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In reply to the discussion: Know your BFEE: Judge Laurence Silberman, Go-To Guy of the Military Industrial Complex [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)9. I've often thought that, but found that more people understand than I'd imagined.
Through family and business, I've made friends with lots of people from right wing and conservative circles. They ALL hate the direction the country's taken since Nov. 22, 1963. Eyes as big as saucers, when I show them this -- old hat to you, Scuba, news to them:
George Herbert Walker Bush told the FBI he was in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
We know this because that is what George Herbert Walker Bush told the FBI.
We also know, from the same FBI report, that Poppy heard someone threaten to kill President Kennedy.
So, why did Bush wait until AFTER JFK was assassinated to come foward with the warning?
Here's the document:
Here's a transcript of the text:
TO: SAC, HOUSTON DATE: 11-22-63
FROM: SA GRAHAM W. KITCHEL
SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT;
ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT
JOHN F. KENNEDY
At 1:45 p.m. Mr. GEORGE H. W. BUSH, President of the Zapata Off-Shore Drilling Company, Houston, Texas, residence 5525 Briar, Houston, telephonically furnished the following information to writer by long distance telephone call from Tyler, Texas.
BUSH stated that he wanted to be kept confidential but wanted to furnish hearsay that he recalled hearing in recent weeks, the day and source unknown. He stated that one JAMES PARROTT has been talking of killing the President when he comes to Houston.
BUSH stated that PARROTT is possibly a student at the University of Houston and is active in political matters in this area. He stated that he felt Mrs. FAWLEY, telephone number SU 2-5239, or ARLINE SMITH, telephone number JA 9-9194 of the Harris County Republican Party Headquarters would be able to furnish additional information regarding the identity of PARROTT.
BUSH stated that he was proceeding to Dallas, Texas, would remain in the Sheraton-Dallas Hotel and return to his residence on 11-23-63. His office telephone number is CA 2-0395.
# # #
Here's background:
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKbushG.htm
Another FBI memo, from a week later, was unearthed just prior to the 1988 election. In it, "Mr. George Bush of the Central Intelligence Agency" was debriefed by J Edgar Hoover himself about the Pro- and Anti-Castro Cuban communities in Miami. 1988 Presidential Candidate Vice President ex-DCI ex-China legation head George Bush said "It wasn't me." Surprisingly and contrary to longstanding policy, the agency even released the name of another "George Bush" who worked at CIA for six months or so. That guy was surprised to find reporters on his doorstep and told them he was a photo analyst on loan from another government department and he never was debriefed by J Edgar Hoover, let alone for the anything to with the assassination of President Kennedy.

Here's a transcript of the above:
Date: November 29, 1963
To: Director
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Department of State
From: John Edgar Hoover, Director
Subject: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY
NOVEMBER 22, 1963
Our Miami, Florida, Office on November 23, 1963, advised that the Office of Coordinator of Cuban Affairs in Miami advised that the Department of State feels some misguided anti-Castro group might capitalize on the present situation and undertake an unauthorized raid against Cuba, believing that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy might herald a change in U. S. policy, which is not true.
Our sources and informants familiar with Cuban matters in the Miami area advise that the general feeling in the anti-Castro Cuban community is one of stunned disbelief and, even among those who did not entirely agree with the President's policy concerning Cuba, the feeling is that the President's death represents a great loss not only to the U. S. but to all of Latin America. These sources know of no plans for unauthorized action against Cuba.
An informant who has furnished reliable information in the past and who is close to a small pro-Castro group in Miami has advised that these individuals are afraid that the assassination of the President may result in strong repressive measures being taken against them and, although pro-Castro in their feelings, regret the assassination.
The substance of the foregoing information was orally furnished to Mr. George Bush of the Central Intelligence Agency and Captain William Edwards of the Defense Intelligence Agency on November 23, 1963, by Mr. W. T. Forsyth of this Bureau.
# # #
I do remember that GHWB was head of the CIA when the Church Committee was looking into the CIA assassination programs. He made things all friendly-like and turned what had been a serious hunt for truth under previous DCI Colby into another dog-and-pony show.
And the Church Committee represents the last time our elected representatives worked to reign in the Secret Government agencies. That was 1975.
So. We wonder why America is in the shape it's in? Austerity for the majority and a state of permanent war, where "money trumps peace."
And what can rid of these accursed minions of Secret Government and Just-Us Justice? The Truth.
PS: Thank you for caring and seeing the true picture, Scuba. While I'm confident the United States will get there: I'm getting old and don't have time to wait for the Tub o' Truth to fill, drop by drop. Thats why I recommend we go with the Enrico Fermi system: Make enough points and shoot them at the mass of uranium, er, humanity. When those who know reaches criticality, the chain reaction begins and soon everyone knows The Truth. That's where DU comes in.
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Know your BFEE: Judge Laurence Silberman, Go-To Guy of the Military Industrial Complex [View all]
Octafish
Feb 2015
OP
D'oh! October Surprise debunker Steven Emerson is same guy who said Manchester UK is Arab-Only.
Octafish
Feb 2015
#4
Shoulda made this easy to follow. ONE FIGURE CONNECTS BFEE TREASONS FROM 1980 TO PRESENT DAY.
Octafish
Feb 2015
#22
Funny that...and how he forgot to mention that his CIA had hired MAFIA to kill Castro in 1960.
Octafish
Feb 2015
#21
I've often thought that, but found that more people understand than I'd imagined.
Octafish
Feb 2015
#9
It's like a book written by Eric Duckman: ''War, Peace, Crime, Punishment and The Idiot''
Octafish
Feb 2015
#14