tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post9147375404402090061..comments2024-02-28T15:35:41.753-05:00Comments on JFK Files: Fanning wisps of smokeDale K. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-27272032549724813142013-09-08T10:06:18.824-04:002013-09-08T10:06:18.824-04:00Paul C., I'm not sure who's being totally ...Paul C., I'm not sure who's being totally dismissive of the historic interest in the Joannides files or suggesting that putting pressure on the CIA to release them is a bad thing. One could argue that releasing <i>all</i> CIA files on <i>everything</i> could also prove to be of historical significance - although that surely wouldn't be a smart thing to do. Determining what is Dale K. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-86234251629777501502013-09-08T02:46:45.124-04:002013-09-08T02:46:45.124-04:00While Morley has certainly done a spinout on this ...While Morley has certainly done a spinout on this topic, let's not be completey dismissive of the historical interest of Joannides's complete files, and keeping the pressure on CIA to release them is not totally bad. Joannide's role with the Cuban exiles during the early 60's and his later HSCA liason work both touch on the important marginal aspects of the assassination and the Paul C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-19795715440222243842013-09-07T20:44:05.159-04:002013-09-07T20:44:05.159-04:00It appears from the post that Morley basically onl...It appears from the post that Morley basically only has one conspiracy theory- the boring but currently extremely popular "The CIA/US government did it." <br />More specifically, Morley theorizes it was "enemies of [JFK'S] policies" who did it and arranged for the blame to fall on patsy Oswald. To paraphrase Bugliosi, if some people in the government (National security Yankee Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032629680936062142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-53930228796349237712013-09-07T14:26:21.307-04:002013-09-07T14:26:21.307-04:00In a response to this article posted on his websit...In a response to this article posted on his website JFKFacts.org, Jeff Morley writes in <a href="http://jfkfacts.org/assassination/a-last-word-on-transparency-vs-conspiracy/" rel="nofollow">"Anti-conspiracists endorse JFK disclosure"</a> that we finally "take pains to agree the [CIA] records should be released. Their position wasn’t apparent in their first post so I am glad they Dale K. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079679710654429737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-78945963373880512922013-09-07T13:48:40.569-04:002013-09-07T13:48:40.569-04:00Morley has said:
"You have to wonder what is ...Morley has said:<br />"You have to wonder what is so important in a 50-year-old document,"..."I've come to the conclusion that they're guarding something big, and that has stiffened my determination."<br /><br />Two years ago the CIA finally declassified the final WWI era documents. Makes you wonder why they kept those documents secret for over 90 years. They must Yankee Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032629680936062142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740402724246726837.post-18003520401317445152013-09-06T17:49:50.770-04:002013-09-06T17:49:50.770-04:00Glad to see you're holding the conspiracist...Glad to see you're holding the conspiracist's tales to a high standard of evidence - the press certainly won't.Paul C.noreply@blogger.com