Bombshell revelations about Ronald Reagan.

NavySeals.com ^ | [January] 2002 | NavySeals.com

[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.