Wow, so many questions from Syd and Winston that I don’t know where to begin. I almost feel like I should write a book, but there are so many out there that it would be futile.
In any event, I’ll do my best to write a brief synopsis of why I believe the way I do.
First and foremost Winston, I have never, ever, ever said LHO was solely responsible for JFK’s death. I have said that he was the only shooter that day, but to say that he didn’t conspire with anyone else prior to would be irresponsible and impossible to determine.
A word of caution on my sources. Yes, I use sources that the Warren Commission and other committees used. Do I believe in the Warren Commission? Not necessarily. They were politicians, not investigators. They were told to rush their investigation. There were hard-feelings between certain members. For these reasons and more, the Warren Commission caused just as many questions as answers. However, the evidence presented in their findings is important and anything other than them not trying to do their best is pure speculation which, if not careful, could turn any story into fantasyland.
Syd, you asked me a question earlier about Jack Ruby and why he wanted to take Oswald out. So, I’ll start there. Ruby was an owner of a few strip clubs. He was a publicity seeker and he often infused himself in the police department and city hall as it made him feel important. Ruby had been seen to cry after hearing of JFKs death. He was a show-off and it has been said that he like to talk and embellish stories. If memory serves me, shortly before the shooting, he was across the street getting stamps. He left his favorite dog in the car. He stated immediately after the shooting that he was sure that he was doing what everyone in the country, including Jackie, wanted. Even if he had mob connections as has been purported, he certainly wasn’t high level. If the mob, CIA, or anyone else wanted LHO dead, Jack Ruby would have been the last person they would have asked if they wanted to keep it a secret. These tidbits, and more, all point to Ruby shooting LHO on a whim with little advance thought.
The evidence for Lee Harvey Oswald is overwhelming. Could there have been two shooters (or more) in Dealey Plaza that day? Yes, there could have. Is it likely? No. First, let’s look at LHO’s actions and please keep in mind that I am being as brief as possible and using information provided from a variety of sources to include the Warren Commission, the HSCA, the FBI, and the Dallas Police Department among others. He bought a gun that ballistics have shown match bullets found. He had a bag of curtain rods (?) that he took to work that day as reported by a co-worker. Have you ever taken curtain rods wrapped up in a bag to work? I haven’t.
To my knowledge, no one actually saw LHO in the window well enough to have been able to point him out in a lineup so we should look at other evidence. The weapon found hand his fingerprints on it. He worked in the TSBD. Shortly after the shooting, the building manager noticed that everyone that worked there was present except for him. No fewer than 12 witnesses pointed to LHO shooting Officer Tippit. 5 of them who actually saw the murder picked him out of a lineup with no trouble. The weapon found on him matched the bullets used to a point where it could not have been any other weapon.
Although LHOs description was relatively sketchy, the DPD were on high alert. The President had just been shot in their city. If a man matches the general description is walking down a street a short distance the assassination, then Tippit did the right thing in stopping him for questions. The shoe store owner saw a man acting suspiciously in a window and gave that description to the Police. Finally, and extremely important to remember, Oswald was initially arrested for murdering a police officer, not the president, and the evidence he shot Tippit is overwhelming, but they were not initially linked together. Would a "patsy" have shot Tippit? My opinion is that generally the answer would be "no."
Finally, and I’ve stated this before, there were no people on the grass. If there was a shooter from the front, he would have had to have been behind the fence beyond question. If there was a shooter behind the fence, the angle towards the president would have been looking down as if you have ever been there yourself, you’ll notice that the knoll is a hill. So if the shot went through the top right front, then the bullet, unless it was magic, would have had to have ended up in Jackie or at best, the vehicle itself. This fact alone is virtually undisputable.
Winston, you asked that I show you a real test of the head wounds with matter coming out the back. Please view the following video, especially focusing on the 8:30 - end. Also, keep in mind that the vehicle was moving forward which is going to cause brain matter to appear to move backwards.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RX2phbWmgAOswald acted extremely suspiciously that day. He initially stated “this is it.” He was cocky towards the police department and the media. He told his wife that he shot at General Walker. He bought a rifle. He worked at the TSBD and was not immediately present for roll call.
There is simply no other conclusion that I can draw, without using speculation or theory, the concludes that anyone other than LHO fired 3 shots and was successful in hitting his target twice. I have tried to be brief while touching on the questions presented previously. If someone would like to debate a point I made, I will be happy to, but ONLY one point at a time. Yes I’m stereotyping, but conspiracy theorists like to throw out all sorts of points at one time, however, these types of rebuttals will go unanswered. One point at a time please.
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ProfWag on 30 Nov 2013, 09:11, edited 1 time in total.