07-11-2019, 07:50 PM
Jim DiEugenio Wrote:DO you have a document for that?
I went through statement after statement by members of the DPD
in FBI files at the National Archives (well before the Internet was active), and almost all admitted knowing
Ruby. Many admitted being guests in his club or had encountered him in
their line of work, and it's known that he supplied strippers to the cops. Chief Curry admitted Ruby knew a great number of the police force. How early the FBI knew I'd have to check, but it was common
knowledge in Dallas that he was tight with the cops; he was the
bagman between the mob and the cops. DA Henry Wade admitted knowing Ruby. There's also the fascinating
live TV footage of local anchorman Bob Walker reacting to the identification
of the shooter as Ruby; he clearly knows Ruby well (as did many members of the media) and is shocked
by what happened but evidently not entirely surprised. The Dallas FBI also probably
recognized Ruby almost immediately from their police contacts and their own knowledge (especially
since Lee Oswald was an FBI informant about the plot). And I often think back to how Ruby tried to tell the Warren
Commission that he was more heavily involved in the assassination than
they seemed to realize; they of course didn't want to hear that. Warren tells
Ruby that no one has said that to them, but Ruby replies that Warren doesn't know this area here. Carl Oglesby has
a brilliant and moving analysis of Ruby's Warren Commission testimony in his book THE
YANKEE AND COWBOY WAR, an essential book for studying the political dynamics
behind the case.