Jfk Assassination: Beyond the Warren Commission

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JFK Assassination: Beyond the Warren Commission

November 22, 1963. One of the darkest days in American history. A President is murdered, a Nation is crippled, left in nothing but shock and tears. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy remains one of the biggest and most devastating events in American history going hand in hand with Pearl Harbor and 9/11. To this day, it has become one of the most researched, debated and heated controversies of all times. While both sides have put forward compelling arguments the correct side has clearly emerged as the victor. Vast amounts of evidence both old and new prove that the Warren Commissions conclusions of a lone gunman assassinating JFK is wrong and that there was a conspiracy behind the murder of John F. Kennedy.

The morning of November 22, 1963 started off as a special day for the people of Dallas. The nations President, John F. Kennedy was scheduled to do a drive through Dallas in a motorcade to gain more support for the upcoming elections. After Air Force One landed at Love field airport, the Motorcade departed for Dallas. The motorcade consisted of police motorcycles, several cars carrying politicians, members of the press and Secret Service agents and finally the Lincoln convertible limousine carrying the President, his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, his wife Nellie and two Secret Service agents. Although the Lincoln convertible was designed with platforms to carry Secret Service agents to provide the President with some security, the Secret Service agents assigned to the convertible were “mysteriously waved off right before the motorcade left Love Field” (dailymotion.org).

As the motorcade moved slowly through the Dallas, hundreds of waving and cheering people lined the streets to see the President. Everything had been going smoothly, and as the motorcade approached Dealey Plaza the crowds began to thin considerably. The Motorcade began to pick up speed as it turned onto Elm Street to...