"Aidan" wrote in message
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Doctor Evil wrote:

More stuff he knows little about.

I understand that he consistently denied doing it himself....

He probably would though. It's a technique that is called 'lying'.

Does that mean he let off 3 round with a sub standard bolt action rifle

Pre-WW2 many armies trained on 1000 yard ranges and the average
squaddie was expected to score hits at that range, using the standard
iron sights. Oswald's rifle had a telescopic sight. Post-WW2 rifle
accuracy was generally sacrificed in the interests of rate-of-fire.
Many old bolt action rifles are accurate; they have long barrels. I
don't know how knackered Oswald's army-surplus one was.

hanging out of a windows and had two hits?

No, from inside the building, in the shadows and with the weapon on a
rest built from boxes of books.

With restricted line of fire, and near impossible to let off those rounds
with bolt, and get two on target out of three.

I understood (and I can't be bothered
to check) that he'd trained as a
sniper whilst in the USMC. A mediocre
shot could achieve hits at the
ranges involved. I think it was below
200 metres and again I would
check if I had any interest in this topic; I haven't.

He was an average shot at best.

The man on the floor below heard
the action being operated and the
spent cartridges falling on the floor
above his head.

That was so. But Oswalds bullets did not hit the car.

A BBC programme
had a 3D computer model which showed
the 'magic bullet theory' was
simple ballistic fact.

Others have criticised that, say the measurements were not accurate and that
too much supposition was used.

As to the rate of fire, the ballistics
consultant demonstrated that 3 aimed
shots could be easily discharged
in the time achieved by the
gunman/gunmen/Oswald.

Seasoned markmen could not.

around the grassy knoll as that is where
they heard some shots come from.

Where they thought they'd heard the shots coming from. It's difficult
to locate the source of high-velocity gunfire in a built-up area.

Built up. Deely Paza was open to the side and in front of the building.
Nothing in front for a long, long way.

There are 2 separate sounds (crack from projectile, followed by thud from
firing position) and they both echo off buildings.

No buildings to echo from.

Oswalds army scores were at static targets, JFK was moving and he had to
lean slightly to one side at a window. and fire off 3 rounds in 8 seconds
with a bolt
action rifle, of not a reputable quality, with an obscured view by foliage.
3 rounds, 2 hits, one in the head. Possible, but highly improbable. Have
alook:
http://www.earthcam.com/jfk/index.html

The car drove directly at the book depository, and the window Oswald was at,
and slowly turned (being near stopped) in front of the window a matter of
yards away. There were far better opportunities to fire and hit the target
than swivel to the right as the car would be gaining in speed down th hill
to fo under the bridge with few people around to wave at..

There was little doubt shots came from that window, and Oswald was involved.
What was he waiting for? To coincide with the gunmen at the Grassy knoll
and on the bridge? A lone nutter would have bumped of JFK when he was
directly in front of the window when the car was near stopped, NOT when it
was way down the street behind trees.

A TV documentary a number of years back interviewed all those people
standing on the side of the road next to the car when the shots rang out,
showing them on the documentary films next to the limo. Some were so close
they cold almost touch the car. Many said shots came from the grassy knoll,
and some said shots came from the bridge. A classic triple gun and they let
off when the target is in the range triangle.

The point about JFK is, was Oswald working alone or not? There is too much
circumstantial evidence to say he was not working alone. The programme put
it across that Oswald just decided the day before to just go out and kill
the president the next day.

The way the acoustic evidence that recorded a 4th shot was dismissed was
laughable. They did say the LBJ went to his grave convinced that there was
a conspiracy. He would also have access to info that the average man, or
reporter, would not.

There's no great doubt as to what happened.
The conspiracy theory has been greatly
embroidered to be re-sold to the credulous.

Too much circumstantial evidence to prove otherwise.

JFK DVD anyone? And can I also interest
you in a magnetic water conditioner?

Magnetic? You are a in fantasy land.

Maxie? Now this grassy knoll. Were where you in Nov 1963. You could have
been mistaken for a gnome on the knoll.