-Caveat Lector- I wonder about the translation, as the first paragraph would seem to suggest he doesn't beleive Kennedy was killed by a lone gunman OR a conspiracy. Did anyone on the list make it down to this conference on the Bay of Pigs and Kennedy Assassination in sunny Cuba? You can get important news like this daily from my wonderful web page http://leviathan.weblogs.com And remember to search through the archives as well! http://granma.cu/ingles/marzo3/13artur-i.html If Kennedy had canceled Bay of Pigs, he would paid dearly � Opinion of Arthur Schlesinger, former special assistant to the late U.S. president assassinated in Dallas BY RAISA PAGES (Granma International staff writer) DECLARING himself unsure about the Kennedy assassination, Arthur Schlesinger, former special assistant to the U.S. president, shared his doubts about the existence of a lone assassin or a conspiracy. He states that had there been a plot, it would have been by the anti-Castro groups in any case. He went on to say that nobody knows and that he doesn�t have a theory about it. In a press conference, Schlesinger explained that in October of 1963, with the help of Cuban Ambassador Carlos Lechuga, the possibility of normalizing relations with the island was considered, but that opportunity ended with the bullet that assassinated Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. At the end of the first session of the academic conference, Bay of Pigs: 40 Years Later, Schlesinger indicated to Granma International that he had warned Kennedy that the invasion of Cuba would be a great fiasco. From a political, military, legal and moral standpoint, it was not a good idea. Schlesinger added that President Kennedy agreed with him, but he had inherited the invasion plans from President Eisenhower, considered a military specialist. The political price of canceling the operation would have been considerable, he indicated. He said that the conference would enrich the historical record of what he considers a sad episode and a deplorable tragedy. He praised the Cuban government for providing the documents. In evaluating the current relations between the White House and Cuba, he referred to Clinton�s hopes to change U.S. policy towards Cuba, but not to the point of losing an electoral campaign in Florida. The current Bush administration has no interest in normalizing relations; on the contrary, it�s policies are more hostile. Also of interest http://granma.cu/ingles/marzo3/13giron-i.html Protagonists from both sides relive the Bay of Pigs battle � President Castro participates discussion in events from 40 years ago at academic conference in Havana BY RAISA PAGES (Granma International staff writer) THE analysis carried out at the conference entitled Bay of Pigs, 40 Years Later, held in Havana with President Fidel Castro and experts from both countries in attendance, was termed as of vital significance for any future talks between the Cuban and U.S. governments. Observers called the information shared by the two sides at the conference, with the aid of maps depicting the battle zones, as extraordinary and moving. Harvard University Professor Jorge Dominguez stated at a March 23 press conference at the International Conference Center that the decision not to shoot at the U.S. destroyers located off the Cuban coast�so as to avoid intensifying the confrontation�evidenced a responsible attitude on Cuba�s part. Thomas S. Blanton, head of the National Security Archive affiliated with George Washington University, summed up the contents of the four memoranda in that institution�s possession. One of those reports demonstrates how the Canadian government learned from the lessons of Cuba�s victory at the Bay of Pigs, given that the Canadian ambassador to Cuba at that time recommended establishing friendly relations with the island and avoiding interference in its internal affairs. In Blanton�s opinion, the other documents reveal the schizophrenia of U.S. policy toward Cuba following the Bay of Pigs invasion. As an example, he mentioned the memorandum written by presidential aide Richard Goodwin, advocating that then Attorney General Robert Kennedy (John F. Kennedy�s brother) head up an operation which subsequently became Operation Mongoose. Another document reveals the details of an encounter between Goodwin and Che Guevara in Montevideo, Uruguay, in which they discussed possible formulas for beginning a dialogue, in such a way that the two countries could coexist without abandoning their ideological positions. On the Cuban side, Vice President Jos� Ram�n Fern�ndez presented a report on operations at the Bay of Pigs, offering severe self-criticism of the errors committed. Fern�ndez added that although specialized Cuban agencies did not recommend declassifying this document, President Fidel Castro decided to do so. Fern�ndez said that this reveals the transparency of the Cuban government in its effort to clarify historical truths. The report makes it clear that some subordinate officers acted on their own, which created operational difficulties. More than 50 participants from the United States, including former White House officials, academics and members of the invading force, will tour the scenes of the battles at Playa Larga and Playa Gir�n, and this trip will serve as the conclusion of the academic encounter. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. 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