November 24, 2003
Case Closed
I watched a spate of Kennedy assassination programming over the
weekend, including new additions to Nigel Turner's series, "The Men Who
Killed Kennedy." In one, Judyth Baker gives a quite believable account
of her romance with Lee Harvey Oswald (Oswald was a gofer for a
biological warfare project aimed at murdering Castro through cancer and
Ms. Baker was a scientist concocting the deadly compounds). A second
featured LBJ's long time mistress, Madeleine Brown, describing events
she witnessed, including Lyndon orchestrating the assassination. Yet a
third segment had one of Johnson's lawyers offer evidence that, not
only did LBJ have Kennedy offed, but several other people too,
including his sister and her lover. On the other side, Frontline aired a rerun of its "Oswald did it alone," documentary. It was very compelling. If you happen to be an ignorant nincompoop.
I don't care how many books about the Kennedy
assassination you've read, I've read more (although, you're prolly
smarter), and here's what I know to be true.
- The Warren Report was a sham
Finally, if you care, here is my current thumbnail explanation of what transpired, based on extensive research.
The Kennedy assassination was implemented by a "task force" that the Kennedys themselves, particularly Bobby, had assembled to kill Fidel Castro. This motley crew included elements from organized crime, and the CIA (operating independently). Because it was set up with the government's covert imprimatur, this organization had an unusual degree of deniability built in. People who wanted Jack Kennedy dead included LBJ, Carlos Marcello, Jimmy Hoffa, Richard Nixon, Fidel Castro, and a myriad of CIA and Texas oil millionaires. Bobby Kennedy aided the cover-up out of necessity to protect the family's reputation, and his own political viability. Lee Oswald was, as he claimed, the "patsy." Case closed.
Posted by pecksnif at November 24, 2003 09:34 AM | TrackBack
I don't think we'll ever know for sure. After 40 years all the major players are dead (or nearly so).
I didn't watch any Kennedy conspiracy "documentaries" but I did watch In the Line of Fire. Not a bad movie and Malkovich played the bad guy well.
Jeez, you and Kim both. You forgot to mention the role of the Masons, the trilateral commission, and the girl scouts.
Posted by: Spoons on November 24, 2003 10:07 AMGeez those Girl Scouts are everywhere! They also sell those lethal cookies. If it wasn't for the "Big Food suit" trial lawyers we'd all eat too many and die.
I'm guessing that a Girl Scout also sold Bush those Pretzels. They're sneaky!
For those who have never read a disparaging word about the Oswald alone thrash, I've always found this particular tid bit interesting. One account had Richard Nixon witnessing the whole deal from the bldg. opposite the Book Depository. I paid no attention, until later when Nixon was asked the, "Where were you when you heard Kennedy was shot" question. Nixon answered, "I don't remember." LBJ's mistress puts him at the meeting at Clint Murchinson's house where the plan was hatched. Now, before some of you go spinning in circles, I only said I found it intriguing, as in WTF born before 1960 does not remember exactly where they were, and what they were doing on Nov 22, 1964?
Posted by: Rodger Schultz on November 24, 2003 10:51 AMGee, I almost forget the Secret Service agent who just stepped forward to say evidence was altered, repressed, and agents told to lie. Hmmmmm.
Posted by: Rodger Schultz on November 24, 2003 11:12 AM"For those who have never read a disparaging word about the Oswald alone thrash...."
No one who has lived in America for more than a year fits that description. We've all heard those stories a zillion times.
I gotta say, the article about the retired secret service guy (who wasn't even there that day) fails to convince. "Kennedy had lots of enemies." Duh. Which President didn't? "Oswald's shots were impossible to make." For every firearms guy who I've seen say the shots couldn't be made, I've seen another who said they could. "The trajectory of the shot went up." Not according to the autopsy doctor, who was interviewed on CNN the other day. "The autopsy violated Texas law." Please. You figure that was tops in anyone's mind that day? Sure, it could be a coverup, but it's equally consistent with innocent explanations. "They ordered the car cleaned!" Sigh.
Etc., and so forth.
It's possible, of course, that "Oswald acted alone" isn't the whole story. But I've yet to see any remotely convincing evidence to support that view. It'd help if so many of the conspiracy nuts (present company excepted, natch) weren't such liars -- Oliver Stone, call your office.
Posted by: Spoons on November 25, 2003 05:04 PMQuestion: "WTF born before 1960 does not remember exactly where they were, and what they were doing on Nov 22, 1964?"
Answer: 98% of the population, including just about everyone not getting married, or giving birth, or losing a close relative that day.
Of course, November 22, 1963 is a different story . . . .
Posted by: Dr. Weevil on November 25, 2003 08:24 PMDr. Weevil. I will beat erasers for a week.
Spoons, let's start here ...
http://terpsboy.com/Articles/Ford-Warren.html
Posted by: Rodger Schultz on November 26, 2003 03:59 AMRodger,
I just put up a (long)post on the JFK matter, and I'd like your opinion.
http://www.andywismar.com/archives/dan/000648.html
By the way, do you have a "publicly available" email address I might have? I can't find one at C&S
All the best,
Dan
Posted by: Dan on November 30, 2003 01:07 AMYou can't have 2 different bullets fired out of a scoped rifle and expext them to group. Any deer hunter knows you have to shoot the exact same bullet for accuracy. It's possible for a fmj (full metal jacket) bullet to pass through 2 individuals which supposedly the "majic bullet" did. The bullet that hit JFK in the head was not a fmj bullet. It was a high velocity soft nose or hollow point bullet. The History Channel showed a blow up of the Zapruder film and JFK's head exploded and stuff poured out like someone had just cracked an egg. The 6.5 Carcano bullet, a fmj military round, traveling at less than 2,000 feet per second at 270 feet distance, would never blow off someones head. Besides, it's obvious that the head shot came from the side. This is just my observation. I do not claim to be an expert.
Posted by: Dan on November 30, 2003 10:39 AM