Okay so yesterday marked the 45th anniversary of JFK's death in Dallas, Texas; a death clouded with so much controversy one has to wonder how its true cause has never fully been found out. A few weeks ago my girl introduced me to the film JFK, Oliver Stone's acclaimed story of how District Attorney Jim Garrison fought to expose the government led conspiracy that led to the President's death. Being an avid fan of political dramas, I was grossly involved into the film from the onset, however, my feelings towards Stone's point of view have caused me to take a look into the history of JFK and why his assassination was set out and how it came to fruition. With that I have a few questions.
- Was JFK's assassination due in part to his reluctance to send in air support during the Cuban invasion in 1961?
- Was JFK's National Security Action Memorandum #263 the last straw in the hat before his death. A memorandum written on Oct 11th, 1963 that stated the withdrawal of over 1000 troops from Vietnam, a war in which he repeatedly did not approve of and was going to stop after his re-election in 1964, something his successor Vice President LBJ disapproved of.
- After using his father Joe Kennedy and his ties to mafia king Sam Giancana to seal him the presidency, did JFK's appointing of his brother RFK as his secretary of defence cause him to being murdered? It has long been known that Bobby Kennedy did not support the underworld of organized crime and was determined to eliminate the very men that helped his brother into office. Giancana and Jimmy Hoffa to name a few, were both against Bobby, so much so that much speculation has been linked to Hoffa wanting to rub out JFK first in order to getting to Bobby.
- Did LBJ have more of an involvement into the assassination than most tend to believe, he was there in Dallas the day of JFK's death, he had stated over and over again his distrust and anger towards President Kennedy's lack of warmongering, especially during the Bay of Pigs fiasco. Also he voiced his displeasure on numerous occasions on Kennedy's lack of zeal towards the Vietnam war, he hated that Kennedy wanted to pull troops out after his 1964 re-election.
- How does former CIA director Allen Dulles figure into things? He was duly criticized for his mishandling of the Bay of Pigs and forced to resign by Kennedy. Did he have any vendetta towards Kennedy on this matter? And why was he, a man obviously hated by Kennedy, appointed to lead the Warren Commission investigation? Why would LBJ appoint him of all people?
- Why were the two secret service agents following JFK's car down Dealey Plaza told to let go and walk away by their commander? Who had the power to do this?
- Where does George Walker Bush figure into things, his oil influences could be felt from Texas all the way down to Cuba. The fact that a ship containing some of the anti Cuban nationalist was named "Zappata" a reference to his Zappata Oil Company has to figure as not just a coincidence but something to look into. Also was he employed by the FBI as a Hoover ally? Where was he the day the shooting took place? his testimony that he was on the phone when the shooting took place has been labeled very suspicious for decades now.
- E Howard Hunt, one of the CIA's main men has to figure into things, he was involved in the Bay of Pigs as well as Watergate. Known as one of the CIA's "Plumbers" was he one of the shooters?
more on this later...
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