Invasion of Cambodia event
also: invasion of Cambodia, 30,000-man amphibious U.S. invasion
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Robert F. Kennedyperson · 1Richard Nixonperson · 1Joint Chiefs of Stafforganization · 1Vietnamcountry · 1Cambodiacountry · 1Gulf of Tonkin incidentevent · 1Secret War in Laosoperation · 1Senate Foreign Relations Committeeorganization · 1Jack Andersonperson · 1Cyrus Vanceperson · 1William Moorheadperson · 1Earl Wheelerperson · 1
Claims (2)
Robert Shaplen exposed
Invasion of Cambodia documented
“But long before April 30th, the proposition had been authoritatively and repeatedly refuted in the U.S. press. Robert Shaplin, S-H-A-P-L-E-N, an informed journalist who had contacts inside the CIA, said that the forces had moved out of the …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Drugs,Oil and War Part 12 @ 50:33
Joint Chiefs of Staff endorsed
Invasion of Cambodia documented
“and corroborated columnist Jack Anderson's report that the Joint Chiefs of Staff had endorsed all of the fake intel. So, almost done. The new information does not explain the error of Army intelligence in the Joint Chiefs of Staff. On the c…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Drugs,Oil and War Part 12 @ 51:32
Mentions (5)
▶ 47:09
August 1st and 2nd probably took place as the North Vietnamese had claimed, but McNamara ended up denying that they even occurred, which was patently ridiculous. In like manner, the overt U.S. intervention in Cambodia in 1970, although vita…
▶ 48:38
war. In 1970, invasion of Cambodia was preceded by an intelligence battle in Washington. The policy debate was disguised as a factual one over relevance of deteriorating scenes in Cambodia to U.S. prospects in Vietnam. In this debate, the i…
▶ 50:06
There was a lot of skepticism within the bureaucracy of any of this stuff even being true. There was, quote unquote, alleged documents that talked about this that had basically later was proved to be fake. And it says Nixon's two propositio…
▶ 51:04
He also was corroborating quote-unquote authoritative reports in the New York Times that had happened a month earlier that had detailed maps of the things that didn't exist. So, earlier reports pinpointed General Wheeler and General Moore, …
▶ 1:15:31
Further details was added to the record in April 1970 when continuing political pressure forced the administration to relent and release the 1969 congressional testimony. Any chance of limiting the damage was lost when Nixon ordered an inva…