17-03-2014, 10:56 AM
[quote=Jim Hargrove]I'd like again to thank Bill Simpich for making this extraordinary work so readily available to all. Those who haven't read it and have limited time might consider starting with the elegant conclusion, which can be read in an hour or so, and is a microcosm of the other chapters. The conclusion is here:
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A couple of questions for Mr. Simpich:
1. Does SA Barrett believe DPD Captain Westbrook brought the Oswald/Hidell wallet to 10th and Patton? Is he convinced that this wallet became the arrest wallet? If so, any thoughts about what happened to the wallet of the poor schmuck arrested at the theater? Has anyone asked Barrett if he had or holds suspicions about ties between Westbrook and the Agency?
Barrett doesn't know where the wallet came from, but believes that it was the arrest wallet. He told WFAA-TV in November that he thought that they had to tell the story that Bentley had found the wallet in Oswald's pocket because "too many people" had handled the wallet and there was going to be a chain of custody problem. It's amazing that Barrett made such a statement, because he seems to be a true believer in the Warren Commission's story - and there's not a lot of law enforcement people that call out another law enforcement person for not telling the truth. It's no accident that Barrett is telling this story now that Bentley recently died.
2. I was surprised to learn that Anne Goodpasture is still alive. Do you know how many of the other suspects from the Miami and MC stations are still around? If a campaign were started to get someone, anyone, with the authority to grant immunity and question them under oath, do you think their (witnesses or interrogators) lives would be in imminent danger?
I have been informed that there is a notice stating that Goodpasture died in 2011. Of my prime suspects, Lt. Commander Feeney died in 2012. Harvey, Morales, and Roselli died in the 70s, and Tony Sforza in 1984. Harry Holmes is dead, as well as the Secret Service officers I am most concerned about. A number of secondary suspects and witnesses are very much alive. I think that there is no imminent danger to witesses and interrogators at this point - the networks that used to exist have faded away and have been replaced by new ones with younger people who have little investment in the JFK story.
3. Oswald was impersonated in Mexico City, impersonated for weeks in and around Dallas, appeared to be in two different places at once throughout much of the time covered by existing USMC documentation, made a number of appearances in the United States (including some backed up by limited written evidence) while in Russia, and even seems to have attended different elementary schools simultaneously. What do you think of John Armstrong's Harvey and Lee evidence?
John Armstrong's book is terrific, and made an enormous impact on me. His research on Harry Holmes, the rifle, Mexico City, and many other subjects is first-rate. I can't tell you how many times I went back to his book. On the Harvey and Lee evidence, I'm still on the fence. The photo on the book cover (and the DOD card) is compelling. That looks like an ID designed to be used by two different people. I am convinced that Oswald was impersonated on several occasions. The pictures of "the two Marguerites" are very disturbing. The service records seem to refer to more than one person.
Nonetheless, I would need more evidence to convince me that there was a Harvey Oswald who was born in Eastern Europe, served in the military as the same time with "Lee", and then went to the USSR and returned to the USA in place of "Lee Oswald". I think it's more likely that one or more people impersonated LHO on occasion while he was in the USSR and after his return. This is a difference in opinion, and my mind remains open. His book is one of the most important ones on the JFK assassination and double agents in the post World War II era. He relied on primary sources and conducted ground-breaking interviews. I hope many more people emulate John's approach and the way he tackles the central issues of this case. He has cast much-needed light on the situation.
4. What are you working on now?
Thank again to Mr. Simpich for this wonderful, wonderful work.Thank you Mr. Hargrove for your kind words, and for all you have done to make John Armstrong's essays and book more widely known.
To anyone who read and liked my book, please consider a donation or membership to the Mary Ferrell Foundation. Their support made the book possible, as well as the research of many other people.
I am moving forward with national security research. One project I'm considering is starting with the 60s-70s and up to the present. Right now I'm doing a study of James McCord and his role in spying on the FPCC, wiretapping the Watergate, getting the Watergate burglars arrested by replacing the piece of tape on the door, and then breaking the case wide open by spilling the beans right before he was about to be sentenced in early 1973. McCord is still alive - he's about 90.
I'm going to continue writing on the JFK case. I have two articles to finish on the 12 Legend Makers series. I'm also working on articles that highlight the planted evidence.
I am convinced that the wallet, the magic bullet, and the shells for the rifle and the pistol were planted. If you follow the chain of custody, the case for these items falls apart. There is other planted evidence as well (you have to ask how the Mannlicher wound up in the hands of Lt. Day), but the case for these items is particularly strong. Planted evidence is a key reason why the case has been so difficult to resolve. If you believe that JFK was killed due to an operation led by intelligence officers, it would seem that planted evidence would be the natural way to get the job done.
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A couple of questions for Mr. Simpich:
1. Does SA Barrett believe DPD Captain Westbrook brought the Oswald/Hidell wallet to 10th and Patton? Is he convinced that this wallet became the arrest wallet? If so, any thoughts about what happened to the wallet of the poor schmuck arrested at the theater? Has anyone asked Barrett if he had or holds suspicions about ties between Westbrook and the Agency?
Barrett doesn't know where the wallet came from, but believes that it was the arrest wallet. He told WFAA-TV in November that he thought that they had to tell the story that Bentley had found the wallet in Oswald's pocket because "too many people" had handled the wallet and there was going to be a chain of custody problem. It's amazing that Barrett made such a statement, because he seems to be a true believer in the Warren Commission's story - and there's not a lot of law enforcement people that call out another law enforcement person for not telling the truth. It's no accident that Barrett is telling this story now that Bentley recently died.
2. I was surprised to learn that Anne Goodpasture is still alive. Do you know how many of the other suspects from the Miami and MC stations are still around? If a campaign were started to get someone, anyone, with the authority to grant immunity and question them under oath, do you think their (witnesses or interrogators) lives would be in imminent danger?
I have been informed that there is a notice stating that Goodpasture died in 2011. Of my prime suspects, Lt. Commander Feeney died in 2012. Harvey, Morales, and Roselli died in the 70s, and Tony Sforza in 1984. Harry Holmes is dead, as well as the Secret Service officers I am most concerned about. A number of secondary suspects and witnesses are very much alive. I think that there is no imminent danger to witesses and interrogators at this point - the networks that used to exist have faded away and have been replaced by new ones with younger people who have little investment in the JFK story.
3. Oswald was impersonated in Mexico City, impersonated for weeks in and around Dallas, appeared to be in two different places at once throughout much of the time covered by existing USMC documentation, made a number of appearances in the United States (including some backed up by limited written evidence) while in Russia, and even seems to have attended different elementary schools simultaneously. What do you think of John Armstrong's Harvey and Lee evidence?
John Armstrong's book is terrific, and made an enormous impact on me. His research on Harry Holmes, the rifle, Mexico City, and many other subjects is first-rate. I can't tell you how many times I went back to his book. On the Harvey and Lee evidence, I'm still on the fence. The photo on the book cover (and the DOD card) is compelling. That looks like an ID designed to be used by two different people. I am convinced that Oswald was impersonated on several occasions. The pictures of "the two Marguerites" are very disturbing. The service records seem to refer to more than one person.
Nonetheless, I would need more evidence to convince me that there was a Harvey Oswald who was born in Eastern Europe, served in the military as the same time with "Lee", and then went to the USSR and returned to the USA in place of "Lee Oswald". I think it's more likely that one or more people impersonated LHO on occasion while he was in the USSR and after his return. This is a difference in opinion, and my mind remains open. His book is one of the most important ones on the JFK assassination and double agents in the post World War II era. He relied on primary sources and conducted ground-breaking interviews. I hope many more people emulate John's approach and the way he tackles the central issues of this case. He has cast much-needed light on the situation.
4. What are you working on now?
Thank again to Mr. Simpich for this wonderful, wonderful work.Thank you Mr. Hargrove for your kind words, and for all you have done to make John Armstrong's essays and book more widely known.
To anyone who read and liked my book, please consider a donation or membership to the Mary Ferrell Foundation. Their support made the book possible, as well as the research of many other people.
I am moving forward with national security research. One project I'm considering is starting with the 60s-70s and up to the present. Right now I'm doing a study of James McCord and his role in spying on the FPCC, wiretapping the Watergate, getting the Watergate burglars arrested by replacing the piece of tape on the door, and then breaking the case wide open by spilling the beans right before he was about to be sentenced in early 1973. McCord is still alive - he's about 90.
I'm going to continue writing on the JFK case. I have two articles to finish on the 12 Legend Makers series. I'm also working on articles that highlight the planted evidence.
I am convinced that the wallet, the magic bullet, and the shells for the rifle and the pistol were planted. If you follow the chain of custody, the case for these items falls apart. There is other planted evidence as well (you have to ask how the Mannlicher wound up in the hands of Lt. Day), but the case for these items is particularly strong. Planted evidence is a key reason why the case has been so difficult to resolve. If you believe that JFK was killed due to an operation led by intelligence officers, it would seem that planted evidence would be the natural way to get the job done.