Writes David Stanley:
Dear Mr. Rockwell,
Your website is the only one I have run across, drawing attention to the Warren Commission having been hand-picked by, of all people, the one whose position was most directly affected by JFK’s assassination, LBJ. To me, this seems glaring, akin to a defendant being given carte blanche over his own jury selection.
Adding to this questionable propriety is the WC having been set up for a predetermined outcome, to convince the public Oswald acted alone, rather than for a mission, ostensibly, of genuine investigation.
This seemingly inappropriate undertaking raises the question: Why was Earl Warren, after adamantly declining LBJ’s offer to serve on the Commission, suddenly taken over a barrel by LBJ, tearfully, in compliance after LBJ’s mention of Hoover having told him about a “little incident in Mexico City”? We see Dick Russell likewise having taken part, though he swore at LBJ for having strong-armed Warren as well as himself to do so.
I question whether LBJ’s expressed fear of a WW III, a decades-long fear for everyone, would suddenly flick the switch in Warren’s and Russell’s decision here. Granted this danger was real, we know that only the President can push the red button, regardless how loud the national outcry may be. And the last few Presidents around that time did not seem overcome by such fear, especially JFK with his repeated attempts to take out Castro.
With my limited study, I have the impression that LBJ was determined to suppress information on others involved, however futile that may have been when Castro was already well-aware of such parties. Plus, it looks as though LBJ was able to force Warren, for reasons beyond the fear of war, to participate in an activity of profound consequences, contrary to his wishes, thus placing a Chief Justice in the iron grip of a POTUS.
