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To: Sig who wrote (12068)	3/28/2001 10:11:39 PM
From: jhg_in_kc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13572

sig, the fact that today I think they (wall st. 400) would do something like this must mean A BOTTOM IS AT HAND <g> *************Hidden history - the attempted coup of 1934 By Jim Marrs Date: 05/18/2000 URL: alienzoo.com Most Americans think the possibility of a military-supported coup d’etat in the United States is a far-fetched notion. Seven Days in May But others, President John F. Kennedy being one of the foremost, did entertain such thoughts. His White House gave full cooperation to the production of the film Seven Days in May, which dramatized an attempted military coup. Interestingly enough, the accused assassin of JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald, noted in his diary, "Americans are apt to scoff at the idea, that a military coup in the U.S., as so often happens in Latin American countries, could ever replace our government. But that is an idea that has grounds for consideration." (Warren Commission Vol. XVI, p. 441) Ever since Gen. George Washington declined the post of military dictator of the United States offered by wealthy and powerful men following the defeat of the British in the American Revolution, attempts have been made to gain control of this nation. Oswald Modern history records at least one possible attempt at a military takeover in this country. This classic but little known example of conspiracy within the United States can be found in the attempted overthrow of Franklin D. Roosevelt early in his presidency. It is not only an example of hidden U.S. history - you didn’t hear this story in high school - but also the lengths to which powerful persons will go to exert their will. In 1933, the same year Hitler came to power in Germany, many wealthy Americans looked with favor on a fascist political system to act as a shield against socialism and communism. Many were disgruntled with President Roosevelt’s social policies and felt he was secretly a communist. Little did they realize that the Wall Street financiers behind Roosevelt were the very people who helped fund the advent of communism. Others more in the know decided that Roosevelt was too restrictive on big business and too bound by constitutional restraints. Washington "Early in 1934, Irenee Du Pont and (General Motors President) William S. Knudsen reached their explosion point over President Roosevelt," reported author Charles Higham. "Along with friends of the Morgan Bank and General Motors, certain Du Pont backers financed a coup d’etat that would overthrow the President with the aid of a $3 million-funded army of terrorists, modeled on the fascist movement in Paris known as the Croix de Feu." The undoing of this scheme was Marine Corps Commandant General Smedley Butler, who was approached by the men traceable to the J. P. Morgan and Du Pont financial empires and urged to head the new military-based fascist government. They said they could get an additional $300 million if necessary. Butler, who had openly attacked Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, however, proved to be a loyal citizen and immediately informed Roosevelt of the treasonous conspiracy. "...Roosevelt...knew that if he were to arrest the leaders of the houses of Morgan and Du Pont, it would create an unthinkable national crisis in the midst of a depression and perhaps another Wall Street crash. Not for the first or last time in his career, he was aware that there were powers greater than he in the United States," noted Higham. FDR Roosevelt decided to leak the story to the press, which generally downplayed it as a "ridiculous" rumor. Nevertheless, some of the primary plotters skipped the country until the furor died down and the story prompted Congress to appoint a special committee to look into the matter. Yielding to the powerful interests involved, the McCormack-Dickstein Committee dragged its feet for four years before finally publishing a report marked for "restricted circulation." Although downplaying the significance of this attempted coup, the committee’s report did state that "certain persons made an attempt to establish a fascist organization in this country" and that the committee "was able to verify all the pertinent statements made by General Butler." In later years, the committee’s co-chairman, Rep. John J. McCormack told author Jules Archer that America might well have gone the way of fascist Germany if Butler had not blown the whistle on the plotters. "The people were in a very confused state of mind, (the Great Depression was hitting full force and Prohibition was being rescinded) making the nation weak and ripe for some drastic kind of extremist action," recalled McCormack. Due to the secrecy and confusion surrounding this attempted takeover, some researchers have even theorized the whole thing was a plot to install Roosevelt as a total dictator in the United States. This theory has it that when Butler led his fascist army on Washington, it would have presented Roosevelt with an excuse to declare martial law and take sole control of the nation. Whatever the truth, this was the last overtly public move against an American president by powerful business interests until 1963. However, it clearly illustrated that America’s hidden rulers are not content to operate within the confines of the U.S. Constitution. The fact that this attempted overthrow of the government is not mentioned in history texts illustrates the deficiency of this nation’s public education in such matters, thanks to a mass media more concerned with "Mickey Mouse" topics than investigative news. It is indeed ironic that today the Disney empire includes many news media organizations. For further information regarding issues such as this, read Rule by Secrecy by Jim Marrs, now available from finer bookstores everywhere. For an in-depth look at UFOs read Alien Agenda by Jim Marrs, available from this web site and in bookstores. Also Jim Marrs’ book on the U. S. Army’s remote viewing program, Psi Spies, which was suppressed in 1995, is now available online right here at AlienZoo. Order yours today. ©2000 AlienZoo, Inc.