Monday, November 22, 2004

Kennedy
Up until about a few years ago, I believed that John F. Kennedy was the victim of not just an assassins bullet, but a conspiracy of some kind.
For much of my youth, I read books, saw films, watched documentaries on the topic. It seemed impossible, back then, to believe that some nobody named Lee Harvey Oswald would kill Kennedy, since he did not appear (to me) to have a probable cause.
Then you had the magic bullet, the warehouse, the Oliver Stone theories. The wonderfully produced (but woefully inaccurate) film by Mr. Stone that would leave the viewer to believe a conspiracy was not only possible, but certain.
I even had a book that scandalously reported Lyndon Johnson to be part of the murder. The reporter in me finds an almost sadistic interest in conspiracies.
But now, it is different.
After watching an ABC special, reading several accounts and looking for facts, I believe the following:
John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald and he acted alone. Oswald was then assassinated by a man, Jack Ruby who was seeking attention. A conspiracy, while not impossible, is just not backed up. There may have been a small-time conspiracy, but no major government coverup.
LBJ had nothing to do with the murder. No man, no matter what the lust for power,(particularly one as keen as Johnson) would chance being associated with a presidential murder that would kill the honor and dignity of the presidency once and for all.
The shot from Oswald's rifle came from the warehouse.
This is what I believe.

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