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Post by msdemos on Dec 31, 2017 15:41:56 GMT
I've read a number of books on the JFK assassination, and am getting tired of (usually) having the book in question solely focusing on EITHER a conspiracy theory angle, OR an Oswald acting alone scenario.......rather than examining ALL the evidence and coming to a logical conclusion based on the facts alone. Anybody have any suggestions on the best Kennedy assassination books they've read that examines the subject as objectively as possible, without presenting only that evidence that best supports just one conclusion (Oswald acting alone, or conspiracy)? SAVE FERRIS
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Post by Archelaus on Dec 31, 2017 20:20:55 GMT
Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi
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Post by divtal on Dec 31, 2017 21:11:12 GMT
On a friend's recommendation, I have recently purchased, but not yet started, The Devil's Chessboard, by David Talbot, (Harper Collins, 2015). My understanding is that the assassination is only one component of the overall work, but figures prominently.
I'm not sure what you consider to be "even-handed," in that any published writer, who does has done due diligence in researching the history/evidence, is bound to come to a personal conclusion about "conspiracy: yea or nay." I suppose someone might write/have written a book that amounts to a compilation of the many theories that have been debated, since '63, without presenting a point-of-view. I've never seen such a book.
That said, bear in mind that Mr. Talbot is associated with liberal publications, including; Mother Jones, Salon and The Guardian. And, the subtitle is "Allen Dulles, The CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government." Without question, that sounds to come down on the "conspiratorial" side. So, this may not be what you are looking for. However, my understanding is that the book includes the assassination only as a part of the whole. I don't know what the author offers, vis-a-vis the involvement of Lee Harvey Oswald.
I hope to be able to begin reading it, in the next couple of weeks.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Dec 31, 2017 21:36:10 GMT
I'm interested in the Communist/Israeli assassination theory (given that Oswald, Ruby, and Zapruder, perhaps the three central names in the entire episode, all share some heritage). That Kennedy (and his brother) ran afoul of Israeli interests. Either opposing their nuclear program or arms sales or whatnot.
It's the one theory never publicized in media.
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Post by faustus5 on Dec 31, 2017 21:53:51 GMT
It's the one theory never publicized in media. Probably because its the most idiotic, far fetched, evidence-free theory out there--so naturally its the one you gravitate to. If you couldn't somehow link it to your racist proclivities I'm guessing the odds are pretty good you would have angled for a connection to the Hollow Earth.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Dec 31, 2017 21:58:11 GMT
Probably because its the most idiotic, far fetched, evidence-free theory out there- Except that all three of the major names share the heritage. What a coincidence. They could at least explore it to debunk it.
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Post by faustus5 on Jan 1, 2018 12:35:21 GMT
Except that all three of the major names share the heritage. What a coincidence. They could at least explore it to debunk it. There's nothing to debunk, since sharing a heritage means absolutely nothing to anyone who has a grasp of reality and rationality.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 1, 2018 15:43:01 GMT
There's nothing to debunk, since sharing a heritage means absolutely nothing to anyone who has a grasp of reality and rationality. Its a pretty amazing demographic statistic. 2% of the population being at the center of the affair.
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Post by koskiewicz on Jan 1, 2018 16:47:20 GMT
...I've read more than a dozen Kennedy assassination books, and even corresponded with Harold Weisberg (assassination historian) when he was alive. That said, I have a copy of "The Assassination of John F Kennedy" - dates, places & people - compiled by James P Duffy and Vincent L Ricci. It is about as objective a work possible on this complex subject.
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Post by mikef6 on Jan 1, 2018 19:40:23 GMT
What conspiracy, especially by a government, especially the U.S. government, has ever remained a secret like what is claimed for the Kennedy Assassination? If there actually had been a conspiracy - or even additional gunmen - by 2018 it not only would have completely unraveled, but all the participants would have served their time, published books, and be famous from appearances on Phil Donahue and Oprah in the 1980s and 1990s. Their deaths of natural causes would have been reported at least by the turn of the century or a little after. But none of this happened because Oswald was crazy and a pretty good shot who really outdid himself this one time.
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Post by faustus5 on Jan 1, 2018 22:16:20 GMT
Its a pretty amazing demographic statistic. 2% of the population being at the center of the affair. 2% of the population conspired to kill a president? You get dumber and crazier with every passing day.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jan 1, 2018 22:27:17 GMT
You get dumber and crazier with every passing day. And you do not get any dumber or crazier, you demonstrate it consistently.
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