20-02-2011, 05:48 PM
Stan Wilbourne Wrote:I was convinced Allen Dulles had ordered Kennedy's murder.
When I posted something about that on Rich's forum, Greg Burnham responded, "Allen Dulles took orders, he didn't give them." That was an epiphany for me and lead me down another path of study. For me, it's stuff like that that make these forums worthwhile. I'm sure I would've gotten to where I am eventually in my view of the assassination, but Greg helped shave some time off the clock, and I was/am appreciative.
Stan,
Greg was absolutely on-target with his Dulles response. Contrary to what I wrote in the heat of "battle," I think of him as a gifted and committed-to-truth researcher. And no, he doesn't need me to confirm what his own work demonstrates.
Stan Wilbourne Wrote:Fifty years. "Let's get with it people," seems to be [Charles's] underlying mantra.
Charles is the stern task master, and this is his turf. He demands a lot, but he gives a lot as well. Impassioned intelligence isn't always right, but it is a bright light to follow. I don't care much who holds the lantern; it's the light that's important.
I appreciate your very kind words. And you too are on-target with your assessment of the core principle of my JFK assassination research.
But I must note for the record that DPF is not "my turf" any more than it is Greg's or your turf. It belongs to all who visit and contribute.
At the heart of the Burnham/Drago disagreement, I think, were our respective, conflicting views on the limits of productive discourse here and on other public forums. Greg, a gentleman, demands civility. I value such an approach, but no more or less than I value, say, bellicosity within a broad range of rhetorical weaponry in our arsenal.
Anyway, thanks again for your support. And thanks for being here with us on DPF.
Best,
Charles
Charles Drago
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Co-Founder, Deep Politics Forum
If an individual, through either his own volition or events over which he had no control, found himself taking up residence in a country undefined by flags or physical borders, he could be assured of one immediate and abiding consequence: He was on his own, and solitude and loneliness would probably be his companions unto the grave.
-- James Lee Burke, Rain Gods
You can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
-- Graham Greene