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Book Review of Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America

Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
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I've known, due to my readings, for quite some time that U.S. military and intelligence organizations recruited Nazi mass murderers and brought them to the U.S. to work for us. These criminals were given visas, American citizenship, excellent pay and privileges. U.S. agencies even lied to the U.S. media, and so to all Americans, their superiors and even the president. It is something all Americans need to be ashamed of.

But this book delivers the details how it all happened... how the murderers rose to fame and wealth in the U.S. It reveals how the agencies lied to protect their "murderous assets" and how awards were even created in the names of the murderers.

Finally, due to the persistence of individuals, many of these murderers were exposed, often too late to do any harm to the murderers themselves. Still, as of 2103, there are still awards given in their names by U.S. organizations, including the military, as well as buildings named after them.

If any one book teaches us not to trust out government, this is it.