Posted on 02/25/2007 3:10:10 PM PST by kronos77
The British double agent Dusko Popov, who reputedly inspired Ian Fleming’s creation of James Bond, was approached by the Germans to become their spy. Popov did so, but reported everything he did to the British.
When the Germans sent Popov to set up a large spy ring in the U.S., he was asked to gather some very provocative information for the Japanese. The Japanese request, called the "Japanese questionnaire," involved a lot of extremely specific information about Hawaii and Pearl Harbor. British Intelligence and Popov came to the conclusion in August of 1941 that the Japanese were preparing an invasion of the United States at Pearl Harbor.
The FBI was very unfriendly to Popov. Hoover disliked double agents, especially wealthy playboys like Popov who showed up at Hoover’s favorite New York City nightclub, the Stork Club. Hoover added the "Japanese questionnaire" to other evidence he had that the Japanese were very interested in Hawaii, but he did nothing with the information from Popov or other sources.
Gentry claims that it is possible that with the thousands of reports that the Bureau received, it was difficult to determine which ones were legitimate. "Still, it is difficult to explain that Hoover...didn’t warn the president that two German agents had been ordered to study the defenses of Pearl Harbor for the Japanese, and that the last had been told it was ‘of the highest priority,’ indicating that a time factor was involved."
(Excerpt) Read more at crimelibrary.com ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusko_Popov
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspirations_for_James_Bond
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1973962.stm
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/05/08/britain.agent/
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Well, Pearl Harbor was but one of multiple spears hurled South by the Japanese in December 1941.
Nor he was very bright either. Popov did not figure out that FDR is fully aware that Japs will attack Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was no surprise - it was allowed to happen with full knowledge of FDR, as doccuments released after WWII show.
Citation needed.
I've always thought that Roosevelt knew that Pearl Harbor was coming. As an old navy guy, he probably thought the battleships could withstand the attack; he had the carriers moved out of the way.
but he looks more believable
The Popov-Hoover-FDR link has been in the historical background for at least 40 years.
I first read about it in the late 1960’s/early 1970s while building up my private library on insurgent/counter insurgent operations.
The problem that Popov faced with Hoover was two fold. First, he had a demonstrated history of “turning”. While common in most of the world, Americans, even today, have a hard time dealing with people who switch sides. Second, Popov had a criminal background. Hoover who had completely revamped the FBI less than 20 years earlier wasn’t going to deal with any one who had a criminal record unless he (Hoover) controlled him.
The in-born (in-bread?) American prejudice against people who change sides and have a criminal history hurt us in 1941 and continue to hurt us today. Will we ever learn?
Ah, Serbs, is there anything they can't do?
FDR was just one of the boys, owned by Mandel House, Morgan, DuPont, et al. Col Mandel House, was described in Woodrow Wilson's own diary as his "Alter Ego"....
You are however, absolutely correct....They did move the carriers because the "planners" knew that the carriers would be needed for the war they instigated...and have been instigating since WWI.
There is absolutely a Shadow Government that has been running things as far back, as you don't want to know. I've been studing this over the past 8 years and only recently have come to understand how it is organized and how it has functioned over the generations. It's an amazing agenda and using very complex strategy.
The Shadow Government does exist and works through the CFC and RIIA, for starters............
no US President... With the possible exception of Bill Clinton... would allow an attack on the US if he knew about it before hand.<<
Citation needed...
Sure there is. When Nikola Tesla started working for Edison, Edison promised Tesla 50,000 dollars, which is about one million dollars in today's term, if he would make inventions for him. Tesla did, and then when he asked for his payment Edison laughed and told him that he "did not understand our American sense of humor".
Dusko Popov also did not understand American sense of humor and he did not figure out that Edgar J. Hoover was perhaps the biggest American joke of the 20th century.
And you, here: http://www.answers.com/topic/pearl-harbor-advance-knowledge-debate
We knew that attacks could come at Midway or Pearl. Evidence shows that FDR may have never seen more indicative reports.
Author Stinnett had a book to write, which reads like a kind of "grassy knoll", designed to make money. At Pearl, we weren't altogether asleep: a mini-sub was sunk earlier that morning, and they were known to be launched from submarines. I'd call it Denial.
BTW: I've traveled via the SS Lurline.
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