On 4 Jul., 19:05, Ben Holmes <
ad...@burningknife.com> wrote:
> In article <
e427d3bd-1113-49e2-8f83-ce7bbb11b...@s6g2000pbi.googlegroups.com>,
> aeffects says...
>
> >On Jul 4, 12:50=A0am, mucher1 <
much...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 3 Jul., 16:13, Ben Holmes <
ad...@burningknife.com> wrote:
>
> >> > In the previous quote, Mark Lane showed how the Commission ignored
> >> > the medical evidence and basic science in their efforts to change
> >> > the ballistic directions.
>
> >> > "The statements of eyewitnesses close to the president tended
> >> > to confirm the likelihood that the shots came from the right and
> >> > not from the rear. Standing to the left of the President, on the
> >> > south side of Elm Street, was James W. Altgens, the Associated Press
> >> > photographer who snapped the famous still picture of President
> >> > Kennedy as he was shot. Altgens told the Commission counsel:
>
> >> > 'There was flesh particles that flew out of the side of his head in
> >> > my direction from where I was standing, so much so that it indicated
> >> > to me that the shot came out of the left side of his head."
>
> >> > Mark Lane is showing that the Warren Commission ignored the eyewitness
> >> > testimony about the direction of the shots.
>
> >> Lane is being extremely deceptive here, by leaving out the information
> >> that Altgens' position was also WEST (forward) of the presidential
> >> limo, which would tend to indicate that the shot came from the rear.
>
> That is such ridiculous garbage that I was tempted to ignore it... but why not,
> I have some extra time on my hands today... so I'll demolish your silliness.
Oh sure. Don't spare my feelings.
> Your position is that because Altgens was forward of Kennedy, that Altgens
> couldn't tell the difference between Kennedy's *left* and Kennedy's *front*.
This has to be one of the most ridiculous strawman arguments, I've
ever seen. For starters, left and front are not mutually exclusive
concepts. Also, and perhaps you're too illiterate to understand this,
I neither said nor implied anything about Altgens' state of mind. I
did, however, point out that your hero Lane was withholding pertinent
information from his readers.
Some objective information that can be determined from testimony and
photographic evidence:
(a) Altgens was hit by ejecta from the head shot
(b) Altgens was to the left of JFK
(c) Altgens was forward of JFK
Are you with me so far? Well, Lane introduced Altgens as a "shots from
the RIGHT and NOT from the REAR" witness, citing (a) and (b) as
indicators of the head shot having come from the RIGHT. The problem?
Lane neglected to mention (c) which by the same logic indicates that
the shot ALSO came from the REAR. Do you understand the significance?
Here's a hint: the RIGHT REAR is where your Marine buddy was shooting
from.
> When Altgens stated that the "flesh particles" flew in his direction, he then
> forgot where he was standing, so he stated that it seemed to him that the shot
> was coming out of Kennedy's "left side" when he really meant 'forehead' or
> 'face'...
Flogging a dead strawman... Also, why ridicule the idea that ejecta
could travel forward, but not the idea that it could go left? Do you
believe there was an exit hole in the left side of the head?
> ROTFLMAO!!!
>
> The kook is clearly either illiterate, or believes that Altgens is too stupid to
> understand the same reality that most people take for granted.
>
> Mark Lane would be dishonest indeed to make the claim you're making...
Lane is blatantly dishonest. You are clearly both illiterate and
dishonest.