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Why President Kennedy & Brother Robert Died: An Assassination Theory

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Although as an avid reader and modest researcher about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, I've had my share of garbage -I remember, for instance, "Mortal Error"-, I can't fathom why someone would write a book like this, full of factual mistakes, half truths and incredible thesis (ie, that Ike ordered the assasination of JFK). I am an Spaniard and, therefore, English is not my native language, but even I can detect that Richard James pretended to say "on that fateful day", but actually writes "on that faithful day" and is unable to write correctly the name of that icon of the sixties, "Che" Guevara. Outrageous, indeed!

After reading this book I can now understand how and why the Kennedys died. As the subtitle clearly states, it is a theory and doesn't delve into crime-sceen evidence, but supplies a interesting historical background that is not widely understood by most Americans--but should be. For one thing, Richard James provides an understandable explanation of how the underworld was involved in the assassination and how gangsters were influencing high government officials--except the Kennedys. James points out that Ruby was a Jew, not an Italian, and was connected to a Jewish-mafia ring headed by Meyer Lasky's who ruled the casinos in Havanna and in Las Vegas. James also points out that Ruby was part of a ring of union racketeers having once ben a violent union organizers for the Dorfman family of Chicago who controlled the Teamster pension fund. James clearly states that Jimmy Hoffa was part of this gang and not the Italian Mafia which is so commonly and incorrectly believed. (The Italians eventually murdered Hoffa, according to James.)I was surprised to learn, in "The enemy Within," written by Robert "Bobby" Kennedy, he mentioned more Jewish than Italian names, and was out to get them as Attorney General, including Moe Dalitz, who represented the Lansky gang in Vegas.The author is not afraid to mention names either. For example, Ronald Reagan was also part of the gang that Ruby and Hoffa belonged to when he was the right-wing head of SAG and, suspiciouly, was governor of Calif. when Bobby was murdered in LA. We learn that Bobby was also in the process of prosecuting Reagan for his questionable actives as union president--that's when the Democrat Reagan became a Republican. Now it's all starting to make sense to me. There's much more too. Its a quick read and a great help into understanding the means, motive and opportunity needed to steal the Presidency. From this prospective it's truly worthy of 5 stars. Read and pry open your eyes!