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former9thward

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20. I have qualified on a military gun range, not that it is any business of yours.

Reply to Saboburns (Reply #19)

Tue Nov 23, 2021, 12:15 PM

Nov 2021

Don't try and confuse people by comparing modern training with what was happening in 1957. Go ahead and laugh but Oswald was a poor shot and that is well known.

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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