18-03-2016, 10:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 16-05-2017, 04:40 PM by Rolf Zaeschmar.)
CONCLUSIONS
IF the HowardJohnsons tower sniper attack were some kind of Deep State covert op, what was its purpose?
I believe its main purpose was further payback to New Orleans for being the home of those--Sen. Long, Mr. Rault, DA Garrison, and Rep. Boggs--who would challenge the powers that be, or for publicly questioning the official version of events. And sending a message to anyone else who would emulate them.
Secondary goals may have been to further demonize the New Left, the civil rights movement generally, and Black radical groups in particular
Thirdly, there were reactions on a political level:
"The fear of violence and reaction also had national implications. ...the Secret Service was worried "the sniper attack ... could precipitate a similar incident in Washington during President Nixon's inaugural." As a precaution... the Secret Service had decided to augment its twelve-hundred man security force by an additional six hundred agents. Nixon's swearing in, January 20, would occur under the heaviest of secuity blankets."
(Herndon, pg268)
"The sniping and perceived threat of intercity terror also prompted increased congressional demands for a law that would make the murder of policemen or firemen a federal crime."
(Herndon, pg269)"
And in front of a congressional sub-committee, Chief Giarusso called for "a national data bank which would provide psychological profiles on extremists." (shades of '1984')
(Herndon, pg282)
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IF the HowardJohnsons tower sniper attack were some kind of Deep State covert op, what was its purpose?
I believe its main purpose was further payback to New Orleans for being the home of those--Sen. Long, Mr. Rault, DA Garrison, and Rep. Boggs--who would challenge the powers that be, or for publicly questioning the official version of events. And sending a message to anyone else who would emulate them.
Secondary goals may have been to further demonize the New Left, the civil rights movement generally, and Black radical groups in particular
Thirdly, there were reactions on a political level:
"The fear of violence and reaction also had national implications. ...the Secret Service was worried "the sniper attack ... could precipitate a similar incident in Washington during President Nixon's inaugural." As a precaution... the Secret Service had decided to augment its twelve-hundred man security force by an additional six hundred agents. Nixon's swearing in, January 20, would occur under the heaviest of secuity blankets."
(Herndon, pg268)
"The sniping and perceived threat of intercity terror also prompted increased congressional demands for a law that would make the murder of policemen or firemen a federal crime."
(Herndon, pg269)"
And in front of a congressional sub-committee, Chief Giarusso called for "a national data bank which would provide psychological profiles on extremists." (shades of '1984')
(Herndon, pg282)
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