JFK Assassination: One Month After JFK’s Murder, Former President Truman Called For Abolishing CIA

International Business News ^ | January 13, 2014 | Joseph Lazzaro

[RetiredArmy]

Interesting read. Truman shut down the old WWII OSS. Then realized his problem and brought it back as the CIA. Then he saw what the CIA was becoming.

[knarf]

I haven't read the entire post but, what does he mean by "original assignment" ?

What was the CIA supposed to do/be as opposed to what it became (at that time) ?

[smoothsailing]

I've always been interested by the presence of the AR-15 prototype.

[Don Corleone]

Re the Kennedy assassination: The real story has yet to be told and is quite a way from the BS that has been put out so far. Just like Benghazi, IRS,NSA etc.

[NFHale]

And there’s a new book that asks the question:

Who had the most to gain by JFK being dead, or the most to lose by him staying alive...

And je’accuse finger points directly to Lyndon B. Johnson...

[riverdawg]

There was a book published 15 or 20 years ago (forgot the title, but I have it at home) which claimed that at least one of Kennedy’s wounds was caused by an AR-15 round most likely fired accidentally by a Secret Service agent immediately after the first round from the Book Depository hit Kennedy.

[RetiredArmy]

M16. Just coming around for the military.

[bunster]

The fellow who wrote the book on LBJ was on BookTV last weekend. I thought I knew a lot about the assassination but this fellow (Roger Stone, I believe is his name) had me convinced on some new details and charges against LBJ. looks like a good read.

[NFHale]

Think the author is Roger Stone, and his new book has pretty strong evidence it was LBJ.

He was under indictment in his own state, JFK was going to drop him form the ticket for the second term, he had connections to Ruby, etc., etc.

Lays a pretty strong case. Heard the author interviewed on several radio shows. Very convincing...

[NFHale]

Yes, that’s the guy. He’s made a pretty convincing case of it for me, at least.

Thanks, friend!

[NFHale]

There’s no mistaking that high front sight...

Surprised they weren’t carrying Tommyguns on slings, with the shoulder stock removed under their sport jackets...

They were still around back then... or M3’s...

[Altura Ct.]

“For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted from its original assignment,” Truman wrote.

Lord have mercy. He would have an absolute coronary to see what the FBI, CIA and even Secret Service has morphed into. Not to mention so called "Homeland Security".

[bunster]

For you gun experts, Stone stated that Oswald’s rifle was NOT even Sighted. And yet he was able to pull off 3 shots in 6.? seconds — that was an eye-opener to me.

[smoothsailing]

You must be referring to Mortal Error: The Shot That Killed JFK. I have a copy of it, it's an intriguing read.

[MichaelCorleone]

***Truman was no distant, uninformed public policy professional...***

Unlike our ‘leaders’ of today.

[NFHale]

The 6.5mm Mannlicher-Carcano that he allegedly used is one of the WORST bolt-action rifles ever made. It was and is a piece of crap. I’ve fired them. They can’t hold a candle to a good M1903 Springfield or Kar98K Mauser. Even the Type 99 Arisaka is better, but barely.

I can see Oswald - IF-IF-IF he was ONE of the gunman - getting off one good shot. I’ll never believe he was the ONLY gunman.

[Albion Wilde]

Possibly the last decent Democrat.

[Karl Spooner]

Supposed part of the early 1990's document dump about the assassination .

[JmyBryan]

And was using a side-mounted scope...