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In reply to the discussion: Nov. 22, 1963: 50 years, and still no conspiracy|Op Ed LA Times [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)especially about Jack Ruby and the various people alleged to have been associated with Oswald before the assassination.
Those of us who remember the events still have many questions. I have no theory about who did it, but I have questions about whether the conclusions of the Warren Report, whether intentionally or mistakenly are false. We each have a right to review the evidence that is physically capable of being made public and reaching our own conclusions.
The Oswald arrest and the events following Kennedy's assassination were handled very poorly. The sloppiness of the police and investigators in the hours and days following the assassination sheds doubt on the Warren Report's findings.
And the subsequent assassinations of a number of leaders on the left including Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy and others place the assassination of President Kennedy in a suspicious light. There sure were a lot of coincidences and even some notable similarities in the various assassinations.
I'm sure Mosk believes in the results of his Commission's work, but if he is right, he needs to persuade those of us who remember the confused reports in the hours and days after the assassination. In particular, Jack Ruby's Mafia connections and the Cuba interests of the Mafia remain in people's minds.
I have to add that if spreading false conspiracy theories is potentially bad, spreading a false official theory is just as bad. What is bad is spreading lies. The Warren Commission did not do a good enough job dealing with the common conspiracy theories. Those theories exist because people are not happy with the official explanation and because the police were so extremely sloppy in Dallas. Jack Ruby should never have had the ability to be so close to Oswald. Never. And Jack Ruby certainly should not have been so close to Oswald or the reporters or sheriffs, etc. with a gun. That would be unthinkable today. Mosk should just accept the fact that things were handled badly and people are not going to be happy with the results of any investigation.