Russ Baker, a longtime investigative reporter has written a new book on
the Bush dynasty. One subject he tackles is the whereabouts of George
Bush Sr. on Nov. 22, 1963. Four chapters of the book are devoted to the
murder of JFK. Here's an excerpt of an interview with Mr. Baker on the
subject:
"BuzzFlash: Over the years, one of the most discussed
allegations about George Herbert Walker Bush was that he was a CIA
operative back in the later '50s and early '60s and was lurking around
the periphery of the Kennedy assassination. You discuss this in your
book, of course. What, in summary, do you suggest was "Poppy" Bush's
role with the Kennedy assassination and the CIA at the time?
Russ
Baker: I am very careful not to speculate. What I do is begin with the
curious fact that G.H.W. Bush has said he could not remember where he
was on November 22, 1963. That makes him just about the only adult
alive at the time who has that memory defect. Seeking to understand why
he would not want to answer that question, I discovered that, in fact,
he had been in Dallas that day. After that, he traveled to a nearby
city, and then placed an odd phone call that established in FBI files a
record of his being outside Dallas at the time of the call.
Russ
Baker is receiving some interesting positive reviews for this book from
people such as Bill Moyers of the PBS and Roger Morris, a former senior
member of the National Security Council under Presidents Johnson and
Nixon (He resigned over the invasion of Cambodia). Morris is also the
author of several award winning books himself. Of Baker's new book
Morris has this to say:
"Shocking in its disclosures, elegantly
crafted, and faultlessly measured in its judgments, Family of Secrets
is nothing less than a first historic portrait in full of the Bush
dynasty and the era it shaped. From revelation to revelation, insight
to insight-from the Kennedy assassination to Watergate to the oil and
financial intrigues that lie behind today's headlines-this is a
sweeping drama of money and power, unseen forces, and the emblematic
triumph of a lineage that sowed national tragedy. Russ Baker's "Family
of Secrets" is sure to take its place as one of the most startling and
influential works of American history and journalism."
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