Edible Secrets:
“A Food Tour of Classified US History”
By Michael & Mia Partlow
This book is a collection of different stories based on declassified FBI and CIA documents with one thing in common, food. Each story includes actual photos of the declassified documents and haunting stories of how corrupt our government really is. The opening story investigates the FBI’s illegal war on the Black Panthers, including false arrests and assassinations. I took a particular interest in the story of Fred Hampton, a young man who at the age of 14 was the head of the NACCP youth council. He was targeted by the FBI for being a young black power activist and was framed in an ice cream truck robbery. He was sentenced for a crime he did not commit and when he released from his sentence he became even more active. Hampton became the head of Chicago’s Black Panther Party where he was working on uniting street gangs to fight against poverty. At the young age of 21 years old he was gunned down by the FBI and killed in his sleep.
Other stories in this book include: CIA’s secret program to assassinate Fidel Castro (including one attempt with a chocolate milkshake), using subliminal messages to sell more popcorn at the movie theatres, 5 drugs tested by the CIA for mind control on willing and unwilling participants, Coke Vs Pepsi with the US Presidents involved, and much more. To lighten the mood this book includes finger puppets with the heads of politicians on them. The paper cut outs include Ronald Reagan, Donald Rumsfield, Dick Cheney, Adam Smith and Walt Whitman Rostow. For those of you interested in learning more this book includes a sample request letter using the Freedom of information Act (FOIA). With this sample letter you can create your own custom document and use it for whatever it is you plan to seek out more information on. You can send this off to any government agency or big business requesting a copy of documents pertaining to a specific area of your interest by simply using your rights under the FOIA. I found this book very interesting and educational. It is an entertaining glimpse into the dirty world of the FBI and CIA. (Lesette)
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