I went to Dallas last week in a personal tribute to the place where President Kennedy was killed. A couple months ago I did not know a whole lot about JFK during his time in office or about his assassination. This fall with the 50th anniversary approaching I started to familiarize myself with the most recent books that have been written about the JFK assassination recommended by the libertarian community. These include JFK and the Unspeakable, Bush: Family of Secrets, Dr. Mary’s Monkey, and Mary’s Mosaic. I was shocked to find so much information about the Kennedy assassination and the overwhelming evidence that there is far more to the story than what the official government version puts forth.
I don’t intend to convince anyone in this article that there was a conspiracy to assassinate JFK. There are mountains of research pointing to conspiracy and more information comes out every year through Freedom of Information Act requests. A small article like this is unlikely to convince anyone either way. The books I mentioned previously are good start if you want some well researched reading material. I want to focus on the the general narrative, the story of what happened on November 22, 1963, the coverup, and what it means for us today.
The killing of President Kennedy was a highly risky task. It took months of planning and the subversion of some of America’s most trusted institutions. When I visited Daley Plaza it was obvious that the killers could not have chosen a better spot to assassinate the President. Such places seem large when you read about them and imagine them in you mind but when I arrived in Daley Plaza I was surprised how small it really was. No security detail would ever send VIP in such a dangerous area. To get into Daley Plaza the motorcade would have had to make a sharp 90 degree turn which would have brought it to a almost complete stop. It was against secret service policy to never drop the motorcade’s speed below 45 MPH. The first of many violations of the SOP so conveniently happened that day. Other violations included open windows along the presidential route. This not only violated the Secret Service SOP but any person thinking about the basics of security would have found this extremely odd. The Secret Service on any other day would have placed themselves along the route hours ahead of time. They would have made sure every window was closed along the route. Each building would have snipers on the roof to look out for any open windows. Each building along the route would also have teams of secret service inside. Any window that was opened would have been radioed in by the snipers. The snipers would radio to the teams within the building who would rush to the room where the window was open. This is pretty basic procedure but it was completely ignored that day. Additionally, Secret Service agents were always placed on the rear bumper of the President’s car but that day they were ordered off. Dallas Police Motorcycles were supposed to be placed beside the President’s car but this was not done either. The Secret Service was in charge of directing the Dallas police that day but they chose not to place any officers along the motorcade. The Secret Service claimed that they had no officers Daley plaza but a police officer claimed to have been confronted by a man with Secret Service credentials as he ran over the crest of the grassy knoll in response to the shots. Investigators would later claim that this man with Secret Service credentials was one of the assassins. The Warren Commission would later ignore this police officer’s claim. It is obvious that the perpetrators of the assassination had the ability to subvert the Secret Service but what is more disturbing is the coverup that came after.
The coverup of the JFK assassination was a much larger challenge. It is a story that is as fascinating as it is disturbing. How could so many institutions become subverted? How could so many people be brought into the coverup. Just thinking about what it would take to pull a cover up like this off boggles the mind. The video below documents how a conspiracy was perpetrated against the American people.
Looking back at what happened in November 1963 I no longer find it strange that such crime was pulled off. Obviously this is shocking and even depressing to realize that the American power structure could be subverted in open day light right in front of the American people. Upon more thinking, what better way to dispose of a President that was inconvenient? Any assassination behind closed doors would have caused intimidate suspicion and likely popular revolt. There had to be a fall guy. In no way could JFK’s assassination appear like a coup. Once the assassins were successful all effort had to exerted to ensure that the American people believed the lone gunman story. This would require American Intelligence agencies to subvert other members of government and likely members of the media. It is my opinion that most of the people used to perpetrate the coverup did not really know what happened either. The members of the Warren Commission were likely told that Oswald was soviet agent, and that this revelation to the American people would cause world war. Upon reading further documentation it might also be true that intelligence agencies told the Warren Commission that CIA agents did kill the president but that they were rouge agents and could not be controlled. In this situation the CIA would tell the Warren Commission members the critical need to coverup such a crime because the American people would demand the complete dismantling of the CIA which in turn would leave the U.S. vulnerable to attack during the height of the Cold War. I think many people might consider such a coverup their patriotic duty.
What about the media? Did the media intentionally coverup or are they still covering up for one of the biggest crimes in American History? I think the answer to this is yes and no. Certain members of the media had to be brought in and told of the importance of “reassuring the American people” that Oswald was the lone assassin. Remember that assassination took place thirteen months after the Cuban missile crisis. America and the rest world almost went over the cliff into a fiery nuclear Armageddon. The tension and fear that existed back then would hard to understand today. It is likely that the media was told the same things that the Warren Commission was. The truth about the JFK assassination would either plunge the U.S. into world war or leave the U.S. very vulnerable to global Communism’s seemingly unstoppable march around the world. Some things after all were “too important for the American people to know about.” Is this so hard to believe? I think it is very likely that the ego’s of the media were played upon as well. They were to become the sacred guardians of the “America Story”. Any deviation from that story had buried. A new term was invented by the CIA and used by the media specifically for that purpose. The term was conspiracy theory. Anyone who deviated or questioned the government account was termed a conspiracy theorist whose belief’s were considered ludicrous by definition. This discrediting of opposition would prove very effective over the years and has lead journalists and the public both to avoid any express any ideas that were too unconventional or that questioned Authority a little too much.
What about the American people? Why did American’s accept the Warren Commission report and how did the members of the conspiracy know that they would? I think this is the easiest question. The American people trust their institutions. The American government had no higher prestige than after the decades following World War II. The American government had defeated the greatest evil on earth, Nazi Germany,which seemed to place America on that mythic city on a hill, a force for good on earth. Not only this but the American government was needed more than ever as a protector. An enemy armed to the teeth with nuclear missiles, and espousing atheistic collectivist ideologies was disturbing enough to the American people. An enemy at home within America’s most revered institutions would have too much for the American mind to handle. People would literally want to be told a lie as long as it would reassure them and let them sleep at night. The alternative was simply to scary to even consider.
Fifty years later thousands of documents surrounding the JFK assassination are still classified. It is time to declassify these documents. No truth is so horrible that it should remain secret for 50 years. People often view the world around them as a kind of story or narrative. They believe certain things because it generally fits the narrative that they have come to believe about the world around them. Part of narrative for citizens of the U.S. is that the United State’s government is positive entity and a force for good at home and around the world. This is why it is so hard for many people to even consider that an assassination of an American President could be executed by forces within their own government. Such a revelation would cut to the very core of the American system and the mythology that has been built around it. Many people would have to question some of their most sacred beliefs. It is likely that many people would feel fear and other types of mental stress when they realize that their government that has been entrusted in protecting them is in fact a potentially very dangerous entity. It is a psychological defensive technique to deny such claims out of hand. It is called cognitive dissonance. Such information is threatening to psyche and unconscious mind will fight it at all costs. Ideas define who we are, to question such fundamental ideas is to question the deepest parts of yourself. It may take years for somebody reconcile past false but reassuring information with what they have learned to be true. It is not an easy process. Unfortunately in way, the American people are going to have to come to terms with what happened to JFK. It will be difficult but the alternative is to live a world of lies.
Thank you for the auspicious writeup. It in truth
used to be a enjoyment account it. Look advanced to far brought agreeable from you!
However, how could we keep in touch?
I’m amazed, I must say. Rarely do I come across
a blog that’s both equally educative and entertaining, and without
a doubt, you’ve hit the nail on the head. The issue is something which too few men and
women are speaking intelligently about. I am
very happy I came across this during my search for something regarding this.
I think what you posted made a ton of sense.
However, what about this? what if you were to create a awesome
headline? I mean, I don’t wish to tell you how to run your blog, but what
if you added a title to possibly get folk’s
attention? I mean JFK | FreedomOmaha.com is a little vanilla.
You might peek at Yahoo’s front page and note how they create post headlines to
get viewers to open the links. You might add a related video or a related pic or
two to grab readers excited about what you’ve written. Just my opinion, it could make your posts a little bit
more interesting.
Howdy! I’m at work surfing around your blog from my new apple
iphone! Just wanted to say I love reading your blog and look forward to all your posts!
Keep up the superb work!
Hello! Do you know if they make any plugins to help with SEO?
I’m trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I’m not seeing
very good results. If you know of any please share.
Kudos!
I love your blog.. very nice colors & theme. Did you make this website yourself
or did you hire someone to do it for you? Plz reply as I’m looking to construct my own blog and would
like to know where u got this from. kudos
Hmm it appears like your blog ate my first
comment (it was super long) so I guess I’ll just sum
it up what I submitted and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying
your blog. I too am an aspiring blog writer but I’m still new
to everything. Do you have any points for newbie blog writers?
I’d certainly appreciate it.
Hurrah, that’s what I was exploring for, what a information!
present here at this website, thanks admin of this web site.
I have been browsing online more than 3 hours as of late,
yet I by no means discovered any interesting article like yours.
It is lovely value enough for me. In my
view, if all webmasters and bloggers made just right content as you
did, the internet can be much more useful than ever before.
With havin so much content and articles do you ever run into any problems of plagorism or copyright violation? My website has a lot of completely unique content I’ve either written myself or outsourced but
it looks like a lot of it is popping it up all
over the internet without my authorization.
Do you know any methods to help stop content from being ripped off?
I’d definitely appreciate it.
I’ve been exploring for a bit for any high-quality articles
or weblog posts on this sort of area . Exploring in Yahoo
I ultimately stumbled upon this site. Studying this information So i’m happy to express that I have a very just
right uncanny feeling I came upon just what I needed. I such a lot indubitably will make sure to do
not omit this web site and provides it a look regularly.
I am in fact thankful to the owner of this website who has shared this impressive post at
at this place.
Hi friends, pleasant article and good arguments commented here,
I am really enjoying by these.
This article is in fact a good one it assists new internet visitors, who are wishing in favor of blogging.
You actually make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this matter to
be really something which I think I would never understand.
It seems too complicated and extremely broad for me. I am looking forward for your next post, I will try to get the hang of
it!
Hey there! I could have sworn I’ve been to this website
before but after browsing through some of the post I realized it’s
new to me. Anyways, I’m definitely glad I found it and I’ll be book-marking and checking
back frequently!
I am sure this piece of writing has touched all the internet
viewers, its really really good post on building up new web site.
I am extremely inspired along with your writing talents and
also with the layout on your weblog. Is this a paid topic or did
you customize it yourself? Anyway stay up the nice high quality writing, it’s rare to peer a nice weblog like this one today..
Good information. Lucky me I recently found your site by
chance (stumbleupon). I’ve saved as a favorite for later!
Today, I went to the beachfront with my kids. I found a
sea shell and gave it to my 4 year old daughter and said
“You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear.” She placed the shell to her ear and
screamed. There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her ear.
She never wants to go back! LoL I know this is completely off topic but I had to tell someone!
Awesome post.
I have learn some excellent stuff here. Definitely price bookmarking for
revisiting. I wonder how much attempt you set to create this type of fantastic informative
web site.
Thanks for finally talking about > JFK | FreedomOmaha.com < Liked it!
I pay a visit day-to-day a few websites and websites to read articles, however this blog gives quality based posts.
This is really interesting, You’re a very skilled blogger.
I have joined your feed and look forward to seeking more of your magnificent post.
Also, I have shared your site in my social networks!
It’s very trouble-free to find out any matter on net as compared to books,
as I found this paragraph at this web site.
Its such as you learn my mind! You appear to understand a lot approximately this,
such as you wrote the guide in it or something. I feel that you could do with a
few % to pressure the message home a little bit,
but instead of that, this is magnificent blog.
A great read. I’ll definitely be back.
Right here is the right website for anyone who wishes to find out about this topic.
You know so much its almost tough to argue with you (not
that I really will need to…HaHa). You certainly put a brand new spin on a subject which has been discussed for many years.
Great stuff, just great!
Its such as you learn my thoughts! You seem to know a lot approximately this, such as you wrote the guide in it or something.
I feel that you simply can do with a few p.c. to pressure the message home
a little bit, but instead of that, this is fantastic blog.
A great read. I will certainly be back.
I do trust all of the ideas you’ve presented on your
post. They’re very convincing and will certainly work. Still,
the posts are very short for newbies. Could you please lengthen them a little
from subsequent time? Thanks for the post.
It’s going to be ending of mine day, however before
end I am reading this great paragraph to increase my experience.
Thank you for another informative blog. The place
else may just I get that kind of information written in such
an ideal method? I’ve a mission that I am simply now running on, and
I’ve been at the look out for such information.
Admiring the hard work you put into your blog and detailed information you present.
It’s nice to come across a blog every once in a while that
isn’t the same old rehashed information. Wonderful read!
I’ve saved your site and I’m including your RSS feeds to my Google account.
Today, while I was at work, my cousin stole my iPad and tested to see
if it can survive a thirty foot drop, just so she
can be a youtube sensation. My iPad is now broken and she has
83 views. I know this is totally off topic but I had to
share it with someone!
Hi there, this weekend is fastidious in support of me, as this time i am reading this wonderful informative
paragraph here at my home.
I have read so many articles or reviews regarding the blogger lovers but
this piece of writing is in fact a nice paragraph, keep it up.
Hi there would you mind sharing which blog platform you’re
working with? I’m going to start my own blog soon but I’m having a tough time deciding between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal.
The reason I ask is because your layout seems different then most
blogs and I’m looking for something completely unique. P.S Apologies for being
off-topic but I had to ask!
Can I simply just say what a relief to discover someone
who genuinely understands what they are talking about online.
You definitely realize how to bring a problem to light and make it important.
A lot more people have to look at this and understand this side of the story.
I can’t believe you’re not more popular given that you surely
have the gift.
Hi there mates, how is the whole thing, and what you desire to say regarding this
piece of writing, in my view its truly amazing for me.
Wow, this piece of writing is fastidious, my sister is analyzing these things, therefore I am going
to let know her.
Superb, what a weblog it is! This website gives useful information to us, keep it up.
Thanks for finally writing about > JFK | FreedomOmaha.com < Loved it!
Thanks to my father who shared with me regarding this webpage, this
weblog is truly awesome.
Magnificent beat ! I wish to apprentice while you amend your web site, how can i subscribe for a blog website?
The account helped me a acceptable deal. I had been a little bit acquainted of this your broadcast provided bright clear concept
It’s nearly impossible to find educated people on this subject, however, you seem like you know what you’re talking about!
Thanks
Hello there, I found your blog by means of Google even as
searching for a related subject, your site got here
up, it appears great. I have bookmarked it in my google
bookmarks.
Hi there, simply was alert to your blog via Google, and found that it is really informative.
I’m going to watch out for brussels. I will be
grateful in case you proceed this in future. Numerous other
folks will probably be benefited from your writing. Cheers!
Hey there just wanted to give you a brief heads up and let you know a few of the
images aren’t loading correctly. I’m not sure why but I
think its a linking issue. I’ve tried it in two different web browsers and
both show the same outcome.
I am sure this article has touched all the
internet users, its really really fastidious paragraph on building up new blog.
Hey! I know this is kind of off topic but I was wondering
which blog platform are you using for this site?
I’m getting tired of WordPress because I’ve had issues
with hackers and I’m looking at options for another platform.
I would be great if you could point me in the
direction of a good platform.
Hi there! Do you use Twitter? I’d like to follow you if that would be ok.
I’m definitely enjoying your blog and look forward
to new posts.