Guardian: JFK Conspiracy Solved [View All]

[JailBush]

According to an article in The Guardian, there was no JFK conspiracy; John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby were all drawn together by chance. http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1090457,00.html

What do you think of the author's opinion? It sounds reasonable to me if he has his facts straight; I don't know enough about the incident to form a conclusion.

The following passages could be a simple report of the facts, or it could be clever propaganda designed to embarrass conspiracy theorists:

"In more than 100 conspiracy scenarios over the last 40 years, theorists have claimed there were anywhere from three to 10 shots fired by two to six gunmen working for 30 to 40 different combinations of instigators.

"They fired rifles, pistols and even poisoned darts out of umbrellas. They shot from the depository, the adjacent Dal-Tex Building, the knoll, the railroad overpass, the roofs of at least two buildings, a storm drain, the curb and even from inside the presidential limousine.

"They worked independently or in teams under radio control. Nearly 70 people were said to be in Dealey Plaza for nefarious purposes, leaving room for hardly anyone else.

"Sponsors include Cuba, Russia, China, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Great Britain, Israel, the Jews, the Protestants, the Catholics, the Mafia, oil-rich Texans, the FBI, the CIA, the left wing, the right wing, and the "invisible Nazi substructure."

If you eliminate the poison darts and Protestants, the theories don't sound so wild. People have taken similar potshots at Paul Wellstone and 9/11 conspiracy theorists, laughing at the wilder conspiracy theories - which may not even be genuine theories - while snubbing serious theories.

Nevertheless, this article sounds pretty convincing to me - unless I'm missing something. I am a bit taken by the fact that the head of the Warren Commission changed his mind, after which he died in an extremely mysterious plane crash in Alaska. It would be ironic if JFK's assassination was not the result of a conspiracy but the plane crash was.