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Re: The secret JFK assassination files are finally here

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Post by psychphysic »

floxy wrote: post #11

Gotta love how this one needed to be secret for so long: https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/2022/10... "In summary, and based on the above information, it is concluded that the letter was transmitted via normal Swedish postal channels. The letter is probably a "crank letter", most likely written by a Swede, using a Swedish-keyboard typewriter and Swedish stationary."

Im really worried this was not tongue in cheek and someone actually had to spend time doing this.

The mere thought of this kind of bureaucracy requiring this lengthy reply to a nonsense letter worries me.

Re: The secret JFK assassination files are finally here

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Post by nintendo1889 »

yucky wrote: post #30
puffoflogic wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have no idea what evidence there is linking the former president to this, but anyways... If the big secret were that the CIA was involved, why would Trump have extended the secrecy? The CIA is supposed to be at the core of the deep state.

There are a few things of note. First, when Bush Sr. became Director of the CIA he claimed to have never worked for the CIA, making him the first civilian to head the Agency. It was always odd since nobody could figure out what he did to earn the Directorship with no previous CIA involvement. That was in 1975, but we learned years later that wasn't true[0]. Bush was not only in the CIA, he was the main project lead f…

There's a picture of him there that day near the TSBD. It's fuzzy and not close-up, but you can make out his features on close analysis.

Barbara Bush said in her memoirs that he was in Texas, near Dallas, at that time.

Trump, for all the things he did that were "rebellious", was in lock-step with the deep state for not releasing all of the files. I'd like to see the discussion Trump had with the Archives custodian's or whomever has the power to release or not allow the release of such things.

Trump was smart to have his own private security detail.

In the absence of the truth, there will ever only be theories.

Re: The secret JFK assassination files are finally here

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Post by voltaireodactyl »

nintendo1889 wrote: post #28
voltaireodactyl wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given how Trump abused the DOJ during his tenure, one might suspect that he was looking forward to employing the CIA to do the same to his own enemies.

I don't like getting into politics but Correction: the DOJ abused Trump. If you hate Trump, that's fine, but that's a different discussion. JFK very much disliked how the CIA had it's own secret wars and operations without presidential approval or even knowledge of their existence. Trump, for all the things he did that were "rebellious", was smart to have his own private security detail. JFK's assassination was the o…

As much as I’d like to avoid politics myself ;), I’m afraid we just gotta agree to disagree on your premise. my friend.

I hate nobody, but I am bothered greatly by those who seek to weaken their own country by selling its secrets to others — for their own personal profit.

That Trump and members of his administration remain free, despite openly doing just that on numerous occasions, would seem to undermine your belief that the DOJ did anything other than ask Trump “how high?”.

So, Correction: no, they did not :)

Re: The secret JFK assassination files are finally here

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Post by yucky »

nintendo1889 wrote: post #32
yucky wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are a few things of note. First, when Bush Sr. became Director of the CIA he claimed to have never worked for the CIA, making him the first civilian to head the Agency. It was always odd since nobody could figure out what he did to earn the Directorship with no previous CIA involvement. That was in 1975, but we learned years later that wasn't true[0]. Bush was not only in the CIA, he was the main project lead f…

There's a picture of him there that day near the TSBD. It's fuzzy and not close-up, but you can make out his features on close analysis. Barbara Bush said in her memoirs that he was in Texas, near Dallas, at that time. Trump, for all the things he did that were "rebellious", was in lock-step with the deep state for not releasing all of the files. I'd like to see the discussion Trump had with the Archives custodian's…

The photo isn't conclusive one way or the other but it actually doesn't matter in light of all of the other evidence placing him there during the assassination.

Re: The secret JFK assassination files are finally here

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Post by cafard »

nintendo1889 wrote: post #28
voltaireodactyl wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given how Trump abused the DOJ during his tenure, one might suspect that he was looking forward to employing the CIA to do the same to his own enemies.

I don't like getting into politics but Correction: the DOJ abused Trump. If you hate Trump, that's fine, but that's a different discussion. JFK very much disliked how the CIA had it's own secret wars and operations without presidential approval or even knowledge of their existence. Trump, for all the things he did that were "rebellious", was smart to have his own private security detail. JFK's assassination was the o…

Did JFK dislike it as much as Diem did?
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