Archive for February, 2010

RFK and James Hoffa

Posted in RFK and James Hoffa with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 16, 2010 by Mark Shaw

How many have read Robert F. Kennedy’s book, The Enemy Within? Wow, if you want to better understand how much hatred RFK had for Hoffa and his band of organized crime friends, this book will provide all of the gory details. No wonder the two were like, as one author wrote, “two scorpions in a bottle.” No wonder each believed the other to be a “mortal enemy.” No wonder any list of those suspected of being behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy had to include James Hoffa.

In my new book, Sacrificial Lamb, closer inspection of why Hoffa was truly the one who ordered JFK be killed is presented in a logical, common sense manner using the homicide detectives four best friends, motive, means, opportunity and who benefited from the crime. When this occurs, there is no doubt who assassinated JFK in the greatest murder mystery in history.

Melvin Belli – Did He Silence Jack Ruby?

Posted in Melvin Belli - Did He Silence Jack Ruby with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 11, 2010 by Mark Shaw

Despite several clues causing any JFK assassination researcher to shake his head in wonder, no one has ever probed the “why” behind why famed San Francisco attorney Melvin Belli represented Jack Ruby. In my new book, Sacrificial Lamb, this aspect of the tragic events in Dallas is considered based, in part, on a comment mobster Santo Trafficante made to mob lawyer Frank Ragano, who represented him, James Hoffa, and New Orleans Don Carlos Marcello. When Ragano told Trafficante that he had hired Belli to help him with a civil suit again Time Magazine, Trafficante, according to Ragano, remarked, “I’m surprised he [Belli] would take your case . . . Che, [Ragano] whatever you do, don’t ask him about Jack Ruby. It’s none of your business.”

In Sacrificial Lamb, evidence linking Belli to the mob connects Trafficante’s surprising statement with why Belli represented Ruby. If you have your own interpretation of what the statement meant, please let me know.

Robert Kennedy’s Appointment as Attorney General

Posted in Robert F. Kennedy's Appointment as Attorney General with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on February 5, 2010 by Mark Shaw

Who was most responsible for Robert F. Kennedy becoming Attorney General after JFK was elected president?

a) John F. Kennedy

b) John Seigenthaler

c) Joseph P. Kennedy

d) Pierre Salinger

e) J. Edgar Hoover

Look forward to your answers and comments.

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