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In reply to the discussion: Let's have a poll on JFK [View all]HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)last surviving member of the Warren Commission, said that the WC told the truth, but not the entire truth. People may interpret that statement different ways....my interpretation is that there was some information the WC didn't reveal, but that information didn't contradict the WC's finding that Oswald acted alone.
Then there is the make-up of the WC itself. To be sure, there was ex-CIA Director Allen Dulles...no doubt he was making sure no information was released implicating the CIA (and himself) in major crimes. Crimes that were later revealed by the Church Investigation.
However, keep in mind that the Warren Commission was headed up by Chief Justice Earl Warren. Although a Republican, he was about as liberal as one could get. Brown vs. Board? Earl Warren rammed that decision through. Miranda decision? Warren again. Eisenhower said that appointing Warren to the SC was the biggest mistake he made. There is nothing in history to suggest Earl Warren was corrupt, dishonest, or lacked integrity. Quite the opposite, in fact, IMO. There's no reason to conclude Chief Justice Warren would for a second coverup the existence of a conspiracy, or lie to Congress and the People. My thought is that the Warren Commission released all the information they could. That which they couldn't release pertained to details that couldn't be released due to National Security.
Of course, there was some information that was withheld from the WC, information about the numerous CIA assassination attempts on Castro. RFK knew of those attempts, in fact he was very "hands on" looking over the CIA's shoulder pushing them for such actions. When the WC was wrapping up their investigation, Earl Warren contacted RFK and asked him if there was anything the Commission was over-looking, if RFK had any further information, etc. RFK denied that he had any further information pertinent to the assassination. It can be debated whether he lied, of whether he thought information he knew wasn't material to his brother's death, thus didn't need to be given to the WC.