Tag: WW2
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CFR and State Department Discussions on “World Control”
Let’s talk RealPolitik. During WWII, it was internally assumed that the U.S. would emerge from the war as the world’s dominant power. One of the primary war aims of the war was to organize a “Grand Area” to serve the needs of the American economy. In 1939, the U.S. State Department along with members of the Council…
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The Pentagon Papers – A Detailed Summary of the First Three Volumes
Hi. I wanted to share some of the key statements from the first three volumes of the Pentagon Papers. This will give you a strong foundation when discussing the Vietnam War. MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DATE: 15 January 1969SUBJECT: Final Report, OSD Vietnam Task Force On June 17, 1967, Secretary Robert S. McNamara directed…
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Patton on the Destiny of the British and Americans to Rule the World
On April 25, 1944, six weeks before D-Day, General George S. Patton gave a speech at an English “Welcome Club” for servicemen organized by the in Knutsford Women’s Voluntary Service in Cheshire, England. Patton, in his usual honesty, went on to say: I feel that such clubs as this are a very real value, because…
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The Atlantic Charter, Propaganda, and the True Aims of the Post-War Period
The “Grand Area” was a concept created by the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) and the U.S. State Department in the early 1940s. During WWII, it was assumed that the U.S. would emerge from the war as the world’s dominant power. One of the primary war aims was to organize a “Grand Area” to serve the…
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The CFR and the “Grand Area” in American Economic Policy
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is one of several policy discussion groups that have been sponsored by the members of the corporate community since the beginning of the 20th century. Along with the corporate and foundation-financed think tanks that developed soon thereafter, they are the main way in which corporate leaders attempt to reach…
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Grand Imperial Strategy: How the Council on Foreign Relations Carefully Planned the Policies of Modern-day Imperialism
The basic principles of the imperial grand strategy trace back to the early days of the Second World War, and have been reiterated frequently since. Even before the U.S. entered the war, planners and analysts concluded that in the post-war world the U.S. would seek “to hold unquestioned power,” acting to ensure the “limitation of…
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Middle Eastern Oil: One of the Greatest Material Prizes in World History!
The U.S. Strategy to Control Middle Eastern Oil: “One of the Greatest Material Prizes in World History By: Andrew Gavin Marshall In the midst of World War II, Saudi Arabia secured a position of enormous significance to the rising world power, America. With its oil reserves essentially untapped, the House of Saud became a strategic…