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originally posted by: Ridhya
Alek is a Scandinavian name, and Aleksander is a Russian name, could have to do with his stay in the Soviet Union... maybe he wanted a trustworthy name there? What is the etymology of Hidell, I cant find it... James is bizarre, Russian equivalent would be Yakov (also equivalent for Jacob)
So he did a lot of suspicious things as Alek and denied the existence. It does sound like a case identity
On September 29, 1962 he issued a televised statement:
This is Edwin A. Walker. I am in Mississippi beside Governor Ross Barnett. I call for a national protest against the conspiracy from within. Rally to the cause of freedom in righteous indignation, violent vocal protest, and bitter silence under the flag of Mississippi at the use of Federal troops. This today is a disgrace to the nation in 'dire peril,' a disgrace beyond the capacity of anyone except its enemies. This is the conspiracy of the crucifixion by anti-Christ conspirators of the Supreme Court in their denial of prayer and their betrayal of a nation.[14]
White segregationists from around the state joined students and locals in a violent, 15-hour riot on the campus on September 30, in which two people were killed execution style, hundreds were wounded, and six federal marshals were shot. Walker was arrested on four federal charges, including sedition and insurrection against the United States. He was temporarily held in a mental institution on orders from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. RFK demanded that Walker receive a 90-day psychiatric examination.[15]
The attorney general's decision was challenged by noted psychiatrist Thomas Szasz, who insisted that psychiatry must never become a tool of political rivalry. The American Civil Liberties Union joined Szasz in a protest against the attorney general, completing this coalition of liberal and conservative leaders. The attorney general had to back down, and Walker spent only five days in the asylum.[16]
Walker posted bond and returned home to Dallas, where he was greeted by a crowd of some two hundred supporters.[17] After a federal grand jury adjourned in January 1963 without indicting him, the charges were dropped. Because the dismissal of the charges was without prejudice, the charges could have been reinstated within five years.
originally posted by: Ridhya
a reply to: WarminIndy
I really appreciate all your sleuthing and reading, as all of this stuff is far before my time. I find it so interesting that the official plaque in commemoration actually says "allegedly" shot Kennedy... I do think Oswald was a patsy and a spook.
originally posted by: MamaJ
a reply to: WarminIndy
What I have always wondered is.... Is Oswald really dead?
I have a friend who is now passed away tell me months before she passes her and her husband was there when Kennedy was shot. They were eating at a local fast food joint and men in a black car picked up another man who had just gotten off a pay phone. She stated he was nervous and telling someone to hurry.
As an ex school teacher and woman who was wise beyond her years she died believing this man was the shooter.
We will probably never know the true details of that day but I think most people agree Oswald didnt kill JFK. Or at least.... he was set up and or not alone.
originally posted by: onehuman
a reply to: WarminIndy
I am happy to see this thread still going. Seems you have been a member for awhile now, so Im guessing you have read at least some of Rising Against post. Have you perhaps dropped him a line and pointed him to this? Im thinking he hasnt been around because I just cant see him not commenting on this. Or, he has seen it and maybe he is doing some research before he says anything.
I must say though, you have certainly brought forward some very curious points of oddity. I wish more were chiming in here. Sadly though, this seems the way of the Good Threads.
Mr. Dulles.
Did you say anything to him about the activities of the Civil Liberties Union in connection with the defense of people accused of crimes under certain conditions?
Mr. Paine.
Yes; I am sure I told him that it came to the defense of all people who didn't seem to be receiving adequate help when it seemed to be an issue involving the Bill of Rights. I was then--that was a pang of sorrow that occurred after the assassination when I realized that he had then subsequently, a fortnight later, joined the ACLU, and still didn't quite seem to perceive its purpose, and then I realized--I had also perceived earlier that he was still a young fellow and I had been expecting rather a lot of him, when I first approached meeting him; this man had been to Russia and had been back and I had been--met some others who had been around the world like that and they are powerful people.