Cliff Varnell

<quote> SL: The information back to Air Force 1 saying that Oswald was the lone murderer probably originated from whoever consulted Harriman. RO: Nah. McGeorge Bundy was running the WH situation room that sent the message. He had already rewritten NSM 263 to allow for escalation in Vietnam that Johnson signed one day after Kennedy was buried. Coming so soon after the murder with such a definitive statement of guilt means it was clearly planned beforehand by the killers. </q> Seems to me Roger was taking issue with an implication someone other than Bundy consulted Harriman. That’s how I took it. </quote on> RO: There was a faction that wanted Oswald linked to the Cubans and Soviets. But Johnson said no. </q> Johnson said no after he was informed by Harriman that Foggy Bottom opposed such a claim. <ibid> Either before the murder as they were drawing up the final plan and coverup, or shortly after the murder. Some Cubans went ahead anyway to tie Oswald to Castro, but that was swiftly snuffed out. As president Johnson wanted no part of a conflict with the SU. </q> The United States enjoyed nuclear dominance until the USSR reached parity in ‘65 (see Garett Porter’s The Perils of Dominance.). Did Johnson fear Khrushchev starting a war the Soviets couldn’t win if the US invaded Cuba in retaliation for the JFKA? <ibid> He had lusted after the presidency too long to see it go up in flames with a war with them. </q> The USSR would risk annihilation over Cuba?

Where did Roger say anything about Harriman? I think it’s reasonable to speculate that Harriman told his little Skull & Bones brother Bundy to push the Lone Nut scenario once the designated Commie Patsy escaped death. Someone Would Have Talked, Larry Hancock, pg 401-2: <quote on, emphasis added> 1:15 PM on November 22, when the President was known to be dead, Malcolm Kilduff approached Johnson about making a statement. Johnson’s response was, “No. Wait. We don’t know whether it’s a Communist conspiracy or not. Are they prepared to get me out of here?” Johnson’s first concern after the shooting appears to be conspiracy. While still at Parkland both S.A. Youngblood and S. A. Roberts approached Johnson with similar concerns and strongly advised him to get out of Dallas and get airborne as quickly as possible... Despite his own remark and those of the Secret Service, Johnson appeared reluctant to leave Parkland. </q> He was waiting for the outcome with the Patsy.

We don’t have direct evidence of it, but it’s a reasonable assumption. I understood your comment — “Whoever consulted Harriman” — as a reference to someone other than Bundy.

Not just “because of this.” Harriman made SE Asia his bailiwick as soon as Kennedy hired him in early ‘61. Harriman side-stepped JFK to green-light the overthrow of Diem. After Diem’s murder, JFK moved Harriman to Latin American affairs. The murder of JFK suited Harriman’s goals in SE Asia. It would have been “in character” for an innocent Harriman to consider the possibility a rogue Soviet faction pulled off the hit, and “in character” to consult others. The murder occurred less than 6 hours earlier. A little soon to draw conclusions, ain’t it? There’s no evidence anyone consulted Harriman. Bundy and Harriman were Skull & Bones brothers. The information back to AF1 probably resulted from Harriman consulting Bundy.

3 - 0 NFL games are rare in the modern era. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_scores_find.cgi?pts_win=3&pts_lose=0

Another possible example of this: Ten minutes after LBJ first arrived at the White House, Averell Harriman told him the US gov’t top Kremlinologists were unanimous in the view the Soviets were not involved. But there was no communication between the top Soviet hands that day. Harriman’s lie is highly suspicious. On 11/22/63 where did Jackie and the kids spend the night? Harriman’s Georgetown pad.

Hate to say it, but there were no extra points at Allegiant this weekend. Minnesota beat the A’s 3 - 0...Check that! Minnesota beat the Raiders 3 - 0.

Reminds me of a conversation I once had with Jack Grisham, one of the great punk rock frontmen. Me: JFK was the victim of a conspiracy. Jack: Nah. Me: The bullet holes in the clothes are too low. Jack: ...Ahhh.

No Coliseum Dogs in that buffet! So, how did your friend respond to your citation of Actual Physical Evidence?

I take it the answer is No. The last time the Actual Genuine Physical Evidence in the JFKA was cited at a November Conference was 1998, when E. Martin Schotz told COPA he found the bullet defects in the clothes comparable in evidentiary value to the entire 26 WC volumes. https://ratical.org/ratville/JFK/FalseMystery/COPA1998EMS.html Also, he tore ‘em a new one. https://ratical.org/ratville/////JFK/FalseMystery/COPA1998EMSapp.html How COPA’s Cooperation With The Government Facilitates The Cover-Up with a Case Example

Back to business: Johnny Cairns cited the Actual Physical Evidence in the JFKA twice in “60 Reasons.” Did he cite the bullet holes in the clothes in his Lancer presentation? Or did Paul Bleau?

My maternal grandfather was a Glasgow-born McPherson. I spent a week in ‘94 chauffeuring my Mom and my Sister around the The Old Country. I found the Scottish people so relentlessly polite I needed a tube clerk in London to treat me like an idiot so I could feel back on terra firma.

I went to see the Irish play “Playboy of the Western World” in Glasgow — Glaswegian actors with Irish accents. I detected some English in there, not a lot.

They speak English in Edinburgh. Glasgow? Not so much...

Rock’n good news! I may have to treat Cory at two Vegas A’s games. Paul Bleau is Canadian, Johnny Cairns is Scottish. Are there any American researchers with the savvy to grasp the significance of physical evidence in a cold case murder investigation?

And this weapon left a shallow wound in soft tissue?

And traveled thru 90 yards of swirling wind with little drop in elevation? ”No way.”

I haven’t seen anything to indicate this was possible. https://www.cryptogon.com/?p=67681 <quote on> Former Secret Service agent, Paul Landis, found the Magic Bullet on the top of the back seat of the limo? Undercharged round??? Mmm hmm. Nealy 60 years after the JFK assassination, we now have Magic Bullet 2.0. Can anyone explain to me how the possibly “undercharged” Magic Bullet 2.0 managed to hit the target at all if the person firing the rifle dialed in DOPE [Data Observed from Previous Engagements?] for a standard velocity round? Not only did the “undercharged” Magic Bullet 2.0 have enough velocity to hit the target using DOPE for a standard round, but it then, “Dislodged from a shallow wound in the president’s back, falling back onto the limousine seat.” If you’re not familiar with shooting high powered rifles, run this scenario past someone who is has and note the response. It will go something like, “No way.” Personal experience: I’ve probably shot something like 15,000 centerfire rifle cartridges in my life, mostly 5.56, 7.62×51 and 7.62×39. Also, some larger stuff, .300 Winmag, .338, etc. How many of those do you think were “Undercharged”? None. Zero. Zilch. I had a few bad primers (under a handful) fail to fire in all of that time. I mostly fired old, cheap military surplus ammo and most of that was not made in the U.S. I don’t think I ever had a U.S. manufactured centerfire rifle round (Winchester, Federal, Remington, etc.) fail to fire. How many “undercharged” centerfire rifle cartridges have you encountered in your decades of shooting? Imagine the odds, on the big day almost 60 years ago… A defective cartridge? Tell me another one. Someone, somewhere might try to sell you on squib loads to explain this. I’m just here to tell you, in over forty years of shooting, it hasn’t happened to me, or any of my friends. (Somewhere on this site you can read about my wife’s cousin trying to kill a pig with a wet .22. That doesn’t count, because first, that’s rimfire, which is less reliable than centerfire and, second, it was wet.) </q>

SSA Glen Bennett described the back shot occurring right before the head shot(s). So an undercharged round had to travel 90 yards thru swirling wind losing little elevation. I’ve yet to see any proof that was possible.

Do 30.06 rounds leave shallow wounds in soft tissue?

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Cairns: <quote on> This exploration does not intend to pinpoint the true perpetrators of President Kennedy's assassination, uncover the exact hideouts of the killers, unmask the orchestrators, or reveal those who facilitated the crime. As the late Mark Lane once succinctly put it, "That really calls for some speculation on my part, I think that area has been pre-empted by the Warren Commission, I prefer to stay in the area of fact." Honouring his words, this work strives not to speculate, but to illuminate the facts. </q> Fact: JFK suffered an entrance wound in soft tissue at T3, no exit. Fact: He had an entrance wound in the soft tissue of his throat, no exit. Fact: No bullets were found in those wounds. Fact: With the body in front of them, the autopsists formed a “general feeling” JFK was hit with a high tech round which dissolved. They asked the FBI men to investigate. Special Agent James Sibert called the FBI Lab to inquire. This was the First Investigation. It was short lived. Sibert was informed the single bullet was on the way to DC. Subject dropped. Fact: The CIA employed blood soluble flechettes in the MKNAOMI program at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Fact: Civilians employed at Fort Detrick briefed the FBI to look out for such technology in the hands of hostile foreign actors. This is a hard lead drawing attention to potential perps in the JFKA, entirely based on facts. The only hard lead in the case.

The clothing makes a first appearance in #12: The Testimony Which Negates the Single Bullet Theory. A better title: The Physical Evidence Which Negates the Single Bullet Theory.