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chuckstevens

(1,201 posts)
22. Operation Mongoose
Sun Nov 24, 2013, 12:31 PM
Nov 2013

The CIA/Mafia/Anti-Castro Cabal was powerless after the Cuban Missile ended with JFK declaring we would not invade Cuba and he shut down Operation Mongoose.

The Mob = RFK was prosecuting them even though they helped JFK win in 1960 and by 1963 it was clear that they were not going to get their "gold mine" Havana back.

The CIA - Felt betrayed by JFK for not providing US military support when the Bay of Pigs invasion floundered and by 1963, CIA Cold Warriors felt JFK was a wimp on communism, who was willing to work for Detente with the Soviets.

The Anti-Castro Cubans = 127 Cuban exiles were killed at the Bay of Pigs and 1,000's taken prisoner. They were knee deep in covert ops and would later turn up at the heart of the Watergate scandal.

Rogue elements of all three conspired to murder President John F. Kennedy.

Now forget all of what I just said. The idea that little Lee Harvey Oswald, on his own, was able to fire 3 shots with a bolt action rifle in 5.6 seconds at a moving target from the 6th Floor window of the Depository building, including the laughable "magic bullet theory" IS BULL SHIT!

There were at least 3 shooters period!

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Not news, not breaking. grantcart Nov 2013 #1
The Boston Globe and Google News disagree with you. avaistheone1 Nov 2013 #2
It is not a news story but is analysis of what someone thinks RFK's thoughts might have been grantcart Nov 2013 #4
What? avaistheone1 Nov 2013 #5
It's not really surprising that RFK suspected a conspiracy Major Nikon Nov 2013 #7
Yah, I guess RFK found no evidence. He was shot, instead. nt delrem Nov 2013 #10
He was out of office for almost 4 years when he was shot Major Nikon Nov 2013 #11
He was a US Senator when he was shot Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #13
As AG he was the top cop in the nation Major Nikon Nov 2013 #14
Kennedy was one step from winning the Presidency after the California vote that day. Coyotl Nov 2013 #18
I'm sure this is true Major Nikon Nov 2013 #19
The author penned his opinion RFK thought it was a conspiracy. HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #26
At least he called it a "shoddy piece of workmanship". jakeXT Nov 2013 #12
This is very interesting, thanks! ucrdem Nov 2013 #3
Good article. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #6
as I was reading the article, I was thinking Marcello... magical thyme Nov 2013 #15
I think you are correct to a certain degree INdemo Nov 2013 #21
N.B. Berlum Nov 2013 #8
Thanks, excellent article - eom dreamnightwind Nov 2013 #9
HEY, JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #16
Inside job. How else would the shooter know the top on the limo would be down??? It was set up. judesedit Nov 2013 #17
Big assumption on your part hack89 Nov 2013 #23
If there was no conspiracy, why does mob-connected Jack Ruby shoot Oswald? Coyotl Nov 2013 #20
Why I dont think Ruby was a planned operation: 7962 Nov 2013 #25
Operation Mongoose chuckstevens Nov 2013 #22
RFK: ''I asked him in a way that he couldn’t lie to me.'' Octafish Nov 2013 #24
San Diego Reader Interview with Jack Ruby's Rabbi Misskittycat Nov 2013 #27
We're locking this because it's analysis, not news. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2013 #28
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