08-05-2019, 03:54 AM
"Why would ex Nazis from Hitler's Army want to assassinate Jack if Jack had nothing to do with World War II that makes no sense?" as asked by Mr. Kaiser.
The leftover WWII Nazis did not leave all their problems behind as of April and May, 1945. You might remember that in 1960 to 1961, Adolf Eichmann was kidnapped in Argentina and taken to Israel for trial.
As far as I have ever heard, nobody knows whether JFK had to sign off on this kidnapping, trial, or whether JFK was o.k. with more and more Nazis being kidnapped and taken back to Germany and/or Israel to stand trial. Although the kidnapping of Eichmann took place under Ike, many people like Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of Germany were already looking with concern at the likelihood of a JFK Presidency and what it would bring. That probably included the influential ex-Nazis.
The election in the US in 1958 was a liberal Democratic wave. And with that wave came increased influence in the US of traditional Democratic supporters such as Jewish and Zionist voters and contributors. And we had Operation Paperclip ex-Nazis living in the US, probably numbering in the thousands.
And don't forget, the manager of the Saturn Five moon-shot rocket was Arthur Rudolph, an ex-Nazi scientist who was sent back to Germany to face possible prosecution in 1979 or shortly after. As thanks for managing the moonshot, Rudolph was stripped of his US citizenship and sent running, basically for his life or his freedom from 1979 to 1993.
So no, the leftover Nazis from World War II did not instantly become "good old boys" as the comment by Mr. Kaiser might suggest. On top of that, you had major military leaders from Hitler's Wehrmacht serving in the top posts in NATO as of 11-22-63. Some suggest that the US Joint Chiefs of Staff were meeting with ex-Hitler general Adolf Heusinger, (of Nato) at the moment JFK was shot.
One thing is certain--- after 1960, things had gotten a lot hotter worldwide for the former Nazis. Wernher von Braun had to go to court to defend himself against a War Crimes lawsuit brought by the East German Government in the mid-1960's. Von Braun used the facilities and the cover of Clay Shaw's International Trade Mart in that case for his secretive deposition.
Also, the above comment suggesting that since WWII was over, the Nazis would have forgiven and forgotten the bad effects of World War II seems (sorry) superficial. In actuality, Mr. Kaiser and other Americans were fooled into believing that the Nazis in Germany had all been eliminated, neutralized, re-educated and were again good citizens after 1945. NOT!!!!!!!!
But thanks for raising this very important issue on these pages. It really does matter.
James Lateer
The leftover WWII Nazis did not leave all their problems behind as of April and May, 1945. You might remember that in 1960 to 1961, Adolf Eichmann was kidnapped in Argentina and taken to Israel for trial.
As far as I have ever heard, nobody knows whether JFK had to sign off on this kidnapping, trial, or whether JFK was o.k. with more and more Nazis being kidnapped and taken back to Germany and/or Israel to stand trial. Although the kidnapping of Eichmann took place under Ike, many people like Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of Germany were already looking with concern at the likelihood of a JFK Presidency and what it would bring. That probably included the influential ex-Nazis.
The election in the US in 1958 was a liberal Democratic wave. And with that wave came increased influence in the US of traditional Democratic supporters such as Jewish and Zionist voters and contributors. And we had Operation Paperclip ex-Nazis living in the US, probably numbering in the thousands.
And don't forget, the manager of the Saturn Five moon-shot rocket was Arthur Rudolph, an ex-Nazi scientist who was sent back to Germany to face possible prosecution in 1979 or shortly after. As thanks for managing the moonshot, Rudolph was stripped of his US citizenship and sent running, basically for his life or his freedom from 1979 to 1993.
So no, the leftover Nazis from World War II did not instantly become "good old boys" as the comment by Mr. Kaiser might suggest. On top of that, you had major military leaders from Hitler's Wehrmacht serving in the top posts in NATO as of 11-22-63. Some suggest that the US Joint Chiefs of Staff were meeting with ex-Hitler general Adolf Heusinger, (of Nato) at the moment JFK was shot.
One thing is certain--- after 1960, things had gotten a lot hotter worldwide for the former Nazis. Wernher von Braun had to go to court to defend himself against a War Crimes lawsuit brought by the East German Government in the mid-1960's. Von Braun used the facilities and the cover of Clay Shaw's International Trade Mart in that case for his secretive deposition.
Also, the above comment suggesting that since WWII was over, the Nazis would have forgiven and forgotten the bad effects of World War II seems (sorry) superficial. In actuality, Mr. Kaiser and other Americans were fooled into believing that the Nazis in Germany had all been eliminated, neutralized, re-educated and were again good citizens after 1945. NOT!!!!!!!!
But thanks for raising this very important issue on these pages. It really does matter.
James Lateer