And Garrison's prosecution of Clay Shaw was a complete failure. (Reply #12)

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12. And Garrison's prosecution of Clay Shaw was a complete failure.

Totally.

His key witness was a paranoid schizophrenic.

And contrary to the movie "JFK," Garrison did NOT give that big speech that was in closing.

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30 replies	Author	Time	Post
This Is Where Oliver Stone Got His Loony JFK Conspiracies From [View all]	Nevilledog	Nov 2021	OP
The last paragraph is incorrect.	former9thward	Nov 2021	#1
I saw the film.	shrike3	Nov 2021	#6
I agree with the mob hit.	former9thward	Nov 2021	#8
The CIA and the mob had a long history of working together	dflprincess	Nov 2021	#10
Garrison was a homophobe.	Archae	Nov 2021	#11
My impression exactly. n/t	shrike3	Nov 2021	#22
I can tell that you never spent any time pulling butts or qualifying on a military gun range.	Saboburns	Nov 2021	#19
I have qualified on a military gun range, not that it is any business of yours.	former9thward	Nov 2021	#20
"The CIA did it" makes for an easy punchline to use against alternative theories Re:JFK, but	Rustynaerduwell	Nov 2021	#2
That is a good point	TheRealNorth	Nov 2021	#4
I have grown more skeptical about JFK conspiracies as I have gotten older, however	TheRealNorth	Nov 2021	#3
The mafia theory is one I find most credible. They're good at killing people and getting away with i	shrike3	Nov 2021	#7
The mafia are morons	greenjar_01	Nov 2021	#21
But they're good at killing people. You don't have to be smart to do that.	shrike3	Nov 2021	#23
Not that good	greenjar_01	Nov 2021	#24
This guy disagrees.	shrike3	Nov 2021	#25
Um	greenjar_01	Nov 2021	#26
So you are the final word on the mafia?	shrike3	Nov 2021	#27
Not at all	greenjar_01	Nov 2021	#28
And yet you know personally that they are morons.	shrike3	Nov 2021	#29
Oh for goodness sake	greenjar_01	Nov 2021	#30
There is one version blaming the secret service.	KentuckyWoman	Nov 2021	#5
That all may be true.	Kid Berwyn	Nov 2021	#9
And Garrison's prosecution of Clay Shaw was a complete failure.	Archae	Nov 2021	#12
Nor did US Government admit NAZI ties of Dulles and McCloy.	Kid Berwyn	Nov 2021	#13
I thought it was based on Crossfire by Jim Marss.	edbermac	Nov 2021	#14
Sure As Hell Wasn't Oswald	WHITT	Nov 2021	#15
Meh. Our Institutions Fail Us All the Time. In the Age of Transparency That Leaves Us Vulnerable AF	Upward	Nov 2021	#16
Oliver Stone, like Michael Moore, is very good at painting pictures and asking questions.	blogslug	Nov 2021	#17
The Stone JFK movie was thoroughly enjoyable...	WarGamer	Nov 2021	#18

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