JVB vs Scott Kaiser

[Peter Lemkin]

Citing McAdams as the judge on anything related to JFK or covert operatives is a BIG mistake. The man is a known LN and disinformation agent who has been known to use false names and play other tricks.

As to your 'charge' that she seems to have been in the 'know' too much for a woman of those times is a bit sexist, IMO. At the same time, the slightly older Adele Edisen, to cite an example, was also informed about certain other limited things that are somewhat interrelated. In Adele's case, the picture didn't become clear on the meaning and importance of the information fed to her until after the assassination.

I'd say that it would not be unreasonable for her to be aware of what people close to her were doing if she was working with them, or involved with people who were working with them. I don't think she claims that the awareness then was as total as it is now. The veracity of her story will have to be judged on its merits - and her own, but not because she was a woman of those times....and, please, McAdams is no valid judge of anything - he is simply trying to bolster up, by hook or crook, the official version - and cut anyone down who does not.

On another note, interesting that your father was given an honorary military rank. So was Johnny Rosselli [already not his birth name], who was known at the gate of JM/WAVE as Col. Rosselli and elsewhere as Col. Ralston - when he was not a Col. at all. False names, false ranks, false titles and job descriptions, false IDs/documents and false 'legends' were all part of the tradecraft. When working with Tosh Plumlee long ago on his life I came across different military records that had him with different heights, DOB, and tatoos that were not possible. He also had many nom de guerre he used at various times.