Oswald acted alone
Started by AstroMart, 04/07/2018 10:51PM
Posted 05/25/2004 10:45PM
Opening Post
Posted 05/26/2004 01:39AM
#1
Sorry, but I can't get on board the conspiracy theory here. It was such a huge moment in our country's history, such a shock, and such a turning point, it is difficult for people to accept the idea that it wasn't planned by some powerful shadowy network. The more I learn about LHO though, the more I believe he did act alone. He was both fully inclined and capable of doing so. JFK was not his first attempted assassination either.
Posted 05/26/2004 02:10AM
#2
Joe, Would you mind elaborating a bit on what you found out about Oswald that leads you to your conclusion. DR
Darian R.
Posted 05/26/2004 03:11AM
#3
If you are truly interested in Oswald, I suggest the book "Case Closed" by Gerald Posner.
http://tinyurl.com/28kt8
About half the book is about LHO, the other half about the JFK assasination and alleged conspiracy.
http://tinyurl.com/28kt8
About half the book is about LHO, the other half about the JFK assasination and alleged conspiracy.
Posted 05/26/2004 03:20AM
| Edited 05/26/2004 03:20AM
#4
Darian, I was probably most influenced by watching the excellent program on Oswald shown by PBS Frontline. Here is a great link to that program for more information:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/oswald/cron/
I guess I would say 75% of me believes Oswald acted alone. It is true Kennedy had his enemies though, and some folks have made a compelling case for conspiracy.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/oswald/cron/
I guess I would say 75% of me believes Oswald acted alone. It is true Kennedy had his enemies though, and some folks have made a compelling case for conspiracy.
Posted 05/26/2004 05:10AM
#5
DR
Posted 05/26/2004 08:58AM
#6
Having read every book available pro and con concerning the JFK assassination, I think the movie JFK, by Oliver Stone, comes close to being what the actual scenario was in Dallas that fateful day. The eyewitness accounts of those close to the grassy knoll, and most importantly, the picture of the 3 "Hobo's", one of which I am most sure was Woody Harrelson's father, known to be a hired assassin and later put in prison for murdering a judge, plus the magic bullet theory put forth by the Warren Commission, all lead to the absolute certainty of a conspiracy. When LHO purported himself to be a "patsy", I think he was right on the money. He had been handled by others to be put in close proximity to the conspiracy and the shooters, such that they had a perfect "lone gunman" waiting to be killed by Jack Ruby, so as to silence his voice and help spin the governments' "lone gunman" theory. Eisenhour had previously warned of the influence and power of a military-industrial complex, and I think that same complex was JFK's downfall.
Posted 05/26/2004 11:44AM
#7
>>>>Eisenhour had previously warned of the influence and power of a military-industrial complex, and I think that same complex was JFK's downfall.<<<<
Whether the military-industrial complex was JFK's downfall or not will likely continue to be a mystery, but Eisenhour's warning is worth heeding today at least as much as it was when he issued it.
Whether the military-industrial complex was JFK's downfall or not will likely continue to be a mystery, but Eisenhour's warning is worth heeding today at least as much as it was when he issued it.
Posted 05/26/2004 01:29PM
| Edited 05/26/2004 04:22PM
#8
Oswald was involved in a conspiracy to assassinate JFK just as the groundwork was being laid to fake the moon landings, cover up Paul McCartney's death, and hide the evidence of a crashed flying saucer in Area 51 . I think the Easter Bunny was the wheel man for Oswald, too. I'm sorry if I sound sarcastic, but there is ample evidence for a solo attack on JFK and these conspiracy notions simply play on our fears. In turn, they make us easy prey for people who would sell us on books, films, and websites that reinforce those fears. The real conspiracy is entitled "Let's Make A Buck On The Rubes" and the perpetrators don't even need black helicopters to carry it out!
Walter
Walter
Walter Locke
"The Fearless Spectator"
There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.
Richard Feynman
US educator & physicist (1918 - 1988)
