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  1. Those who reject the Warren Commission's Report not only believe that Garrison was HUMAN and therefore imperfect, they also believe that the same holds true of Kennedy himself! However, many LN's claim that those who believe JFK was the victim of a conspiracy also believe that the man was perfect. I have heard this countless times from the "Oswald done it all by his lonesome" crowd. Yet, I know of not a single conspiracy researcher who would agree that JFK was perfect. JFK was a man...a human being, and he was therefore imperfect just like the rest of us. He was imperfect as a human being just like Garrison was. These claims by LN's are a version of the straw man argument and are therefore fallacious.

    As they say Right On Greg.......even L/Ns are human.......lol.....

    a post that gil jesus made

    Documents released by the Assassination Records Review Board show that a =

    conspiracy existed to destroy New Orleans District Attorney Jim =

    Garrison's JFK murder investigation and that conspiracy was the work of =

    the CIA and its allies in the American media.=20

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dz0jsGP8_tio=20

    __________________

    Gil Jesus' JFK Channel on Youtube

    http://www.youtube.com/GJJdude=20

  2. http://www.prouty.org/closing.html the closing summation. :lol:

    DEAN GET A LOAD OF THIS CRAP....I HAD FORGOTTEN.... :lol: :lol:

    We presented eyewitnesses who told you of the shots coming from the grassy knoll. A plane landed from Washington, and out came ballistics expert Frazier for the defense. Mr. Frazier's explanation of the sound of the shots coming from the front, which was heard by eyewitness after eyewitness, was that Lee Oswald created a sonic boom in his firing. Not only did Oswald break all of the world's records for marksmanship, but he broke the sound barrier as well.

    I suggest to you, that if any of you have shot on a firing range--and most of you probably have in the service--you were shooting rifles in which the bullet traveled faster than the speed of sound. I ask you to recall if you ever heard a sonic boom. If you remember when you were on the firing line, and they would say, "Ready on the left; ready on the right; ready on the firing line; commence firing," you heard the shots coming from the firing line--to the left of you and to the right of you. If you had heard, as a result of Frazier's fictional sonic boom, firing coming at you from the pits, you would have had a reaction which you would still remember.

    Mr. Frazier's sonic boom simply doesn't exist. It's part of the fraud-- a part of the continuing government fraud.

  3. I AM FAR FROM FUMING, i am laughing,at you, the same old, predictable and very boring, lamson.....get a ruddy life.....

    To carry on for i take it the most..Somewhere gone far astray in this tried to photograph, study, wanted to be,BUT , there was mention i believe of LHO WEARING A wrist WATCH IN the photos, but not having one in his belongings.....i found shown below a photo of his pocket watch found, this may be of interest to some...also the chin study of lho done for the HSCA,,,b

  4. Ok the avatar wasn't false, you were; are.

    No matter what you say now, people still do not believe you, and for an update; same old; Craig..As Some Have Often Said and still are; THERE HE GOES AGAIN!! Continuing WITH HIS GARBAGE IN; AND GARBAGE OUT;:blink: anything to disrupt..

    http://www.jfkassass...opic,478.0.html

    LOL! so nice to see you explode so foolishly bernie.

    Since you don't have the technical skill set to understand you are left in the sorry stare of simply BELIEVING.

    Photographically you would not know the truth if it bit you on the behind.

    If my work is garbage, then prove it. In fact I WELCOME people taking it apart.

    But thanks for posting Hinrichs faulty backyard cad work. It simply reinforces my position.

    BTW Martin, we are STILL all waiting for the revised works you promised...what has it been now... TWO AND A HALF years ago...roflmao!

    There he goes again ; you really do have a difficult time with reading comprehension, it appears; You say you have no interest in the jfk assassination, only the photography, and that you want people to understand such, and constantly point out what you comprehend as their errors, and yet you constantly chase them away,and have for so very long, with your deliberate childish condescending and at times ugly comments, that's the farce of your pretense..no wonder they do not learn from you, but have ignored what you have been offering for years.

  5. I hope you realise Craig that after misrepresenting yourself for years on this forum by posting a false avatar , that your calling anyone elses information or replies, '' and yet another steaming pile ; Sheesh'' means nothing as you represented yourself dishonestly, therefore your work and opinions by many are now regarded in the same way.you were not honest in the first place, so that people do doubt you now, should be of no surprise...b.......below the use to be ''before'' Lamson......:Pcompare with the ''after'' avatar he now uses.......... :P

    A FALSE avatar? just how silly can you get, besides believing Jack White? ROFLMAO!

    That is an actual and unretouched photo direct from the camera. Wanna see the original? And the meta data? Do you even know what meta data is? LMAO!

    Screenshot2011-09-09at110006PM.png

    Take careful notice of the focal length bernie...and take a lesson in photo101 try and understand simple perspective....the image is the correct depiction of me using the selected lens. Nothing "dishonest" about it. YOU just have ZERO ability to understand the contents of a photograph.

    BTW, I WANT people to doubt what I say, because I WANT them to check the work FOR THEM SELF instead of being a parrot and just 'believing" which appears to be the standard CT mindset.

    Ok the avatar wasn't false, you were; are.

    No matter what you say now, people still do not believe you, and for an update; same old; Craig..As Some Have Often Said and still are; THERE HE GOES AGAIN!! Continuing WITH HIS GARBAGE IN; AND GARBAGE OUT;:blink: anything to disrupt..

    http://www.jfkassass...opic,478.0.html

  6. Thank you David; Scroll down and click ""Fake"" to see Jack's video....

    on the backyard photos...

    http://www.jfkstudie...g/studies3.html

    Reasons why the backyard photographs are faked.

    (1) Same Lee Harvey Oswald face on 3 bodies.

    Wrong all three are different

    (2) Chin is square, not pointed.

    Exactly as it should be rendered from a waits level camera position

    (3) Fingers are chopped off.

    Wrong, they are perfect based on camera to suject angle

    (4) Shadows are wrong.

    Wrong Shadows are correct.

    (5) Left arm is too short.

    Wrong again

    (6) Rifle is wrong length

    Wrong again, White uses a proven faulty method

    (7) Body is out of balance.

    Based on what exactly? Please...

    (8)Newspapers are wrong size.

    Wrong, see rifle...

    (9) Rifle swivels are in the wrong place.

    Wrong again.

    Jack White, quite possibly the worlds WORST photo analyst

    The Missing Backyard Negative

    http://jfkresearch.f...missingneg.html

    FYI...

    And yet another steaming pile. Sheesh

    I hope you realise Craig that after misrepresenting yourself for years on this forum by posting a false avatar , that your calling anyone elses information or replies, '' and yet another steaming pile ; Sheesh'' means nothing as you represented yourself dishonestly, therefore your work and opinions by many are now regarded in the same way.you were not honest in the first place, so that people do doubt you now, should be of no surprise...b.......below the use to be ''before'' Lamson......:Pcompare with the ''after'' avatar he now uses.......... :P

    post-632-031930000 1315621694_thumb.jpg

  7. This is a thread on the backyard photo's please gentlemen....If you want to start another borefest on fabric folds can you please start another thread (or add to the previous thousand or so)

    Thanks

    Thank you David; Scroll down and click ""Fake"" to see Jack's video....

    on the backyard photos...

    http://www.jfkstudie...g/studies3.html

    Reasons why the backyard photographs are faked.

    (1) Same Lee Harvey Oswald face on 3 bodies.

    (2) Chin is square, not pointed.

    (3) Fingers are chopped off.

    (4) Shadows are wrong.

    (5) Left arm is too short.

    (6) Rifle is wrong length

    (7) Body is out of balance.

    (Newspapers are wrong size.

    (9) Rifle swivels are in the wrong place.

    The Missing Backyard Negative

    http://jfkresearch.f...missingneg.html

    FYI...

  8. I'd like to know a few things. For one, who was the general that JFK is talking to?

    Godfrey McHugh

    That makes sense Michael.

    But how do you know that?

    Thanks.

    Bill; jfk was on the phone with the A/F Press Officer...SEE video # 1 ; JFK A Presidency Revealed...about 3/4rs through..though i notice he says General, that is what is on the video ??.b

  9. I think, they would be saying to themselves how easy it was for them to get away.

    Its funny how every now and then, as the years just roll away, somebody pops up and tries to tell the truth, nobody gives a damn anyway.

    I mean, he couldn't possible have information right? After all, who was he? YOU, never heard of him, but the CIA did.

    Hi Scott: Now do not go jumping to conclusions, there are many who are following and have been your information, i think some will express their thoughts, when they feel they have read and been able to access enough of your information, to do so, just check the hits on your threads, as to the how many, are following along., it takes a long time now imo, for most to decide, many have through the years been bitten more than once by jumping to a forgone conclusion, that they bought, right off the bat, now they are wiser and more cautious,slower, it will come, if the truth is there, they will come to it, and as you have mentioned, it is within your book, so hopefully when it is available, the majority will have access, Meanwhile, thank you for your continuous effort that you have made for the membership in revealing some of your information,, btw try not to pay too much attention to the sour apples that at times,spoil the barrel, and or they who will continually try to keep on baiting you, though i must applaud your handling of such sours.....take care b..

    Hi Bernice,

    Its nice to read something so comforting without the attack, I did not ask for this life, in fact I wish I never had to live through it, I would not wish it on anyone, not all was bad of coarse, and sometimes, I think that meeting some of these enigmatic figures only to truly know their importance later in life has really screwed with me, more now then when I was a kid. loosing someone you love is hard, harder when you find out why. My mother has kept it a secret that has been withheld from me for over thirty three years.

    My sister has her way of dealing with things through therapy as do I, I've become obsessed with wanting all records now released by the CIA and that the NARA publicly release all its documents.

    I'm asking for an Congressional Oversight Committee to lay all their cards on the table and let the public sift through any newly developed documents as the CIA has now indicated to me that they are all now released.

    I'm asking the Supreme Court to over rule Obama's Justice Department who as now blocked United States Judge Royce Lamberth from granting a request to have all classified documents, testimonies and any information pertaining to the "Watergate Scandal" be released. Because Obama's administration's believes that citing the privacy interests of individuals named in the testimony. But,

    If they are already dead then why should it matter? Anyways,

    Thanks again Bernice, and for your information I asked Al Navis when the book would be ready, this is what I posted on Facebook and his responce. ANNOUNCEMENT! I have been informed by Al Navis that the book will be completed in two weeks, I will then be seeking one person to proof read the material before going to the press, please let me know if your interested. Thank you!

    Al Navis Scott, the COPY editing will be done in about two weeks. You still have to add some stuff and flush out some descriptors of the avalanche of Cubans, so readers can follow the book without a scorecard.

    My dad was certainly acquainted with quite a few people, our house was like a 24 hour stop spot for everyone and anyone my dad wanted to bring home with him. Unfortunately, he started poking his nose into the Kennedy assassination during his living years, thus the reason. I'm now obsessed and on the quest with wanting to solve both murders.

    /srk

    Hi Scott; Your mom must be a very stalwarth woman, to have held all this information, within, I think now with all being released to you, to carry on, her mind will be considerably at ease, as you mention not a life, that many would want to live through, or such. and good that you and your sister have known how to cope, with help,life is not easy for anyone, really, i have not known anyone that has lived such, we give and we get, and roll with the punches in between, it is not always fair, of course,and when loosing those close to us, especially suddenly, there seems to be at times, no comprehension of the why, but with time, such is accepted and we carry on..as we must deal with what is thrown our way...No one ever said life was going to be easy, but it must seem to some, that others have had it that way......I do also wish the government would simply, give the order to release all, but they are in charge and imo very screwed up as in not knowing their , you know what from a hole in the ground, most times, it would seem...and the many are , were disappointed in the latest decision by mr.obama, so we all carry on as best we can..as we do not have a reach into the white house, .i do not think i would be one to proof read your material, there are those here certainly qualified, and much more knowlegeable than I,especially within your area of the research, I would not do it justice i feel, but thank you for your kind offer, it is taken as a compliment..

    I wish you all the very best, in being able to get the government to see clear reasoning, sometimes, they do surprise all....and the very best with your book, soon to be released, and looking foward still to more postings, within the threads, thank you for your kind reply, it is just as easy to be pleasant, more so than to be crummy, but there are those that seem determined to still take their daily dose of an ugly pill it seems, but ignoring them, is i think the best way to deal with them, in the long run, they simply cannot abide with being ignored, but it is a solution that must be joined in by others, i do think......thanks again and your very welcome,take care...b

    Bernice,

    You seem like a very nice lady, I enjoy talking to you. Thank you for the compliments, but I am no reseacher. My research has been on my father in which I have culled files directly from FOIA documents, my remembered events, my mothers testimony, and those who I have talked to who were acquaintances of my fathers, please keep in mind this is not a JFK or Watergate book. Its a book about my father and those who where affiliated with certain, clandestine affairs.

    I will leave you with one more of his letters he wrote me, these letters of course were recently given to me by my mother two years ago, my mother has also found additional letters written in my father's hand on a yellow legal pad, I of coarse cannot release everything until my book is complete, but I do want to give you this, this letter is somewhat difficult to read as my father's writing structure seems somewhat lesser then mine, so I took the liberty of paraphrasing the letter for you.

    It is certainly refreshing to have a nice conversation, I do hope you have a good day or evening, which ever it may be for you when you find my information, take care.

    /srk

    Leaders of that group aloud themselves to be infiltrated by the CIA and FBI and customs and G-2 Castro It was eventually advised that the government named organization had only one mission (seek and destroy) this they did. Things at that time were so confusing I did not really know who was who. But in Revaluation one must never give up. We did not we knew that peace is not something that is given on a silver platter if one wants this you must fight for it. When you have it fight harder to keep it. We never really had the funds to fight but we did. Many good men died so we could fight on we did and will continue, I speak only for myself now but my heart tells me every day we are no more. I have a deep love for my country only God before her. The flag we fly if fell in battle must be rapidly pick up so she would not lay in the dirt she always flew proudly and proud were the men under her. Ask the many who were on its journey, my blood runs cold when I see a American flag the stars and strips sowed on the back pocket or so called new generation style of some fairly respectable person so when they get tortured they can sit on the flag the same flag that represents thousands of men and women who died so she could wave on the coat hinge and her meaning of freedom for all and the respect she should be given. I ask myself what happen to the respect. My only assumption ----------

    There was a word that always seem to bother me, I think I have it figured out, when I thought it was brutal it was actual battle.

    http://dl.dropbox.co...mber%20four.jpg

    Thank you Scott; i have also enjoyed our conversing, I applaud your great effort in getting your Father's information released and available to all.From his letter, he appararently was devoted to his country, not just by words but by his actions, it will be of interest to read your book, his story and the information it relates to..Keep up the good work, never falter from others discouragement,heads up,chin down and charge, continue on with that which is of most importance to you, in every age of your life:)..the best of luck, now carry on..all the best to you and yours...b

  10. I think, they would be saying to themselves how easy it was for them to get away.

    Its funny how every now and then, as the years just roll away, somebody pops up and tries to tell the truth, nobody gives a damn anyway.

    I mean, he couldn't possible have information right? After all, who was he? YOU, never heard of him, but the CIA did.

    Hi Scott: Now do not go jumping to conclusions, there are many who are following and have been your information, i think some will express their thoughts, when they feel they have read and been able to access enough of your information, to do so, just check the hits on your threads, as to the how many, are following along., it takes a long time now imo, for most to decide, many have through the years been bitten more than once by jumping to a forgone conclusion, that they bought, right off the bat, now they are wiser and more cautious,slower, it will come, if the truth is there, they will come to it, and as you have mentioned, it is within your book, so hopefully when it is available, the majority will have access, Meanwhile, thank you for your continuous effort that you have made for the membership in revealing some of your information,, btw try not to pay too much attention to the sour apples that at times,spoil the barrel, and or they who will continually try to keep on baiting you, though i must applaud your handling of such sours.....take care b..

    Hi Bernice,

    Its nice to read something so comforting without the attack, I did not ask for this life, in fact I wish I never had to live through it, I would not wish it on anyone, not all was bad of coarse, and sometimes, I think that meeting some of these enigmatic figures only to truly know their importance later in life has really screwed with me, more now then when I was a kid. loosing someone you love is hard, harder when you find out why. My mother has kept it a secret that has been withheld from me for over thirty three years.

    My sister has her way of dealing with things through therapy as do I, I've become obsessed with wanting all records now released by the CIA and that the NARA publicly release all its documents.

    I'm asking for an Congressional Oversight Committee to lay all their cards on the table and let the public sift through any newly developed documents as the CIA has now indicated to me that they are all now released.

    I'm asking the Supreme Court to over rule Obama's Justice Department who as now blocked United States Judge Royce Lamberth from granting a request to have all classified documents, testimonies and any information pertaining to the "Watergate Scandal" be released. Because Obama's administration's believes that citing the privacy interests of individuals named in the testimony. But,

    If they are already dead then why should it matter? Anyways,

    Thanks again Bernice, and for your information I asked Al Navis when the book would be ready, this is what I posted on Facebook and his responce. ANNOUNCEMENT! I have been informed by Al Navis that the book will be completed in two weeks, I will then be seeking one person to proof read the material before going to the press, please let me know if your interested. Thank you!

    Al Navis Scott, the COPY editing will be done in about two weeks. You still have to add some stuff and flush out some descriptors of the avalanche of Cubans, so readers can follow the book without a scorecard.

    My dad was certainly acquainted with quite a few people, our house was like a 24 hour stop spot for everyone and anyone my dad wanted to bring home with him. Unfortunately, he started poking his nose into the Kennedy assassination during his living years, thus the reason. I'm now obsessed and on the quest with wanting to solve both murders.

    /srk

    Hi Scott; Your mom must be a very stalwarth woman, to have held all this information, within, I think now with all being released to you, to carry on, her mind will be considerably at ease, as you mention not a life, that many would want to live through, or such. and good that you and your sister have known how to cope, with help,life is not easy for anyone, really, i have not known anyone that has lived such, we give and we get, and roll with the punches in between, it is not always fair, of course,and when loosing those close to us, especially suddenly, there seems to be at times, no comprehension of the why, but with time, such is accepted and we carry on..as we must deal with what is thrown our way...No one ever said life was going to be easy, but it must seem to some, that others have had it that way......I do also wish the government would simply, give the order to release all, but they are in charge and imo very screwed up as in not knowing their , you know what from a hole in the ground, most times, it would seem...and the many are , were disappointed in the latest decision by mr.obama, so we all carry on as best we can..as we do not have a reach into the white house, .i do not think i would be one to proof read your material, there are those here certainly qualified, and much more knowlegeable than I,especially within your area of the research, I would not do it justice i feel, but thank you for your kind offer, it is taken as a compliment..

    I wish you all the very best, in being able to get the government to see clear reasoning, sometimes, they do surprise all....and the very best with your book, soon to be released, and looking foward still to more postings, within the threads, thank you for your kind reply, it is just as easy to be pleasant, more so than to be crummy, but there are those that seem determined to still take their daily dose of an ugly pill it seems, but ignoring them, is i think the best way to deal with them, in the long run, they simply cannot abide with being ignored, but it is a solution that must be joined in by others, i do think......thanks again and your very welcome,take care...b

  11. The laughter must have been very welcome, me thinks ole Bill used up his 5 minutes of fame re JFK...by getting the photo out, pretending it to be an edorsement of sorts, re jfk, and the presidency, then he went back to being ole Bill....he can't help it, in otherwards..he fibbed but he is not the only by far who did.......b:o

  12. I think, they would be saying to themselves how easy it was for them to get away.

    Its funny how every now and then, as the years just roll away, somebody pops up and tries to tell the truth, nobody gives a damn anyway.

    I mean, he couldn't possible have information right? After all, who was he? YOU, never heard of him, but the CIA did.

    Hi Scott: Now do not go jumping to conclusions, there are many who are following and have been your information, i think some will express their thoughts, when they feel they have read and been able to access enough of your information, to do so, just check the hits on your threads, as to the how many, are following along., it takes a long time now imo, for most to decide, many have through the years been bitten more than once by jumping to a forgone conclusion, that they bought, right off the bat, now they are wiser and more cautious,slower, it will come, if the truth is there, they will come to it, and as you have mentioned, it is within your book, so hopefully when it is available, the majority will have access, Meanwhile, thank you for your continuous effort that you have made for the membership in revealing some of your information,, btw try not to pay too much attention to the sour apples that at times,spoil the barrel, and or they who will continually try to keep on baiting you, though i must applaud your handling of such sours.....take care b..

  13. I just got an email about this. Its Altgens. So its not a movie camera. Which was the important point.

    FWIW, the man at Altgens' right is also holding a camera. His name is Richard Bothun and his story is discussed in Pictures of the Pain. The man diving to the ground at Altgens' left is Malcolm Summers. The man behind Bothun, however, is still unidentified.

    the man behind Bothun

    pat; that may be tom craven, b

  14. Barry O'Bama visits ancestor's hometown.

    Obama's visit greeted with jubilation in Moneygall | World news | The Guardian

    Afterwards, they were jubilant; high as kites. "The greatest day this village has ever had, ever will have," said a flushed Henry Healy, 26, an eighth cousin no less, who escorted the visitors down crowded Main Street, across to the souvenir shop and into Ollie Hayes's pub.

    "I shook his hand," exclaimed Valerie Young. "I said to him 'You're very welcome, Mr President,' and I thought he was going to fly straight on past, but he looked me in the eye and he said 'Well, thank you'. He's a fine looking fella, you know."

    It had been worth it, Valerie said. Worth the weather, worth the six weeks of hassle, the secret service "men in black", the Garda who since Friday had insisted even on escorting her brother Nigel to milk the cows.

    He was "so warm, so genuine", she added, the Obamas made a lovely couple, and stayed so long – the ash cloud had yet to rear its head on the itinerary – over an hour, in this tiny village no one outside County Offaly had ever heard of.

    Moneygall, blink-and-you-miss-it birthplace of the great-great-great-grandfather of the 44th president of the United States, was briefly the centre of the world yesterday. At least, that's what it felt like if you lived there. "He was so cool," said Sam Baker, 11, on the flag-bedecked, spruced-up Main Street. "We did get a bit wet. But it was brilliant."

    Barack Obama's whistlestop tour of Ireland and his roots began shortly after 9.30, when Air Force One landed at Dublin airport. Buffeted by a gale and dodging heavy showers, the first couple were greeted by Irish foreign minister Eamon Gilmore and flew straight to Phoenix Park in the White House helicopter, Marine One.

    There he planted a tree and posed with schoolchildren before a meeting with the Irish president, Mary MacAleese, and her husband Martin. Then it was on swiftly to Farmleigh House, the Irish government guesthouse where the Queen and Prince Philip stayed last week, for talks with Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Northern Ireland's peace process was "a ripple of hope", he pronounced.

    Moneygall, a couple of hours south-west, was always going to be the high point. It was from here that a 19-year-old shoemaker called Falmouth Kearney set out for one of the so-called coffin ships that left Ireland for the new world during the Great Famine. He landed in New York on 20 March 1850.

    Falmouth was following his father Joseph, who had abandoned Ireland almost exactly a year earlier; his mother Phoebe, brother William and sister Mary came a year later. Two years after he settled in the US, Falmouth married Charlotte Holloway. In 1860 they were living in Deerfield, Ohio; the 1870 census has them in Tipton County, Indiana.

    Charlotte Kearney died in 1877, followed by her husband a little over a year later. They left three sons, and five daughters. One of those girls, Mary Anne, had a grandson called Stanley Armour Dunham. His daughter gave birth in August 1961 to a boy called Barack Hussein Obama.

    The connection was uncovered in 2007, when Obama was a rising Democratic star, and the village's 298 inhabitants had been preparing for this moment since he was elected president. "This really is the culmination of four years' very hard work," said Stephen Neill, the Church of Ireland rector who with Healy confirmed the link. Neill said he received an email from a US geneologist suggesting a connection between Offaly and Obama: "I was lucky, the parish records had been indexed quite recently. There's no doubt." So yesterday was "an amazing moment," he said.

    "To see him and Michelle walking into this pub, in this little village, and such a lovely man, such a lovely couple. I showed him the parish records; he got the White House photographer to photograph them. He was genuinely interested."

    Moneygall had spent most of the day in lockdown. "Best take a map," the wit in car hire said. "I hear they've taken Moneygall off the satnavs." He might not have been joking: the village – one street, two pubs, five shops, church, school and police station – was effectively cut off from the world. Residents weren't allowed out, and no one who had not been vetted and bearing one of 2,000 official tickets was allowed in.

    The two nearest motorway exits were coned off and closed to all traffic. Gardai in fluorescent jackets manned roadblocks, scanned the road from bridges, and stood watch in fields. At a checkpoint two miles outside, on the other road into the village, only police cars were allowed to pass.

    Patiently though, between bright sunshine and fierce showers, the crowd gathered from mid-morning, waiting until shortly after 3pm when Marine One landed on a sodden sports field. To cheers and much waving of Irish and American flags, the president and first lady shook hands, embraced, cooed over babies. They plunged briefly into the modest two-storey ancestral home, owned now by a shyly grinning John Donovan, and then into the shop.

    Hastily-produced souvenirs on sale in the village included Barack Obama teapots, fridge magnets, cigarette lighters and T-shirts proclaiming What's the Craic, Barack, and Obama Is Feidir Linn (Gaelic for Obama, Yes We Can.)

    "They spent €50," said Aidan Faning, behind the counter. "They bought loads – posters, mugs, place mats, keyrings. Masses. With their own money." The presidential couple stopped short, though, of snapping up a CD of one of the songs recorded in their honour: "O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara/There's no-one as Irish as Barack Obama. From the old Blarney stone to the green hills of Tara/There's no-one as Irish as Barack Obama."

    The village was pristine, thanks in no small part to the generosity of Dulux, which gave 3,500 litres of paint to smarten up every house — at least one painted in the Stars and Stripes. Potholes had been filled in, pavements patched up, floral displays hund from lamposts and flags hoisted the length of Main Street.

    Then it was into Ollie Hayes's pub, recently equipped with a particularly fine bust of the president, to meet assorted distant relatives to the strains of an Irish fiddle, and down the obligatory pint – a few sips anyway – of Guinness. After a sip and a "Slainte", and the popular observation that the black stuff tastes "so much better here" than it does anywhere else, Obama slapped a note down on the bar and declared: "I just want you guys to know, the president pays his tab."

    The Obamas, after a genuinely joyful 90 minutes in Moneygall that people here will remember for a long, long time, flew back to Dublin for a public party on College Green. "My name is Barack Obama, of the Moneygall O'bamas," the president said. "I've come home to find the apostrophe that we lost somewhere along the way."

  15. Death Threats Preceded JFK's 1963 Visit To Ireland

    DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) =E2=80=95 President John F. Kennedy was the subject =

    of three separate death threats during his visit to Ireland in 1963, =

    according to newly declassified police documents released Friday.

    The documents released by the Irish Justice Department said police =

    received two anonymous telephoned warnings in the weeks before the =

    arrival of the United States' first Irish Catholic president. A third =

    threat went to the newsroom of the Irish Independent newspaper.

    Kennedy's June 26-29 visit went ahead trouble free as he was greeted by =

    adoring crowds in Dublin, Cork, Galway and at his family homestead in =

    County Wexford, in southeast Ireland.

    He was assassinated in Dallas five months later.

    One threat claimed a sniper would target Kennedy as his motorcade =

    traveled from Dublin Airport to the residence of the Irish president at =

    the start of his visit. The second warned a bomb at Shannon Airport, in =

    southwest Ireland, would detonate as Air Force One was about to depart.

    According to the documents the third threat, phoned to the newspaper, =

    indicated that Kennedy would be attacked at Dublin Airport, although the =

    method wasn't specified.

    The documents detailed police security concerns -- and also reflected =

    officials' desire to impress both U.S. visitors and onlookers in =

    Britain, Ireland's colonial master until 1922.

    In a letter, Commissioner Daniel Costigan, the commander of Ireland's =

    national police force in 1963, described the Kennedy tour as "the most =

    important visit to this country since the establishment of the state, =

    with worldwide publicity. British journalists are likely to be ready to =

    criticize any fault in arrangements."

    He wrote that although unlikely, "we cannot overlook the possibility" of =

    an assassination attempt.

    Costigan said his officers would use binoculars to monitor rooftops =

    along the route of the presidential motorcade. He said an unspecified =

    number of police would be armed with handguns, rifles and submachine =

    guns -- an exceptional measure in a country with a largely unarmed =

    police force -- to engage any would-be sniper.

    The documents indicated that 6,404 police officers were on duty the =

    night Kennedy arrived, and 2,690 lined the U.S. president's route from =

    Dublin airport to the Phoenix Park mansion of Irish President Eamon de =

    Valera.=20

    (=C2=A9 2006 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material =

    may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

    http://cbs11tv.com/politics/John.F.Kennedy.2.498233.html#btn_mc

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