29-10-2008, 01:47 AM
Charles Drago Wrote:Myra,
I'd like to suggest delicately that the question is too broad and begs too many definitions. And its reasoning may be inverted.
Was the Watergate break-in executed, at least in part, to support (or expose -- no kidding) the JFK cover-up?
If we assume that Haldeman was telling the unvarnished truth, then it is more appropriate to conclude that the JFK assassination was invoked to support the Watergate cover-up.
The human connective tissue between these events are noted in the persons of Hunt, McCord, Barker, and Haig.
One of the two great scenes in Oliver Stone's Nixon dramatizes Tricky's reactions upon learning of Hunt's involvement. Anthony Hopkins plays it beautifully and delivers deep subtext.
My answer to this poll: yes and no.
CD
I never saw "Nixon" Charles. I'm quasi afraid that I'll feel disappointed in Stone after the perfection of "JFK." Is it worth seeing? Did it suggest that Watergate was related to the murder of President Kennedy?
I'm also wondering what's going on with Stone given that he has gone from the hard hitting "JFK" to the seemingly conventional "World Trade Center" to the seemingly pointless "W." (Ok, I'll admit to not having seen the last two.) Is he going soft? Is he the victim of mind control?
He's already done more for the JFK case than just about anyone. I'd just hate to lose him to the dark side.
(And thank you for your delicacy.)