tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post4858679860635143275..comments2024-02-28T15:35:41.753-05:00Comments on JFK Files: Fifty-two years of coming to terms with OswaldDale K. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-91114494332281726752015-12-08T19:00:04.156-05:002015-12-08T19:00:04.156-05:00I heard the son of E. Howard Hunt, the Watergare b...I heard the son of E. Howard Hunt, the Watergare burgler, on the radio the other night. Apparently E. Howard claimed he had insider knowledge about THE TRUTH OF THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION -for a price. Apparently he wanted actor Kevin Costner and well known conspiracy enthusiast to pay him $3 million. For some reason Costner didn't go for it.<br /><br />Well Hunt finally did spill the beans onRonmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427520871634547455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-4978971626381793932015-12-05T14:21:29.565-05:002015-12-05T14:21:29.565-05:00To channel the late Vincent Bugliosi, basing a suc...<i>To channel the late Vincent Bugliosi, basing a successful conspiracy around Oswald would be like trying to build a permanent house on an active volcano.</i><br /><br />Excellent observation.<br /><br />Of course the conspiracists counter that his volatility made him the perfect patsy since he could be more easily manipulated (this was Jesse Ventura's response to Bugliosi when VB made it). Steve M. Galbraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728237625873443198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-33220947096826946882015-12-03T04:33:17.781-05:002015-12-03T04:33:17.781-05:00Brian,
Oswald's politics were no sham. He had...Brian,<br /><br />Oswald's politics were no sham. He had been espousing communism since his teen years. Neither you - nor anybody else - has proven that he was 'deep undercover'. And if he were, then his appearance at the midnight press conference might have been a good time to 'come-out'. He didn't, did he? He was facing the Tippit murder charge by then and he would have Barry Ryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186658606986744078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-1992425596442664502015-12-03T03:31:18.213-05:002015-12-03T03:31:18.213-05:00What hath Oliver wrought ?What hath Oliver wrought ?Mark A. O'Blazneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322821438266439471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-40534365623668756222015-12-02T11:00:32.789-05:002015-12-02T11:00:32.789-05:00Barry, Oswald was playing a part. He was deep unde...Barry, Oswald was playing a part. He was deep undercover. His mother maintained that he was working in intelligence, and Judyth Vary Baker also gives testimony to this. Read her book, Me & Lee. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479641505141143170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-62611783684600720362015-12-01T17:15:08.004-05:002015-12-01T17:15:08.004-05:00Oswald's singularly bizarre background and car...Oswald's singularly bizarre background and cartoonish radical political activity argues to me he would have been the WORST possible type of person to set up as a patsy by astute conspirators. As history has shown, the attention and suspicion began the moment of his arrest and has not abated for 52 years. The most logical patsy for a Dallas setup would have been what everyone expected Paul C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-70988443239025960712015-12-01T04:56:00.591-05:002015-12-01T04:56:00.591-05:00Brian Mumford contends that, "Lee was a hero,...Brian Mumford contends that, "Lee was a hero, a loyal marine until the very end". Oswald would have been incensed at such a suggestion.<br /><br />Writing to his brother, Robert, on 26th November, 1959, the 'loyal' Oswald declared, "..I and my fellow workers and communists's [sic] would like to see the present capitalist government of the U. S. overthrown [...] Ask me Barry Ryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186658606986744078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-16608137704136150112015-11-30T10:13:25.069-05:002015-11-30T10:13:25.069-05:00"Fifty-two years of argument about the eviden..."Fifty-two years of argument about the evidence against him hasn’t moved the ball one inch, and more than five decades of digging by an army of investigators—both private and official (an unprecedented effort by any standard) —has failed to uncover one believable scrap of undeniable evidence that anyone else committed either crime that day or that others were involved."<br /><br />Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479641505141143170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-67811957861169589982015-11-30T09:22:12.135-05:002015-11-30T09:22:12.135-05:00what a pompous ass tone this article takes. IF you...what a pompous ass tone this article takes. IF you are so sure Oswald is guilty then please explain how he pulled it off with no power traces on his face, no fingerprints on the weapon, the damaged scope; the time frame with which he had to have pulled it off not to mention the witnesses on the stairs at the time of the assassination. Shall I continue ? IN this land of innocent until proven Davidenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-2527215133330537642015-11-27T16:02:51.291-05:002015-11-27T16:02:51.291-05:00Watch using all that dangerous logic and reason Sc...Watch using all that dangerous logic and reason Scott Galbraith! LOL!BT Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439498197923622885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-23175761960390014262015-11-27T13:33:35.473-05:002015-11-27T13:33:35.473-05:00Just the type of guy the CIA would recruit: a soci...<i>Just the type of guy the CIA would recruit: a sociopathic communist.</i><br /><br />True but the conspiracy crowd argues that it - i.e., his political beliefs, was his "legend" or cover. He was pretending to hold radical left beliefs. A Herbert Philbrick type case. But for who?<br /><br />The evidence for me, e.g., the accounts by Palmer McBride and William Wulf who knew Oswald as a Steve M. Galbraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728237625873443198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-56402298096075503252015-11-26T22:13:03.897-05:002015-11-26T22:13:03.897-05:00After battling elements of the CT community for a ...After battling elements of the CT community for a few years, I finally left them to their breathless fantasies. For me the "non-smoking conspiratorial gun" is not simply the dearth of supporting evidence for any one conspiracy theory individually. It is that after 52-years, virtually none of them have merged into consensus. As Dale Myers has correctly observed, the assassination onlyLannyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260990563589376825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-67485451624417363172015-11-26T12:52:49.597-05:002015-11-26T12:52:49.597-05:00Just the type of guy the CIA would recruit: a soci...Just the type of guy the CIA would recruit: a sociopathic communist. Phillip Sheenan was on Coast to Coast the other night. The people calling in with bizarre theories were driving him crazy. I really thought he was going to just leave the show.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053978983593827734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-59799848222111420902015-11-26T12:51:07.496-05:002015-11-26T12:51:07.496-05:00A previous comment spoke of 'expungement of hi...<i>A previous comment spoke of 'expungement of his [Oswald's] arrest. I'd be very grateful if you or he could explain what that is, please. Such a thing doesn't exist in UK law and I'm not convinced that it exists in US law.</i><br /><br />I'm not sure what the poster meant but US state boards of paroles and pardons CAN issue pardons for deceased individuals charged with Steve M. Galbraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728237625873443198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-20708524805906164662015-11-23T15:34:10.678-05:002015-11-23T15:34:10.678-05:00The "Passing Parade" conclusion is parti...The "Passing Parade" conclusion is particular poignant and indeed is the true story. Condolences on the passing of your personal friends.Paul C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-70271392027889851062015-11-23T14:40:44.559-05:002015-11-23T14:40:44.559-05:00Another well written piece, many thanks for taking...Another well written piece, many thanks for taking the time, Dale.<br /><br />As always, lots of good points made but the one which I found the most depressing was that about the 'Birthday party for Oswald'. This is profoundly worrying. It would seem that there are a disturbing number of people in the world who regard the "wannabe serial killer" [nice description, by the way] asBarry Ryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18186658606986744078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-80720642976536597962015-11-23T12:56:27.290-05:002015-11-23T12:56:27.290-05:00Excellent article Dale.Excellent article Dale.BT Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439498197923622885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-6202023328208514482015-11-22T23:10:33.676-05:002015-11-22T23:10:33.676-05:00much of the case against Oswald involves inadmissi...much of the case against Oswald involves inadmissible or flawed evidence. Indeed, the majority of mock trials that have been held have resulted in acquittals or hung juries. A new organization, CAPA, has announced we will be staging mock trials over the next year leading to a formal petition for expungement of his arrest. LSchnapfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781657225474554536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-53712459275561344082015-11-22T21:41:17.727-05:002015-11-22T21:41:17.727-05:00Excellent article. Thanks, Dale
Mark Wellhausen
Ha...Excellent article. Thanks, Dale<br />Mark Wellhausen<br />Harrison Township, MichiganMark Wellhausennoreply@blogger.com