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international influences at work in the JFK assassination. I am referring
specifically to Roberts' discussion of the power bloc known as the Council
on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the plutocratic international money forces
that control the CFR.
I don't think that you can find any proof that the CFR initiated the JFK
assassination (nor, for that matter, does the author bring up any such proof)
but I do have to give credit where credit is due: this is, after all, one of the
first JFK books that has the guts to suggest that there could indeed be highlevel
groups of this nature, functioning in the world today, above and
beyond the CIA.
This is taking so-called "conspiracy theory" to its utmost, for there is
nothing more unfashionable than to talk about secret groups such as the
CFR. To even talk about the CFR and other such groups linked to the
international financial Establishment, these days, is to invite the charge of
"anti-Semitism." So this is unique in JFK research and may open up a few
eyes. So, essentially, in my view, this volume evidences a new widening of
horizons in JFK research.
FLETCHER PROUTY
Let's now take a look at the non-fiction works of Col. L. Fletcher
Prouty, former liaison between the Pentagon and the CIA during the
Kennedy years. Prouty, of course, was the model for the character "Man X"
in Oliver Stone's film, JFK. Prouty's book The Secret Team, although not
about the JFK assassination per se is a study of worldwide power politics as
they have been affected by the intrigues of the CIA. The subtitle of his book
is quite descriptive: "The CIA and its Allies in Control of the United States
and the World."
Prouty's book is a study of the origins, growth, development and
excesses of the CIA. Unfortunately, I might note, when it comes to
discussing the CIA's "allies" Prouty does not delve into the Mossad arena.
Otherwise it's a very important book and the CIA did its best to keep the
book under wraps.
Prouty's other book, JFK (ponderously subtitled "The CIA, Vietnam
and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy") is equally interesting. The
title itself is somewhat misleading as even Colonel Prouty himself has said,
noting that it was his publisher who insisted on the title. Instead, the book
focuses on the role of the United States in Indochina and the behind-thescenes
maneuvering in the years leading up to American involvement in that
tragedy. The book is important in that it demonstrates conclusively that
President Kennedy did want to get out of Indochina and that he faced the
opposition of power forces—both domestic and international—and this was
one of the key considerations by the CIA in its decision to participate in the
JFK assassination conspiracy.
JFK's MIDDLE EAST POLICY