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More than 60 years after they laid down their lives on an infamous CIA mission, four Alabama Airmen continue to be honored for making the ultimate sacrifice.
Remember Kennedy and Bay of Pigs, but remember correctly Al Allenback In his recent “Remembering the Bay of Pigs and its Aftermath," Alabama Supreme Court Associate Justice Will Sellers blames the Bay of Pigs fiasco, the Vietnam War, and everything else he considers “bad foreign policy” on President John F. Kennedy (a Democrat, for you youngsters). By not presenting “the rest of the story,” Justice Sellers argues that U.S. foreign policy was driven by the Kennedy “machismo” as JFK tried to make up for his “failures” during his oh-too-short 2 ½ year presidency. Justice Sel...
quarterly among many other publications. his most recent book was america 1908 and he is also the author of high steel, the daring men who built the world's greatest skyline. in this book he examines the u.s.-backed military invasion of cuba in 1961, one of the most ill fated blunders in american history. he draws on long hidden cia documents and delivers as never before the vivid truth and consequences of those five pivotal days in april '61. to tell us more about it, please give a warm welcome to our author. [applause] >> thank you for that introduction. thank you to books and book...
>> he was also the author of high steel, the daring man who built the world's greatest skyline. in this book, dr. rasenberger views the cuba invasion in 1951, one the most ill faded american blunders. he draws on cia documents and delivers as never before the vivid truth and consequences of the five pivotal days in april '61. here to tell us more, please give a very warm welcome to mr. jim rasenberger. [applause] [applause] >> yeah, perfect. perfect. thank you. thank you for that introduction. and thank you to books and books for having me. this is a wonderful bookstore. i had not be...