Talk:William J. Casey/Archives/2013/October
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Relations with the Holy See
A number of prominent writers have claimed that Casey had very good political and diplomatic relations with the papacy of John Paul II. This could maybe be included in the article along with relevant sources. [1] ADM (talk) 04:13, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
= Disinformation Program Quote == We call it that on Wikipedia because we are here to manipulate public opinion and not to inform people. "We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the US public believes is false." William J. Casey, 1981
I've seen this quote all over the place. Can anyone find its source? That is a pretty damning statement if he really made it. 72.224.189.211 (talk) 14:08, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
- I read that this was stated by Casey at the first staff meeting in 1975. I don't know the source. __meco (talk) 11:56, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
- I just encountered this quote, but it stated that it was from the first staff meeting in 1981. Seems suspicious. If it's legit, that is indeed damning. TEApollonius (talk) 01:07, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
- came across this quote as well. Found a forum post [1] that cites the supposed source as "Mae Brussels" ... an old (Kennedy era) journalist who got in to "conspiracy" starting with JFK and ended up with her own TV show(?). Judging by her writing on the Kennedy assasination [2], I would personally assume the quote was legit, assuming one can prove she is the one that "sourced" it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.109.118.171 (talk) 19:18, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
- The quote is bogus. Mae Brussell [2] is not a valid source for a quote that took place in a CIA staff meeting and she doesn't appear to have cited an internal or, for that matter, anonymous source inside the CIA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.170.91.245 (talk) 00:28, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
You don't know for a FACT the quote is bogus, so your opening 4 words have as much reality as the flying spaghetti monster does. Based upon your appraisal of matters, you believe the quote is bogus. There's an accurate relating of reality for you.