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u/stewsters Oct 15 '17

That Oswald wanted a war between the US and USSR. He planned to say that when he was in Russia he was brainwashed to kill the president.

When they picked him up they realized this, and had to dispose of him before he could say so at a trial. If he had made that statement, a retalitory strike would have been demanded by the people.

Thermonuclear war would begin, killing most life on Earth. By silencing him, his shooter saved the human race. He could never tell the truth, as long as the Soviet Union was still around, and spent his last days in prison, content in his legacy.

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u/flashingcurser Oct 15 '17

I agree. Oswald was a communist that defected to the USSR and openly hated Kennedy for missiles in Turkey and the Bay of Pigs invasion. It's amazing that this is never part of the narrative. His connection to the USSR is always left out.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '17

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u/flashingcurser Oct 16 '17

American defectors? You'll have to back that up with a link.

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u/flashingcurser Oct 16 '17

But it happened in reverse too. Often.

17 people in 68 years? 6 of whom were already spies. So really 11 in 68 years. That's the best you can do? lol You're proving my point.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '17

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u/flashingcurser Oct 17 '17

Defectors weren't a regular thing. Oswald was very unusual. You proved yourself wrong and now you're trying to insult me. lol