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Bolo Boffin

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16. (16) Any group who hired Oswald would want him to escape, but no silencer?
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 08:08 PM
Apr 2013

This group allegedly sent Ruby out to kill Oswald, right? To keep him quiet, right? He knew something and had to be silenced, right?

I know a better way to keep Oswald quiet. HELP HIM ESCAPE.

Oswald sitting in Cuba with a cigar and a mojito is going to find it very easy to not say anything to the authorities.

Patsy or killer, if Oswald knew something on the conspirators, he's a liability in the hands of the authorities. What's the guarantee the patsy Oswald wouldn't cooperate with authorities and tell what he knew, loudly, with much protestation about his rights and the corruption of the United States? Frame him or hire him, you'd want him to stay quiet, and so logic dictates that you would help him get away (or find a way to kill him on the spot).

So if you've hired Oswald to do the murder, why wouldn't you give him (along with a high-quality weapon) a silencer? Silencers were of high enough quality in 1963 that the gunshots might not even have been heard over the crowd noise. Would Howard Brennan even have known where to look to see the killer take the third shot? A silencer would have helped Oswald escape.

Instead, this mysterious group then had to arrange a second assassination of Oswald to silence him.

(1) There is no credible evidence, direct or circumstantial, that any suspected group actually did. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #1
(2) Any entertainment of a conspiracy by them would have been "reckless, irrational, and dangerous." Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #2
(3) Since there's no credible evidence against the "usual suspects," who else? Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #3
(4) The implausibility of keeping such a conspiracy secret. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #4
(5) The complexity of any proposed JFK assassination conspiracy argues against it working. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #5
(6) If Oswald was part of a conspiracy, they waited a long time to bring him aboard. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #6
(7) Oswald's conduct in the month before the assassination (until Nov 19) precludes a conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #7
(8) Oswald's actions on the evening of November 22 preclude a conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #8
(9) Oswald wasn't the kind of person anyone would hire to be the point person. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #9
(10) Oswald wasn't the kind of person who would work with or for a conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #10
(11) Those who then knew Oswald and Ruby rejected the idea either acted in concert with others. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #11
(12) The Warren Commission's conclusions were supported by JFK's brothers and son. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #12
(13) Oswald never showed any evidence of having a mysterious source of money. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #13
this ^^^^^ treestar Dec 2013 #71
(14) Oswald's rifle is evidence of no conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #14
(15) No group would have let Oswald use a rifle so easily traceable to him. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #15
(16) Any group who hired Oswald would want him to escape, but no silencer? Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #16
(17) The use of a military rifle that could not use soft-point bullets argues against conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #17
(18) Conspirators would not have chosen someone with Oswald's shooting expertise. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #18
(19) Oswald had no track record as a hit man with any suspected organization. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #19
Keep 'em coming! n/t zappaman Apr 2013 #20
Will do! n/t Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #22
I enjoy your Kennedy posts cpwm17 Apr 2013 #21
Thanks! n/t Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #23
(20) Oswald's attempt to kill Edwin Walker argues against conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #24
(21) Oswald's desire to blow up the Dallas FBI office argues against conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #25
(22) Oswald would not have done anything to draw attention to himself before the hit. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #26
(23) Oswald's many applications for employment in October preclude a conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #27
(24) Oswald could easily have been assigned to a different TSBD building. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #28
(25) Oswald applied for another job at the beginning of November. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #29
(26) The oft-noted tree in Oswald's sight line argues against conspiracy. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #30
(27) Oswald's extreme isolation in the weeks before the assassination argue against conspiracy. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #31
(28) A conspiracy would have made sure Oswald was unavailable for any interrogation. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #32
(29) Oswald not bringing his revolver to work on Thursday is evidence of his acting alone. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #33
(30) Oswald never offering to turn state's evidence supports no conspiracy. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #34
(31) Almost all of the "usual suspects" would have to have enlisted the others. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #35
(32) Oswald had no extensive contact with any of the "usual suspects." Bolo Boffin May 2013 #36
such thorough and total bullshit NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #37
Which part? n/t zappaman May 2013 #38
#32 in particular NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #39
I think Bugliosi, as smart a man as he may be, has absolutely no clue NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #40
....and little of human and group psychology Frank_Norris_Lives May 2013 #41
Nice assertion. Care to back it up with evidence? Bolo Boffin May 2013 #43
What???????????????? Frank_Norris_Lives May 2013 #45
Oswald joined the Marines. Yes. And how did he perform in the Marines? n/t Bolo Boffin May 2013 #47
Nice assertion. Care to back it up with evidence? n/t Bolo Boffin May 2013 #42
the evidence is that he can't see one of the most obvious conspiracies and NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #44
That's not evidence. That's another assertion. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #46
It's easy to not see the conspiracy NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #48
Glass houses. n/t Bolo Boffin May 2013 #49
Yep. It's even funny. ocpagu May 2013 #51
"we all expect criminals to willingly confess their crimes..." Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #58
We expect somebody to talk, though treestar Dec 2013 #72
Those are a bunch of illogical, fallacious reasoning. n/t ocpagu May 2013 #50
Thank you for your opinion. n/t Bolo Boffin May 2013 #53
Who wrote this material? ... Is it copyrighted? Trajan May 2013 #52
It's why I rewrote the vast majority of it. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #54
Kicked for the anniversary cpwm17 Nov 2013 #55
The anniversary of what? MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #56
(hey, you may not be aware of this, but this Friday Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #57
Oh, really? MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #59
The reason I did that was to give each reason its own subthread Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #60
Rather than put it into one post… yes, I see... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #61
It is all in one thread. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #62
It's unfortunate that you can't distinguish a post from a thread... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #63
"Well, thanks for the kick" is what I'm supposed to say at this point Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #64
"Witnesses saw him in the commission of both crimes." Ghost in the Machine Nov 2013 #65
Howard Brennan saw Lee Oswald shooting at President Kennedy. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #66
Thanks, but that testimony has more holes in it than a spaghetti strainer, and it's full of Ghost in the Machine Nov 2013 #67
He was farsighted, Ghost. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #68
Ok, I've read some of the "53 Reasons" post, but I still have to say it's full of holes.... Ghost in the Machine Nov 2013 #69
Nice looking? Only his mother could think LHO was nice looking. Ace Acme Nov 2013 #70
And why it had to be Oswald?(y porqué tuvo que ser Oswald?) conectad0 Jan 2015 #73
House Select Committee on Assassinations, 1979 shawnehamilton Jan 2015 #74
Welcome to DU! zappaman Jan 2015 #75
pssssst…. MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #78
I used to think there was a Conspiracy, until.. MicaelS Jan 2015 #76
Me too. zappaman Jan 2015 #77
Don't tell me… since you became a disciple of... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #79
I think Lee Harvey was not guilty frankfacts Feb 2015 #80
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