25-01-2016, 10:04 PM
One other point.
Isn't it amazing at how little attention the CIA coup in Indonesia got at the time and in retrospect?
First, it was such a model of a clandestine operation, and second, more importantly, it was obscured by LBJ's escalation in Vietnam.
But its important to recall, this was the bloodiest CIA coup in history. The estimates go from 400 to 500,000 dead.
And it completely undermined Sukarno and Kennedy's plans to begin to allow Indonesia to take over its own economy. IN fact, Kennedy was actually directly involved with that. He was advising US companies on what to take from Sukarno in the way of compensation.
All that goes down the drain when Suharto takes over.
One more on the list of reversals of JFK policy by LBJ. Boy Bobby really knew what he was talking about in the message to Russia via Walton.
Isn't it amazing at how little attention the CIA coup in Indonesia got at the time and in retrospect?
First, it was such a model of a clandestine operation, and second, more importantly, it was obscured by LBJ's escalation in Vietnam.
But its important to recall, this was the bloodiest CIA coup in history. The estimates go from 400 to 500,000 dead.
And it completely undermined Sukarno and Kennedy's plans to begin to allow Indonesia to take over its own economy. IN fact, Kennedy was actually directly involved with that. He was advising US companies on what to take from Sukarno in the way of compensation.
All that goes down the drain when Suharto takes over.
One more on the list of reversals of JFK policy by LBJ. Boy Bobby really knew what he was talking about in the message to Russia via Walton.