What other book might you compare jfk and the unspeakable to and why. Douglasss outstanding book is why he died and why it matters, and unlike the majority of books on the jfk assassination, it aims to unravel not who killed kennedy, but who needed the president dead and why. The best book on the jfk assassination ive ever read off. James douglass, jfk and the unspeakable james fetzer. Oct 19, 2010 the acclaimed book oliver stone called the best account i have read of this tragedy and its significance, jfk and the unspeakable details not just how the conspiracy to assassinate president john f. Kennedy assassination as a conspiracy ordered by unknown parties and carried out by the cia with help from the mafia and elements in the fbi to put an end to kennedys effort to end the cold war after the cuban missile crisis.
Oct 02, 20 douglasss unspeakable is the multifarious modern satan which took the form of a movement in the upper reaches of kennedys own national security state to kill the president as he made a radical and inspired turn toward peace. Jfk and the unspeakable book douglas county libraries. How the warren commission failed the nation and why, arguably the most important book yet written about a u. Elizabeth george, author, a great deliverance with penetrating insight and unswerving integrity, douglass proves the fundamental truths about jfks assassination. But the greatest of these, especially for crimes of state, is motive. Kennedy, jfk and the unspeakable, touted as a book that both records history and makes it, continues this theme. In jfk and the unspeakable jim douglass has distilled all the best available research into a very welldocumented and convincing portrait of president kennedys transforming turn to peace, at the cost of his l ife. One of the top 3 books ive read on the jfk assassination, and ive read hundreds of them. James douglass, theologian and author of the book, jfk and the unspeakable will hold a three day seminar on confronting the legacy of jfks assassination in 20. Kennedy assassination as a conspiracy ordered by unknown parties and carried out by the. Nothing could be further from the truth, as james douglass shows in his extraordinary book, jfk and the unspeakable. Kennedy and why unmasking and accepting this truth remains crucial for the future of our country and the world.
Is one of the finest history books i have ever read and listened to in my car and perhaps the finest book i have read on the jfk assassination. Douglass in his book jfk and the unspeakable 2008 ties this in with the assassination, i. The acclaimed book oliver stone called the best account i have read of this tragedy and its significance, jfk and the unspeakable details not just. The title comes from a phrase of thomas merton, naming of the attitudes. Fifty years from now, only a few books about the jfk assassination will be remembered. This book breaks new ground in two important areas that have yet to be linked and explored by any jfk assassination historian. In its introduction, jim douglass writes, the story of jfk and the unspeakable is drawn from the suffering and compassion of many witnesses who saw the truth and spoke it. What the author james douglass concludes and the evidence is very, very presuasive.
Click the link below to watch our campaign video via kickstarter. David liftons best evidence is the essential book on the how. Kennedy plans graphic novel version updated mar 06, 2019. The 2009 book jfk and the unspeakable has become a classic among kennedy fans, presidential historians, peace activists, and. Douglass touchstone books, 2008 pxvi our collective denial of the obvious, in the setting up of oswald and his transparent silencing by ruby, made possible the dallas coverup of the jfk assassination. Douglass book is the inspiration for jfk and the unspeakable the graphic adaptation by seth jacobson and oliver hine. Dec 23, 2009 among the vast number of books that have been written about the death of jfk, perhaps none has been as successful at explaining why he was taken out as james douglass, jfk and the unspeakable 2008. Feb 21, 2020 this lazy take is not only unfair to gabbard, but it also scants jfk and the unspeakable, among the best books on jfks assassination published in the last 20 years. Consider joining the campaign to fund this project so that future generations may know what we know. Douglass to write three books on the assassinations of the 1960s.
Kennedy as well as the events surrounding his assassination. Douglass is an author on nonviolence and catholic theology, with many books and essays to his credit. A catholic theologian and pacifist, douglass has written several books about nonviolence and the principles of jesus sermon on the mount. The 2009 book jfk and the unspeakable has become a classic among kennedy fans, presidential historians, peace activists, and conspiracy buffs an unlikely coalition of readers, to be sure. This lazy take is not only unfair to gabbard, but it also scants jfk and the unspeakable, among the best books on jfks assassination published in the last 20 years. Talkingsticktv jim douglass jfk and the unspeakable.
Vancouverbound author james douglass on jfk and the unspeakable. Vancouverbound author james douglass on jfk and the. In this fascinating and disturbing work, james douglass presents a compelling account of the assassination of president john f. This disturbing, enlightening, and ultimately inspiring book should be read by all americans. Nov 19, 2014 these forces, which douglass call the unspeakable after thomas meryton, tagged kennedy as a dangerous traitor, plotted his assassination, and orchestrated the subsequent killing and coverup in dallas in 1963. Douglass, a scholar and peace activist, is the author of many books, including jfk and the unspeakable. Download full jfk and the unspeakable book or read online anytime anywhere, available in pdf, epub and kindle. Kennedy antagonized the militaryindustrial complex from the very beginning of his. First published in 2008, the book was reissued in 20 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of kennedys death. On jfk, tulsi gabbard keeps very respectable company. Jfk and the unspeakable why he died and why it matters book.
I found out when finishing gandhi and the unspeakable. Let me begin by stating that this is probably the most important book ive ever read. Id like to say jfk and the unspeakable acts as a beacon for what is possible. Douglasss 2008 book, jfk and the unspeakable, discusses the john f. Kennedy are creating theater around the idea that his death could have. Oct 19, 2010 in the books introduction, douglass asserts that because john f. Download pdf jfk and the unspeakable ebook full get book. Oct 05, 20 in jfk and the unspeakabledouglass makes it the story a plot inside the national security apparatus and the central intelligence agency to kill the president and stop his turn toward peace, toward ending the cold war with the soviet union and exiting the war in vietnam. The list below prepared by the justice integrity project jip is continuously updated and is part of a larger jip project to catalog films, other videos, organizations, events, and commentaries. At the height of the cold war, jfk risked committing the greatest crime in human history. About the book the acclaimed book oliver stone called the best account i have read of this tragedy and its significance, jfk and the unspeakable details not just how the conspiracy to assassinate president john f. A comprehensive new readers guide lists the most important books about the 1963 assassination of president john f. Douglass has made the strongest case so far in the jfk assassination literature as to the who and the why of dallas.
Why could i read about jfk and the horror of his assassination without closing the book. Pdf jfk and the unspeakable download full ebooks for free. Nov 30, 20 project unspeakable asks the big questions a group of people inspired by a book on the assassination of president john f. Why he died and why it matters, widely acclaimed as one of the most important books ever written on the subject. The best book on the jfk assassination ive ever read off the shelf. Author jim douglass speaks at the 2009 coalition on political assassinations conference in dallas. James douglass jfk and the unspeakable is all about the why and the who. It is a book that deserves the attention of all americans. That book is james douglasss jfk and the unspeakable.
This superb volume traces jfks evolution from a cold warrior to a man of peace in a gripping, effortlessly readable study of admirable scholarship. This book breaks new ground in two important areas that have yet to be linked and explored by any jfkassassination historian. How the question of who killed jfk emerged in an unexpected. The acclaimed book oliver stone called the best account i have read of this tragedy and its significance, jfk and the unspeakable details not just how the conspiracy to assassinate president john f. He has written a conspiracy book with a scholars footnotes and a theological subtext. Jfk, cuba and the garrison case there can be few people more knowledgeable about the jfk assassination than james dieugenio. The acclaimed book oliver stone called the best account i have read of this tragedy and its significance, jfk and the unspeakable details. Why he died and why it matters is a book by theologian and catholic worker james w. Douglasss outstanding book is why he died and why it matters, and unlike the majority of books on the jfk assassination, it aims to. Indeed, jfk and the unspeakable achieved a rare consensus inside the assassination research community for its wise and lucid organization of the known data. Douglass does just that in jfk and the unspeakable. Click get books and find your favorite books in the online library. Jfk conference homework the future of freedom foundation. We cannot guarantee that jfk and the unspeakable book is in the library.
Nov 19, 2017 the general thinking is that the assassination occurred almost a halfcentury ago, so lets move on. Create free account to access unlimited books, fast download and ads free. Also look for the epic inside the aarb by doug horne, legacy of secrecy by lamar waldron, and jfk. In this book james douglass presents a compelling account of why president john f. A fascinating and disturbing work that presents a compelling account of the assassination of president john f. After reading it in dallas, i was moved for the first time to visit dealey plaza. Kennedy was turning toward peace he was in deadly conflict with what thomas merton called the unspeakable, a void of responsibility underlying systemic evil ranging from the vietnam war to nuclear weapons proliferations and assassinations. Jim douglass, jfk and the unspeakable, copa dallas 2009. Now we have maybe the best ive seen, jfk and the unspeakable.
The distinguishing characteristic of jfk and the unspeakable, aside from its rigorously passionate scholarship, is its complete unraveling of the why of the assassination of jfk. Best book on the jfk assassination if you could sum up jfk and the unspeakable in three words, what would they be. This is one of the few books on the kennedy case that i actually wished was longer. Talk by jim douglass author of jfk and the unspeakable. The general thinking is that the assassination occurred almost a halfcentury ago, so lets move on. Author donald jeffries asks tulsi gabbard about reading jfk and the unspeakable, one of the books detailing the conspiracy to kill president john f.
Why, how and by whom jfk was assassinated and how the crime of the century was covered up is outlined in convincing detail in jfk and the unspeakable by james w. Why he died and why it matters, which in the end is just another jfk conspiracy book yearning for some answers, only this time cast mistakenly in catholic theology and antiwar peace activism. The best book on the jfk assassination ive ever read. Court dorsey based on jim douglass exceptional book, jfk and the unspeakable. Kennedy was assassinated and why the unmasking of this truth remains crucial for the future of our country and the world. The most uptodate and, in my view, the best dissection of the assassination appeared last year in james douglasss book, jfk and the unspeakable. After updating and arraying the abundant evidence, and conducting still more interviews, douglass concludes the answer is yes.
Jfk and the unspeakable is an exceptional achievement. May 25, 2011 my film jfk was a metaphor for all those doubts, suspicions and unanswered questions. Kennedy was carried out, but why it was doneand why it still matters today. As a sensitive and serious subject, the assassination of president kennedy has been approached from many different ways by journalists, historians, psychologists, witnesses and even suspects who have acknowledged their roles in a conspiracy. It is clearly one of the best books ever written on the kennedy. Jfk and the unspeakable book johnson county library.
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