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A review by razhamdani
The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government by David Talbot
5.0
The major takeaways from this amazing book include the existence of an establishment in america: the nexus between the corporate sector, military top brass and CIA. Allen W Dulles, director CIA, used cold war paranoia and unlimited power during Eishenhower presidency, to amass huge powers that he employed to topple democracies and kill leaders , mostly acting to safeguard the buiness interests of american firms.
The book alleges that this machinery, when threatened by Kennedy -> closing tax loopholes, purging Allen's boys (not all) from CIA, not ordering air strikes during Bay of Pigs -- got scared, hatched a plan to kill the president, found a patsy in Oswald , and removed Kennedy. The operation had the blessing of Allen and his clique.
Notable takeaways from the book also include R Gehlen (Hilter's intelligence guy for the eastern front) being put in top position as West Germany's spy chief & CIA mind control program.
Believe what you may, but the book offers a potent look at the dark side of secret american power and the man who built it.
The book alleges that this machinery, when threatened by Kennedy -> closing tax loopholes, purging Allen's boys (not all) from CIA, not ordering air strikes during Bay of Pigs -- got scared, hatched a plan to kill the president, found a patsy in Oswald , and removed Kennedy. The operation had the blessing of Allen and his clique.
Notable takeaways from the book also include R Gehlen (Hilter's intelligence guy for the eastern front) being put in top position as West Germany's spy chief & CIA mind control program.
Believe what you may, but the book offers a potent look at the dark side of secret american power and the man who built it.