Reply #82: from what i have gathered:

[rman]

(i haven't actually read the book myself)

The case that Hartmann presents covers only part of the evidence. He may have added some new info from recently released govt docs, but afaik it does not refute older evidence.
Hartmann has yet to explain how the mafia and Cubans managed to do what was done to enable the assassination and how they covered it up; ie how they managed to get the National Guard to stand down, and how they created the Warren Commission.
Another loose end is the fact that anti-Castro elements were involved in the (JFK) assassination and how that fits with involvement of the Cuban government. Castro had nothing to gain and a lot to lose from JFK's death - anti-Castro elements had everything to gain.

Hartmann's story is a sub-set of the scenario that has been out there for decades now (and for which there is ample evidence). Yes, certain Cubans (the Cuban branch of the mafia) and the mafia were involved (they to hate Castro), but also the CIA and various other govt agencies.

An argument can be made that the mob and certain Cuban elements had (have) infiltrated the US govt so deeply that they could do all that they did to enable and to cover up the assassination - but if that's the case then is it quite inaccurate to say that for instance the CIA was not involved.

Lastly, there is concrete evidence showing that others besides the mafia and certain Cubans stood to gain from JFK's death: White House tapes reveal that JFK did in fact want to pull out of Vietnam.
http://www.whitehousetapes.org/clips/1963_1002_vietnam_am/