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− | '''William B. Bader''', in 1967 and brought to Congressional attention, the fact that the "[[Gulf of Tonkin Incident]]" was a fraud perpetrated by [[Defense Secretary]] [[Robert McNamara]] as a [[casus belli]] for the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/item/2016/0106/an/an_bader.html</ref> | + | '''William B. Bader''', in 1967, discovered and brought to Congressional attention, the fact that the "[[Gulf of Tonkin Incident]]" was a fraud perpetrated by [[Defense Secretary]] [[Robert McNamara]] as a [[casus belli]] for the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/item/2016/0106/an/an_bader.html</ref> |
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+ | Bader worked for the [[CIA]] and [[ONI]]. He was chief of staff of the Foreign Relations Committee from 1979 to 1981.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/william-b-bader-official-who-helped-uncover-cia-defense-abuses-dies-at-84/2016/03/19/a864edb6-ede2-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html</ref> | ||
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Born | William Banks Bader 1931-09-08 |
Died | 2016-03-16 (Age 84) |
Alma mater | Pomona College, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Vienna |
William B. Bader, in 1967, discovered and brought to Congressional attention, the fact that the "Gulf of Tonkin Incident" was a fraud perpetrated by Defense Secretary Robert McNamara as a casus belli for the Vietnam War.[1]
Career
Bader worked for the CIA and ONI. He was chief of staff of the Foreign Relations Committee from 1979 to 1981.[2]
A Quote by William Bader
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Time Magazine | “You don't need to manipulate Time magazine, for example, because there are [Central Intelligence] Agency people at the management level” | 1976 |
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