Was Lee Harvey Oswald Clairvoyant?
Hat tip: Jerry Shinley and Paul Hoch provided the research for this blog post.
One of the problems in the debate on the JFK assassination is that some people move right to conspiratorial explanations before exploring more mundane solutions. Just crack open the latest conspiracy book and you'll see this principle in action over and over again.
For instance, any redaction in a document can only be explained by something that is nefarious. If you don't like the Sixth Floor Museum, that can only be because it is a false flag operation. The "back and to the left" movement of JFK's head can only be explained by a shot from the front. The George Joannides file clearly contains evidence of an "Oswald operation."
I am sure that you that come up with many other examples.
Here is one that many people aren't aware of. James DiEugenio, in his 2012 book Destiny Betrayed, alleges that Oswald's leafletting in New Orleans was some sort of "set-up."
On August 9, Bringuier and two cohorts angrily confronted Oswald while he was acting pro-Castro. This is when he was passing out his Fair Play for Cuba literature on Canal Street. This created a minor fracas. And arrests were made for disturbing the peace. The arresting officer, Lieutenant Frances Martello described it as saying that Oswald “seemed to have set them up, so to speak, to create an incident, but when the incident occurred he seemed absolutely peaceful and gentle.” The idea that this incident was “set up” is fortified by the fact that Oswald described the incident to the national office of the FPCC on August 4, five days before it happened. In this letter he described being attacked by Cuban exiles in the street and then being approached by the police. He then added, “The incident robbed me of what support I had, leaving me alone.” Further evidence it was stage managed is that when he was booked, Oswald turned over the out of print Corliss Lamont pamphlet from 1961. In other words, the evidence more than suggests that Oswald was acting out a scene he had written five days in advance, with props furnished to him by either Banister or Phillips.
The book Chokeholds also mentioned this letter:
The problem with this letter was that the incident Oswald seems to be referring to occurred on August 9th, more than a week after he first wrote about it. Was Oswald describing a scenario for the upcoming theatrics on Canal Street over which he would be arrested and arraigned in court?
So, how could Oswald have described what happened in a letter to V. T. Lee before it actually happened?
Well, it turns out that Oswald had an encounter in June, and he was writing about that incident in his letter to Lee.
And I should add that the Aznarez affair was included in David Kaiser's 2008 book, The Road to Dallas. (page 214)
Kaiser's footnote says the letter from Bringuier to Hoover was dated February 14, 1967, and here is his letter:
I have not seen any evidence that Garrison talked to Aznarez.
It doesn't appear that they found him.
DiEugenio's thesis that the incident with Bringuier was a "set-up" is false.
Perhaps DiEugenio will issue a correction in the third edition of Destiny Betrayed, but I am not going to hold my breath.
Blog Posts on the Fake Oswald Handbill
This was discussed on the Education Forum.
Conspiracy theorist Paul Bleau featured a fake Oswald handbill in a podcast.
An analysis of the handbill used in Oliver Stone's so-called documentary, JFK: Destiny Betrayed.
An examination of where the fake handbill came from.
A look at James DiEugenio's use of the fake handbill.
Jefferson Morley is the latest researcher to use a fake Oswald handbill.
Previous Relevant Blog Posts on James DiEugenio
DiEugenio gets the Brennan story wrong.
Was there a link between Ferenc Nagy and the OAS?
Information in a Time-Life memo originated from Paese Sera.
A purported CIA memo is actually the notes of an HSCA researcher.
DiEugenio repeats the story of Ralph Yates as told in James Douglass' s book JFK and the Unspeakable.
DiEugenio misquotes a Warren Commission memo.
DiEugenio runs away from the evidence.
DiEugenio cites a Joan Mellen story about Aynesworth that has no documentation.
James DiEugenio attacks another article about Oliver Stone.
James DiEugenio is unaware that an HSCA report on Oswald and the CIA was actually published.
Dan Hardway rebuts James DiEugenio.
Why does James DiEugenio write for one of the major agents of Russian disinformation?
Mr. DiEugenio thinks that I libeled him, but his accusations are all over the map.
Was Lee Harvey Oswald at an anti-Castro training camp in the summer of 1963?
Was David Ferrie at an anti-Castro training camp in the summer of 1963?
James DiEugenio accepts a phony story as fact.
Bill Boxley was not a CIA plant.
Clay Shaw was not Clay Bertrand.
A response to James DiEugenio about my writings.
Prouty couldn't back up any of his allegations when he was interviewed by the ARRB. You wouldn't believe the lame excuse offered up by DiEugenio.
Why does Oliver Stone support so many dictators?
DiEugenio has no understanding of Permindex/CMC
DiEugenio gets it all wrong on the Mannlicher-Carcano
The conclusion on the Mannlicher-Carcano
Over the past ten months, I have debunked every witness cited by DiEugenio regarding Clay Shaw and David Ferrie.
Previous Relevant Blog Posts on Paul Bleau
Paul Bleau finds a conspiracy in an organizational chart.
Hale Boggs always supported the Warren Report.
A rather insane story.
The book treats a Mort Sahl quote as if it was correct.
Chokeholds leaves out a lot of information about Aloysius Habighorst.
Bleau doesn't tell his readers about Roger Craig's credibility problems.
Bleau believes the Rose Cherami story.
Bleau claims the Shaw jury believed there was a conspiracy in the JFK assassination. This is just not true.
Bleau doesn't tell you everything about Lyndon Johnson's feelings towards the Warren Report.
Bleau leaves out some important details about the beliefs of Burt Griffin.
Bleau leaves out an important paragraph from Alfredda Scobey's article on the Warren Commission.
Bleau misleads readers on the testimony of John Moss Whitten.
Bleau gets it all wrong on Dr. George Burkley.
Bleau doesn't tell the whole story about John Sherman Cooper.
Bleau claims that J. Lee Rankin questioned the findings of the Warren Report. This is just not true.
Bleau tries to make it appear that Dallas policeman James Leavelle had doubts that Oswald could be found guilty at a trial.
Bleau gets it all wrong on the FBI Summary Report.
Bleau discusses the conclusions of the HSCA but leaves out it most important finding.
Bleau leaves out some important details about a Warren Commission staffer.
Was Oswald a loner? Bleau says no, and then says yes.
Bleau leaves out some important details about Malcolm Kilduff.
An introduction to Paul Bleau's new book, Chokeholds.
