Who Killed JFK

by James R. Duffy

Book Overview

A reevaluation of the Kennedy assassination pieces together a scenario that differes widely from what the American people have come to believe about Lee Harvey Oswald and the shooting. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0944007392
• ISBN13: 9780944007396
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Shapolsky Publishers
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Riddle of Oswald Reviewed

Who Killed JFK?, by James R. Duffy James R. Duffy graduated from St. John's University and Brooklyn Law School. He is a senior partner in a trial law firm in New York city. The `Introduction' is by Senator Alfonse D'Amato. Duffy used his experience as a trial lawyer to analyze government reports about Oswald's behavior but can't reach a definitive conclusion. The House Select Committee believed JFK's death was the result of a conspiracy (p.v). This book studies Oswald, his background, and his associates. It uses US Government sources exclusively to draw different conclusions from the advertised personality (anti-social, malcontent, avowed Marxist, isolated, alienated, hostile, loner, etc.). [Were these labels concocted to prevent people from looking into the facts?] The text of this 1988 book is designed to keep a readable flow (p.xi). Its 237 pages are divided into 4 books and 30 chapters. It lacks an Index. Book 1 covers Oswald's formative years. Lee and his brothers were born into a poor family in the 1930s. His mother was widowed once and divorced twice, they had financial problems. Lee had problems in school (p.6) but had "superior mental resources" and scored 118 on an IQ test (p.7). Lee had family in New Orleans (Chapter 2). Lee joined the Civil Air Patrol and met David Ferrie who had influence there (p.15). Lee joined the Marines in 1956. Was Lee's interest in Marxism the result of a counter-intelligence operation (Chapter 4). He trained as a radar operator (p.21). What did Lee do during his off-hours (p.23)? His papers were in order (p.24). Book 2 covers his life as a "defector". Duffy questions the picture of Lee as a malcontent (p.29). While working in Minsk Oswald got a hunting license and bought a shotgun (p.39). Café food was comparable to Marine chow (p.40). But he wasn't happy there. Chapter 7 tells of Oswald's life and marriage, and his return to America. There is a problem with Oswald's "Historic Diary" , it appears to have been written about the same time (Chapter 8). The next chapters tell about Yuri Nosenko and the CIA's knowledge of Oswald. Book 3 discusses "The Intelligence Connection". What was the connection between Oswald and George do Mohrenschildt (Chapter 15)? The end of European colonial rule led to American involvement (Chapter 16). Lumumba was eliminated (p.111), Trujillo too (p.119). The CIA used gangsters against Castro (Chapter 17). The anti-Castro Cubans gave complete trust to America until the failure of the Bay of Pigs (p.141). America had a non-intervention policy (p.144). There was a "secret war" (p.145). Was the Bay of Pigs the fault of the CIA (p.151)? JFK was hated for his civil rights support (Chapter 20). His most dangerous opponent was organized crime (Chapter 21). Was the Mob protected (p.156)? Organized crime was prosecuted under JFK as it was never done before or since (p.158). Jack Ruby was involved in organized crime (Chapter 22). Book 4 is called "The Web Tightens". After his return to the U