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| + | ==''Death in Washington''== | ||
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| + | In their 1980 book ''Death in Washington'', [[Donald Freed]] and [[Fred Landis]] correctly charged that the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] was involved in the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état]] and the [[assassination of Orlando Letelier|1976 assassination of Orlando Letelier]].<ref name="UPI; March 5, 1982">{{cite news |author=UPI |author-link=UPI |title=CIA critic arrested after Cuba visit |url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/03/05/CIA-critic-arrested-after-Cuba-visit/8867384152400/ |newspaper=UPI.com |location= |agency=UPI |date=March 5, 1982 |access-date=October 15, 2015}}</ref> They named [[David Atlee Phillips]] as being involved in a cover-up of the assassination and reiterated [[Gaeton Fonzi]]'s claim that Phillips served as [[Lee Harvey Oswald]]'s case officer while using the alias 'Maurice Bishop'.<ref name="Bugliosi">{{cite book |last=Bugliosi |first=Vincent |authorlink=Vincent Bugliosi |title=Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy |year=2007 |publisher=W. W. Norton & Company |location=New York |isbn=0-393-04525-0 |page=1201 |ref=harv}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Lawsuit=== | ||
| + | In 1982, Freed, Landis, and their publisher were named in a $230 million libel suit by Phillips and the [[Association of Former Intelligence Officers]].<ref name="UPI; March 5, 1982"/><ref name="Bugliosi"/> A settlement was reached in 1986 with Phillips receiving a retraction and an unspecified amount of money.<ref name="Bugliosi"/> | ||
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| + | ==Later Activities== | ||
| + | In 2004 Freed launched a new journal and publishing enterprise called [[Another America]].<ref name=spartacus>http://spartacus-educational.com/JFKfreed.htm</ref> | ||
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 Donald Freed      (playwright, researcher, author) | |
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| Born | 1933 |
| Interests | • JFK Assassination • MLK Assassination • RFK Assassination • Orlando Letelier/Assassination • Richard Nixon • Watergate coup |
Death in Washington
In their 1980 book Death in Washington, Donald Freed and Fred Landis correctly charged that the Central Intelligence Agency was involved in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état and the 1976 assassination of Orlando Letelier.[1] They named David Atlee Phillips as being involved in a cover-up of the assassination and reiterated Gaeton Fonzi's claim that Phillips served as Lee Harvey Oswald's case officer while using the alias 'Maurice Bishop'.[2]
Lawsuit
In 1982, Freed, Landis, and their publisher were named in a $230 million libel suit by Phillips and the Association of Former Intelligence Officers.[1][2] A settlement was reached in 1986 with Phillips receiving a retraction and an unspecified amount of money.[2]
Later Activities
In 2004 Freed launched a new journal and publishing enterprise called Another America.[3]
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References
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{{URL|example.com|optional display text}} - ↑ a b c Bugliosi, Vincent (2007). Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. p. 1201. ISBN 0-393-04525-0.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ http://spartacus-educational.com/JFKfreed.htm
