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The Essential Mae Brussell: Investigations of Fascism in America is a 2014 publication compiled by Alex Constantine, with contributions from Paul Krassner and others. It appears in the Black Vault’s digital archive as a scanned text, notable for preserving the full introductory material of a work that documents Mae Brussell’s extensive research into mid‑century American political conspiracies. The document was uploaded to the Black Vault website as part of its public‑domain collection. The entry was posted without a formal Freedom of Information Act request, and the archive lists the source URL as https://archive.org/download/the-essential-mae-brussell-investigations-of-fascism-in-america-mae-brussell-ale/The%20Essential%20Mae%20Brussell%3B%20Investigations%20of%20Fascism%20in%20America%20--%20Mae%20Brussell%2C%20Alex%20Constantine%2C%20Paul%20Krassner%2C%202014djvu.txt. The upload date is recorded in the archive metadata, and the material is presented as a faithful digital reproduction of the original printed volume. Now, the document itself. The title page reads: THE ESSENTIAL MAE BRUSSELL: INVESTIGATIONS OF FASCISM IN AMERICA © two thousand fourteen BY ALEX CONSTANTINE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A FERAL HOUSE BOOK. ISBN: nine seven eight‑one‑six‑two‑seven‑three‑one‑zero‑zero‑six‑two. FERAL HOUSE, one two four zero W. Sims Way, Suite one two four, Port Townsend, Washington nine eight three six eight. www.feralhouse.com. Designed by Gregory Flores. The contents page lists a preface, an introduction by Paul Krassner, and a series of chapters that trace alleged connections between the defense industry, Nazi sympathizers, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Watergate, the Nixon administration, and a range of other events. Chapter headings include “Defense Industry and Nazis Linked to JFK Assassination,” “Fascism in America,” “The Nazi Connection to the John F. Kennedy Assassination,” “How Nixon Rose to Power,” “The Senate Watergate Committee Functioning as Part of the Cover‑up?” and “Thirty Watergate Witnesses Have Met Violent Deaths,” among many others. The preface, titled “Brussels Sprouts,” begins: The Lance deHaven‑Smith book Conspiracy Theory in America (University of Texas Press) reveals that the phrase “conspiracy theory” was invented by the Central Intelligence Agency to discredit doubters of the Warren Commission, which claims that John F. Kennedy’s assassination was carried out alone by a single “lone gunman.” Distraught by the murder of President Kennedy, a Beverly Hills housewife named Mae Brussell took it upon herself to buy all twenty‑six printed volumes issued by the Warren Commission report, and attempt to make sense of the thing by cross‑indexing the entire work. Mae was disturbed by the contradictory information and unreported realities she discovered in those volumes. As a result, she started subscribing to many major newspapers and magazines, whose stories she filed and organized, uncovering disquieting connections…

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The Essential Mae Brussell: Investigations Of Fascism In America Mae Brussell, Alex Constantine, Paul Krassner (2014)

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The Essential Mae Brussell: Investigations of Fascism in America is a 2014 publication compiled by Alex Constantine, with contributions from Paul Krassner and others. It appears in the Black Vault’s digital archive as a scanned text, notable for preserving the full introductory material of a work that documents Mae Brussell’s extensive research into mid‑century American political conspiracies.

Date: JUL 31 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was The Essential Mae Brussell: Investigations Of Fascism In America Mae Brussell, Alex Constantine, Paul Krassner (2014) about?: The Essential Mae Brussell: Investigations of Fascism in America is a 2014 publication compiled by Alex Constantine, with contributions from Paul Krassner and others. It appears in the Black Vault’s digital archive as a scanned text, notable for preserving the full introductory material of a work that documents Mae Brussell’s extensive research into mid‑century American political conspiracies.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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