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Hi Scott,
Do you know anything about a substantial amount of money that was attempted to be paid to Rothman in 1952? It was in the form of a check but was stopped by Dana Smith; an attorney and trustee for Sen. Nixon's expense fund at the time.
James
James
you may check this out
http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/havana/Lansky2.htm
George
ps.: btw do you have any news on Cesar Morales Mesa?
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Can somebody give me the corect spelling for this man, thanks......
On the Mary Ferrell site, LHO had a job application with 3 references and george looks to be the third...
http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/...7&relPageId=116
Wade’s post made me look at the name again and just as a side information De Mohrenschildt wasn’t always De Mohrenschildt.
George De Mohrenschildt ancestors lived in Sweden and the original family name was Möhrenskuld. Later, after the family had moved to Russia, generation before George was born, the name was changed to von Mohrenschildt. There are indications that his name actually was Sergei (a typical Russian name) von Mohrenschild when he and his family lived in Petersburg Russia, later in 1917 the family fled from the Soviets to Minsk that was then ruled by the Germans. But soon the Russians took over Minsk and after his brother Dimitri was released from prison in late 1919 the family finally managed to escape to Poland in 1921 where the name Sergei was changed to Jerzy (a typical polish name). When George De Mohrenschild arrived in the United States 1938, he was carrying a Polish passport identifying him as Jerzy Sergius von Mohrenschildt born in Mozyr Russia in 1911.
His brother Dimitri never seemed to find enough reason to change his Russian name into
an English one.
WC testimony from George DeMohrenschildt
Mr. Jenner.
Tell us about that, will you?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT.
Well, the family is of Swedish origin. The name is spelled M-o-h-r-e-n-s-k-u-l-d.
Mr. Jenner.
Yes; I saw last night in looking over these materials the spelling S-k-o-l-d-t, is that correct?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT.
That is right, it is spelled this way. That is a Swedish way of spelling. And the letter "o" with two dots over it is a typical Swedish letter which cannot be translated or written down in any language. So in probably moving to Russia, or to the Baltic States, you see, which was an intermediary area between Russia and Sweden, they probably changed it to S-c-h-i- l-d-t. And it can also be written in Russian, at the same time.
This of course is not quite correct because the letter – ö – is a common letter in the German language.
George
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Gary, what does MMORDIS mean?
Thanks!
Tim
MMORDIS stands for Mouldering Mass Of Rotten Dribbling Infectious xxxx
Greez
George
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Frank Wisner's son has joined the Forum. He has pointed out that the photograph below that appears in C. David Heymann's book, The Georgetown Ladies Social Club, is not of his father. Does anyone know who he is?
Photos of Frank Wisner below, not sure if its the same guy as in John's post? Second Picture he's the guy in the middle.
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The reason I brought this up is only to get some more information on Emilio Núñez Portuondo. (George Bollschweiler)
Hi George,
I can tell you that in 1956, as the Cuban delegate, Portuondo tried vigorously to introduce a resolution to expel the Soviet Union from the U.N. This was over the situation in Hungary.
In 1958, he was a part of a 22 member Peace Cabinet under Batista. This cabinet was tasked with restoring order and conducting elections. He led a walk-out saying that Batista's opponents (Castro) were only interested in violence and this was going to ruin the country.
In 1960, he pushed for direct action against Cuba claiming Castro was indeed Communist. He wrote about this in a periodical he edited in Washington titled, 'Latin American Events'. He believed that under U.N. law, the United States had the right to oust Castro by any means possible.
FWIW.
BTW, in that photo you posted, is that Jorge Mas Canosa third from the left?
James
James
You are correct, the persons in that picture are (from left to right)
Ricardo Núñez Portuondo; Emilio Milian; Jorge Mas Canosa, Senator Paula Hawkins; Henry Kissinger; Pedro A.Lopez jr. and Mister Hawkins.
As for Robert-Charles it seems that my post gave the impression that I support or believe in the Castro or Cuban involvement. Maybe I wasn't clear enough or it's due to my lack of the English language. Anyway, the subject I'm interested in is Cesar Morales Mesa who was mentioned in Huismann documentary as the guy who gave Oswald the money in Mexico. That was the only information I found interesting in the whole story because I thought that a black Cuban with reddish hair as Morales Mesa was described must have been recognised by others.
One source I did find about Morales Mesa is ajweberman (Nod 23) but in order to find more references I came across the name of Portuondo.
RAOUL: A CUBAN EXILE
James Earl Ray described "Raoul" as a 35-year-old blonde or red-haired Latin, 5'8", 140 pounds. He told author William Bradford Huie that "Raoul" was "a Cuban exile." James Earl Ray wrote: "In the spring of 1968 I James Earl Ray was working with agents of the Federal Government, including Raoul. They told me I was helping them to supply arms and guns to the Cuban refugees there to overthrow Castro and the communest I cuba. The reason why I'd made trips to Mexico was in regard to helping the agents of the federal government to supply arms to cuban refugees there to overthrow Castro. The Federal Agents led me to believe that I was working in Memphis in April 1968 for the same purpose. I knew I was working with Federal Agents the way they had me passed across the Mexican and Canadian borders is only one thing that proves they were federal agents. At a later time, if necessary, I will give more extensive proof about the federal agents with whom I was involved. It is a known fact that Agents of federal government and, the Mexican Police knew about my trips to Mexico and protected me there. I knew nothing about King being in Memphis until after King had been killed. I could not argue with the federal agents I worked for becous they would have put me back in the Missouri State Prison at Jefferson City if I failed to take orders from them. I know that the federal agents merly used me as the fall guy when they killed King. I now realize that they had no interest in overthrowing Castro and their whole purpose was to use me to cover up their own crime. Two federal agencies are guilty and I am fully innocent." [FBI 44-38961-5811 Sec. 81]
JULY 18, 1967 TO AUGUST 24, 1967
James Earl Ray had at eight meetings with "Raoul" over the next three weeks. HEMMING told this researcher: "Ray was involved in a homicide with Raoul." The FBI found that Ray was in possession of "Qc351 Photocopies of 4-page hw letter dated at Montreal, Que., signed "Code letter 'G.'"
As we all know what GPH thinks of ajw he sure won't comment on this one.
George
ps. James do you have any news concerning 'El Pelirrojo'
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'I’m trying to find some information concerning the sources Huismann may have used to produce his documentary about Lee Harvey Oswald contacts in Mexico.'
Do yourself a big favor and dont bother. Ask yourself THE Question, George. If Cuba was behind the assassination or had any real connection to Oswald, a scenario the CIA and other bigwigs in the US gov't hierarchy were trying to develop from day one, do you really think we would just now be hearing about it. The argument that totally demolishes this 'theory' is the fact that just as in 1963, the intervening years since then up to today show the US gov't still despises Castro and Cuba, if there was an even remote connection you can be sure our govt would have made sure 'we were the first to know' eons ago. A fact that a certain member of the Forum choses to ignore and results in countless wasted posts and wheel spinning.
Thanks Robert, I do not bother and I do neither believe that Castro or Cuba were the driving force behind the assassination of JFK. I also said when the Huismann movie was discussed, that it was once more a story that was simply manufactured by putting together bits and pieces of information and hearsays. The reason I brought this up is only to get some more information on Emilio Núñez Portuondo. This name came up concerning sources and there fore I just dropped that name. But your are right there are so many names in the game already that it does not make much sense to dig up another.
George
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I’m trying to find some information concerning the sources Huismann may have used to produce his documentary about Lee Harvey Oswald contacts in Mexico. During my search I found a page where Ricardo Núñez Portuondo the son of former Cuban ambassador to the United Nations and one-time president of its Security Council Emilio Núñez Portuondo (1898-1978) states, that his father confirmed the story of Lee receiving order from Castro to assassinate President Kennedy.
http://www.amigospais-guaracabuya.org/oagrn013.php
Emilio Núñez Portuondo once told to his associate in Mexico Jose Antonio Cabarga, about Castro’s threat given to newsmen at a reception in the Brazilian Embassy in Havana in early September. This story was later published in the Miami News on November 24. Cabarga was arrested and beaten up by the Mexican police and accused to have told the story to El Universal, one of Mexico's leading newspapers, that published the story as a front page exclusive.
On the evening of November 17, 1963, Dr. Emilio Núñez Portuondo was a guest speaker at a Cuban rally held in Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida, in honor of Jose Ignacio Rivero now an exile in Miami, and the former owner and publisher of Diario La Marina in Havana, Cuba. The above rally was attended by approximately 6,000 to 8,000 Cubans. The above rally was covered by this Service in an effort to determine whether there would be any adverse reaction pursuant to the pending visit of the President on the following day. Bayfront Park was the place that is mentioned on the card that was sent to the Miami police.
http://cuban-exile.com/photo/jfk/threat0
During his speech, Dr. Portuondo bitterly attacked the United States, stating, among other comments, that the blood of the people who have been shot at the "wall" will remain forever as a black mark for this hemisphere and "that the cry of pain of all those who suffered in Cuba will be heard from the mountains of America to the Andes, and will be recorded in history as proof that once America was cowardly". It was observed that Pedro Luis Diaz-Lanz was seated among the guest speakers at the above rally. Diaz-Lanz was not observed in any areas the President visited on November 18, 1963.
Emilio Núñez Portuondo who knew Howard Hunt and WerBell informed on November 24, 1963 WerBell that Castro was responsible for the assassination of JFK.
When goggling for information concerning Emilio Núñez Portuondo or his son Ricardo there is not much information but some pages in Spanish. There is one picture of a Ricardo Núñez Portuondo with Henry Kissinger but I’m not sure if it really shows the right Ricardo. He is supposed to be the guy at the far right. I wonder if any member has some more information concerning Emilio or Ricardo.
George
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Duke wrote: Nov 24 2005, 03:06 AM
I will attempt, over the next few weeks, to find my Tippit autopsy information, and will post as much of it as I'm able. It does support the coup de grace description insofar as the head shot goes, though I cannot recall if it mentioned powder burns or anything of that sort (which wouldn't be absolutely necessary, I wouldn't think, if the shot were fired even from hip height).
Thomas Graves @ Nov 19 2005, 12:05 AM)... Given what we know about Tippit before 11/22/63, the context of the situation right before Tippit is killed (the president has just been assassinated, Tippit is looking frantically for someone, etc), would you agree with me that the fact that Tippit's gun was found OUT OF its holster, tends to suggest that whoever killed Tippit did so in self defense?
Actually, I just remembered something which totally destroys this theory, and just to show just how "openminded" I am, I will play the role of Devil's Advocate here: Didn't one of the witnesses testify that he/she had seen (the/one of the) killer(s) start walking away from the scene and then actually walk back to Tippit's body and administer a "coup de grace" pistol shot to Tippit's head? If so, this would argue against the killer(s) having shot Tippit out of self defense in the first place..... ???!
If you look at the scene and especially the way Tippit was killed it does not match any scenario of a person acting in self defence by shooting his way out. I’ve been reading a lot about modern profiling and it would be interesting if a professional profiler would analyse the killing of Tippit. I doubt very much that he would come to the same conclusion that the killing was the act of someone who was trying to avoid arrest. A shoot at almost point blank to Tippit’s temple would hardly fit a fugitive scenario.George
Duke and Thomas
I know I do repeat myself but this is exactly what I was thinking when I said that the scenario would not match the story of Lee shooting his way out. Of course I’m absolutely not in the position to make any comment whatsoever concerning a crime scene analysis but the fact that this sort of science practically didn’t exist in 1963 and since then made so much progress I’d not be surprised if it could produce some new points of view concerning the Tippit killing.
George
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Tom's comments aside, I believe that within the strong evidence there was more than one shooter in Dealey Plaza are some indications of who employed these shooters. On the one hand, we have the probability of a second shooter, probably in the Dal-Tex Building, where Jim Braden--a man with extensive connections to both the oil business and organized crime-- was arrested. On the other hand, we have the likely use of a silenced automatic weapon of small caliber; this would seem to indicate an AR-15/M-16, which at that time was not widely available. I believe its availability was limited to the Secret Service, Air Force, and Special Forces. If James Richards is correct about having a photo of Mitch Werbell holding an AR-15 in 1963, then we should include his circle as well.
If Werbell had the mob contacts some believe he had, one could probably tie him to Ruby and Braden relatively easy. If one is inclined to go the other route, through the Special Forces in Laos and the Opium Trade etc, one can end up in the same place, albeit with more government involvement. In either scenario, Trafficante and Lansky are implicated on some level.
Of course, this is not concrete, but it is a starting place. If somebody can figure out what Werbell was up to in 63, it might actually lead us someplace. Does Mr. Hemming have any ideas?
I absolutely agree with you Pat that the use of silenced weapons in coordination with normal rifles could be one of the reasons why most witnesses heard only 3 shots (many heard more) but the damage caused by bullets indicates that more bullets were fired. But it seems that this idea is rejected by most researchers and I wonder why? Hope James will post the mentioned photo of WerBell holding a silenced AR-15/M-16. BTW Ron has a page where WerBell shows some silenced weapons to Vietnamese army members.
Concerning a possible connection between WerBell and the Mafia I found an interesting
statement given by Mordechai Levy, Feb, 2005.
TP, PG and other Security members boasted to me of the weapons training they had
received at the "Cobra" paramilitary school run by LaRouche’s chief security consultant
Mitch WerBell. [WerBell, now deceased, was an associate of the late Cleveland, Ohio,
mafia boss John Nardi and claimed to be a former CIA contract employee.] TP boasted
that WerBell had taught them advanced "liquidation techniques." PG called these
techniques "wetworks," a euphemism for assassination methods. Another Security
member, RG, explained to me how they had learned to ambush someone by setting up a
three-man fire team and positioning members of the team in such a way as to minimize
the danger of their shooting each other by mistake. TP told me that if you have to take out
an enemy security team in a car, you should always shoot the agent handling the radio
first, rather than the driver, to minimize the chances of a call for backup. TP on at least
two occasions showed me his shotgun and 45 automatic handgun. When TP asked me to
go to the firing range with him, I claimed I had a prior engagement. When still photos of
members of the LaRouche security team dressed in camouflage uniforms and supposedly
engaged in paramilitary training were shown on national TV in the United States (this I
believe was in early 1984), members of Security told me they had leaked the photos in
order to send a message to their "enemies" that the organization was capable of serious violence.
George
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Who has been protected by the U.S. Secret Service longer than anyone else in history?
My (guess)
Herbert Hoover ?George
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John,
FWIW, I don't buy that the guy on the far left is Felix Rodriguez. The guy third from the right looks a lot like Felipe De Diego as well.
Has it ever been confirmed that this image is indeed circa 1963, or does the possibility exist that it is much later?
James
James,
concerning the origin of the picture I came across the following:
As we saw it, the photo was in a yellowed frame, the kind used by nightclub photographers to create instant keepsakes. Seal’s widow Debbie Seal kept it in her safe, where it was overlooked by a 7-man team from the State Department which arrived at her house in 1995 to comb through her records.
It bears the name of a nightclub in Mexico City, and is stamped January 22, 1963, which, if you’re counting, was exactly ten months to the day before the Kennedy assassination.
George
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On 11th December, 1959, Colonel J. C. King, chief of CIA's Western Hemisphere Division, sent a confidential memorandum to Allen W. Dulles, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. King argued that in Cuba there existed a "far-left dictatorship, which if allowed to remain will encourage similar actions against U.S. holdings in other Latin American countries."
As a result of this memorandum Dulles established Operation 40. It obtained this name because originally there were 40 agents involved in the operation. Later this was expanded to 70 agents. The group was presided over by Richard Nixon. Tracy Barnes became operating officer of what was also called the Cuban Task Force. The first meeting chaired by Barnes took place in his office on 18th January, 1960, and was attended by David Atlee Phillips, E. Howard Hunt, Jack Esterline, and Frank Bender.
On 4th March, 1960, La Coubre, a ship flying a Belgian flag, exploded in Havana Bay. It was loaded with arms and ammunition that had been sent to help defend Cuba's revolution from its enemies. The explosion killed 75 people and over 200 were injured. Fabian Escalante, an officer of the Department of State Security (G-2), later claimed that this was the first successful act carried out by Operation 40.
One member, Frank Sturgis, claimed: "this assassination group (Operation 40) would upon orders, naturally, assassinate either members of the military or the political parties of the foreign country that you were going to infiltrate, and if necessary some of your own members who were suspected of being foreign agents... We were concentrating strictly in Cuba at that particular time."
Over the next few years Operation 40 worked closely with several anti-Castro Cuban organizations including Alpha 66. CIA officials and freelance agents such as Porter Goss, E. Howard Hunt, David Morales, Bernard L. Barker, Frank Sturgis, Barry Seal, and William C. Bishop also joined the project. Cuban figures used by the Operation 40 included Antonio Veciana, Luis Posada, Orlando Bosch, Roland Masferrer, Eladio del Valle, Guillermo Novo, Carlos Bringuier, Eugenio Martinez, Antonio Cuesta, Hermino Diaz Garcia, Felix Ismael Rodriguez, Juan Manuel Salvat, Ricardo Morales Navarrete, Isidro Borjas, Virgilio Paz, Jose Dionisio Suarez, Felipe Rivero, Gaspar Jimenez Escobedo, Nazario Sargent, Pedro Luis Diaz Lanz, Rafael Quintero, Jose Basulto, and Paulino Sierra.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKoperation40.htm
The picture below is of interest. This photograph was taken in a nightclub in Mexico City on 22nd January, 1963. It is believed that the men in the photograph are all members of Operation 40. It has been suggested that closest to the camera on the left is Felix Rodriguez. Next to him is Porter Goss and Barry Seal. It has been claimed that Tosh Plumlee is attempting to hide his face with his coat. Others in the picture are Alberto 'Loco' Blanco (3rd right) and Jorgo Robreno (4th right).
I would be interested in the opinions of Gerry and Tosh on this photograph.
Tosh for sure could finally end the dispute (demopedia) between you and Daniel Hopsicker who claims in "Barry and the Boys" that the guy hiding his face is Frank Sturgis.
George
ps: somewhere I read that the first guy on the right is William Seymour (?)
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I talked to Gordon about it. He was the one who confirmed the program for me. But he did not watch it himself. He is not fluent in Spanish (nor am I). Speaking Spanish now should be a requirement for anyone living in South Florida.
Más importante sería, si el presidente Bush hablaría mechor el inglés.
Jorge
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'William Kelly' date='Jan 12 2006, 05:42 AM' post='51070']
Telephone Interview with Volkmar Schmidt. January, 1995. William E. Kelly
Interesting post William but what is or was your personal impression during or after the interview? As far as it is understand, Schmidt has/had no doubt that Oswald was capable of comitting such a crime after only two hours talking to him, quite a rushed judgement but at least he still sticks to his story.
Volkmar Schmidt came from Munich, Germany, to work full time for General Walker. How long
did he work, and where was he on November 23, 1963 when Walker made the call to the same city the CUSA imports came from?
(Mae Brussell)
His loality did not seem to have lasted very long?
In early February 1963, George De Mohrenschildt introduced Oswald to a
German friend named Volkmar Schmidt at a party. Schmidt and Oswald talked
for several hours. Schmidt was initially impressed with Oswald's
intelligence and grasp of international politics, but when the
conversation turned to Cuba -- and Oswald began violently denouncing US
policy towards Castro, Schmidt tried to change the subject. He decided to
try to mollify Oswald by "one-upping" him on his extremism, and brought
up the subject of Major General Edwin A. Walker. He suggested that
Walker's actions at the University of Mississippi had been responsible
for the rioting and bloodshed there. He compared the General to Hitler,
and said that Walker should be treated as a murderer at large.
BTW did you talk with him about his brother Larry?
George
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George it should be clear that my opinions about what happened differ in some cases significantly from the film. For one thing, as I noted in a previous post, any asssassination scenario is incomplete if it does not factor in the role of Jack Ruby, the only person we can be sure was part of the conspiracy.
Tim
I know the film has nothing to do with your take on -Castro did it – it only points to the Cubans but that’s about it.
The source of Escalante in Dallas is Martin Underwood and the presented letter or I’d better call it a note does not look very persuading and is no news.
Concerning the media reactions over here it looks as if many who jumped onto the propaganda train jump off already. I did read an interview today given by Huismann to a German newspaper and it was obvious to me that apart from his Mexico story his knowledge seems to be limited. Unfortunately most journalists do not ask the right questions and I think that Huismann will avoid those who might do.
George
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'Tim Gratz' date='Jan 10 2006, 05:38 AM'
It ought to be clear that as interested as we all are in any new information in the documentary, we will need to wait until it airs to be able to assess which information is new and the credibility of that information. Certainly we would appreciate any advance comments George or any others who have seen the film can provide.
Tim
I know you must sit on hot plates concerning Huismann film because it deals with the subject your most interested in but don’t expect too much. After re-watching the documentary again last night I got the impression that even the film does point to a Cuban involvement it is a kind of open question how much support Oswald actually got (if any) and how much the Cubans really relied on this operation. Remember
Oscar Marino says when asked why Oswald: ”We needed people, I mean to have someone in the States” or “ He hated his country and he was available” . Did the Cubans really have such problems to recruit people
to export their revolution?
To someone who has just general knowledge of the assassination the film suggests that Oswald was the driving force behind it and the Cubans just took advantage of his political ideology and used him. But there is not one single word of any direct or indirect assistance except the $ 6500 story that is not proven yet. So the Cubans knew about it and were just leaning back to see what will happen.
I’m sure the film will be ripped to pieces by most members of the research community.
George
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Hi Larry, hope to give you some answers below:
George, it would be really helpful if you could itemize the new sources and information
that are given in the documentary. Are there actually new Mexican wire taps or
tapes sampled in the documentary? Are there new Mexican intelligence files or only
Russian and Cuban? Does the video give any explanation why such files would have
been allowed to remain if they implicated Cuba and Fidel?
There are two incoming phone calls to the Cuban Embassy (around 15:00h on the 22th,63) that where recorded by the CIA.
A girl named Luisa talks to one of her friends about the assassination of Kennedy. Both are very exited as if the were given a birthday present. The caller says that even the President’s brother and his wife were injured.
Later that day (about 17:30h) a man calls the Embassy and the same girl, Luisa, seems to be a kind of receptionist, talks to him and he gives her the latest news about Oswald.
The second tape recording is a conversation between Senior Valdez from the Cuban Embassy in Mexico and El Presidente, who is concerned about Silvia Duran’s statement that she did witness
Oswald receiving 6500$. Valdez says no no, that they were investigating what personal and sexual relation Duran and Oswald had. When he was asked what way Duran was tortured, Valdez says that she was tied up and beaten. The interrogation was led by Gutiérrez Barrios.
Huismann claims that the Oswald file form the Mexicans contains over 4000 pages but he was only allowed to see about 30. Later a second access to the archive was denied.
The only new information I found interesting is about that Cuban intelligence officer who was described as a black guy with reddish hair who Marino identifies as César Morales Meza aka 'El Pelirrojo'. Again Escalante laughs when asked about this individual and says blacks have black hair and that he would never employ a person with such a conspicuous look.
On the individuals, do any of them admit actually meeting with Oswald and what
he said or they said specifically.....?
No. Huismann’s main source is Oscar Marino. Marino only talks to Huismann while cursing around in a car in Mexico (Mexico-City?). He says that Oswald was disenchanted and that he even brought up the idea to kill Kennedy but it is never clear if Marino did actually meet Lee or not. The only one who admits having met with Oswald is Helena Gerra de Paz, she is the woman who claims that Silvia Duran had contact to Lee outside the embassy.
Perhaps most importantly where are those sources living now, are they still
in Cuba, did they defect to the US, any information like that? Obviously if they
just waited to be contacted by a film maker it raises interesting questions.
Oscar Marino interview took place in Mexico, where he actually lives is not revealed. The second man he gets some information Antulio Ramirez seems to live in Mexico as well.
The meeting with the informant of the FSB is nicely set in the Austrian mountains. The person just reads from a sheet of paper that Huismann said its from the old KGB archive. This is the KGB cable to the Cuban intelligence where they give order to observe Oswald after his return to the States and that the KGB has to be kept informed.
Escalante says that while he was attending a conference in Moscow 1994 he spoke to the director of the KGB archives and was informed that some American scientists were working for the archive and this might have been an opportunity for the CIA to place such an information into the archive.
And finally, does the documentary give any detail on how the key witnesses
were located and why they decided to talk at this date? Not to mention
if the film included any verification of them e.g. that they were really Cuban
intelligence officers.
No, and that is the reason Huismann gets already criticised by various media.
...that's asking a lot but a little more data would really help this dialog..
Is there any sign that the film maker is going to make available any source
material such as complete interviews, documents, background on the sources?
Neither Russo or Summers seem to have commented on that point..
Not yet and I doubt that he ever will.
George
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The man Oswald contacted in the Cuban Embassy in Mexico was described as a dark man with reddish hair. According to Marino the man’s name was Cesar Morales Mesa. (George Bollschweiler)
Does anyone know if this is the same man as Cesar Moralles Meza, aka 'El Pelirrojo'?
James
James,
it is César Morales Meza aka 'El Pelirrojo' he was identified by Oscar Marino.
George
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Both, members of the WC and Carol Burnett were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom!
Anything else
?George
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I note that George seemed to find the film plausible.
After watching this documentary I was left with two different feelings. First I asked myself what his (Huismann’s) intension could have been to make this film, did he want to solve the crime or was he merely just adding another piece to the story. Those who always believed that Oswald was the killer will surely point gloatingly to this new documentary as once more a proof for LHO’s guilt. Huismann himself does not make any comment whatsoever he believes and the viewer is left alone to make his own conclusion and therefore he should get some credit.
Secondly I recognized that he does not try to fit his story into the main discrepancies most conspiracy theories have in common. Nothing about Lee before going to Russia except some CV details and of course nothing about the actual planning but having studied a couple of high buildings in Dallas. The shooting itself is only covered by showing the Zapruder film right at the beginning.
As a conclusion I’d say that Huismann film is trying to explain in depth one of the pieces of the JFK assassination puzzle, Oswald in Mexico. This he does pretty well but at the end you will find yourself left with more questions than answers.
George
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I just like to give you an overview about Huismann’s documentary that was showed last Friday. For the part it covered it was logical and made sense and brought up some interesting points.
Short summary “Rendezvous with death”.
According to a fax sent July 62 from the KGB to the Cuban intelligence, Marina Oswald was an agent for the Soviet Union and the Russians asked the Cuban intelligence to contact Oswald after his return to the States.
Fabian Escalante denies the existence of that cable. Escalante also denies to have ever been to Mexico, a country who he says always interested him because of its culture and history but unfortunately he never had the chance to go there.
Marino a former member of the Cuban intelligence names the person who first contacted Oswald in November 62, the man he says was Cubela. He also confirms that Escalante met with Oswald in Mexico.
Cubela, who lives in Spain now, confirms that he had been assigned by Robert Kennedy to assassinate Castro but went quite nervous when confronted that he was the one who contacted Oswald in the States.
The man Oswald contacted in the Cuban Embassy in Mexico was described as a dark man with reddish hair. According to Marino the man’s name was Cesar Morales Mesa.
Silva Duran, who worked at the Cuban Embassy said that she only saw Oswald once, when he came to apply for the visa to travel to Cuba, but Huismann found people who said that Oswald was at a party invited by Duran. After the assassination Duran got arrested and tortured by the Mexican police who say that Duran confirmed witnessing Oswald receiving 6500 $ from Cesar Morales.
After November 62, Oswald was working for the Cuban intelligence and he was trying to infiltrate Exile Cubans groups in the States. E.g. His fight with Beringuer in New Orleans was all part of the show. The Walker shooting was a kind of test to show and proof his capability to his handlers.
Alexander Haig said that LBJ was afraid that if any connection to Cuba would be discovered
the risk of war would raise dramatically and therefore the LN theory was the solution.
Sam Halpern who was in responsible fort he AM-LASH program in 63’ says at the end, it was quite simple both (Cuba and the US) had assassination plans but the Cubans just were better, they won we lost.
Marino said, when asked why they had chosen Oswald, "We knew he wasn't the best, but he was willing and he was available ". Oswald actually brought the idea up. There were no plans to rescue Oswald, actually he was left on his own and the promises that were made to him were just blown in the wind.
Below Cubela.
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This thread gives me the opportunity to thank John Simkin for his excellent job as forum leader and his tireless efforts to provide new inputs to the forum’s community as well as sharing his research with us.
I’m looking forward to a new and interesting year ahead and I’m sure that we will again get a little closer to the final solution of John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
I wish all members and their families good health, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
George
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Does anyone have a copy of the article, "I ran Drugs for Uncle Sam", by Neal Matthews, San Diego Reader, April 1990? If so would you care to post the " MILITARY MAP" that was printed with the article. I think anyone who thinks they know about these operations would find the names and places of interest that are recordered on this map.
There is a lot of talk and names being thrown around... Post the Map, if you have it, and the date the map went to the Senate of the United States. Take a look at those names and aircraft ID numbers.
Where are the researchers?.... You have missed the 'Meatball".
Tosh, here is a link to the article unfortunately the map itself is not very clear but I'm sure someone of the forum members can produce a better one.
George
www.phoenixarchives.com/express/1991/0591/13-06.pdf
(don't know why its not working here but if you copy and past into goggle it does)
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Herbert Hoover ?
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Miami Herald on the Assassination
in JFK Assassination Debate
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Hey Steve
I think this becomes or already is a problem Europe wide. Just for example; for the last several weeks our media was packed with articles concerning the CIA flight across Switzerland and the climate of public opinion demonstrated clearly that most people thought is was not right and violated our neutrality. Since yesterday we know nothing was wrong and we were told and assured by our Government that the USA has answered all the open question and has revealed all the necessary information that were needed to renew the allowance for their CIA flights to cross Swiss airspace until the end of this year.
The only thing the United States had to do was giving their promise they would never ever do it (sounded more like we’ll never do it again) and have not done so in the past. It must have been a slap in the face for our Dick Marty who leads the investigation. So much from a country that does not hesitate to point out its neutrality!
Therefore I absolutely agree with your statement.
Greez
George