The Men Who Killed Kennedy

It's isn't that the information here is a huge surprise, it's that it validates what hundreds, then thousands, then millions began to believe. Especially as more and more people began to question the carte blanche they had been giving politicians to make any statement and it would be believed. How anyone can watch this and not believe most of it is beyond me. Not a conspiracy (as one commenter said)?! Most people have known it was a conspiracy for years. If this were done with actors, like an Oliver Stone film, you might question a lot of it. But the footage, the interviews of just 'people on the street' who were there are so believable as to be terribly frightening. I lived only one state away when this happened. Many people from my city were in Dallas. To this day I wouldn't mention their names or what some of them said they observed. I'm sure they're all gone now as they were much older than me. But who knows what they told their families. This is a well made documentary and should be required viewing in schools.

"The Men Who Killed Kennedy" is a multipart documentary putting forth a conspiracy theory of the assassination of President Kennedy. Someone on this board wrote that the film "JFK" had an agenda. Well, so does this documentary.

Certainly it is intriguing to hear what all of the witnesses and investigators have to say, and gruesome to see, in close-up, the killing of the President. I was in high school when it occurred, and it was a shattering incident. As I've gotten older, it's become more devastating to think about.

As far as the theories put forth in this documentary, I can certainly believe there was a government cover-up, either to keep the country from totally going crazy after the assassination or just to keep certain covert operations from the public. I mean, if Enron could cause blackouts in California, I'd say the government can do just about anything it wants.

This documentary was done in 1988, and since then, some of the information has been debunked, so while it might seem that it's on sure footing, it isn't. I'm not sure I believe the enhanced photos of the Grassy Knoll showing various people; and I'm not sure the autopsy photos are fake. Everyone says the President's brain flew out of his head, and yet, when you look at the film of the assassination, the head looks intact. If the Warren Commission Report does say that a single bullet killed the President, I have to agree that can't possibly be, and I'll have to take this show's word for it that three shots can't be fired by one person in 7 seconds.

Even as a kid, I never believed that Jack Ruby just waltzed in and shot Lee Harvey Oswald - obviously Ruby had plenty of help, and it makes sense that no one wanted Oswald telling his story. Was Oswald a scapegoat? It's certainly likely.

Anyway, this is a thought-provoking documentary, but do some background reading about it to get some perspective. Will we ever know the true story of what happened that day in Dallas? Doubtful. And as with many events, stories are embellished and rumors become fact as the years go on.

This is the most amazing collection of eye witnesses and teknical details which reveals the official coverup and thus complicity in the asassination. The coverup could not be done without the complicity of the heads of the securityapparatus; The FBI, the CIA, the Secret Service and Lydon B. Johnson -and a controlled press.

Fantastic investigative film-making. VERY VERY scary. Warning, you may feel depressed after watching this series, but in saying that, every American should watch it. If you can, watch the 40th anniversary episodes shown on the history channel. Their not nearly as well produced but the content, evidence and conclusions may actually be the most scary of all. In particular the interview with Oswalds mistress is absolutely compelling and leads the viewer in NO doubt that there was a conspiracy and that Oswald was the patsy. The evidence unearthed leads to even more avenues that need to be explored. Hopefully someone will have the courage write the final chapter.

The most detailed & chilling documentary I've seen about the JFK assassination. A disturbing number of credible witnesses, as well as damning film footage & audio clips previously unavailable.

If anyone had any doubts that the Oliver Stone conspiracy "theory" film, 'JFK', was nothing but pure fiction, watch this series. (Be sure to see all 6 parts-- there are 4 available on 'Instant Watching', and the other 2 via mail.) As the film asserts, if it happened once, it can happen again. Suffice it to say that it was happening before and still is. One look at recent politics and we know that government cover-ups are alive & thriving.

The series rekindled my interest in the assassinations of both JFK & Bobby Kennedy, and compelled me to get some books on the subject, including 'Brothers' by David Talbot, which I'm really enjoying. It serves as a great companion to the documentary, further elaborating on all the points made by the film, and in great detail.

~NN