Are Presidents Afraid of the CIA?

Common Dreams by Ray McGovern | Dec. 29, 2009 (News Analysis)

While Obama keeps repeating the mantra that "nobody is above the law," there is no real sign that he intends to face down Panetta and the Seven Dwarfs-no sign that anyone has breathed new life into federal prosecutor John Durham, to whom Holder gave the mandate for further "preliminary investigation." What is generally forgotten is that it was former Attorney General Michael Mukasey who picked Durham two years ago to investigate CIA's destruction of 91 ... Full Story »

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by Jon Mitchell - Jan. 8, 2010

WOW! Writing about the CIA's involvement in the Kennedy assassination! That takes some serious cojones. This is an exciting investigative article, really taking some risks by frankly challenging the power struggles at the top of the federal totem pole. McGovern dug through "coffee-stained notes" to get this story. The storytelling is gripping. Brilliantly written. But is it clear-headed enough for journalistic standards?

I just think it's good to stir the pot with stories like this. I'm not going to comment on conspiracy theories.

Panetta is even older than I, and I am aware that hearing is among the first faculties to fail. Perhaps he heard “error” when the President said ... More »

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by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 29, 2009

McGovern covers exactly the concern I have after reading Douglass' book. The Truman letters are new news to me.

President Obama keeps giving off signals that he is afraid of getting crosswise with the CIA-that’s right, afraid. More »

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Can Obama Face the 'Unspeakable'?

Consortium News by Lisa Pease | Dec. 14, 2009 (Review)

If there’s one book I wish President Obama would read over the holidays, it is JFK and the Unspeakable. Obama, like President John F. Kennedy, has had his first encounters ...

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