On 50th Death Anniversary Of JFK
Asanga Abeygoonasekera
One hundred years from now the world will still remember this remarkable man who inspired his country and rest of the world. At a time when the country needed an inspirational leader - Kennedy was to deliver this need within 1000 days of his presidency. This was following the difficult period under President Eisenhower. He was a president who averted a nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis; taking 13 days to decide the best possible alternative to avoid a nuclear disaster. This is clearly described by his speech writer Ted Sorenson in his book on decision making in the White House. He was a inspirational leader creating hope amongst young people from his inaugural speech saying, “ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country”; to his final speech and he always spoke of hope to create a better world.
Creating a connection across borders from east to west – he did so by setting up USAID. He also initiated the Peace Corps which allowed school children in the US to travel and explore other countries, learn their cultures and spread democratic values – nothing short of a brilliant initiative. One of the most remarkable speeches he delivered was at Rice University in September 12, 1962 where he explains the importance of the space program and allocated the biggest budget – (US$5.2 billion) that had been allocated by any leader at that time for research and development. He did that envisioning how 50 years from that day the country would benefit from technology. Read More
16 Questions On Kennedy Assassination
By Bertrand Russell -November 22, 2013 |
Bertrand Russell
It has been 50 years since the assassination of American President John F. Kennedy (22 November 1963). Very shortly after the assassination, Russell became interested in it. Russell published a highly critical and dissenting article weeks before the Warren Commission Report was published. This article was called “16 Questions on the Assassination” and was published in the September 1964 issue of M.S. Arnoni’s The Minority of One.
By Bertrand Russell
The official version of the assassination of President Kennedy has been so riddled with contradictions that it is been abandoned and rewritten no less than three times. Blatant fabrications have received very widespread coverage by the mass media, but denials of these same lies have gone unpublished. Photographs, evidence and affidavits have been doctored out of recognition. Some of the most important aspects of the case against Lee Harvey Oswald have been completely blacked out. Meanwhile, the F.B.I., the police and the Secret Service have tried to silence key witnesses or instruct them what evidence to give. Others involved have disappeared or died in extraordinary circumstances.
It is facts such as these that demand attention, and which the Warren Commissionshould have regarded as vital. Although I am writing before the publication of the Warren Commission’s report, leaks to the press have made much of its contents predictable. Because of the high office of its members and the fact of its establishment by President Johnson, the Commission has been widely regarded as a body of holy men appointed to pronounce the truth. An impartial examination of the composition and conduct of the Commission suggests quite otherwise.
