sabro said:
Governor Connally (Dem- Tex) survived the shooting. He served two terms as governor of Texas- Became secretary of the Treasury under Nixon (his signature will be on bills of that vintage) and switched to the Republican party in 1973. He died in 1993.
His "reward" for remaining silent and not telling the Warren Commission the truth about what actually happened that day.
None of this means however that it wasn't a conspiracy. Only that a single gunman (Oswald) is more likely.
OK, lets look at the evidence based on official documents and left out of the Warren Commissions report.
Oswald said he was in the lunchroom at the time of the shooting and this was corroborated by fellow employees who said he was standing at a coke machine at the time of the shots were heard. This is later corroborated by Depository superintendent Roy Tulley and Dallas policeman Marion Baker who said, in testimony, that in less than 90 seconds they encountered a cool and collected Oswald in the lunchroom. Although no one will ever know the truth, the abundant evidence says that he did not fire a shot.
-Parrafin tests conducted by the Dallas police showed no nitrates on Oswalds cheek.
- A parrafin test of his palm print being on the rifle could never be admissable as evidence in a court of law because there is no chain of custody. Besides, it is speculated that it was taken from Oswald's palm in the funeral home.
- Military records prove Oswald was not a good marksman.
- "Army test personnel even had to equip with metal shims the poor quality Mannlicher-Carcano rifle after the assassination to make it accurate enough for testing."
-Not one single person today has duplicated the feat of Oswald and many have tried.
- Further investigation shows that, "due to an evergreen tree located in front of the depository there was no line of sight from the sixth floor window to the point where films show that the first shots struck."
- "Medical and ballistic evidence, much of which bears the earmarks of tampering, shows that Kennedy was struck by three shots-one in the middle of the throat, one in the middle of the back which did not penetrate the body, and one in the head."
-Governor Connally was struck by two shots-one penetrating his chest and lung and another shattering his right wrist.
-Investigation and evidence also shows that at least one shot missed the limoisene striking a curb and wounding a Mr. James Tague. And there is evidence that another shot struck the grass on the south side of Elm Street and another hit the street near the limousine. Tis would discount a lone gunman as at least 6 shots were fired and perhaps as many as nine.
-Acoustical experts, testifying before the House Select Committee on Assassinations say that they discovered as many as nine signals that could not be ruled out as gunshots, but only four were confirmed as only two sites were used for comparision tests. One of those shots was confirmed to have come from the infamous Grassy Knoll.
- A motorcycle policeman in Dealy Plaza opened his microphone and kept it open for eight minutes. This recording was obtained from Dallas police in 1976 by one Gary Mack. In 1977 he enhanced the quality of the tape and concluded that there were at least seven shots! This evidence showed that the second shot came a mere 1.6 seconds after the first shot and, since the FBI determined that it would take 2.3 seconds to get off a second shot, this is further evidence of more than one gunman. And, this is further evidence that the Warren Commission Report is a bunch of lies.
- Authorities say that 3 spent casings were found on the sixth floor, but the official Dallas police reports states only two were found. This was later changed and would never be admissible in court.
- Lyndon Johnson orderd that the Presidential Limousine be destroyed as evidence before investigators could inspect the car's windshield and interior. Hmmmm.
Does anyone really need more evidence of more than one gunman or are most people going to take at face value the deeply flawed Warren Commission's Report?
This report was initiated by Lyndon Johnson to stave off investigations by Texas and the US Congress. Johnson hand-picked all Commission members who were either involved with the US military, the US Defense Industries, or the US Intelligence.
Chief Justice Earl Warren first declined to oversee this investigation because he deemed it unconstitutional, but was pressured by Johnson into it and was told by Johnson that, if they didn't find Oswald the lone assassin, that WW III might result.
Today, a majority of Americans (and I am one of them) seriously doubt the Warren Commission's report or what is reported as "fact" on US TV like the Discovery Channel or ABC News concerining the assassination thanks to the internet and it's instant ability to offer research into official records and records of independent investigators that show just how much evidence was either altered or completely left out of the investigation.
But it didn't help much.
