1648 pages, W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN-13:
978-0393045253
If
Mr. Bugliosi hasn't gone insane writing this monolith, then nothing could shake
this man's mind. What an incredible compilation, complex compendium, whatever
you want to call it, it is all here. Even the kitchen sink! With a very precise
approach, the former prosecutor nails down, once and for all, the Kennedy
assassination, which he says, "at its core, is a very simple case". I
wish all the conspiracy people were ordered by a federal judge somewhere to
read this book, aloud, so that their vocal cords would become too
strained to make any more nonsensical noise in the future. Awesome job, Sir,
from a grateful American who appreciates the truth, especially told with great
care and patience.
I
have long been puzzled by the notion that JFK was killed by someone other than
Lee Harvey Oswald. My early uninformed reading and research on this matter
naturally led me to believe that a conspiracy was possible (if it wasn't than
why so much dispute?). As I read further, however, it became clear to me that these
theories were incomplete and pejorative...how could anyone who approached this
crime thoughtfully and with a modicum of common sense conclude that someone
other than Oswald killed JFK? It wasn't until Vince Bugliosi penned this
marvelous paragon to the crime that my feelings were affirmed.
To
say that this work is comprehensive is short changing it...over 1500 pages of
text and 800 pages of end notes filled with detailed research and clear logic
should certainly be enough to convince even the most strident THOUGHTFUL
conspiracy theorist that there IS an answer to this crime: Oswald acted alone
both in the murder of JFK and J.D. Tippet, and all the other theories have at
best circumstantial attributes or are pure nonsense at worse. I'd challenge anyone
who is reasonably open minded to come away from this work without at least some
doubt concerning a conspiracy and some motivation to find evidence to the
contrary. I don't think it's possible.
In
reading this book one is constantly hammered with clear thought and evidence of
Oswald's crime. The first section "Four Days in November" recounts
the assassination in narrative form similar in pace and detail to his account
of the Manson murders in "Helter Skelter". Chapter upon chapter and
fact upon fact follow in sections devoted to the autopsy, the Zapruder film,
Oswald's actions/character and the conspiracy possibility. Bugliosi's mastering
of the Warren Commission report and supporting evidence used in that report
clearly debunk the detractors of that document. All this clearly points to
Oswald as the trigger man and plainly refutes any opinion to the contrary.
Again, it didn't take me long to realize that this evidence made perfect sense
to the thinking person.
Admittedly
it is a struggle to get through this monolith...most reviewers report months
and sometimes years of reading to finish (I finished in 3 months), but if one
is truly after the facts and the natural conclusion of those facts than it's
worth the journey. Read it and decide for yourself.
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