After watching the recent Frontline documentary regarding Lee Harvey Oswald, I was enlightened regarding the Kennedy assassination, yet the idea that a single lone person could shoot down such a powerful man in modern times is fascinating in a horrific way. Yet as we delve further into this idea of the lone killer, we fully realize that there is little evidence against any conspiracy theories, such as the idea of two shooters or that this was planned by the vice president or any other entity. It is quite possible that Kennedy's enemies in the government planned his downfall, as being a charismatic and progressive president, he upset many conservative factions, such as the Texans, the CIA, as well as the vice president. It is obvious that the government likely knows the truth regarding his death, and were forced to pin the blame on a single killer to give a face and name to the entire event.
Many theories exist, such as the idea that this was a communist plot by the Russians and Cubans since Americans prefer to think that our government is keeping us safe and is the most honest political system, yet the fact that the CIA easily let Oswald back into the country from Russia with knowledge of his background proves that, through the interests of Kennedy's enemies, many were indirectly involved in his shooting by turning a blind eye on Oswald and perhaps even aiding him in the shooting. The fact that Oswald left a paper trail of evidence to show to the public where the option of hiding his evidence further advances the validity of conspiracy theories in which the government played a part in the JFK assassination. When we think about the various times that the government has lied to us, including the NSA and others, and that a few patriotic individuals have told us the truth also furthers the notion of a conspiracy, such that this could potentially be a well-kept secret by the government to avoid exposing the truth.
Regardless of what occurred, the emotions and ideas following JFK's assassination truly interest and complex many Americans on this controversial topic to this day. Many continue to believe that the president's assassination in 1963 was done by the vice president or other political elements and has been kept a secret with good reason.
And the "conspiracy theories" don't *only* concern projections of plots behind the assassination itself; they also sometimes focus on the sketchy handling of some of the evidence after the event, and the anomalies surrounding the Warren Commission report--a "conspiracy" to conceal the truth of what happened, not necessarily implying that the CIA or FBI was "in on" the crime itself. (There are reasons why elements within these and other govt. agencies might have wanted the official record to be shaped a certain way that don't necessarily entail their culpability in the crime.)
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