JFK describes "The Unthinkable" -- "The High Cabal"

[Charles Drago]

Charles,

In my opinion, the scope of power to which JFK refers goes far beyond the constraints and/or boundaries of any nation's sovereignty, beyond any political ideology (communist, capitalist, or otherwise); indeed it goes beyond that which is "speakable". That his speech was made in the context of the "communist" threat is incidental to the larger picture.

Moreover, the words he uses to describe the "system" and the "conspiracy" are easily seen as attributes of our own government at the time (maybe even now) and of the Soviet Union--and beyond.

Greg,

I'm pleased to note that we're of the same opinion on most of these matters.

Believe it or not, you're preaching to the choir.

As I've previously referenced, the supra-national and supra-ideological forces that struck JFK also transcend time, place, and contemporary agenda. George Michael Evica referred to the individuals who embodied these forces as the "masters who were above Cold War differences."

I further agree with you that the fact that JFK's "speech was made in the context of the 'communist' threat is incidental to the larger picture."

My point is simply this: I'm not certain that at the time he made the speech JFK fully understood what you, I, and a handful of others now acknowledge to be true -- which is to say, the nature of the Unthinkable.

Wasn't it RFK who, some time after his brother's murder, said words to the effect of, "I thought I knew how the world worked, but I didn't"?

To end on yet another note of agreement: I share your sentiment that, "Moreover, the words he uses to describe the "system" and the "conspiracy" are easily seen as attributes of our own government at the time (maybe even now) and of the Soviet Union--and beyond."

I have a big problem with just one of your words: "easily."

I have tried to make these points for years. Perhaps you've experienced the same reluctance to confront the truth of which we speak that I've noted even among those most enlightened and daring of deep political observers.