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20th May 2023, 08:02 AM
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Re: Suicide and our Armed Forces
Was he buried with or without his head Keith. That always mystified me as his finger prints alone would have identified him. Maybe it was all that was required a short time for who it was to remain a mystery time for Krushev to make his departure . Almost as big a mystery as JFK s head being removed and sent to Washington ahead of the body . However I put that down to the angle of the killing shot which was said to be in the back of the head and impossible for the supposed culprit to have fired also the head may of had the round still there. The rifle carried by his secret service guards was never produced . Cheers JS
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20th May 2023, 08:39 AM
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Managed to find this John, apparently he did have a dive mate, but like most things, we will never know the truth.
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryU...-Buster-Crabb/
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20th May 2023, 09:30 AM
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Didn’t know he was minus his hands as well Keith. As said in previous posts myself as well as others who entered Russia were approached by the man from the mod but always refused . One was that persistent he questioned my loyalty to the country lucky he didn’t get a punch in the gob. JS
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22nd May 2023, 12:50 AM
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When DNA came available why didn't the exhume the body and take some DNA , would have avoided all speculation.
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22nd May 2023, 01:35 AM
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Out of sight out of mind I suppose Des, no one really wants to know now.? JS
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22nd May 2023, 06:36 AM
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Re: Suicide and our Armed Forces
Both mystery killings for reason sonly known to those who ordered them.
JFK was certainly not done in the way they claim , poor Oswald, just in the wrong spot at the wrong time.


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22nd May 2023, 09:05 AM
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Re: Suicide and our Armed Forces
The book I read which had a list of witnesses and all those who attended the trial and that could not be manipulated was that at least of some of the Star witnesses were not called , the important one missing to me was the carrier of the sniper rifle carried in a following car to JFK with his bodyguard It was said at the inquiry that he was not available and was now stationed in Alaska , also the sniper rifle was never produced the fairies must have carried it off. To my eyes it was probably or could have been a terrible accident covered up , that the young inexperienced to the rifle itself had taken a shot in the general direction of the initial shot and had unintentionally shot his own president who he was supposedly to guard with his own life. Now that would be trauma at its worse and my heart bleeds for him , also the president himself which would be the last thing he ever imagined happening .Apart from ones own thoughts on JFK he was much disliked in the Southern States . 6 months previous to the occurrence I was in Baton Rouge on the Mississippi loading rice , ashore in a pub I was talking to a local that’s how I know how the feelings were on the whole Kennedy family. His words were if he ever comes south of the Maison Dixie Line he won’t be going back and this was the general attitude that I saw .I came ashore in the uk shortly after in 1963 and was at that time sitting for my masters cert, when he was shot dead. So,watched it all unfold on television. JS.
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22nd May 2023, 07:10 PM
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Maybe LBJ knew a man who could owned a pub just south of the Masion Dixie line,he acted as a go between, money changed hands $3 90cents. Job done apparently the $3.90 was paid from the personal account of LBJ to Mafia boss Sam Gaincana OIP (10).jpg to
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Yet another conspiracy theroy?
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23rd May 2023, 12:09 AM
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Someone like Ian Paisley no doubt . He was anti catholic Irish. JS
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23rd May 2023, 06:51 AM
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There was one account we saw here on TV way back in the 80's.
A colored guy claimed he was in the building Oswald was said to be in when he fired at the President.
Claims he heard about five shots, but then said a pistol, which is what Oswald was said to have would have not been accurate enough at that range.


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