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37. You mean the Allen Dulles who Kennedy replaced as CIA chief on November 29, 1961?

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Sat Nov 23, 2013, 01:15 PM

Nov 2013

He had been gone from the CIA for almost two years when Kennedy was killed.

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Should we really give the whole country a pass on reason when it comes to JFK conspiracies? [View all] DanTex Nov 2013 OP

good post treestar Nov 2013 #1

My goodness, aren't the Authoritarians out in force this morning? BlueStreak Nov 2013 #71

What do the Authoritarians have to do with the CT theories on the JFK assassination? treestar Nov 2013 #72

This thread is littered with people hurling insults at anybody who refuses to fall right in line BlueStreak Nov 2013 #73

Yep, the CIA whacked him. I believe Dick Gregory. nt valerief Nov 2013 #2

The pattern of events renders the forensic "evidence" ridiculous ucrdem Nov 2013 #3

Am I the only one reading this and getting the message that wanting a little ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #4

Well said. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #6

I don't think that's a fair characterization of the OP. DanTex Nov 2013 #7

I will admit that the "I stopped believing..." shows an inherent mistrust of Government explanations ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #12

This has nothing to do with hiding threads that bother me. DanTex Nov 2013 #21

There isn't an "apparent suspension of reason." ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #24

Yes, there is. DanTex Nov 2013 #30

DU rec... SidDithers Nov 2013 #5

If I had another rec to give to Pierce, I would. WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2013 #8

But we can evaluate the evidence for JFK's assassination ourselves cpwm17 Nov 2013 #22

And you are fine with all the evidence that the CIA let you see. Why are 1,000 pages of "evidence" rhett o rick Nov 2013 #93

We convict on the evidence that we have cpwm17 Nov 2013 #96

Would you care to name one major news event in your lifetime Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #9

Just one example, I think the EPA is right about climate change. DanTex Nov 2013 #13

The EPA's view is strongly supported by a growing body Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #18

Look, you asked for an example of something the government got right, and I provided. DanTex Nov 2013 #23

What I asked for was an example of a news event. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #28

OK.... DanTex Nov 2013 #35

I would mostly agree. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #43

You missed the point. DanTex Nov 2013 #50

You make assumptions about me that are incorrect. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #58

Your views are what they are, and I don't hope to change them. DanTex Nov 2013 #61

You miss my point. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #65

I don't think I did. DanTex Nov 2013 #68

Of course I would love to agree with you that liberals are more rational. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #74

Well, I certainly think some people/groups are more rational than others. DanTex Nov 2013 #78

Didn't happen in the 60's; doesn't count Scootaloo Nov 2013 #44

Since the government lies all the time, why isn't the EPA treestar Nov 2013 #81

The jump from "the government isn't telling everything" to "I know all the answers!" is a long one Scootaloo Nov 2013 #41

Of course, there are ridiculous outliers that drive these stories for fun and profit. Big Blue Marble Nov 2013 #52

Another "obey our authority" post. Thanks but sometimes TBF Nov 2013 #10

Oswald's being the lone shooter doesn't wercal Nov 2013 #11

You mean you don't think 9/11 was 19 lone nuts? former9thward Nov 2013 #15

The difference, of course, being that there is evidence linking the 9/11 murderers DanTex Nov 2013 #17

No, it does not. DanTex Nov 2013 #16

You have put "facts" in your OP that are not facts at all. former9thward Nov 2013 #14

Actually you discredit liberals with that kind of nonsense. duffyduff Nov 2013 #27

I on the side of truth. former9thward Nov 2013 #34

That's what Allen Dulles and the CIA want you to believe. Octafish Nov 2013 #19

The Oswald impersonation story? Really? DanTex Nov 2013 #25

Yes. CIA officer David Atlee Phillips said ''Oswald was never in Mexico City.'' Octafish Nov 2013 #33

Oswald wasn't "impersonated". Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #40

Here's the guy in the photograph... Octafish Nov 2013 #48

The guy in the photograph submitted with the visa application? No. Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #64

J Edgar Hoover was wrong. DanTex Nov 2013 #77

You mean the Allen Dulles who Kennedy replaced as CIA chief on November 29, 1961? longship Nov 2013 #37

Yes. Unlike patsies, perps have motives. nt ucrdem Nov 2013 #59

I don't understand your response. longship Nov 2013 #62

Remember Plato's cave? ucrdem Nov 2013 #69

That CIA ohheckyeah Nov 2013 #95

Belief in conspiracies has a long history in the United States duffyduff Nov 2013 #20

+1 The Midway Rebel Nov 2013 #46

It's better for them than booze. gulliver Nov 2013 #26

Belief in conspiracy is akin to religious belief. Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #29

It's the same mentality that affects creationists. duffyduff Nov 2013 #31

wtf is up with all these "anti-CT" posts? RussBLib Nov 2013 #32

Yes, of course, I'm part of a disinformation campaign. You got me. DanTex Nov 2013 #36

We Can Flip That Statement colsohlibgal Nov 2013 #38

Its human nature to believe in them. kydo Nov 2013 #39

Sure, why not? ZombieHorde Nov 2013 #42

The Warren Commission Report was crap. Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #45

Why wouldn't "they" have someone waiting to kill Oswald in the book depository, Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #49

I have no idea. Perhaps you should ask them. Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #80

Not to get into a big long debate here but... DanTex Nov 2013 #56

it looks like his head was blown out from the front dogindia Nov 2013 #47

The official story makes the exit wound the entrance wound, Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #89

No, no, and no. Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #91

Here, watch in this video at around the 43 minute mark. The Midway Rebel Nov 2013 #94

Yes ConcernedCanuk Nov 2013 #51

The paranoid style is American as apple pie. The Midway Rebel Nov 2013 #53

Even congress concluded it was a likely conspiracy. grahamhgreen Nov 2013 #54

See here. DanTex Nov 2013 #57

I have lost count of how many times the faulty HSCA findings are posited as fact at DU. The Midway Rebel Nov 2013 #60

It's amazing, isn't it? zappaman Nov 2013 #63

Yes it is. DanTex Nov 2013 #66

Yeah, the personal attacks are what finally convinced me. The Midway Rebel Nov 2013 #67

That's what did it? zappaman Nov 2013 #75

Excellent post! frogmarch Nov 2013 #55

Discredit Tactics colsohlibgal Nov 2013 #70

The way I see it... kentuck Nov 2013 #76

A lot of Americans have strong reasons not to completely trust the offical versions of anything Fumesucker Nov 2013 #79

DU can't even agree on who killed Kennedy. Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #82

ALL of them did it! zappaman Nov 2013 #84

It would be interesting to have a breakdown Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #83

I have never been big on the whole conspiracy thing.... renie408 Nov 2013 #85

I saw that documentary. DanTex Nov 2013 #92

I don't subscribe to any particular conspiracy theory... hlthe2b Nov 2013 #86

"We" give them a pass LWolf Nov 2013 #87

Much like the Bible said it, I believe it, that settles it... kentuck Nov 2013 #88

Evidence presented and Reason leads to something other than a lone gunman... kickysnana Nov 2013 #90

+100 for humor value BootinUp Nov 2013 #97