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His vision for world peace clashed (violently in the end) with the Power Elite who rather saw a struggle-to-the-death with their mortal enemy - Communism. This book portrayed JFK as America's "King of Camelot" and sheds intimate light on possible reasons for why he was killed. They saw JFK as a traitor to their cause who had to be eliminated. After the near-apocalyptic experience of the Cuban Missle Crisis, JFK had a dramatic change of heart and established a secret dialog with Kruchev to work toward peace and disarmament. He was particularly concerned for the children of the world. He knew the likely personal cost to his stand for peace, but courageously continued anyway. A quote that sticks in my mind is JFK's echoing of Lincoln's quote, "I know there is a God - I see a storm coming; if he has a place for me, I believe that I am ready." America, as most Americans naively see it, also died on November 22, 1963 - they just don't know it yet.
By far the most comprehensive and best researched publication on the assassination of President Kennedy. The author presents fact after fact leading the reader to draw conclusions which are hard to avoid. I am surprised that this book has not had more of an impact. It is definitely worth reading, and will change your perspective on both this historical moment in US history and on the role of the intelligence community within the US government.
This book uncovers how JFK was himself a profile in courage and candidly shows his true character during his presidency as he courageously turns towards peace. However, from time to time, he does a good job of reminding you the critical part of the information when he does go back and forth.- This isn't really a criticism, but it would've been nice to get RFK's viewpoint, post-assassination in there. THE GOOD.- Presents a chronology of events before Douglass presents his research in 6 sections/chapters, which I believe is important to keep in mind since Douglass does not go in chronological order (understandably so when you see how he organizes the book). this book is dense. This was the first book I bought on JFK after becoming well-versed on the Kennedys - I was curious as to why there were so many good reviews on this on Amazon and gave in and bought it. However, it does not do it in a fanatical way. However, he goes back and forth so much, that sometimes I wonder if the impact is lost because of this.
This is something I would have preferred knowing as well. This will elevate the information presented in his book if you keep the chronology of the events in mind.- Douglass' unique and objective narration does a supreme job of detailing the unspeakable truth of JFK's REAL situation in the White House when he was in the midst of politically dealing with historical events (aka the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, and Indonesia), which climactic-ally led to his controversial assassination- Like a good book, Douglass also communicates a positive, redeeming message from these ugly events and truths, which I doubt other books do on JFK's controversial assassination. As we all know, RFK was JFK's most trusted adviser and companion throughout this time - I'm sure having that bit of information would've created more depth and complete-ness to this already complete book. the author posed questions as to why JFK did and what compelled him to advocate for more peaceful resolutions when the majority of his administration would rather be "dead than red." This book, I would say, is a redemption of what happened and I have much admiration for JFK now (which I didn't when I first read this book).---THE BAD.- As thorough and detailed Douglass is. There are sections where you're thoroughly engaged and in wonderment as to how this whole thing was uncovered and covered up, but then there are sections where it's so loaded that it can be a bit confusing and draining at the same time.- Douglass does not go in chronological order in presenting and exposing the unspeakable truth, but he does present his information in a functional manner. -------All in all, great book, great buy. I think it's worth it and endorse this book.
I received this book on schedule. I'm still reading it. I find it very enteresting.
He was the kind of statesman we haven't seen in a long time; the kind who looked past politics and saw what was right and what was wrong.That's why he was killed.Don't read this book if you're not prepared to learn the complete truth about who, how, and why. Putting not his assassination, but Kennedy's life and spiritual journey towards true peace for all of Earth as the backdrop, "JFK and the Unspeakable" makes it crystal clear exactly what we lost. In those days, we weren't yet used to seeing people murdered live on television. It will make you curse those literal maniacs (yes, names are named) who *wanted us to start a nuclear war* with the Soviet Union, and who did get us into Vietnam, causing the death of millions of people.
And thus I've heard that the Mafia, the Communists, the Jews, and virtually every other group that "people love to hate" were behind it all.Finally I picked up this book, and it changed everything. The assassination of JFK, and its immediate aftermath, was burned into my then sixth-grade brain by its shocking suddenness and brutality. If you're a thinking person, the full impact of what was done to JFK and our country will disgust and alarm you. Now my own son has borne similar witness to 9/11, at virtually the same age as I was when JFK was killed. I cried when I realized for the first time exactly how close the destruction of the world was during the Cuban Missle Crisis: recently declassified information shows that Russia had *four times the number of nuclear missles in Cuba* as we previously knew about.
This book will put all the presidencies since JFK's into proper perspective. I hope the conspiracy theorists are wrong, and 40 years from now we will be positive that it truly was bin Laden's minions that perpetrated this evil act. Since then, I have read literally dozens of books and watched many hours of movies and videos, in an attempt to make sense of this terrible act. It will help you realize that Nikita Khrushchev was not the nasty warmonger he was made out to be in the 1960s. And the author shows in exhausting, footnoted, yet never dull detail how Kennedy was literally about to pull us out of Vietnam (bitter fact: he was quoted as being greatly concerned about the 47 American dead up to then, and said the conflict wasn't worth another American life).
Maybe JFK wasn't perfect in his personal life, but even as a kid I sensed how great he was as a president. And it will make you realize how much damage a small number of truly evil, power-hungry people have done to this country.and how it's not too late for honest folks to turn things around.N.B. Still.search for "Global Guardian" and ask yourself how likely it is that multiple aircraft hijackings took place exactly when and where the military was simulating multiple aircraft hijackings taking place.and remember that the same kind of evil cynical maniacs are still in high places in our government.
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