A short post for the conspiracy naysayers.

[DanTex]

38. I'm not angry or vituperative in the least.

To me this is a historical puzzle -- I wasn't born at the time. And I completely agree that the circumstance, both Oswald's strange life story, the fact that he was killed before he could be fully interrogated, the number of powerful enemies that JFK had, the fact that the CIA and FBI weren't totally forthcoming with the Warren Commission, the fact that members of the Warren Commission were deeply aware that if they found a Cuba or KGB connection they might start WW3, etc., it all points to a conspiracy.

The problem is, there just isn't any evidence to support it. The forensic evidence that it was Oswald and Oswald alone who shot JFK is overwhelming. The supposed evidence linking Oswald to various covert groups is very weak. It may be the case that the single isolated gunman story doesn't ring true to you or to many others, but that is the theory best supported by the evidence, by a long shot. If you look at any event in extreme detail, there are going to be some odd occurrences -- people remember things different ways, some people have things they want to hide, etc.