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In reply to the discussion: Mark Lane, JFK assassination expert, has died. [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)109. So why do you have to insult his memory and smear his good name?
If you disagree, show why.
Here's some of why he is correct regarding the CIA playing a role in the death of the president:
KENNEDY MOVES AGAINST THE CIA
In his best-selling, Plausible Denial in which he pinpoints the CI A's role in the JFK assassination conspiracy, veteran JFK assassination investigator Mark Lane commented on the CIA's move against the president:
"If the CIA operatives, officers, and former officers believed that the defense of their Agency and their nation required the elimination of President Kennedy because he was about to dismantle their organization, one could comprehend, while neither accepting nor condoning their viewpoint, that their concept of self-defense required them to use deadly force. Most relevant, therefore, is not what Kennedy was or was not about to do vis-a-vis the CIA, but what the leaders of the Agency believed he might do.
"John F. Kennedy made it clear that he planned to destroy the CIA. The New York Times reported on April 25, 1966, under a subheadline, "Kennedy's Bitterness,' that 'as the enormity of the Bay of Pigs disaster came home to him, [Kennedy] said to one of the highest officials of his Administration that he wanted 'to splinter the CIA in a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds.'
"He clearly was not suggesting a modest legislative proposal or executive order to modify or reform the organization. The total destruction of the Agency was his apparent objective."
SOURCE: http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Assassinations_page/Chapters_Nine-Sixteen_FJ.html
In his best-selling, Plausible Denial in which he pinpoints the CI A's role in the JFK assassination conspiracy, veteran JFK assassination investigator Mark Lane commented on the CIA's move against the president:
"If the CIA operatives, officers, and former officers believed that the defense of their Agency and their nation required the elimination of President Kennedy because he was about to dismantle their organization, one could comprehend, while neither accepting nor condoning their viewpoint, that their concept of self-defense required them to use deadly force. Most relevant, therefore, is not what Kennedy was or was not about to do vis-a-vis the CIA, but what the leaders of the Agency believed he might do.
"John F. Kennedy made it clear that he planned to destroy the CIA. The New York Times reported on April 25, 1966, under a subheadline, "Kennedy's Bitterness,' that 'as the enormity of the Bay of Pigs disaster came home to him, [Kennedy] said to one of the highest officials of his Administration that he wanted 'to splinter the CIA in a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds.'
"He clearly was not suggesting a modest legislative proposal or executive order to modify or reform the organization. The total destruction of the Agency was his apparent objective."
SOURCE: http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Assassinations_page/Chapters_Nine-Sixteen_FJ.html
PS: You can disagree, I really don't mind as I learn from those who show me where I'm wrong. Just don't expect me to to take your word on it, Logical. Post your evidence for why you say Lane was wrong.
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Take a close look at his role in Jonestown. Pure batshit crazy to put it mildly.
hack89
May 2016
#47
How about the establishment documents of the CIA. It expressly prohibits operations inside the US.
Zen Democrat
May 2016
#51
George H.W. Bush should be considered a suspect, based on what he told the FBI.
Octafish
May 2016
#6
You are the most clueless CS poster on this board. Almost a parody of CS everywhere. nt
Logical
May 2016
#99
Truman criticized CIA after the assassination of JFK. Fired CIA boss Dulles demanded retraction.
Octafish
May 2016
#45
that's right-- thanks for the reminder. I heard him interviewed a few years back
Fast Walker 52
May 2016
#65
There is NO credible evidence that Oswald shot at JFK, much less killed him.
Zen Democrat
May 2016
#53
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, I'm a realist and a student of history and our times.
Zen Democrat
May 2016
#89
You compared discussing the assassination of President Kennedy to beating a dead horse.
Octafish
May 2016
#71
It's telling that the members of the Warren Commission are silent about his passing.
Kaleva
May 2016
#75
You are most welcome, JonLeibowitz! I very much appreciate that you understand and care.
Octafish
May 2016
#113
My condolences. I know from your posts, he was an important figure in your life.
MerryBlooms
May 2016
#77
I don't know. Do know the guy who did is dead by gunshot under suspicious circumstances.
Octafish
May 2016
#93
It's truly sad to see someone who dedicated his life to crackpot "theories" pass away
YoungDemCA
May 2016
#97