“Coverup WORSE!” - New JFK Files are Missing More than You Thought | Stu Wexler • 422
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Takeaways
- ❖The House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) concluded 'likely conspiracies' in both JFK and MLK assassinations in the late 1970s.
- ❖The Justice Department conducted a superficial re-investigation of JFK, dismissing acoustics evidence suggesting a grassy knoll shot.
- ❖Major secrets, like assassinations, can be kept by a small, high-level group due to fear, self-selection of secret-keepers (e.g., CIA), and public skepticism of whistleblowers.
- ❖Bobby Kennedy suspected a conspiracy in JFK's murder and covertly investigated it, even lobbying for Allen Dulles to monitor a separate civil rights investigation.
- ❖The guest's father theorized Rolando Cubella, a Cuban official involved in Castro assassination plots, was a Castro plant to gauge JFK's intentions, potentially leading to Castro's retaliation via Oswald.
- ❖The primary objective of the JFK assassination, according to the guest, was to frame Castro and provoke a Cuba invasion, which was then covered up by Lyndon Johnson to prevent World War III.
- ❖Harry Truman wrote an op-ed in December 1963, shortly after JFK's death, calling for the CIA to be disbanded or reformed due to its 'peacetime cloak and dagger operations,' and was subsequently visited by Allen Dulles.
- ❖The 1954 CIA-backed coup in Guatemala (Operation PBSuccess) was a 'masterful' operation whose personnel later became involved in Cuba and Vietnam, with some suspected in the JFK assassination.
- ❖Newly released JFK files offer 'gateway' information on figures like William Harvey (CIA assassination program head), George Joannides (CIA handler of anti-Castro students who interacted with Oswald), and David Morales (violent CIA operator who allegedly boasted about 'taking care of' Kennedy).
- ❖The MLK assassination was likely a bounty plot orchestrated by the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi, who outsourced the hit to criminals like James Earl Ray due to their 'accelerationist' Christian Identity theology.
- ❖Donald Nissen, a criminal, informed the FBI in mid-1967 about a $100,000 bounty on MLK's life, but the FBI's subsequent investigation was superficial and failed to act.
- ❖James Earl Ray's claim of innocence is undermined by inconsistencies, but his choice of white supremacist attorneys suggests he was protecting Klan members in prison, not the government.
- ❖The FBI was morally responsible for the deaths of Fred Hampton and Kathy Ainsworth in 1968, demonstrating a pattern of using proxies to eliminate 'undesirables,' raising questions about their role in MLK's death.
- ❖Tommy Terrence, a white supremacist, acquired a rifle to kill King a month before the assassination, and his home was under 24-hour FBI surveillance, suggesting FBI foreknowledge.
Insights
1HSCA Concluded 'Likely Conspiracy' in JFK and MLK Assassinations
The House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA), formed in the late 1970s due to revelations about FBI and CIA misconduct, concluded that there was a 'likely conspiracy' in both the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. This official conclusion, which contradicts the lone assassin theory often presented, was largely ignored by subsequent Justice Department reviews, particularly for JFK.
The guest states, 'in both cases JFK and MLK they concluded that there was a likely conspiracy in both crimes' and 'the official version is that there was a likely conspiracy in both JFK's assassination and MLK's assassination.'
2JFK Cover-Up Driven by Fear of World War III
A significant motivation for the cover-up of the JFK assassination was the fear among high-level government officials, including Lyndon Johnson, that revealing any links to Castro or the Soviets would trigger a nuclear World War III. This concern led to pressure on figures like Earl Warren to join the Warren Commission and contain information.
The guest explains, 'what he was saying was, look, there are some things here that look like they may lead to Castro or the Soviets. And if that gets out, we'll have a 100 million people dead within, you know, an hour.'
3Truman's Post-JFK Call to Reform CIA
Just a month after JFK's assassination, former President Harry Truman published an op-ed in the Washington Post advocating for the CIA to be disbanded or fundamentally reformed. Truman, who created the CIA, expressed concern that it had 'been diverted from its original assignment' and become an 'operational and at times a policymaking arm of the government,' leading to 'trouble.' Notably, Allen Dulles, a key figure in the intelligence community, visited Truman shortly after the op-ed was published.
The host reads from the Washington Post, December 22nd, 1963: 'Harry Truman writes, 'Limit CIA role to intelligence.'... 'I never had any thought that when I set up the CIA that it would be injected into peacetime cloak and dagger operations.'' The guest adds that Dulles visited Truman after the op-ed.
4MLK Assassination: A White Supremacist Bounty Plot with FBI Foreknowledge
The guest theorizes that the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was the result of a $100,000 bounty placed by segregationist money, channeled through the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Mississippi. Due to heavy federal scrutiny, the Klan outsourced the hit to criminals like James Earl Ray. Crucially, the FBI had foreknowledge of this plot, as career criminal Donald Nissen informed them about the bounty in mid-1967, but their investigation was superficial and failed to prevent the assassination.
The guest details, 'some sort of segregationist racist money was given to the most violent clan group... the White Knights of the Klux Clan of Mississippi... they outsourced the a bounty to criminals... Donald Nissen... comes to the FBI... 'somebody asked me whether or not I would want to participate in a plot, a bounty plot against Martin Luther King.''
5FBI's Pattern of Allowing Deaths of 'Undesirables' by Proxies
The FBI demonstrated a pattern in 1968 of being morally responsible for the deaths of individuals they deemed 'undesirable' by providing information to local law enforcement or other groups, allowing them to act as proxies. This occurred with Fred Hampton, a Black Panther leader killed by Chicago police based on FBI informant data, and Kathy Ainsworth, a white supremacist teacher killed by Jackson police after FBI intelligence. This raises a 'valid question' about whether the FBI allowed MLK's assassination to happen.
The guest cites Fred Hampton's case: 'an FBI informant, told the FBI where Fred Hampton was... and the FBI then gave it to like the SWAT unit for the Chicago PD... and they went in a guns ablazing.' He then describes Kathy Ainsworth's death: 'FBI knew darn well... that the police will be there with guns ablazing. And it's exactly what happened.' He concludes, 'I cannot reliably dismiss that possibility' regarding the FBI's role in MLK's death.
Bottom Line
The Justice Department's dismissal of the JFK acoustics evidence, which suggested a grassy knoll shot, was based on a timing discrepancy that could be explained by a 'jumped needle' on the recording device, conveniently aligning with the lone gunman narrative.
This highlights how official investigations can selectively interpret or dismiss evidence to maintain a preferred narrative, even when alternative explanations exist for anomalies.
Future investigations could re-examine such 'debunked' evidence with advanced forensic techniques, considering all plausible technical explanations for perceived inconsistencies.
Bobby Kennedy, despite suspecting a conspiracy in his brother's murder and distrusting figures like Allen Dulles, paradoxically lobbied for Dulles to monitor the Mississippi Burning investigation.
This suggests a complex, potentially compromised, or pragmatic relationship between powerful figures, where personal suspicions might be overridden by other political or strategic considerations.
Further declassification of RFK's private investigation records could shed light on his true motivations and understanding of the power structures at play.
The CIA's 'masterful' 1954 Guatemala coup (Operation PBSuccess) served as a training ground for operatives who later became involved in critical, often disastrous, covert operations in Cuba and Vietnam, and are suspected in the JFK assassination.
Early 'successes' in covert operations can foster overconfidence and a sense of impunity within intelligence agencies, leading to increasingly reckless and unethical actions with long-term negative consequences.
Analyzing the career trajectories and interconnections of personnel from 'successful' early covert operations could reveal patterns of behavior and decision-making that led to later controversies and failures.
James Earl Ray's consistent hiring of 'flagrantly white supremacist attorneys' (including the White Knights of the KKK's lawyer and a known bomb-making terrorist) to defend him in the MLK assassination case, despite his claims of innocence and blaming the government, suggests he was protecting white supremacist co-conspirators in prison.
This reveals a calculated strategy by Ray to maintain credibility within a white supremacist prison population while simultaneously deflecting blame onto the government, complicating the search for truth.
Investigating the financial and communication links between Ray and these specific attorneys, as well as the white supremacist groups they represented, could uncover more details about the conspiracy's funding and network.
Lessons
- Approach official narratives of historical events, especially those involving government agencies, with a critical and skeptical mindset, recognizing the potential for deliberate obfuscation and self-preservation.
- Support efforts for government transparency and declassification of historical documents, as 'gateway files' can provide crucial context and lead to further revelations, even if they don't contain immediate 'smoking guns.'
- Educate yourself on the historical patterns of covert operations and intelligence agency overreach, understanding how early 'successes' can lead to unchecked power and long-term geopolitical instability.
Notable Moments
The host and guest discuss the difficulty of keeping major secrets, citing examples like the Catholic Church, Bill Cosby, and Harvey Weinstein, where many people 'kind of sort of knew' but fear kept them silent.
This analogy helps explain how high-level conspiracies, like those alleged in assassinations, could be maintained over decades by a small core group, with fear of reprisal or ostracization silencing others.
The guest recounts a personal anecdote from 1997, where he, as a 17-year-old, was misquoted by Newsweek and NBC News regarding his theories on the JFK assassination, while Daniel Pearl of the Wall Street Journal quoted him accurately and with respect.
This personal experience underscores the media's role in shaping narratives, the dangers of being quoted out of context, and the importance of journalistic integrity in sensitive investigations.
The discussion shifts to the dangers of nuclear proliferation, highlighting how the US's actions (e.g., invading countries that haven't attacked, overthrowing leaders who gave up nuclear programs like Gaddafi) incentivize other mid-level powers to develop nuclear weapons for self-preservation.
This broader geopolitical analysis connects historical covert actions and foreign policy decisions to current global security challenges, demonstrating the long-term, often unintended, consequences of such policies.
Quotes
"In both cases JFK and MLK they concluded that there was a likely conspiracy in both crimes."
"The official version is that there was a likely conspiracy in both JFK's assassination and MLK's assassination."
"You have to be so careful about people who come after the fact."
"I never had any thought that when I set up the CIA that it would be injected into peacetime cloak and dagger operations."
"You lose international legitimacy. You make your life much much more difficult everywhere else."
"The one thing that defines Ray's life is he would do virtually anything for money."
"Your son saved my opinion of journalism by treating me with respect when I was a high school journalist and everybody else threw me under the bus so they could support a narrative."
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