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Should We Believe Victor Marchetti?, Part One
Victor Marchetti Jefferson Morley's Substack recently touted the importance of Victor Marchetti, author of The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence . Morley writes this about Clay Shaw: Marchetti said that [CIA Deputy Director of Plans Tom] Karamessines told him that Shaw was a long-time high-level asset who assisted in operations. Another CIA man, Ray Rocca, said he thought Garrison would obtain a conspiracy conviction . The CIA’s cover story, still believed by credulous reporte

Fred Litwin
Sep 16, 202511 min read


On the Trail of Delusion, Episode 22 with Daniel Evans
It was a pleasure talking with Daniel Evans, a tour guide in Dallas, about the JFK assassination. You can learn more about his tours...

Fred Litwin
Sep 15, 20252 min read


Jefferson Morley Platforms Max Good
Right after his Substack article that went after Ruth Paine, Jefferson Morley's Substack provided a platform to Max Good , producer of a...

Fred Litwin
Sep 10, 202510 min read


Morley's Substack Goes After Ruth Paine
It's quite unfortunate to see Jefferson Morley's Substack slander Ruth Paine with a variety of conspiracy allegations. Right off the bat,...

Fred Litwin
Sep 9, 202513 min read


On the Trail of Delusion, Episode 21 with Dr. Chad Zimmerman
It was a pleasure to talk with Dr. Chad Zimmerman who reviewed JFK"s autopsy X-Rays and photographs with Larry Sturdivan in 2004. You can...

Fred Litwin
Sep 8, 202512 min read


Stanley Karnow on Oliver Stone's "JFK"
One of the great chroniclers of the Vietnam War wrote a short piece on Oliver Stone's JFK , for the book Past imperfect : history...

Fred Litwin
Sep 7, 20253 min read


In Defense of the Warren Commission
Garry Wills was an author, historian and philosopher who won a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1993. The Capital Times, April...

Fred Litwin
Sep 6, 20253 min read


I Am Now a Pro Bono Lawyer for the CIA!
Here is a posting on X from Jefferson Morley in response to my blog post about Herminio Daz. I now join the SpyTalk folks as pro bono...

Fred Litwin
Sep 5, 20256 min read


Yet Another Morley Nothingburger
Once again, Jefferson Morley has come up with another nothingburger. But it sure sounds good! Angleton vetted assassins in late 1963?...

Fred Litwin
Sep 4, 20257 min read


Robert Reynolds on Accusations the CIA Tried to Obstruct the Release of Records
Robert Reynolds is THE expert on the JFK assassination records collection, and his latest article on his terrific blog debunks the notion...

Fred Litwin
Sep 3, 20255 min read


Ruth Paine, R.I.P. (1932 - 2025)
From left to right: Thomas Mallon, Fred Litwin, Ruth Paine, Matt Kordelski (behind Ruth) and Frank Badalson.at the Ruth Paine house in...

Fred Litwin
Sep 2, 20252 min read


On the Trail of Delusion, Episode 20: The Marina Oswald Tapes
After her Warren Commission testimony in 1964, J. Lee Rankin requested that the FBI wiretap Marina Oswald's phone in an attempt to...

Fred Litwin
Sep 2, 20253 min read


Richard Russell and the Warren Report
A standard line from conspiracy theorists is that Warren Commission member Richard Russell was a skeptic of the Warren Report. Jefferson...

Fred Litwin
Aug 31, 20257 min read


Jim Garrison and the Media
Newsweek, March 17, 1969 Money Quote: The papers -- and in particular, the States-Item (circulation: 134,707) -- constantly trumpeted...

Fred Litwin
Aug 28, 20251 min read


Art Kevin on Dean Andrews' Testimony in the Clay Shaw Trial
Dean Andrews outside the New Orleans Courthouse. His lawyer Monk Zelden is to his left. Art Kevin reported on the Garrison case for the...

Fred Litwin
Aug 27, 20252 min read


On the Trail of Delusion, Episode 19 with Janet Banister
I was very pleased to be able to interview Janet Banister -- Guy Banister was her great-uncle. Here is her bio : Janet Banister is a...

Fred Litwin
Aug 26, 20253 min read


Victor Navasky Reviews Mark Lane's "A Citizen's Dissent"
Victor Navasky would go on to become editor of The Nation. This review is from the New York Times of July 14, 1968: Money Quote: One...

Fred Litwin
Aug 25, 20252 min read


The Final Chapter in the Assassination Controversy?
Edward Jay Epstein wrote this for the April 20, 1969 edition of the New York Times Magazine . His conclusion was wrong - Garrison was not the final chapter and there was a new investigation. Money Quote : Like Lane, each of the critics claimed to have access to at least part of Garrison's "secret evidence," and on this basis they warned the public that the Johnson Administration would face dire consequences if Garrison were ever allowed to bring his evidence to court. For his

Fred Litwin
Aug 24, 20254 min read


Dr. Edwin Weinstein's Letter to the Army about Richard Case Nagell
In 1973, Richard Case Nagell was trying to get a full disability pension from the government, and he had Dr. Edwin Weinstein, who had...

Fred Litwin
Aug 23, 20254 min read


Chicago Tribune on Oliver Stone's JFK
Here is a very good review of JFK from the Chicago Tribune : Chicago Tribune, December 20, 1991 Money Quote: Most of this material is...

Fred Litwin
Aug 22, 20253 min read
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