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For what it's worth, a friend of a friend of a... dying old man in South Texas said it was actually a conspiracy between LBJ and the family behind Brown and Root, a big governmental contractor that during the Vietnam war became a huge company. They were then bought by Halliburton(formerly run by Dick Cheney), and continue to get giant contracts from the military, most recently for rebuilding Iraqi infrastructure. Brown and Root got lots of $$$, LBJ got to be pres. Supposedly, Brown and Root just hired some guys, no CIA involvement, but they covered their tracks well, and LBJ steered investigation away.
Not sure I believe it, but an interesting theory.
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