Thomas Graves

I used to know a CIA officer in La Jolla who had been John Paul Vann's right hand man in IV Corps and who allegedly had a lot of blood on his hands from his participating in / running of Op Phoenix in the delta area. Lt. Col. Verner R. Carlson (R.I.P.) Interestingly, after he "retired" he taught military history at the University of Arizona in Morales' and Bonnano's neck of the woods.

Cliff, I did a scan of that article and didn't see El Indio mentioned in it. -- Tommy Regarding the lack of factuality in Valentine's writings, did you see the old post by Stephen Roy (R.I.P.) I more-or-less bumped on the Did Jack Ruby Own The Silver Slipper In Eunice, LA? thread earlier today?

David Sanchez Morales was involved in the drug trade? Where? In Germany? -- Tommy According to loose-with-the-facts Doug Valentine?

You don't think Morales was monitoring / mentoring Oswald in New Orleans on 8/09/63? -- Tommy

Cliff, Please don't confuse Jim with the facts. I mean I mean I mean I mean ........ -- Tommy

Hmmm. Understatement of the day: "I think you might be on to something, Chris." -- Tommy

Double tap! Arch enemies Trejo and DiEugenio in one fell swoop! Hoo-ray! -- Tommy

Chris, I took a quick look and the 6's and 9's definitely do look different from the those of the 1948 one you posted. The "B" in Bureau looks different (thinner; less robust), too. Do we know what year Rutie's was made? 1948 by any chance? -- Tommy

Dang, whydja have to tell me? So much for our controlled experiment. But at least you've reminded me of that Hendrix song. So ... I don't mind. -- Tommy

Yes? And ....? Would you for me to look at the letter in great detail and try to determine whether or not this particular copy could have been typed on Ruthie's Smith-Corona? OK. When I have time. -- Tommy Nice detective-like thinking and perseverance, btw.

NEXT TRIVIA QUESTION: What was the ostensible reason for FBI special agent John Fain's (there I go again with that Gerund Takes The Possessive thingy) interviewing Marguerite Oswald on April 28, 1960? -- Tommy

HOW DO YOU MEAN THAT? -- Tommy

CAN'T YOU LIGHTEN UP? This is supposed to be fun and light-hearted. -- Tommy

All you wanna talk about is grammar? -- Tommy

OK, Michael just provided me with a link to what you're talking about (I guess). What would you like to know as regards my opinion of it? -- Tommy

Thanks, Michael -- Thomas

Lighten up, Dave. BTW, dictionary.com says either broadcast or broadcasted is acceptable as the simple past and past participle. LOL -- Tommy

Chris, I can't access that MFF link for some reason, which is my "bad," not yours, I'm sure. I've had problems accessing MFF for some time now, probably having something to do with my operating system - software configuration, the fact that Cozy Bear, Fancy Bear and Guccifer 2.0 don't want me to do any more damage to them, or the remote possibility that I haven't paid my MFF dues in a coon's age. I remember your telling me a long time ago that one of the copies was in some University Library or some such thing, though. Does that have any bearing on the question you're asking me? -- Tommy

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth339400/m1/1/

Hint: It involved a convenience store she was working at at the time.

Chris, I expect Trejo to say that Ruthie was in either the kitchen or the living room and, without actually going into the living room or the kitchen whichever the case may be, kinda reached her arm or head around the corner and snatched or put or spied that typed or handwritten letter on the kitchen table or the desk thingy from where she was at the moment. -- Tommy

Dear Kirk, Thank you for finally admitting that you were wrong the time you said "me losing" was correct. I mean I mean I mean .... You did say that at one point, didn't you? Or didn't you? I mean .... before or after or before or after you ..... edited it? LOL -- Tommy

MY NEXT JFK ASSASSINATION TANGENTIALLY-RELATED TRIVIA QUESTION FOR Y'ALL: Why was Marina Oswald Porter investigated by the Dallas Police Department in 1974? -- Tommy

Too obfuscating, Kirk. Nice try, though! Something tells me you still don't "get it". Here, maybe this will help: http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/022205posscasegerunds.htm

edited and bumped PS Maybe this will help you to understand. http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/022205posscasegerunds.htm