16 Questions on the Assassination
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16 Questions On the Assassination was a paper by Bertrand Russell
, published in the September 6, 1964 issue of M.S. Arnoni’s The Minority of One. Bertrand Russell, then in his nineties, wrote the paper questioning the conclusions of the Warren Commission
on the assassination
of President John F. Kennedy
. It begins:
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had never been any of these things...
, published in the September 6, 1964 issue of M.S. Arnoni’s The Minority of One. Bertrand Russell, then in his nineties, wrote the paper questioning the conclusions of the Warren Commission
Warren Commission
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established on November 27, 1963, by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963...
on the assassination
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
of President John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
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The Sixteen Questions
- Why were all the members of the Warren CommissionWarren CommissionThe President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established on November 27, 1963, by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963...
closely connected with the U.S. Government? - If, as we are told, Lee Harvey OswaldLee Harvey OswaldLee Harvey Oswald was, according to four government investigations,These were investigations by: the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the Warren Commission , the House Select Committee on Assassinations , and the Dallas Police Department. the sniper who assassinated John F...
was the lone assassin, where is the issue of national security? - If the Government is so certain of its case, why has it conducted all its inquiries in the strictest secrecy?
- Why did the Warren CommissionWarren CommissionThe President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established on November 27, 1963, by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963...
not establish a panel to deal with the question of who killed President John F. KennedyJohn F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
? - Why have so many liberals abandoned their own responsibility to a Commission whose circumstances they refuse to examine?
- Why did the authorities follow many persons as potential assassins and fail to observe Oswald's entry into the book depository buildingTexas School Book DepositoryThe Texas School Book Depository is the former name of a seven-floor building facing Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas . Located on the northwest corner of Elm and North Houston Streets, at the western end of downtown Dallas, its address is 411 Elm Street. The building is notable for its connection to...
while allegedly carrying a rifle over three feet longJohn F. Kennedy assassination rifleIn March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, using the alias "A. Hidell", purchased a 6.5 mm Carcano Model 91/38 rifle by mail order. He also purchased a revolver from a different company, by the same method...
? - Why was the President's route changed at the last minute to take him past Oswald's place of work?
- Why has the medical evidence concerning the President's death been altered out of recognition?
- What is the evidence to substantiate the allegation that the President was shot from behind?
- Why has the F.B.I. refused to publish what could be the most reliable piece of evidence in the whole case?
- How is it that millions of people have been misled by complete forgeries in the press?
- Why was the result of the paraffinParaffinIn chemistry, paraffin is a term that can be used synonymously with "alkane", indicating hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2. Paraffin wax refers to a mixture of alkanes that falls within the 20 ≤ n ≤ 40 range; they are found in the solid state at room temperature and begin to enter the...
test altered before being announced by the authorities? - Why was the only description of Tippitt'sJ. D. TippitTippit attended a Veterans Administration vocational training school at Bogata, Texas, from January 1950 until June 1952. He was then hired by the Dallas Police Department as a patrolman on July 28, 1952...
killer deliberately omitted by the police from the affidavit of the sole eye-witness? - Why was Oswald's description in connection with the murder of Patrolman Tippitt broadcast over Dallas police radio at 12:43 p.m. on November 22, when Tippitt was not shot until 1:06 p.m.?
- How was it possible for Earl WarrenEarl WarrenEarl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.He is known for the sweeping decisions of the Warren Court, which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public-school-sponsored prayer, and requiring...
to forecast that Marina Oswald's evidence would be exactly the reverse of what she had previously testified? - How does a District Attorney of Wade'sHenry WadeHenry Menasco Wade , was a Texas lawyer who participated in two of the most notable U.S. court cases of the 20th century, the prosecution of Jack Ruby for killing Lee Harvey Oswald and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion, Roe v. Wade...
great experience account for all the extraordinary changes in evidence and testimony which he has announced during the Oswald case?