Check out Gerald Posner’s book “Case Closed.” It is pretty convincing in its portrayal of Oswald as a total loser who acted alone.
My speculation is that the Soviets had nothing to do with it. They were freaked out and soiled their britches when the news came out.
If it were a conspiracy (i.e., more than one person involved), then scores maybe hundreds of people would have been involved. Too many, I think, to keep it a secret after all these years.
Occam’s razor says LHO did it alone and Buell is mistaken. He unwittingly transported the murder weapon to the book depository that day.
That seems most likely to me, but who knows?
Actually, Kruschev was no dummy. I heard a story about him and Kennedy; but I can’t remember it; but I do remember it made sense. I can tell you Kruschev did not lose as has been reported. I will try to dig it up.
There will always be a strong possiblity he acted alone; but I don’t think he did. Like you say who knows?
Yeah, I'm another one who thinks Oswald alone did it. I always liked the theory proposed in one of those old ca 1960s "Men's" magazines. Can't beat it for sheer irony.
The writer claimed that Oswald wasn't after Kennedy, but Connolly. Apparently Oswald had an other than Honorable discharge that prevented him from getting any GI-Bill goodies like college or housing. Oswald repeatedly asked Connolly for an upgrade (can Governors do that?) and was refused. The theory goes that Oswald shot at Connolly and Kennedy had the bad luck to be in the way of some lousy shooting. (The Carcano was a POS - I had earlier bought one from the same outfit Oswald did and got rid of the clunker soon after.)
Accordingly, the real cover up was that Kennedy was killed by accident. It would have made him less a martyr and more of a Hard Luck Harry, and that wouldn't have fit the Camelot image or the agenda of the Kennedy worshippers.
“Check out Gerald Posner’s book “Case Closed.” It is pretty convincing in its portrayal of Oswald as a total loser who acted alone.”
Good point. What people seem to forget is that he fit the same profile as most killers of celebrities or politicians in the last 60 years. A loner with visions of grandeur who had already tried to kill a general with the same rifle. The fact he was a commie is less about his philosophy as about his desire to be different. His stay in Russia was a bust because he expected to be treated like royalty by the Soviets who instead didn’t trust him and stuck him in a very menial job which he detested. If there had been a conspiracy he is the last person any sensible group would hire to try and pull it off, particularly with a gun he bought mail order for 12.95. He was nuts and happened to be at the right place at the right time.
I read the Posner book and found it very convincing. He goes through the conspiracy theories and demolishes them. Why is it so difficult to believe Oswald was the lone gunman? I’ve been to the grassy knoll and it would be the stupidest place for a second gunman to take a shot. There were dozens of people there who would have seen the gunman and he would have been caught quickly. The Texas school depository was the perfect spot for a sniper.
If you read enough on the subject what you’ve noted it obvious. He was an odd ball and even the Soviets recognized it.