Eric Andrews-Katz answers “I am keen to read Tom Neill's intriguing...”

Ivor Davis asked this question about Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties:

I am keen to read Tom Neill's intriguing sounding booking about the Manson Murders. Called Chaos: Charles Manson, The CIA....etc. My new Manson book, "Manson Exposed: A Reporter's 50-year Journey into Madness and Murder," is due out in July. Has anyone read Tom's book? thanks ivor davis; davisivor@yahoo.com

Eric Andrews-Katz I read it. I think it's 30 years too late and full of speculation.
If a book is going to provide "new information" a reader must ask:
1: What is the po…moreI read it. I think it's 30 years too late and full of speculation.
If a book is going to provide "new information" a reader must ask:
1: What is the point after all this time
2: What does the author hope to achieve except their name in print?
3: PROVIDE ACCURATE PROOF OF WHAT YOU CLAIM
Mr. O'Neill makes a lot of speculation and conspiracy theories, but does little to provide proof. He said he "saw" this and "has a copy" of that, but none of them appear in the pictures provided within the books covers. (less)

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DeadWeight You should have probably read that actual Guardian article you posed, Katz, because the author of it doesn't make any such claims that the book is mer ...more
Feb 08, 2021 10:37AM

David Bouklas "O’Neill’s intricately sinister “secret history” often sounds incredible; that doesn’t mean that it’s not all true."

From the Guardian article which sa ...more
Aug 06, 2021 09:45AM

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