Letters to the Editor
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Rohidas and mechanics
I was going to butt out of this but Rohidas has addressed me directly so I will respond to his letter:
"To Joel_Grant
The question is not whether Oswald pulled the trigger and killed JFK. It's whether he acted on his own or was paid or otherwise put up to it. And there's just a huge amount of real evidence that there were much larger forces behind the act that Oswald committed. Of course there's a ton of bogus conspiracy nonsense out there, but that should not stop us from questioning what really was behind what happened that day in Dallas. Maybe you should read this article again, more slowly this time."
Actually, most of the JFK conspiracy claims finger Oswald as an innocent patsy. His involvement is very much an issue.
And there is a reason why the conspirati began to cast Oswald as a patsy. The reason is that, try as they might, they have been unable to find any good evidence that Oswald was planning anything with anyone that had anything to do with killing JFK or anyone else.
The article, which I have read (but I actually don't need to read again slowly, thanks anyway) has no credible evidence linking Oswald with anyone. In fact, Talbot's article does not even try to find explicit links between the guy who shot JFK and the other guys who allegedly ordered it.
It just happened by magic.
This claim fails for the same reason all of the other myriad claims fail. There is no way to make it work. Suspicious things (or things we think are suspicious) happen. People buy urban legends (changed motorcade route, the stretcher bullet was "pristine", etc. etc. etc.) and, like a Martha Stewart souffle we have cooked up a conspiracy.
If you or Mr. Talbot or anyone else can supply a scenario that fits into the known circumstances of the crime - such as how they managed to plant Oswald into the Book Depository so conveniently - let's hear it.
Until then, it is just another fantasy.