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In reply to the discussion: Justice for JFK [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)24. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Good Sir!
Seeing how many people still care gives me hope, bobthedrummer, that, perhaps the warmongers and the money-trumps-peace crowd will be brought to justice.
PS: An early Happy Birthday to you, Good Brother!
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'Breach of Trust' by Gerald D. McKnight spells out how the Warren Commission failed the nation.
Octafish
Nov 2012
#243
The history of the US is a history of conspiracy, as history in general is. "Conspiracy
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#165
Some wit I saw or read long ago said, "You can call me a 'conspiracy theorist' if I
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#181
He had good reason to feel that way, Oswald was already shouting to anyone who would listen that he
arthritisR_US
Nov 2012
#55
I have that book and so far I think it is one of the best I have read on the assassination.
arthritisR_US
Nov 2012
#497
history is full of heads of state & other political actors who were killed by conspirators,
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#168
Oswald called himself a 'patsy'. What do you think Oswald meant by that term? To me,
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#45
Pair that with the suspicious tracks they laid down of Oswald's "supposed" trip to Mexico prior to
arthritisR_US
Nov 2012
#58
I count myself agnostic on this issue. I know that Vincent Bugliosi, of
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#134
My beef with Bugliosi is that he repeated his Helter-Skelter schtick with JFK
Democracyinkind
Nov 2012
#163
I've written about "convergence of evidence" in other posts in this thread.
Democracyinkind
Nov 2012
#203
I am aware of this but also am (dimly) aware that the supposed Dictabelt evidence
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#279
That's an interesting interpretation for sure. I think for me it's the
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#281
Read up on Jack Ruby. It might give you more perspective on his killing Oswald.
stopbush
Nov 2012
#375
Thanks again for your pretty awesome analysis and interpretation. Definitely gives
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#396
One very interesting thing about Oswald that never gets mentioned: he was a fan of JFK.
stopbush
Nov 2012
#417
because congressment are unimpeachable, right? they never lie. not taking a
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#173
I'm disappointed in this post from you, as most of your posts have some logic to them.
stopbush
Nov 2012
#263
One of the tragic facts of the JFK shooting is that for all intents and purposes
stopbush
Nov 2012
#374
Why do you continue to dispute the FACT that attaining the rank of Sharpshooter means something?
stopbush
Nov 2012
#383
You talk as if there are no facts in this case. As if there is no evidence, only speculation.
stopbush
Nov 2012
#418
So, your deciding what is true can be influenced by whether the messenger plays nice with you.
stopbush
Nov 2012
#427
Most people believe there was more than just one gunman. Oswald may have been part of it.
Michigan Alum
Nov 2012
#378
The philosopher of science Karl Popper argued that for a hypothesis to be valid, there
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#140
Luckily, Popper didn't speak the last word as far as the Philosophy of Science is concerned.
Democracyinkind
Nov 2012
#167
I can see I still need some self-education and I definitely appreciate your
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#175
To me, it all comes back to one sentence Oswald uttered while in custody. "I'm a
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#194
On the surface, I agree with that (I think), but it still bugs the shit
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#206
In addition to the 1979 House Committee, the 1972 House Majority Leader expressed an interest
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#311
And have you been to Dealey Plaza to examine the evidence for your own evaluation?
lonestarnot
Nov 2012
#274
Have my doubts that any info will ever be released from official sources
Cirque du So-What
Nov 2012
#2
Deathbed confession? He was interviewed by the press and denied any involvement.
edbermac
Nov 2012
#21
Yes. Because murderers ALWAYS confess to their crimes as soon as they're apprehended.
stopbush
Nov 2012
#27
Wrong. Jack Ruby died on January 3, 1967, 3 years and 3 months after killing Oswald.
stopbush
Nov 2012
#382
And all of those assassins walked up to their victim and killed him in front of
stopbush
Nov 2012
#204
The poster didn't accuse anyone. I'd like to ask Poppy Bush what he was doing in Dallas on Nov. 22?
Octafish
Nov 2012
#259
Don't you love how the CTists toss out these "facts" like they're actually, er, facts?
stopbush
Nov 2012
#125
i believe there's been a couple of deathbed confessions but they have the same
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#202
I'm still in the fight, I've got your back Sir. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. I'm in GB
bobthedrummer
Nov 2012
#5
Thank you MrMickeysMom-we're waiting for the pies to finish and then we're off, this thread is an
bobthedrummer
Nov 2012
#89
There are many people still unaccountable, and the blowback between the FBI and CIA continues.
bobthedrummer
Nov 2012
#10
Who said it can't happen here? It happened with Lincoln, whose assassination WAS the
stopbush
Nov 2012
#17
A Sinclair Lewis reference, by the way I hang out with molecular epidemiologists and other PhDs-have
bobthedrummer
Nov 2012
#18
If you keep repeating those letters 'CTists' it might actually stick to people
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#83
"Someone has to speak up for reason and sanity". Are you series? So you self-appointed yourself
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#357
I have the gift of Faith in Jesus Christ as do many others-you don't "own" my perception space about
bobthedrummer
Nov 2012
#32
Really? Please tell me how the single bullet theory (ie: magic bullet) defies science.
stopbush
Nov 2012
#41
So cleaning the limo doesn't constitute "certainty" that evidence was destroyed?
tonybgood
Nov 2012
#291
Yes, the answer is "no"!!! No evidence of any kind was taken from the limo before it was cleaned.
tonybgood
Nov 2012
#439
"It would not be a very difficult job to shoot the president of the United States."
stopbush
Nov 2012
#11
Milteer has everything to do with it. FBI recorded him outline the plot with a high-powered rifle...
Octafish
Nov 2012
#52
Amanda was asserting the bubble top was bullet proof. It wasn't. That much is a fact.
stopbush
Nov 2012
#59
Thank you for this! I have always heard that the WC was window-dressing, but have not seen an
patrice
Nov 2012
#401
Kryten's amphibious tank assault on the V.R. Jane Austen novel lake-side garden party
Mc Mike
Nov 2012
#405
Most people polled have never even read the WCR. 90% of Americans believed Saddam had WMDs.
stopbush
Nov 2012
#102
Did you read the report or not? You asked where I got it. Since I actually did
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#152
You are talking about logic. Let's review. You questioned if I had read the WCR.
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#159
'You claimed everything in that report was accurate and should be taken at face value. "
zappaman
Nov 2012
#162
Technical note\correcton: many thought that Nixon conspired with the South Veitnamese to
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#442
Are you asking that this thread be locked? I dont think threads are moved in DU3.
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#328
I dig what you're saying. To me, the assassination of JFK functions
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#60
You certainly woke up the conspiracy deniers. You should be more sensitive.
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#54
No I dont. But I do believe that we shouldnt try to run DU members off with ridicule. nm
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#295
In 2011, a Californian company, Ntrepid, was awarded a $2.76 million contract under the auspices of
Dark n Stormy Knight
Nov 2012
#494
I really dont mind them having doubts about any theories. Doubting isnt bad.
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#138
Octafish, there's no reasoning with the crowd who continues to believe Oswald was....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#68
Best JFK Assassination conspiracy theory I've ever read (and it is in
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#88
You wrote that the magic bullet didn't go through bone, yet now claim it did?
Octafish
Nov 2012
#438
Your own words, stopbush: ''The bullet did not pass through bone. Tissue, yes. Bone, no.''
Octafish
Nov 2012
#445
Are you dense? Honestly, you don't see the difference between a bullet passing through bone
stopbush
Nov 2012
#449
That's awesome! That makes the bullet even more magic than I thought previously!
hootinholler
Nov 2012
#395
I was a little boy of 4 when JFK was assassinated, so my understanding such as it is comes from my
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#458
Who decides what the "proper room" is? You? Besides the thread will get locked. Is that your goal?
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#302
I fully understand why "forums" are created. But I dont understand your fervor in making sure
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#320
I dont believe in DU3, threads can be moved. If a host thinks it is off subject they can only lock.
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#324
Your response does, obviously. I was hoping you would write about Justice for JFK.
Octafish
Nov 2012
#333
Remember what he said about secret societies, and esoteric conversations
orpupilofnature57
Nov 2012
#155
When you subtract out the occasional vitriol, this has to be one of the best
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#179
Yes...amazing that this still remains up on Youtube.....CIA slacking on this one.
RagAss
Nov 2012
#487
Highly recommended: "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters,"
Peace Patriot
Nov 2012
#239
"Links to Chomsky"? - I've been following this thread closely since its inception (and
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#394
Hey there. Welcome to DU. This thread has become something of a Hydra-headed
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#432
That is fascinating, seriously. Especially his views on Castro at that time. Very surprising.
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#507
The drive for a 'First Strike Capability' has been a theme for the MIC throughout the Cold War
LongTomH
Nov 2012
#351
Because StopBush kept asking us to read the Warren Commission Report, I decided
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#240
I think the salient worss in you post are "I've only read the Forward and Chapter One."
stopbush
Nov 2012
#267
Fair enough. Another thought that occurred to me after I posted is that the WCR was
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#277
Count me logo-centric :) I just placed a hold on the print edition of the book
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#289
Thanks for the comment at first I thought that was for real but after reading the article,
craigmatic
Nov 2012
#304
So, you're yet another poster trying to tell everyone who has questions about the.....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#325
I think it is dirty pool for you to attack stopbush's bona fides. He didn't order
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#293
The WCR is a massive work of fiction. Try reading the documentation on which it is....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#322
Once again Sabrina, you put it very well. One would expect that "politically liberal people" wouldnt
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#327
Maybe my skin is thicker than I give myself credit for, but I don't feel like he was attacking me
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#341
Many thanks for the links on McCloy and Warren. I hope to review them shortly. I took a look
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#412
Agreed. And, of course, there's no need to name the "post-er who keeps insisting that people stop
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#315
To protect the 'innocent', I could type it in without vowels, but too fatigued. Nt.
Mc Mike
Nov 2012
#407
I agree about the demand of satisfying the only reference we should read...
MrMickeysMom
Nov 2012
#455
We'll never know. The lone gunman theory is just as likely as any other when you look at other
craigmatic
Nov 2012
#300
We all have our set levels of reality that we accept (our reality bubbles) .
rhett o rick
Nov 2012
#329
Thank you for sharing results of your hard work on this. We all have benefited so greatly. n/t
Judi Lynn
Nov 2012
#423
The President of the United States had his head blown apart in public
DisgustipatedinCA
Nov 2012
#437
Where in this long thread is there any evidence presented that contradicts Oswald as the assassin?
cpwm17
Nov 2012
#467
The conclusions from the House Select Committee's report from 1979 appear to be invalid
cpwm17
Nov 2012
#488
Excellent point: CIA sent their man from when Oswald was in New Orleans to help steer things right.
Octafish
Nov 2012
#496