tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001402613324067475.post5326294022515671621..comments2024-03-28T06:13:55.225-07:00Comments on Anti- Imperialist U: Iran/Contra Pt 1: The Secret TeamHugo Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12229123097438571385noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001402613324067475.post-17222485505962404532017-09-10T16:14:08.028-07:002017-09-10T16:14:08.028-07:00Thanks again Hugo. There was a joke about Oliver N...Thanks again Hugo. There was a joke about Oliver North. When he was asked about what he knew he always replied, "Fawn Hall."James Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714723263925103073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001402613324067475.post-59344783607511909542017-04-21T20:53:20.389-07:002017-04-21T20:53:20.389-07:00Thank you for an enlightening blog. This one has, ...Thank you for an enlightening blog. This one has, to say the least, been an eye opener. I thought I was well read and though I know a lot of the names, organisations and places mentioned and their interconnections, I am flabbergasted at the breadth and depth of them.<br />You only give a few word mention to the soft coup in Australia of Whitlam. Being an apprentice at that time and a likely consriptee for Vietnam, I was so happy when he revoked the conscription act in the month of my 21st birthday. To say that Australia was a good place to be then is an understatement. It was truly the land of hope. Months later it all went to shit as Malcolm Fraser and his razor gang got to work slashing this and slashing that. From a personal point, we, the apprentices finishing in 1976 became the first in the long history of the factory, (Tubemakers of Australia) to be laid off. A decade or so later the entire factory was closed and auctioned off. In its place, cheap imports.<br />So... can you, would you do a slightly expanded version of the event of his sacking? Could find out just how come we got the leader of the opposition instead of one of the duly elected party to take power? A question that puzzled me then and still does. <br />Love your work having only recently found it, I've just spent the last month and a half going back as far as 2014. I've shared a few but there is always the danger of overwhelming my F/book friends some of who would rather post pictures of their tea than read something that would make them see the world without the aid of rose coloured glasses.<br />I appreciate your ability to paraphrase whole books saving me the time to read them. It's just that I lack the time and rather than devoting weeks to reading, I prefer a detailed synopsis, too easy. <br />I thank you, keep up the brilliant work.Paul from South Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177068998820039661noreply@blogger.com