John F. Kennedy
- Antonio Veciana, with Carlos Harrison, Trained to Kill (2) Written by Arnaldo M. Fernandez
What the Bishop-Veciana-Oswald connection may actually have involved could be hidden among the 1,100 long-suppressed CIA records related to the JFK assassination, including four of Phillips’ operational files and Veciana’s routing and record sheet, conjectures Prof. Fernandez.
Written on Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:25 Read more... - Antonio Veciana, with Carlos Harrison, Trained to Kill (1) Written by Joseph E. Green
An "incredibly improbable memoir ..., and the most incredible thing is how much of the story is demonstrably true", remarks Joseph Green, who further observes that "the author adopts a straightforward prose style and appears to be doing his best to give the truth as he sees it. For that he deserves some kudos."
Written on Tuesday, 18 April 2017 18:56 Read more... - Alexandra Zapruder, Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film (Part 2) Written by Jeff Carter
In the second installment of this book review/essay, Jeff Carter focuses on questions of authenticity, alteration, and the NPIC analyses which occurred over the week-end of the assassination but which the CIA later tried to deflect and all but make disappear from the record.
Written on Wednesday, 22 March 2017 22:24 Read more...
Malcolm X
- Manning Marable, A Life of Reinvention Written by Joseph E. Green
As with other high-profile assassinations in the 1960s, the major media immediately began a propaganda campaign in support of the state-approved version of events, writes Joseph Green.
Written on Wednesday, 28 August 2013 22:14 Read more...
Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Pate McMichael, Klandestine: How a Klan Lawyer and a Checkbook Journalist Helped James Earl Ray Cover Up His Crime Written by Martin Hay
Martin Hay reviews «Klandestine» by Pate McMichael on the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination.
Written on Monday, 12 September 2016 14:46 Read more... - William F. Pepper, The Plot to Kill King: The Truth Behind the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Written by Martin Hay
Martin Hay reviews the merits and shortcomings of William Pepper's most recent book on the Martin Luther King Jr. case in light of his long career and previous contributions.
Written on Monday, 01 August 2016 20:05 Read more... - John Avery Emison, The Martin Luther King Congressional Cover-Up Written by James DiEugenio
Jim DiEugenio reviews John Avery Emison’s The Martin Luther King Congressional Cover-Up, which presents valuable information on the case, though its title is somewhat misleading.
Written on Monday, 01 August 2016 19:54 Read more...
Robert F. Kennedy
- Larry Tye, Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon Written by James DiEugenio
Because of its innumerable textual and sourcing problems, Tye's book is neither worth reading nor buying, concludes Jim DiEugenio, who is prompted to muse: "Why did the author write the book? Only he can answer that question".
Written on Saturday, 21 January 2017 14:33 Read more... - Fernando Faura, The Polka Dot File on the Robert F. Kennedy Killing Written by James DiEugenio
With this book, we finally have a record of one of the very, very few mainstream reporters who actually delved into one of the assassinations of the sixties. Who tried to do an honest job and who actually tried to follow the evidence wherever it was headed, writes Jim DiEugenio.
Written on Monday, 24 October 2016 21:46 Read more... - David C. Heymann, Bobby and Jackie: A Love Story Written by Lisa Pease
While I dislike intensely what [Heymann has] written, I can imagine the situation from his point of view. In his mind, he's a crafty guy who figured out a way to make a great living, while breaking, to my knowledge, no enforceable laws to do so. That he broke all laws of decency and historical faithfulness, if you put yourself in his shoes, is beside the point, writes Lisa Pease.
Written on Wednesday, 08 September 2010 18:00 Read more...
General Interest
- Carmine Savastano, Two Princes and a King Written by James DiEugenio
Continuing in the direction marked out by The Assassinations (2003), this book is the latest contribution toward an interpretation of the assassinations of JFK, MLK and RFK not as isolated incidents but as related to each other. Savastano has designed the book as something of a primer, a way of getting the lay person interested in all three of these momentous murders, writes Jim DiEugenio.
Written on Thursday, 06 April 2017 21:20 Read more... - Robert Kennedy, Jr., Framed: Why Michael Skakel Spent over a Decade in Prison for a Murder He didn’t Commit Written by James DiEugenio
The author tried to get more than one journalist to either write an article or a book on this case. In the end, he ended up having to do both. That tells us a lot about the state of the media in this country. But this book tells us more. The vast majority of readers who read this review will likely be surprised at the facts and events described herein, avers Jim DiEugenio.
Written on Friday, 24 February 2017 00:30 Read more... - Dr. Michael Marcades, with Norma J. Kirkpatrick, Rose Cherami: Gathering Fallen Petals Written by James DiEugenioExtraordinary, mostly never before seen photos, and a valuable document annex accompany Michael Marcades' narrative about his search for his mother, a time-consuming, courageous, and honest undertaking which gives us a picture of this unfortunate woman warts and all, concludes Jim DiEugenio.Written on Saturday, 12 November 2016 14:45 Read more...
Extraordinary, mostly never before seen photos, and a valuable document annex accompany Michael Marcades' narrative about his search for his mother, a time-consuming, courageous, and honest undertaking which gives us a picture of this unfortunate woman warts and all, concludes Jim DiEugenio.
