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In reply to the discussion: CNN Tonight: The Assassination of JFK [View all]Samantha
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So many people get hung up on the mechanics of the assassination, they should lift their eyes to the ever-prevalent questions one always asks whenever a tragedy or scandal hits Washington: follow the money and/or who benefits from this event.
I think the other components of the assassination were those who said Kennedy was "weak on national security" (translation) he did not facilitate wars for the benefit of those who profited from it; he was planning also to withdraw from Vietnam instead of escalating into a bull-blown war; he failed to attack Russia over the Cuban Missile Crisis - you know the parties. He also was costing Texas Oil more money with some of his programs. But Johnson was the crowd pleaser to the corrupt and additionally he needed cover from the Billy Sol Estes and Baker investigations. Slide Johnson into the Oval Office and that solves everyone's problem -- except for the millions of Americans who wept over the loss of their beloved President and, of course, the family of the slain John Kennedy.
Sam
PS I was happy to read your post - I have been getting the idea so many here agree with the Warren Commission and the lone assassin cover.