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MinM

(2,650 posts)
101. George Will is a political apparatchik
Thu Aug 14, 2014, 09:29 AM
Aug 2014

He's been a bad actor in the media and behind the scenes for years ..

...McCloy asked President Carter to allow the Shah to live in the United States. Carter refused because he had told by his diplomats in Iran that such a decision might encourage the embassy being stormed by mobs. As a result McCloy made preparations for the Shah to stay in the Bahamas. David Rockefeller arranged for his personal assistant at Chase Manhattan, Joseph V. Reed, to manage the Shah's finances.

Rockefeller also established the highly secret, Project Alpha. The main objective was to persuade Carter to provide a safe haven for Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (code-named "Eagle&quot . McCloy, Rockefeller and Kissinger were referred to as the "Triumvirate". Rockefeller used money from Chase Manhattan Bank to pay employees of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy who worked on the project. Some of this money was used to persuade academics to write articles defending the record of Pahlavi. For example, George Lenczowski, professor emeritus at the University of California, was paid $40,000 to write a book with the "intention to answer the shah's critics".

Kissinger telephoned Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Advisor to Carter, on 7th April, 1979, and berated the president for his emphasis on human rights, which he considered to be "amateurish" and "naive". Brzezinski suggested he talked directly to Jimmy Carter. Kissinger called Carter and arranged for him to meet David Rockefeller, two days later. Gerald Ford also contacted Carter and urged him to "stand by our friends".

McCloy, Rockefeller and Kissinger arranged for conservative journalists to mount an attack on Carter over this issue. [font color=darkred]On 19th April, George F. Will wrote about Carter and the Shah and said;[/font] [font color=blue]"It is sad that an Administration that knows so much about morality has so little dignity."[/font]

On 19th April, Rosalynn Carter wrote in her diary: "We can't get away from Iran. Many people - Kissinger, David Rockefeller, Howard Baker, John McCloy, Gerald Ford - all are after Jimmy to bring the shah to the United States, but Jimmy says it's been too long, and anti-American and anti-shah sentiments have escalated so that he doesn't want to. Jimmy said he explained to all of them that the Iranians might kidnap our Americans who are still there." ...

http://spartacus-educational.com/USAmccloyJ.htm

http://sync.democraticunderground.com/10025293372#post58

Of course we now know that not only did these right-wingers instigate the hostage taking in Iran but they prolonged it until Carter was voted out and Reagan was sworn in.
So when are they going to arrest John McCain for his actions regarding Syria? marble falls Aug 2014 #1
DOJ first needs prosecute Bush and Cheney for their treason and war crimes. Octafish Aug 2014 #3
Or... ReRe Aug 2014 #26
October Surprise 1980 billhicks76 Aug 2014 #56
is this legit? Clint0n Aug 2014 #61
ay-YUP! annabanana Aug 2014 #68
yep Clint0n Aug 2014 #70
Secret History billhicks76 Aug 2014 #77
i remember reading something on du Clint0n Aug 2014 #82
George Bush billhicks76 Aug 2014 #87
Us "older people" annabanana Aug 2014 #98
Know your BFEE: Poppy Bush was in Dallas the day JFK was assassinated. Octafish Aug 2014 #100
+1 Enthusiast Aug 2014 #89
Treason - a Bush family tradition for 3 generations dflprincess Aug 2014 #74
Bush Sr should still be in prison for that clear act of treason. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #88
Perhaps should be :-) emsimon33 Aug 2014 #86
Right after they arrest HW for his actions in Iran hootinholler Aug 2014 #4
Robert Parry documented Reagan's Treason Octafish Aug 2014 #9
Might as well mention Hank too hootinholler Aug 2014 #18
We need to go... ReRe Aug 2014 #29
A-EFFIN'-MEN!!! lastlib Aug 2014 #78
Right - one thing with Republicans Cosmocat Aug 2014 #19
Another thing they do DocMac Aug 2014 #66
It defies reality Cosmocat Aug 2014 #94
Richard Nixon’s long shadow Octafish Aug 2014 #2
Nixon was the reason LittleGirl Aug 2014 #5
Don't give up, LittleGirl! Octafish Aug 2014 #15
Wayne State eh? My favorite school in my favorite neighborhood. nt navarth Aug 2014 #33
My alma mater. Octafish Aug 2014 #35
good gracious me! navarth Aug 2014 #36
It would be an honor... Octafish Aug 2014 #38
The honor is mine.... navarth Aug 2014 #39
And Let's Not Forget Reagan And Iran cantbeserious Aug 2014 #6
Indeed - add it all together as Thom Hartmann does rurallib Aug 2014 #16
+1 navarth Aug 2014 #34
Right! JDPriestly Aug 2014 #55
+1 Enthusiast Aug 2014 #90
THIS crap is why it's difficult for honest people to win elections groundloop Aug 2014 #7
''Spherical Bastards.'' Octafish Aug 2014 #12
GREAT! Excellent reference, Octafish! "Spherical Bastards"! Sure describes the gas giants. calimary Aug 2014 #62
Loverly connecting the dots... erronis Aug 2014 #65
LBJ Knew It! Chasstev365 Aug 2014 #8
If LBJ released it, it is used up. happyslug Aug 2014 #22
+1 C Moon Aug 2014 #60
Stay away from Aussies, they are EVIL happyslug Aug 2014 #73
That is so great! :D C Moon Aug 2014 #83
The Aussie are "Rear Driven" i.e. massive muscles in the rear legs. happyslug Aug 2014 #103
Just remember Shep the best known Australia Shepherd happyslug Aug 2014 #105
Cool! At first I thought you were talking about the Akita in Japan. C Moon Aug 2014 #107
According to Counter punch I was WRONG happyslug Aug 2014 #79
Probably too busy covering his own ass. freebrew Aug 2014 #23
To prove it he'd have to publicly admit to tapping the phones of allied embassies JHB Aug 2014 #58
He could have it leaked. DocMac Aug 2014 #69
Not two days before the election happyslug Aug 2014 #104
Iran 1980 Chasstev365 Aug 2014 #10
The problem is not the "democrats" it is the country at large Cosmocat Aug 2014 #21
Sadly, I agree. harun Aug 2014 #37
Yep. SomeGuyInEagan Aug 2014 #49
The Republicans and Democrats are playing the Bad Cop, not so Bad Cop. rhett o rick Aug 2014 #52
Precisely. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #91
Actually, it is like the Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals Cosmocat Aug 2014 #93
A kick up JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #11
So what about all ReTHUGs since then malaise Aug 2014 #13
Probably about the second Tuesday of the week after Hell freezes over. Fuddnik Aug 2014 #28
They have the media. So....never? Enthusiast Aug 2014 #92
The early days or.... CanSocDem Aug 2014 #14
Clark Clifford fronted BCCI Octafish Aug 2014 #85
Over 21,000 American soldiers died in Vietnam in Nixon's first term. Jerry442 Aug 2014 #17
+1 with many more zeros... freshwest Aug 2014 #45
I was just wondering this - thanks for posting. cyberswede Aug 2014 #80
I remember pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #106
Nixon et al were also terrorists deminks Aug 2014 #20
Kissinger as well. And, St. Ronnie was straight out of his playbook. deminks Aug 2014 #24
George Will is a cretin who has said a lot of stupid things lately-he's throwing Nixon under the bus MADem Aug 2014 #25
Will's still a tool. In his column, he points out IRS abuse against ''conservative groups.'' Octafish Aug 2014 #40
Jimmy Carter doesn't like the guy, either--I agree with Jimmy!!! nt MADem Aug 2014 #41
When are these "leaders" going to be held accountable usaf-vet Aug 2014 #27
When the American people vote their followers out. I don't see that happening anytime soon. freshwest Aug 2014 #48
He wasn't in government in 1968. "THIS is why Secret Government is undemocratic and evil." stevenleser Aug 2014 #30
You are so right and the way you latch on to things, stevenleser, it's scary. Octafish Aug 2014 #75
By not prosecuting Nixon... Mike Nelson Aug 2014 #31
However... ReRe Aug 2014 #32
The word Patriot is NOT something we use to describe a rethug. Traitor is more fitting. jwirr Aug 2014 #42
And then there was the hostage crisis in 1980. Does this cause anyone to recalculate JDPriestly Aug 2014 #43
We could still execute Kissinger. enki23 Aug 2014 #44
Nixon should have been jailed for treason hifiguy Aug 2014 #46
Presidents are immune to prosecution except for oral sex by interns. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #53
Nixon pulled this trick before he was elected to sabotage LBJ/HHH. hifiguy Aug 2014 #57
Thank you, George Will, for this information Jack Rabbit Aug 2014 #47
Tricky Dick shadowmayor Aug 2014 #63
Republicans then created the "All presidents do this, Nixon just got caught" defense.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #50
Boy, do I remember that one. I heard it a million times. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #95
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Aug 2014 #51
Yeah well there are some here that laugh at any CT, even when proven right. Rex Aug 2014 #54
George is late to the game ramapo Aug 2014 #59
George Will was a player in the October Surprise on Jimmy Carter... Octafish Aug 2014 #99
George Will is a political apparatchik MinM Aug 2014 #101
Ronald Reagan did the same goddamn thing in the Iraq Hostage Crisis... KauaiK Aug 2014 #64
G H W Bush. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #96
K and R..nt Stuart G Aug 2014 #67
This is why I vote democrat jonjensen Aug 2014 #71
Don't forget obj had a tape recording of nixons treason jonjensen Aug 2014 #72
This is standard operating procedure. President commits crimes and he dies before anyone knows Lint Head Aug 2014 #76
So we have a 1968 surprise to add to the Gipper's October 1980 surprise. How quaint. Is there indepat Aug 2014 #81
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #84
Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #97
K&R nt raouldukelives Aug 2014 #102
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