Lee Harvey Oswald, Who Was He??

garyk · 11-21-2003, 08:51 PM

Wow, did you see that Thursday evening show about the JFK assassination? Man, I'm still thinking about what it means.

The show focused on L.H.Oswald's background. I had no idea so much was known about him. In school and for years I recall hearing that JFK was "shot by a drifter".

As this show proved Oswald was anything but a drifter. Everyone had files on the guy - the KGB, FBI, CIA, and likely the secret agencies above them. He was being surveiled by both sides. Oswald had ties to US agencies, the Russians, the Cubans, the anti-Cubans, and mob-linked Americans.

So who was this guy? And did he, acting alone really hatch and execute the plan to kill JFK alone?

1pump · 11-21-2003, 09:49 PM

I didn't see the show. All I really knew about the guy was that he was a Marine, and he had a domineering wife. :whazzup:

Thumper · 11-22-2003, 05:01 AM

The Warren Commission, composed of America's best and most independent minds of the time, after reviewing all of the hard data (not rumors), concluded that Oswald clearly acted alone.

That is good enough for me, I guess. But the guy must have been one heck of a shot, or very, very lucky.

jokester · 11-22-2003, 10:37 AM

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and he had a domineering wife

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">That would make anyone wanna shoot somebody! :grin:

-jokester

lost_sailor · 11-24-2003, 06:51 AM

How about "sacrificial pawn" ?

11-24-2003, 07:28 AM

Oswald was more like a "Useful Idiot".
His wife was a Russian and probably KGB. Oswald beat her often, hardly a "domineering wife".

Jennie@ifish · 11-24-2003, 12:58 PM

It's not OK to encourage or wish the death of anyone on ifish. I have done some editing.
Jen

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