Michaleen Kilroy

Yes that’s a lot of honest appraisal rarely seen these days for a politician of any stripe. I’ve always wondered the same thing - it was Cuba, Cuba, Cuba until JFK’s death then it wasn’t no more. And any POTUS who even dipped a toe in it got burned. So they stayed away.

I’ve been thinking about this scenario as well. The CIA agents on the ground saw the anger from the more militant anti-Castro Cubans, possibly fed them the info about JFK’s initial attempt to normalize relations with Cuba, and suggested this was their last chance to save their homeland. tbh I can see this line of persuasion working. I grew up with Irish grandparents who ‘passed the hat’ at pubs and church events for the early IRA that ended up succeeding in partially kicking out the Brits. They were fully supportive of action to take the rest of Ireland the rest of their lives. Wondering where the Odio story fits into this? I tend to believe the sisters but it seems like an awful security breach for anything by professionals. But possibly the head honchos felt there were so many complex layers between them and the Cuban conspirators on the ground, it would be too difficult to make a direct connection.

It always seemed to me that whoever was behind JFKA wanted war with Cuba and/or Russia. And it easily could’ve turned out that way. But the minute someone from LBJ’s admin called DA Wade’s office to tell them to stop the ‘communist conspiracy’ talk, that possibility ended. But that also ended ANY conspiracy talk/direction/investigation as far as LBJ was concerned, and that’s how the FBI was directed, igniting the massive, grotesque coverup and letting all suspected perps, including CIA and Mafia, off the hook. The government coverup resulted in citizen researchers still trying to figure this case out 60 years later. And the only thing I know for certain is the evidence proves beyond any reasonable doubt there was more than one shooter.

Thanks, Larry. Yes and my understanding was he couldn’t wear his wedding ring when he wore the MC ring. It was recommended to be worn on the wedding ring finger. He couldn’t wear the two rings on the same finger, as I understand. in other words, LHO leaving his ring with Marina as a sign he was moving on ‘might’ be a canard. FYI I got Tipping Point when it came out. Excellent book.

See LHO’s arrest photo below and a close-up of the ring from DPD. It also appears he was wearing the same ring in the infamous backyard photos - see below as well. It's another of those highly incongruous facts in the case, IMO. The communist sympathizer and agitator who the WC found was alienated from the U.S. wears a ring signifying patriotism and loyalty to same?

Larry - I’ve read somewhere that the WC played up the money LHO left behind but Marina later said it was their savings to rent an apartment at some point. Also, there was an explanation for leaving the ring. He wore his Marine Corps ring that day (there’s a fairly clear photo when he’s handcuffed). Apparently that ring is traditionally worn on the wedding finger. It’s a big, clunky ring. I can’t imagine trying to work a trigger or bolt with it on, or try to put together the disassembled Carcano in close quarters with limited time. Why would he wear his Marine Corps ring? One possible explanation is that he was feeling patriotic that day. That would be the likely answer If he wasn’t accused of the crime.

I read somewhere that Secret Service told LHO before he was led out to meet Ruby that they took his claims of innocence very seriously and would make sure he had legal representation before they discussed his story. LHO apparently gave a nod of approval. True?

I’m of the opinion that LHO probably did kill Tippit, either following spook protocol when an operation was compromised or realizing as he had quickly surmised at the TSBD that he was a hunted man the minute shots rang out in Dealey. Even though no one could’ve possibly identified him from the sixth floor window even if he had been the assassin.

Another strange thing…. According to DPD interview notes, LHO volunteered very little info EXCEPT he was happy to prattle on about his running the NO chapter of the FPCC. Why?

Yes, caught the emotion in the voice in that moment as well of the unfeeling lone ‘sociopath.’ According to his brother when he looked in his eyes after saying ‘don’t believe all the so-called evidence,’ LHO said ‘there’s nothing there, brother.’ That line has always been used to show how supposedly soulless he was. LHO could’ve also meant he had no guilty knowledge of the assassination.

You know, Nov. 22, 1963 was strange altogether. The day writer Aldous Huxley died (Brave New World). The day Dr. Who was set to premiere on BBC (it was postponed for a week). The day I believe Carlos Marcello won his day in court in NO and could remain in the US. Strangeness all around.

I’m always amazed that DPD brought LHO out to talk to media, and the DA allowed it. The DPD claimed they wanted to show their prisoner was not being mistreated. It was also a sure way to endanger his life. But what a powder keg situation that was. What if LHO, either deranged or telling the truth, yelled that he was a paid Russian assassin - that could’ve immediately led to WWIII. Who in America could’ve stopped it? He also could’ve said he was the proverbial spy left out in the cold by his own govt. Or that others were involved still at large. Or he could’ve yelled Viva Castro! But he didn’t say any of these things. He stayed with his innocence. Despite a tremendously dangerous idea to bring him out for a frickin’ press conference, he doesn’t say anything but restate his innocence and ask for legal representation. And he looks pissed when a reporter tells him he HAS been charged for the assassination. As always with this case, the closer you look, the weirder it gets.

Yeah well said, Jim.

Big time problem with my math. That’s why I should learn my lesson and stay away from it altogether! I had this figured out at some point. But looking at Zfilm frame 289 it appears Connally is still unhurt. Hard to tell in the next few frames but by frame 294 he definitely appears in distress. So if we say he’s hit in 292 that means 21 frames until 313, so just a hair over one second. https://www.assassinationresearch.com/v2n2/zfilm/zframe289.html

It could also have been the wind - there seems to have been a slight breeze that day and a minor gust could’ve swirled through the plaza with all that activity. Either way, it’s immaterial to the fact that Zapruder not only confirms the Connally’s story but also the sequence of the last two shots. The majority of witnesses - from Robert MacNeil to Wesley Frazier - said the last two shots were almost simultaneous. Connally appears to be in hit by 229. JFK’s head shot is at 313. The Z film runs 18 frames per second, proving JFK was hit less than a second after Connally. Case for conspiracy closed. Whodunnit? That’s obvious to me as well - the CIA spooks who lied and covered up evidence for decades: Phillips, Helms, Angleton, Harvey, Morales. Motive, means, opportunity and plenty of incriminating evidence.

The key for me is in 224 Connally clearly has not been hit while JFK clearly has, exactly as Connally recounted from his hospital bed at Parkland until his death, supported by his wife as well. That alone demolishes the WC and the lone nut theory. It was a conspiracy beyond a reasonable doubt for me.

Here’s the update from Ben: Verily, after getting the nod from Blakey on 8/12, and being asked by him to draft up an op-ed, I did so. I presented Blakey with two versions on 8/22. One version I wrote, and one version had additions by Mark E. Adamczyk, a lawyer with experience and interest in the issue. I sent a follow-on note to Blakey on 9/2. So far, no response from Blakey.

Not sure it went farther than this. Blakey wanted someone to write a first draft:

I think Ben Cole was in conversation with Robert Blakey on an oped.

He’s declassifying 9-11 docs. Might be a good sign: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-orders-declassification-reviews-documents-related-sept-11-2021-09-03/

Great post, Ben, that makes the correct point in my view that Dealey was put together by professional tricksters so nothing can be taken at face value. The fact that the shooters could make the ‘mistake’ of firing a dirty weapon that would give away their location seems Iike a prime one to reconsider to me. Like Dylan sang: The day they blew out the brains of the kingThousands were watchin', no one saw a thingIt happened so quickly, so quick, by surpriseRight there in front of everyone's eyesGreatest magic trick ever under the sunPerfectly executed, skillfully done

That’s the name of the game. In PR we tell our clients it’s called ‘earned media’ for a reason. Very difficult but very valuable too. Hope someone accepts the article. Yeah it’s amazing the USG got the American public to overlook that the testimony of the other guy shot in the limo completely contradicts the WC and its single bullet BS. Oh and he also happens to be the governor of Texas. It’s like when they accepted the testimony of Ruby over reporter Seth Kantor who saw him at Parkland. That’s some major propaganda achievement.

And the three shots hitting 3 times is confirmed by two of the car’s occupants - the Connally’s their entire lives. And it was also the preferred shot sequence put forth by the FBI two weeks after the assassination initially embraced by the WC until Tague’s story got publicity. I believe Tague was hit by debris from a first missed shot that JFK reacts to as well as the little girl in the white sweater running towards the limo in Z-film but less people heard it. In any case, with your earlier post about the bullet entry into Connally’s coat resembling the entry in JFK’s, case closed on conspiracy for me - there were at least two shooters. It’s obvious (now). People understandably focused on JFK’s back and the left reaction to the head shot, but everyone overlooked the obvious when Z-film was finally released - Connally is unharmed as he turns to check on the president, just like he said he was.

If you conclude that the assassination was overseen by spooks with their smoke and mirrors, well, here’s your literal smoke. Mirrors might include the Oswald double seen fleeing the scene in the Nash Rambler.