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JFK, Oswald, Cuba, and the Mafia: A Chronological History
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David Pratt, a scholar with no taste for conspiracy theories, read the Warren
Commission Report on the John F. Kennedy assassination and assumed
that the facts had been examined thoroughly, and that its conclusion, that
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, was unimpeachable.
His first doubt surfaced in 1967 when he encountered Bertrand Russell’s
essay, 16 Questions about the Assassin ...more
Commission Report on the John F. Kennedy assassination and assumed
that the facts had been examined thoroughly, and that its conclusion, that
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, was unimpeachable.
His first doubt surfaced in 1967 when he encountered Bertrand Russell’s
essay, 16 Questions about the Assassin ...more
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September 16th 2013
by Bev Editions
(first published September 12th 2013)
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A timeline is a useful thing but never innocent. The author was made uneasy by the "common characteristic" of all books on the assassination - that they "began with a conclusion, and then, like defense and prosecution attorneys, they presented the evidence that supported their position, and ignored, dismissed, downplayed, or endeavoured to discredit contrary evidence." What was needed, he decided, was a timeline in which "only factual evidence that is firmly established, or is accepted by assass
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A time-line is a valuable and respected investigative tool. I was very impressed with the list of established facts that David Pratt elicited from the record. I have always been inclined to accept the findings of the Warren Commission. But because I know David Pratt is a serious scholar who does not indulge in conspiracy theories, I found his conclusions surprisingly convincing. I am very interested in the reaction of other knowledgeable people.
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David Pratt, author of The Impossible Takes Longer: The 1,000 Wisest Things Ever Said by Nobel Laureates, is Professor Emeritus at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. A passionate scholar who reads in several languages, he has assembled a collection of 8000 quotations from Nobel Prize Winners culled from their works. He also is the author JFK, Oswald, Cuba and The Mafia: A Chronological
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