[CTRL] Fwd: [cia-drugs] The Parts Left Out of the Good Shepherd
-Caveat Lector- ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com www.ctrl.org DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substanceânot soap-boxingâplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'âwith its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright fraudsâis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ A HREF=http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/;ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om ---BeginMessage--- -Caveat Lector- http://ctrl.org/boodleboys/goodshepherd.html from: High Times November 2007 The Parts Left Out of the Good Shepherd Hollywood recently released the first behind-the-curtain account of the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency and its relationship with a secret society at Yale University known as Skull and Bones. HIGH TIMES asked the world's leading authority on the group to help us separate truth from fiction. By Kris Millegan I hope you are lucky enough to meet someone you trust. I regret to say. I haven't. —Dr, Fredricks [Michael Gambon] in The Good Shepherd The Good Shepherd is Robert De Niro's effort to mine the dramatic materials at the very real-life nexus of secret societies, intelligence agencies and recorded history, apparently in an attempt to forge a Godfather-style franchise. But one is left wincing at the thought of The Good Shepherd. Part II, given that the film begins and ends with the failed Bay of Pigs invasion and its aftermath, with the assassination of JFK and its attendant wilderness of conspiracy lurking just over the horizon, Will the right people end up washing the blood off their hands in a sequel, laying the action off on some mob operation gone rogue, which then had to be covered up for the good of the country? All just an honest mistake But I seem to be getting ahead of myself. I have often been asked. 'What do you think of the movie The Good Shepherd? And the best response I could usually offer was: Well. I haven't seen it yet. I'd been aware of the film for several years, and followed its progress to the silver screen, but I don't get out much. Then, finally, the DVD version of the film wound its way to our local store, and I picked up a copy to see what I could find. My first viewing brought up a host of indignant furies, all riled at the historical hubris of the tale and the simple fact that most of the characters in it and even the film's central story of betrayal are amalgamations at best, and total confabulations at worst. Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying that you shouldn't watch this movie, As a matter of fact. I recommend it highly — but with caveats, as will soon become clear. Similar emotions were probably experienced by the relatives of Mafia members when The Godfather came out: contempt for its errors, but still a satisfaction at seeing a film with some semblance of reality, accurately portraying the Mafia's attitudes, atmosphere and activities while, at the same time, exposing a very tragic and very real group that plays by its own rules and affects us all … immensely. Being an intelligence brat. I can only speak about The Good Shepherd, but if you're interested in the views of Mafia whelps. I suggest reading Mafia Princess by Antoinette Giancana, or maybe watching some Growing Up Gotti on AE. But then, my own dad wasn't a big boss; he was just a lesser boss, someone who had been in some very interesting places at some very interesting times, which had given him an overview of the agency beyond the standard compartmentalization. The last overt job that my father, Lloyd S. Millegan, had with the CIA was serving as a branch chief, the head of the East Asia Research Analysis Office. Before that, he'd been in the Office of Strategic Services (0SS) and a few of the other alpha-named agencies that eventually morphed into the CIA. After his initial contact with the intelligence community in 1936. as an 18-year-old exchange student at the University of Shanghai. He joined the OSS before World War II. In 1943, he entered the world of deep politics, monitoring Gen, Douglas MacArthur and his staff for
[CTRL] Fwd: [cia-drugs] The Parts Left Out of the Good Shepherd
-Caveat Lector- Begin forwarded message: From: RoadsEnd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: October 7, 2007 10:23:28 AM PDT To: Cia-drugs Cia-drugs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: RoadsEnd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cia-drugs] The Parts Left Out of the Good Shepherd Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] an excerpt from an article: The Parts Left Out of the Good Shepherd High Times November 2007 pps 42-44 - Can only release some snippets. To read full article need to see November issue of High Times — on stands now, (Barnes Noble carries). Peace, Kris -- The Parts Left Out of the Good Shepherd Hollywood recently released the first behind-the-curtain account of the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency and its relationship with a secret society at Yale University known as Skull and Bones. HIGH TIMES asked the world's leading authority on the group to help us separate truth from fiction. By Kris Millegan I hope you are lucky enough to meet someone you trust. I regret to say. I haven't.—Dr, Fredricks [Michael Gambon] in The Good Shepherd The Good Shepherd is Robert De Niro's effort to mine the dramatic materials at the very real-life nexus of secret societies. intelligence agencies and recorded history, apparently in an attempt to forge a Godfather-style franchise. But one is left wincing at the thought of The Good Shepherd. Part II, given that the film begins and ends with the failed Bay of Pigs invasion and its aftermath, with the assassination of JFK and its attendant wilderness of conspiracy lurking just over the horizon, Will the right people end up washing the blood off their hands in a sequel, laying the action off on some mob operation gone rogue, which then had to be covered up for the good of the country? All just an honest mistake But I seem to be getting ahead of myself. I have often been asked. 'What do you think of the movie The Good Shepherd? And the best response I could usually offer was: Well. I haven't seen it yet. I'd been aware of the film for several years, and followed its progress to the silver screen, but I don't get out much. Then, finally, the DVD version of the film wound its way to our local store, and I picked up a copy to see what I could find. My first viewing brought up a host of indignant furies, all riled at the historical hubris of the tale and the simple fact that most of the characters in it and even the film's central story of betrayal are amalgamations at best, and total confabulations at worst. Don't get me wrong: I'm not saying that you shouldn't watch this movie, As a matter of fact. I recommend it highly — but with caveats, as will soon become clear. snip Nonetheless, it is through the routine spy story that the movie interjects one of its greatest truths, albeit through the lips of a tortured Russian defector stoned on LSD: Soviet power is a myth, a great joke. There are no spare parts; nothing is working — nothing. It's nothing but painted rust. But you, you need to keep the Russian myth alive to maintain your military-industrial complex. Your system depends on Russia being perceived as a mortal threat. It's not a threat. It was never a threat. It will never be a threat. It is a rotted, bloated cow. How might this sobering fact be received by the audience, coming as it does from the mouth of an enemy agent tripped out on acid, appearing in a fictional film based upon an unreliable chronicle? Might it just covertly confirm the reality that many know to be true-but without causing the uproar that such a significant revelation should engender? Around this real-life charade revolve some other themes of the movie, leaving us with an insight into Napoleon's famous dictum: History is a set of lies agreed upon. For when even honorable men lie, who is trustworthy? What is real? Are our secrets safe? Do secrets give us safety? And at what cost? snip [M]en linked to the structures of United States intelligence was how an Italian Senate investigation described the perpetrators of the 1980 Bologna train bombing, an act of terrorism that killed 85 people and injured over 200. The bombing was part of a series of actions carried out over many years in Italy, targeting the political left by essentially blaming and demonizing it for acts done covertly by agents of the right. The plan, known as Operation Gladio, sought to terrorize the populace into voting for strong right-wing governments in order to suppress the left. You had to attack civilians, the people, women, children, innocent people, unknown people far removed from the political game. The reason was quite simple: to force ... the public to turn to the state to ask for greater security was how Operation Gladio participant Vincenzo Vinciguerra put it later during his testimony to Italian authorities. Operation Gladio, which was initially sold as a stay-behind force in case of the
