Bombshell revelations about Ronald Reagan.

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[summer]

Bombshell revelations about Ronald Reagan.

A new book released nationwide today [Jan 2002] offers several bombshell revelations about Ronald Reagan.

In "Reagan's War: The Epic Story of His Forty-Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism," author Peter Schweizer writes that Reagan survived no fewer than five serious assassination plots or attempts.

After digging through Soviet Communist Party archives and once super secret classified U.S. documents, Schweizer leaves no doubt that the radical left here in the U.S. and communists abroad sought to stop Reagan's climb to power and, later, his presidency.

Schweizer says that Reagan's anti-communist efforts in Hollywood made him the No. 1 enemy of the Left.

In 1946, Reagan was targeted for assassination, as were his children. Things became so heated that he spent nights sitting up with a loaded .32 gun guarding his family. Tensions over Reagan's run-in with the Left may have contributed to his divorce from actress Jane Wyman.

In 1969, when he was governor of California, radicals came within inches of firebombing the Reagans' home in Sacramento. Gunshots fired by alert guards prevented the bombing.

The Weather Underground had made killing Reagan a top priority and even kept a bullet with his name on it at its secret headquarters.

In 1976, radicals fearing that Reagan would win the presidency plotted to kill him, with the probable help of Cuban intelligence agents.

And in 1983, while he was president, the North Koreans tried to kill him during his historic visit to the Korean DMZ.

Schweizer reveals new KGB files that Soviet and other intelligence agencies tracked Reagan during his entire career and took extraordinary steps to prevent his political rise.

This is a meticulously researched and penetrating analysis of the Cold War and the man who ended it. Peter Schweizer delves into the origins of Ronald Reagan's vision of America, and documents Reagan's consistent, aggressive belief in confronting the Soviet Union diplomatically, economically and militarily.

The Left often dismisses Ronald Reagan as an "amiable dunce," a genial actor who simply mouthed whatever slogans his right-wing puppet masters put in front of him. "Reagan's War" brilliantly overturns this myth. Drawing on private diaries dating from Reagan's days as an actor and extending through his presidency, Schweizer, a well-known historian of the Cold War, shows that Reagan's fervent anti-communism marked every era of his life and was the driving force behind his policies as president.

[summer]

I posted this article today as a tribute, because the book mentioned in this NavySeals.com article seems so fascinating.

Even people I know who were not big Reagan fans were quick today to acknowledge his success at ending Communism and cutting taxes.

So, I did some research and one thing that kept coming up was that his divorce from Jane Wyman was based in part on acrimony between them that resulted from their talk about Communism. I thought that was really interesting. Then I found the Navy Seals article, above.

The book praising Reagan and mentioned in this article above is described as follows on amazon.com:

Book Description

Reagan’s War is the story of Ronald Reagan’s personal and political journey as an anti-communist, from his early days as an actor to his years in the White House. Challenging popular misconceptions of Reagan as an empty suit who played only a passive role in the demise of the Soviet Union, Peter Schweizer details Reagan’s decades-long battle against communism.

Bringing to light previously secret information obtained from archives in the United States, Germany, Poland, Hungary, and Russia—including Reagan’s KGB file—Schweizer offers a compelling case that Reagan personally mapped out and directed his war against communism, often disagreeing with experts and advisers. An essential book for understanding the Cold War, Reagan’s War should be read by open-minded readers across the political spectrum.

And, here's the book:


Reagan's War

[Numbers Guy]

Great book. I highly recommend it to Freepers (and to anyone else for that matter).

[LibWhacker]

The left must die.

[summer]

Thank you for your post. I intend to read it.

[summer]

it = this book

[TADSLOS]

This helps to explain the "compassion" demonstrated for President Reagan's death over at DU. Still the little anarchists...

[Salvation]

[Free ThinkerNY]

The Left is and always has been the enemy. The only good Red, is a dead Red.

[Mulder]

Schweizer reveals new KGB files that Soviet and other intelligence agencies tracked Reagan during his entire career and took extraordinary steps to prevent his political rise.

I read this book last year and highly recommend it.

Anyone who doubts the fact that the Soviets didn't want Reagan to win should read this book, as it documents it the Soviet involvement not only in US elections, but in European elections also.

The Soviets were unable to stop Reagan from becoming president, but they did manage to stop his ideological successor, Larry McDonald.

[TruthNtegrity]

Ping!

[Mulder]

FYI, another good book on Reagan is "Reagan: In His Own Hand".

This is a collection of letters, speeches, and radio addresses that he wrote over the years.

Most are from the 1970s and it's fascinating to see how relevant they still are today. Reagan had a unique talent for taking issues and summarizing them in a few paragraphs; then offering common-sense conservative solutions.

[steplock]

Let's not forget jimmy da commie bastard carter plot to "get rid" of R.R. (among many other treasonous acts)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/983727/posts

[Texas Eagle]

Interesting. Has there been any sort of research done on Reagan's would-be assassin John Hinkley's political beliefs and affiliations?

[Poohbah]

Interesting. Has there been any sort of research done on Reagan's would-be assassin John Hinkley's political beliefs and affiliations?

The Hinckleys were friends of the Bush family. And John was always a little "touched" in the head.

[struwwelpeter]

Makes you wonder how many leaders "worthy of America" we were deprived of over the years.

[Paleo Conservative]

[Intolerant in NJ]

Bombshell revelations about Ronald Reagan...Tom Clancy made one of his own on C-Span today, plugging his new book co-written with Gen. Zinni. He claims that in about twenty years when certain material is declassified, it will become apparent that Reagan not only played on the weaknesses of the USSR to bring it down, but set out deliberately to destroy it. He believes that Reagan worked with Sec. Weinberger and CIA Director Casey, who "hated the Russians", to keep the USSR off-balance and destabilized. Most interesting was the supposition that Casey, a strong Catholic, made a number of trips to meet with the Pope who added his own bit of pressure from his position to help keep the Russian client-states in turmoil...sounds like something from one of his novels, but he says it was for real......

[JoeSixPack1]

The Left often dismisses Ronald Reagan as an "amiable dunce," ..

Demonizing Dubya from the same tired 30 year old playbook shows he's got the left in a "Gipperized" meltdown mode!

[Mulder]

Makes you wonder how many leaders "worthy of America" we were deprived of over the years

Yes. Some people doubt the level of Soviet infiltration (or even outright deny its existence) here in the United States, but this book has evidence to the contrary.

[Bonaparte]

I've read the book. Highly recommended.

[Mulder]

He claims that in about twenty years when certain material is declassified, it will become apparent that Reagan not only played on the weaknesses of the USSR to bring it down, but set out deliberately to destroy it.

Reagan's greatest strength was his moral clarity, particularly as it applied to the constant struggle between individual Freedom and tyranny of the state over the individual.

There was no larger contrast than that between the "evil empire" and the ideals stated in our Declaration of Independence (which Reagan cited frequently).

The struggle between those two opposing forces (Freedom and tyranny) is never really over, and continues to this day.

Reagan did his duty to advance the cause of Freedom. All of us should follow his example and do our part.

[Tribune7]

Thanks Summer.

[Mulder]

Also, check this out:

Reagan Approved Plan to Sabotage Soviets

Many Patriots dream of tossing a monkeywrench into the infrastructure of tyranny, but it's going to be hard to top what President Reagan did in that regard:

"In January 1982, President Ronald Reagan approved a CIA plan to sabotage the economy of the Soviet Union through covert transfers of technology that contained hidden malfunctions, including software that later triggered a huge explosion in a Siberian natural gas pipeline"

[PGalt]

Thanks for this article.

[Jeff Head]

I will get this book.

Ronald Reagan was a great man. The best president in my life time, the best president of the 20th centruy, and one of the top three or four presidents in the history of our nation.

My Tribute to Ronald Reagan, the Gipper

[yooper]

Uh, Hinckley would be a most obvious number 6.

[Petronski]

The Soviets were unable to stop Reagan from becoming president, but they did manage to stop his ideological successor, Larry McDonald.

HUH?

[Jeff Head]

Amen...very well said!

[dts32041]

Old information, Clancy is turning into such a has been.

Won't even let his villains be villains have to be proto nazis.

[Mulder]

McDonald was an anti-communist congressman from Georgia. Speculation was that he was planning to run for president after Reagan.

He was murdered by the Soviets when they shot down KAL 007.

[yooper]

He's referring to the congressman who was killed when the Russians shot down a KAL plane.

Also, with no disrespect intended towards Reagan, I believe that the greatest president of the 20th century was it's first; Theodore Roosevelt.

That said, Godspeed President Reagan; you served your country well......

[Petronski]

I know who Larry McDonald is. My problem is with the phrase "Ideological successor."

[Denver Ditdat]

My Tribute to Ronald Reagan, the Gipper

That was outstanding, Jeff. Thank you.

It has been difficult to keep up with all of the President Reagan threads this weekend. I wonder how many other fantastic tributes I have missed?

[oyez]

A man's character can be measured by his enemies. He was hated by the scum of the earth.

[Denver Ditdat]

Won't even let his villains be villains have to be proto nazis.

The movie version of "Clear and Present Danger" was a waste of celluloid. How much control did Clancy end up exercising over the film? It's pretty common for a print author to see his work butchered on the screen, and have little or say in the final product because of the way the contracts are negotiated and written. Clive Cussler has for many years refused to sell the rights to his books because of the botched "Raise the Titanic!" movie.

[Jeff Head]

That entire thread has so many good tributes, pictures, qoutes and experiences. It will be one of my favorite and most cherished threads.

Please consider leaving your own impressions and feelings there.

[Denver Ditdat]

An outstanding post that would make a fine tagline.

[SunkenCiv]

similar, old topic:

Book: Carter, Democrats Asked Soviets to Stop Reagan, Sway U.S. Elections.

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George W. Bush will win reelection by a margin of at least ten per cent.

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[Denver Ditdat]

Bookmarked.

[pctech]

Very very interesting. If I had money to spend on things other than food, rent and gas I'd buy it. Being in college can really suck at times, ya know.......

[pbear8]

read later

[SevenofNine]

OHH I never read that book Summer
Thanks for book tip
Rack itt

[SteveH]

You're undoubtedly referring to the downing of KAL 007 when you mention Larry McDonald.

I wonder what kept McDonald's enemies from shooting him on a streetcorner, drive-by style (or equivalent) instead of waiting to get him in an elaborate airline plot...

[SevenofNine]

Summer I think Jane Wyman divorce Ronnie because of his continuous talk on politics that is

Also it classic Star is born Janie was bigger star that he was

She won Oscar for Johnny Belinda

And later on start on 1980 soap opera Falcon Crest

[kcvl]

Thanks!


Jimmy Carter's Dirty Tricks

Soviet diplomatic accounts and material from the archives show that in January 1984, former President Jimmy Carter dropped by Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin's residence for a private meeting.

Carter expressed his concern about and opposition to Reagan's defense buildup. He boldly told Dobrynin that Moscow would be better off with someone else in the White House. If Reagan won, he warned, "There would not be a single agreement on arms control, especially on nuclear arms, as long as Reagan remained in power."

Using the Russians to influence the presidential election was nothing new for Carter.

Schweizer reveals Russian documents that show that in the waning days of the 1980 campaign, the Carter White House dispatched businessman Armand Hammer to the Soviet Embassy.

Hammer was a longtime Soviet-phile, and he explained to the Soviet ambassador that Carter was "clearly alarmed" at the prospect of losing to Reagan.

Hammer pleaded with the Russians for help. He asked if the Kremlin could expand Jewish emigration to bolster Carter's standing in the polls.

[kcvl]

One of my favorites...


During a microphone check President Reagan joked he "signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes"

[quietolong]

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[AFPhys]

Clancy is accurate about this.
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[Truth666]

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