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:::What about John Loftus as a source? Are you familiar with his telling of Forestal's death? [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 00:42, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
:::What about John Loftus as a source? Are you familiar with his telling of Forestal's death? [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 00:42, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
::::Niles was a really smart political operator. Did he help force Forrestal's resignation? Maybe. But once Forrestal had resigned and been replaced, Forrestal was powerless (and hospitalized), there was not much point in assassinating him. (Loftus does not mention Niles at all) [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 00:48, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
::::Niles was a really smart political operator. Did he help force Forrestal's resignation? Maybe. But once Forrestal had resigned and been replaced, Forrestal was powerless (and hospitalized), there was not much point in assassinating him. (Loftus does not mention Niles at all) [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 00:48, 6 July 2009 (EDT)
:::Loftus makes some strange claims--for example (p 162) that the CIA argued a vote for Israel meant cutting off the US oil supply. Everyone --even the CIA--knew the USA was a huge exporter of oil in those days and did not use Mideast oil. (Britain did need the oil)[[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 00:54, 6 July 2009 (EDT)