Here is a link to Part One of my review of Robert Tanenbaum's new book, That Day in Dallas. What is perhaps more interesting than what was is in Tanenbaum's book is what he left out or has decided not to mention. The most glaring omission concerns Beverly Oliver. Back in 1977, Tanenbaum was singing the praises of Oliver at an Executive Session of the HSCA: At the end of May 1977, the HSCA released a preliminary report which included this paragraph: This caught the eye of seve

James DiEugenio, in his book Destiny Betrayed and in Probe Magazine (July-August, 1977), has made the claim that Jim Garrison's offices were wiretapped by the FBI. Before we get to dealing with the allegation, it is worth pointing out that Garrison long believed the FBI was listening in on his conversations. In early 1967, journalist Hugh Aynesworth visited Garrison to discuss the case . Garrison, he said, would rush off periodically and shout a chess move into the handset

Hat tip: My friend Steve Roe found this gem in James DiEugenio's book. Destiny Betrayed, and wrote it up on the Education Forum. Once again, James DiEugenio finds another piece of non-existent evidence that he finds persuasive: (page 79) "The story could possibly have been even more explosive than Fruge thought. For on November 28, 1963, a Margaret Kay Kauffman of Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, told the FBI that her mother had recovered a piece of paper in the leaves beneath her

James DiEugenio, in his book Destiny Betrayed, writes: (page 112) Former Banister investigator Vernon Gerdes later worked for attorney Stephen Plotkin. He told Plotkin that he had seen Oswald and Ferrie together with Banister. Plotkin later told one of Clay Shaw's lawyers he considered Gerdes a reliable witness." On the Education Forum yesterday, James DiEugenio also wrote the following: DiEugenio's post continues here. He again claims, in point #5, that "Vernon Gerdes, who u