Don Kasprzak

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January 16, 2012
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Vietnam polarization in 1966 ?

Volume IV C6b of the Pentagon Papers must have been written just before the 1967 New Year.  Ironic that I read this volume during the Christmas holiday and into the first week of 2012. American sentiments to look back and … Continue reading

December 30, 2011
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A most difficult lie

Finally stumbled through one of the larger hidden lies in Volume IV C5 (PDF link) of the Pentagon Papers.  During discussions regarding initial deployment of American troops to Vietnam, President Johnson, General Westmoreland along with military and White House policy … Continue reading

December 10, 2011
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Photoshop the Pentagon Papers scanned memorandums

I have been having some difficulty reading a few memorandums attached to the Pentagon Papers study in digital format.  The National Archives did an absolutely wonderful job of making the entire text of the Pentagon Papers ‘selectable’ in Adobe PDF … Continue reading

December 4, 2011
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Pentagon Papers IV-C4: Marine combat units to Da Nang

Reaching page 1,758 of the Pentagon Papers (Part IV-C.4. Evolution of the War. Marine Combat Units Go to Da Nang, March 1965) provides a growing stream of reports and studies that the war in South Vietnam was “lost” as early … Continue reading