Review: Crossfire
Avis de journaliste - Kirkus ReviewsThe big daddy of the brood of conspiracy books on the JFK assassination, and one that can't be taken lightly. Marts teaches a course on assassinations at the Univ. of Texas. In brief, Marrs' conclusion is that a consensus of powerful men (not the least of whom might have been LBJ himself) in top US military, banking, government, intelligence, and organized crime circles ordered their faithful agents to manipulate Mafia-Cuban-CIA pawns to kill Kennedy (who, they feared, was about to upset their apple cart by dumping LBJ, pulling out of Vietnam, scuttling the oil-depletion allowance, and pursuing organized crime), with the killing carried out in a military-style textbook ambush ""orchestrated by organized crime with the active assistance of elements within the federal government."" Thus, Marts meshes most previous JFK assassination conspiracy theories into one grand plot--and he may be close to target. Marts' credibility is buttressed by the sheer mass of evidence that he presents. He highlights, for example, how recent computer enhancements of photographs now apparently show figures of gunmen positioned on the infamous grassy knoll from where many civilian witnesses state they heard gunshots. Other photographs seem to show puffs of smoke at the six-foot level, where they would be expected following shots. One deaf-mute witness has even informed FBI agents that he saw two men exchanging rifles behind a picket fence moments before the assassination. Further, Marts almost conclusively demonstrates that Oswald was duped: Dallas police found him only 90 seconds after the shots, calmly drinking a Coke that he had bought moments before at a vending machine (after racing down five flights of stairs?). The likely culpability of the government is enhanced by the fact that many witnesses in Dealey Plaza testified to seeing countless Secret Service agents there, when official logs document that none at all were located in the Plaza. One photograph, which seems to suggest that the real killer wore a uniform evocative of the Dallas police, jives with other evidence that points to Officer Tippitt (purportedly shot by Oswald) as a co-conspirator. A tour de force that is sure to add fuel to the conspiracy fire and that may be the final word until the year 2039--when government files on the case can be unlocked.
Review: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Avis d'utilisateur - George Presley - GoodreadsVery good. Easily read. Unfortunately I may have come across this book at the end of my assassination book series and it may have been one book too many for me. It is suggested by the author that the ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Avis d'utilisateur - Alan Tranter - GoodreadsI was really into all of this kind of thing back in the 80s, around the time of the film. This book consolodated it all. Seemingly well-researched, and frankly riveting. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Avis d'utilisateur - Alastair Rosie - GoodreadsIn the world of conspiracy theories, the JFK conspiracy reigns supreme as one of the enduring mysteries of the twentieth century whose effects are still being felt today. It was all the more shocking ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Avis d'utilisateur - John Herbert - GoodreadsLike everyone else around the world, I knew exactly what I was doing and exactly where I was when John Kennedy was assassinated on the 22nd November 1963. I was only 16 then and I'm 66 now, and even ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Avis d'utilisateur - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsThe big daddy of the conspiracy books on the JFK assassination, and one that can't be taken lightly. A sheer tour de force that may be the final word until 2039--when government files on the case can be unlocked.--Kirkus Reviews Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Avis d'utilisateur - Kenneth - GoodreadsThis book covers every imaginable conspiracy scenario. While I, like most, find it difficult to believe Oswald acted alone, I fear that the public will never know the truth. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Avis d'utilisateur - Christian Liller - GoodreadsA little dry, but if this book doesn't convince you that Oswald didn't act alone (or even at all), then nothing will. Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Avis d'utilisateur - Daniel Penfold - GoodreadsThis is an outstanding book. Whether you have any interest in American politics or JFK at all, it does grip the reader's attention. It is only a theory, of course, but the author has made a detailed ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Avis d'utilisateur - RJ - GoodreadsHard to put down when I first read it, but the lurid coincidences and conspiracy theories can't count as actual history. The fact that this book was used by Oliver Stone for his science-fiction mess of a film known as JFK takes away a lot of credibility too. Consulter l'avis complet
