A CIA leaker has said that Kerr was referred to as “our man Kerr” within the CIA. And Kerr had known ties to an organisation that was secretly backed by the CIA. And it was not long before the Dismissal that the US appointed a new Ambassador to Australia, a man known as “the coupmaster” for his role in the acknowledged US-backed coups elsewhere, including Indonesia. None of these is anywhere near a smoking gun (especially since the leaker ended up defecting to the Soviets, IIRC, and may have had ulterior motives).
You’re right that the evidence is “circumstantial”, though in a legal sense that isn’t nearly as damning as the screenwriters of CSI and other legal/cop dramas would have you believe. Circumstantial evidence can be quite powerful in making a legal case. And I think it’s a bit of an understatement to say that there is “no more evidence…than to suggest Whitlam wasn’t the US’ first choice.” Not a smoking gun. Certainly not a sure thing. But quite a bit less of a crazy conspiracy theory than anything to do with Holt is.
Also speaking of Holt, shout out to James “Haha Nice” on YouTube (he’s also on TikTok) who’s currently doing an in-depth series of videos on the whole Holt government and just how wild it was.
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Look you can denigrate other cop shows, but CSI Miami is a straight up fly on the wall documentary. Those cats do it, By. The. Book. /s
Yeah, maybe they were less comfortable than I presented it as, but at the same time the key question of Pine Gap had been put to rest by Whitlam by the time of the dismissal. Maybe the Vietnam draw down played a role, seems petty though.
I think I need to see a clear intervention before I could call it anywhere near a CIA coup just because of the behaviour of the other actors. Like those Palace letters, Kerr was gunning for it for over a year, he was so obsequious to the crown, it was quite skin crawling. He contacted the High Court justices they didn’t say boo to the PM, Kerr wouldn’t talk to Whitlam, Fraser had the perfect opportunity to discuss the seriousness of the situation on the plane ride. The whole thing sits poorly with me, self interest stacked on top of self interest, all the way down. I’ll admit Whitlam seems like he could be overbearing to deal with at times, maybe that played a bigger part.
The thing i’d forgotten about was the coupmaster part, cheers.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 hours ago
Well may he say trace every lead, but when the trail leads to Langley… 😎
…the case goes cold. 🕶️
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 2 hours ago
Genuinely chuckling at this, even read it in Goughs voice lol
Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 hours ago
YEEEAAAAAAAAH