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  • General Patton was assassinated to silence his criticism of allied war leaders claims new book

    12/20/2008 6:04:53 PM PST · by bruinbirdman · 238 replies · 7,899+ views
    The Telegraph ^ | 12/20/2008 | Tim Shipman in Washington
    The newly unearthed diaries of a colourful assassin for the wartime Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the forerunner of the CIA, reveal that American spy chiefs wanted Patton dead because he was threatening to expose allied collusion with Russians that cost American lives. 'We've got a terrible situation with this great patriot, he's out of control and we must save him from himself'. The OSS head General did not trust Patton The death of General Patton in December 1945, is one of the enduring mysteries of the war era. Although he had suffered serious injuries in a car crash in...