that the Mafia boss‚ Carlos Marcello‚ organized the assassination. Anthony Summers is the author of The Kennedy Conspiracy. He believes that Kennedy was killed by a group of anti-Castro activists‚ funded by Mafia mobsters that had been ousted from Cuba. Summers believes that some members of the CIA took part in this conspiracy. In his book‚ JFK: The Second Plot (1992)‚ Matthew Smith points out that Thomas H. Killam‚ a man who worked for Jack Ruby‚ claimed that there was a link between his former
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small bay on the southern coast of Cuba that was invaded on April 17‚ 1961 by 1‚400 Cuban exiles organized and armed by the CIA. The invasion was meant to be an attempt by independent Cuban rebels to overthrow the Cuban leader Fidel Castro‚ but became well known as an American project‚ and confirmed when President John F. Kennedy admitted responsibility when the invasion failed. JFK‚
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president)‚ and the U.S. was just as concerned as ever about the expansion of communism‚ with the Sandinistas in Honduras and the Castro family in Cuba inching communism ever closer to U.S. borders. Manuel Noriega was employed by the Richard Helms led CIA in 1970. He was rising quickly in the Panamanian political system and gaining more powerful by the minute. He was hired to be an informant in the battle to keep communism out of Central America and‚ even more importantly‚ maintain control over the Panama
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10 Top Conspiracy Theory Films Humans have always been intrigued by secrets. From the earliest times we’ve tried to find conspiracies‚ sometimes even where none exist. There are thousands of conspiracy theories‚ ranging from the esoteric and the paranormal to regular assassinations and wars. And cinema too has had its fair share‚ some of which are definitely worth looking into. Here are the ones that have conspired to get into the top 10 list. “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962) is a political thriller
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John F Kennedy JOHN F KENNEDY John Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of the most influential people in history. Many people adored him because of his intelligence and his way with people. JFK was an Statesman and 35th U.S. president (1961-63)‚ he was born on May 29‚ 1917‚ in Brookline‚ Massachusetts; the second of Joseph and Rose Kennedy’s nine children. He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1940. This led to some of his earlier political successes. From 1941-1945 he served in the United
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The Cold War (continued) Chapter 27 to page 837‚ plus 863-64 in Chapter 28 The Eisenhower Presidency 1. Eisenhower - What type of chief executive was he? He gave peace and stability. He gave a sense of unity‚ inspired confidence and even Democratic liberalism and republican like him .With McCarthyism and desegregation of schools‚ he had a hand off approach. 2. “Dynamic Conservatism” - How did it differ from conventional conservatism? - Reduce taxes‚ contain inflation‚ and govern efficiently
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Overview of the 1960s The 60s included all of the following: 1. Civil Rights Movement: From MLK to Black Power 2. Several Cold War foreign policy crises. 3. The Assassination of JFK‚ MLK‚ Malcolm X‚ RFK 4. Vietnam Conflict‚ Civil Unrest & the Woodstock Generation There were 3 presidents in the 60s: 1. John Kennedy: 1961 - 1963 2. Lyndon Johnson: 1964 – 1968 3. Richard Nixon: 1969 – 1974 The decade that began with the election of the youngest president and the quote
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Castro became too powerful and controlling over his island and would always harm American interests when trying to solve his own problems. It was clear that Castro was a communist and because of that‚ President Eisenhower ordered the CIA to eliminate him. The CIA launched several operations to try and overthrow Castro. The most well known operation was launched in 1961 called the Bay of Pigs. The CIA’s plan was to use a brigade of about 1‚400 anti-Castro Cuban exiles and some of its own air
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of Kennedy’s skull are being gathered by Jackie‚ and the crowd is in awe. The president is dead. Lee Harvey Oswald‚ an employee at the depository‚ is arrested an hour after the killing. He can never defend his case because two days later Oswald is killed by Jack Ruby. Almost immediately conspiracy theories arise‚ among those are that Oswald wasn’t the lone gunman. That leaves us with one question; who else did it? Nearly 54 years later‚ John F Kennedy’s assassination is left still unsolved‚ surrounded
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outrageous‚ but for some theories‚ it is difficult to deny that there is possibly some amount of truth to them. As crazy as it might sound at first‚ many believe the government has covered up events ranging from the attack on 9/11 and the assassination of JFK‚ to the creation of LSD and HIV. Some theories are ridiculous and can be disproved in a heartbeat. Some theories are plausible and could possibly
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