Comments on: FDL Book Salon Welcomes Hugh Wilford and “The Mighty Wurlitzer”

By: CTuttle

CTuttle — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:04:40 +0000

Mahalo Nui Loa, Hugh and Max, for taking the time to be at the Lake! *g*

By: Hugh Wilford

Hugh Wilford — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:02:58 +0000

And many thanks to everyone who’s posted – I’ve had a great time! Hugh

By: BevW

BevW — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:02:07 +0000

Hugh thank you for coming to the Lake and spending the afternoon.
I highly recommend the book, if you haven’t ordered it there is a link above.
Hugh and Max thanks again.

By: Hugh Wilford

Hugh Wilford — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:02:04 +0000

Guess time is nearly up, but psychologists certainly did play a role in the CIA. For that matter Freud’s nephew Edward Bernays was on hand to advise in the run-up to the 1954 Guatemala coup. Notions of controlling people’s political behavior by manipulating their subconscious were very current at this time….

By: eCAHNomics

eCAHNomics — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:01:32 +0000

Thanks Hugh for joining us, answering our Qs, and uncovering more material on the shady aspects of U.S. govt. And thanks Max for the intro.

By: CTuttle

CTuttle — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:01:00 +0000

Sounds like an awesome read… I’ll be picking up a copy, ASAP! 8-)

By: LS

LS — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:50 +0000

Thank you! I can’t wait to read it!

By: Hugh Wilford

Hugh Wilford — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:59:28 +0000

Fascinating, thanks! And glad you’ve enjoyed the discussion – me too!

By: Scarecrow

Scarecrow — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:58:34 +0000

Fascinating book and discussion. Thanks so much to Hugh and to Max for the great intro.

By: Hugh Wilford

Hugh Wilford — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:57:07 +0000

The Church committee’s report had some relevant material which I used but the family jewels had nothing really on this sort of operation which wasn’t already known (kind of a relief for me as I was just signing off the book manuscript when they were released!). Very few official records about front operations have been released, despite FOIA request etc, but the evidence is there in private archival collections left by the groups themselves or individuals belonging to them.