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By Doug Collins

One Man's Opinion

COLLINS: 60 years later, details of JFK assassination remain a mystery

Nov 26, 2023 | 6:00 AM

WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME, “Where were you when…?” if I think hard, I will remember a few things. But three things immediately stand out.

I remember working in the newsroom the morning of 9/11. The drama and tragedy of that day will be forever ingrained in my mind.

In 1968, as a fairly green all-night announcer in Grande Prairie, Alberta, I remember reading the teletype reports that Robert Kennedy had been killed.

And as a high-school student in Prince Rupert, I remember the principal coming on the PA to tell us that JFK had been shot, and later, that he had died.

Over the years, I have become intrigued with the theories behind JFK’s death. I would hesitate to call them conspiracy theories, especially as we learn more about history.

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One theory I read recently was that it was a mob hit, in retaliation for Attorney-General Bobby Kennedy’s crackdown on the mob. Certainly a plausible theory what with what we know about the ruthless violence of drug lords and cartels.

But a theory even more intriguing to me is that the CIA was the culprit. In his 2015 book The Devil’s Chessboard, David Talbot claims that the CIA had been moving off on its own, trying to become a force outside the laws of the land and outside the purview of the president.

At that time, the CIA Director was Allen Dulles, very much it seems a proponent of using the Cold War as a tool to promote the cause of the CIA agenda. Coincidentally, Dulles ran afoul of the president over the Bay of Pigs invasion. Kennedy removed Dulles as CIA director just days before the assassination.

Is it fair to assume Dulles was ensuring his CIA hierarchy? Your guess is as good as mine. But for sure, we may never know the true story, which is probably contained in some dark, hidden files locked away in the labyrinth of time.

Read the book. Whether the theories are true or not, it will definitely open your eyes.

I’m Doug Collins and that’s One Man’s Opinion.

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