Just “Googles” “Daniel James” and his book is “Red Design for the Americas: Guatemala preclude”, 1954. If you Google his name, look at the OAC/Online Archives of California about an unpublished book he did entitled “Communism in Mexico” which I have never seen.
Just for bragging rights, other “Daniel James” personages who show up include two of my friends/acquaintances.
The first is Gen. Chappie James, USAF, Vietnam veteran. Met him at my first and only 5’oClock Folly at the Pentagon during the war. How he fit into his F105 I’ll never know.
Nice guy. Didn’t like the PR bullshit at these Follies.
The other guy, my classmate, was Gen. Daniel James, Head of the DIA, Deputy Director, CIA and Military Intelligence head in Vietnam for part of the war. Danny was cool and headed up the “Strategic Defense Initiative” program against Soviet missiles.
I helped him destroy Arthur Schlesinger’s credibility in the Wall Street Journal, about 1977. Caught Schlesinger in an embarrassing lie and we proceeded to slice and dice him into little pieces of unbelievability.
Daniel James, of Latin American journalism, was a luncheon friend of mine in the monthly McDowell Luncheon Group fest at the Emerald Chinese Restaurant in DC.
The group was a Who’s Who of American military, political, diplomatic and intelligence personnel, plus famed European leaders including Stefan Korbonski, the leader of the Free Polish Army against the Germans during WW2.
Out of that luncheon group came Accuracy in Media, the conservative watchdog that started out going after the horrible reporting of the New York Times and some Washington Post writers on the Vietnam War. (Interestingly, some of the WP VN/Asia writers/foreign policy journalists, later showed up in Marxist-oriented organizations, much to my surprise and sorrow - Peter Osnos, Chalmer Roberts, and others. Later followed by Karen De Young, the WP’s propaganda journalist for the Marxist Sandinistas.
I miss all the Danny’s mentioned above. They were brave soldiers and journalists, patriots yet humble people. Glad to have known such honorable men. They are sorely missed today.
Interesting background info. Thanks. My cousin was involved in the Dominican Republic action.
Thanks for the info. I’ll look for the book.