Half A League

Too many really smart people recoil reflexively in the face of 'conspiracy theories'. Myself, I've never been able to accept the "magic bullet" theory of JFK's demise, nor any of the associated coincidental events. RFK's assassination also puzzled me, but I never looked into either one in detail because it never seemed the effort required would result in any payoff. Chalk them up to unsolved mysteries. But now—and for those of you who haven't seen these news items yet, please pay attention—an independent researcher out of the UK has turned up interesting new facts surrounding RFK's last moments. Specifically, from film of Bobby's victory speech at the Ambassador hotel, Shane O'Sullivan has identified three shady, relatively senior CIA operatives. Muscle men. This is a rather shocking revelation, sufficiently so to propel the story onto prime time BBC television news. What does it all mean? At this point it's too early to say for sure, and there's no guarantee that any serious investigation may be reopened (though, as a practical matter, it would not be all that difficult to haul a few retirees over the coals), but my working hypothesis would be that Bobby, likely to win the presidency, might have demanded to know from the CIA what, if any, their involvement may have been with his brother's assassination. And that Bobby, if he didn't like what he found, could have reacted with considerable anger. Motive, means, opportunity. The case isn't quite clear yet but the beginning of a blueprint for one is.