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Octafish

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21. Thank you, MinM! Dr. Dodge put it into words.

Reply to MinM (Reply #20)

Sat Oct 27, 2012, 12:00 AM

Oct 2012

"We have the international institutions and diplomatic skills, models and best practices today to resolve conflict without war. What is needed is the collective will and leadership to take this stand. The future of the planet depends on it. The choice is ours."

Regarding that time: Going by what we've learned about Operation NORTHWOODS (PDF) and the various suggested first strike plans put before Kennedy by CIA Director Dulles and JCS Chairman Lemnitzer, as well as the first strike suggested by Sen. George Smathers, doesn't it seem like a big coincidence that the evidentiary trail of crumbs connected Oswald to was Cuba?

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Warnings from the Cuban Missile Crisis - Why Who's President Matters [View all] Octafish Oct 2012 OP

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2012 #1

Iron Bob Octafish Oct 2012 #5

Have "Thirteen Days" to view tonight. longship Oct 2012 #2

If you get a moment, please post your thoughts on the film, longship. Octafish Oct 2012 #6

It is basically accurate, with some caveats. longship Oct 2012 #7

Thank you, longship! Excellent review of a history some want to see changed. Octafish Oct 2012 #10

General Curtis LeMay: You're in a pretty bad fix, Mr. President... MinM Oct 2012 #17

Interesting side note Savannahmann Oct 2012 #3

Thank you for the heads-up and background on Captain Arkhipov, Savannahmann! Octafish Oct 2012 #8

On which WWII boat did your granddad's brother serve? longship Oct 2012 #12

An attorney, he was in the USNR at the beginning of the war helping make ships in Boston... Octafish Oct 2012 #18

"I think a president must move as swiftly as is prudent to retaliate." Strelnikov_ Oct 2012 #4

Indeed: Nuke first, ask questions later would be the final mistake, Strelnikov. Octafish Oct 2012 #9

Another great subtext in the flick "Thirteen Days" longship Oct 2012 #14

Cuban Missile Crisis the Canadian Connection MinM Oct 2012 #11

Very good point, Octafish. AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #13

The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50: America and Cuba Still Frozen in 1962 MinM Oct 2012 #15

Katrina taught many in this generation that Johonny Oct 2012 #16

K&R. Well said. Overseas Oct 2012 #19

Presidential Elections and Armageddon MinM Oct 2012 #20

Thank you, MinM! Dr. Dodge put it into words. Octafish Oct 2012 #21