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In reply to the discussion: Question for the experts at DU [View all]Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)4. Here's an interesting blog entry on the topic:
John Judge reveals some incredible information which brings back November 22 all over again and blows holes into the censored version of the murder attempt. As with JFK, the Secret Service took the lead in framing Reagan for the assassin, who was not John Hinckley, Jr. though certainly he was present at the scene of the crime.
The Secret Service (SS) started the day by telling the president that he did not need his protective vest in a move similar to its removal of Kennedys protective bubble in Dallas.
Reagans limousine did not stop at the Hilton Hotel entrance as it should have. Instead the driver pulled forward 40-50 feet, forcing Reagan to walk in the open. According to security protocol, the SS would form a diamond around the president, yet in this case, they formed a file to the right leaving Reagan and his party exposed.
The original story was that the assailant used a .38 caliber weapon, which accords well with the physical reactions of the victims. However, about 3-4 hours after the assault, the weapon became a .22 caliber a change most redolent of the alleged Oswald weapon. In this case, Judge notes that ABC film footage shows a DC cop swapping the .38 for a .22.
NBC correspondent Judy Woodruff reported that a shot had come from overhead where SS agents were located, further implicating the agency, or allied impersonators, in the murder scheme.
The presidential limousine driver was supposed to take Reagan to George Washington University Hospital since it was the closest, but instead made its way to Bethesda Naval Hospital (BNH) which was much farther away. After some time, the driver finally decided to go to GWUH where Reagan walked in on his own accord which explains his ability to make his famous quip, I forgot to duck.
The Secret Service (SS) started the day by telling the president that he did not need his protective vest in a move similar to its removal of Kennedys protective bubble in Dallas.
Reagans limousine did not stop at the Hilton Hotel entrance as it should have. Instead the driver pulled forward 40-50 feet, forcing Reagan to walk in the open. According to security protocol, the SS would form a diamond around the president, yet in this case, they formed a file to the right leaving Reagan and his party exposed.
The original story was that the assailant used a .38 caliber weapon, which accords well with the physical reactions of the victims. However, about 3-4 hours after the assault, the weapon became a .22 caliber a change most redolent of the alleged Oswald weapon. In this case, Judge notes that ABC film footage shows a DC cop swapping the .38 for a .22.
NBC correspondent Judy Woodruff reported that a shot had come from overhead where SS agents were located, further implicating the agency, or allied impersonators, in the murder scheme.
The presidential limousine driver was supposed to take Reagan to George Washington University Hospital since it was the closest, but instead made its way to Bethesda Naval Hospital (BNH) which was much farther away. After some time, the driver finally decided to go to GWUH where Reagan walked in on his own accord which explains his ability to make his famous quip, I forgot to duck.
http://theamericanchronicle.blogspot.com/2012/02/did-bush-assassinate-reagan.html
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Poppy Bush told FBI that's where he was and reported treasonous ''hearsay'' AFTER the fact.
Octafish
Aug 2014
#46
Bush ran against Reagan in primary as TPTB chosen one. Reagan was always in the way.
blm
Aug 2014
#18
That's interesting, I don't remember this factoid. Who did Reagan want for VP, I wonder?
2banon
Aug 2014
#48
There's been a lot written about it over the years. This is same incident that Alexander Haig
tritsofme
Aug 2014
#5
Conveniently out of town. Remember Sec State Haig, ''I'm in control here'' from the White House
Octafish
Aug 2014
#22
I need to ask one of those stupid questions: What does BFEE stand for. I know who it stands for
jwirr
Aug 2014
#37
I had the bush family figured out but did not know the ee. Thank you. Made me smile before I hit
jwirr
Aug 2014
#43
Is that another way of saying that you were not presented with these facts?
MrMickeysMom
Aug 2014
#40