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knowingowl

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    Comment #37475469

    The problem with the unhinged is that they're also incompetent, generally. Abe was only susceptible to an unhinged assassin because its Japan and violence/guns are so rare, securit…

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    Comment #37460356

    It was not an "award for marksmanship" by any definition and it requires far less effort than learning to drive a car or ride a bicycle. What's the point in being obtuse here?

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    Comment #37460306

    Of course actual unhinged will try to assassinate people. That's to be expected in a world with so many people. What has changed is that covert political assassinations by the secr…

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    Comment #37456543

    Just read "doesn't matter" as "I'm not very interested in history" to get a more clear picture of who you're talking to. It's true that it doesn't have a huge impact on modern life…

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    Comment #37456501

    The "why" (motive) is the most clear part: JFK was not willing to invade Cuba and depose Castro. To say this this really pissed off the DoD, CIA, Mafia, and Cuban rebels is putting…

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    Comment #37456465

    "Nobody is going to be arguing in good faith about it." Saying that "nobody" is willing to discuss this in good faith is going way too far. Just because I don't expect anyone to be…

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    Comment #37456408

    For the record, a "marine sharpshooter" is an almost meaningless term. Virtually any physically healthy person is capable of meeting this bar with an hour or two of practice. It so…

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    Comment #37456272

    If the JFK and RFK assassinations were done by secret services it seems to make a lot of sense (psychologically) that they'd use people that were the "opposite" of themselves as pa…