JFK: The CIA, Vietnam, and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy

Col. Fletcher Prouty was a remarkable man. As a Vietnam veteran and as many other veterans, we always knew there was something wrong with that war. After reading this book, I know what that wrong was! The whole thing was a farce from beginning to end. This book is a must read for all, not just veterans. Prouty exposed the Military Industrial Complex for what it is, a metal monster that eats its' young. He exposes the false flag attack that started the war and the reasons for assassinating JFK. He exposes the lack of security that fatal day in Dallas and this is a subject he knows all too well because part of his job was coordinating military security for such motorcades. Prouty is portrayed as "Mr. X" in the movie JFK, played by Donald Sutherland. Prouty did have conversations with District Attorney Jim Garrison concerning the prosecution of Clay Shaw and the assassination plot. Prouty exposes the fact that small skirmished are the order of the day and that is our future. So far, that is holding true!

Well, if nothing else, this book is full of something but whether it is BS or truth will have to be left up to the reader. Colonel Prouty certainly never took a course in how to write a book. This tale is disjointed, non-resourced and jumbled like some quack Uncertainty Principle for the English language.

Okay, having said that, I must admit that what this guy has to say is very interesting if it is even partially true. The book is akin to listening to your uncle's army stories from World War II. It rambles, one thing contradicts another, etc. but the fact remains that your uncle was a soldier in the war and he did fight it and he has a few medals to prove it. The details of everything I'm writing about are unimportant for the purposes of this review but, you have to understand my "uncle" analogy and read the book with that in mind. There are some things in the book which Prouty obviously has no background to be commenting on, such as ballistics, Secret Service protection procedures or even, "Who are the Power-Elites?" just to name a few. But, he was a colonel in the Air Force, a man who did work for Edward Lansdale, a pilot for high priority personnel, a commander of Air Force Special Ops and a close connection to many very high ranked political, military and intelligence people.

You read it and you decide. There is no proof of anything in the book but it surely would give professional investigators a novel direction from which to approach their investigations.

This book is a real eye-opener, written by someone who was in a position to know about his subject matter. As the liaison between the CIA and the pentagon, he had a front row seat to the operations of the government. Because of his position he was able to write knowledgeably about these issues and I learned much from his book. His writing is clear and concise. He knew much about the plot to kill President Kennedy. I have seen his interviews and I believe he is honest and a patriot. For those of you who care about the assassination of Kennedy, there is a group, Citizens Against Political Assassinations, open to the public, that is advocating for the release of all government records which, according to the JFK Act of 1992, are due to be released Oct. 26, 2017.

I ha had just finished Steven Gillon's book Oswald: 48 Hours to Live. It was a quick read, but very inreresting. I decided to buy this book. I begin reading it. After reading about 50 pages, I was bored to death. I returned it.

I am a Vietnam vet and served in the Army from 1966-70. My Vietnam tour was 1967-68. That war nearly ended me psychologically and I came out of it asking Why? What was it for? Was it necessary? Were the Vietnamese really an existential threat to America? Finally, with this book, I have my answer to not only why that war was totally contrived, but it also answered the long standing question as to why Kennedy was killed and who killed him (spoiler alert: It wasn't Oswald). Folks, this book will shake you to your foundations when you learn most wars are nothing but rackets as said by Gen. Smedley Butler, USMC, a racket that is foisted on an innocent and unsuspecting public for the sheer purpose of making money at the expense of others. Millions dead and wounded, lives ruined all so a few can become rich and sustain their obscene wealth. They are called the "high cabal", a secret elite who are the hidden powers behind the politicians who do their bidding. Churchill alluded to them as have the Chinese and Buckminster Fuller. We were warned by President Eisenhower in his farewell speech about the military-industrial complex. Vietnam and Korea was the result of not heeding that warning as are all the wars America has been in since the end of WW2. But guess what? Even WW2 was unnecessary as you will learn if you also read Pat Buchanan's book, The Unnecessary War. These people will rule the world if they aren't stopped. I urge everyone to read this book. Don't say you haven't been warned.

A must read if you're wanting answers. I was and I've read a lot of books about this era because I lived through it and wanted answers to questions I had. Now it all makes sense. I would also suggest reading "Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover" by Anthony Summers. I had a hard time putting that book down too.

Book was received in great shape. Just as expected. Shipping great. Author left out a lot of details about disaster. Alabama Air National Guard lost 4 airmen in the raid. Castro kept one on ice for 18 years to show other countries there was Americans in the invasion, which President Kennedy and government from then on denied. CIA would not go get the body because it would admit guilt. Daughter of dead airman begged Castro for her fathers body and he gave it back to her. I was on the burying detail that was sworn to keep it secrete. In 2005 it was declassified but not highly published.

Wish Prouty would have named more names to his ‘cabal’ list. Allen Dulles should have been put in prison for life. Prouty does a great job in connecting the dots from the assassination to Vietnam. Which makes me a very bitter Vietnam Veteran. 1st Infantry Division, later with the Americal, 69/70. When I came home wounded in 1970 there were 5 of my Platoon members at Walter Reed Hospital. All badly wounded. That was just part of the story. But for what? To make certain Americans rich? Evil people.

Prouty maintains that a secret cabal of corporate and intelligence agencies have determined how national policies are to be promoted and prosecuted. These include such astounding statements that the wars in Korea and Vietnam were pre-determined not to be won by design. that the US military in Korea were ambushed by the Chinese Army due to General Macarthur's order to advance to the Yalu River in haste, thereby opening individual units to ambush by superior Chinese forces, never enters his analysis. That the US Government's fear of Chinese intervention in Vietnam dictated its decision not to invade North Vietnam does not enter into Prouty's analysis either. He is a conspiracy minded soul that ignores objective evidence if it undermines his global conspiracy.

This book, imho, is a MUST-READ for anyone who cares about this country's dark history, and who hopes to understand
how this world really works and who controls it... The author is a man whom is not discussed or remembered anywhere, but is, to me, a real and true hero for telling this disgusting and sad tale of how money and power rule over humanity, and over the elite's value of human life and welfare...