Mayaguez Incident Of 1975 Summary
AMERICAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
CHARLESTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
THE MAYAGUEZ INCIDENT OF 1975 –THE LAST ACT OF THE VIETNAM WAR
WAS THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPONSIBLE FOR THE CAMBODIAN TAKEOVER OF THE MAYAGUEZ?
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MASTERS OF ARTS: in HOMELAND SECURITY by Richard Goldman
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Heads applauds Ford for the proper utilization of the War Powers Act and how Congress was immediately informed of the impending Rescue efforts of the crew and ship itself, while taking aim at the Central Intelligence Agency “Listening Stations” that he claimed could have prevented the Cambodian incursion and overall loss of life. He targets the CIA as also possibly inciting inaction by the Pentagon, with misguided cues and an array of false information that was being directed towards Washington by the Cambodian Government during the hours that led to the capture of the Mayaguez herself. Head, along with co-authors Frisco Short and Robert McFarlane, takes a hard look at Presidential Powers and how those can be usurped by the slightest misinformation that can lead to loss of life in Incidents that are across the range of the globe, beginning with Korea and ending with
CHARLESTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
THE MAYAGUEZ INCIDENT OF 1975 –THE LAST ACT OF THE VIETNAM WAR
WAS THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPONSIBLE FOR THE CAMBODIAN TAKEOVER OF THE MAYAGUEZ?
A research paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of
MASTERS OF ARTS: in HOMELAND SECURITY by Richard Goldman
Department Approval Date:
The author hereby grants the American Public University System the right to display these contents for educational purposes. The author assumes total responsibility for meeting the requirements set by United States Copyright Law for the inclusion of any materials that are not the author’s creation or in the public domain.
© 2013 by Richard Goldman
All Rights Reserved …show more content…
Heads applauds Ford for the proper utilization of the War Powers Act and how Congress was immediately informed of the impending Rescue efforts of the crew and ship itself, while taking aim at the Central Intelligence Agency “Listening Stations” that he claimed could have prevented the Cambodian incursion and overall loss of life. He targets the CIA as also possibly inciting inaction by the Pentagon, with misguided cues and an array of false information that was being directed towards Washington by the Cambodian Government during the hours that led to the capture of the Mayaguez herself. Head, along with co-authors Frisco Short and Robert McFarlane, takes a hard look at Presidential Powers and how those can be usurped by the slightest misinformation that can lead to loss of life in Incidents that are across the range of the globe, beginning with Korea and ending with