Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald (Volume One) [Kindle Edition]

Barry Krusch (Author)

Book Description

Note: Volume 3 of this three volume series will be free on the 22nd of this month. Also, as of March 1, 2013, due to a lack of participation by those who claim to believe in the guilt of Lee Harvey Oswald, the author has decided to sweeten the pot, and the amount of the JFK Challenge (discussed below) has been more than doubled from the amount discussed in the book, and will increase by $10,000 a month until further notice.

In the last 49 years, hundreds of books have been written on the Kennedy assassination. But there is only one of them -- this one -- which comes backed with a better-than-a-moneyback guarantee: prove the conclusions of this book wrong before a jury of 12 arbitrators, and you get $70,000. Fail to prove it, and you pay the author nothing.

As a consequence of this unique offer, you do not even need to read this book to know that it proves, conclusively, that there is absolutely no case against Lee Harvey Oswald. You know this because out of the thousands of people who have read and downloaded this book, not one of them have dared to take The JFK Challenge, including numerous notable proponents of the lone assassin theory, such as Bill O'Reilly, Vincent Bugliosi, Stephen King, John McAdams, and Gerald Posner. Moreover, not one of the hundreds of people on Kennedy assassination Internet websites have dared take the offer either.

Just what is the evidence in this book that is so devastating? The answer is simple: merely the evidence of the case, but put together in novel and at times startling ways. Read this book, and you will find out why the case against Oswald is a complete fantasy, and why in fact, after reading this book, no sane person could ever believe that Lee Harvey Oswald could have been found guilty in a court of law.

Get ready for the truth, America: there is not one person in the United States, or even the planet, who truly believes that Lee Harvey Oswald would have been convicted of the assassination of President Kennedy. This is especially true because, when all the evidence is analyzed, it becomes painfully apparent that Oswald was framed.

The question now is, what do we do about it?

Editorial Reviews

Review

Please visit krusch.com/jfk and watch the video review of O'Reilly's book Killing Kennedy for a preview of what is inside this book.

From the Author

Volume 3 of this three volume series will be free on the 22nd of this month.

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• File Size: 8926 KB
• Print Length: 328 pages
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• Language: English
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 51 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice antidote to your Bugliosi "Bible" Thumpers September 14, 2012

By Johnny Nineball

Format:Paperback

I've got a new hero: Barry Krusch! This might sound a bit strange, but one of the nice things about the JFK assassination is that, being 50 years ago now, it's possible to employ humor in one's argument without seeming tasteless. Barry Krusch is funny. That is one of the things that makes this book highly readable. But "make no mistake" as our politicians like to say: his wit does not detract from his savagely penetrating legal reasoning. What makes this book different from other JFK books I've read is its very strict adherence to courtroom-style defense of Lee Harvey Oswald, who, after all, we presume at the start to be innocent, as the law stipulates. Don't we?

Also, Krusch is a geek, so I've got an affinity with him there, being a database guy myself. This man scanned, indexed, and cross-referenced over 100 books on the Kennedy assassination to make a searchable master index, so when he wants to be sure he's got a subject covered, he KNOWS he's got it covered.

So, take his thoroughness, his methodology, his sense of humor, and his rigorous adherence to the rule of law, and then sit back and enjoy his total deconstruction of the case against Lee Harvey Oswald (or lack thereof, as it plainly turns out). He's got a standing offer of $25K for anyone who can successfully prosecute the case against Oswald to the satisfaction of an Amazon-based jury of peers. Bugliosi and others have been challenged to take him on, to pick up the easy $25K if they're so sure all the facts point towards Oswald's guilt. Somehow, nobody has taken him up on the challenge yet.

And that is very possibly because there IS no case against Lee Harvey Oswald, and any decent prosecutor knows that very well. Any honest one would admit it.... In volume 1 here, Krusch focuses mainly on one little piece of the giant puzzle: the bullet casings from the sixth floor of the book depository. Taking it apart in depth, this small but fascinating and crucial piece of the case is revealed to suffer from inexcusable problems relating to fraud, chain of custody issues, and so forth. In short, it is all but certain that at least one of the shells was planted, and probably all of them. The case against Oswald falls apart right here, no need to go further than this. But go further he does, in volumes 2 and 3 and, as I understand it, a planned 4th, at least. This is a devastating critique of the case against Oswald, revealing it incontrovertibly to be so flimsy as to be nonexistent. No court would have convicted Oswald. Not if he had a half-decent attorney.

In short, this is not an elaborate attempt to pin the blame on the CIA or anyone else. Just a straightforward and enjoyable explanation of the very good legal reasons why there is absolutely NO case to be made against Oswald. Disagree? Then quit yapping and go and claim the $25K. It's right there for the taking. Read more ›

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant June 18, 2012

By Armand Herpe

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A brilliant painstaking thorough analysis and refutation of the Gov't conclusion that LHO shot JFK. Barry Krush meticulous research leaves no stone unturned and proves once and for all at least to my understanding that the lone assassin theory is untenable and will not hold up in a court of law. Barry Krush is unbiased and bases his conclusion on pure evidence unlike Bugliosi who resorts to name calling to prove his case. It will be interesting if a documentary or a series can be made based upon the provable facts contain in this book. Highly recommended book.

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Bid Farewell To the Lone Gunman Theory August 23, 2012

By Garry Puffer

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I have read probably way more than fifty books about the JFK assassination, and almost without exception each book has a conspiracy to tout. It was the CIA, or the Mafia, or the FBI, or the Military, or the drug lords in Viet Nam, or the Oil Barons in Texas, or LBJ, or perhaps different combinations of these groups. There is something to be said for each of those books, but the flaw in each one is that it is virtually impossible to pin the tail on any particular donkey as the force behind the conspiracy. If you focus on any one of those groups it looks guilty as hell, just as every suspect Robert Greysmith parades in front of us in Zodiac is obviously the killer.

A nice thing about Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald. Vol. 1 is that author Barry Krusch doesn't attempt to unravel the conspiracy. All he wants to do is to establish whether or not a case can be made against Oswald that could have been prosecuted. So in effect this is the very first book I've ever read where the author betrays no obvious bias in his treatment of the facts at hand. Krusch is concerned only with actual evidence and rigorous logic, not theories or speculations. When some speculating is necessary, though, he is careful to lay out all possibilities and discuss each in detail. I should state, though, that it is quite clear that he believes the case against Oswald will unravel, but that never gets in the way of his examination. And it's a relief to have to deal only with such a small, circumscribed area of the case and not have to bounce around from Dallas to Washington to Miami to New Orleans to Chicago and so on. Not that those books aren't valuable, it's just that it's easier for those spouting the official line to denigrate them in one way or another....

The actual examination of the evidence doesn't get started until more than halfway through the book, the first part being used to familiarize the reader with rules of evidence as used in American courts, and applications of reasoning thereto He has at times a light, humorous style which makes this less dull than it might sound, although some might find the going a bit rough here. My advice is to hang on and just let him do the driving. He knows what he's doing.

When he does get to the evidence, he deals only with the shell casings found at the scene and what happened with them. He is meticulous in tracking them through chain of custody and conflicting, ever-morphing testimony from the principals involved. Some startling things arise because of his careful looks at the documents, things that lurked in the shadows in other books but which here are brightly illuminated. There were times when I started to panic, feeling as if I were juggling too many balls at once, but each time the author slowed down and brought in a diagram or chart that made everything clear.

In the end we have a book whose conclusions simply cannot be challenged by those who claim to defend the official story. Although, as an aside, I have to say that I'm pretty sure most of those people don't really believe what they are spouting anyway. I'm pretty sure John McAdams is merely a shill for the CIA and writes what he's told to write, and as for Vincent Bugliosi, well, I don't know what to think about his motivations in writing a 2000 page book in defense of such an untenable hypothesis. I seriously doubt, though, whether he will attempt to collect the money Mr. Krusch is offering to anyone who can convince a virtual jury that he is wrong in his conclusions. Even Bugliosi would have to admit he'd stand no chance if he weren't allowed to wave his arms and denigrate his opponent. The way Krusch uses Bugliosi's own words against himself in this book is priceless.

I enjoyed this book a lot and I recommend it highly to both fanatics such as myself, who eagerly devour any new book that comes along, and also to newcomers, especially those who think there must be something to the "Oswald did it" theory because that idea is so ingrained in our media and our culture (in conflict, I think, with what most Americans actually believe these days). I can't wait to start volume 2. Read more ›

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars He didn't get to the point before I got bored May 26, 2013

By Whitney A. Masterson

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The author spends so much time explaining his qualifications (that don't make him qualified to write this book) that I finally stopped reading. Was this a book about the JFK assassination or the author's ode to self love?

19 of 26 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent documentation April 30, 2012

By Phil Fischer

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As a person who wants to know as much as possible regarding the FACTS of the JFK murder, I found this book to be a valuable resource. Not a rehash of the same old stuff, but a fresh look at what can (and cannot be) surmised thus far. Krusch presents his line of reasoning in a concise way, punctuated with excellent documentation. He has uncovered many original sources which are conveniently arranged for reference.

I'm looking forward to volumes 2 and 3!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of time May 4, 2013

By Rick H

Format:Kindle Edition

After reading some of the lengthy and glowing reviews of this book, I decided to give the book a shot. Let me spare you the pain of doing the same. Nothing new, very boring, very self-indulgent, with long-winded definitions of the most basic legal terms that anyone with the slightest grasp of how our justice system works is already familiar with. Don't waste your time, your 3 bucks, or your free kindle book of the month on this one.

More About the Author

Barry Krusch has a bachelors degree in Psychology from Emory University located in Atlanta Georgia, and a Masters degree in Education from Hunter college in New York City. Mr. Krusch also attended law school at the University of Georgia for a year.

After working as an investigator for Atlanta legal aid for four years and a paralegal for four years, Mr. Krusch has worked as an instructional designer, senior instructional designer, and project manager for the last twenty years. His client list includes Bank of America, Wachovia, American Express, Chase, Hartford Life, Knowledge Transfer International, Procter & Gamble, and many others. In 2002, he was responsible for the preliminary instructional design and editing of 52 audio books for Drive2Learn, Inc..

Mr. Krusch is also author of several books. His first book, The 21st Century Constitution, published in 1992 by Stanhope Press, was reviewed by New York Law School professor Richard Bernstein in his book Amending America. In that book, Professor Bernstein stated that the The 21st Century Constitution "may well be the most thoughtful and thorough reframing of the Constitution yet attempted." His second book, Would the Real First Amendment Please Stand Up? was published in 1996. When available in PDF format, it has received over 100,000 downloads since that time. According to the online directory Excite, "If you've got the time, we've got an online book for you. Barry Krusch examines the 1st Amendment in detail and attempts to put the Supreme Court's revisions of the Constitution into a form the layperson can understand. You should know this stuff."

As a result of his works on the Constitution, Mr. Krusch has appeared on the Tom Snyder radio show, as well as C-SPAN. He is also listed as an encyclopedia entry in the Encyclopedia Of Constitutional Amendments.

Mr. Krusch's latest book is Impossible: The Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald, divided into three volumes. This extensive work, over 1000 pages, demonstrates conclusively that the notion of a "lone assassin" in the Kennedy assassination is a complete myth, in no way justified by the evidence, and that therefore any case against Lee Harvey Oswald based on the notion of a lone assassin must completely fail.

His book is one of the most discussed topics in the history of the JFK assassination forum, perhaps for the following reason:

Impossible is paired with a thought experiment called The JFK Challenge. If anyone demonstrates before a unanimous virtual jury of 12 arbitrators that he has distorted or omitted information in a way that materially affects the conclusions of the book, Krusch will award them $25,000.

As of this date, out of thousands of readers of the book, and hundreds of visitors to Internet forums, no one has yet accepted the Challenge.

JFK Web page: http://www.krusch.com/jfk