Is the President attempting to indoctrinate children?

**Edwina's Secretary** · 09-06-2009, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by RICHARD

Here we go again with people not knowing history.

It was not the U.S. that was trying to invade Cuba.

You are right on the first point.

CIA....helping Cuban exiles ...Are you suggesting the CIA is not a part of the US?

Give it a rest. My point was...still is...I do not believe the Anti-Obamans are not driven by a lingering fear of an invasion of the US or Russia.

**Edwina's Secretary** · 09-06-2009, 04:22 PM

On March 16, 1960, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to use their elite Special Activities Division to equip, train and lead Cuban exiles in an amphibious invasion of Cuba, to overthrow the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro. Eisenhower stated it was the policy of the U.S. government to aid anti-Castro guerrilla forces.The CIA was initially confident it was capable of overthrowing the Cuban government, having experience in actions such as the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état. The plan (code-named Operation Pluto) was organized by Richard Mervin Bissell, Jr., CIA Deputy Director for Plans, under CIA Director Allen Dulles.

The original CIA plan called for a ship-borne invasion at the old colonial city of Trinidad, Cuba, about 270 km (170mi) south-east of Havana, at the foothills of the Escambray Mountains in Sancti Spiritus province. Trinidad had good port facilities, and arguably was close to much existing counter-revolutionary activities. The CIA later proposed alternative plans, and on 11 March 1961 President Kennedy and his cabinet selected the Bay of Pigs option (also known as Operation Zapata), because it had an airfield suitable for B-26 bomber operations and it was less militarily "noisy", so potentially more plausible deniability of US direct involvement. The invasion landing area was changed to beaches bordering the Bay of Pigs in Las Villas Province, 150 km south-east of Havana, and east of the Zapata peninsula. The landings were to take place at Playa Girón (code-named Blue Beach), Playa Larga (code-named Red Beach), and Caleta Buena Inlet (code-named Green Beach).

In March 1961, the CIA helped Cuban exiles in Miami to create the Cuban Revolutionary Council (CRC), chaired by José Miró Cardona, former (Jan 1959) Prime Minister of Cuba. Cardona became the de facto leader-in-waiting of the intended post-invasion Cuban government.

**Cataholic** · 09-06-2009, 06:15 PM

I have a near school aged child, and I do not remember 1961, 1962 nor any of the 60's for that matter.

And, I don't care if Obama himself came into my son's classroom to give a lesson. I would prolly call off work that day myself, to attend J's school!

**RICHARD** · 09-06-2009, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by Cataholic

I have a near school aged child, and I do not remember 1961, 1962 nor any of the 60's for that matter.

Well there ya go, Since you don't remember the past, you aren't doomed to repeat it.

And some inside advice?

Don't stand up while the ride is in motion and please keep your arms and legs inside the car at all times.

**Cataholic** · 09-06-2009, 07:44 PM

^^Keep your advice, I keep my own counsel. ^^

**RICHARD** · 09-06-2009, 08:27 PM

bwahahahahahahhahahhahahhahahaha.

meh.

What was the line about representing yourself and counsel?

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See what happens when you do not remember the past?http://www.postchronicle.com/news/st...12255028.shtml

**blue** · 09-06-2009, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary

On March 16, 1960, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to use their elite Special Activities Division to equip, train and lead......

If you're going to cut and paste you should at least link your source.

**Edwina's Secretary** · 09-07-2009, 01:35 AM

Originally Posted by blue

If you're going to cut and paste you should at least link your source.

Why?

**blue** · 09-07-2009, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary

Why?

Plagiarism is dishonest. Or did you want people to think you actualy were the original author of post 76?

**lizbud** · 09-07-2009, 09:21 AM

I urge everyone reading to look at the last few posts and tell me who
was the first to go negative with snide remarks?

**Cataholic** · 09-07-2009, 09:29 AM

^^It is the same way 99% of the time^^.

I never understood this 'thing' about posting links, sources, etc. If someone cites their 'source' to some ridiculous comment, does someone really think that beefs up the credibility of the ridiculous comment? This isn't school, no one needs to link or cite anything they post.

As for plagiarism...that comment is funny. Only claiming yourself as the author, or passing it off as your own thought, makes it plagiarism. There are probably about .002% of the population having original, first, 'virgin' thoughts. Chances are, if you thought it, so did about 500,000 other people, two weeks ago.

**pomtzu** · 09-07-2009, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by lizbud

I urge everyone reading to look at the last few posts and tell me who
was the first to go negative with snide remarks?

So if that poster jumps out of a plane without a parachute, are you going to follow suit?

As I told my kids when they were growing up, and am telling my grandson now:
If you encounter a person or persons harassing you and trying to start trouble by what they say - just ignore them. They want a response back so they can keep it going. If you ignore them, they'll eventually get tired of a one way fight and move on to someone or something else, and leave you alone. I'm sure that many here have told their kids basically the same thing. So why can't the same be applied to what is, or is not, posted here? All that worldly advise just goes out the window, and the war of words begins.

Idiotic!

And I am not calling any person idiotic - only the childish actions of some.