Secret Agenda: The United States Government, Nazi Scientists, and Project Paperclip, 1945 to 1990 (Hardcover)

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Here, Hunt, a former CNN investigative reporter, tells a shocking tale: how a branch of the US government deliberately thwarted attempts to bring to justice Nazi scientists who were guilty of war crimes, and who, in at least one case, actually participated in fresh atrocities in the US. While it is common knowledge that the US used Nazi scientists during the cold war, Hunt reveals for the first time that the project to recruit and utilize Nazi scientific talent- -code-named ``Paperclip''--continued until 1973. In addition, while former Nazi scientists (like Werner von Braun) contributed greatly to the development of rockets, jet planes, and other prodigies of technology, Hunt convincingly demonstrates that several such scientists also participated in ``Dachau-like experiments on over seven thousand U.S. soldiers'' on the effects of LSD and other chemicals at Edgewood, Maryland, between 1947 and 1966. Moreover, Hunt explains that the US avidly recruited many Nazi scientists, despite their war crimes--including utilization of slave labor and execution of prisoners--and despite the continuing devotion of many to Nazi ideology. Hunt also relates the sordid details of the intelligence community's attempts to prevent bringing these scientists to justice. And, in at least one case, she shows that the program was inimical to US interests--the man who conceived and ran Paperclip was ultimately convicted of selling American defense secrets to the Soviet Union. An engrossing examination of how a small clique of defense and intelligence officials deliberately subverted stated US policy. (Eight pages of b&w photographs.) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 340 pages
• Publisher: St Martin's Press - Thomas Dunne Books; 1st edition (April 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312055102
• ISBN-13: 978-0312055103
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #874,104 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource!, June 26, 2004

By	Kathleen A. Sullivan (Chattanooga TN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having read many books and articles about the U.S. government's secret recruitment of Nazi scientists and war criminals, I can state - without hesitation - that Linda Hunt's "Secret Agenda" is unusually accurate, painstakingly objective, and well documented. Although her revelations about the creation of NASA by Nazi recruits and documented war criminals may be painful for some individuals who are devoted to, and highly supportive, of our federally funded space agency; the information contained in Secret Agenda should nevertheless be made widely known. Only by learning the truth about the secretive sins of our government's employees and leaders, can we - as citizens - work to ensure that such sins are not repeated in the future.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every Veteren Should Read This, January 18, 2005

By	M. Atkins (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a patriot and have gone to war for my country. I would do it again all the while thanking God for the good people that work so diligently, as Linda Hunt has, to keep our government honest and out in the open. This is an intriguing book and there is much evidence that things of this nature are still taking place.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Von Braun NOT Hunt was the OPPORTUNIST, June 20, 2007

By	veryounique "puhleaze! no BS" (planet earth, where else!) - See all my reviews

WHO ARE YOU KIDDING CARVER??

Von Braun was the opportunist NOT Linda Hunt! He didn't care who he built his rockets for as long as he got well paid for doing so.

To even suggest otherwise smacks of the same type of disinformation U.S. authorities have foisted upon American citizens and the world since the end of WWII.

Carver, are you sure you're not being paid to say silly things like "von Braun was an apolitical rocket engineer and manager and he was never a goose-stepping Nazi"?