The document discusses the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. It summarizes the events and aftermath, including the widespread speculation and conspiracy theories. The author believes that both assassinations were the result of conspiracies and that the same conspirators were involved in both. The author argues that parties like the CIA, FBI, military leaders, and anti-Castro Cubans all had the means, motive, and opportunity to orchestrate the assassinations.

1. And now for something completely different…
The Kennedy Assassinations
Few national events captured the attention of my generation more vividly than John F.
Kennedy’s (JFK’s) assassination. Robert (Bobby) Kennedy’s death came so soon afterward that
many of us were somewhat numb to it in a cynical way. By then the Korean War, the Vietnam
War and other horrors of the Cold War era had presented us with many deaths to harden our
souls. There are few subjects that have been more heavily studied and reported on. Even
members of younger generations who had no personal vested interest have been curious. Heavy
questions have been raised that at varying times could have had enormous impact on the U.S.
and the world.
Thoughts and emotions swirled throughout the nation in the aftermath of JFK’s death. Many
feared a war with Russia, and started preparing for a nuclear showdown. Others contemplated
invasion of Cuba; followed by war with Russia (Cuba’s ally). All subsequent indications are that
the Russians were as surprised as we were and went out of their way to keep a low profile; but
we didn’t know that at the time. Fidel Castro, who was an ongoing target of U.S. assassination
plans fomented by the Kennedys, commented in later years that he wanted no part of an attempt
on JFK’s life because he knew it would surely lead to a U.S. invasion of Cuba. The political
world was thrown into upheaval. President Johnson took office and right away there were bad
feelings between his & the Kennedy camps. In subsequent years, the country was taken in a
sharply different political direction. The subsequent shooting of the main suspect, Lee Harvey
Oswald, by Jack Ruby (a local strip club owner) on national TV just made the whole thing
surreal; like a bad episode of the Twilight Zone.
Before JFK was even put in the ground, rumors and speculation started:
∙ “It was the Evil Ruskies!” - trying to disrupt our government.
∙ “It was Castro!” - getting Kennedy before Kennedy got him (After Bobbie was killed, the
Castro speculators really went nuts because Bobby was the main driver behind the “kill
Castro” campaign.).
∙ “It was the Mob!” - getting even with the Kennedys for ramping up the organized crime
campaign against them after they helped JFK get elected in Chicago (After Bobby’s
death the “Mob” speculators had a field day because as Attorney General Bobby was the
main driver of the organized crime campaign).
Conspiracy theorists ran amok. Bitter opponents fought over “magic bullets”, police radio
broadcasts, the infamous Zapruder film, and anything else they could get their hands on to
speculate about. The fight continues today.
Our new President, Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ), called together the Warren Commission and
pushed them hard for a quick conclusion. The final product raised more questions than answers.
The examination of Bobby’s death was also crazy. The handling of the crime scene and
investigation by the Los Angeles Police (LAPD) raised more questions than answers, but in all
fairness they came into a chaotic aftermath with hundreds of people running amok through the
crime scene. It took time to even find the gun Sirhan Sirhan used because one of the men who
wrestled him down put it in his pocket and walked away with it; eventually turning it in at a

2. police station. Perhaps the police did the best they could under the circumstances. Of course,
crimes scene forensics weren’t what they are now. For instance, DNA analysis was a dim,
distant dream.
So here we are, decades after the events, with every facet of these crimes having been examined
under a microscope; and no simple answer presenting itself in either case (or is there?). The
government’s official position is that lone gunmen did both crimes for the sick reasons of small
minds, and that there was no conspiracy.
Polls indicate that the majority of Americans believe in a conspiracy or conspiracies; despite the
government’s best efforts to squelch the idea.
I’ve taken a hard look at the evidence presented over the years. I don’t know how many shooters
there were in either assassination, but I do believe that there were conspiracies; and I believe the
same conspirators were involved in both cases.
So who were the brains behind the murders? To answer that, we have to ask who had means,
motive, and opportunity? Who had the most to gain? Who was in the best position to get away
clean and cover their trail?
Like any rational investigator, I believe in the Occam’s Razor principle: The simplest
conclusion is usually the correct one, or word to that effect.
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and in this case I believe there’s a major conflagration burning
just out of view. To my mind, these were classic home-grown political assassinations; performed
at the behest of powers in our own country who had strong reasons for wanting the Kennedys
dead.
Just who could that be?
The CIA hated JFK for his failure to support the Bay of Pigs invasion (invasion of Cuba by U.S.-
backed Cubans) with air support; resulting in a miserable failure. They were also opposed to his
imminent plans to pull out of Vietnam (He had already signed an executive order to pull the
1,000 “advisors” out).
J Edgar Hoover, the head of the FBI, hated the Kennedys (the hatred was mutual); mostly fearing
that they’d find a way to get rid of him.
Conservatives in both parties, and military leaders, were opposed to Kennedy’s intent to pull out
of Vietnam; and many sympathized with the CIA over Cuba.
With JFK gone, none of these parties wanted to see Bobby win the Presidency. Many Kennedy
opponents considered Bobby to be the main trouble-maker.
The Cubans living in the U.S. hated the Kennedys for the Bay of Pigs fiasco, and could have had
help from government sources (a reverse Bay of Pigs?).
All of these parties had motive. Any combination of them could put together means &
opportunity and arrange coverups.
They all stood to gain from the Kennedy deaths more than any other entities that I’m aware of.

3. I don’t believe the Mafia had anything to do with it. Studying their history, they’re like the “bad
news bears”; stumbling over themselves.
It’s said that there are no smoking guns, but I disagree.
It’s been established that Oswald had connections to the FBI. Others have suggested a
connection to the CIA too. Why? The government now portrays him as a moronic loser. What
was going on back then?
One researcher viewed JFK assassination records released by the Dallas police that showed the
contents of Oswald’s pockets when he was arrested. One of the items was a special military ID
card; the same type of card that Francis Gary Powers (the U-2 pilot shot down over Russia
during the Cold War) had in his possession when the Russians captured him. Such cards are
issued to civilian contractors working for the military or CIA on black ops matters (such as
flying spy planes) who need access to U.S. military bases overseas. What was Oswald doing
with such a card? He’d been in the Marines for a brief time as a common ground-pounder, but
he’d been discharged years earlier.
Then there’s Jack Ruby, who killed Oswald. This topic really stands out in my mind. The official
government story would have us believe that this small-time strip-club owner and petty crook
shot Oswald out of some sense of patriotic zeal. Yeah, right! That makes a lot of sense! Even we
amateur “armchair quarterbacks” know that the first rule of assassination coverups is to silence
the killer. What motives were used to entice Ruby, I can’t know. It’s funny that no mention of
Jack’s family has ever been raised in any material I’ve read. I’d sure like to know where they are
now, and what their bank accounts looked like after Jack killed Oswald. In any event, I certainly
don’t believe the official story. The government’s gone out of it’s way to steer attention away
from Jack. The whole thing stinks.
I can’t pinpoint specific names of conspiracists, but I have a short-list of suspects. I won’t name
names without hard evidence, but one might want to take a look at the membership of the
Warren Commission as a starting point. What better way to enact a coverup than to be on the
definitive government commission? These were powerful people who were largely political
opponents of the Kennedys; as was the President who appointed them. Members were either part
of the CIA, or closely connected to it.
Keep in mind that at the time of JFK’s death we were hot & heavily involved in the Cold War.
People took this stuff dead-seriously. I think the conspirators saw themselves as “patriots” who
considered the Kennedys obstacles and felt the ends justified the means.
That’s my take. I’d bet money on it.
To borrow from the immortal words of comedian Dennis Miller:
“It’s just my opinion, I could be wrong.”
Al Walsh