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The story behind the JFK facepalm picture [View all] Ichingcarpenter Mar 2015 OP
He was a force for a brief and intense period of time...lots of kids were named after him. MADem Mar 2015 #1
thanks for the quote Ichingcarpenter Mar 2015 #2
This is very revealing. We think we live in a democracy, then we find out, no we do not. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #3
The CIA, the Murder of Lumumba, and the Rise of Mobutu Octafish Mar 2015 #10
They set the standard for ineptitude that continues today. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #11
Every time they mess up, they win. Octafish Mar 2015 #17
This is deeply disturbing. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #18
Have we learned anything???? n/t jomin41 Mar 2015 #4
No! According to the neoliberal DU Right Wing, President Maduro of Venezuela must go, Zorra Mar 2015 #15
Thanks. postulater Mar 2015 #5
Your'e welcome Ichingcarpenter Mar 2015 #6
Yes, but the CIA opposed Kennedy's objectives, time and time again. 2banon Mar 2015 #8
As did the generals and their dealers in the MIC. hedda_foil Mar 2015 #30
Indeed.. 2banon Mar 2015 #31
LBJ reversed JFK in Africa Octafish Mar 2015 #7
layer after layer of otherwise unknown (to most Americans)actions/effects of U.S. policies 2banon Mar 2015 #16
Dodd and Dulles vs. Kennedy in Africa Octafish Mar 2015 #26
Jim DiEugenio has done an amazing amount of serious research and writing on JFK. (as has others) 2banon Mar 2015 #32
''A Foreign Policy Revolution'' Octafish Mar 2015 #9
Welcome great DUer! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #12
Midnight in the Congo: The Assassination of Lumumba and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld MinM Mar 2015 #13
The Mysterious Death of a UN Hero Octafish Mar 2015 #24
I cannot recommend this OP enough. The assassination of Lumumba by the CIA Zorra Mar 2015 #14
This is a significant slice of historical events. 2banon Mar 2015 #33
The assassination took place after Kennedy was elected undeterred Mar 2015 #19
Not always, but way too often. merrily Mar 2015 #29
Kick and rec. hifiguy Mar 2015 #20
K&R! countryjake Mar 2015 #21
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #22
My father had a high position in the African Affairs section of JFK's State Dept... First Speaker Mar 2015 #23
G. Mennen Williams former Michigan Governor, New Deal Democrat, helped build the Mackinac Bridge... Octafish Mar 2015 #25
Williams was a good man... First Speaker Mar 2015 #27
Thanks for sharing. your personal experience / knowledge is a welcomed contribution to this reader! 2banon Mar 2015 #34
Zero wrong with being a leftist; a lot wrong with assassinations. merrily Mar 2015 #28
LIHOP Octafish Mar 2015 #35
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