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Ghost in the Machine

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67. Thanks, but that testimony has more holes in it than a spaghetti strainer, and it's full of
Sat Nov 23, 2013, 09:01 PM
Nov 2013

contradictions and inconsistencies. Yeah, I know he first said he saw LHO, and gave a general description but, based on his testimony, he was at least 175 feet away**, if not more, then (based on my experience of office buildings having 10' ceilings) he would have had to be looking upwards at least 56' high, based on LHO's height. Did he have binocular lenses in his glasses? Here's a map of where he said he was sitting: "Brennan was sitting atop a low concrete wall located at the intersection of Elm Street and Houston Street on the western edge of downtown Dallas"



At first, he told the police he couldn't identify LHO in a line-up, but after going home and watching the news, seeing LHO's face plastered all over the news, he could suddenly pick him out of a line-up?? How dumb do they think most people are??

Later in, he went on record as saying he initially lied about not being able to pick LHO out because he "feared that he and his family might be in some danger if the assassination turned out to be the result of some wider plot". Does that mean he thought there was some kind of conspiracy??

Then we also have this, from the House Select Committe on Assassinations:

Howard Brennan was one of the four witnesses in Dealey Plaza who noticed a gunman. In a statement on the day of the assassination, Brennan claimed that the gunman was “a white man in his early 30’s, slender, nice looking, slender and would weigh about 165 to 175 pounds. He had on light colored clothing”. In his Warren Commission testimony, Brennan gave the man’s height as five feet ten inches.

Lee Harvey Oswald was white, slender, and 24 years old. According to his autopsy report (Warren Commission Hearings, vol.26, p.521 [Commission Exhibit 3002]), he was five feet nine inches (175 cm) tall, and weighed about 150 pounds (10 stones, 10 pounds; 68 kg).

Arnold Rowland and Ronald Fischer both described the man they saw as “slender”, and Fischer added that “he looked to be 22 or 24 years old”. All three descriptions could reasonably have applied to Oswald, but could also have applied to any number of young white men.

Howard Brennan was not, however, an especially reliable witness:

•He claimed that the man was standing up when aiming the rifle, but the sash window made this impossible; it was open only up to about waist height.
•He claimed that “I was looking at the man in this window at the time of the last explosion”, but later explicitly denied that he had seen the man fire the gun.
•He claimed on the afternoon of the assassination that “I believe that I could identify this man if I ever saw him again”, but he was unable to pick out Oswald at an identification parade a few hours later, despite having seen Oswald’s photograph on television in the meantime.
Although the Warren Commission enthusiastically promoted Brennan as the star witness in its case against Oswald, the House Select Committee on Assassinations was more sceptical, and declined to use Brennan.
http://jfk-archives.blogspot.com/2010/06/howard-brennan.html


**"Brennan was sitting atop a low concrete wall located at the intersection of Elm Street and Houston Street on the western edge of downtown Dallas" I'm figuring he was sitting somewhere near the corner of Dealey Plaza, between where JFK was hit and the SBD.

I read several articles on this guy before responding, so it looks like we're at a stalemate on this one. You'll believe him because he backs up your worldview on what happened that day, as reported by the Warren Commission. I choose NOT to believe him because of the lies, inconsistencies and holes in the story. Got anything else??

Peace,

Ghost

(1) There is no credible evidence, direct or circumstantial, that any suspected group actually did. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #1
(2) Any entertainment of a conspiracy by them would have been "reckless, irrational, and dangerous." Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #2
(3) Since there's no credible evidence against the "usual suspects," who else? Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #3
(4) The implausibility of keeping such a conspiracy secret. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #4
(5) The complexity of any proposed JFK assassination conspiracy argues against it working. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #5
(6) If Oswald was part of a conspiracy, they waited a long time to bring him aboard. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #6
(7) Oswald's conduct in the month before the assassination (until Nov 19) precludes a conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #7
(8) Oswald's actions on the evening of November 22 preclude a conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #8
(9) Oswald wasn't the kind of person anyone would hire to be the point person. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #9
(10) Oswald wasn't the kind of person who would work with or for a conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #10
(11) Those who then knew Oswald and Ruby rejected the idea either acted in concert with others. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #11
(12) The Warren Commission's conclusions were supported by JFK's brothers and son. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #12
(13) Oswald never showed any evidence of having a mysterious source of money. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #13
this ^^^^^ treestar Dec 2013 #71
(14) Oswald's rifle is evidence of no conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #14
(15) No group would have let Oswald use a rifle so easily traceable to him. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #15
(16) Any group who hired Oswald would want him to escape, but no silencer? Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #16
(17) The use of a military rifle that could not use soft-point bullets argues against conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #17
(18) Conspirators would not have chosen someone with Oswald's shooting expertise. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #18
(19) Oswald had no track record as a hit man with any suspected organization. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #19
Keep 'em coming! n/t zappaman Apr 2013 #20
Will do! n/t Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #22
I enjoy your Kennedy posts cpwm17 Apr 2013 #21
Thanks! n/t Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #23
(20) Oswald's attempt to kill Edwin Walker argues against conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #24
(21) Oswald's desire to blow up the Dallas FBI office argues against conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #25
(22) Oswald would not have done anything to draw attention to himself before the hit. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #26
(23) Oswald's many applications for employment in October preclude a conspiracy. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #27
(24) Oswald could easily have been assigned to a different TSBD building. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #28
(25) Oswald applied for another job at the beginning of November. Bolo Boffin Apr 2013 #29
(26) The oft-noted tree in Oswald's sight line argues against conspiracy. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #30
(27) Oswald's extreme isolation in the weeks before the assassination argue against conspiracy. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #31
(28) A conspiracy would have made sure Oswald was unavailable for any interrogation. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #32
(29) Oswald not bringing his revolver to work on Thursday is evidence of his acting alone. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #33
(30) Oswald never offering to turn state's evidence supports no conspiracy. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #34
(31) Almost all of the "usual suspects" would have to have enlisted the others. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #35
(32) Oswald had no extensive contact with any of the "usual suspects." Bolo Boffin May 2013 #36
such thorough and total bullshit NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #37
Which part? n/t zappaman May 2013 #38
#32 in particular NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #39
I think Bugliosi, as smart a man as he may be, has absolutely no clue NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #40
....and little of human and group psychology Frank_Norris_Lives May 2013 #41
Nice assertion. Care to back it up with evidence? Bolo Boffin May 2013 #43
What???????????????? Frank_Norris_Lives May 2013 #45
Oswald joined the Marines. Yes. And how did he perform in the Marines? n/t Bolo Boffin May 2013 #47
Nice assertion. Care to back it up with evidence? n/t Bolo Boffin May 2013 #42
the evidence is that he can't see one of the most obvious conspiracies and NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #44
That's not evidence. That's another assertion. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #46
It's easy to not see the conspiracy NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #48
Glass houses. n/t Bolo Boffin May 2013 #49
Yep. It's even funny. ocpagu May 2013 #51
"we all expect criminals to willingly confess their crimes..." Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #58
We expect somebody to talk, though treestar Dec 2013 #72
Those are a bunch of illogical, fallacious reasoning. n/t ocpagu May 2013 #50
Thank you for your opinion. n/t Bolo Boffin May 2013 #53
Who wrote this material? ... Is it copyrighted? Trajan May 2013 #52
It's why I rewrote the vast majority of it. Bolo Boffin May 2013 #54
Kicked for the anniversary cpwm17 Nov 2013 #55
The anniversary of what? MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #56
(hey, you may not be aware of this, but this Friday Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #57
Oh, really? MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #59
The reason I did that was to give each reason its own subthread Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #60
Rather than put it into one post… yes, I see... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #61
It is all in one thread. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #62
It's unfortunate that you can't distinguish a post from a thread... MrMickeysMom Nov 2013 #63
"Well, thanks for the kick" is what I'm supposed to say at this point Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #64
"Witnesses saw him in the commission of both crimes." Ghost in the Machine Nov 2013 #65
Howard Brennan saw Lee Oswald shooting at President Kennedy. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #66
Thanks, but that testimony has more holes in it than a spaghetti strainer, and it's full of Ghost in the Machine Nov 2013 #67
He was farsighted, Ghost. Bolo Boffin Nov 2013 #68
Ok, I've read some of the "53 Reasons" post, but I still have to say it's full of holes.... Ghost in the Machine Nov 2013 #69
Nice looking? Only his mother could think LHO was nice looking. Ace Acme Nov 2013 #70
And why it had to be Oswald?(y porqué tuvo que ser Oswald?) conectad0 Jan 2015 #73
House Select Committee on Assassinations, 1979 shawnehamilton Jan 2015 #74
Welcome to DU! zappaman Jan 2015 #75
pssssst…. MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #78
I used to think there was a Conspiracy, until.. MicaelS Jan 2015 #76
Me too. zappaman Jan 2015 #77
Don't tell me… since you became a disciple of... MrMickeysMom Jan 2015 #79
I think Lee Harvey was not guilty frankfacts Feb 2015 #80
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