Sunday, 30 September 2012

September 27th: The Day Lee Harvey Oswald is Declared Guilty

Pictured: Oswald.
Read the NY Times article here
The New York Times reported that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin of John F. Kennedy on September 27th 1964. The paper boldly stated that: 'There was no conspiracy, foreign or domestic.' The article queries the motives behind Kennedy's murder, but states that the Warren Commission has no doubt that Oswald was the killer.
   After various interviews and research surrounding Lee Harvey Oswald, it was discovered that he had violent tendencies in his personality, having attempted to assassinate Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker in Dallas on April 10th 1963. Although Oswald narrowly missed him, this stirred him to act again at J. F. K's arrival in Dallas of November 22nd later that year. This time the assassination went to plan for Oswald and that series of events became one of the most fascinating yet puzzling instances in history. Multiple conspiracy theories have been formed since the occurrence,  though the police were convinced that Lee Harvey Oswald was at the root of this crime. However, other factors add confusion to the situation e.g. the two men on the infamous 'grassy knoll', the window from which the bullet was shot from, etc.
   It was clear that Oswald was not mentally stable, and the New York Times report says he spent a lot of time in isolation to the outside world, which implies a lot of private thought and a lack of human contact. His sanity is questionable, but there were other motives that hint towards his guilt: as the article states Oswald had a 'deep-rooted resentment of all authority, which was expressed in a hostility towards every society in which he lived'; Oswald also had an 'urge to find a place in history'. These statements seem to point towards his guilt in committing the assassination of Kennedy. What do you think about the Dallas murder of J. F. K?

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