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In reply to the discussion: A short history of lone nuts shooting US presidents. [View all]RC
(25,592 posts)28. I don't think you understand what a conspiracy is.
con·spir·a·cy (kn-spîr-s)
n. pl. con·spir·a·cies
1. An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
2. A group of conspirators.
3. Law An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
4. A joining or acting together, as if by sinister design: a conspiracy of wind and tide that devastated coastal areas.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/conspiracy
n. pl. con·spir·a·cies
1. An agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act.
2. A group of conspirators.
3. Law An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
4. A joining or acting together, as if by sinister design: a conspiracy of wind and tide that devastated coastal areas.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/conspiracy
Nothing about political groups, government involvement, party affiliation, what ever. All it takes is TWO people to conspire to do something illegal. Therefore, Lincoln's assassination was a conspiracy. 9/11 was a conspiracy. Who was all involved, is what is in question. And as for JFK, there are too many coincidences, loose ends and too many questions with answers that don't really fit well, to determine if Oswald actually did act alone. Why seal up the records for 75 years, if things happened as they were presented? Really why? That alone should raise a red flag to anyone remotely suspicious as to what parts of our government is up to.
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From my reading there were three professional assassination teams in Dallas the day Kennedy was
avaistheone1
Dec 2013
#39
A couple of times I've read that credible threats have been off the charts since 2008
Hekate
Dec 2013
#38
So they weren't lone nuts as your OP claimed? And you forgot about the attempt on FDR, not
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#19
You should learn to read more than headlines and perhaps you would not be so easily duped.
The Midway Rebel
Nov 2013
#26
Maybe if you posted facts? The OP has made a claim that has been debunked already.
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#20
so even when there are 2 assassins or the Booth conspiracy, they are ALL "lone nuts" ?
KurtNYC
Nov 2013
#24