LBJ - complete dirt bag but had nothing to do with this crime.
My No 1 on the list is still the Mafia.
Rogue elements within the CIA, quite possible.
Castro and the Russians, pretty unlikely. First, Castro was an obedient lap dog that did not do anything without the Russian’s permission. The Russians were actually a lot smarter and a lot more aware of our political system then people thought. They knew Kennedy’s position on civil rights was creating strong headwinds. They also knew that Joe wasn’t in a position to buy the election as he did in 1960. Killing Kennedy really made sure his policies would continue, and they knew that.
There is also an outside, but I believe less and less likely possibility - Oswald actually did it. He was crazy enough, and really only needed to get off one lucky shot.
My No 1 on the list is still the Mafia.
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And you’d be right. I had a acquaintance who was in the life back in the day and if anyone even mentioned the name Kennedy you’d better duck.
They got the election for ‘Jack’ through his father and then the Kennedys betrayed them.
Yes, but not necessarily for the reasons you have here (more later).
First, Castro was an obedient lap dog that did not do anything without the Russian’s permission.
Uh, not so much as you think. Note that only 13 months earlier, Fidel damned near started WW3 all by his lonesome. He was sitting in a Soviet AA missile battery during the Cuban Missile Crisis when a US plane appeared on the scope. They watched for a couple minutes as it approached Cuba and then Castro asked if the big red button would launch the missile. The Soviet military guy in charge said yes, and (to everyone's shock and horror) Fidel then went and pushed it - launching the missile and shooting the plane down. Not exactly an obedient lapdog, more of an impulse-driven, rabid little terrier.
The Russians were actually a lot smarter and a lot more aware of our political system then people thought. They knew Kennedy’s position on civil rights was creating strong headwinds. They also knew that Joe wasn’t in a position to buy the election as he did in 1960. Killing Kennedy really made sure his policies would continue, and they knew that.
Yes, they were astute observers of our system. However, you were dealing with a sitting President and while some of his opposition was strong, it wasn't so numerous as to seriously endanger his re-election. At that point, no President had been kicked out of office for 31 years, and that required the Great Depression to bring it about.
I don't think that the Russians did it, for a very simple reason: if found out, it would have guaranteed WW3. The entire free world would have ganged up on them in an instant, and we had an enormous lead in deliverable nukes. Russia simply couldn't afford to fight a war, especially not after having been bled white by the Germans only about 20 years earlier.
The first TWO shots were from oswalk. the first a slight wound, the second non-fatal. It was a THIRD shot from behind that blew the back of his skull out. That shot was by a Secret Service agent in the car following. And it was accidental. My uncle told me all about the truth he witnessed that day.