The Fourth Coup D’etat Part 2

[Daveparts]

In 1960 after a US backed Coup in Cuba fails Russia agrees to supply Cuba nuclear missiles bringing the nuclear stand off to the brink of annihilation. The President and his brother work through back door negotiations bring about a settlement. But the Kennedy administration has further alienated the intelligence community by its failure to supply air support during the failed Bay of Pigs invasion (Cuba) and by working outside intelligence channels on the missile agreement and third a less than wholehearted support for the Vietnam War. The intelligence agencies felt they had done all the groundwork and that Kennedy was hesitating on following through.

The assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas was a turning point in American history no more would the horse pull the cart from now on the cart would push the horse. Every safety protocol for the protection of the President was violated that day for proof you need look no further than the back of the President’s limonene missing are the two secret service agents normally standing on the back bumper instead left standing bewildered at Love field. They had to be missing they were too big a target for any shot missing the President It is so subtle yet it’s too obvious.

In 1980 as the Republican presidential campaigns heated up the two frontrunners were George Bush and Ronald Reagan although Reagan was the favorite in a January straw of Republicans picked Bush and Bush claimed he had the momentum. But with the deftness that would become the hallmark of the Reagan administration Bush got sucker punched in New Hampshire. The Nashua Telegraph had arranged a debate between the two candidates Regan’s handlers pressed the newspaper editors with legal concerns surrounding the leaving out of the single digit candidates until the paper threatened to cancel the debate entirely.

Then like the B westerns that Reagan had starred in Ronny on his white horse rides to the rescue offering to pay for the debate with his own money. The Bush campaign shows up prepared to debate Reagan only to find out he would be but one of many in the crowd debating Dutch. In a show of the now famous Bush temper Bush fumed and refused to participate leading to an angry confrontation on stage. After Bush had been completely antagonized the Reaganites ushered the also rans out of the studio and the debate took place was the end of the line for the campaign of George Bush.

George Bush was the consummate government insider having worked at all levels of government he had paid his dues to the party as UN ambassador and as head of the CIA and felt entitled to the nomination. Reagan on the other hand was a West Coast outsider a California Republican. Bush felt betrayed by the party establishment and ambushed by the Reagan campaign virulently attacking Reagan’s principles with such famous lines as voodoo economics’ throughout the rest of the campaign.

What George Bush had failed to understand was his government experience did as much to disqualify him as it did to assist him. Under the Eisenhower model you find someone admired by the public who projects the image of a strong leader who wants the status but not the hard work of leadership inside enough to be trustworthy but not concerned enough to know or care what is going on. A movie actor verses a Washington insider gees Bush didn’t stand a chance but the Bush Vs Reagan scuffle was far from Godzilla vs. a Tokyo commuter train Bush was a man of wealth, connections and as the former head of the Central Intelligence Agency he had to be placated.

You keep your friends close and your enemies closer in the most adversarial choice for a running mate since Kennedy named Lyndon Johnson Ronald Reagan names Bush as his running mate and for the same reason and with almost the same result. Johnson the consummate mover and shaker in Congress known for his no holds barred party politics surprises many by accepting what seems to be a step down in political power. Bush as well surprises many by his acceptance of what appears to be scraps from Reagan’s table especially after the bitter campaign and personal animosities between the two men.

Like Johnson and Kennedy, Bush and Reagan are diametrically opposite from each other on almost every venue imaginable. West Coast vs. East Coast born poor vs. born rich well educated vs. not well-educated New England Puritanism vs. West coast laid back. Upon Reagan’s election to the Presidency George Bush’s wasn’t content with the traditional role in the administration of keeping his black suit pressed to attend state funerals. But George’s career in the intelligence field had made him restless and looking for a hobby the one thing you learn in the intelligence field is you make your own luck you don’t just sit around waiting for something good to happen.

He got his family consigliore James Baker III hired as chief of staff and then began maneuvering for position. He began returning the kindness shown to him in New Hampshire Reagan named former General Alexander Haig to Secretary of state but within three weeks Haig complained "someone in the White House staff was attempting to communicate with me through the press," by a process of constant leakage, including leakage of the contents of secret diplomatic papers. Haig protested to Meese, NSC chief Richard Allen, and James Baker and Bush himself. What can you say to defend a general who doesn’t even know who his enemies are?

Haig’s crime, a national Security directive (NSDD1) he proposed on the first day of the administration setting up A special situation group to reorganize under the Secretary of State making Haig "vicar of foreign policy." But George Bush made sure that never happened eventually NSDD1 was signed but it named Bush to chair the group instead. As the press leaks continued Haig became more enraged at the campaign to undermine him his paranoia playing into the conspirators plans but then again he was up against trained professionals. On March 22 The Sunday Washington Post publishes "White House Revamps Top Policy Roles; Bush to Head Crisis Management." Whether Haig knew it or not his goose was cooked the fix was in but Haig wouldn’t go quietly.

Haig went to see the President and you can almost hear Ronny in that warm friendly voice of his assure Haig, "I want you to know that the story in the "Post" is a fabrication. It means that George would sit in for me in the NSC in my absence, and that's all it means. It doesn't affect your authority in any way." Indeed the fix was in, in the event the President was in anyway unavailable George Bush was in charge both as Vice President and now as chairman of the NSC, how fortuitous indeed.


Eight days later on March 30, 1981 Ronald Reagan is shot by yet another lone nut with a gun. John Hinckley Jr. is arrested on the scene gun in hand case closed. Bush had been out of town in Austin Texas speaking to a joint session of the Texas legislature. Now why would the newly elected Vice President go speak to a democratically controled legislature? Why it makes about as much sense as a President who is not running for election reading to school children during a crisis. When Bush arrives in the cabinet room. Al Haig is in charge and in his words states he was at first adamant that a conspiracy, if discovered, should be ruthlessly exposed: "Remembering the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination, I said to Woody Goldberg, 'No matter what the truth is about this shooting, the American people must know it.'

Was Alexander Haig a nut as he was portrayed by the corporate media ala Smedley Butler? Or was he power mad or did he smell a rat, we learn in small increments perhaps Haig had begun to realize who his enemies were and perhaps it even explains Haig’s pronouncements that he was in charge while Reagan’s life was still in the balance

At 7:00 PM The Vice President and Ed Meese enter the situation room Casper Wienberger remembers “very calmly” Bush asked him for a report on American Forces and then for and update on Reagan’s condition and after cursory FBI reports of Hinckley. After the reports were given and it was determined that there were no international complications and no domestic conspiracy, it was decided that the U.S. government would carry on business as usual. The Vice President would go on TV from the White House to reassure the nation and to demonstrate that he was in charge." You have to wonder if he already had a speech written. But within five minutes of entering the meeting all talk of conspiracy was done away with.

John Hinckley Jr. another in a long line of lone nuts with guns, you ever wonder why lone nuts with guns write everything down? It sure does make it easy for the cops doesn’t it? FBI agents find a letter to actress Jodie Foster detailing his plans Huh? When did Hinckley plan to mail it? After the shooting? Hmm things to do today, shoot President then return to hotel and mail letter.

The Hinckley family of course by just a mere coincidence was the former neighbors of the Bushes in Houston but the elder Bush had no recollection of them. Of course it’s impossible to remember all of your campaign contributors but wouldn’t you think if your oil company (Zapata oil) had bailed out your neighbors oil company (Vanderbilt oil) which was operating six nearly dry wells and then your oil company began paying out millions of dollars to him if you don’t remember him don’t you think you should? Could it be that more was going on than the oil business? Bushes Zapata oil had been alleged to be involved with the CIA as far back as the 1950’s because of course when Fidel Castro came to power and nationalized oil wells off the Cuban coast guess whom they belong to? (Zapata)

The story coming out of Scott Hinckley brother of the gunman who was to have had dinner with Neil Bush on the very night of the shooting causing even John Chancellor to raise an eyebrow. However in the Bush household amnesia reined none of the Bushes knew anything about the Hinckley’s no recollection of meetings or business deals or campaign contributions. George W. stated he didn’t remember meeting him but couldn’t be sure by the picture he had seen on TV but wouldn’t rule out the possibility completely. Well it was the 80’s and we know how George spent most of his time during that decade so I take him at his word.

END OF PART 2

[hippiechick]

1. I missed part one ...

... can you please post a link ?

Also, please provide citations, check grammar & spelling ... it would be easier to take this seriously if it didn't read like it was a sixth grader's history report.

Thanks ! :hi:

[GregD]

4. part 1

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=266939

[Demeter]

2. So Reagan Was Bush Sr.'s Dummy? That Makes Sense

And as for Haig, I'd say all of the above. He was probably part of the first set of ventriloquists, who found themselves outclassed and outmaneuvered by CIA Bush. And the Savings and Loan scandal went down about this time, too! Not to mention Iran/Contra. Somebody was a busy little busybody.

[global1]

3. Does That Mean That 'W' Is G.H.W.Bush Sr.'s Dummy #2?......nt

[Demeter]

5. I Don't Think Poppy Is Pulling Those Strings--Not For Lack of Trying

The ole Oedipus complex at work--too bad the Bush family can't just duke it out amongst themselves and leave the rest of the US out of it.

[glitch]

7. That was the plan, but pnacchio wanted to be a real president. nt

[havocmom]

6. .

[Beam Me Up]

8. I'm interested in what you are writing but I wish you would learn

to use commas. They are important visual cues for how a thought is to be read. Example: "after a US backed Coup in Cuba fails Russia" -- makes sense but the wrong sense because you aren't saying that the attempted Coup failed Russia, but we don't find that out till the next word, "agrees". Suddenly I have to go back and start reading the sentence again. "after a US backed Coup in Cuba fails Russia agrees to supply . . ." That extra effort for me, the unwitting reader who is just starting out this 'part 2' of your interesting story, is not going to be put forth by everyone. All that could have been avoided by a simple, well placed comma: "after a US backed Coup in Cuba fails, Russia agrees to supply . . ." The comma gives me a visual cue to pause and the awareness that the chain of associations that constitute 'sense' is shifting direction or tempo.

Anyway, don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those nit-picky English teacher types. I was a horrible writer until I began studying a bit. Now I really want good criticism about form because I understand how valuable it is. Still, I don't toss the babe with the bath. I understand that content is more important than form and you have that part in spades.

[Morgana LaFey]

9. You know what you forgot?

(Btw, sorry everyone's jumping you for your punctuation, etc. -- DUers aren't usually like that.)

Anyway, you forgot how Bush made Reagan president in the first place: the OCTOBER SURPRISE. Here's my favorite article on the subject:



Bush's Impending Watergate By Harvey Wasserman
originally published on May 23, 1991

http://old.valleyadvocate.com/25th/archives/bushs_watergate.html

George Bush should be impeached. Whether he will be impeached depends on the intestinal fortitude of Congress. But the evidence is clearly sufficient to begin proceedings.

The grounds for impeachment rest in the now-familiar circumstances around the 1980 Iranian hostage crisis. The story has circulated since the mid 1980s, but in recent weeks has gained startling new confirmation.

The circumstances are worth repeating: On November 4, 1979, radical Iranian students seized some 55 American citizens and began a crisis that lasted until the moment Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as president 444 days later.

Future historians may well blame President Jimmy Carter for the inception of the crisis. He ignored warnings that it could happen and stumbled badly once it began. Some may also wonder if he exploited the situation to deflect a challenge to his renomination from Sen. Edward Kennedy.

But by October of 1980, one thing was clear: If the hostages were released prior to the election, Carter would be re-elected. If not, Ronald Reagan would win. All major polls -- including one by the primary Republican pollster, Richard Wirthlin -- showed a 10 percent swing on just that issue.

In early October, word spread through the world media that Carter had negotiated a deal for the hostages' release. It was widely believed that he had agreed to unfreeze some $4 billion in assets claimed by the deposed Shah, and to supply spare parts to the American-made arms inherited by the Ayatollah Khomeini's revolutionary regime. The hostages were due home by mid-October, in ample time to assure Carter's re-election.

Then, mysteriously, the deal was off. The hostages weren't coming home after all. What happened?



what happened at the link. Well worth the read.

[Daveparts]

11. Thanks for your kind words

I did think about it, but in researching Reagan Bush it's like a puddle of oil that just keeps spreading out. October Surprise, Iran contra the cocaine connection, Grenada, Beruit, Noriega, El Salvador death squads John Negroponte, Oliver North the list goes on and on if you tried to write it all down it would look like a Chicago phone book

[Morgana LaFey]

13. Well, THAT's true

Now you've gone and exhausted me just thinking about it all. :D

[rman]

10. I think it was Castro who accepted Russia putting nuclear missiles on Cuba -

not that Castro had much of a choice...

[tom_paine]

12. You got it. Keep going.

:toast: