We are trying to understand the nature of a possible conspiracy to assassinate U.S.A. President John F. Kennedy which deed was accomplished on November 22, 1963.
So far the conspiracy theories mostly dismiss the possibility of Lee Harvey Oswald having been the lone assassin. Before Oswald was himself gunned down by Jack Ruby, while in the custody of police, Oswald stated on film, that he was a “patsy” implying his being “framed.”
I want to start by discussing is the possible spreading of disinformation in the form of nebulous and unproven statements concerning a high cabal of unnamed conspirators. The deliberate spreading of made-up, imaginary, plausible disinformation about a conspiracy does not mean there was not a plot of some nature aimed at killing the president. But such imaginings would serve to make it less likely that a real conspiracy could be discovered, or if it were discovered, be proved. If the disinformation were shown to be deliberate and known, it might be a clue as to the true nature of any possible conspiracy. The perpetrators would stand to benefit by sowing doubt and/or confusion, and would be able to rest more easily in their beds.
Even true information can be used for propaganda purposes. Sometimes true information can be used to justify action or inaction on a political level. For example, if I publish true information that you agree with, it gives me credibility in your eyes, and you will be more likely to agree with political positions I advocate, such as a request for monetary contribution to accomplish some worthwhile goal, or actions aimed at helping a political movement, etc. True information or false disinformation can also intimidate and discourage action, if presented in such a way to cause fear.
I would like to begin with a book JFK by L. Fletcher Prouty, first published in 1992. Prouty, a former colonel in the United States Air Force, connected with many activities of the U.S.Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before and during the Viet Nam war era, implies that President Kennedy ran afoul of powerful interests connected with the CIA and the military-industrial complex, because Kennedy wanted to wind down the Vietnam war, instead of the vast escalation which occurred under the auspices of his successor, Lyndon Johnson, which would have caused the loss of revenue to, for example, helicopter manufacturers, and in addition would have been inimical to the interests of unnamed powerful international entities who are alleged to desire a constant state of war and genocide, which Prouty characterizes as “Malthusian” in principle. Most of that book analyzes the Viet Nam war which Prouty claims was instigated by the CIA, and makes a credible case for that. Then, without alleging any specific conspirators by name, he tries to prove that there was sufficient motive on the part of the Malthusian warmongers, to hire “mechanics”, i.e., professional assassins to kill Kennedy.
The book is filled with innuendo, and it has some perhaps revealing non-sequitors which I won’t criticize at this time. Just now I want to draw attention to one specific part beginning on page 310 where Prouty implies that subsequent presidents were intimidated by the unnamed powerful entities associated with the invisible world conspiracy. “Some people say Nixon became paranoid. that would be understandable.” And again, “Gerald Ford… He, too, know the sound of bullets and understands their lesson”. “President Reagan… was a member of the Rockefeller Commission that studied CIA activities in the United Sates. … He learned about allegations concerning the assassination of President Kennedy and of the CIA’s role in foreign assassination attempts… Then, on the steps of the Washington Hilton in 1981, he, too, was felled by an assassin’s gun. On that day, if not before, he learned how the game is played.”
It actually staggers my imagination to think that the attempt to assassinate Reagan by John Hinckley, who is still alive and incarcerated in a mental institution, even being considered for home visits from time-to-time, had anything to do with hired assassins in association with a mysterious cabal of Malthusian genocide mongers. That guy is not even being held incommunicado and regularly talks to professional psychiatrists on the public payroll. This is by no means the only fishy thing about the book. In general it tries too hard to prove its point without proving it. And more is likely to be said about it later.