not tread, I would add that: (a) putting stock in what Antonio Veciana states or admits to is a big leap of faith; and (b) there is not a clear distinction between military/DOD and CIA (in my experience, they are one and the same). Therefore, to debate whether Alpha 66 was run by Army Intelligence vs. CIA is (imho) a distinction without a difference (i.e. a logical fallacy). Also, with all due respect to Douglas, I would not characterize Lisa Pease as "the protégé of Jim DiEugenio who always echoes what he promulgates". That is not appropriately respectful of two excellent researchers and authors, who have done more to push the truth forward in these complex stories than anyone on the planet. Life and reality is much more complex than just (as Larry states) attributing decisions/actions to the Mafia, White Supremacists, the Radical Right, CIA, Military, Fascists, etc. Happy New Year Gene. Well said. Edited January 1, 2020 by Ron Bulman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Ron Bulman said: Why did it post my reply IN Gene's post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ron Bulman said: Why did it post my reply IN Gene's post? You're not making fine distinctions, and encouraging Manichean dualism. Edited January 1, 2020 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 6 hours ago, Sandy Larsen said: Okay. But hasn't Newman already claimed that Veciana did NOT work for the CIA, and that he lied about seeing Oswald and David Phillips together? Wait for Newman - he can't possibly draw and quarter the business as we fear he will. NB that Gaeton Fonzi witnessed that Phillips recognized Veciana at the HSCA and fled the room rather than talk to him. I believe Fonzi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sandy Larsen Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, David Andrews said: 9 hours ago, Sandy Larsen said: Okay. But hasn't Newman already claimed that Veciana did NOT work for the CIA, and that he lied about seeing Oswald and David Phillips together? Wait for Newman - he can't possibly draw and quarter the business as we fear he will. NB that Gaeton Fonzi witnessed that Phillips recognized Veciana at the HSCA and fled the room rather than talk to him. I believe Fonzi. Good point. Edited January 1, 2020 by Sandy Larsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Tracy Parnell Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 8 hours ago, David Andrews said: Gaeton Fonzi witnessed that Phillips recognized Veciana at the HSCA and fled the room rather than talk to him. I believe Fonzi. When and where did this allegedly take place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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