*It is with great sadness that I note the passing of Vince Salandria, who was the* *very first to question the official story of JFK's assassination. He was as brave* *as he was lucid, a relentless searcher for the truth, and a great inspiration to the* *many others who have questioned the Big Lie about JFK/Dallas, and so many* *other Big Lies since.*
*MCM* FAREWELL TO THE “FIRST RESEARCHER” https://www.americantruthnow.org/post/farewell-to-the-first-researcher The man who immediately understood the true cause and profound meaning of President Kennedy’s assassination, and for 57 years quietly taught that understanding to the rest of us, has died. Vincent J. Salandria was 92, vigorous and lucid till the end. On Sunday, August 23rd, he collapsed while walking his dog in his Philadelphia neighborhood. We reprint here in full Christopher Sharrett’s excellent short biography of Vince, written in 1999 as the introduction to *False Mystery* <https://ratical.org/ratville/JFK/FalseMystery/>, a collection of Vince’s speeches and articles that remain indispensable reading today. To the extensive list of Salandria-inspired people and material provided by Professor Sharrett below, we should add three of the most important that have arrived on the scene since his piece was written: Jim Douglas’s *JFK and The Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why it Matters *and two works by David Talbot: *Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years*, and *The Devil’s Chessboard,* about the career of CIA director Allen Dulles. In addition, Vince advised and will appear in two upcoming documentary films, one directed by Max Good on the role of the Paines in history, and *Four Died Trying*, produced by TRC co-chair Libby Handros and directed by this writer. Vince insisted on asking fundamental questions that cut through the cant of official propaganda. With an attorney’s clear logic, he asked with perfect simplicity: “What would an honest government do?” *Click on the link for the rest.* It was a test the authorities consistently failed at the time of the assassination, and one we would do well to apply more vigorously today. --- Support News from Underground: http://bit.ly/NFUSupport You received this email because you are subscribed to News from Underground. To unsubscribe from this email list, please go to: http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=pIdjNUgiG2h8yxbhC54SSy4SEskAoEMs
