Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Who murdered JFK? [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)87. The HSCA did not identify suspects. Many they wanted to interview ended up dead by violence.
JFK Mysterious Witness Deaths and the HSCA
Richard Charnin
July 1, 2013
Updated: July 31
In 1964, the Warren Commission ignored the testimony of 51 eyewitnesses who claimed that the shots came from the Grassy Knoll area. Just 32 said they came from the Texas School Book Depository. In 1978 the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) was forced to conclude that there was a probable conspiracy based on acoustic evidence a 96% probability of at least four shots (including at least one from the Grassy Knoll). The physical evidence indicates more than four shots. Some shooters probably used silencers.
Despite all of the evidence to the contrary, the HSCA was not about to refute the Warren Commissions outrageous Single Bullet Theory. It still maintained that Oswald fired from the TSBD and the other shooter(s) must have missed. Incredibly, the HSCA floated the canard that the shooters may have acted independently and therefore there was no conspiracy.
So it is not surprising that prior to the presentation of the acoustic evidence, the HSCA would use obfuscation and factual omission in an attempt to refute an actuarys calculation of 100,000 trillion to 1 odds of 18 material witness deaths in the three years following the assassination. If the odds were essentially correct, it would force the HSCA to conclude a conspiracy.
My comments and links (in red) are in bold font. This is a sensitivity analysis of unnatural witness deaths.
There were at least 114 unnatural and suspicious deaths in the 14 year period from 1964-1977. Notice the spikes in 1964 (Warren Commission) and 1977 (HSCA).
CONTINUED...
http://richardcharnin.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/jfk-mysterious-witness-deaths-london-sunday-times-and-hsca-cover-up/
Richard Charnin
July 1, 2013
Updated: July 31
In 1964, the Warren Commission ignored the testimony of 51 eyewitnesses who claimed that the shots came from the Grassy Knoll area. Just 32 said they came from the Texas School Book Depository. In 1978 the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) was forced to conclude that there was a probable conspiracy based on acoustic evidence a 96% probability of at least four shots (including at least one from the Grassy Knoll). The physical evidence indicates more than four shots. Some shooters probably used silencers.
Despite all of the evidence to the contrary, the HSCA was not about to refute the Warren Commissions outrageous Single Bullet Theory. It still maintained that Oswald fired from the TSBD and the other shooter(s) must have missed. Incredibly, the HSCA floated the canard that the shooters may have acted independently and therefore there was no conspiracy.
So it is not surprising that prior to the presentation of the acoustic evidence, the HSCA would use obfuscation and factual omission in an attempt to refute an actuarys calculation of 100,000 trillion to 1 odds of 18 material witness deaths in the three years following the assassination. If the odds were essentially correct, it would force the HSCA to conclude a conspiracy.
My comments and links (in red) are in bold font. This is a sensitivity analysis of unnatural witness deaths.
There were at least 114 unnatural and suspicious deaths in the 14 year period from 1964-1977. Notice the spikes in 1964 (Warren Commission) and 1977 (HSCA).
CONTINUED...
http://richardcharnin.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/jfk-mysterious-witness-deaths-london-sunday-times-and-hsca-cover-up/
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
121 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Although I voted Oswald, it is strongly possible that he was set up by the Mafia.
GreenStormCloud
Sep 2013
#14
A lot of people just can't seem to bear the idea that a big event might have a small cause.
Silent3
Sep 2013
#65
The HSCA did not identify suspects. Many they wanted to interview ended up dead by violence.
Octafish
Sep 2013
#87
Oswald acted alone. ZERO evidence on ANY other scenario. Evidence overwhelming.
RBInMaine
Sep 2013
#27
My fave theory is that Oswald acted alone, but that he was aiming for Connally.
Benton D Struckcheon
Sep 2013
#42
Werner Herzog once gave a long speech about how good the Warren Commission report is
Recursion
Sep 2013
#46
JFK. Albiet a JFK from an alternate timeline where he survived the assasination attmept...
TheMightyFavog
Sep 2013
#68
I do not know, but the story told by the state smells like poo-poo. n/t
PowerToThePeople
Sep 2013
#77
As long as we're prancing far afield with every option for creative speculation, why not include
MADem
Sep 2013
#104
I thought only right-wingers believed conspiracy theories to this sort of extent.
PlanetaryOrbit
Sep 2013
#120