Re: The Hidden History of the Korean War

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

Oh. Thanks Henry!

-Martin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry" <henry@gibraltar-semi.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 6:25 AM
Subject: Re: The Hidden History of the Korean War


> Martin,
>
> In this book,The Soong Dynasty by Sterling Seagrave,
> the author has mentioned that the Soong brothers
> did the soy bean deal.
> I do not know how true was it but it was interesting.
>
> -Henry Chiang
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Dunne" <martindunne@bigpond.com.au>
> To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 8:25 PM
> Subject: Re: The Hidden History of the Korean War
>
>
> >
> > ----- 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
> >
> >
> >
>
>