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Oswald, with apparent communist sympathies and ties to Cuba (on the face of it), shoots the President. LBJ sees the communist/Castro connections, fears public opinion demanind war with Cuba and Russia as word gets out. So he enlists Chief Justice Warren and a panel of respected officials to conduct an investigation and write a report pinning the deed on Lee Harvey Oswald.

So you contention is that Oswald shot Kennedy and then the evil government "pinned" the crime on him?

Worst.
Conspiracy.
Ever.

[JoeA]

No, that’s not my contention. What I’m saying is that people can be manipulated, or panicked to do something, which may serve the purposes of a conspiracy. So the effect is to make the conspiracy seem larger than it is. Again, if Johnson thought Castro had JFK killed, he could have enacted a cover-up, to prevent a war. To some, that would seem as though the Cubans and the govt conspired to kill JFK and cover it up.

[Oztrich Boy]

So you contention is that Oswald shot Kennedy and then the evil government "pinned" the crime on him?

Worst.
Conspiracy.
Ever.

If you are going to frame someone, it helps if the guy is guilty.