Marine Corps Maj.-Gen.
Smedley Butler reveals the plot.
Document uncovers details of a planned coup in the USA in 1933 by right-wing American businessmen.
The coup was aimed at toppling President Franklin D
Roosevelt with the help of half-a-million war veterans. The plotters,
who were alleged to involve some of the most famous families in
America, (owners of Heinz, Birds Eye, Goodtea, Maxwell Hse & George
Bush’s Grandfather, Prescott) believed that their country should adopt
the policies of Hitler and Mussolini to beat the great depression.
Mike Thomson investigates why so little is known about this biggest ever peacetime threat to American democracy.
also see:
Bush Fulfills His Grandfather's Dream
Bush Fulfills His Grandfather's Dream: Democratic Underground Discussion
For The Record Summary: Fascist Coup Attempt of 1934
For The Record Interview with Jules Archer, author of The Plot to Seize the White House. [mp3 format]
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