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Case Open: The Unanswered JFK Assassination Questions

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First the down side of Weisberg's book. The editor did a lousy job. A reference to New Orleans District Attorney as "John Garrison" proves that point.

As to the substance. I proudly own every book Weisberg's written. They are often tedious and difficult to read. However to those willing to invest the time, they contain outstanding scholarship and incredible amounts of research effort.

Weisberg attacks the central theme of "the slickster" Gerald Posner in Case Closed. Weisberg wins. Posner could not have done the research he claims in the short time span he's acknowledged.

Weisberg clearly demonstrates that Posner was aided by the CIA by showing how the agency made former soviet spy Nosenko available to him. They don't do that for just anyone. I am of the belief that Posner was a man on a mission and this mission was bought and paid for by the CIA and an establishment willing to kill the Warren critics once and for all.

If the book were edited better I'd give it a 4 or 5 star. However, even at 3 Weisberg kills Posner's slick tome. A good quick read and definately worth the effort.

In "Case Open", Harold Weisberg neatly picks apart Gerald Posner's thesis of Lee Harvey Oswald's guilt in the assassination of J.F.K. In doing so, he also exposes many of Posner's somewhat underhanded misappropriation of others' research; factual distortions; and outright dishonesties (whether intentional or not can be left up to the reader to decide). Though poorly edited, this book singlehandedly debunks the "Lone Gunman Theory" and tells us much about the mainstream media's continuing desire to force the "official" version of the truth on the people, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary. Though Weisberg's writing style is difficult at times, it is easy to see that he is far more intimately familiar with the facts of the case than Posner. I wouldn't recommend this book for those not familiar with the more complex and minute details surrounding the assassination (Summers' "Conspiracy" or Lane's "Rush To Judgement" would better serve as introductories to the whole affair), but as a total refutation to Posner's much-hailed work, it scores, taking down the Warren Report one more time in the process.

This is a thin, quickly written and angry book. It clearly could use some editing and polishing. Nonetheless, it handily deflates Posner and his fans. The glaring omissions in Posner's book show that he his simply a con man, playing on the desires of many to believe the Warren Commission's myths. He saw an opportunity to make a buck, and he took it. This book is definitely worth reading if you can find it.

Weisberg's "Case Open," successfully picks apart and discredits Gerald Posner's "Case Closed." Weisberg's knowledge of the information, research, and credibility, make his book far more believable and convincing than Posner's weak attempt. Weisberg pokes holes into all of Posner's major arguments and proves the case is far from closed. However, the book is clearly a bitter expression of a feeling of neglect in Posner's book. Weisberg rants about Posner not using his work and successfully alienates the reader. While the information in Weisberg's work is interesting and more likely than Posner's to be fact, it is meant only for those who are familiar with the minute details of the JFK Assassination. If that includes you, this book is a must. For those who, like me, are simply interested in learning more about the case, there are more informative and engaging pro-conspiracy reads with more general points.

The book "Case Closed" was a major blow to the pro-conspiracy crowd...or so some hoped. In this revealing and gripping expose', Harold Weisberg fights back against the well-publicized and media-devoured fabrication by Gerald Posner. Insightful, gripping, laced with rage, and stunning in its simple presentation of the facts, this book is a must for anyone who has unquestioningly swallowed the Posner line. Weisberg is a true hero among the sometimes questionable row of conspiracy researchers. Over the course of time he has proven that for some, the truth cannot be bought or sold. Weisberg's brave introduction of facts into the Posner fairyscape is a must-read for any JFK enthusiast on either side of the line. Enjoy!!

I understand why Mr. Weisberg felt compelled to write a book debunking case closed because after all, Posner's book is a sham. However, this book seems sloppy and thrown together. Not Weisbergs best effort.

Harold Weisberg is a legend in the JFK case. Just for "Post Mortem" alone, he deserves a hollowed place in the pantheon of this whole affair. That said, "Case Open" is a good book that suffers from poor editing and awkward style. If only Weisberg's book would have been presented intact (by his own admission, this was the abridged version) AND properly edited. Still, a decent assault on Posner's dreadful "Case Closed."
vince palamara

It seems people in Amazon.com are rating a review NOT on the amount of help and information the review provides but depending on whether or not the review agrees with their point of view. This book's reviews are a good example of the practice. Take for example the most comprehensive and logically constructed review, the one by "David Von Pein" ("top 500 reviewer" too) : I happen to disagree with a lot of what he says but most certainly his text offered insights and valuable pointers. Yet he gets, at the time of this writing, something like 1 or 2 stars out of 5, while all the short, blurb-like yet fawning reviews get top rating.

Perhaps it's time to do away with the whole rating system, here.

By the way, I rated the book itself with 3 stars. But that's not the point. Thanks for reading.

Carefully analyzes and decimates the piece of swiss cheese that is Posner's book "Case Closed." Excellent read, illustrating not only how readily the lazy lone gunmen theorists and Warren Commission apologists like Posner can get book deals for what amounts to third grade school reports on the JFK assassination, but also to what degree the media and so-called journalist communities have conceded true research on the case to scholars and average citizens.

Along with the recent audio and dictabelt evidence that details MORE than three shots in Dealey Plaza, Fetzer's book opens the case even wider, than it's always been -- and sheds much light.

Harold Weisberg writes like an angry parent scolding a wayward child. Gerald Posner used Weisberg's extensive library in his research for "Case Closed" and then had the audacity to disagree with Weisberg's conspiracy beliefs. Weisberg is virtually impossible to read. His writing wanders, jumps from point to point, and seldom reaches any logical conclusion. From 1964 Weisberg has worn out his life attempting to discredit the Warren Report's conclusions. This book does nothing to discredit the official version established by the Warren Commission and further research of Gerald Posner. If you can wade through Weisberg's jumbled grammar, syntax, and verbage you will find he has nit-picked over minor points and missed the more weighty conclusions of Posner's work. It will be a long time before the conspiracy press will be able to discredit Posner's scholarly research, since his writing rests on serious, factual research. Weisberg's literary nightmare rests on anger and paranoia.