LBJ had Kennedy killed

[Thrizzle]

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/13893143/the_last_confessions_of_e_howard_hunt/print

I know what Vong thinks :p, but what does everyone else think of the Kennedy assasination and the inner workings of our government. Assuming this were true, would the case ever be re-opened? How would this get handled, if at all?

[Brando @$$ Fat]

I don't think we will ever know. I doubt Johnson had Kennedy killed. Hell, Johnson himself said he found it hard to believe Oswald acted alone. I believe it was conspiracy not because of the angles and number of shots heard and whatnot, but because of the connections. Ruby and Oswald both had connections with extremist movements and organized crime. Not to mention the fact that all of the Chicago bosses hated Kennedy for the Bay of Pigs fiasco. It seems hard to ignore the fact that so many seedy people were connected to the assassination.

[outsyder]

I did a fairly detailed report on the Kennedy assassination a couple years ago. From what I learned, I am of the belief that the mob was responsible, specifically, Sam Giancana. Basically, it seemed to be a case of Kennedy completely ignoring the favours done for him, and with the increased pressure from the FBI against organized crime, they felt there was no other option.

[Vong]

I knew it!!!

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Wait, where am I? :confused:

[Thrizzle]

I'm leaning towards LBJ and the CIA, just because they have the power to cover it up. On one camera angle of the assasination, there are 2 suspicious guys (CIA maybe) that gave a signal right before Kennedy got shot.

[EVILxxx]

Originally posted by outsyder
I did a fairly detailed report on the Kennedy assassination a couple years ago. From what I learned, I am of the belief that the mob was responsible, specifically, Sam Giancana. Basically, it seemed to be a case of Kennedy completely ignoring the favours done for him, and with the increased pressure from the FBI against organized crime, they felt there was no other option.

I watched a special on the history channel that focuses much on this scenario. Very convincing. The cover-up had to with (if I remember correctly) a planned invasion of Cuba which would have been made public had the real gunmen been identified.

[outsyder]

Originally posted by Thrizzle
I'm leaning towards LBJ and the CIA, just because they have the power to cover it up. On one camera angle of the assasination, there are 2 suspicious guys (CIA maybe) that gave a signal right before Kennedy got shot.

I really think the image of the CIA is more intimidating than they really are. With all that Valerie Plame crap, I really don't think the CIA could cover up something like that for over 40 years now. You'd think that at least by now, somebody would accidental uncover some documents or perhaps a family member of someone involved or perhaps even the gunmen themselves might have come forward on their deathbed.

But the one organization that could pull off something like that and maintain a code of silence? The mafia.

[Thrizzle]

E Howard Hunt's son came forward, and i think there might be another but im too lazy to look right now.

And im skeptical of the mafia theory just because mafia members are hesitant to murder cops, so would they really have the balls to murder the president..... and get away with it? Seems like a huge leap to me. The CIA on the otherhand had loads of incentive (along with LBJ) as well as experience in assassinating heads of state AND the ability to cover it up (if you put the Prez in the conspiracy).

[The Postmaster General]

The only Kennedy Theories I'll ever buy into are the ones that pit Elvis as an undercover CIA operative.

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Originally posted by BubbaStrangelove
The only Kennedy Theories I'll ever buy into are the ones that pit Elvis as an undercover CIA operative.

I think Tupac might be involved too...

[Lynn7]

I think it would be much more credible if Hunt had come forward on his own and when he was halfway mentally competent and also if the son seemed like a competent person. I really couldn't finish the whole article though so......

I am a person who favors the mob connection. Kennedy's father had ties with the mob that helped him win the election in some very suspicious slim margins in areas that were mob controlled.

Also, Kennedy was having meetings with a mafia big wigs mistress. There was communitcation that Judith Exner brought back and forth between JFK and the mafia guy. Then Bobby started cracking down on the mob big time and I heard the mob asked JFK to call him off.

Seems funny to me that JFK was killed and then RFK was killed so soon after. The mob thinks nothing of hits like these. But after all these years, who knows what the truth is? Seems pretty outrageous to accuse LBJ of murder based on nothing. He had been a very respected representative hadn't he?

[Thrizzle]

LBJ was in the middle of 4 criminal investigations and it was rumored that he would be dropped from the ticket in the re-election. Those charges were dropped when he became president. LBJ had nefarious connections to the assassination, including a good friend of his Malcolm Wallace whose fingerprint was found at "sniper's nest" where Oswald fired his shots.

[EVILxxx]

Fingerprinting is not the exact science the movies portray it as. Even now false positives pop up from time to time and it was probably worse back then. Not to say it couldn't have been his print though, I'm not much of an expert on this.

[jolanar]

The best part about conspiracy theories is you don't need any real evidence, because the government is hiding it all!