The JFK assassination files.

chief barker · 27 Oct 2017 at 06:03

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...d-assassination-documents-conspiracy-theories

It's late and i'm tired for me to follow up on the emerging news on the JFK FBI file release - having just finished a 14 hour night shift, but what will be revealed in the files that are being released?

Are the Guardianistas as paranoid as the rest of us?

Hotwired · 27 Oct 2017 at 06:07

That everyone involved was paranoid.

FL630 · 27 Oct 2017 at 07:48

Famous man shot in car by another man with gun.

Obviously gun was being used for self protection because that's the only use for guns.

robfosters · 27 Oct 2017 at 08:25

The butler did it!

Yaayuh! · 27 Oct 2017 at 08:28

It was Colonel Mustard with the candlestick in the billiard room.

Nasher · 27 Oct 2017 at 08:32

It's ok because guns aren't the issue, guys!

Sliver · 27 Oct 2017 at 08:55

It was fake news. JFK is alive and well living in a bedsit in Swindon with his flatmate Elvis.

FortuitousFluke · 27 Oct 2017 at 09:04

Sliver said:
It was fake news. JFK is alive and well living in a bedsit in Swindon with his flatmate Elvis.

This years season of three in a bed is going to be epic.

I like reading conspiracy theories about Kennedy and the wider situation at the time, basically because everything was so crazy that you can kind of do enough mental gymnastics to convince yourself that the mafia or the CIA had him done in. Realistically though it's probably not the case, they probably would have liked to but I just don't think it's plausible. On the other hand I did love Ellroy's take on the whole thing through the Underworld USA Trilogy, definitely fertile ground for the imagination.

glenimp617 · 27 Oct 2017 at 09:05

Like any declassified documents made public, the juicy stuff has long been burnt

Scam · 27 Oct 2017 at 09:28

TheOracle said:
Like any declassified documents made public, the juicy stuff has long been burnt

They've said that some documents have been held back at the request of other agencies sooo...

Anyhoo. I find the whole thing ridiculous. 'merca simply can't handle the fact that their stupid gun laws allowed a lone mentalist to assassinate their President in broad daylight. End of story. All the conspiracy theorist are probably just led by the fact that they can't admit this.

The guy was a self confessed Marxist, travelled to Russia, Cuban embassies, Mexico etc. So very politically active. It's like, uh, duh..

{SAS}TB · 27 Oct 2017 at 09:40

FortuitousFluke said:
On the other hand I did love Ellroy's take on the whole thing through the Underworld USA Trilogy, definitely fertile ground for the imagination.[/QUOTE

American Tabloid is one of my favourite books

Avenged7Fold · 27 Oct 2017 at 09:46

If JFK had a gun, he would still be president. Jus' saying

FortuitousFluke · 27 Oct 2017 at 09:48

Awesome book, says a lot about Ellroy as a writer that he can take so many disparate conspiracy theories and combine them in such a way that you actually start to question your own beliefs about what happened. Same with the LA Quartet and the Dahlia stuff.

{SAS}TB · 27 Oct 2017 at 09:56

Yeah one of my top three authors

jsmoke · 27 Oct 2017 at 10:13

It's a long watch however this guy claims he was part of it, what do you guys think, how could he make up and remember all these details. Also look up the Howard Hunt interviews, he claims extact the same.

dl8860 · 27 Oct 2017 at 10:25

2 hour 48 minute interview with a nutjob. Conspiracy theorists really are some of the most determined people. Think of all the wasted time and effort.

jsmoke · 27 Oct 2017 at 10:33

dl8860 said:
2 hour 48 minute interview with a nutjob. Conspiracy theorists really are some of the most determined people. Think of all the wasted time and effort.

Give some of it a watch I would be interested in some opinions from people in here.

Hagar · 27 Oct 2017 at 10:55

I was in primary school at the time, most of it passed me by.

Must admit that was some shot from the book depository though.

dcsarge · 27 Oct 2017 at 17:53

Elvis did it acting on orders from the CIA because JFK was going to go public on Area 51 and the aliens from Roswell.

Malevolence · 27 Oct 2017 at 18:01

Can't believe people are still banging on about this. Did 'Tikka to Ride' not teach people anything? JFK shot himself from the grassy knoll dressed as a Dallas Police officer.