One Nation Under Blackmail, Vol. 1
by Whitney Webb
I have done my darnedest to be accurate to Whitney and the publisher on this. In “One Nation Under Blackmail”, the subtitle is “The sordid union between Intelligence and Organized Crime that gave rise to Jeffrey Epstein”. In this volume, Epstein in seldom mentioned, but his predecessors sure are in volume 1.
In fact, the corruption is clearly bipartisan, from Fidel Castro to William Donovan, Carlos Marcello to Huey Long. No wonder these things are tough to unravel, there are so many cut-outs, false companies,
banks and changing alliances.
One person that stands out is Senator John Tower, very corrupt himself. He was tasked with “uncovering” Iran-Contra, later killed in a plane crash, like so many others that were killed. (Think JFK).
This book should be no surprise to readers familiar with such history. Roy Cohen, William Donovan and William Casey figure prominently in this book.
We are introduced to the French “Le Circle”, a mysterious group that may have planned “The October Surprise”, BCCI, the intelligence-related bank that may have had some people killed, and of course the CIA’s propriety airlines.
All this gave rise to Jeffery Epstein’s network of Organized Crime and Intelligence agencies.
Meanwhile, we learn about the origins of this network. There is such an interconnecting group that no wonder these things are so hard to unravel. Too much going on here. Too many companies, banks, and individuals.
Now I need to read some classics to clear my head. Volume 2 coming soon.
John R. Titus
Covert Book Report
