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FWIW, I think it will be more surprising if evidence emerges which buttresses the "lone nut" theory than the "conspiracy" theory, which is far more plausible in
by jMyles 9y ago
FWIW, I think it will be more surprising if evidence emerges which buttresses the "lone nut" theory than the "conspiracy" theory, which is far more plausible in the first place.
There are a few items that may appear in these collections that are relevant today for reasons other than their connection to the murder of a sitting President:
* The particularities of Operation Mongoose - which of course was denied for years in official statements - may still be occurring today without general public knowledge. In particular, I'm somewhat astonished to find out that the US Government apparently developed or intended to develop agents to disrupt agriculture which would appear as though they were natural occurrences.
* Oswald's trip to Mexico City (and the other various "sightings" of "Oswald" in the Fall of 1963) may give us clues about the kinds of tactics that are employed when someone is being setup to take the fall for an act. I can definitely imagine similar patterns being employed to divert attention from the actual perpetrators of large-scale cyber attacks in the years to come.
I think that one of the most important things to come out of this is a reminder that these events have shaped a part of American history. It's a good time to talk to your kids and your parents about the murder of JFK if you haven't already.
- ceejayoz 9y ago> In particular, I'm somewhat astonished to find out that the US Government apparently developed or intended to develop agents to disrupt agriculture which would appear as though they were natural occurrences. That's like the least astonishing Cold War covert op I can think of. This was the time of generals who though they could levitate and walk through walls, for goodness sake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Stubblebine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Stubblebine
- jMyles 9y agoI agree that it's not terribly astonishing - maybe that was a poor choice of word. The reason that I'm given pause isn't that it's a huge surprise, but for its implications today: with state influence over agriculture, including via protection for companies like Monsanto via favorable IP law, I think it might be (but might not be) somewhat more relevant today than other aspects of Operation Mongoose.
- nasredin 9y agoGeneral Brown: So they started doing psy-research because they thought we were doing psy-research, when in fact we weren't doing psy-research? Brigadier General Dean Hopgood: Yes sir. But now that they are doing psy-research, we're gonna have to do psy-research, sir.