The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America’s Secret Government
This is a bold and profoundly important
book, not only for the portrait of the evil spymaster Allen Dulles, but
even more so for its examination of the legacy he spawned – the creation
of a cabal hidden behind the public face of the United States
government that secretly runs the country today on behalf of
wealthy elites.
book, not only for the portrait of the evil spymaster Allen Dulles, but
even more so for its examination of the legacy he spawned – the creation
of a cabal hidden behind the public face of the United States
government that secretly runs the country today on behalf of
wealthy elites.
The psychopathic Allen Dulles was the
enforcer for this group, called “the power elite” by C. Wright Mills in
the 1950s. In recent years, especially since September 11, 2001, as its
power has expanded, it has been given different names – the deep state,
the national security state, deep politics,etc. – but that has not
diminished its power one jot. Like a patient who goes to a doctor
seeking a label for vague yet disturbing symptoms, people may feel
relief from the naming, but the dis-ease continues until the root cause
is eliminated. Aye, there’s the rub!
enforcer for this group, called “the power elite” by C. Wright Mills in
the 1950s. In recent years, especially since September 11, 2001, as its
power has expanded, it has been given different names – the deep state,
the national security state, deep politics,etc. – but that has not
diminished its power one jot. Like a patient who goes to a doctor
seeking a label for vague yet disturbing symptoms, people may feel
relief from the naming, but the dis-ease continues until the root cause
is eliminated. Aye, there’s the rub!
Dulles is dead, but the structure he
created lives on and flourishes under new operatives.Because of his
intrepid examination of these forces, David Talbot can expect to be
ignored and attacked by disinformation specialists of various stripes,
who will use specious reasoning, lies, and any small weaknesses in
his style or sourcing to dismiss the essential truths of his
well-documented and beautifully written thesis. First ignore, and
if that doesn’t work, then attack, is the modus operandi of
these propagandists who populate the mainstream media, the people
Dulles had in his pocket and whom Talbot excoriates throughout the book.
created lives on and flourishes under new operatives.Because of his
intrepid examination of these forces, David Talbot can expect to be
ignored and attacked by disinformation specialists of various stripes,
who will use specious reasoning, lies, and any small weaknesses in
his style or sourcing to dismiss the essential truths of his
well-documented and beautifully written thesis. First ignore, and
if that doesn’t work, then attack, is the modus operandi of
these propagandists who populate the mainstream media, the people
Dulles had in his pocket and whom Talbot excoriates throughout the book.
