24-03-2014, 11:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 25-03-2014, 02:23 AM by Greg R Parker.)
From part 2, vol one of Lee Harvey Oswald's Cold War
Why did Armstrong accept an insurance form as proof of a tonsillectomy?
Why did Armstrong fail to look into the medical credentials of Dr Philben?
Why did Armstrong fail to look into whether it was medically possible for tonsils to grow back?
This is yet another example of why anything claimed by Armstrong has to be checked out -- otherwise you're just acting on faith and treating him like a guru. Even the Beatles eventually worked out that Sexy Sadie "made a fool of everyone".
Quote:On April 17, 1945, Marguerite took a life insurance policy out on 5 year old Lee. On the application, Marguerite declared that Lee had undergone a tonsillectomy at the hands of a Dr. Philben on Jan 17 of that same year. Oswald's Marine records actually show that he was treated for tonsillitis on Jan 8, 1957 and again on May 23, 1958. These records have been used in the book "Harvey & Lee" as evidence for the theory within which suggests that the CIA merged the identities of two young boys with the eventual aim of sending one, pretending to be the other, to the USSR. For the sake of keeping things simple, the author refers to one as "Lee" (American born) and the other as "Harvey" (Hungarian born). The book tells us that it was Lee who had the tonsillectomy, and it was Lee who joined the Marines. The switch occurred, according to the theory, in December, 1958 when "Harvey" replaced "Lee" and began preparation for a false defection.
The first problem here is that the Marine records show Lee being treated for tonsillitis before the alleged switch took place. The second problem is that there are no actual medical records showing Lee Oswald ever really did have a tonsillectomy. The third problem is that even if Lee did have his tonsils removed, they can and sometimes do grow back.
The doctor named on the insurance application was a "Dr. Philben." His full name was Patrick Donald Philben and he was a doctor of osteopathy; a form of "healing" developed along lines of spiritualist philosophies and hands-on manipulation. In the early days it was closely associated with such pseudo-intellectual attempts to merge science and spiritualism as Theosophy. Drugs were not part of treatment, and surgery was regarded as a last resort. Lee's tonsillitis was treated along osteopathic lines which may have mimicked for instance, a faith healing session in which Marguerite honestly believed the tonsils had been removed. This also makes explicable the lack of hospital records confirming a tonsillectomy. One wonders if non-traditional medicine was introduced to Marguerite by her new husband. All records prior to her meeting Ekdahl show the use of traditional doctors.
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Why did Armstrong accept an insurance form as proof of a tonsillectomy?
Why did Armstrong fail to look into the medical credentials of Dr Philben?
Why did Armstrong fail to look into whether it was medically possible for tonsils to grow back?
This is yet another example of why anything claimed by Armstrong has to be checked out -- otherwise you're just acting on faith and treating him like a guru. Even the Beatles eventually worked out that Sexy Sadie "made a fool of everyone".