Wednesday, April 19, 2006

RECOVERED HISTORY

CONNOLLY TOLD REPORTER HE DIDN'T BELIEVE WARREN COMMISSION

DOUG THOMPSON, CAPITOL HILL BLUE - "You know I was one of the ones who
advised Kennedy to stay away from Texas," [John Connolly told Doug
Thompson of Capitol Hill Blue] in 1982. "Lyndon (Johnson) was being a
real asshole about the whole thing and insisted."

Connolly's mood darkened as he talked about Dallas. When the bullet hit
him, he said he felt like he had been kicked in the ribs and couldn't
breathe. He spoke kindly of Jackie Kennedy and said he admired both her
bravery and composure.

I had to ask. Did he think Lee Harvey Oswald fired the gun that killed
Kennedy? "Absolutely not," Connolly said. "I do not, for one second,
believe the conclusions of the Warren Commission."

So why not speak out? "Because I love this country and we needed closure
at the time. I will never speak out publicly about what I believe.". . .


John Connolly felt he served his country best by concealing his doubts
about the Warren Commission's whitewash but his silence may have
contributed to the growing perception that our elected leaders can
rewrite history to fit their political agendas. Had Connolly spoken out,
as a high-ranking political figure with doubts about the "official"
version of what happened, it might have sent a signal that Americans
deserve the truth from their government, even when that truth hurts.

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_8381.shtml

HERE ARE A FEW OF THE PEOPLE who have expressed doubts about the
official version of the JFK assassination:

- Lyndon Baines Johnson
- Richard Milhous Nixon
- Don Hewitt of CBS
- U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on the Assassination
- Stephen Rosenfeld, Washington Post ["That the assassination probably
encompassed more than a lone gunman now seems beyond cavil."]
- Chief Justice Earl Warren
- President Lyndon Johnson
- President Richard Nixon
- Senator Ted Kennedy
- Attorney General Bobby Kennedy
- Senator Richard B. Russell (member of Warren Commission)
- Rep. Hale Boggs (member of Warren Commission)
- Texas Governor John B. Connally and his wife, Nellie
- Presidential assistant Kenneth O'Donnell (at Dealey Plaza during the
shooting)
- Presidential assistant David Powers (at Dealey Plaza during the
shooting)
- Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill
- Senator Richard Schweiker
- Senator Gary Hart
- Senator Russell B. Long
- Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker
- President of France Charles de Gaulle
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