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Programat sa ucida: Lee Harvey Oswald, Kgb-ul si asasinarea lui Kennedy
UN PUNCT DE VEDERE NOU ŞI COMPLET DIFERIT CU PRIVIRE LA ASASINAREA LUI JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
Programat să ucidă plasează cunoştinţele pe care le deţine generalul Pacepa – care şi-a petrecut cincisprezece ani în fruntea serviciului secret extern al României în perioada comunistă, D.I.E. – despre legăturile secrete ale lui Oswald cu KGB în contextul tuturor celorlalte teorii referitoare la acest caz. Cartea confruntă acel modus operandi al KGB – în mare parte rămas necunoscut celor din afara sistemului – cu dovezile de necontestat puse cap la cap de FBI şi alţi anchetatori americani. Uluitoare prin detaliile oferite, această carte dezvăluie modul în care Oswald a fost antrenat pentru crima pe care avea s-o comită în Vest – şi felul în care a fost retras, mai târziu, în urma temerilor liderului sovietic, Hruşciov, de a nu declanşa un război nuclear. În cele din urmă, chiar Oswald, dar şi ucigaşul acestuia, Jack Ruby, au devenit victime ale KGB.
„Cartea domnului Pacepa este deosebit de valoroasă…ea confirmă ceea ce mulţi dintre noi au bănuit de mult timp.” – JOSEPH C. GOULDEN, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
„O carte fascinantă şi provocatoare, care ne va schimba cu siguranţă percepţia despre unul dintre cele mai tulburătoare şi misterioase episoade din istoria secolului al XX-lea.” – VLADIMIR TISMĂNEANU, PROFESOR DE ŞTIINŢE POLITICE LA UNIVERSITATEA DIN MARYLAND
Programat să ucidă plasează cunoştinţele pe care le deţine generalul Pacepa – care şi-a petrecut cincisprezece ani în fruntea serviciului secret extern al României în perioada comunistă, D.I.E. – despre legăturile secrete ale lui Oswald cu KGB în contextul tuturor celorlalte teorii referitoare la acest caz. Cartea confruntă acel modus operandi al KGB – în mare parte rămas necunoscut celor din afara sistemului – cu dovezile de necontestat puse cap la cap de FBI şi alţi anchetatori americani. Uluitoare prin detaliile oferite, această carte dezvăluie modul în care Oswald a fost antrenat pentru crima pe care avea s-o comită în Vest – şi felul în care a fost retras, mai târziu, în urma temerilor liderului sovietic, Hruşciov, de a nu declanşa un război nuclear. În cele din urmă, chiar Oswald, dar şi ucigaşul acestuia, Jack Ruby, au devenit victime ale KGB.
„Cartea domnului Pacepa este deosebit de valoroasă…ea confirmă ceea ce mulţi dintre noi au bănuit de mult timp.” – JOSEPH C. GOULDEN, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
„O carte fascinantă şi provocatoare, care ne va schimba cu siguranţă percepţia despre unul dintre cele mai tulburătoare şi misterioase episoade din istoria secolului al XX-lea.” – VLADIMIR TISMĂNEANU, PROFESOR DE ŞTIINŢE POLITICE LA UNIVERSITATEA DIN MARYLAND
464 pages, Paperback
First published November 2, 2007
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About the author
Ion Mihai Pacepa
11 books61 followersIon Mihai Pacepa (born 28 October 1928 in Bucharest, Romania, died 14 February 2021 in the United States) was the highest-ranking intelligence official ever to have defected from the former Eastern Bloc. He then became a United States citizen where he activated as a writer and a columnist.
In July 1978, Pacepa was a two-star Romanian Securitate general who simultaneously held the rank of advisor to President Nicolae Ceauşescu, acting chief of his foreign intelligence service and state secretary in Romania’s Ministry of Interior. He defected to the United States following President Jimmy Carter's approval of his request for political asylum.
Subsequently, he worked with American intelligence in various operations against the former Eastern Bloc. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) described his cooperation as "an important and unique contribution to the United States".
In July 1978, Pacepa was a two-star Romanian Securitate general who simultaneously held the rank of advisor to President Nicolae Ceauşescu, acting chief of his foreign intelligence service and state secretary in Romania’s Ministry of Interior. He defected to the United States following President Jimmy Carter's approval of his request for political asylum.
Subsequently, he worked with American intelligence in various operations against the former Eastern Bloc. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) described his cooperation as "an important and unique contribution to the United States".
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April 10, 2016
Shows the links between the USSR secret service and JFK's assasination. Meticulously describes PGU/DIE methods and connects his knowledge around the espionage activites undertaken by Russia and Romania. Very good insight on the geopolitical struggles of the Hrushciov era and how the Berlin Wall came to be erected.
June 19, 2014
A cut above other Kennedy assassination books. The twist here being that although Oswald did indeed kill Kennedy, he was trained by the Soviets. The author has great knowledge of the Soviet-bloc espionage game from his career at the highest levels in the Romanian foreign intelligence service. He backs up his assertions,judgements, opinions and hunches with examples from the agents he directed, or from conversations he had with top Romanian and Soviet leaders.
Most of the blame is laid at Khrushchev feet, but ultimately it is the author's contention that Oswald acted against the instructions he received. It is theorized that Oswald was desperate to re-defect back to the Soviet Union.
This theory, the involvement of Jack Ruby, the mistakes of the Warren Commission, and failure of the follow-up investigation by the House Select Committee on Assassinations are all dealt with through the prism of Soviet involvement and KGB disinformation.
Add this one to your must-read list if you, like me, share an interest in all Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories.
4 Stars
★ = Horrid waste of time
★★ = May be enjoyable to some, but not me
★★★ = I am glad I read it
★★★★ = Very enjoyable and something I'd recommend
★★★★★ = A rare find, simply incredible
Most of the blame is laid at Khrushchev feet, but ultimately it is the author's contention that Oswald acted against the instructions he received. It is theorized that Oswald was desperate to re-defect back to the Soviet Union.
This theory, the involvement of Jack Ruby, the mistakes of the Warren Commission, and failure of the follow-up investigation by the House Select Committee on Assassinations are all dealt with through the prism of Soviet involvement and KGB disinformation.
Add this one to your must-read list if you, like me, share an interest in all Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories.
4 Stars
★ = Horrid waste of time
★★ = May be enjoyable to some, but not me
★★★ = I am glad I read it
★★★★ = Very enjoyable and something I'd recommend
★★★★★ = A rare find, simply incredible
December 5, 2017
Excellent information but tedious in its delivery.
October 23, 2012
The author is a former Romanian intellegence agent who draws upon his experiences and intellegence reports to conclude that Oswald was the lone assassin of President John F. Kennedy and that intitally the Soviet government was involved. He draws awkward conclusions about the Warren Commission Report.
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