This was a good discussion on James J. Angleton who was, not only one of the most, initially, talented espionage professionals in 20th Century spy craft. He was also a deeply troubled individual who was obsessed with real or imagined plots against him and ‘his’ CIA. Ironically, this eventually became a genuinely dangerous threat to the interests of the United States and, moreover, the CIA. Angleton’s hunt for an imagined ‘mole’ near the top of the CIA ruined the careers of at least a dozen of its senior officials. I am shocked that the host of this program, and to a lesser point, the author Jefferson Morley, were so taken aback by Angleton's clandestine connection with Lee Harvey Oswald. Any JFK murder researcher worth their salt can talk chapter and verse about Angleton 'hovering' in the background of Oswald's life and the lives of others who went on to become deeply connected with the general topic of Kennedy's murder. Many believe that Angleton's close working relationship with Hoover 'infected' him with Hoover's illogical obsession against the entire Kennedy family, especially John and his brother, Bobby. Hoover's almost constant monitoring of the Kennedys was, apparently, good enough for Angleton. The direct focus on L. H. Oswald by people like Hoover and Angleton, before the killing of JFK, will remain one of the great mysteries of that Century and, most probably went with them to their graves. If nothing else, it tends to go against the assumption that Oswald was a 'nobody'. Various accounts allege that Oswald not only met with Angleton on at least two occasions; to the writers who have come right out to, surprisingly, allege that Angleton was 'running' Oswald; for what operations, nobody's saying. The accepted truth is, of course, that Oswald had nothing to do with any of the Kennedys back in 1959; how could he if he was the dull, ex-Marine who; at the wrong point in history; married a Russian, this being his only notable feature; if you disbelieve the Warren Commission’s contention that Oswald was a better marksman than any expert the FBI could later produce; but that’s another story. Finally, I found it surprising and a little amusing that the host made a deliberate point of mispronouncing Angleton's middle name 'Jesus' in the Spanish pronunciation of "hay-SOOS". Did he think it would be a 'slur' that Angleton's name should be said the same way as the 'lead character' in the New Testament. Morley's book, 'The Ghost', by the way, is well worth a read. Bill H.

@kxkxkxkx

10 ай бұрын

That's a lot of moronical statements for just one comment 😂 congratulations I guess

@burnsloads

7 ай бұрын

I cringed at the hay-soos too

James Angleton was an eclectic character from the outset. Understanding his thinking related to his work is like reading a mystery, rapped in an enigma. Etc. A historically puzzling figure.

I was just saying to myself there has to be a Spy channel. I can tell this channel is gonna be a hidden gem. I love Le Carr, Robert Littell, and love to hear the old school Cold War going ons. Thank you I'll be tuning in absolutely.

@Spycraft101

Жыл бұрын

I have lots more episodes available on podcast platforms. I usually don't upload them here until several months after they first premiere. There are 57 total at the moment.

Your videos are highly appreciated

Angleton is a fascinating character.

@anonymous2010ism

Жыл бұрын

Skull and Bones

@williamballz4462

Жыл бұрын

He was a fuckin Drunk failure

@calciopundit

Жыл бұрын

hes a mass murderer rotting in hell. Philby on the other hand was brilliant

@factsmatter8667

9 ай бұрын

​@@calciopundityour sympathies are with totalitarian dictators.

@colinstewart1432

7 ай бұрын

@@anonymous2010ism Be nice. Jim can't help the way he looks 🤣

Wow- Just found this channel thru researching Mr. Morleys book- looks awesome! Thanks for putting this YT channel together, I'm gonna dig in...

Angleton in Rome is the key. Angelton setting up programs at the fledgling University of Jerusalem is pivotal. ‘Ghost’ was a popular moniker, ‘Locksmith’ was another

@joseaamorosalicea6783

10 ай бұрын

And "Mother".

There is a very poignant scene in the series A Spy Among Friends where Nick Elliot tells Angleton to accept he was seduced by Philby & "to pack up & go home", that Elliot would "take care of it," - the seduction by Cambridge/Oxford of Yalies in the IC - which was the tail and which was the dog (at that time in history)

james, angleton, allen dulles, david atlee phillips, william harvey, edshit hoover, lyndon johnson, gen landsdale, tony acardo, giancana , marcelo, trafficante,, the masters of jfk assassination

@bullsfan9162

4 ай бұрын

Johnny Rosselli and Woody Harrelsons father were also allegedly involved

@dend1961

4 ай бұрын

Rosselli yes he was in daltex building with shooter Charles chuck Nicoletti Harrelson in an interview in jail said he didnt shot kennedy was he part of the coup, i dont know?@@bullsfan9162

@Himrastamon

Ай бұрын

Joint Chiefs behind it all. No civilians were at the autopsy.

Michael Collins Piper describes Angleton as a key figure in the JFK assassination and through a proxy in Richard Ober, the key figure in Watergate. Deep Throat an oblique reference to Angleton. Anyone else read anything to suggest this might be true?

@hi0u91e9

5 ай бұрын

One wonders whether Angleton might have had something to do with the Colby’s death years later. Even if it was a revenge job carried out by others.

As to a mole or "THE" mole - I have come to agree with Yarvin's theory of the Cathedral - there doesn't have to be direct contact/connections, just like minded people in positions of authority (howsoever that power is defined) - Parkinsons Law: Parkinson's law is the observation that the duration of public administration, bureaucracy and officialdom expands to fill its allotted time span, regardless of the amount of work to be done. This was attributed mainly to two factors: that officials want subordinates, not rivals, and that officials make work for each other. It was first published in 1955 by the naval historian C. Northcote Parkinson as an essay in The Economist.[1] He gave, as examples, the growth in the size of the British Admiralty and Colonial Office even though the numbers of their ships and colonies were declining.

Angleton has 2 statues of him in Israel, that HAS to mean something doesn't it? The dude was obsessed with moles and yet he couldn't read Philby? Really? Hummmm.... WEIRD!

Its so strange. Ashraf Marwan (Mossad/Egypt) looks just like Angleton. Like so much subtle similarities that Angleton seems as if he could very much be his dad. When you bring up he worked for Mossad it sort of made me look at them both and see the striking similarities between them.

Counter intelligence isn't the FBI job ?

Orchidia and e.e.cummings

James Jesus Angleton Moreno

@MonstersNotUnderTheBed

Жыл бұрын

What is this name?

@MonstersNotUnderTheBed

Жыл бұрын

Ohhh I just found this Instagram post from his daughter after searching your post. "Happy birthday daddy! He outfitted the mosad in cowboy clothes and boots out in Tucson where the top spies partied"

@IM-dt3fc

Жыл бұрын

​@@MonstersNotUnderTheBed his full name.

@Teshub

Жыл бұрын

@@MonstersNotUnderTheBed Yes. Angleton is worth following up on. Endlessly fascinating character. Infernally wicked, but fascinating.

Mother ................