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| − | The cabal of bankers chose the wrong guy - [[Smedley Butler]] blew the whistle on the planned coup by testifying to the the [[McCormack-Dickstein Committee]].<ref name=ug229>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/229</ref> He was invited by bond trader, [[Gerald | + | The cabal of bankers chose the wrong guy - [[Smedley Butler]] blew the whistle on the planned coup by testifying to the the [[McCormack-Dickstein Committee]].<ref name=ug229>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/229</ref> He was invited by bond trader, [[Gerald MacGuire]], and feigned interest while gathering details of the planned coup.<ref name=ug749/> |
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| Date | 1933 |
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| Perpetrators | Gerald MacGuire |
| Exposed by | Smedley Butler |
| Description | A military takeover of the USA which was planned by a cabal of bankers. It was never enacted due to the character of the man they chose to head it, Smedley Butler. |
The Business Plot was a failed coup by the US deep state which intended to install a Wall St-backed fascist government in the USA. It was foiled primarily because of one man - General Smedley Butler, whom the plotters chose to head the coup.[1]
Contents
Official narrative
Wikipedia remarks: "The Business Plot was an alleged political conspiracy in 1933 in the United States"... The closest thing to an official narrative of the event may be the responses to FOIA requests about the event which are available on the MuckRock website.[2]
Exposure
The cabal of bankers chose the wrong guy - Smedley Butler blew the whistle on the planned coup by testifying to the the McCormack-Dickstein Committee.[3] He was invited by bond trader, Gerald MacGuire, and feigned interest while gathering details of the planned coup.[1]
Response
The US deep state was fairly successful in flushing the details down the memory hole.[4] The McCormack-Dickstein Committee's report was redacted, with the names of the key financiers redacted, ostensibly to protect their anonymity while further investigations happened; since these further investigations were never carried out, their names were permanently redacted.[1]
A FOIA request to the FBI revealed a pronounced disinterest in the plot.[5]
Gerald McGuire died, reportedly of pneumonia, in March 1935.
Corporate media
After initial interest in the plot, the commercially-controlled media later dismissed it. A New York Times editorial characterized it as a "gigantic hoax" and a "bald and unconvincing narrative."[6][7]
Sourcewatch
The Sourcewatch article was moved to the Talk: namespace within 3 hours[8] because of concerns that it was not well enough sourced.
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:MacGuire Denies Butler Charges | report | 20 November 1934 | What was to become the US Deep state promoted official narrative of the Business Plot, that it never happened. |
References
- ↑ a b c http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/749
- ↑ https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2017/06/07/File_1_Section_1_Serial__1.pdf
- ↑ http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/229
- ↑ http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/229
- ↑ https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2017/aug/29/smedley-butler-fbi/
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- ↑ https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Business_plot&action=history
