Steve Thomas

The CIA said he arrived by car. The FBI said he arrived by bus. The CIA said that one of the recorded voices matched Oswald's. The FBI and (as Hoover told Johnson), it didn't. This is like the old Mad Magazine cartoon Spy vs. Spy. The spooks must have been tearing their hair out trying to get their stories straight. Can you imagine the bureaucratic battles that must have been going on behind the scenes? David Joseph spent a lot of time and energy proving the whole bus thing was "ersatz" as Jim DiEugenio called it. Steve Thomas

This is just wild. Let's just tase them and leave them out there in the desert. That's what I say. Drone TASES a migrant at the border as part of plan to use a 'wall of drones' to protect the US in promotional video for tech start-up - but founder says plan has now been ditched and was wrong 'ethical direction' Brinc, founded by Blake Resnick, 21, apologized for the promotional video By Jack Newman https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10316619/Tech-start-proposed-using-drones-tase-interrogate-migrants-Mexico-border.html “The 'wall of drones' would operate in place of a physical wall at a third of the price and would be able to detect and track the 'criminals' trying to enter the US, the glossy promotional video claims. A tech start-up proposed using drones armed with tasers to attack migrants attempting to cross the border into the US, a previously unreleased promotional video has revealed. Blake Resnick, 21, said he set up drone company Brinc in response to the 2017 Las Vegas shooting with the aim of creating non-violent robots to aid with law enforcement, committing to 'never build technologies designed to hurt or kill'.” https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/preview/mol/2021/12/16/8423110121819884082/636x382_MP4_8423110121819884082.mp4 Steve Thomas

Trump ENDORSES Lauren Boebert for her 2022 race By Katelyn Caralle https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10316985/Trump-ENDORSES-Boebert-2022-amid-pressure-punish-joke-Ilhan-Omar-suicide-bomber.html “Donald Trump endorsed embattled Congresswoman Lauren Boebert on Wednesday as the Colorado Republican continues to face calls for punishment after anti-Muslim comments aimed at Ilhan Omar. 'Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has done a fantastic job in her first term representing Colorado's Third District,' the former president released in a statement from his Save America PAC. 'She is a fearless leader, a defender of the America First Agenda, and a fighter against the Loser RINOs and Radical Democrats,' Trump added. 'She will continue to be tough on Crime, strong on Borders, and always protect our under-siege Second Amendment.'” That;s all we need... A Congress full of Lauren Boebarts. Steve Thomas

Lawrence, Also the date. That nails down the timing of the Odio visit. Steve Thomas

David, Thanks for the info on the photographer angle. Someday, it would be interesting to compile all the professions he claimed to be. Import/export agent, photographer... Steve Thomas

Jim, I don't know. But if he wasn't in Mexico, I don't know where he was in those last days of September, 1963. Floating around Alice, TX maybe? Steve Thomas

Jim, In this particular document, I was interested in the part about Oswald, "claiming to be a photographer". This is the first time I've heard about that, and it raises a couple of questions: a) how did they know he was claiming to be a photographer; and, b) he must have had some photographic equipment with him in order to prove his bona fides. c) If he had a camera or cameras with him, where are the pictures? Steve Thomas

https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2021/docid-32341711.pdf Steve Thomas

You can read the documents released by the National Archives om 12/15/21 here: https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/release2021 Steve Thomas

I have longed believed that we have returned to the days of the John Birch Society- with terrorizing school boards, and book burning and all: https://www.thedailybeast.com/dave-bronson-admits-turning-off-fluoride-in-anchorage-water-during-in-person-mayoral-visit?ref=home?ref=home The outspoken mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, has been forced to admit he turned off the fluoridation of the city’s water supply for around five hours before discovering that he wasn’t actually allowed to do that. Last weekend, Mayor Dave Bronson—who made headlines this year for his defense of anti-vaccine protesters who wore the yellow Star of David to signal their supposed oppression—denied claims that he meddled with the city’s water supply. However, in a Tuesday statement, he admitted it. Bronson’s office claimed workers complained to him that fluoride “burned the eyes and throats of staff who handled it,” leading to his decision to turn off the supply. However, that claim was disputed by union leaders who represent the workers. “It doesn’t make any sense,” said president of the Anchorage Municipal Employees Association, Jon Cecil. Conspiracists have been obsessed with the fluoridation of drinking water since the 1950s, falsely claiming that it’s a public-health risk or some form of population control. Bronson’s office said the supply was turned back on five hours after it was switched off after the action was found to violate the city’s municipal code. Read it at Alaska Republic Steve Thomas

All the things that you see were driven from the top," Christie said during an appearance on ABC's This Week, in response to host George Stephanopoulos' comment about the events that led up to the Capitol riot, including the role of those loyal to Trump in the White House during his presidency. "It may explain why the former president and his allies are working so hard not to cooperate," said Stephanopoulos. Christie responded: "The [former] president made it very clear that he did not want to concede the election, that he would not concede the election, and you got a bunch of people around him by the time we got to the end, with very few exceptions, that were C-team players, at best, on their best day." Steve Thomas

Jeff, I have not read Michael Paine's WC testimony or any interviews he had with the FBI, but I have read that he said he was shown a backyard photograph on Friday night. Those photographs weren't "discovered" until Saturday afternoon. What do you think of that? Steve Thomas

Paul, If I were to look at anyone, I would look at Alexander Kleilerer. He was visiting Marina when she was living at Elana Hall's house in October, 1962. The Oswald's moved to Elsbeth St. in early November, 1962, and then allegedly on to Neely in March, 1963. I haven't really fleshed this out, but,... Kleinlerer was in the plastics business. So was Robert Webster. The Soviets were very interested in the polymers needed for the high heat generated in their space reentry vehicles. http://jfkassassination.net/russ/testimony/hall_e.htm Mr. LIEBELER - Do you know Mr. Alexander Kleinlerer? Mrs. HALL - Yes. He was coming to my house while John and I were divorced. That was all. Mr. LIEBELER - What? Mrs. HALL - I said, that was all. He was coming, you know. Mr. LIEBELER - Did Mr. Kleinlerer tell you that during the time that you were in the hospital and subsequently when you were in New York, that he came to the house to see how Marina was and how she was getting along? Mrs. HALL - Yes. He didn't tell me, but Mrs. Clark told me, because when I came back from New York, John was in Fort Worth already, and we got married after 2 days and I didn't see him any more. I didn't see this Kleinlerer any more. Mr. LIEBELER - Have you ever seen him since then? Mrs. HALL - No. Mr. LIEBELER - You had no discussions yourself with Kleinlerer about what Marina was doing or who was at the house while you were gone? Mrs. HALL - No. Mrs. Clark told me that sometime he would take Marina to grocery store, and sometimes she would take her. Mrs. HALL - I don't know. Maybe Mrs. Clark or Mr. Kleinlerer paid for her. Mr. LIEBELER - But you yourself did not pay for any of her groceries? Mrs. HALL - No; I did not. See: Commission Document 1066 - FBI Gemberling Report of 28 May 1964 re: Oswald - Russia/Cuba page 554 https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=11462#relPageId=566&tab=page Kleinlerer was employed by Lomo Industries of Fort Worth, TX. Max Clark and his wife have been “fairly good friends with Dimytruk and Kleinlerer for the past six or eight months.” Robert Howard in the Education Forum 2/1/2006 http://educationforum.ipbhost.com/topic/659-lee-harvey-oswald/?page=2 “I have a very serious request concerning Lee Harvey Oswald's notebook. In it there is a listing for Lomo Industries, Inc. The Dallas Phone Directory as well as the Business Directory for the same year to my knowledge DO NOT have such a listing, however there is a Loma Industries, Inc with offices in Dallas and Ft. Worth. Can anyone enlighten me about this listing? Is it possible that Oswald's dyslexia, (he was dyslexic, right?) may have something to do with this? Any response is greatly appreciated.” Jack White in the Education Forum 2/2/2006 LOMA PLASTICS (Loma Industries) was a local manufacturer of plastic goods, such as kitchenware, etc. They had a manufacturing plant in Fort Worth. I do not find them listed in the FW yellow pages. Jack http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/russ/testimony/kleinler.htm AFFIDAVIT Alexander Kleinlerer of 3542 Kent Street, Fort Worth, Texas, being duly sworn, says: “I am and have for several years been a foreign representative of Loma Industries, a plastics production company, located at 3000 West Pafford Street, Fort Worth, Texas.” Posted by James Richards 2/2/2006 Robert, I'm going by memory here which is a dangerous ploy but I seem to remember that Loma Industries had a foreign representative named Alexander Kleinlerer who was friends with George De Mohrenschildt. I also seem to recall that this clique which included George Bouhe got together to provide clothes and the like for the Oswald family. Loma Industries burned down in 1965 I think it was. James Lydia Dimytruk is Kleinlerer's girlfriend. For more information on Lydia Dimytruk, see: (she is a piece of work!) http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/FBI%20Records%20Files/105-82555/105-82555%20More%20Referrals/105-82555%20More%20Referrals%203-04.pdf pp. 13-33, Suspected of being a Russian spy. Formerly married to Vasily Kostenko, also suspected of being a Russian spy. She marries Pavel Dimytruk in 1956. Emigrates to the U.S. In 1959 and divorces him in 1960. Sound familiar? Steve Thomas

Jeff, I got to wondering who put the rifle in the blanker in the first place. I don't think Oswald took it with him when he went to New Orleans in April, and he didn't have it with him when he returned in August or September. Marina would had to have brought it with her when she moved down there. Also, why would he feel the need to transfer the rifle from a blanket to a paper bag? He could just as easily have disassembled it and left it wrapped in the blanket and still claim the package was curtain rods. The whole thing is fishy. Steve Thomas

“Russia, if you’re listening — I hope you are able to find the 30,000 Mark Meadows emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. Let’s see if that happens." I'm almost sure that's what Donal Trump said. I'm almost positive. Steve Thomas

Matt, All electronic votes would have been thrown out. Can you imagine how many millions and millions of people would have been disenfranchised? You're right. Democracy as we know it, would have come to an end. PS: If that Plan's not a military junta, I don't know what is. Steve Thomas

38 page Powerpoint Presentation in the possession of Mark Meadows. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716135230if_/https://www.ingersolllockwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/voter-fraud.pdf Talking Points - The Chinese systematically gained control over our election system constituting a national security emergency - The electronic voting machines were compromised and cannot be trusted to provide an accurate vote count - To restore confidence the “failsafe” of counting the paper ballots must be used to determine who won the election for President, Senators, Congressional Representatives - Hand counts reported by the media are not really hand counts and easily subverted ▪ A Trusted Lead Counter will be appointed with authority from the POTUS to direct the actions of select federalized National Guard units and support from DOJ, DHS and other US government agencies as needed to complete a recount of the legal paper ballots for the federal elections in all 50 states. ▪ US Marshals will immediately secure all ballots and provide a protective perimeter around the locations in all 50 states. ▪ DHS will use their emergency response logistic capabilities to support the effort. They will integrate the IT support that will include separating out the legal from the counterfeit ballots and communications with all supporting the effort and cameras (Possibly cell phones) imaging each and every ballot. These images will be distributed to the Internet. ▪ The federalized National Guard in each state will be supplied detailed processes and be responsible for counting each legitimate paper ballot. Teams made up of three (first couple counties will be five) National Guard members will do the counting. As the counting occurs each ballot will be imaged and the images placed on the Internet so any US citizen can view them and count the ballots themselves. The process will be completely transparent. Steve Thomas

Merry Christmas! The season of peace and love. Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert posted a photo of her young children brandishing assault rifles in front of a Christmas tree on Tuesday. All I want for Christmas is my new AR-15 My new AR-15 My new AR-15 All I want for Christmas... Steve Thomas

https://twitter.com/EPCSheriff/status/1466845021995421698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw EPCSheriff @EPCSheriff Guess who came in to receive his Concealed Handgun Permit today? Did you know the El Paso County Sheriff's Office has issued 49,750 Concealed Handgun Permits with another 2,560 awaiting to be issued? For more info please visit our website: https://epcsheriffsoffice.com/services/conce Next time you want to take your grandkids to the mall... Steve Thomas

- Madison Cawthorn - Children are… "Eternal souls woven into earthen vessels sanctified by almighty God and endowed with the miracle of life...” - Madison Cawthorn - “But my friends, they are trying to de-masculate the young men in our country because they don’t want people who are going to stand up,” “If you are raising a young man, please raise them to be a monster,” Ummm... Steve Thomas

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1466376952403701770 Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski In new interview, Trump was asked if he regretted J6. He said the “real insurrection” was on Election Day and J6 was just a protest, that nobody gives him credit for drawing so many people to hear him speak that day, and “the other side had some very bad things happen.” The other side? What other side? Damn! I missed all those other pro-democracy people rioting at the Supreme Court Building and the White House. I need to pay more attention! Steve Thomas

We Remember a United States That Fought the Nazis’: A German Scholar of Fascism Weighs in on Christian Nationalism in the U.S. “Is America slouching towards Christian fascism?” https://religiondispatches.org/a-german-scholar-of-fascism-weighs-in-on-christian-nationalism-in-the-united-states/ “That rhetoric was particularly virulent in the lead up to, and on, January 6th. On their march to the Capitol that day, the crowd hailed the Proud Boys as “God’s Warriors.” Just the other day, Mike Flynn was calling for there to be only one religion in the United States. When you believe that "God is on your side", it gives you license to do anything. Steve Thomas

Paul, A lot of them turned to extra-legal means: bank robbery, drug running, extortion. Extortion of shopkeepers was a biggie. Steve Thomas

David, I didn't follow the discussions relating to Soutre/Souetre all that closely, but you are right. Souetre would be pronounced, Sooo (like in the girl Sue) etre, with the final "e" falling off almost to the point of being almost inaudible. Soutre would be pronounced Sow tre, with the final e being a little more distinct. The difference is noticeable. As a last note on the CNR/OAS struggle, I have this: Le Monde October 5, 1962 https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1962/10/05/i-le-grand-desordre-du-c-n-r_2357008_1819218.html I. - Le grand désordre du " C. N. R. " L'attentat contre le général de Gaulle et l'arrestation du commando de Bastien-Thiry, les opérations de police en Belgique et l'information ouverte contre Jacques Soustelle ont mis en lumière de nouveaux aspects de l'agitation activiste et, plus particulièrement, le rôle du " C.N.R. ".On n'a pas en effet assez souligné qu'en se réclamant du " C.N.R. " l'organisateur de l'attentat du Petit-Clamart a fait de la fusillade du 22 août la première action terroriste d'envergure de " l'organisme " dirigé par Georges Bidault. Jusque-là ce " conseil " s'était surtout manifesté, sous le double voile de l'exil et de la clandestinité, par sa propagande et ses pamphlets. On savait que, successeur de l'O.A.S., il tentait de rassembler et de coordonner les groupes qu'elle avait constitués et que certains de ceux-ci échappaient, volontairement ou par la force des choses, à son autorité. Il était en somme, et selon les renseignements que l'on pouvait recueillir, en période d'attente et d'organisation.Mais la conjuration du Petit-Clamart a semblé modifier cette impression en montrant que les hommes du " C.N.R. " étaient prêts à agir et qu'ils s'efforçaient de s'adapter aux conditions nouvelles, car c'est bien au nom du " C.N.R. " que l'attentat le plus grave et le plus spectaculaire, mais aussi le mieux conçu et le mieux préparé, a été commis en métropole depuis le début du terrorisme activiste. D'autre part, lorsqu'il a en quelque sorte renié l'O.A.S. pour son échec en Algérie, Bastien-Thiry n'a pas seulement fait une profession de foi personnelle, mais a souligné une réalité : la mutation qui s'est produite dans les milieux subversifs depuis l'indépendance de l'Algérie et dont le " C.N.R. " veut être l'expression. - Google Translation - I. - The great disorder of "C. N. R." “The attack against General de Gaulle and the arrest of the Bastien-Thiry commando, the police operations in Belgium and the open information against Jacques Soustelle have brought to light new aspects of activist agitation and, more particularly, the role of the "CNR". In fact, it has not been emphasized enough that by claiming to be the "CNR" the organizer of the Petit-Clamart attack made the shooting of August 22 the first terrorist action of scope of the "organism" directed by Georges Bidault. Until then, this "advice" had mainly manifested itself, under the double veil of exile and clandestinity, by its propaganda and its pamphlets. We knew that, as the successor of the O.A.S., he was trying to bring together and coordinate the groups it had formed and that some of these escaped, voluntarily or by force of circumstances, its authority. It was in short, and according to the information that could be gathered, in a period of waiting and organization. But the conspiracy of Petit-Clamart seemed to modify this impression by showing that the men of the "CNR" were ready to fight. act and that they endeavored to adapt to the new conditions, because it is indeed in the name of the "CNR" that the most serious and the most spectacular attack, but also the best conceived and the best prepared, has been committed in metropolitan France since the beginning of activist terrorism. On the other hand, when he sort of denied the O.A.S. for his failure in Algeria, Bastien-Thiry not only made a personal profession of faith, but underlined a reality: the mutation which has occurred in subversive circles since the independence of Algeria and of which the " CNR "wants to be the expression. Le Monde October 6, 1962 https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1962/10/06/ii-les-desesperados-et-les-reseaux-de-soutien_2359499_1819218.html II. - Les " desesperados " et les réseaux de soutien Par K. CHRISTITCH Publié le 06 octobre 1962 à 00h00 - Mis à jour le 06 octobre 1962 à 00h00 En France, où il devait à la fois relancer le mouvement activiste sur le plan politique et l'organiser, rien n'indique que le " C.N.R. " ait réussi à implanter des réseaux structurés (1). Lorsqu'il fut fonde, ceux de l'O.A.S. en métropole étaient en pleine déroute. Jusque-là grâce à la mission II de Sergent et à la mission III de Canal, l'O.A.S. avait disposé de réseaux plus ou moins bien organisés, qui tinrent un certain temps en échec les forces de l'ordre. Mais jamais elle ne parvint à leur donner une direction unique. Ce fut d'ailleurs là l'objet principal de la rivalité Sergent-Canal. Quand Argoud en prit la tête le mouvement activiste en métropole était déjà dans un état presque moribond : les réseaux étaient défaits ou s'étaient fractionnés en petits groupes qui avaient même perdu le contact entre eux ; d'autre part, la plupart des milieux (étudiants, poujadistes, pieds-noirs, anciens militaires) où avaient été recrutés les activistes avaient été repérés par la police, qui avait réussi à y placer de nombreuses antennes. Argoud n'est pas parvenu à redresser la situation. Il dispose de groupes multiples mais épars qui n'entretiennent que périodiquement des relations avec lui ou entre eux. Pour ses troupes de choc, l'ancien colonel compte sur les fameux commandos Delta qui se sont repliés en métropole ou à l'étranger et sur ce qui reste des réseaux activistes. Mais il est difficile d'estimer l'effectif de l'ensemble. Si ces hommes sont bien armés et expérimentés, leur moral n'est pas bon, à en croire les déclarations de vingt-trois membres des commandos Delta 14, 15 et 23 arrêtés dans le Midi. Démunis d'argent, vivant en hommes traqués, beaucoup de ces pieds-noirs gardent encore le maquis afin d'éviter d'être poursuivis pour les délits commis en Algérie ou par crainte de représailles Leurs chefs - des déserteurs de la légion. - exercent en effet souvent sur eux une véritable terreur. Les membres de Delta 15 ont raconté comment Claude Peintre, l'un des assassins de Me Popie, faisait agir ses hommes sous la menace de ses armes. En outre, beaucoup d'entre eux estiment que l'indépendance de l'Algérie leur a retiré toutes raisons de combattre, et ils ne se sentent guère mobilisés par les nouveaux slogans. - Google Translation - “In France, where he had to revive and organize the activist movement politically, there is no indication that the "C.N.R." has succeeded in establishing structured networks (1). When it was founded, those of the O.A.S. in the metropolis were in full swing. Until then, thanks to Sergent Mission II and Canal Mission III, (my note: that would be Pierre Sergent and Andre Canal) the O.A.S. had more or less well-organized networks, which kept law enforcement in check for some time. But she never managed to give them a single direction. This was the main object of the Sergeant-Canal rivalry. When Argoud took the lead, the activist movement in metropolitan France was already in an almost moribund state: the networks were broken up or had broken up into small groups which had even lost contact between them; on the other hand, most of the circles (students, Poujadists, Pieds-Noirs, former soldiers) where the activists had been recruited had been spotted by the police, who had succeeded in setting up numerous branches there. Argoud has failed to redress the situation. He has multiple but scattered groups that only periodically maintain relations with him or between them. For his shock troops, the former colonel is counting on the famous Delta commandos who have withdrawn in France or abroad and on what remains of the activist networks. But it is difficult to estimate the size of the whole. If these men are well armed and experienced, their morale is not good, according to the statements of twenty-three members of the Delta 14, 15 and 23 commandos arrested in the South. Deprived of money, living like hunted men, many of these Pieds-Noirs still keep the maquis in order to avoid being prosecuted for crimes committed in Algeria or for fear of reprisals. Their leaders - deserters from the legion. - indeed often exert on them a real terror. The members of Delta 15 recounted how Claude Peintre, one of Me Popie's assassins, made his men act under the threat of his weapons. In addition, many of them believe that the independence of Algeria has deprived them of all reason to fight, and they hardly feel mobilized by the new slogans.” Steve Thomas

David, I have found in my studies, that the French are prone to "Grand Announcements", or as you put it, "really emotional". I have previously read that the the OAS had considered Bastien-Thiry to be a hothead and that he had jumped the gun. I know they didn't come to his defense much during his trial. This may be a reflection of the struggle between the action wing in Metropolitan France (the Deltas) and the more political people in the CNR hierarchy in Spain. Steve Thomas