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UPDATED! Alex
Jones on the Kennedy Murder explores the work of
the self-styled conspiracy baron.
Be
sure to check Part
Two (coming soon.
The Impossible One
Day Journey Of CE 399, By
Jim DiEugenio (with help by J. Edgar Hoover)
At the time of the assassination, CE 399 as we know it today, did
not exist.
Will the Real Wikipedia
Please Stand Up?examines the role of the Wikipedia web site
in providing information about the JFK assassination.
In The Scam
of CE 399, longtime researcher Robert Harris examines aspects
of the shooting he believes have been hitherto overlooked.
David Von Pein: Hosting Comedy Central? is
an incisive overview of the Internet career of the man many call
Disinformation Dave, by James DiEugenio. The article has this update.
Deeper Into Dave Perry examines
the work of Warren Commission defender Dave Perry, in particular
on the issue of witness Mary Bledsoe.
President Barack Obama's
decision about Afghanistan is drawing comparison's to JFK's
decision not to bomb Cuba.
The Real Sonia Sotomayor: How
President Obama's Supreme Court nominee and a clique of judges
saved Gerald Posner, Bob Loomis, and the Warren Report, by Roger
Bruce Feinman, J.D.
Robert McNamara, widely viewed as the most instrumental man in
America's involvement in Vietnam, is dead
at 93.
Jefferson Morley's effort to get
CIA files on George Joannides will likely put Barack Obama's
declared FOIA support to the test.
JFK Ten Point Program The
truth has always been on our side. But in the court of public opinion,
our opponents still manage to score points. To remedy this, Joseph
E. Green has developed ten points that summarize essential truths
to bear in mind.
The Obama administration is considered in light of James W. Douglass's JFK
and the Unspeakable (see "Reviews" section, below), in this
article in Sojourners magazine. See, too, this video
interview with author Douglass.
Older articles are periodically moved to this CTKA
archive.
CTKA TOP TEN BOOKS ON JFK ASSASSINATION
Hear No Evil: Social Constructivism & the
Forensic Evidence In the Kennedy Assassination
Reviewed by Martin Hay, "...the
problem is not the evidence but how it has been interpreted in
the cause of “social constructivism.”
Breach of Trust
by Gerald McKnight, reviewed by James DiEugenio McKnight's book was on the
Warren Commission and
he has taken us deeper into the inner
workings of the Commission than any other writer I know.
Hellhound On His Trail is
a new and nonsensical effort to prop up the lone killer version
of the King assassination. It's reviewed here by Joseph E. Green.
Roads to Memphis is another new
whitewash of the King assassination.
Family of Secrets, by Russ
Baker, fails to live up to its promise, according to James DiEugenio.
Biting the Elephant is an account
of its author's attempts to correspond with, and perhaps understand,
several prominent lone nut supporters. Reviewed by James DiEugenio.
Inside the Assassination Records Review Board is former ARRB
staffer Douglas Horne's five-volume assessment of that panel's work
on the JFK assassination during the 1990s. In time, each volume will
be reviewed. Below are critiques of the first two.
Volume One
Volume Two
Volume Three
Volumes Four and Five
by James DiEugenio
The 13th Juror is James DiEugenio's
review of a new book on the 1999 civil trial on the assassination
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Joseph E. Green reviews American Conspiracies,
a new book by Jesse Ventura and Dick Russell exploring alleged conspiracies in
the United States.
Voodoo Histories is a new book with an old argument:
we latch on to "conspiracy theories" to explain that which we cannot otherwise
accept. This review is by Joseph E. Green.
The Dark Legacy of John Hankey is Seamus Coogan's
review of JFK2, a curious video that has been making the rounds for the
last couple of years. James DiEugenio adds this update.
The Lost JFK Tapes is a worthy documentary
that brings viewers previously unseen footage.
Lamar Waldron's Legacy of Secrecy is
now available in an updated edition. Reviewed by William Davy.
Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story is yet another
posthumous attack on the Kennedys. Book review by Lisa Pease.
Dead Men Talking, by Dean T. Hartwell,
is a revisionist history of major events of the last forty-six years. Be sure
to see this update.
Virtual JFK: Vietnam if Kennedy had Lived is
a film speculating on U.S. involvement in Vietnam had JFK not been assassinated.
And as James DiEugenio points out, it owes a debt to works that preceded it.
Part Two of this review
examines Virtual JFK's accompanying book.
Part Three, Lessons in Disaster, depicts
the late McGeorge Bundy's views of Kennedy vs. Johnson on the Vietnam War.
For many more book, film, and media reviews, see CTKA's
new review archive.
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In Why the New York Times Deserves to Die CTKA's
James DiEugenio argues that the venerable paper and other leading publications
have completely failed in their responsibilities to the public.
Arianna Huffington, Tina Brown and the New Media:
Death at an Early Age? describes a recent article by Edward J. Epstein
that appeared on the Huffington Post blog.
Did The Mob Kill JFK? is another seriously
flawed documentary from the Discovery Channel, reviewed by James DiEugenio.
JFK: The Ruby Connection aired on the Discovery
Channel around the time of the forty-sixth anniversary of the JFK assassination.
James DiEugenio has this review. Be sure to see Part
Two, and Part Three, Gary Mack Replies:
Dr. Faustus Defends His Deal.
CTKA's James DiEugenio says "JFK: Inside the Target Car" has no
credibility. See Part One, Part
Two, and Part Three of his review.
We have additional critiques of this program, including a review by Dr.
David W. Mantik, MD, PhD.
Presidential Limo expert Pamela McElwain-Brown has an insider's
perspective on how this program came to be.
And John Kelin demonstrates that when it comes to network veracity, the Discovery
Channel program is nothing new.
Dr. David Mantik discusses the JFK
autopsy in an expanded version of a 2003 presentation.
The legacy of former Dallas D.A. Henry Wade is under
scrutiny. Wade, who would have prosecuted Lee Oswald and did win a conviction
against Jack Ruby, has had nineteen of his convictions overturned by DNA evidence.
Meanwhile, the Assassination Archives and Research Center is urging the House
and Senate to hold oversight hearings on the JFK Records Act. Read AARC Chairman
Jim Lesar's letter to the oversight committee
chairmen.
Lesar was motivated in part by recently-disclosed JFK
assassination memorabilia, made public by the current Dallas DA in late
February.
In this commentary, CTKA's James DiEugenio wonders
why this stuff has been hidden for so long.
NEW Finally, New Zealand researcher Seamus
Coogan offers up an extract from his videotaped
interview with former Dallas policeman H.B. McLain.
The media's track record in the JFK case is abysmal, and this section is one
of the most important areas on this site.
 ABC-TV
 CBS-TV
 NBC-TV
The articles you will find via the above links are a comprehensive dissection
of the media and its shameful coverage of the political assassinations of the
1960s.
If you are a newcomer to these cases, we strongly recommend you begin to
explore the site at this area. You will quickly understand why 1) the mainstream
media has a significant credibility problem, and 2) why the press sees these
cases one way and the public generally sees them another.
RFK Jr. tells us what
is wrong with the media today. It sounds like he knows what happened
to his father and uncle, and what the media had to do with it.
CTKA Chairman James DiEugenio was interviewed about the Robert F. Kennedy
and Martin Luther King, Jr. cases.
See the RFK interview, Part
One and Part
Two.
The MLK interview is also divided into Part
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Cartoon Artist Richard Bartholomew has created his response
to the new Kennedy movie produced by the History Channel.
Dallas authorities
have been cracking down on Dealey
Plaza vendors, including noted critic and author Robert
Groden.
Here's a follow-up to
the story.
Arlen Specter is about to ride off into the sunset, having lost a Senate re-election
bid in the Pennsylvania primaries. James DiEugenio bids him adieu in Arlen
Specter: The Death of Mr. Magic Bullet.
The only man to admit involvement in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X is free
on parole.
Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura gave a national
television audience his views on the JFK assassination.
The History Channel is ready to proceed with an eight-hour mini-series called The
Kennedys.
Reaction to
the film has been swift and negative.
You can sign a petition to let
the History Channel know how you feel.
Filmmaker Robert Greenwald discussed
the project with CNN.
Adverse
reaction to the film continues to grow.
Gerald Posner is suing
a Miami newspaper over stories relating to the plagiarism
scandal that led to his resignation from The Daily Beast. You may
not believe who his attorney is.
New
reports (as of May 2010) suggest Posner's troubles are far from over.
Obama appointee Cass Sunstein is calling for the "cognitive
infiltration" of conspiracy theory groups.
Cyril Wecht, M.D., J.D., responds to Sunstein and
his co-author, Prof. Adrian Vermeule.
“Conspiracy Theories”
by Cass R. Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule:
A Decidedly Negative Review by David Mantik
Dr.
Malcolm O. Perry, one of the ER surgeons to attend JFK, has died.
Gary Aguilar, M.D., appraises Dr. Perry's track
record with the JFK case.
Senator Edward Kennedy, the brother of JFK and RFK and a political legend in
his own right, has died at age 77.
We have a collection of media reports about
the Senator's death.
Be sure to read this Homage to Ted Kennedy by
James DiEugenio.
Author H.C. Nash lauds Senator Kennedy for his political
courage.
Oliver Stone, the Academy-award winning director of JFK and many other
films, is set to produce a multi-part documentary about "the
secret history of America," according to The Huffington Post.
A biographical film about Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., is in the works, according to Variety, and
is backed by the King family and Hollywood heavyweights.
Be sure to read this update.
Reclaiming History, the long-awaited book by former L.A. prosecutor Vincent
Bugliosi, is finally out. Has it been worth the wait?
Vincent Bugliosi
This book is the most audacious defense of the lone-nut story in years. We
have a series of reactions from the JFK critical community.
James DiEugenio does a multi-part detailed review entitled "Tom
Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Bugliosi's Bungle."
- Questioning the Prosecutor's Case
- What's Missing? Oswald's Defense
- The Whole story about Chicago and
Mexico CIty
- Bugliosi on the Zapruder Film and
the Autopsy
- Bugliosi vs. Garrison and Stone
- Bugliosi on the first 48 hours
- Bugliosi on the FBI
- Bugliosi hearts the Warren Commission
- Bugliosi vs. Herodotus
New Developments
in
RFK case |
The
San Francisco Chronicle marked the fortieth anniversary of the RFK assassination
by conceding that "questions linger" in the shooting.
William F. Pepper discussed the RFK assassination in a recent CNN
interview. Pepper now represents RFK's alleged assassin Sirhan Sirhan.
Two researchers say their analysis of a previously unknown audiotape
may provide new evidence of a second gunman in the assassination of Robert
F. Kennedy. Check here for
details.
A Los Angeles TV report on this has been posted to YouTube.
The two researchers say further that RFK's real assassin may
still be alive and living abroad.
In 2008, the two held a news conference on
their findings. Later, they broke the ice at CNN.
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