The Assassinations by James DiEugenio

Author:James DiEugenio
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781936239252
Publisher: Feral House
Published: 2011-06-30T04:00:00+00:00

Even a cursory glance at James Kirkwood’s book, American Grotesque (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970) will reveal how far-off base Posner is here. (I have to assume Posner read the book, since he footnotes and quotes from it in Case Closed.) The Clinton/Jackson people were the first witnesses to appear, followed by several New Orleans policemen, then Charles Steele, Vernon Bundy, and Charles Spiesel. Russo is called next, some four days into the trial. Dean Andrews, Marina Oswald, and Pierre Finck were not called until days later, no doubt due to the fact all three were defense witnesses, not State witnesses as Posner writes. Whether Posner purposefully juxtaposed these events—as he did with the Clinton witnesses—it strains one’s credulity to consider this book was nominated for a Pulitzer.

In their zeal to close the case, the Times has once again disserved the American people. Both Posner and the Times have some more homework to do before they can hope to render a verdict of “Case Closed.”

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