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The U.S. News 'l and ' World 'NePort (Aug.30(Sept.6,7).993):.:aPeci.Wdo, AsPue,,if; the assassination of .President;',John,'P.'icennedy,TfeatUring an'exclusive;:,repoi-t

by peral&,Posner,,adapted 'frathis•boolv)Case 'Closed: lee 'Harvey, Oswald and e'AssaisinatiOn'OfJFK,js, just another in a long line, otaorry4examplea;.of,hvw4

the mainstream. press., iwthis:country..has bent.oveebackWardsl tOdef >the' eitful official.s story of the .77 assassination presented the;

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News and Mr . '.:' Posner :A' minute;',,hut.:ifirst ,- U.S:, ,

9kground,'on the irole of:ie: press in clisserrtiq.the' !,,:inpubstan . eceptive ,' and deceitf ':Co nClusions';of the?, Warreni, Ocanassion1. ern :4:51'.';.' .i. ::•''i11:I ar.):

• a e:;Sordid,tale:99ep-: back,,,, Wthe :10,0,f begin:44g :,,,,The4in..i. media,, response ',to Ithe'release ?of :-the ;Warren ' Report cili',:Septi:,16 ,

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- bolster" the . gewernment!s .., case'. ?- Fran thereAsPecial , of ,' specials"

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lesti. year in';* effort jto :Frebut ; Oliver . StOne'' st:..73Fli.! ,m0pg ..

,thingathey'.hadfootageiOfiariterviews ,Witti4variOusiAaitnesses;

AuChA.a...,Boward.Brennan`whmthoutAnformingtheAviewers,ofAthel, il,a„

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for<the' *irePriPirrilfPPi*Ph;04eed;t4r. 'Poener:,;quotesalegT,,,,N .

Mr :::EWennan!a!mostlUdicroue„eMbellishments ,he..:.Volunteered'#4..;4,

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published a.' James . Beston,•rjr(folloWing::iri.;:hie!daddy!:

footsteps ) exclusivel„in?:which he claimed that ... Oswald'. may have x-.,.- Pt%* been ''gunning ;:for',,.connally: Thettestimony;. tiei',Citecl:;.;#411defens4̀.„

of ,-, this . was selective :*d altered.'w#,hout4hdicatiorf kto cetl .,,A,., ,

appear . that there was evidence !.of... Oswald., A ,anirnosity,toward*

Connally . " Well',: T sent a .:'letter',.Idetailing',thesecriticismelp.O0-

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retraction or correction , ,I . never heard .a.:word, frIpm' mr'',.

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from Time ( not challenging.' any of my . accusations )', , there ', was no ''..'";

altered ) , cal4119:N.,YiPP,I=P?n *,fraud;:'!Although,4, s1 ' di,d,)::getx ares n

by ',writing: ti!x-.1:7NeW4-11-1.1 1ea. 1::'-7'4E:intie.i.Z:'..,*)letndre.r.:.tt rieYsp.ctilni47 1, '' elinot! lalll'ilk''

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Gerald - Parshalr: is.t ical v:'-if: exaggerated f i :3.n.Ritp:.a.P.t.4cX ', of i. 00!:1SP4p.cYIlroP-

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1) Mr Parshall, "as do nost, 3ournalists t lumps et*r.;,-...414FF,it4PIAR.".11, id.',.1':conspitaei-!.:th4or,i;.0.04buq4,):!.k),?e' nd,,Pe7-rsilai9r,17;7,Wzt704::...

I the .,.."truth7.,;ofithel,Warr ‘Comu,7 ssioh.i!pir ikidini'that-,I.E0 Was;,..the.:sole,i, assassin 'Of ',.•, -

Some ?o ,. e,., 'theorists he PAP5*e0t*,!1,4#11.4.1*,faF,9409T.',deserve6#"1.,6,,

the Of4fiavid 1..,.fft.Oh",',XJ1itedarrisonaiideverikiDOor bid.' Oliver ' Stone

But •rejeCting1:;these,:wild Conspiracy, ;:theOries':. does, . not mean :ithe', only,

alternative is tO..ein6raCe::the i.aavieet:ktirie.ii'r.argiiissioricase': ';.",,v.Z

Mr Parshall ,,.is "obvioisi/ignorant-, of 'the 'fat that the Warren cc1TIuisson 'S q . P

conclusions are untenable basedon eir-.0,4iv,evidence.!,:„Elaborate,.perhaps, , .:,,.: ' 4 * ' ' ''''1' kt1VM ''''''''-' )TrAII''..• 1', 3) me:,4arshall'as does'Posnept imself,-.4hdulges.dry!:theflimsiestfo

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PcirClatelidt4..thecleadYsmire7r'esjf'this:.Ecco041 PoimaLlin975.2

(a) 'Note the number of incriminating photos of Oswald Penthouse, _ or the "previously ':unpublished 'photo : of . Oswald :,..41.-..4u4:,. 63!'i. ';',- .:••i'.61i

as".. if that smirk . was ': never , wiped:', off ; his .. face - until RubyYshot?'&: 'him: :,Arid as if ; Mrs . ,,Parshalland'%Posner have ...never , heard , of . the fallacy of such , ad fhaninem 'Arguments

(Parenthetically, Prof .I'MacDonald.knows-'-of,,,:such,> techniques : fran his days as i a college newspaper editor In A good •:, .,. : noble s. cause, it appeared sn;, effOrt'!, was.,,!,. made to "select' the most Unflatteringto;.*_o , a ,faculty member, administrator , ,...- 1,-...., politician who was being ;:featured -

4). : I, don't e;'hqvainisek.: or .' Mentally,unstable '' Oswald may or: may7e. _ . been, s '", the -', evidence b4OV;%thet;)Oswald':poraitted the crime? ,2 ets.:*71.:..i.p..:Arcieinerii4n42.1,the*ceptiir,e2aridr4eceitpiiwAkAil*i*Or attempts'!tol.:'..close,,thia;:Case;:4**,e`:.int§ieee'i:ot tiile;'.:.'1.;azn"90i4g,.; ''

, '",..t .;'• you:Ask yourself: i ; .. a lowly prOfessOr. of ',sociology .,'at , .

s college in .Spartanburg, ''H . O.,. i ':document such fraud. , that a.Smajoi:inagagiile much 1 publishing. with.' a , research :staff and all thOPg-c brilliant reporters, .,m14..., ? .7:8. .1/4 .

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srepresentinTthe record rt• ,r ., .N.

Quote '.:;7t15. AM, when Lee Oswald ead actualtestimony,.of.:Frazier:4Aiandle ' . . A

1):: .:, s,ner. ...Also5corentl4Iy6ineglects i.: ..merition eci•::f,tti4; building 47name : of 1: Dougherty e. saw Oswa di as ,‘ he...en '44'9.,;`.•ig,--i,„;,". 4 .i, , in swore t q. nothingin his s .... s ... i.. ,

Posner: relies On. the ::.testim0Py.:. of ea-, Givens ;': to ' placepswaldn:,on;;;. ..,,, .

6th floor of the TSBD:abOut-,W,half ''..hOUr.:: before :'`the :;.shooting .,; ; Mr:eposner',idoes not tell you that Charles GiVens',. testimony before the: Warren cc04 Paii?Ill*P incionsioeh-E,'wiih? sWOrn, stategientael:tiaki:In4-de'-,..to,'.,ihe,:palian Police on the , afternoon isthe:;assaSsination in ,which. he : said • nothing about going 1,)*O&tr2i4.-

e '6th::floor '.,t..O:,. retrieve sane cigarettes and, encounterLHO.k(C.B2003: AP. 27„) In :: fact, , :it" was '' not...,tultii,lip,r,WA-4,<4.P.,64;',#iathis ' sc'Z'Yr. og;Mr Givens

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made manalicher aroaho ,.. None : of tthe•iinformation' Posner provides gives you a.ny idea of how decrpit . the actual 'iweaponwas::.when,fie was ,,found

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