The Medusa File
Secret Crimes and Cover-ups of the U.S. Government
by Craig Roberts
reviewed by Ralph Cinque
Published in 1997, this book was written by a man who seems to have lived several lives, where the diverse experiences and skill-sets that he has acquired in his life- including writing skills- seem impossible to have fit into just one lifetime. I simply don't know how he did it, how he found the time to live it all. But, his book The Medusa File is a masterpiece of expose' journalism, and it will shake you up.
It starts by looking at the post-World War II era, and some pretty horrific things that were done and which affected the course of history, not just for the rest of the 20th century, but beyond.
First, let me point out that World War II is often referred to as "the good war" and that is horseshit. BOTH SIDES IN WORLD WAR II TARGETED CIVILIANS. Do you understand that? And it actually started with the Allies. Hitler initiated his terror bombings of London during the war in response to the Allied terror bombings in Germany. That is a fact. The firebombing of Dresden was one of the most monstrous acts of terror ever committed, even though the monstrousness of it has never been acknowledged by the UK and US who did it. But then again, we have never owned up to our monstrous evil of nuking two civilian population centers in Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I am pointing this out before I get into Craig's book to let you know that I am bitter as Hell about World War II- just as bitter as I am about everything else.
Operation Paper Clip. We've all heard of it. Nazi scientists, and others whose talents we desired, were summarily declared to be innocent of any war crimes (against Jews or anyone else). I always thought it was just a few hundred, but I learned from Craig that it was 1800. 1800 Nazis given a fresh lease on life!
Among the most famous was Walter Dornberger, who was Michael Paine's boss at Bell Helicopter. That's THE Michael Paine, who, out of the goodness of his heart, supported Oswald's pregnant wife and daughter, and probably paid her medical expenses when she gave birth. Remember: Ruth Paine didn't work. Michael paid his estranged wife's bills. And, he claimed to have handled Oswald's rifle that was (supposedly) wrapped in a blanket in Ruth's garage. Now keep in mind that Oswald denied ever ordering or owning a rifle, and John Armstrong, Gil Jesus, and others have made strong cases for why he wasn't lying. But, Michael Paine said he moved said rifle twice when he was straightening up his soon to be ex-wife's garage. He said the first time, he thought it was "tent poles for camping." Yeah, he figured the Oswalds were into camping. The second time, he thought it was a "military shovel" like he remembered from the Army. Funny, isn't it, that with all that Army experience, it never occurred to him that it was a rifle. And how could he speculate so much about what was inside the blanket without peaking inside? Michael Paine was DIRTY, and his boss was former Nazi, Walter Dornberger.
Craig pointed out that there is no doubt that Dornberger was fully aware that slave labor from the concentration camps manned his various projects during the war.
Then, there was Reinhard Gehlen, head of Intelligence of the Third Reich. He went on to become reborn as the head of West German intelligence. And he spent a lot of time in the United States receiving awards and commendations and living it up. He was an expert on the Soviet Union, and Craig made the very interesting point that Gehlin had a big influence on fostering and breeding and fomenting the whole Cold War mentality against the Soviet Union that followed WW2, and he did it out of his own self-interest. After all, that's what he was selling. And, the more dangerous and threatening the Soviets were, the more valuable and indispensable his services were.
Then, the other big name is Wehner von Bruan, the rocket scientist, who certainly was given a glorious life here, full of fame, recognition, money, and hobnobbing with celebrities. He was the original Rocket Man.
But, what really shook me up from reading Craig's book is that hundreds of these salvaged and recycled Nazis were experts on chemical weapons. We brought them over by the hundreds; so many that we created a playground for them to work: Edgewood Arsenals in Maryland where human guinea pigs were subjected to chemical weapons exposure in order to determine their toxicity and lethalness and to test various protective measures and antidotes.
We didn't beat the Nazis; we became the Nazis.
Another thing that was done was to exploit the "Atomic veterans" who were subjected to nuclear radiation to test the effects and outcomes. I can share an outcome. My Uncle John was an Atomic veteran. It sterilized him. That's why he and my Aunt Alda had to adopt their three children. And he died a horrible death: cancer, heart disease; severe Alzheimer's disease, plus he couldn't get out of bed. My cousins had to hire big strong male caretakers who could pick him to put him in the tub to wash him.
I didn't know this until I read Craig's book, but Sarin gas was invented by the Nazis. And it was one of the chemical weapons that we feared Saddam Hussein had, which George W. Bush used to justify crossing the ocean to attack that beaten down 3rd world country. Well, Saddam didn't have any Sarin, but if he ever did have it, it's almost certain that he got it from us.
Another group of Nazi good guys we brought over were the mind control experts. I have mentioned many times that I believe Jack Ruby was drugged with scopolamine to make him zombie-like so that he could be easily coaxed into going down the police basement with very little prodding. Scopolamine is a South American drug but it was researched and developed for use by the Nazis, and Allen Dulles' CIA learned about it from them.
Speaking of chemical weapons, Craig has a chapter on the use of them in Vietnam, particularly Agent Orange. At the time, the U.S. government actually said that it was harmless to humans and would quickly break down in the environment. Today, we know that the dioxin in Agent Orange is one of the most toxic substances known to Man, and it is also one of the most enduring toxins. This article is from 2014, but it shows pictures of babies and young children in Vietnam born with horrific birth defects from dioxin exposure, and that 's in the 21st century.
The Medusa File is a book about US government crimes and lies. The crimes include our evil campaigns against democratically elected leaders, such as Mossadegh in Iran, and Arbenz in Guatamala. Allende in Chile, (whom we replaced with our killer and torturer, Pinochet) the killing of Patrice Lumumba, the first legally elected leader of the Congo, whom Allen Dulles ordered killed as "an urgent and prime objective " and "authorized by President Eisenhower."
Then, Craig covers the lies about the plane crashes: Pan Am 103, Arrow Air 950JW, and TWA 800. I have never believed that Libya was responsible for Pan Am 103, and even less so since reading Craig's chapter about it.
The First World Trade Center attack was no more what we were told it was than was Oklahoma City.
This book, The Medusa File, may be the most concise compendium of U.S. government malfeasance that has ever been written - covering the period that it covers. Of course, there has been a lot of U.S. government malfeasance since then, including 9/11 and the genocidal wars that followed 9/11- in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, and elsewhere. Craig has got plenty to work with if he is ever inspired to tackle The Medusa File III, that is, if he can squeeze it into what has already been an amazing lifespan. Here's the link to the book:
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