General Patton was assassinated to silence his criticism of allied war leaders claims new book

The Telegraph ^ | 12/20/2008 | Tim Shipman in Washington

[bruinbirdman]

The newly unearthed diaries of a colourful assassin for the wartime Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the forerunner of the CIA, reveal that American spy chiefs wanted Patton dead because he was threatening to expose allied collusion with Russians that cost American lives.

'We've got a terrible situation with this great patriot, he's out of control and we must save him from himself'.
The OSS head General did not trust Patton

The death of General Patton in December 1945, is one of the enduring mysteries of the war era. Although he had suffered serious injuries in a car crash in Manheim, he was thought to be recovering and was on the verge of flying home.

But after a decade-long investigation, military historian Robert Wilcox claims that OSS head General "Wild Bill" Donovan ordered a highly decorated marksman called Douglas Bazata to silence Patton, who gloried in the nickname "Old Blood and Guts".

His book, "Target Patton", contains interviews with Mr Bazata, who died in 1999, and extracts from his diaries, detailing how he staged the car crash by getting a troop truck to plough into Patton's Cadillac and then shot the general with a low-velocity projectile, which broke his neck while his fellow passengers escaped without a scratch.

Mr Bazata also suggested that when Patton began to recover from his injuries, US officials turned a blind eye as agents of the NKVD, the forerunner of the KGB, poisoned the general.

Mr Wilcox told The Sunday Telegraph that when he spoke to Mr Bazata: "He was struggling with himself, all these killings he had done. He confessed to me that he had caused the accident, that he was ordered to do so by Wild Bill Donovan.

"Donovan told him: 'We've got a terrible situation with

[Little Ray]

You are right. Further more, Eastern Europe had already been divvied up at Yalta. Taking Berlin would have been waste - we would have had give most of it to the Soviets.
There were a lot of areas we took that we had to give to the Soviets. We took what we could find of Nazi secrets, special equipment, scientists, engineers, documents, treasure, etc., before turned them over to the Soviets.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

Patton would never have been able to handle the counter-insurgency

My friend, if Patton had been the general in charge of the war in Iraq, there would have been NO insurgency in any form.

[allmendream]

Assassination by low speed vehicular impact? Must be a first time for everything.

[Sherman Logan]

My friend, if Patton had been the general in charge of the war in Iraq, there would have been NO insurgency in any form.

Nonsense. Patton specialized in massive tank assaults and sweeping flank movements. Please explain how these tactics are useful in counter-insurgency.

Patton no doubt could have squashed the insurgency using Roman/Mongol methods, but that doesn't require a general of genius. Just a butcher.

[snippy_about_it]

You are so right. Please let me know what you think about it after reading it. I may have to put it on my list.

Merry Christmas Phil, to you and yours.

[bruinbirdman]

"Assassination by low speed vehicular impact? Must be a first time for everything. "

True or not, the proposition had a cause behind it. There were Commies all over the U.S. government and Patton wanted to root them out.

There were Commies in high palces in the government and they began to be rooted out after the war.

yitbos

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks LucyT for the link.

The following is is the earliest of many such, the LANGUAGE is NOT FOR CHILDREN:

“The Speech” - General George S. Patton, Jr. (WARNING: Profanity!!)
The Patton Society | Posted September 15th, 2001
delivered June 5th, 1944 | George S. Patton, Jr. - General, United States Army
Posted on 09/15/2001 12:43:15 PM PDT by StoneColdGOP
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/524289/posts

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[nkycincinnatikid]

Oh My, didn’t realize I was dealing with someone who has read The Last 100 Days!
I capitulate, read that ‘bout forty years ago in high school and I never look back.

[texmexis best]

Patton was a great man. He refused to be treated in the field until all GIs had been taken care of.

[PhilDragoo]

Roger that, and thank you and Merry Christmas.

[PhilDragoo]

Yes, it's one thing for Sandy Berger (tireless lobbyist for the ChiComs) to whitewash the National Archives of any trace of Clintonian incompetence and corruption, but Lenin forbid General Patton should discover the nest of Reds ringing the sainted Delano.

[Pharmboy]

Interesting thought.

[colorado tanker]

Sounds like a guy suffering from grandiosity.

[SisterK]

The history not taught in public schools.
If I were not a Christian, I would say that McCarthy is going spastic in his grave right about now.
Thanks for the memo: I will look for the book, The Roosevelt Myth.
So I reckon you already read Seeds of Fire?

[SisterK]

The history not taught in public schools.
If I were not a Christian, I would say that McCarthy is going spastic in his grave right about now.
Thanks for the memo: I will look for the book, The Roosevelt Myth.
So I reckon you already read Seeds of Fire?

[SisterK]

I would be surprised if Jesus did not come back within the next 100 years. However I think it will be much sooner. We are starting to get pretty ripe.

[Quix]

INDEED.

STILL having horrific compute problems.

Not sure when will be functioning again.

God’s best to all who Love Him in the New Year.

[big'ol_freeper]

And you also dear FRiend.