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"Okay, one more time. There is no mystery, and there is nothing to solve. Lee Harvey Oswald did it, from the sixth floor window, with a rifle. Can we go on the next round of Clue please? I understand there's a big controversy over who killed Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman."

Lee Harvey Oswald couldn't do the shooting. The man didn't have the ability to put lead on target in the fashion that the assassin of JFK did. It takes skill to kill with a Rifle. Lee Oswald did not possess that kind of skill. Take a look at his Military Marksmanship records. When you conclude that he didn't do the shooting, by definition you have a conspiracy or at least a cover up.

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This is the facts of the shooting.

The target was in line with the shooter. The longest distance was 88 yards.

The time sequence showed Oswald had ample time for the first shot and it hit the outside curb approximately 25 feet from the overpass for an unknown reason. That shot started the clock. Oswald then had seven seconds to come out of recoil and then shoot two more shots.

The rifle was tested and shown to be able to fire those shots by the FBI and the NRA. The rifle fired a 161 grain bullet at 2000 feet per second. The recoil would not have been as harsh as a 30-06 and more in line with a 30-30.

Oswald's wife reported that he dry fired and worked the bolt late at night on numerous occasions. He also practiced at the Trinity River bottoms.

"The HSC, using nuetron-activation analysis, another technological advance not available to the Warren Commission, proved that bullet fragments from the Governor's body came from the Magic Bullet and no other." Texas Monthly November 98

Oswald's palm print was on the rifle.

No curtain rods were found anywhere in the Book Depository which means Oswald lied about what was in the paper wrap. Although the rifle was described as heavily oiled that doesn't mean it's exterior was oiled.

Oswald's work sheet showed he did no work that day. Nothing.

Several people saw Oswald shoot Kennedy from the window. One in particular, Howard Brennon, saw a man fire the fatal shot. His description of the killer was the one that went out on the police radio just 15 minutes after the killing. Two co-workers heard the three shots from the fifth floor and debris and dust fell on them from the rafters.

Oswald's marksmanship papers on his last qualification showed he barely passed. Weather conditions were not listed on the papers. Mechanical problems with his rifle were not listed.

Oswald missed with the first shot. His second shot was low. The third shot would have missed if it was two inches higher.

All three bullets or their fragments landed forward of the victims.

Added note: Oswald asked for a reconciliation with his wife and she refused. He left 170 dollars and his wedding ring on the dresser.

Your post, I'm afraid, is typical of those who doubt the Warren Report. Throw out all the eyewitness testimony, all the medical and ballistic evidence, the fact that Oswald fled the scene and fought with police, all of that, because one conclusion you make does not square with the facts of the case. The actual interpretation of Oswald's performance shooting in the Marines has been debated, but the fact remains that he received training beyond that of the typical civilian, and achieved above the lowest acceptable score. As others have pointed out, contrary to the conspiracy peddlers, the shot was not all that difficult and was duplicated more than once in recreations, again contrary to the lies put out by the conspiracy industry.

Even if Oswald's shooting skill are in doubt, the fact that he MIGHT not have been able to does not mean he COULD not have. All of us at times do things we might not ordinary be able to do, or repeat with consistency. I can give you a couple of examples in my own life. The last time I went golfing, which I think was the third time in my life, I went with two buddies. I was the last two tee off. My friends each sent mediocre shots down the fairway, slicing or hooking to the side. I addressed the ball, pulled back the club, and swung through. The ball rose, straight and long, bounding down the center of the fairway. It was the only such tee shot I made all day. It might have been the only one if I tried one hundred times, and it was the first one!

Another time, many years before, I went to an Angels game. My friends were bigger baseball fans than I, and I did not even bring a glove. They wanted to get closer to the field for batting practice to try and shag some fly balls hit into the stands. Suddenly one rose toward our location and landed on the grass. It obviously was going to bounce into the stands and everyone went for it. I just leaned, and as the base landed in my palm I close my fingers and caught it bare handed, in my left hand, and I'm right handed. How many times do you think, if we wanted to, that the guy pitching the ball, and the batter, and myself could duplicate that? How many times would it take? But it did happen, and just the same Oswald may have exceeded his normal ability just that one time. it is not impossible, and there is no evidence to that anyone else did it.