Question to HIS 102 M/W from Prof. Erxn:
- Are these major assassinations of key leadership cadre (in chronological order JFK, Malcolm X, MLK, RFK, and then Fred Hampton) in the United States of America connected, or just a random coincidental grouping in the 1960s?
- Bonus Question: And, what about the killing of students protesting President Nixon’s expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University, and City and State Police @ Jackson State College, Mississippi (now University), in 1970? Was that also connected, or just a temporal extension of the “random coincidental grouping” of acts of “state terror” in the USA and throughout Earth/Terran territory under USA military/intelligence control? Whoops, I (Prof. Erxn) just indicated what answer I might give to these questions ;-).
- “May 4 Memorial (Kent State University).” Kent State University (KSU) Library Special Collections and Archives.
- “Kent State Tape Is Said to Reveal Orders.” New York Times (May 2, 2007).
- Was the United States of Amerika’s military/intelligence/law enforcement apparatus running a global Phoenix Program? Is it still running, in the guise of the “war(s) on/of/for terror? Huh? I (Prof. Erxn) don’t know for sure, but I, and many other academics, investigators, researchers, and journalists sure have our suspicions ;-).
- “CIA Phoenix Assassination Program” archived @ Archive.org.
- “The CIA’s Vietnam Histories: Newly-Declassified CIA Histories Show Its Involvement in Every Aspect of the Indochina War.” (2009). National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 284. Posted – August 26, 2009.
- and… there were Phoenix Program like activities by USA and allied states throughout Latin America as well. See…”En El 15 Aniversario del Archivo del Terror, el National Security Archive pone en linea 60,000 registros de la Policia Secreta del Dictador Stroessner.” (2007). National Security Archive – – Electronic Briefing Book No. 239 – Part I.Publicado – Diciembre 21, 2007
- Bonus Question: And, what about the killing of students protesting President Nixon’s expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University, and City and State Police @ Jackson State College, Mississippi (now University), in 1970? Was that also connected, or just a temporal extension of the “random coincidental grouping” of acts of “state terror” in the USA and throughout Earth/Terran territory under USA military/intelligence control? Whoops, I (Prof. Erxn) just indicated what answer I might give to these questions ;-).
- In case you’re wondering what article I (Prof. Erxn) would use to “frame” the conversation, see Joffe, Alexander H. (2000) “Dismantling Intelligence Agencies,” Crime, Law, and Social Change – yep… hacking the legitimacy of the “deep state” (aka “military industrial/intelligence complex“) to pieces, so it will finally stay within the confines of the USA’s Constitution. Simple really, it’s the LAW ;-)!
- We will discuss this question in class Wednesday (2019.01.30) and Monday (2019.02.04), and I’d be interested to receive any questions or comments from you via e-mail prior to those dates (or after).
Dr. Christian W. Erickson, Ph.D. 