I am not a forensic scientist, but I understand the concept of cause and effect. Logic is the only reliable barometer of truth. Living in Texas I've had several opportunities to visit Daley Plaza to examine the scene for myself. The conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone assassin conflicts with the facts as I know them. Standing near the window where Oswald presumably waited, there are two choices of target area. The first is the short street where the motorcade is coming toward you, slowing down as it approaches the corner to turn. From a hunter's perspective, this is would be a clean, easy shot. The second choice would be as the limousine travels from left to right away from you, accelerating as it heads toward the freeway. This is not an impossible shot, but it is several times more difficult than the other option.
The President was hit by two bullets, with a possible third shot being reported. The official story is that Oswald fired all three shots from an old bolt-action rifle is less than six seconds. I have fired bolt-action rifles, and I will not believe that a person can fire that quickly, and that accurately, until I see it being done. That is the kind of shooting I expect to see in a James Bond film, where the good guy never misses. Lee Harvey Oswald does not fit the James Bond mold.
In my quest for the truth I have purchased several video tapes that review the available evidence. The most famous, of course, is the short film taken by Abraham Zapruder showing the actual moment of impact. This film has been digitally enhanced to improve the quality of the image. Digitally enhanced or not, the sequence shows Kennedy slumping forward after the first shot, and then violently thrown backwards by the second. That footage is so horrifying and compelling, I cannot comprehend how anyone can assert that he was killed from behind and keep a straight face. When a cue ball strike the eight ball from the right, it always ricochets to the left. A snow drift always slides down off the the roof, it never jumps up from the ground. Unless I am misinterpreting the laws of physics, Kennedy was killed by a shot from the front.
The most common claim is that the shooter was behind the wooden fence on top of the grassy knoll. I've stood behind that fence looking at the yellow X in the street that marks the exact location of the fatal shot. If the shot had been fired from there, it would have struck the President in the right side of his head, and it probably would have killed Jackie, too. There is another suggested location from the corner of the concrete bridge, where a large storm drain could provide a hiding place. I personally stood in that drain looking over the concrete rail toward the X in the street. The motorcade would be coming toward you, making this a very easy shot. A single bullet fired from this location would result in exactly the reaction shown in the Zappruder film. A chill ran through my body as I imagined it happening again. I do not claim to know WHY he was killed, but I do know where the assassin was standing when it happened. I don't know why so many people want me to believe otherwise. I will not be intimidated by accusations that I am a "conspiracy theorist", or pacified by assurances that the government would never lie to us. Politicians are notorious for distorting the truth. That is why they are so fond of keeping secrets. Keep that in mind as you watch the documentaries scheduled for this week.
