For Australians only: the JFK connection
Jefferson Morley
May 25, 2016
One place where the peculiar similarities of Australia and the United States converge is interest in JFK assassination story. …
JFK: the complex reality
Jefferson Morley
May 22, 2016
Indeed, the complex reality of how a president of the United States came to be gunned down on a sunny day, and no one lost his liberty — or his job — continues to live and grow in popular memory.
So who killed JFK? You know, like, what’s your theory?
Jefferson Morley
May 21, 2016
Coming June 10: my ebook on JFK and the CIA
Jefferson Morley
May 20, 2016
I’m pleased to announce the publication of my first ebook, CIA & JFK: The Secret Assassination Files, on June 10.
I wanted to let JFK Facts readers know first because you have inspired me to keep after this subject. The clash of ideas that takes place on this site is a reminder that there are lots (and lots) of people who care about the JFK story and care about getting it right.
Jacob Hornberger, the publisher and I, chose to publish the book on the June 10, 2016 to coincide with President Kennedy speech at American University on June 10, 1963, in which JFK articulated a “strategy for peace.” JFK’s refusal to invade Cuba, his restraint in Vietnam, his determination to ratify a nuclear test ban strategy were all expressions of this strategy. And this strategy earned him enemies in the CIA.
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How do you solve the JFK assassination?
Jefferson Morley
November 22, 2015
As I said in at the JFK Lancer conference in Dallas two years ago, the challenge is to: describe the latest evidence accurately; use the internet to mobilize online civil society; press for full disclosure; and insist on accountability. It can be done by 2017.
Our Man in Mexico: ‘Really great’
Jefferson Morley
October 19, 2015
Rob writes: “I just finished Our Man in Mexico and wanted to tell you it was really great.”
“Excellent on Win Scott’s FBI to OSS to CIA history; excellent on the Kennedy assassination issues; and just a really enjoyable bio. You have some of the most succinct and informative expositions of the various facets of the story that I have come across. So, kudos!”
Rob is right, and that’s not my bias speaking. Here’s what the Wall Street Journal said about Our Man in Mexico.
You can order the book in hardcover or paperback here.
From a 5-Star Amazon review of Our Man in Mexico
Jefferson Morley
September 16, 2015
A reader’s take on Our Man in Mexico:
“What a pleasure to read a fact-based, well researched, and completely documented book that covers, not only the JFK assassination, but the early soldiers of the WW II – OSS. Many of these same OSS people became the CIA’s senior management team by 1963. Unlike most books on these subjects, Mr. Morley allows the reader to draw their own conclusion(s). There are no wild-eyed, self-perpetuated, illogical theories here – only substantiated and referenced facts.”
“I strongly recommend Our Man in Mexico to any serious OSS/CIA/JFK historian or researcher …”
Tell me more about Our Man in Mexico.
Our Man in Mexico: ‘Your book is factual, without subterfuge, without hyperbole’
Jefferson Morley
September 7, 2015
Happy Labor Day. On your day off, you should support this site by buying a copy of my book. One reader of Our Man in Mexico said, ‘Your book is factual, without subterfuge, without hyperbole’
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Last call for CIA history course
Jefferson Morley
July 8, 2015
Welcome to another JFK Facts reader–from another continent–who has enrolled in my History of the CIA course. As de Tocqueville said, “There are some things Americans can only learn from foreigners.” Too true, Alexis!
Enrollment is still open. The course is divided into three parts, The first four weeks, “From OSS to CIA to JFK,” cover the story of the CIA from its creation through the death of JFK. As I note in the lecture, In 1943, the CIA did not exist. Twenty years later, after Kennedy’s death, it was a power unto itself.
In my next podcast lecture, I’ll talk about the organization of the CIA’s coup in Guatemala in 1954. Join us. …
My CIA History course starts this week
Jefferson Morley
July 6, 2015
In this twelve-week for-credit course, I will trace the roots of today’s headlines–from drone war to torture to the Iran nuclear deal and the Islamic– to the 68-year history of the CIA. In recounting the CIA’s secret operations, unsung successes, and scandals, you will learn how the agency wields its power.
The course is offered through Oplerno, an online learning platform that is ideal for telling the remarkable story of the CIA. In weekly lectures and online discussion, we will follow the agency as it grows from a scatted handful of offices in Washington employing less than a thousand people to a global empire with 20,000 employees and an annual budget of $14.7 billion. Along the way, we will consider the place of JFK’s assassination in CIA history.
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The History of the CIA: A course you’ll want to take
Jefferson Morley
June 29, 2015
I interrupt our regularly scheduled JFK programing for this commercial announcement:
For the past two years I have been teaching a course called “The History of the CIA: 1947 to Today” at the University of California in the District of Columbia (UCDC) The course revolves around a weekly discussion and debate of the CIA today and in the future.
I am offering the course online via Oplerno, an open learning organization.
JFK Fact Readers. Put “JFK” after your name on the enrollment form and receive $150 back on the first day of class.
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Foreigners welcome: Or Allexis de Tocqueville on the history of the CIA
Jefferson Morley
June 28, 2015
A friend from Down Under inquires:
“The History of the CIA, course sounds intriguing, to say the least. I don’t suppose it’s open to ‘foreign aliens’?
‘Foreign aliens’ are welcome to the CIA history course. Especially Australians.
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How can I see the lectures for the CIA history class?
Jefferson Morley
June 28, 2015
A reader interested in my Oplerno course on the History of the CIA (starting July 6) asks a good question:
At what time of the day are video lectures delivered? And will they be taped for replay?
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Enroll now in the History of the CIA, course for spies and citizens of the world.
Jefferson Morley
June 27, 2015
I am teaching an online course in the History of the CIA this summer.
JFK Facts readers get a 30 percent discount.
Whether you want a career at the CIA or worry about the agency, this class will give you a comprehensive understanding of the CIA’s growth and evolution since 1947.
Action-packed reading, fun writing exercises, and a whole lot of online discussion with yours truly makes this class a fascinating summertime excursion into reality.
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I enrolled my first student in my CIA course
Jefferson Morley
June 26, 2015
Now I need a few more to join us in a 12-week investigation and discussion of the CIA, past and present, led by yours truly. We’ll read, debate, dissect, and deconstruct the agency’s legacy of espionage and covert action.
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