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Hi everyone, in the photos section of Henry Hurts “Reasonable Doubt” there is a photo of Oswald with a man he apparently described to Marina as “Alfred from Cuba”. The photo was found amongst his effects. Hurt places is to the right of a photo of Jean Soutre claiming they bear a resemblance. I have never seen this photo before and I know a lot of doubt has been cast on the Soutre/Mertz Corsican connection since the book was written but has anyone like @Larry Hancock @Bill Simpich @James DiEugenio identified the man in the course of their biographical on Oswald and his associations? I have attached scan from the book below.

I’ve come across quite a few articles and books quoting the Mock Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald done in 1992 for the American Bar Association. I know Posner used failure Analysis Associates work as a basis for some of his claims and I see it brought up quite a bit in regards to reconstructions. Im looking to get transcripts or clips from some of the expert witnesses, specifically the likes of Dr Martin Fackler to check some claims. Does anyone know if any of these are available online? I’ve been able to find a few clips on YouTube (but they’re mostly highlight reels), and text of the closing arguments from places like the Weisberg archive. Any links to these or additional info on the background of the trial and the individuals involved is greatly appreciated.

The expedite check on George de Mohrenschildt was initiated by Gale Allen, a case officer in the Domestic Operations Division of the CIA. This request was made on April 29, 1963, and was relayed through Anna Panor. The context and exact reasons for this expedite check remain unknown. This request coincided with de Mohrenschildt's trip through Washington, D.C., New York, and Philadelphia in the spring of 1963. The interest from Gale Allen in de Mohrenschildt during this period is noted as significant, especially considering that there is no detailed information about what the de Mohrenschildts were doing or whom they were in contact with during this trip. One known associate of Gale Allen was Thomas J. Devine, a former CIA staff employee. Devine later became an oil-wildcatting associate of George Bush, and their joint activities led to the establishment of Zapata Oil in 1953. After selling Zapata Oil, Bush entered politics while Devine joined the investment firm of Train, Cabot and Associates in New York. This relationship between Devine and Bush continued through the late 1960s, including the period when Bush served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Gale Allen was aware of the project WUBRINY/LPDICTUM, which involved proprietary commercial operations in Europe and was connected to Devine and Bush. This project and its associations were known to Allen through his role at the CIA However, further detailed information about other known associates of Gale Allen, specifically in the context of his work with the CIA, is not readily available in open sources. The nature of intelligence work, especially during the era in which Allen was active, often involved maintaining secrecy about personal and professional associations. Consequently, comprehensive public records of his associations might not be fully documented or accessible.

My thanks to Jim DiEugenio for such a wide-ranging and informative 2 hours & 40 minute interview. We covered the JFK60 anniversary, the Cyril Wecht conference, the Dallas gathering this year, medical evidence, the autopsy, Roger Stone’s LBJ-Did-It Book, Richard Nixon’s role in the conspiracy, and much more. Jim’s been a pretty regular guest on Maverick News, and it’s always a pleasure. This latest show was our best interview yet. Enjoy, friends…

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A few months ago the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin received a treasure trove of materials: the private collections of both the late Richard Goodwin and his wife Doris Kearns Goodwin. Doris did a forum at the LBJ Library in September to talk about what’s in the boxes, with Don Carleton, Director of the Briscoe Center for American History at UT Austin. The collection should be open to researchers around the first of the year. Digitization process is ongoing as we speak. I’m from Austin, have done a lot of work w/ the Briscoe Center and LBJ Library over the decades. They are one of the best archives in the nation. Can’t wait to dive into this collection! 🗄🗃📄

This excellent longform podcast is all about dat Bush! It takes you on quite an interesting 2-hour journey… thought the hosts did a pretty solid job of it!

It only took 2 hours for Gerald Posner to review ALL those new JFK Assassination documents today. (speed reader extraordinaire!) He was quick to assure the public on Dan Abrahms News Nation prime time evening show that there’s “nothing to see here.” Welp, I guess that seals it. No need to actually read all those thousands of files, then. Gerry just saved us all a crap ton of work! 😝

President Putin unveiled a new statue of Fidel Castro in Moscow on Nov. 22. Interesting timing… Video of Castro statue unveiling Putin praised the Communist Cuban leader in his remarks: Putin full speech 11/22/22

My father was a very stoic, alpha guy, born in 1946, at the start of the boomer generation, perhaps a celebration at the end of the war. I never saw him cry until he was old and grey at his first cousin’s funeral. There was an exception in his youth, that was as a 17 year old when he heard the news that JFK had been shot dead in Dallas. He said; lots of people wept, almost inexplicably for a man they never knew, on the other side of the world. It was a spontaneous reaction from deep within. We have these tribal inclinations from the depths of antiquity in our evolutionary past, that are hard wired. The west and free world had just endured the death of their spiritual leader. A man with many of the qualities that men and women desired in different ways. A leader who had to face a tremendous spectre at the most dangerous time in history. It was JFK who said “we shall bear any burden” and he was a man who held the weight of the world and human destiny on his shoulders. When you lose a leader like that, it was bound to destabilise people. In some ways it was the death of their hope and optimism, and the renewed fear that we would return to the despair and trauma of the world wars. People use the word seminal too frequently these days, but, that moment left an indelible mark on human history, with all of the ingredients of a greek tragedy. I discovered JFK through the words of my father but, only really began to understand John F Kennedy and his significance in my mid 30’s. I stumbled across one of his speeches and experienced the charisma, the charm, the wit, the class of what a true leader should be. It was very apparent how bankrupt we’d been since in these departments on the leadership front. I say we; because despite being a Brit with Irish and Scotch ancestry, America has led the world in my time, it set the example, it was the harbinger of progress in my lifetime, as well as my fathers, and everybody in the culture lost something when JFK died. The skeptics will ask what JFK did? They’ll downplay his significance, standing on his memory. What I would say to them is; you had a room full of generals wanting to nuke the USSR (and China) in a first strike policy, creating untold destruction, on an unimaginable scale. It could have ended the world. My mother and father were well within the Soviet strike capability. Would Britain be a radioactive wasteland now? President Kennedy, his brother Robert and McNamara were the only ones against this first strike policy in that tense room. This act of aggression would have likely killed at least 140 million Americans, which to the maniacal generals was acceptable collateral damage. He recognised mediation was necessary between the US hardliners and the Soviet Union. He made concessions, recognising that the enemy needed to feel they had gained something by also stepping back. President Kennedy paid in blood for his conviction to peace, detentes and rapprochement's. He said “we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our children's futures.” He didn’t want his kids or anyone else’s being exposed to radioactive rain and cancers. He pushed for the nuclear test ban treaty, at a time when western and eastern nations were hell bent on producing ever more powerful nuclear weapons. Did you know the 1954 Castle Bravo nuclear test could have killed everyone on earth, and the military decided that as the risk was small, to proceed with it?! Christ, the world JFK inherited from Eisenhower was one hell bent on its own destruction. Governments and people were still gripped by a fear psychosis from world war two. We should be grateful that JFK took us back toward some of the ideas of FDR, who was also not a proponent of a neo-colonialism. For those who critique JFK, we surely all recognise he was human, a man who made mistakes, like every one of us and every man in history. But, in a world where we knit pick at every tiny detail, what is the bigger picture we should see with JFK? My conclusion is that the world was better off with him than without him. Has America or the world had a better leader since? JFK was very bright, he was reasonable, he had a class, a quality, that hasn’t been emulated since. He also listened hard. The reason so many gravitated to him worldwide is that he represented something better. His new frontier represented hope, optimism, just a chance at something better. Who wouldn't want that after the despair of the middle of the twentieth century? Who wouldn’t have wanted a better future for their children? We never saw John F. Kennedy grow old, his flaws were never really exposed in his lifetime. Because of that he is frozen in time, still somewhere near his youth. We hold any of his perfection dear and perhaps hold others to that standard. For those who say that we didn’t have time to see him fail miserably, I would say that we also didn’t have time to see him be all that he could. Had he lived 5 more years or twenty more years, perhaps the world we live in now would be profoundly better? His life was an unfinished work. what we are left with is his legacy. A legacy that the supporters of his assassination have done their best to rewrite, and diminish the importance of. I would say in the worlds of Tennyson (used in the Oliver Stone film, JFK); “do not forget your dying king.” Lest we forget, your king didn’t have to work. He could have made the easy choice and lived off his father’s wealth, Joe Snr was the 14th richest man in America. He could have also made the safe and easy choice not to betray his social class. He could have acquiesced, gone with the grain on so many occasions. Instead he took the more unpopular, difficult path, “not because it was easy, because it was hard”, which proved more injurious to himself and family. It takes tremendous courage to take the course that JFK did. He trusted his instincts and chose to have the brightest people around him that he could. What an attractive thing it was to see a leader with courage and conviction. JFK lived every moment, he had to, as a guy who had his last rights read four times before Dallas. His Addisons, Colitis, lifelong sickness made him make the most of every single minute. I am certain he didn’t want to die but, viewing his reading list tells me that he knew their was no value in an ignominious death at the hands of an illness that had caused him so much suffering. He battled and fought his entire life. He projected vim and vigour, whilst quietly suffering, in and out of hospital. He didn’t want to be pitied or looked upon as weak. Most of us have no idea what its like to have the sword of Damocles hanging over our heads, in our prime, that our life and all that we love could be gone any day. JFK chose to live every moment, and “face any foe”. He knew who most of his enemies were. As Marcus Aurelius once said; one can only smile in the face of death. He didn’t cower from his, not in the Pacific in WW2 or in Dallas. A cynic can say that he never should have gone to Dallas. What kind of a leader hides in his own country? What kind of a country do you live in if the most important man can’t travel safely? JFK was taken, tragically, mercilessly, in the most heinous way. But, JFK never took a step back from challenges, he tried somewhat in vain. In my opinion we should celebrate courage, bravery, and conviction to ideals. These were the ways of the ancient Greeks and Roman’s that JFK read about. Perhaps we are lucky that this public execution happened in some small or big way? Yes, democracy, the free world, hope and optimism lost, and those are huge things. Would we care so much about JFK and his death now should he have been taken by fever or a plane crash? His death was an example to anyone else that thought about idealism or betraying their class. It also gave JFK a degree of immortality, it marked a turning point in history, one that can never truly be forgotten, and one that is taken into our hearts. The JFKA has forced us to educate ourselves and reeducate ourselves, we should all be grateful. There is tremendous value in martyrdom. As long as you recognise that’s what he was, and not some poor victim of a disenfranchised pro-communist nut. Those of us with a hint of intelligence understand that a conspiracy killed JFK. With all of that said and considered, there is one thing that you should all think about, if nothing else above appeals. Before JFK, MLK Jr and others, black people and people of colour in America walked the land not free. They were oppressed by a system, living in fear and hate, no opportunity to have confidence or the most basic fundamentals in life. JFK just being alive, meant those people who suffered so much, could hold their heads just a little bit higher. Their spirits were lifted. You should be glad he existed for the briefest of moments. JFK was a part of setting a new trajectory. He made things just that little bit better. The world is bereft of these characters, today. America is a nation of immigrants, JFK’s family were some of them too. Perhaps that is where his empathy came from. American exceptionalism is a strange term. It’s perhaps commonly accepted opinion that it was a myth, it never really existed to some. In my opinion, even though America has a short history, there have certainly been exceptional Americans. Was JFK one? He wrote “Profiles in courage” as a young man. It was clear he knew where the bar or threshold was set in terms of heroism or standards. Perhaps JFK was an exceptional American, some of his ideals and thoughts surely were. He inspires me, he is one of my heroes. We need these archetypes in our lives, people that inspire us and make us want to do better. RIP President John F. Kennedy.

Ran across this excellent piece published today by an anonymous blogger who goes by the pseudonym “Marina Oswald.” An excerpt: “Some of the earliest reports from Moscow stressed the fierce struggles Kennedy faced from staunch right-wingers within the U.S. government in the wake of this “terrorist act”, noting “Kennedy’s steps in the direction of clearing the international situation met with sharp opposition from the American madmen.”¹⁵ Yakov Victorov, foreign observer for Pravda, issued a strong defense of President Kennedy’s international record, and drew parallels to President Franklin Roosevelt when it came to his cooperation with the Soviets, calling the wartime leader “one of the great men to occupy the White House,” but intoning that the men who followed Roosevelt strayed from his path. While noting that Kennedy’s record was inconsistent, he was ultimately a rational thinker when it came to the matter of war and peace. Victorov went further, stating “Both Roosevelt and Kennedy shared an understanding of the new factors in the history of mankind” and predicted that future historians would “undoubtedly trace the line from Franklin Roosevelt to John Kennedy.” Victorov went deeper, cutting to the heart of the matter with the simple question: “Who profited from the assassination of Kennedy?” Speaking of wild men and the champions of the cold war, Victorov stated that the dark forces behind the murder felt there was no other way to crush Kennedy’s progress towards international relaxation but through bloodshed. Ending on a note of optimism, Victorov hoped that while the reactionaries were mobilizing to cover up the terroristic act, “we are certain justice will triumph and the assassins will be found.”¹⁶ But the most clear-eyed analysis from Soviet media came with regard to the political ideology behind the violent change in American government, drawing direct parallels to the Third Reich. Two days after the shots rang out, Moscow television commenter Valentin Zorin observed that a large organization had carried out the monstrous act, and that fascists are trying to “revive the ghost” of the Reichstag fire. Like the Nazis did, this commentator pointed out that American fascists were blaming communists for the murder of President Kennedy, which is absurd, since “no one but the enemies of peace and an easing of international tension” would profit from his violent end.” FULL ARTICLE: The Ultra-Reactionaries: Global Analysis of the Dallas Coup

That sweet moment when “Oswald acted alone” author Gerald Posner (“Case Closed”) xxxxs around & finds out in his own Twitter poll. 😆 The comments section is pretty fun reading: Gerald Posner: JFK Poll

Some kind soul just uploaded 4.5 hours of CNN’s live coverage of the JFK 50 remembrance in Dallas — and around the world. A nice find!

When I lived in Austin back in the 80’s & 90’s there was an excellent cable access TV show called “Alternative Views.” The hosts were very interested in the JFK Assassination and frequently had some big name guests on to discuss the case. On the 25th anniversary in 1988, they had J. Gary Shaw on for a 2 hour interview. Unfortunately if you didn’t live in Austin back then, you probably never got to see this. Thanks to a YouTube channel called The Memory Hole, this rare program has been digitally restored and premiered tonight. Watch here: The Memory Hole channel is airing a lot of rare old Kennedy stuff on this anniversary week. Check out their recent uploads for more goodies!

You can skip 35 min but he admitted Oswald was intelligence at the 1hr 7min mark G. Robert Blakey is the nation's foremost authority on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO), has served on the Notre Dame Law School faculty for more than 30 years. He teaches in the areas of criminal law and procedure, federal criminal law and procedure, terrorism, and jurisprudence. Blakey was Chief Counsel and Staff Director to the U.S. House Select Committee on Assassinations from 1977 to 1979, which investigated the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. under the direction of Louis Stokes. Blakey also helped Stokes draft the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. He and Richard Billings, the editor of the final report of the Committee, would later write two books about the assassination. Out Of The Blank #1264 - G. Robert Blakey

This was just uploaded to YouTube today, perhaps for the first time. (I’ve been looking for the HSCA hearings in their entirety online for a while, so this is a real treat to see at last, digitally cleaned up from the old analog tape source.) It’s a 50 minute excerpt from the hearings about the famous DPD motorcycle cop Dictabelt recording which caused the Committee to reverse its initial conclusion that Oswald acted alone. The Memory Hole is a really great resource for lots of vintage news and goodies you won’t find anywhere else. If you browse their YouTube channel, there are even more HSCA videos recently uploaded, and more to come this month.

62 years ago today, two days before the election, the campaign managers for the Kennedy and Nixon campaigns faced off on “Meet the Press.” NBC News just uploaded the full episode, digitally restored. Never looked so good! NBC Meet the Press RFK Interview 1960 Election

Here’s our recent Maverick News Channel marathon 3.5 hour longform interview with JFK researcher and author Jim DiEugenio on the 60th Anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, as well as his latest collaboration with Oliver Stone on “JFK Revisited,” the newly-filed National Archives lawsuit over the JFK Records Act, and much more. Enjoy! James DiEugenio interview

Kennedy nerd since childhood; studying the JFK assassination since 1984. Historian, independent journalist (spent 35 years in the mainstream media but I think I’m fully recovered now. 🤕). Currently an occasional co-host of Maverick News from 6-9 p.m. Eastern nightly. Here’s our recent 3.5 hour long form interview with JFK researcher and author Jim DiEugenio on the 60th Anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, as well as his latest collaboration with Oliver Stone on “JFK Revisited,” the newly-filed National Archives lawsuit over the JFK Records Act, and much more. James DiEugenio interview Been reading this forum for almost 20 years, finally took the proverbial plunge and became a member! It’s an honor to be here with so many Kennedy scholars and I look forward to learning more from you all.

John Potash is the author and producer of the book and film, Drugs as Weapons Against Us: The CIA’s War on Musicians and Activists. He previously wrote and produced The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders book and film. He has been featured in television appearances on C-Span’s American History TV, The Reelz Channel, Hollywood DC on RT, and in the A&E’s Who Killed Tupac?, as well as The Real News Network, where he discussed the politics of Tupac's life and assassination. John's new book Shots: Eugenics To Pandemics traces the genocidal, anti-ethnic eugenics movement which resulted in the sterilization and elimination of millions. It exposes how the wealthiest families financed the evolution of eugenics into poopoo Germany, and pushed America into perpetual wars. Out Of The Blank #1202 - John Potash https://youtu.be/LdxlJvmibCA

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Bart Kamp is an author and researcher at Dealey Plaza UK and has provided critical research into the assassination of JFK. His work and sources come from looking through the archives of Malcom Blunt who is known in the assassination research community for his encyclopedic knowledge of the JFK records held at the National Archives II in College Park, MD. New evidence from these files leads to Prayer Man a figure on the steps of the T.S.B.D. that is rumored to be Oswald. This is one of the most important questions in the JFK case because it means Oswald couldn't have taken the shot on the sixth floor proving him innocent. Out Of The Blank #1178 - Bart Kamp

David Denton from Olney Central College teaches a course on the Political Assassinations of the 1960s. As one of the founders of the JFK Historical Group, he has spent decades researching the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In recent years, he has focused on the JFK document releases, he has interviewed several people associated with the case and has researched hundreds of documents related to both Kennedy and Oswald. The objective of the JFK Historical Group is to change the historical reality associated with the political assassinations of the 1960s by bringing to light new information uncovered by researchers, journalists and historians. Out Of The Blank #1168 - David Denton