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originally posted by: CoriSCapnSkip
In all seriousness, I prefer the theory in which Lyndon Johnson was involved. CIA station chief and Watergate burglar E. Howard Hunt admitted on his deathbed that he attended a meeting prior to November 22, 1963 at least discussing, if not planning, the assassination. Involved in the plot were CIA Director of Covert Operations in the Western Hemosphere, David Atlee Phillips, and CIA officials Cord Meyer and William King Harvey.
originally posted by: CornShucker
Sad to say, but I've got a feeling that the closest answer is "All Of The Above".
I've become convinced that the FBI+CIA+Dallas Police+Anti-Castro Cubans+the Mob killed the president. Before anyone wants to change my mind, I'd ask them to watch the entire series.
originally posted by: InvisibleOwl
a reply to: CoriSCapnSkip
If you read "Brothers" by David Talbot, it says that RFK didn't believe the Warren Commission's findings and privately did investigate. A very good book.
originally posted by: CornShucker
Part Four goes into detail about the interception of the Zapruder film the weekend of the assassination.
* * *
Life Magazine paid Zapruder an additional $100,000 for the film and then sat on it for about 10 years. All anyone has to do is watch King Kong to know that the analog technology existed to create the illusion that the car never stopped.
* * *
Removing frames from the film that showed debris spraying the trunk would account for the seemingly instant snap backward of the president's head. Dan Rather saw the forward snap of the first head shot because he saw the original film while it was still available.
originally posted by: DeadSeraph
reply to post by Blue Shift
I really don't know. I believe there was a conspiracy for sure, but I don't think one can say conclusively what actually happened and who was really behind it. Personally, I think LBJ was involved somehow, and I lean towards the idea that Oswald was a patsy. I think it might be possible that Oswald was involved to some extent, but I don't think he was the triggerman. I think he was set up to take the fall, and after the shooting he realized his plight.
I think there's enough evidence to indicate there was more than one shooter, and at least one shot (if not 2 or more) was fired from in front of the motorcade (possibly the grassy knoll). If the CIA was involved, there are certainly people who were in the CIA at the time who had no love for Kennedy that had ties to LBJ. There were also less savory types with mob connections that also had ties with LBJ.
Theories I think are nonsense:
-The driver killed JFK
-Jackie killed JFK (I've actually seen someone suggest this)
-Oswald was the lone gunman
-Castro killed JFK
-The Russians did it
-Oswald acted alone but an SS agent in the car behind Kennedy accidently fired the fatal head shot
-The mob did it single handedly
To me it seems most likely that there were probably individuals from within both the mob and the CIA that might have acted together along with LBJ and some of his cronies to carry out the assassination. I don't think it was an "official" CIA plot, but rather rogue elements within the agency acted without direct approval. Mob connections could have been sanctioned from higher up however, as the mob had no love for the kennedy's.
I also think that RFK's assassination is also incredibly suspicious, and combined with his brothers death, adds fuel to the fire of conspiracy.
originally posted by: DeadSeraph
reply to post by Blue Shift
I really don't know. I believe there was a conspiracy for sure, but I don't think one can say conclusively what actually happened and who was really behind it. Personally, I think LBJ was involved somehow, and I lean towards the idea that Oswald was a patsy. I think it might be possible that Oswald was involved to some extent, but I don't think he was the triggerman. I think he was set up to take the fall, and after the shooting he realized his plight.
I think there's enough evidence to indicate there was more than one shooter, and at least one shot (if not 2 or more) was fired from in front of the motorcade (possibly the grassy knoll). If the CIA was involved, there are certainly people who were in the CIA at the time who had no love for Kennedy that had ties to LBJ. There were also less savory types with mob connections that also had ties with LBJ.
Theories I think are nonsense:
-The driver killed JFK
-Jackie killed JFK (I've actually seen someone suggest this)
-Oswald was the lone gunman
-Castro killed JFK
-The Russians did it
-Oswald acted alone but an SS agent in the car behind Kennedy accidently fired the fatal head shot
-The mob did it single handedly
To me it seems most likely that there were probably individuals from within both the mob and the CIA that might have acted together along with LBJ and some of his cronies to carry out the assassination. I don't think it was an "official" CIA plot, but rather rogue elements within the agency acted without direct approval. Mob connections could have been sanctioned from higher up however, as the mob had no love for the kennedy's.
I also think that RFK's assassination is also incredibly suspicious, and combined with his brothers death, adds fuel to the fire of conspiracy.
originally posted by: CoriSCapnSkip
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Regarding Dan Rather, I've seen the footage of a man accusing him of being wrong. I always said, maybe he was wrong--the reporters were shown the film once, and it happens, in real time, so damn fast, you can't be sure what you're seeing. I've seen it about a million times and never really saw him fall back (he couldn't, very far, with the seat behind him) or forward either, but to the side. It took watching the film slowed down, frame by frame, an option not afforded to the press, to realize the shot almost certainly struck the side of his head (and I could be wrong there--some say the huge hole appearing on the right side is an exit wound).
originally posted by: CoriSCapnSkip
In any case, it's indisputable that the injuries shown in the film and one autopsy photo do not in the least match those in the other photos. I don't know why it's considered wacko that either the body or the photos were altered--it's right there in the pictures themselves!
I heard that film of Hitler doing a jig when France surrendered to Germany on June 22, 1940, was actually altered--that the missing frames had been discovered which showed him walking normally and were cut out to make it look like a dance for propaganda purposes. Anyone know if this is true?
A couple of questions about the Zapruder film:
1) Was a complete copy made for Life magazine?
originally posted by: CornShucker
I'll be back later, but I need to go for a while. Btw, I liked the top ten list. I needed a genuine laugh this morning.
originally posted by: CoriSCapnSkip
There seem to have been three copies made of the Zapruder film, and the original was not altered. www.usatoday.com... This was very enlightening. Previously all I knew was that on becoming president Bill Clinton wanted to get to the bottom of this (as well he might--why so many classified documents if the crime was the work of a lone gunman?--) but no idea of what, if anything, they may have uncovered.