[Vision Thing]

Wow! Thanks for the media's spin on the Turkey missle concessions.

The clintons can only envy poppa Joe for his ability to buy off the press for his son jack.

[gusopol3]

who paid for Patricia Bowman's outing? (undoubtedly confirmed by Rove, by the way.)

[Plutarch]

This article is also pro-Kennedy, but demonstrates that the Turkish missiles were the big deal, and that JFK's agreement with the Russians was secret to save face. It also describes how every MSM portrayal of the events slavishly reiterates all the pro-JFK myths.

“Mr. President,” Ambassador Thompson admonished, “if we go on the basis of a trade, which I gather is somewhat in your mind, we end up, it seems to me, with the Soviets still in Cuba with planes and technicians and so on. Even though the missiles are out, that would surely be unacceptable and put you in a worse position.”…

But, the president also continued to press for a deal on the Turkish missiles. Rusk, finally recognizing JFK’s determination, suggested that RFK advise the ambassador that a public quid pro quo for the missiles in Turkey was unacceptable, but the president was prepared to remove them once the Cuban crisis was resolved. The proposal was quickly accepted. Robert Kennedy was instructed to tell Dobrynin that any Soviet reference to this secret proposal would make it null and void.

The Cuban Missile Crisis Myth You Probably Believe