Article 6567 of alt.conspiracy:
From: Mark.Prado@f349.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Mark Prado)
Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy
Subject: JFK's relevance to now & future
Message-ID: <694185268.0@blkcat.FidoNet>
Date: 31 Dec 91  05:10:00 EST



I  got  into  this  JFK  mess  as  a PC communications consultant
helping Col.  Fletcher Prouty to communicate  with  Oliver  Stone
during the  making  of  the  film.    That  was  based on a shady
referral by a guy who I am convinced works for either the CIA  or
a  private  covert  organization  or  the  NSA,  for  a number of
reasons.  Anyway, I can resist  comments  in  this  newsgroup  no
longer, so here comes my diatribe FWIW.  

The  last  thing  I have time or an inclination for is depressing
negativity.  I'd like to believe that Oswald acted alone  and  it
was simply  bad  luck.    However, over the ChristMass holydays I
bought a dozen books, both pro and con, on  the  topic  and  have
read them.    It  is  OVERWHELMING  that  there  was a conspiracy
involving an elite PART of the  U.S.  intelligence  community  as
well as private covert organizations.  Anybody thinking otherwise
is  either  IGNORANT  or  fooling  themself in a fantasy world of
wishful thinking or is part of the  Public  Relations  effort  of
that elite  group.    It's hard for me to imagine anyone invoking
the rule of reason and thinking that Oswald acted alone and  shot
the fatal shot.  

The case HAS  been solved.  Read the literature.  Read Garrison's
BOOK. Read Crossfire by Jim Maars. Read a dozen others.  And THEN
read the article by Time magazine and others.  EVEN IF Oswald DID
shoot JFK (ignoring ALL other data), there's still tons  of  data
that   overwhelmingly  refutes  him  acting  alone,  refutes  any
semblance of objectivity by the Warren Commission,  and  bolsters
Oswald  as  a  counter-intelligence  agent  who  was  set up as a
patsy.  

I should add a little bit on my background.  I have been part  of
the official  Top  Secret  et  al.  part of the Washington, D.C.,
community..  I am appalled at  what  I  have  seen  WITH  MY  OWN
SENSES.  Mind you, I may be an idealist/moralist at heart but I'm
a physicist by  inclination  (and  education)  and  exceptionally
objective in   these  circles  (relatively  speaking).    I  have
observed things worse than rationalization in our system.    I've
seen  incompetant  POLITICAL  appointees  at  the  HIGHEST levels
brought in over extremely competant and objective career  prople,
I've  seen  false  information  fed  to  the media and the public
(where even the spokesperson was fooled, but that's the necessary
intent), I've seen how and where  money  flows,  and  the  social
bonds  and  glitz,  and  basically  the  combination  of Cold War
ramifications, our system, and human nature.  (Power and politics
were fun, but it was not good progress so I quit.) 

What we have is: 

1. An intelligence  community  "good  'ol  boy  network"  out  of
control  and  beyond  significant Congressional oversight, on the
taxpayer dollar 

2. Many private intelligence operatives  and  organizations  that
feed off of money from many covert sources 

3.  An administration that was brought to power largely on ex-CIA
head Bill Casey's abilities to delay release of the Iran hostages
*AND* obtain President Carter's debate  script  (something  worse
than Watergate) 

4.  A  current  President  who was once CIA Director (and who was
involved with the CIA long before he says, and has not only a son
but other relatives deeply involved in both  missing  money  from
Savings & Loans and CIA clandestine operations) 

5.  A  1980's-1990's  public which for the most part doesn't care
about much more than their personal  taxes  and  health  care  or
old-time religion, unlike the late 1960's and early 1970's.  

I  should  also  add  that  I have been harrassed and had my life
threatened ever since I quit my  "defense"  job.    While  I  was
working  in  defense,  I  had  a  guy  befriend me and ask me for
classified info to sell to enemies.  I reported him to  the  FBI.
They weren't  interested.  I was relieved to conclude that he was
"one of us" and quit worrying for my life.  Then I found that guy
penetrating  many  domestic  and  foreign  "peace  groups"   with
extensive databases  on who's who.  Yes, Oswald-like. OK, so he's
collecting information, CIA-like. Very  personable,  though  with
many attributes  of  a  con  man.  I'd see him one day, then he'd
call me from New Zealand within a couple  of  days  and  proclaim
that  he'd  been  there  for the last six months straight working
withthe Nuclear Free Network (back when they  announced  no  U.S.
ships with  nuclear  weapons  intheir  ports).   Amusing. Then he
warned me that there would be  attempts  to  discredit  me  (even
though  my  previous  defense work was the last thing on my mind)
down to the finest of details -- one day he predicted that a  van
would come up to me and two guys would offer hot stereo equipment
for cheap  and  not to take it (as if I would).  Sure enough, two
days later, I found my car with a flat tire and up  comes  a  van
with two  guys  offering  hot  stereo  equipment.   (I called the
police and, micro tape recorder in hand, have a recording of  the
response  to the license plate over the speaker in the police car
-- "We're not sure, but we think  it's  an  undercover  officer".
And  there's also the case of the guy offering me stolen computer
goods and...  guess what?  a broker wanting  to  buy  from  me...
And I've almost gotten crushed by trucks running red lights a few
blocks from home on my usual route.  

Believe what  you  wish.    The  reality  is that we have a QUITE
CORRUPT SYSTEM here in the United States.  

I have seen the enemy, and it is us in deed.  What kind of people
ARE we?  What kind of system?  

The Cold War is over.  Now it is time to quit much of our secrecy
and revamp our political system.  If we don't,  it  will  destroy
our country and what it stands for.  

We  can  start  by  declassifying  those  huge  parts  of the JFK
investigation, from such big things as the autopsy data  to  such
little  things as the income tax returns of associates of Oswald,
including the person who got  him  the  job  at  the  Texas  Book
Depository and her husband and certain relatives.  

The  same  forces  at  work  in the Kennedy era are still at work
today.  He who doesn't learn from history is condemned to  repeat
it.  

There   are   both   the  pro's  and  the  con's  of  classifying
information.  While in many  cases,  it  is  clear  that  certain
TECHNOLOGICAL and intelligence information must remain classified
(e.g., counter-terrorism, informants), it is my opinion that tons
of  information is classified for INTERNAL political reasons that
truly have nothing to do with national security.  And there is no
system to protect us against that.  There  are  vague  provisions
that  certain  material must pose a reasonable threat to national
security,  and  certain  people  are  given  power   to   dictate
classification   in   an   official   sense   (though  unofficial
designators also do in practice).  However, there is no effective
system to protect us  against  overclassification  and  political
manipulation of data.  It's "a joke".  

As  I've  told  many  people,  I  don't want to be a "rear-guard"
person.  I have many leading edge projects and  I'm  pressed  for
time.  However, it is getting harder and harder to turn the other
cheek   in   the   face   of  such  a  corrupt  and  debilitating
sociopolitical system in this country.  And it  has  not  changed
much since the days of the Cold War and the JFK assassination.  

Before  anyone  takes  sides  on this issue, I recommend that you
read the literature.  Only THEN should you choose  what  side  of
history  and  morality YOU want to be on, and what kind of person
YOU want to be NOW...  

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