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5.0 out of 5 stars
The only totally candid interview with Jim Garrison., December 14, 1998
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This documentary represents far more than what the cover seems to say. I know. I was not only one of the film's producers, I worked for Garrison for those few historic years he took on the burden of investigating the assassination of one of our nation's greatest Presidents. In the hands of the filmmaker's technology in 1992, the evidence is presented in a way which would have totally altered history, had that technology existed in 1967 when Garrison decided to risk his entire reputation as a distinguished D.A. and challenge the Warren Report's corrupt conclusion. It was not President Johnson's design that Kennedy be murdered. If that were true, he wouldn't have ridden in a convertible car just a few cars behind Kennedy's presidential limo. "Triangulation of fire," was the sophisticated plan of motorcade murder devised by CIA operatives long before 11/22/63. If LBJ had known what that meant, he have told President Kennedy that he'd meet him at the Trade Mart luncheon and skipped the motorcade. Those who are responsible for the assassination of JFK are well known to foreign governments (intelligence depts). I know. I was assigned by Garrison to contact and then meet with General DeGaulle's Secret Service Director, Andre Ducret, who told me what happened in Dallas when JFK was assassinated for political reasons. I gathered that evidence and returned it to Garrison in New Orleans in June of 1968. I arrived with with a heavy heart. Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June, 1968 while I met with General De Gaulle's top officials. I wondered if my trip had something to do with the murder of Robert Kennedy. The member of the Deuxieme Bureau with whom I met during late May, 1968, was a close friend of Bobby Kennedy, and he was devastated at the assassination of his friend, RFK. I was also devastated because I was on foreign soil and working for Garrison and the truth seemed to be within my grasp. I was looking forward, at the time, to bringing home the evidence gathered by the intelligence agents and the head of the Secrect Service for General De Gaulle, the head of France. This film doesn't show all that because the filmmakers were restriced to incontrovertible evidence based on compelling eye-witness accounts. If you want names then read about the trial of E. Howard Hunt recounted in Mark Lane's report and best-seller, PLAUSIBLE DENIAL (Thunders Mouth Press, 1992). The names of those responsible are there. Many former CIA operatives know the truth, including Marita Lorenz, who constantly risked her life to tell the truth about the murder of a dead President. The fact is that people continue to be interested, fascinated,even obsessed, with the subject(and will be for centuries to come), no one with the authority to file criminal complaints has done anything about it except Jim Garrison. Against all odds, Mark Lane told the world what was not true with his book, RUSH TO JUDGMENT in the 60's and awakened the people of our nation to the fear but Garrison spent his life as a public servant in his effort to solve the case. "JFK Assassination: The Jim Garrison Tapes" is a documentary that you will never forget. And someday, it will be one of the primary pieces of "evidence" in the correction of history. Lee Harvey Oswald was not alone. There were experts who were paid to kill JFK, and they got away with it because they were backed by powerful people. Very powerful people. Look at this film, and then consider it in light of all the American political events which occur during your lifetime. If I die tomorrow, I will never regret having been a part of making this film. And I will always feel that I had something to do with righting the terrible wrong that was done in the record of our history. In other words, I will not have to ask what I might have done for our country.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent intro to the mystery of JFK's assassination, November 15, 2003
This review is from: The Assassination of JFK [VHS] (VHS Tape)
As I write this, the fortieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination is one week away, and there are far more questions about his death now than there ever have been. I have been intensely interested and disturbed by the assassination of JFK for many years now; as I personally do not hold JFK in high regard, I can barely fathom the emotional trauma his still-unexplained death brings to those who loved and supported him at the time and who honor him today. Whatever you think of the man, there is no question that his assassination in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, changed America, destroying not only the idyllic dreams of Camelot but invoking what has now become a permanent mistrust of government at the highest level in the hearts and minds of the American people. Many, many men and women have devoted their lives to studying the tragedy that took place in Dealey Plaza on that terrible November day, and I am hoping that the event's thirtieth anniversary will reawaken an American public to a travesty of justice that has been somewhat forgotten during the turbulent past two years in American history. This video, The Assassination of JFK, makes for an excellent introduction to the truly incredible story of this tragedy, although it certainly cannot begin to cover all of the questions and inconsistencies of the "official" Warren Commission report on Kennedy's death. The first half hour of this video is devoted to Kennedy's life, the pivotal events of his shortened presidency, and the possible implications his decisions and intentions played in his death. Basically, the viewer will see a lot of background material explaining the different motives of a number of groups hostile to JFK. I think the video makes a mistake in actually blaming certain groups, though, as it basically accuses all of the usual suspects without explaining exactly how they came together to change history: the Mafia, right-wing extremists, anti-Castro zealots incensed at JFK's Cuba policies and his betrayal of the freedom fighters who died in the Bay of Pigs fiasco, a hostile faction of the CIA, J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI, and the wealthy oil barons of Texas. The possible motives of each of these groups are summarized rather well, but the video really doesn't get any farther than the pointing of fingers in a number of directions at once. It is not until the mid-point of the presentation that one actually examines the assassination itself, and the material included here only grazes the surface of what we know. One sees several replays of the Zapruder film which shows the kill shot in strikingly gory detail as well as a number of other shots of the motorcade and Dealey Plaza. No witnesses are ever interviewed, but a number of prominent assassination theorists state their opinions on various aspects of the case. Special attention is given to the official "magic bullet" theory espoused by the Warren Commission. I think anyone who takes even the most superficial look at the evidence regarding this most remarkable of bullets will agree that the official version of the assassination is ludicrously absurd. Noted pathologist Cyril Wecht gives a very convincing explanation of just how impossible the official scenario is. Lee Harvey Oswald is naturally discussed, but not to a very significant degree; of course, Oswald may be the most mysterious man in American history, and all of the Oswald sightings and stories of the days leading up to November 22, 1963, make the man a total conundrum. This video does not declare Oswald completely innocent, but it comes close, explicitly arguing that the government decided Oswald was the lone gunman as soon as they took him into custody. Casting aside all of the questions about the unusual (and illegal, as Texas law forbade the deceased's body being removed from the state before an autopsy could be performed there) and questionable autopsy findings (and the evidence of forgery of several autopsy photos), this video clearly insinuates that Hoover and the powers that be turned justice on its head; they "knew" the murderer was Oswald, and all of the shenanigans surrounding the autopsy and the Warren Commission investigation were engineered on the premise of convincing the American people that Oswald acted alone. This is a more than worthwhile video for any American who wants to know more about the JFK assassination, but let me assure those unfamiliar with assassination research and study that nothing you see or hear here can even compare to the extraordinarily disturbing stories that many diligent private researchers have put forth about the murder and its aftermath. Americans of all ages, whether we be Democrats or Republicans, men or women, black or white, should continue to demand and seek the truth about this pivotal event that changed America forever in a matter of six seconds. For those who want to know more, this video is a great starting place.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Informative And Intriguing., October 13, 1999
This review is from: The Assassination of JFK [VHS] (VHS Tape)
"The Assassination Of JFK" is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen related to the JFK assassination. It's full of great footage and dialogue that gives it's impact with it's words. This is a documentary to listen to closely. I've seen it more than once, there's just so much information in here! It makes it's case clear and presents facts and an overwhelming amount of evidence indicating that Kennedy was killed by a conspiracy. I would rank this by Oliver Stone's masterpiece, "JFK." This is a great documentary that everyone should watch to be informed on the workings of power.
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