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In reply to the discussion: Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy believed President Kennedy was killed by a conspiracy. [View all]nyquil_man
(1,443 posts)but they must ultimately fall into two main categories: ones where Oswald is shooting and ones where he isn't.
Even the Warren Report acknowledges that it is possible for Oswald to have had help, as you have noted. A conspiracy theory in which Oswald is firing all the shots but is being aided or supported by other, unknown persons is not incompatible with the Warren Commission's findings.
The HSCA's finding fits into this framework. Using a piece of evidence (the dictabelt recording) which had not been used by the Warren Commission, the HSCA reached the conclusion that one other person fired a shot, which missed. A conspiracy theory in which Oswald is firing all the wounding shots but is being aided or supported by other, unknown persons is not incompatible with the HSCA's findings.
If you want to move beyond those conclusions, why not say so plainly?
Was Oswald shooting or wasn't he?