13-11-2013, 08:06 PM
Tracy Riddle Wrote:Ok, well (puts on devil's advocate hat)...First, I have a lot of problems with Hoffman's story. Second, when did Bowers ever say he saw rifles behind the fence?
And whatever Mercer saw, it seems the height of absurdity to have Jack Ruby parking on Elm Street and take out a rifle case in plain view. Those cars that Bowers saw circling in the parking lot behind the picket fence would be a much safer way of delivering weapons to the area.
All that matters is Bowers privately said he saw a rifle being thrown in to a trunk. That means he didn't tell all he knew, which seriously qualifies his chopped off finger tip. I believe Hoffman because he saw basically what Bowers saw. Bowers saw a CIA operation taking place. He had his finger cut off to stay quiet and was smart enough to know a CIA job when he saw one, so he shut-up. Except in private.
Ruby was part of a CIA operation and was in good with the Dallas Police. You are looking at it backwards. The reason Ruby felt so safe was because he knew he had total backing. They were running Dealey Plaza and still are as we speak.