its ability to act through National Security Memorandums 55, 56 and 57.’ Alex pointed to the screen. ‘These documents literally eliminated the ability of the CIA to wage war. It threw Angleton and the Dulles brothers into a panic. Their power would have been limited to handguns. And who stood to gain from a long-drawn-out war in Vietnam? The Vietnamese had refused to allow the elite to establish a central bank in Vietnam. The elite wanted a central bank and access to the vast oil reserves off the Vietnamese coast.’ He stared at Julia and Lily in frustration. ‘Don’t you get it! Vietnam. The Cold War. The international bankers, the elite, the military industrial complex, the oil barons – all members of a shadow government totally dependent on a Pax Americana forced on the world by American weapons of war. They all stood to gain from his death.’ Alex pulled out a kitchen stool and sat. ‘Within days of JFK’s death, Lyndon Johnson signed a National Security Action memorandum instructing the Pentagon to keep the troops in Vietnam. By 1963, Kennedy had already called for general and complete disarmament in the Cold War. And of course there’s the contested issue where on 4 June 1963 JFK issued Executive Order 11110 instructing the Treasury to issue Treasury silver certificates. ‘Okay.’ he shrugged. ‘The disinformation surrounding this is common knowledge, but it seems evidence exists that a high-level meeting of the elite was called immediately . . . Kennedy had thrown the secret masters in Washington and London into a tailspin. Look at this . . . ’ His fingers flew over his laptop keys. ‘A 1960 USA five-dollar note. Green Seal. Look what it says at the top.’ Lily steered her wheelchair closer. ‘It reads Federal Reserve Note.’ ‘Okay. Now study the 1963 five-dollar USA note. Look at the Red Seal. The year Kennedy was assassinated.’ ‘It says United States of America Note.’ Julia peered at the screen, perplexed. ‘You sure? It can’t be – it’s always Federal Reserve.’ She studied the laptop screen. ‘There it is, Aunt Jules. Documented in black and white. A real note. The year of Kennedy’s death. United States of America Note. Now look at a 1964 note. The year after JFK was assassinated.’ Julia frowned. ‘Federal Reserve Note,’ she murmured. ‘Exactly. Back to the Fed. The facts are – issuance of all United States notes ended in January 1971. Everything in circulation today is issued by the Fed. Nothing by the US government. The powers that be got back control.’ Alex slammed the laptop shut. ‘Federal Reserve aside, JFK signed the Test Ban Treaty with Moscow. He was going to stop the Vietnam War, drastically reduce the CIA’s influence.’ He stood as Polly Mitchell walked into the sitting room, her pale blonde hair straightened and her exquisite face perfectly made up. Alex kissed her full on the lips. ‘He was blowing their power base apart piece by piece.’ He swung around to Julia. ‘Kennedy defied the secret rulers. They made a deliberate example of him. Brutally executed in broad daylight in front of millions. He didn’t have a chance,’ Alex concluded matter-of-factly. ‘The shadow government achieved its objectives. Look at the 2008 bailout. Prime example. The shadow masters pull the strings. The Congress, the Senate . . . all too terrified to get out of line. They learned their lessons well. They know the cost of disobedience.’ ‘C’mon, Alex. Enough,’ Polly said. ‘I just don’t get it,’ Julia said. ‘What has JFK’s assassination got to do with anything ?’ ‘If the government has lied and covered up the assassination of JFK, Aunt Jules – ’ Alex stared at her darkly. ‘And they have . What else have they lied about?’ He looked Julia straight in the eye. ‘And who really runs the government? ’ ‘Dad would go ballistic if he heard you,’ said Lily. ‘Uncle Jas,’ Alex rolled his eyes at Lily.