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Betrayed

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Dr. Dougrass' "BETRAYED" gave me nightmares for a week. I am a Spec Ops Vietnam vet who initiated a technology program for Spec Ops at DARPA in the `80s. I was especially concerned with Soviet chemical weapons that were tested in Afghan villages. Douglass' information about enemy chemical weapons is right on the money.
The late Patrick Mahoney, a friend and staff member to the late Congressman Larry McDonald (shot down by Soviets going to S. Korea flight KAL 007) fought the POW/MIA issue for years and kept me informed. U.S. Congressmen and staff members with top secret clearances could not penetrate the government cover-up. Despite photographs, eye witness accounts and other hard information they were unsuccessful in breaking the code of silence. Again Dr. Douglass is accurate in his information and presents the most complete study I have seen on the subject.
Betrayed is not a pleasant read, but it is a must read. America must demand a complete change in its treatment of POWs, MIAs and their families. BETRAYED can start the process.

Dr Douglass has "rolled the stone away" with this in-depth expose' on the MIA/POW issue/reality. He has researched the subject down to the nth degree and has brought facts to the surface, complete with dates, times, and those present that has never before been reported in such factual detail. You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. I certainly hope and pray that folks such as President George W. Bush, Secretary Colin Powell,Secretary Rumsfelt, members of the U. S. Congress, and all elected and appointed officials will take the time to read BETRAYED. No fiction here. Just cold hard facts that cry for attention and action on the behalf of our government. Dr Douglass has done America a great service by writing this work of truth saying.

This book by Dr. Douglass brings the light of truth to the abandonment of American Military Service Personnel by our government officials for political expediency. Working in this issue as an advocate, and having the priviledge to have been mentored by knowledgable people. I could not understand why things never added up. I and my mentors discussed the probablity of the things Dr. Douglass writes about. We actually believed we were simply speculating now that we see the proof in writing with the documentation to back up what is written. We now know why when any one gets close to gaining access to who really is behind the abandonment, pressure is brought to bear on them to stop looking. This book brings me to a conclusion that the lifelong state department employees care more about themselves than the welfare of the country or those who defend it.

I was visiting Prague a few days before the Soviet tanks rolled in...as for "timelines," the regime in Czechoslovakia was "humanfaced" a mile wide, but an inch under the surface, plenty of military and other bastions of international (hardline Soviet) communism were extant. It could scarcely be otherwise: the Kremlin Politburo was not happy with the modicum of downplaying of repressive totalitarian goverance that the reformist element was able to gain over and against the iron power of the former, Soviet-controlled regime. It was as embarassing to the Soviet dicatators as the 1956 Hungarian popular uprising and the necessity for the 1960s Berlin Wall. Even so, the main institutional elements of the repressive Soviet system were left largely unconfronted by a reformist government gingerly treading by the "bear." Thus Dr. Douglass' "timeline" is indeed most accurate. Czechoslovakia's borders remained as permeable as ever to any business activities the hardliners deemed necessary--as expected from a member of the Warsaw pact. As for the book itself, it is true history, thoroughly researched, and a reminder that the false and illogical "religion" of communism became a refuge for an international criminal class of thugs (see also Douglass' "Red Cocaine," A. Golitsyn's "New Lies for Old," Stephane Courtois' "The Black Book of Communism," Rev. Richard Wurmbrand's "Marx and Satan," and Rev. Clarence Kelly's "Conspiracy against God and Man"), whose behavior put most of the worst of the capitalists' in a more favorable light.

I was visiting Prague a few days before the Soviet tanks rolled in...as for "timelines," the regime in Czechoslovakia was "humanfaced" a mile wide, but an inch under the surface, plenty of military and other bastions of international (hardline Soviet) communism were extant. It could scarcely be otherwise: the Kremlin Politburo was not happy with the modicum of downplaying of repressive totalitarian goverance that the reformist element was able to gain over and against the iron power of the former, Soviet-controlled regime. It was as embarassing to the Soviet dicatators as the 1956 Hungarian popular uprising and the necessity for the 1960s Berlin Wall. Even so, the main institutional elements of the repressive Soviet system were left largely unconfronted by a reformist government gingerly treading close by the "bear." Thus Dr. Douglass' "timeline" is indeed most accurate. Czechoslovakia's borders remained as permeable as ever to any business activities the hardliners deemed necessary--as expected from a member of the Warsaw pact. As for the book itself, it is true history, thoroughly researched, and a reminder that the false and illogical "religion" of communism became a refuge for an international criminal class of thugs (please see also Douglass' "Red Cocaine," A. Golitsyn's "New Lies for Old," Stephane Courtois' "The Black Book of Communism," Rev. Richard Wurmbrand's "Marx and Satan," and Rev. Clarence Kelly's "Conspiracy against God and Man"), whose behavior put most of the worst of the capitalists' in a more favorable light.

Joe Duglass wrote a book containing information about invovement of the Soviets with our POWs in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. I am a veteran of Korea and Vietnam Wars. As a deep covert operator in Special Operations I had heard and knew that most of this was going on. But we didn't have a defenitive source with creditable information. Douglass found such a source in Czech General Jan Sejna. The US government knew that it was the Czechs who were in charge of setting up hospitals in Korea and Vietnam, and many other matters dealing with US POWs. The US government has known for years that some of our POWs have been sent to Moscow, never to be seen again. I learned of the in Korea. The US government knew that many Czechs were with Moscow when the Soviets went into Czech opposition tried to overthrow the communist regimen in that country. Douglass wrote a powerful book on deciption and deceit by some of our own government agencies and the communist. For those who still support the failed communist powers, get a life.

Anyone who has studied the Viet Nam war, this book is a must read. Anyone who is considering joining the US military should read this book. Parents of children who want to enlist should read this book and share it with them. This is a warning of how the US Military does not practice what it preaches in "LEAVE NO MAN BEHIND". As a US Army Veteran I am ashamed of our government and would not encourage anyone to enlist. The book is well written backed up by numerous references. I could not put it down.

Dr. Douglass is eminently qualified to write this important historial account. His earlier book, Red Cocaine, documented in meticulous detail the connection between the communist states of the USSR and the PRC and the present drug problem. In this important book he outlines the connection between the Soviet state and the fate of our POWs from three wars-WWII, Korea and Vietrnam. In terrifying detail he explains how our POWs were used as human guinea pigs. His sources are not taken just from historial archives but directly from one of the highest ranking members of the Soviet system in charge of our POWs; a person he personally debriefed as a member of the intelligence community. Importantly, he continued to work with this high-ranking defector until the defector died some decades later. The story he was told was later confirmed by unforlding events and testimony of surviving POWs. Of equal importance is the information he learned concerning the Soviet's massive physopharmacological program directed towards destroying the West. In this day of narcoterrorism, all Americans need to know what is revealed in this important book. It is written in a clear style that makes this story comprehensible and fascinating. I recommend the book without qualification.

As a Veteran, I am apalled and sickened by the contents of this book. If even a small percentage of the allegations outlined in this book are true; this has to be America's greatest shame. Abandoning those who fought and served in harm's way for their country is inexcusable.
The first half of the book seems to be all about explaining the abandoning of our POWs, which has taken place since WWI, and establishing the credentials of the Communist official who provided most of the "facts." It requires a lot of concentration to wade through all the facts and dates. The second half deals with the "nuts and bolts" of the abandonments and methods of attempts to cover it all up. The government agencies involved includes almost every DOD and Security agency in our frderal government along with most members of congress and the executive branch. Fascinating but disgusting.
Man up and bring our Heroes home.

I find "Betrayed" to be the best publicly available report on Vietnam era POWs. I speak as a former career Intelligence officer, Marine Corps Captain who served in Vietnam, and as an advisor to the Select Committee of the US Senate, which in 1990 was charged with looking into the POW/MIA disaster.

Dr. Douglass brings impressive credentials to this book. He is a leading authority on Soviet era nuclear, biological , and chemical warfare, having taught on these matters at Johns Hopkins. He worked for Paul H. Nitze, former Secretary of the Navy, Ambassador, and confident of several U.S. Presidents.

The POW/MIA question is complicated. Dr. Douglass is superb in his making sense of this complex mess. 'BETRAYED" is well worth a close read, if one has a serious interest in this dark history. The POW question is important today, as the Russians used many US POWs, mostly pilots, for complex medical experiments to create "Manchurian candidates", affect and change behavior.