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46. ''It's just a ride.''

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:34 AM

Oct 2012

"You can go to the sixth floor of the School Book Depository...and it's really accurate, you know, because Oswald's not in it." -- Bill Hicks

Thank you, drokhole. Every day, more and more, I wish I had known about Mr. Hicks while he was still with us. The guy was a living Buddha.

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Generals mocking JFK behind his back during Cuban Missile Crisis caught on tape... [View all] Octafish Sep 2012 OP

Thank you for posting this Trailrider1951 Sep 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #5

And big oils connections. Things do not seem to have changed much. jwirr Sep 2012 #9

You are most welcome, Trailrider1951! Here's the guy who should be writing the book on Gen. LeMay... Octafish Sep 2012 #18

kr Norrin Radd Sep 2012 #2

The Railroading of LCDR Terri Pike Octafish Oct 2012 #44

"JFK and the Unspeakable" by James Douglass should be required reading in classrooms drokhole Sep 2012 #3

+1 That book explains the last 49 years hifiguy Sep 2012 #10

JFK, FDR and 'Seven Days in May' Octafish Sep 2012 #13

It makes the scales fall off readers' eyes. Octafish Sep 2012 #19

To paraphrase one of my favorite comedians/philosophers... drokhole Sep 2012 #20

''It's just a ride.'' Octafish Oct 2012 #46

^^This x 1000000000 truebrit71 Oct 2012 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #4

What JFK Really Said Octafish Sep 2012 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2012 #7

Who cares? they still followed the presidents orders. Javaman Sep 2012 #8

yup as long as they gollow civilian command who cares loli phabay Sep 2012 #14

Not exactly. LeMay ordered unauthorizedoverflights of Soviet airspace during Cuban Missile Crisis... Octafish Sep 2012 #21

My Mother told me a long time ago when I was a kid about a guy that lived in our neighborhood ArnoldLayne Sep 2012 #11

Thank you for sharing that, ArnoldLayne! We're just starting to learn the story... Octafish Oct 2012 #41

Kevin Costner's "13 Days" was a very accurate portrayal of this... MinM Sep 2012 #12

13 Days (2000) v Missiles of October (1974) MinM Sep 2012 #17

The Twelfth Day Octafish Sep 2012 #24

The Fourteenth Day MinM Sep 2012 #34

Thank you for the heads-up, MinM! Interesting Times, indeed: ''A U-2 has been lost off Alaska.'' Octafish Sep 2012 #22

The generals were obviously trying to provoke the Soviets into a massive retaliation! LongTomH Sep 2012 #25

Operation Hollywood: Pentagon v Costner MinM Sep 2012 #33

Mother Jones' Operation Hollywood cont... MinM Oct 2012 #35

World War II was so yesterday...Korea's the happening spot in 1953. Octafish Oct 2012 #37

Those who kept their wugs shut did all right. Octafish Oct 2012 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Sep 2012 #15

I wonder what this country would be like had we actually listened to Eisenhower's warning about the MIC taking over. Initech Sep 2012 #16

War Resisters has a nice graphic... Octafish Oct 2012 #40

Hell, I'd be happy if someone up top actually listened to it TODAY Blue_Tires Oct 2012 #45

Sole Surviving Son of a US Marine present and kicking, Sir! bobthedrummer Sep 2012 #23

We owe our freedom to you father and all who've defended this nation... Octafish Oct 2012 #42

Shoup was pushing for full on nuclear war on Cuba and Le May was playing the angles either way. nt patrice Sep 2012 #26

Echoed by Lemnitzer and Dulles who counseled the best time for a sneak attack was 'Fall 1963.' Octafish Oct 2012 #43

Bunch of fuckers gopiscrap Sep 2012 #27

wtf with the redneck crap loli phabay Sep 2012 #28

they weren't in private gopiscrap Sep 2012 #29

yeah as far as tbey were concerned tbey were loli phabay Sep 2012 #30

Not surprised by that response. Kingofalldems Sep 2012 #31

Agreed!!!! gopiscrap Sep 2012 #32

In October 1962, human civilization came close to being destroyed. MinM Oct 2012 #38

CIA still pushing the ''Castro Knew Ahead of Time'' Lie Octafish Oct 2012 #39

An interesting read. Justice4JFK Nov 2018 #48