America left behind: The world integrates the Dallas coup into its narratives of post-WWII

[Paul Rigby]

The Rise and Transformation of American Militarism and Imperialism after World War Two

By Andrés Barrera González, PhD in Political Science and Sociology, Profesor Titular at the University Complutense of Madrid.

Edited by: Joaquin Flores

Posted on October 28, 2015

http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/10/28/t...d-war-two/

As regards domestic developments in the USA over the second half of the 20th century, one can detect the exponential growth of the "military-industrial complex", whose interests are well served by legislators and officials at the different levels of government. Which as President Eisenhower warned in his farewell speech in 1961 might pose a big threat to the people, put in jeopardy the true national interest. In parallel, intelligence agencies gain prominence (and a much larger tranche of the national budget!) with the founding of the CIA in 1947, giving continuity to the tasks assigned to the Office of Strategic Services set up in 1942. Now, we have in place two of the pillars of a parallel, shadowy or invisible' government, that we will soon see pulling the strings and doggedly moulding the decision making process of the visible' legitimate government (Engelhardt, 2014). A parallel government, unelected and unaccountable to the people, that will not stop at anything in pursuing their hidden agendas, as it is demonstrated by the conspiracy to get rid of President John F Kennedy, and other key public figures and government officials after him, his brother Robert included (Douglass, 2008).