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Ben,

I noticed that you have been posting on JFKFacts. Glad to see that you are taking on MacAdams as he tries to defend the indefensible on Baden.

I don' t know if you know a lot about the Garrison investigation. The moderator at JFKFacts has put forth a theory that Garrison was cooperating with the CIA to "throw" the case in New Orleans. He says this for a number of reasons: one of the attorneys involved, David Baldwin, with links to the CIA, was related to Mrs. Garrison. Shaw and his attorneys knew this and did not reveal this to scuttle Garrison for conflict of interest. This suggests that they were working together. Some of Garrison's private backers in the Truth or Consequences group had ties to the CIA, and may have paid or influenced Garrison.

I have contacted Joan Mellen weeks ago - no answer. I asked Jim DiEugenio about it. He said it was a non sequitur to conclude that Garrison was in cahoots with the CIA. I asked Robert Tanenbaum about it - no answer. I was wondering what you thought of this theory about Garrison.

Guest Wrote:Ben,

I noticed that you have been posting on JFKFacts. Glad to see that you are taking on MacAdams as he tries to defend the indefensible on Baden.

I don' t know if you know a lot about the Garrison investigation. The moderator at JFKFacts has put forth a theory that Garrison was cooperating with the CIA to "throw" the case in New Orleans. He says this for a number of reasons: one of the attorneys involved, David Baldwin, with links to the CIA, was related to Mrs. Garrison. Shaw and his attorneys knew this and did not reveal this to scuttle Garrison for conflict of interest. This suggests that they were working together. Some of Garrison's private backers in the Truth or Consequences group had ties to the CIA, and may have paid or influenced Garrison.

I have contacted Joan Mellen weeks ago - no answer. I asked Jim DiEugenio about it. He said it was a non sequitur to conclude that Garrison was in cahoots with the CIA. I asked Robert Tanenbaum about it - no answer. I was wondering what you thought of this theory about Garrison.

Although I've not delved into the Garrison trial very deeply, it's clear from the evidence I've seen that the CIA & Justice Department were actively attempting to demolish Garrison's efforts.

Had they been working together, this wouldn't have been needed.

So no, such a theory has no basis. (and indeed, would be preferred by WCR Supporters to explain why the CIA & Justice Department were sabotaging Garrison... ie, "they weren't, they were working together"...)

Perhaps others, more deeply knowledgeable about Garrison and the Shaw trial, would care to chime in?

There are a series of CIA "Garrison committee" documents which show that the Agency was panic stricken when they learned of Garrison's investigation - primarily because it threatened to expose a number of their Cuban exile assets, as well as aspects of their domestic operations practices and possibly even various covert operations against Castro. Given that the Agency had conducted a variety of propaganda projects using New Orleans resources - both before and after the Bay of Pigs fiasco - the last thing they wanted was somebody start talking to their sources, assets and even Cuban exile employees. The meeting notes discuss a variety of legal actions to block Garrison, including efforts to forestall his issuing subpoenas to the CIA itself in Virginia.