Most of the myths around the deaths of famous people are just that - myths. I include the Kennedys in this. In general the most prosaic, dull and boring explanations are usually the correct ones.
There seems to be some need within people to look for less ordinary explanations when it comes to the death of heroes - could it really be true that some god-like person was really killed by a nutter with a gun, or by a drunk driver? We expect heroes to have heroic deaths, and when they don't, we invent them. The conspiracy theories feed on the inevitable confusion that surrounds the deaths, and the fact that it's always impossible to know everything that happened, impossible for everybody to have stories that are 100% consistent, and impossible for all the people involved to have behaved impeccably without making any mistakes. There was a very good documentary about the Kennedy assassination a couple of years ago (probably the 40th annivesary) on the BBC, by Gavin Esler who was their correspondent in Washington. It's well worth looking at if you ever get the chance. It applies modern analysis techniques to trace the paths of the bullets - particularly the magic bullet - back to the Depository window, and demolishes a number of the other myths that have grown up around the assassination. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3226908.stm There are no Men In Black. Apart from my squash coach. And Stan Halpin, obviously. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of William Robb > Sent: 20 May 2007 01:31 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT: Help! Need Myths > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "graywolf" > Subject: Re: OT: Help! Need Myths > > > > That goes right up there with, "The bullet proves > conclusively that Oswald > > did it" (The most important piece of evidence in the most > sensational > > murder case up to that time, just disappears (those UFO > guys must have > > gotten it)). The reporters that were on the scene sure > thought shots were > > coming from two directions (I just happened to be watching > it live on > > Dallas TV when it happened). There obviously was a conspiracy to > > assassinate the President of the United States, the > question that has > > never been adequately explained is "who were the conspirators?" > > Republicans? > Just kidding. > > William Robb > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
