great work here.it shows despite what some on right try to say how different jfk was to dems of today. republicans like to say dems today are to far left of jfk but i say reality is they are to right today of jfk.
This adds substance to the idea that Kennedy wanted to pull out of Vietnam before his assassination. It also adds to some of the few mistakes made by Eisenhower (I'm not only a distant cousin of his on my mother's side, but my parents named my younger brother, born in 1953, after Adlai Stevenson.)
Fantastic piece, Jim! This shows he was always on the side of the underdog and anti-colonialists forces and it started a decade or more before NSAM 263. It's no wonder the whole world loved JFK, the great peacemaker! It's too bad this part of his history doesn't get more attention. I'm glad you are shining a light on it! Btw...Dag Hammarskjöld was killed (we now know assassinated!) on September 18, 1961 - almost exactly 8 months to the day after Lumumba. I just watched this video of JFK speaking after Hammarskjöld's death, and just reading his facial expression, and listening to his inflection, IMO, this is not a speech of a man lamenting a tragic "accidental" death; instead he seems to be is seething with anger he is barely containing. I think he knew the CIA had assassinated him! What is your take on this? Are there any private papers detailing JFK's true thoughts on Hammarskjöld's demise? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1sVfsBGe48
I found out during the making of JFK Revisited that Congo ambassador Edmund Gullion told JFK, whe nit happened, that the death of Dag was not an accident, he was killed. You are likely correct on that.
great work here.it shows despite what some on right try to say how different jfk was to dems of today. republicans like to say dems today are to far left of jfk but i say reality is they are to right today of jfk.
This adds substance to the idea that Kennedy wanted to pull out of Vietnam before his assassination. It also adds to some of the few mistakes made by Eisenhower (I'm not only a distant cousin of his on my mother's side, but my parents named my younger brother, born in 1953, after Adlai Stevenson.)
Yes it does do that Ellen. Thanks.
Well researched. You are one of the best contemporary journalists and are always a pleasure to read. Are you writing a book on this topic?
Many people have asked me to do so. But I am not committed yet.
Fantastic piece, Jim! This shows he was always on the side of the underdog and anti-colonialists forces and it started a decade or more before NSAM 263. It's no wonder the whole world loved JFK, the great peacemaker! It's too bad this part of his history doesn't get more attention. I'm glad you are shining a light on it! Btw...Dag Hammarskjöld was killed (we now know assassinated!) on September 18, 1961 - almost exactly 8 months to the day after Lumumba. I just watched this video of JFK speaking after Hammarskjöld's death, and just reading his facial expression, and listening to his inflection, IMO, this is not a speech of a man lamenting a tragic "accidental" death; instead he seems to be is seething with anger he is barely containing. I think he knew the CIA had assassinated him! What is your take on this? Are there any private papers detailing JFK's true thoughts on Hammarskjöld's demise? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1sVfsBGe48
I found out during the making of JFK Revisited that Congo ambassador Edmund Gullion told JFK, whe nit happened, that the death of Dag was not an accident, he was killed. You are likely correct on that.
Many thanks.
You are welcome.