This discussion is about the book "The Assassination of James Forrestal" by David Martin explores the controversial death of James Forrestal, America's first Secretary of Defense, widely reported as a suicide but presented here as a potential assassination orchestrated by powerful entities, including Zionist and Communist elements. The text meticulously examines inconsistencies in official accounts, such as the altered crime scene photos and dubious witness testimonies, contrasting them with alternative narratives and newly surfaced information. It implicates media figures like Drew Pearson and Walter Winchell in a smear campaign against Forrestal due to his anti-Zionist stance, and suggests a broader pattern of political assassinations and information suppression by influential groups to control the narrative surrounding key historical events. The author critically analyzes various books and reports, highlighting what he perceives as a pervasive cover-up and a deliberate distortion of historical truth.

The Assassination of James Forrestal

This conversation covers Antony C. Sutton's "Wall Street Trilogy," (https://amzn.to/46lMS0O) argues that American financial interests played a significant, often overlooked, role in supporting and shaping various totalitarian regimes. It contends that Wall Street financiers, like those from J.P. Morgan and General Electric, provided financial and technical assistance to the nascent Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and the Italian Fascist state, viewing these regimes as opportunities for economic exploitation and control rather than ideological adversaries. The text further suggests that figures such as Franklin D. Roosevelt were deeply connected to these financial elites, and that his New Deal policies mirrored "corporate socialism," which centralized economic power. It also touches upon attempts by certain American business figures to establish a fascist-style government in the United States, and highlights how information regarding these connections was sometimes suppressed.

The Assassination of James Forrestal

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