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<\/a>\u201cAmerica hasn\u2019t had a civilian government since the end of World War II\u201d. These were the words spoken to me as a journalist by a man who had served in Military Intelligence after years of intensive Russian language training at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey California.<\/span><\/p>\nFor those who don\u2019t know, Monterey has been the academic center for training future Intelligence workers using a pedagogical method developed by the U.S. military. It has been useful not only for providing translators and interpreters for the military, but also the CIA.<\/span><\/p>\n The CIA was initially known as the Office of Strategic Services and the OSS was formed as an agency of\u00a0the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Its function was to gather intelligence and generate propaganda. Since its origin, the CIA has operated with a black budget.<\/span><\/p>\n A small amount of its official budget comes from the American taxpayer, but it is mostly an independent agency with no oversight regarding its real financial dealings. It is strictly \u201coff limits\u201d. It is not a coincidence that the CIA was created around the same time as the Pentagon where American military strategy is planned and gamed. The two entities are intimately connected. But before we examine how this connection works, let\u2019s return to the shocking quotation mentioned above.<\/span><\/p>\n According to my intelligence source, one L.G. Leighton, senior members of the American military at the end of World War II were planning a military coup d\u2019etat to unseat the democratically elected president and replace him with a permanent government controlled by the military. The rationale behind this was that the civilian government was made up of people who did not know the way the real world operates and that only military officers with the knowledge and experience acquired through battle could be trusted to lead and protect the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBesides\u201d, they reasoned, \u201cthe politicians sat at home while we put our asses on the line and won this war\u201d. \u201cWe deserve it\u201d. Thus was put into play a conspiracy that would alter the course of American history forever. It is called the \u201cPalmer House Plot\u201d because that was the location of the secret meeting whereby top military officers would plan and organize exactly how the military putsch would evolve.<\/span><\/p>\n Having caught wind of this bold and dangerous act, the decorated General Omar Bradley was dispatched by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to \u201cdeal with this situation\u201d. He flew out to Chicago and took a taxi straight to the Palmer House Hotel \u2013 the iconic setting of the audacious plot.<\/span><\/p>\n When he arrived at the hotel he went straight to the room where the plotters were gathered and burst through the door screaming, \u201cwhat the hell do you think you\u2019re doing?!\u201d The conspirators replied in a straight forward manner, \u201cwe are going to take control of the government, sir\u201d. To which General Bradley replied, \u201cyou (expletive deleted) idiots\u2026we already control the government. \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n If this story is true \u2013 and I have no doubt my source was being 100% honest- it really explains a great deal about American politics and presidents over the past 70 years.<\/span><\/p>\n It means that since the end of World War II presidents have been allowed to influence domestic politics, but they are not in charge of our foreign affairs. Perhaps this is the reason JFK was assassinated \u2013 a man who was on the verge of dismantling the CIA and pulling out U.S troops from Vietnam.<\/span><\/p>\n Perhaps this is the reason Dwight D. Eisenhower gave that extraordinary speech at the end of his presidency warning of the grave dangers of the Military-Industrial Complex.<\/span><\/p>\n If what my source said is the truth, it also means that Donald Trump is not in control of American foreign policy. And if that is truly the case, his words about pulling out of foreign military engagements mean nothing.<\/span><\/p>\n It means we are all being held hostage by a rogue contingent of generals in the Pentagon secretly planning the next war with no regard for democratic institutions or values. And they in turn control the CIA \u2013 another rogue organization operating completely outside the rule of law.<\/span><\/p>\n