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21. Thanks again Octafish. K&R + a couple of links relevant to this thread.

Tue Nov 12, 2013, 04:48 PM

Nov 2013

The House also looked into many aspects of the "intelligence community", law enforcement, the military, etc after Watergate.
Here's an old thread I started March 11, 2008 about the House investigations (some 404's due to the time factor-but the context is correct)

The Pike Committee
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2990965

The National Security Archive recently posted another National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book about the Diem assassination. One thing stood out, for me "...President Kennedy acted primarily as a moderator, eliciting the views of his advisors by posing questions and listening to the ensuing discussion. ..."

The Diem Coup After 50 Years
John F. Kennedy And South Vietnam, 1963
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book 444 ( posted 11-1-13 edited by John Prados)
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB444

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JFK Conference: Rex Bradford detailed the historic importance of the Church Committee [View all] Octafish Nov 2013 OP

I just posted this in a Venezuela thread Mika Nov 2013 #1

Journalism and the CIA: The Mighty Wurlitzer Octafish Nov 2013 #3

As always... THANK YOU Octafish!!! Cooley Hurd Nov 2013 #2

You are most welcome, Cooley Hurd! Octafish Nov 2013 #6

Smart man that Rex fella. Rex Nov 2013 #4

‘Phoney 201 (file)….all documents therein forged and backdated’ Octafish Nov 2013 #8

Back then, there was lots of tv coverage of the Committee findings. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #5

And then, it was gone... Octafish Nov 2013 #14

"We Americans are the ultimate innocents...... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #16

Fascinating reminder re: Congressional investigations leftstreet Nov 2013 #7

Church Committee was last time INTEL Services held to public scrutiny Octafish Nov 2013 #15

Very odd behavior for someone who's been hired by the CIA to kill Kennedy. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #17

Hard to conceive, but Idaho was a Democratic state back then IDemo Nov 2013 #9

Frank Church warned us about the Secret Government and then got the Treatment Octafish Nov 2013 #24

"That capability at any time could be turned around on the American people " sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #30

Bush represents the Dulles Brothers in the present Age. Octafish Nov 2013 #34

One good thing RobertEarl Nov 2013 #10

They don't like to take chances. Funny, that 80 Year Line of Dots... Octafish Nov 2013 #25

Thank you much, Octafish. Once again giving me so much material to read, my brain starts to reel! Mnemosyne Nov 2013 #11

Rex Bradford addressed LBJ-Hoover phone call about Mexico City... Octafish Nov 2013 #22

I just saw that, re Oswald in Mexico, for the first time this week. sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #31

Absolute Distraction. Octafish Nov 2013 #32

I agree. I can accept that Oswald was the shooter, but not that he acted alone. So I don't generally sabrina 1 Nov 2013 #33

^ Wilms Nov 2013 #12

Sunday kick. johnnyreb Nov 2013 #13

Monday kick robertpaulsen Nov 2013 #18

Sen Richard Schweiker chaired a subcommittee under the "Church Committee" MinM Nov 2013 #19

'The Warren Commission has collapsed like a House of Cards' -- Sen. Richard Schweiker Octafish Nov 2013 #20

Unbelievable! JackRiddler Nov 2013 #29

Thanks again Octafish. K&R + a couple of links relevant to this thread. bobthedrummer Nov 2013 #21

Recced. Thanks Octa. Nt. Mc Mike Nov 2013 #23

Great post. JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #26

You are welcome, JimboBillyBubbaBob! Rex Bradford is a great guy! Octafish Nov 2013 #28

Kick for the masses. (eom) CanSocDem Nov 2013 #27