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It's not a conspiracy theory, it's a fact of history, JFK was killed by his own government. The lone gunman theory has holes you could drive a gun through and we even know who the people involved were.
I was speaking in terms of generalities...

Whether or not JFK was killed by his own government is a separate argument for me.
I do believe that the "lone gunman" theory was/is bull excrement based on analysis done by various experts
 
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I was speaking in terms of generalities...

Whether or not JFK was killed by his own government is a separate argument for me.
I do believe that the "lone gunman" theory was/is bull excrement based on analysis done by various experts

Why?
 
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I was speaking in terms of generalities...

Whether or not JFK was killed by his own government is a separate argument for me.
I do believe that the "lone gunman" theory was/is bull excrement based on analysis done by various experts
I was pretty skeptical years ago, thought the lone gunman theory had some merit. Over the years too many facts have emerged and I think it's going to be a well established fact of history that it was a paramilitary coup.
 
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I was pretty skeptical years ago, thought the lone gunman theory had some merit. Over the years too many facts have emerged and I think it's going to be a well established fact of history that it was a paramilitary coup.

Which facts, are you referring to?
 
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You can believe that stuff if you like.
Oh yea and a lot more besides. We even know the name of the shooter and Hunt was involved in that Watergate burglary. He even made a deathbed confession. This goes way beyond speculation.
 
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Oh yea and a lot more besides. We even know the name of the shooter and Hunt was involved in that Watergate burglary. He even made a deathbed confession. This goes way beyond speculation.

Lots of people make "deathbed confessions"...I don't put much stock in them.
 
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In court it's considered one of the most reliable testimonies.

What court is that? If a cop is speaking to a dying subject and asking them who their murderer is...sure. If a known forger and liar is talking to his son...not so much.
 
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Examples please.

There's an example recently where a badly burned girl was asked before death who burned her....it was allowed in court.

I don't think it's given any special consideration though.
 
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There's an example recently where a badly burned girl was asked before death who burned her....it was allowed in court.

I don't think it's given any special consideration though.
It’s called a dyeing declaration, it’s an exception to allow testimony that would otherwise be excluded as hearsay. The testimony isn’t given any more weight than anything else a witness says under oath.

(I am not a lawyer, trust my legal knowledge at your own peril)
 
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It’s called a dyeing declaration, it’s an exception to allow testimony that would otherwise be excluded as hearsay. The testimony isn’t given any more weight than anything else a witness says under oath.

(I am not a lawyer, trust my legal knowledge at your own peril)

Thanks
 
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it's been a long time since I've read what convinced me, but IIRC, the whole magic bullet analysis vs injuries Kennedy sustained.

It’s called a dyeing declaration, it’s an exception to allow testimony that would otherwise be excluded as hearsay. The testimony isn’t given any more weight than anything else a witness says under oath.

(I am not a lawyer, trust my legal knowledge at your own peril)

yeah, death bed confessions are allowed and except from the hearsay rule which in and of itself means they are given more weight than regular testimony.

Plus, as human beings sitting on the jury, we tend to give more weight to something like that with human nature being what it is.
 
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