24-01-2016, 12:09 AM
It wasn't just about the job, it was about pride, and the power and the influence that came with the job, and the fact that it was a young upstart President (who had in fact beaten Dulles' chosen candidate for the job) who finally slapped Dulles down. Dulles remained active in the CIA after he was fired. Devil's Chessboard does a reasonably good job of following his extra-curricular activities, including the fact that Dulles spent the weekend of the assassination at the Farm in Virginia, one of several ex-government types that were quietly whisked out of the public eye at that critical time.
"All that is necessary for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing." (unknown)
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."