Re: The Hidden History of the Korean War

["Martin Dunne" <martindunne@bigpond.com.au>]

----- Original Message -----
From: <RonaldS842@aol.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 8:48 AM
Subject: The Hidden History of the Korean War


> Hi all-
>
>    I was in one of the local used book stores the other day and found a
good
> paperbook copy of L.F. Stone's book. It was moderately priced and I bought
it
> thinking of the suggestion of John2.
>    Well, it's not a bad book, well written. Stone says he wanted to write
a
> novel and we'll find out if that's what he indeed did do.
>    He starts out telling us that the war was started by some Chinese
traders
> who were trying to corner the soy-bean futures market (he's serious here).
> Stone, I understand was a big believer in the conspiracy theories of
history
> and he tries to build a case much like Sherlock Holmes . . .  deduction my
> dear Watson.
>    Well, I'll keep an open mind John2 and I'll report anything interesting
to
> the rest of you guys, so you won't have to take the time to read it
yourself.
>
> Ron
>

Apart from Nationalist Chinese, he claims Joseph McCarthy was in on the
great soy-bean futures conspiracy!
Has anyone ever heard anymore on this?

Martin