Tag Archives: CIA

The National Archives Is About to Release More JFK Files. Here’s What to Expect.

Posted on December 16, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“For this nation’s army of conspiracy theorists, few long-secret government documents have whipped up so much suspicion in the 59 years since President John F. Kennedy’s death as the CIA’s massive, multivolume background file on assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. White … Continue reading →

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Political positions of Noam Chomsky

Posted on December 8, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an intellectual, political activist, and critic of the foreign policy of the United States and other governments. Noam Chomsky describes himself as an anarcho-syndicalist and libertarian socialist, and is considered to be a … Continue reading →

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Why We Still Don’t Have the JFK Assassination Files

Posted on November 20, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

President John F. Kennedy is seen riding in motorcade approximately one minute before he was shot in Dallas, Tx., on Nov. 22, 1963. In the car riding with Kennedy are Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, right, Nellie Connally, left, and her husband, … Continue reading →

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The Death of Che Guevara Declassified

Posted on August 16, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

A lock of Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s hair sits next to photos of Guevara’s dead body and fingerprints taken after his death. “About 10 years ago, I traveled with the producers of the Hollywood film on Che Guevara—starring the actor Benicio … Continue reading →

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History in photos: Is this photo of JFK’s killer fake?

Posted on July 24, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“On this day, almost six decades ago, US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Among the many photos and footage that surfaced following the incident shows the accused killer Lee Harvey Oswald. In the video above, the … Continue reading →

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Vietnam War A collection of documents related to Ellsberg’s interest and participation in the Vietnam War.

Posted on July 7, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Daniel Ellsberg went to Vietnam for the first time in September 1961 as part of a Pentagon fact-finding task force. He hoped to learn that the South Vietnamese government of Ngo Dinh Diem, with U.S. backing, was defeating the Communist-led … Continue reading →

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White House Plumbers

Posted on June 18, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Security officer Frank Wills’ log of the Watergate Office Building. June 17, 1972. “The White House Plumbers, sometimes simply called the Plumbers, the Room 16 Project, or more officially, the White House Special Investigations Unit, was a covert White House … Continue reading →

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Topaz – Alfred Hitchcock (1969)

Posted on January 13, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“It’s perfectly apparent from its opening sequence that no one except Alfred Hitchcock, the wise, round, supremely confident storyteller, is in charge of ‘Topaz,’ the film that opened yesterday at the Cinerama Theater. ‘Topaz,’ the code name for a Russian … Continue reading →

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What Biden is keeping secret in the JFK files

Posted on October 26, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Part of a file from the CIA released by the National Archives in 2017, dated Oct. 10, 1963, details “a reliable and sensitive source in Mexico” report of Lee Harvey Oswald’s contact with the Soviet Union embassy in Mexico City. … Continue reading →

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JACOBIN No.29 / Spring 2018: 1968

Posted on October 1, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Between us we can change this rotten society. Now, put on your coat and make for the nearest cinema. Look at their deadly love-making on the screen. Isn’t it better in real life? Make up your mind to learn to … Continue reading →

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