[Bigtigermike]

Oswald pulled the trigger but other people or at least somebody probably knew when it was going to happen and said nothing about it which makes it a conspiracy of sorts.

Of all of the wild conspiracy theories, the only one that sounds half right plausible and make sense from a who would benefit greatly from it is that LBJ did it – He was a ruthless and extremely ambitious character according to all that knew him. He lusted for power unmatched by few in his day and he was corrupt through and through. In October of 1963 a Senate Committee that was investigating LBJ ‘s protege Bobby Baker for corruption had turned their attention to the Vice President and his shady dealings. There was rumors in the media that Bobby Kennedy wanted JFK to dump LBJ off the ticket. Reportedly JFK said no but LBJ still felt embarrassed and was greatly concerned about the investigations they could literally send him to jail, in fact on the day of the assassination, some reporters were gathering in NY to discuss what they gathered about Johnson. He was boxed in with no real power that he desperately wanted and knew he couldn’t get as a Vice President. He was standing behind a young fellow and his brother who didn’t care much for him and now investigators were turning up stuff about him. That must gave him the feeling that his goose was cooked, especially if they lost the election of 1964 (the reason they were in TX was to sure up waning support). He had to get JFK in TX where he and his cronies had controlled the state and powers that be.

[laplata]

Thanks, Bigtigermike. That makes a lot of sense. Yep, LBJ was a vile man and nothing could be put past him.

[Alberta's Child]

My understanding is that everyone in the U.S. government at the time pretty much acknowledged that Castro was behind it. For many of them it was seen as a legitimate "tit for tat," since the CIA had made a number of attempts on Castro's life during the Kennedy administration.

This was probably a case of one pile of trash taking out another one, but it's the reason why the U.S. will never lift the embargo on Cuba as long as Castro lives.

[miliantnutcase]

Agreed. LBJ was behind it and had either CIA, mob or both assets to aid him. Anyone who has seen the Zapruder stabilized version of the kill shot on JFK clearly comes to the conclusion that bullet came from the grassy knoll. Multiple shooters, and Oswald was the fall guy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqk3sdfXFkc

[Impala64ssa]

Of all of the wild conspiracy theories, the only one that sounds half right plausible and make sense from a who would benefit greatly from it is that LBJ did it
Agreed. The main reason LBJ was JFK's running mate was to shore up the "Dixiecrat" vote. And it seems they actually hated each other, their's was an alliance of convenience. Also, as an anecdote I remember my parents telling me how back in 1962-63 we were in a recession. My grandparents, like many "seasoned citizens" who lived through the Depression were worried that we were heading for another one. There was serious concerns within the DNC that Kennedy would not win re-election in 1964.

[Ditter]

This post is exactly the way I see it! Thanks!