Post by Rob Caprio on Aug 17, 2020 20:53:57 GMT -5
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It has been said that President John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) motorcade protection was altered on November 22, 1963, but this has been disputed by those that defend the official narrative. The Warren Commission (WC) declared that everything was alright with the motorcade’s protection. The House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) decided to call one of the motorcycle police officers involved in the motorcade to find out more about this issue.
The HSCA Says…H.B. McLain.
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The HSCA began by verifying that H.B. McLain was in the motorcade on November 22, 1963.
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Mr. CORNWELL. If I could direct your attention to November 22, 1963, the day that President Kennedy came to Dallas, were you part of the motorcade escort for the motorcade on that day?
Mr. McLAIN. Yes, sir. (HSCA V, p. 617)
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They then introduced JFK-Exhibit 679 which is a duty assignment memorandum from November 21, 1963, and it does illustrate a revision to the original security detail.
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The memorandum shows that as of November 21, 1963, there were five motorcycles in front of the lead automobile and four motorcycles each on the left and right rear sides. This is not what is seen on November 22, 1963. Why? Who ordered the alteration and why?
He is then asked about hearing shots and he gives an odd answer.
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Mr. CORNWELL. Do you have a memory of hearing any shots while you were in Dealey Plaza?
Mr. McLAIN. I only remember hearing one.
Mr. CORNWELL. And approximately where were you when you heard that shot?
Mr. McLAIN. I was approximately halfway between Main and Elm Streets on Houston. (Ibid., p. 629)
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How could he have heard only one shot? Weren't three shots fired according to the WC? Why was he positioned back so far when the assignment sheet showed him positioned to the left of the limousine?
Mr. CORNWELL. In the initial plan for the escort dated the day before, you were listed as being assigned to ride the left side of the President's car. We have reviewed film coverage of the motorcade, and I would ask you if it would be consistent with your memory that you rode several car lengths back, but still on the left side of the motorcade from the President's car?
Mr. McLAIN. Yes, sir; I rode in the general vicinity of Vice President Johnson's car.
This shows that he was supposed to be near the Vice President's car, but does he seem to be near that car in this photograph?
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Why was he so far back from where he was supposed to be positioned? He then described what he saw upon hearing the shot.
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Mr. CORNWELL. When you heard the shot, what, if anything, did you look at or what did you do?
Mr. McLAIN. I Just looked up the street and the only thing was a bunch of pigeons flew out behind the school book depository.
Mr. CORNWELL. So you heard the shot, your memory was, looking up, seeing the school book depository in front of you, and the pigeons fly off?
Mr. McLAIN. Yes, sir.
Mr. CORNWELL. After you heard this shot, would it be accurate to state that you continued on motorbike, made the corner from Houston onto Elm, and started down Elm Street?
Mr. McLAIN. Yes, sir.
Mr. CORNWELL. At some point thereafter did you hear anything with respect to what was going on? Did you hear any radio broadcast?
Mr. McLAIN. Yes, sir. The chief came on across the radio and said head back for Parkland Hospital. (Ibid., p. 630)
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This matched what Dallas Police Department (DPD) officer Marrion Baker said as he too heard the first shot on Houston Street with the TSBD in front of him. He also testified before the WC that he saw pigeons fly off a roof—most likely the Texas School Book Depository (TSBD) building according to him.
Mr. BELIN - And we paced it off as to where you thought your motorcycle was when you heard the first shot and do you remember offhand about where you said this was as to what distance it was, north of the north curbline of Main Street?
Mr. BAKER - We approximated it was 60 to 80 feet there, north of the north curbline of Main on Houston.
Mr. BELIN - All right. When you heard the first shot or the first noise, what did you do and what did you see?
Mr. BAKER - Well, to me, it sounded high and I immediately kind of looked up, and I had a feeling that it came from the building, either right in front of me or of the one across to the right of it.
Mr. BELIN - What would the building right in front of you be?
Mr. BAKER - It would be this Book Depository Building.
I can hear the WC defenders saying that he was further back, so the limousine was on Elm Street by then but look at the assignment sheet again. Baker was assigned to the RIGHT SIDE of the presidential limousine. So, unless they can show that was changed where he was so was the limousine.
The WC would not hear of the idea of Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) firing at the limousine while it was on Houston Street which would have been a much easier shot for him, so where did the shot come from then? This point alone proves LHO couldn’t be the only shooter as the WC said he fired all three shots while the limousine was on Elm Street. Any shot fired while the limousine was on Houston could not have been fired by LHO. Why the HSCA didn’t jump on this is surprising, unless you realize they too weren’t really looking for the truth either.
For if they had, this major point wouldn’t have been ignored. Instead, they spent pages discussing whether his microphone was left open or not. We get absolutely nothing out of this seemingly never-ending exchange, whereas a shot while the limousine was on Houston Street is case altering. Clearly, at the very least, LHO was not the only shooter as the WC claimed.
Perhaps, in all fairness, this testimony along with the acoustical evidence is what led the HSCA to conclude that there was a probable conspiracy involved in the assassination of JFK.
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It has been said that President John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) motorcade protection was altered on November 22, 1963, but this has been disputed by those that defend the official narrative. The Warren Commission (WC) declared that everything was alright with the motorcade’s protection. The House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) decided to call one of the motorcycle police officers involved in the motorcade to find out more about this issue.
The HSCA Says…H.B. McLain.
******************************
The HSCA began by verifying that H.B. McLain was in the motorcade on November 22, 1963.
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol5/pages/HSCA_Vol5_0311a.gif
Mr. CORNWELL. If I could direct your attention to November 22, 1963, the day that President Kennedy came to Dallas, were you part of the motorcade escort for the motorcade on that day?
Mr. McLAIN. Yes, sir. (HSCA V, p. 617)
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol5/html/HSCA_Vol5_0311a.htm
They then introduced JFK-Exhibit 679 which is a duty assignment memorandum from November 21, 1963, and it does illustrate a revision to the original security detail.
JFK-Exhibit 679: historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol5/pages/HSCA_Vol5_0311b.gif
The memorandum shows that as of November 21, 1963, there were five motorcycles in front of the lead automobile and four motorcycles each on the left and right rear sides. This is not what is seen on November 22, 1963. Why? Who ordered the alteration and why?
He is then asked about hearing shots and he gives an odd answer.
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol5/pages/HSCA_Vol5_0317a.gif
Mr. CORNWELL. Do you have a memory of hearing any shots while you were in Dealey Plaza?
Mr. McLAIN. I only remember hearing one.
Mr. CORNWELL. And approximately where were you when you heard that shot?
Mr. McLAIN. I was approximately halfway between Main and Elm Streets on Houston. (Ibid., p. 629)
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol5/html/HSCA_Vol5_0317a.htm
How could he have heard only one shot? Weren't three shots fired according to the WC? Why was he positioned back so far when the assignment sheet showed him positioned to the left of the limousine?
Mr. CORNWELL. In the initial plan for the escort dated the day before, you were listed as being assigned to ride the left side of the President's car. We have reviewed film coverage of the motorcade, and I would ask you if it would be consistent with your memory that you rode several car lengths back, but still on the left side of the motorcade from the President's car?
Mr. McLAIN. Yes, sir; I rode in the general vicinity of Vice President Johnson's car.
This shows that he was supposed to be near the Vice President's car, but does he seem to be near that car in this photograph?
www.jfkfiles.com/jfk/images/news/bronson2_040508.jpg
Why was he so far back from where he was supposed to be positioned? He then described what he saw upon hearing the shot.
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol5/pages/HSCA_Vol5_0317b.gif
Mr. CORNWELL. When you heard the shot, what, if anything, did you look at or what did you do?
Mr. McLAIN. I Just looked up the street and the only thing was a bunch of pigeons flew out behind the school book depository.
Mr. CORNWELL. So you heard the shot, your memory was, looking up, seeing the school book depository in front of you, and the pigeons fly off?
Mr. McLAIN. Yes, sir.
Mr. CORNWELL. After you heard this shot, would it be accurate to state that you continued on motorbike, made the corner from Houston onto Elm, and started down Elm Street?
Mr. McLAIN. Yes, sir.
Mr. CORNWELL. At some point thereafter did you hear anything with respect to what was going on? Did you hear any radio broadcast?
Mr. McLAIN. Yes, sir. The chief came on across the radio and said head back for Parkland Hospital. (Ibid., p. 630)
historymatters.com/archive/jfk/hsca/reportvols/vol5/html/HSCA_Vol5_0317b.htm
This matched what Dallas Police Department (DPD) officer Marrion Baker said as he too heard the first shot on Houston Street with the TSBD in front of him. He also testified before the WC that he saw pigeons fly off a roof—most likely the Texas School Book Depository (TSBD) building according to him.
Mr. BELIN - And we paced it off as to where you thought your motorcycle was when you heard the first shot and do you remember offhand about where you said this was as to what distance it was, north of the north curbline of Main Street?
Mr. BAKER - We approximated it was 60 to 80 feet there, north of the north curbline of Main on Houston.
Mr. BELIN - All right. When you heard the first shot or the first noise, what did you do and what did you see?
Mr. BAKER - Well, to me, it sounded high and I immediately kind of looked up, and I had a feeling that it came from the building, either right in front of me or of the one across to the right of it.
Mr. BELIN - What would the building right in front of you be?
Mr. BAKER - It would be this Book Depository Building.
I can hear the WC defenders saying that he was further back, so the limousine was on Elm Street by then but look at the assignment sheet again. Baker was assigned to the RIGHT SIDE of the presidential limousine. So, unless they can show that was changed where he was so was the limousine.
The WC would not hear of the idea of Lee Harvey Oswald (LHO) firing at the limousine while it was on Houston Street which would have been a much easier shot for him, so where did the shot come from then? This point alone proves LHO couldn’t be the only shooter as the WC said he fired all three shots while the limousine was on Elm Street. Any shot fired while the limousine was on Houston could not have been fired by LHO. Why the HSCA didn’t jump on this is surprising, unless you realize they too weren’t really looking for the truth either.
For if they had, this major point wouldn’t have been ignored. Instead, they spent pages discussing whether his microphone was left open or not. We get absolutely nothing out of this seemingly never-ending exchange, whereas a shot while the limousine was on Houston Street is case altering. Clearly, at the very least, LHO was not the only shooter as the WC claimed.
Perhaps, in all fairness, this testimony along with the acoustical evidence is what led the HSCA to conclude that there was a probable conspiracy involved in the assassination of JFK.