Lyndon Johnson and Mac Wallace - by Joan Mellen

[Peter Lemkin]

To me the most pressing question is, was he certified on the day he did the affidavit. If he was, then Mellen is wrong to print a story that alleges anonymous sources claiming inside info that say he wasn't certified. If he wasn't, then he committed aggravated perjury (since he got paid for his work), which certainly makes him less credible. The only source that anyone should be willing to rely on is the IAI. They refused to publicly reveal information from Darby's file. I assume that means that they won't publicly affirm or deny Mellen's story either.

If Darby was still alive, he'd sue somebody.

As to whether or not there is/was some sort of covert operation to posthumously discredit Darby, I would ask, "Why?" If Darby was wrong about Wallace, his work is the single best expert "rabbit trail" that could be imagined.

That organization works with the FBI and Law Enforcement and thus is easy prey and has a strong bias to go along with any effort to discredit or [as you have seen] just not respond to a valid request. When the full story is told, it will all be more clear. Darby did not purger himself in his sworn declaration. That said, there are reasons why persons would NOT pursue legal remedies, etc. [more so if he was correct - as a second expert also found]....don't be naive.