Myra Bronstein

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/14/cuba/index.html

"Anti-Castro Cuban exiles who have been linked to bombings and assassinations are living free in Miami. Does the U.S. government have a double standard when it comes to terror?

Jan. 14, 2008 | OUTSIDE MIAMI, Fla. -- On a hot subtropical Sunday, deep in the humid brush bordering the Everglades west of Miami, Osiel Gonzalez squints down the worn barrel of an AK-47 rifle and squeezes the trigger. With a crack and kick the bullet whizzes over a field of neatly trimmed grass and hits a human silhouette on a paper target 40 yards away.

Gonzalez wipes the sweat off his brow and smiles. Perspiration stains the neck and armpits of his camouflage jacket. All around him are men in fatigues, some flat-bellied on the grass shooting rounds, others cleaning their weapons or picking through ammunition boxes. The air is thick with cigar smoke. At age 71, Gonzalez is still one of the best marksmen at this training camp for Alpha 66, the paramilitary Cuban exile group formed in 1961 "with the intention of making commando type attacks on Cuba," as the organization's Web site baldly puts it. Gonzalez hopes to put his skills to use when the second revolution comes, the one that will tear his homeland free from the grip of communist dictator Fidel Castro. At that point Gonzalez hopes to have a Cuban soldier in his sights, not a paper silhouette...."

Long article.

Lots of familiar names; Kennedy is not among them.

The Election ended tonight. If either Hillary Rodham Buh or O' bomb em wins absolutely nothing will change.

In Diebold we trust...New Hampshire resurrections a speciality!

Exactly.

The last two election cycles have taught me that presidential elections (and probably others) are often stolen in the primary cycle.

In 2004 Howard Dean should have had the nomination, but he was not the candidate of the Ruling Elite/Establishment. John Kerry, fellow Yale alumni/Skull and Boner of Bush's was the chosen candidate of the Ruling Elite. Accordingly in the Iowa caucus he *somehow* managed to come from way behind to beat the heavily favored Dean. Incidentally, the Iowa Democratic caucus is VERY easily corrupted by outsiders (either from other states or other parties). In addition, when caucus results are uploaded en masse they can be tampered with.

Bottom line the Establishment insured that Kerry "won" the nomination and the fix was in at that point. The Bush klan could, and did, proceed to blatantly steal the election with the aid of pals in Ohio, the key state. Kerry could be counted on to take a dive, i.e., promptly concede the election in spite of overwhelming evidence of vote tampering in Ohio, which he did. One Skull and Boner helping out another; is this a great country or what?

Now, in 2008, we see the same scenario playing out. Obama is way ahead in the polls, no one can stand the sight of Hillary, but she is the pro-war candidate of the Ruling Elite. Accordingly in the New Hampshire primary she *somehow* managed to come from way behind to beat the heavily favored Obama. Incidentally, as Paul indicated, the New Hampshire primary results are "counted" (81%) by Diebold, the very company behind the 2004 election fraud in Ohio.

Clearly Hillary is the new Kerry, except in this case they'll likely allow her to move into the White House because they can count on her to maintain the status quo.

...that and a postal order for ten shillings.(that will mean NOTHING to American members)

It will mean something if you explain it to us.

After much deliberation I have great pleasure in announcing the following results.

1, BEST CONSPIRACY POSTER, A tie between those two giants of C/T, LARRY HANCOCK, AND ROBERT CHARLES DUNNE. (Special mention Bill Kelly)

2, BEST OVERALL POSTER, A Landslide, John "Boss man" Simkin.

3, BEST NEWBIE, another tie, with three votes each I give you, Accoglio Claudio, and Dave Guyatt.

4, MOST ANNOYING MEMBER, Mr litigation, Tim Gratz, unfortunatly Tim can't be here to recieve his award in person etc, etc, etc...

5, FUNNIEST TOPIC, The commedy legend that was "My Brother never went to Egypt" thanks Bro...

6, FUNNIEST MEMBER, A song, a dance, an analysis of DCMs hand movements, Mr Ron Ekker.

6, BEST TOPIC, OPPERATION MOCKINGBIRD, (Be afraid, be very afraid.)

7, AWARD FOR STAMINA, Another landslide, Tim "I really think Castro did it" Gratz.

8, BEST ARGUEMENT, Anything Apollo, special mention to personel feuds, Scull/Miller, RCD/ Drago, Daman White/Lamson Colby Burton Greer etc etc.

9, THE SPOOK AWARD, self nominated, John Simkin.

10, MOST PARANOID, A TIE!!!! Peter Lemkin/ Jack White...Whats that in the bushes??

11, BEST HAT, ME, me me me me me, I win, Steve Turner, old Stevie, the Steverino, the Stevester, Oh, and somebody called Ashton or something.

12, PHOTO EXPERT, James "the Aussie" Richards, special mention, Lee Foreman, Craig Lamson.

13, MOST INFORMATIVE, Three way split RCD, John S, Bill Kelly.

14 BEST MOD, Antti, by some distance. HE WILL NOW LOCK THIS THREAD!!.

15, FORUM SAGE, John "never knowingly underspoken" Dolva.

Thank you ladies and gentlemen, you have five minutes to leave the building before I loose the hounds..

So I'm not the only one who thinks Ron is hilarious.

Myra,

You're well advised to pay a hefty premium for a paperback edition (the hc is commonly offered for 2-3 times the cost of the pb).

I know of no more succinct and encompassing description of the bad v. worse guys who haunt our lives than Oglesby's title. You've inspired me to reread TYCW, which I last reviewed more than 10 years ago.

The Bush family as connective tissue between the factions? It's a concept that has been discussed -- at least privately -- for a while, and I think we should devote a new thread to it.

Of course the Rockefeller family also connects the two worlds.

Off to what in RI is referred to as the "lie-berry."

Charles

Thanks for the nudge on TYCW Charles.

Regarding the Rockefeller family, one difference between them and the Bush Effin' Crime Family is that (IMO) the Rockefeller family is harder to trace. Nelson's Willey Coyote-esque attempts to nab the oval office for his own notwithstanding, their fingerprints aren't as easy to see as the Bush family's oily prints.

Geez this book is SO expensive!

I know, it's a scarce resource.

Just had to grumble; I'm looking for a copy to buy and got a severe case of sticker shock.

Wow.

But from what I hear it's a must have.

I'm most compelled by the concept that it's not a matter of good vs evil as much as evil vs evil.

Or so I understand it advances that premise.

Anyway, I've checked all the usual suspects (Abes, Half, Ebay, Amazon, Powell,...) and can't find a cheap copy.

Lookin' to buy, not borrow, if anyone has a hot tip on a cheap copy.

The more I learn about the late BB, the less I like.

I like what she appeared to represent for Pakistan, but she was, without a doubt, a pampered aristocrat, and, very possibly, the corrupt scion of a corrupt politacal family.

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I would like to understand why she's being called corrupt by so many people.

Anyone willing to elaborate on that?

The similarities between the JFK and Bhutto case keep growing. Note that Bhutto was supposed to meet with two Americans that evening, and give them a report on the Pakistani Intelligence agency's assault on democracy. Note that the two Americans were Patrick Kennedy and ARLEN SPECTER!!!! Can it get any creepier?

I long have been troubled by Patrick Kennedy's -- my congressman -- and his family's social interactions with accessories after the fact in the murder of JFK.

Most glaring case in point: Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg and Senator Edward Kennedy presented a Profiles in Courage Award to Gerald Ford.

Congressman Kennedy is, to my knowledge, the only relative of JFK who has publicly opined on the particulars of the Dallas conspiracy. In a newspaper interview a few years back, he forcefully stated his belief that Castro killed his uncle John.

The family must play the game, so none of this should surprise us.

But it all is so very, very sad.

Charles

Yes it is sad Charles.

Perhaps playing the game is akin to respectfully requesting that the Big Bag please not kill us and/or our kids--please and thank you. The game is something that John F. Kennedy Jr. didn't play, the same JFK Jr. that died in a beyond suspicious airplane incident along with his wife and possible heir.

I really don't know, but I can only imagine what it'd be like to be in a family that's been hunted and slaughtered for generations.

I am about 200 pages into this book and I can't say enough good things about it! Another must read, folks.

Thanks Dawn. I just ordered it; you convinced me to do it sooner than later. If you say it's a must read, I know I can count on that. And thanks to Peter for the heads-up that Kelin's book was available.

The First Generation Critics as they've come to be known were a small but remarkable group of men and women. Gosh, that seems such a long time ago....

I found this quote to be somewhat uplifting:

"This is an important book that exposes the worst of America, as represented by the murderous conspirators, and the best of America, as represented by those noble critics whose endeavors symbolize profiles in courage."

So, in seeking justice for our last great President we are also honoring the "noble critics."

There are so many reasons why The Assassination matters today, as much as ever, maybe more than ever.

People! At this stage, we still don't really know too much what happened. There are a few vids available for the event itself, but they don't clearly show rounds hitting targets, tell us intentions, etc.

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I think this shows her being shot pretty clearly:

Given that the Pakistani government now claims she didn't die from gunshots (changing stories are a red flag in government crimes), this video seems to bring both the death and the deceit into sharper focus.

If it wasn't for the internet, e.g., back in 1963, we'd probably never see such evidence.

In fact, it sorta make me wonder if one reason for the bomb (which didn't kill anyone in the car if BB isn't counted) was to destroy as much evidence as possible, in addition to the logical goal of creating general mayhem and confusion.

Funny Paul sees video clips and thinks they show that Bhutto couldn’t have been shot by the gunman and you think the opposite that it shows she was (gov’t story # 1), I’m with you on this one it is close to conclusive. There is also no sign of a flash from inside the car. Note also all the people around it had to believe they would have all be oblivious to a shot from with in. The interviewed ballistics expert also disagreed with Paul but heck what does he know?

Paul bashing aside, you make a good point Len. I didn't think to look at the car windows, which are partially visible.

I don't see any sign of gunfire from within either, tho' I'm not sure how visible it'd be.

Anyway, so far I have no reason to suspect anyone inside the vehicle.

Something else that is very noticeable is that the big bodyguard in white on the side of her SUV ducks dramatically, seemingly to evade gunfire, immediately once the shots begin, and well before the bomb blast.

There is a problem about motive. The American government paid Butto large sums of money to go back to Pakistan. Bush's intention was for Butto to work as a "democratic front" for Musharraf. Butto's death has therefore caused political problems for Bush. I therefore fail to see the sense of the CIA being involved in the death of Butto. She was Bush's type of foreign politician - corrupt.

The problem here, John, is that a consistent theme of neo-con polemics has been the CIA's pursuit of different policies and agendas. ...

The US support of Butto does make it more confusing. But why should we assume that the US support of her was straightforward and sincere?

I think it's possible that the actual goal was to lure her back to Pakistan and to her death. And that's pure speculation, so possible motives are also speculation:

-To create enough of a crisis to justify going into Pakistan to try to neutralize nukes,

-To create enough of a crisis to justify going into Pakistan to get access to the oil pipeline in neighboring Afghanistan,

-To create a diversionary crisis,

-To do a favor to Musharraf by getting rid of his major competator,

-Many other possibilities.

Again, pure speculation not at all based on evidence of understanding of the situation. That I lack.

The only thing I feel fairly sure of is that the Butto hit was an official gov't operation.

People! At this stage, we still don't really know too much what happened. There are a few vids available for the event itself, but they don't clearly show rounds hitting targets, tell us intentions, etc.

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I think this shows her being shot pretty clearly:

Given that the Pakistani government now claims she didn't die from gunshots (changing stories are a red flag in government crimes), this video seems to bring both the death and the deceit into sharper focus.

If it wasn't for the internet, e.g., back in 1963, we'd probably never see such evidence.

In fact, it sorta make me wonder if one reason for the bomb (which didn't kill anyone in the car if BB isn't counted) was to destroy as much evidence as possible, in addition to the logical goal of creating general mayhem and confusion.

U.S. Experts Criticize Bhutto Post-Mortem

By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN

The New York Times

December 31, 2007

Leading American experts in forensic pathology this weekend deplored the failure of Pakistani officials to order an autopsy of Benazir Bhutto, saying that the standard medical procedure was a crucial part of any credible investigation of a murder.

Exhuming the body of Ms. Bhutto, 54, a former prime minister who was killed Thursday at a political rally, could still be extremely useful in determining more precisely whether she was shot, hit by shrapnel from a suicide bomb or, less likely, died from striking her head against an object in the vehicle in which she was riding, the experts said in interviews.

A reporter for The New York Times read the experts the entire medical report on Ms. Bhutto.

Proper examination of the autopsy material, the clothing Ms. Bhutto wore when she was killed and the debris in the area surrounding the explosion could also help determine which extremist group made a bomb or fired a bullet, if either caused her death.

Ms. Bhutto’s case recalls that of President John F. Kennedy, who was slain in 1963. Controversy still swirls around the assassination, in part because of a flawed autopsy.

Not performing an autopsy of Ms. Bhutto “was a severe mistake, especially in the light of past problems with the murders of national leaders,” because it will fuel speculation, said Dr. Michael M. Baden, who is a top forensic official for the New York State Police as well as a former New York City chief medical examiner.

Seven doctors, but no forensic pathologist, signed Ms. Bhutto’s medical report. None were “trained to pick up the finer points of gunshot wounds” and other causes of criminal deaths, Dr. Baden said. For example, her doctors said they did not feel a bullet or foreign body, but did not probe for evidence of one.

“With Kennedy, the treating doctors were wrong about the entrance and exit wounds” of the bullet-damaged skull, said Dr. Baden, who was chairman of the forensic pathology panel of the House of Representatives select committees on the assassinations of Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Baden said he suspected that Ms. Bhutto died from a bullet that left two or three tiny fragments seen on X-rays before it exited the skull through a wound that the Pakistani doctors did not notice in part because they apparently did not shave the bloodied thick scalp hair.

Dr. Werner U. Spitz, former chief medical examiner in Detroit, said he could not understand why the government did not try to quench “the thirst of the Pakistani people to know the facts, because they are all angry, and if you confronted them with the facts, maybe the anger” would disappear.

Dr. Spitz said he suspected that Ms. Bhutto died after being hit by a bullet fired from a high-powered rifle.

Dr. Vincent J. DiMaio, a former chief medical examiner in San Antonio, who also deplored the lack of an autopsy in Ms. Bhutto’s case, said he suspected that a fragment that was propelled against her head was a more likely explanation for her death than a bullet wound.

It's impossible for me to watch the Pakistani government's assassination of Bhutto without noting the similarities to the US government's assassination of President Kennedy:

-The quickly changing accounts of her wounds--first bullet holes, then they ultimately claim she bumped her nogin on the SUV.

-The immediate cleanup of the crime scene--literally hosing down the rally site just like the SS washing up the limo and the clothes.

-Obviously the lack of a legitimate autopsy.

-The professionalism of the hit and the back up plans of back up plans.

Maybe, since it's not so close to home, Americans will take note of the obvious in Pakistan and be able to see it in retrospect in their own backyard.

Peter, Myra & Mark

The issue of misspelled names is a huge one. But it's not always insurmountable. One example: the names of the witness I found appears once in the 26 volumes. In trying to track this person down, it became obvious that no-one has such a surname. On a hunch, I added a particular letter and immediately found him. Others have also been found despite their names not appearing anywhere in the records with the right spelling.

Assuming a misspelling can also be a trap. One example: There was an FBI report issued after the assassination detailing a report sent to USIA by a "Bernard Weisman" accusing Chinese Communists. I immediately thought that it had to be Bernard Weissman of Black Border ad fame - especially since his name is incorrectly spelled with one "s" in some documents. It took a few years, but I finally found a government record which showed that the USIA did in fact employ a "Bernard Weisman". Two different spellings, and now I knew it was also two different people.

The Hosey/Jose argument had merit... but only up until James confirmed there really was an employee named Hosey (McCoy). Just to confuse things further... the White Pages lists no "Hosey McCoy"... but there is a listing for a Hosery McCoy in Alabama. Is this another misspelling... or just a case of cruel parents

I agree. I'm working on a matter now and asked NARA if they had any files on this person. Answer was 'No'. It seemed impossilble. I had someone take a look at all varients of the first letter changed and 'bingo', we found the file - first letter changed on folder, yet inside EVERY time the name was spelled perfectly correctly. The folder was changed ON PURPOSE TO HIDE IT.....as the name is a very, VERY important one...no 'john doe', this. This is exactly the endless problem we face. When I submit FOIAs I even offer varients of spellings - as they will use anything to deny all - especially now. A few times it might be the stupidity of the DPD and others, but even a very illiterate American knows the name and how to spell Jose. I belive Mae Brussell once did a show on mis-spellings and transpositions of names.

Good points Greg.

And Peter, I was just thinking how interesting it'd be to have a list of misspelled names in this case.

Maybe that episode of Mae's show is archived online.

Considering the way the "investigators" in the JFK case hid potential evidence behind [intentional?] misspellings of names, could "Hosey" have possibly been a Jose' instead? Unless we know for sure, I don't think I'd rule it out. Remember the Randles/Randalls? That wasn't even the most blatant case.

It never clicked with me that misspellings were strategic Mark.

Good observation.

Inspector Kelley of the Secret Service interviewed Father Walter McChann on April 30, 1964. Fr McChann had been chaplain of the Dallas Cuban Catholic Committee since 1961, and the following year, had been given the responsibility of running the resettlement office. The main focus of this work was in assisting the exiles in finding jobs, and in providing relief in the interim. McChann was interviewed as this work brought him into regular contact with Sylvia Odio. A report on the interview was sent to the Warren Commission on May 5, 1964, and was entered into the records as Commission Exhibit 2943.

The part of the report of interest here goes as follows: He [McChann] first made contact with Heitman [Dallas FBI] when it came to his attention that one of these Cuban refugees was extorting money from some other Cubans, was making false promises to the Cubans, was a disruptive influence in the Cuban community and was considered by Father McChann to be a "political Cuban" rather than a Cuban who was interested in receiving assistance from the Committee. He could not recall the name of this Cuban but he believes the Cuban is still employed at Parkland Hospital.

Mrs Connell was interviewed by the FBI on Nov 29, 1963. This report is contained in Commission Exhibit 3108. Connell had been a volunteer with the Cuban Catholic Committee, and had befriended Sylvia Odio as a result. Although she did not mention the Parkland Cuban, she did pass on the information that General Edwin Walker and Colonel [Robert] Castorr had been "trying to arouse the feelings of Cuban refugees in Dallas against the Kennedy administration policies."

Harold Weisberg picked up on these leads in the 1960s. He had been rightly appalled that McChann, Connell and Castorr were all passed over as witnesses by the Warren Commission, and that seemingly no effort had been expended in finding out who the Parkland Cuban was.[1] In finally interviewing the wife of Colonel Castorr, Weisberg fell short of finding out his identity, but was told that this Cuban was sent back to Miami after the assassination.[2]

The Warren Commission, the FBI and the Secret Service were not alone however, in ignoring information about this Cuban. The Dallas Police also ignored information regarding him, despite that information being provided by the wife of one of their own.

Buried in the Dallas assassination archives is the original of a memo from OA Jones to Chief Stevenson and Captain Fritz. The date is listed as "unknown". A copy of this however, is also in the archives, and it gives the date as Nov 22, 1963.[3]

The text of the Memo is reproduced here:

To: Chief Stevenson

Captain Fritz

Subject: Information on threats against President Kennedy

The wife of Detective RE Abbott said that a former employee at Parkland Hospital was heard by Mrs Johnson on the admission desk and a orderly named HOSEY saying that President Kennedy would be killed. The former employee was a Cuban.

His name can be furnished by Mr Morgan, who is Mrs Abbott's supervisor.

OA Jones

Captain of Police

It is a pity Weisberg did not know of this memo at the time he was writing Whitewash. It seems to have gone largely unnoticed or ignored ever since.

ENDNOTES

[1] Weisberg notes in his document appendix to Oswald in New Orleans that: "Had these leads been followed, had the Commission had the interest in them it was charged with having, it would have led to other vital information, including threats against the president's life.

[2] Whitewash by Harold Weisberg, "The Number of Shots." Weisberg also speculated that the Parkland Cuban may have been the person who planted the so called "magic bullet" on the hospital stretcher.

[3] Original is Item 11 in Box 1 Folder 14 of the Dallas Police assassination archives. The copy is Item 10 in Box 7 Folder 7.

Really interesting Greg.

Appreciate the end notes too.

Esp noteworthy, to me, is the naming of prime suspect (among many prime suspects) Walker.

Also the possibility that the anonymous Cuban planted the magic bullet, which would, if true, make me wonder what Ruby was doing at Parkland in that case. I'd always assumed he was doing the planting. Perhaps he was just insuring that the President was dead. And reporting that info back to his superiors of course ("Hello, Mr Hunt...).

Thanks Myra,

Walker and his pals and supporters deserve a place on any suspect list, imo, though I do think the masterminds are higher up the food chain.

Totally agreed Greg.

Walker was mid-level. Over the Cubans but under the corporate/CIA types.

His insanity and military training was useful to the leaders.

Inspector Kelley of the Secret Service interviewed Father Walter McChann on April 30, 1964. Fr McChann had been chaplain of the Dallas Cuban Catholic Committee since 1961, and the following year, had been given the responsibility of running the resettlement office. The main focus of this work was in assisting the exiles in finding jobs, and in providing relief in the interim. McChann was interviewed as this work brought him into regular contact with Sylvia Odio. A report on the interview was sent to the Warren Commission on May 5, 1964, and was entered into the records as Commission Exhibit 2943.

The part of the report of interest here goes as follows: He [McChann] first made contact with Heitman [Dallas FBI] when it came to his attention that one of these Cuban refugees was extorting money from some other Cubans, was making false promises to the Cubans, was a disruptive influence in the Cuban community and was considered by Father McChann to be a "political Cuban" rather than a Cuban who was interested in receiving assistance from the Committee. He could not recall the name of this Cuban but he believes the Cuban is still employed at Parkland Hospital.

Mrs Connell was interviewed by the FBI on Nov 29, 1963. This report is contained in Commission Exhibit 3108. Connell had been a volunteer with the Cuban Catholic Committee, and had befriended Sylvia Odio as a result. Although she did not mention the Parkland Cuban, she did pass on the information that General Edwin Walker and Colonel [Robert] Castorr had been "trying to arouse the feelings of Cuban refugees in Dallas against the Kennedy administration policies."

Harold Weisberg picked up on these leads in the 1960s. He had been rightly appalled that McChann, Connell and Castorr were all passed over as witnesses by the Warren Commission, and that seemingly no effort had been expended in finding out who the Parkland Cuban was.[1] In finally interviewing the wife of Colonel Castorr, Weisberg fell short of finding out his identity, but was told that this Cuban was sent back to Miami after the assassination.[2]

The Warren Commission, the FBI and the Secret Service were not alone however, in ignoring information about this Cuban. The Dallas Police also ignored information regarding him, despite that information being provided by the wife of one of their own.

Buried in the Dallas assassination archives is the original of a memo from OA Jones to Chief Stevenson and Captain Fritz. The date is listed as "unknown". A copy of this however, is also in the archives, and it gives the date as Nov 22, 1963.[3]

The text of the Memo is reproduced here:

To: Chief Stevenson

Captain Fritz

Subject: Information on threats against President Kennedy

The wife of Detective RE Abbott said that a former employee at Parkland Hospital was heard by Mrs Johnson on the admission desk and a orderly named HOSEY saying that President Kennedy would be killed. The former employee was a Cuban.

His name can be furnished by Mr Morgan, who is Mrs Abbott's supervisor.

OA Jones

Captain of Police

It is a pity Weisberg did not know of this memo at the time he was writing Whitewash. It seems to have gone largely unnoticed or ignored ever since.

ENDNOTES

[1] Weisberg notes in his document appendix to Oswald in New Orleans that: "Had these leads been followed, had the Commission had the interest in them it was charged with having, it would have led to other vital information, including threats against the president's life.

[2] Whitewash by Harold Weisberg, "The Number of Shots." Weisberg also speculated that the Parkland Cuban may have been the person who planted the so called "magic bullet" on the hospital stretcher.

[3] Original is Item 11 in Box 1 Folder 14 of the Dallas Police assassination archives. The copy is Item 10 in Box 7 Folder 7.

Really interesting Greg.

Appreciate the end notes too.

Esp noteworthy, to me, is the naming of prime suspect (among many prime suspects) Walker.

Also the possibility that the anonymous Cuban planted the magic bullet, which would, if true, make me wonder what Ruby was doing at Parkland in that case. I'd always assumed he was doing the planting. Perhaps he was just insuring that the President was dead. And reporting that info back to his superiors of course ("Hello, Mr Hunt...).

Good find Stephen, that looks to be perfectly consistent with the fact that in 1960 a background

investigation was requested on Bannisters PI firm - it was being considered as a cover company

and the related project was listed as QK/ENCHANT. See page 427 of SWHT for details.

Looks like we are getting a pretty good handle that crypt - finally. Larry

Ah, thanks Larry. Helpful context.

Appreciate the link Stephen.

Thanks, Michael. I have just launched the website for the film at http://www.rfkmustdie.com with links to the trailer, a Kennedy campaign ad and a new Facebook discussion group I have started on the case.

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It's been a really fascinating investigation and, with the fortieth anniversary next June and William Pepper on board to represent Sirhan, I hope next year will see major progress in the case. I am now completing a book on the case to be published by Union Square Press next May, which will hopefully help this process.

Thanks to John for such a fantastic resource in developing this research and also to James for photos, Bill for support and Peter Fokes who first pointed out the "Richard Helms lookalike" in the footage.

All the best,

Shane

This is the first I've heard of Wm Pepper being Sirhan's new lawyer. That's great news.

Perhaps we'll be seeing a sequel to "An Act of State."

Can admins disable the photo upload mechanism to enforce the use of independent photo servers like Photobucket?

I'd much rather post my photos elsewhere and supply the URL than have the forum down for five friggin' days.

In my opinion Jeff's article is the most important on the JFK assassination for many years. In the past Jeff has been criticised for being "too moderate" in his approach. However, it is a great advantage if you are working via the mainstream media. A very good summary of where we are in 2007. My only criticism is that I would have liked him to include some of the new information that appeared in the second edition of "Someone Would Have Talked".

Well I haven't been reading articles on this subject for years, but the Playboy article is certainly one of the best I've read since I started researching. Just excellent.

Transcript of Bill Kelly's segment.

Coast to Coast AM radio show. November 23^rd, 2007, 3 am – EST. WOND 1400

George Noorey: William Kelly, journalist by trade, from Browns Mills, New Jersey, has done extensive research into the assassination of President Kennedy since 1970s. His articles have appeared over the years in both print and online forums and newspapers and magazines. An expert on Lee Harvey Oswald and the Cuban connections to the case, and a co-founder (with John Judge) of the Committee for an Open Archives (COA). Also co-author of the Committee for an Open Archives magazine, he is currently campaigning for Congressional Oversight Committee to hold a legally mandated review of the JFK Assassination Records Act. He also supports the creation of a grand jury to reopen the investigation to reopen what he calls the unsolved homicide of President Kennedy. Bill Kelly. Hey Bill, how are you?

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Great job Bill!

I esp like this observation:

"...The coup that took place really happened in 1960 at the Democratic National Convention when they put LBJ on the ticket as the Vice Presidential candidate. That allowed the coup to take place."

John Judge has been at Dealey Plaza every November 22nd for as long as I can remember.

Randy Benson is a documentary film maker from North Carolina whose film The Searchers will be shown in Dallas tonight.

Here's a snippit from it, which shows Judge on the Grassy Knoll giving a short speech before holding a moment of silence a few years ago.

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I love what he says: "Take back your history."

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Word today from the publisher is that Ventura writes about why he left politics, his view on the war in Iraq and what Cuba’s Fidel Castro told him about JFK’s assassination.

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April's a long way off.

Sure would like to find out what Castro told him.

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Kathy is 100% correct Courtney. I was not saying or implying that you are a xxxxx.

Regarding whether or not we are at war--the Big Bad blew President Kennedy's head off. And that was just the shot across the bow that preceded: the literal war in Vietnam that JFK rejected, the systematic slaughter of our greatest leaders in the sixties (i.e., RFK, MLK, Malcolm X) by the gangsters that took over our government, the trashing of the constitution and bill of rights, and decades of propaganda about John Kennedy and what he stood for and why he was murdered. So I'll exercise that prerogative you so generously gave me to reiterate that we are at war.

I'm glad you're having fun here but don't assume it's fun for everyone. I'm also glad you're here to learn. We have that in common.

Then you have my sincere apologies, Myra. I misunderstood your post.

However, I am not assuming anything. I was simply making a statement that was personal, that is all.

Onward and upward, as they say.

No apology necessary Courtney. Sorry if I assumed you're assuming.

Onward and upward, yes. By all means.