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ucrdem

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33. That's what the House Select Committee apparently concluded.

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 09:48 PM

Nov 2015

But it also concluded that there was "a high probability" of two gunmen (B) and a "conspiracy" (C):

So I wouldn't put too much faith in Posner.

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JFK worked to keep peace, bring prosperity for all. Others since 22 Nov 1963, not so much. [View all] Octafish Nov 2015 OP

So sad, 52 years later Politicalboi Nov 2015 #1

Secret Service got ordered OFF the bumper at Love Field. Octafish Nov 2015 #4

Don't turn a nice post into some CT shit. Just keep it like it was. I knew you started it for this. Logical Nov 2015 #13

Nothing says 'Democracy' like 'Shutup.' Octafish Nov 2015 #15

Oswald did it. Give up the make believe. nt Logical Nov 2015 #16

So, when you can't show where I'm wrong, you smear me. Nice. Octafish Nov 2015 #21

LOL "umbrella man"!!!! Logical Nov 2015 #24

The video taken minutes before the assassination shows the agents ordered OFF the bumper. Octafish Nov 2015 #47

Somebody should, indeed, give up the make-believe. nt villager Nov 2015 #25

If logical questions unanswered all these years bother you, change your name MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #78

Horseshit he did. He was a patsy. A dupe. A throw-away. trof Nov 2015 #89

That Oswald was a low-level CIA asset is NOT hifiguy Nov 2015 #97

What if it's true though? PatrickforO Nov 2015 #27

You fooled me!! :-) Logical Nov 2015 #28

We have lots of know-it-alls today Waiting For Everyman Nov 2015 #2

JFK was a Democrat of the New Deal. Octafish Nov 2015 #8

To be a Kennedy Democrat is high praise. Waiting For Everyman Nov 2015 #10

You may enjoy David Talbot's new history, ''The Devil's Chessboard'' Octafish Nov 2015 #11

I read the excerpt of this book on Salon ellie Nov 2015 #14

Thank you, Ellie. I heard him speak in 2013... Octafish Nov 2015 #17

I will definitely ellie Nov 2015 #23

It is essential reading. hifiguy Nov 2015 #59

I caught a little bit of a program today that was running clips of the actual coverage from dflprincess Nov 2015 #34

What I find extremely curious Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #72

Nixon was an asshole, Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #74

What I find bizarre Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #75

It was the 60s, a volatile time. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #76

Yeah, it was a volatile time Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #77

You did not address my other point. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #80

Why would Nixon have MLK and Malcolm X bumped off? Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #81

You're proving my point. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #83

How am I proving your point? Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #84

There were at least five political assassinations in the 1960s. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #85

One more thing Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #82

What a beautiful song! n/t BuelahWitch Nov 2015 #57

Thanks, Octafish! JFK and his story are really more complicated than his admirers or detractors.... LongTomH Nov 2015 #3

Great nations build great civilizations. Empires make wars for profit. Octafish Nov 2015 #30

A big, fat K&R! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2015 #5

Thank you, CaliforniaPeggy! Did you read what Prescott Bush wrote to Clover Dulles? Octafish Nov 2015 #31

Thank you, my dear octafish--I had not read this. Pretty interesting stuff! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2015 #35

Phil Shenon on Coast To Coast last night claims Poppy had no connection to the assassination librechik Nov 2015 #49

Prescott Bush was the CIA's bagman in the Senate. hifiguy Nov 2015 #60

Guy is working to divert discussion of conspiracy involving secret US agencies. Octafish Nov 2015 #69

thank you, Octafish librechik Nov 2015 #86

People still love JFK and project their hopes on him decades later. In truth he was moderate. craigmatic Nov 2015 #6

hoo boy. ucrdem Nov 2015 #7

Ok name one initiative he got put in place to help the poor in this country? craigmatic Nov 2015 #12

The Cuban Missile Crisis. H2O Man Nov 2015 #19

Plus Peace Corps, space program, nuclear test ban treaty, and the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 ucrdem Nov 2015 #32

Recording of JFK telling Sargent Shriver not to let CIA infiltrate the Peace Corps [audio] MinM Nov 2015 #56

MinM! ucrdem Nov 2015 #68

The truth about how close we came to annihilating each other wasn't known for 30 years. Major Hogwash Nov 2015 #52

New Frontier legislation: ucrdem Nov 2015 #29

Universal Health Care. Octafish Nov 2015 #55

President John F. Kennedy's Civil Rights Address ucrdem Nov 2015 #67

Transcript link and highlights: ucrdem Nov 2015 #90

Turns out he's proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964: ucrdem Nov 2015 #91

Even after so many years, Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #9

I was six, Blue_In_AK. Octafish Nov 2015 #53

Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2015 #18

And all were men of the Left, to varying degrees. hifiguy Nov 2015 #61

I was 11 years old and they stopped school to tell us what happened. JEB Nov 2015 #20

Economically, JEB, much different, based on the suppressed record. Octafish Nov 2015 #96

Thank you, Octafish JEB Nov 2015 #100

never. held. to. account. nashville_brook Nov 2015 #22

Interview with blacklisted comedian, Mort Sahl, 1968 quotes and warnings after JFK's death. Octafish Nov 2015 #98

Gerald Posner said it right. longship Nov 2015 #26

That's what the House Select Committee apparently concluded. ucrdem Nov 2015 #33

Well, all the forensics say one shooter. longship Nov 2015 #39

Depends on who you ask I suppose. ucrdem Nov 2015 #40

Produce forensic evidence that says there was another shooter, then. longship Nov 2015 #41

The doctors at Parkland have repeatedly said hifiguy Nov 2015 #62

Absolute Rubbish longship Nov 2015 #64

There Are No Forensics Supporting One Gun ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #43

Do you mean other than the spent bullets retrieved? longship Nov 2015 #44

Yes, I Mean Those ProfessorGAC Nov 2015 #45

Two. They found two, as far as I can remember. longship Nov 2015 #46

Posner the plagiarist? n/t deutsey Nov 2015 #51

Plagiarist Posner MinM Nov 2015 #54

Knew you would have something interesting today! Thank you, Sir! Mnemosyne Nov 2015 #36

JFK selected Abraham Bolden to integrate White House Secret Service detail. Octafish Nov 2015 #101

the 1880s weren't feudal! MisterP Nov 2015 #37

DURec leftstreet Nov 2015 #38

Oliver Stone: JFK conspiracy deniers are in denial Octafish Nov 2015 #104

Kicking... CanSocDem Nov 2015 #42

CIA Dulles hired MAFIA to kill Castro in 1960, yet US media continue to misreport it as JFK's idea. Octafish Nov 2015 #106

When they release all the government documents about the assassination Generic Other Nov 2015 #48

''All of them together will observe the law of silence...They don't want to know.'' Octafish Nov 2015 #107

Thanks, as always deutsey Nov 2015 #50

The New York Daily News of Nov. 23, 1963 Octafish Nov 2015 #88

Except for 'advisors' in South Vietnam and that Bay of Pigs thing.... Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #58

The Bay of Pigs was a CIA/Mafia operation hifiguy Nov 2015 #63

Thanks for the clarification. Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #66

Regarding Vietnam: JFK ordered withdrawal. LBJ reversed it. Octafish Nov 2015 #70

Regarding Bay of Pigs: Dulles and CIA did not tell JFK security mission was compromised. Octafish Nov 2015 #71

"This little light of mine..." kick and recommend n/t bobthedrummer Nov 2015 #65

JFK personally selected Abraham Bolden to integrate WH Secret Service detail. Octafish Nov 2015 #73

No, television didn't bring it up... MrMickeysMom Nov 2015 #79

Bertrand Russell asked that central question in 1964. Octafish Nov 2015 #87

Recced. Thanks for the o.p. info, and for making a space for the info provided by other good Mc Mike Nov 2015 #92

JFK's death changed government policy in matters of war and peace. Octafish Nov 2015 #95

That was a radically big policy reversal, within a few days of 11/22. Mc Mike Nov 2015 #110

President Carter did too. craigmatic Nov 2015 #93

BFEE Safari Club did unto President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter bad things. Octafish Nov 2015 #94

Stephanie's 2-22-2006 UAE and BCCI thread reposted for those that love the truth bobthedrummer Nov 2015 #99

We've learned a lot about money and power since BCCI... Octafish Nov 2015 #108

Who could imagine "our" goverment would actively seek to move jobs overseas. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #102

Lt. Cmdr. Terri Pike, USN, was relieved of duty for doing her duty re JFK assassination records. Octafish Nov 2015 #109

Wow! Thanks, Octafish. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #111

Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #103

Needs another kick!! (eom) CanSocDem Nov 2015 #105

Listen in on LBJ and Hoover talk about Oswald and ''Rubenstein'' Octafish Dec 2015 #112

I'm reading the book now, and it's a real American horror show nikto Jan 2016 #113

Money trumps peace. So does power. Octafish Jan 2016 #114