JFK assassination: the mafia angle

 I like watching educational tv; on weekends, this includes checking out book tv on c-span, in which the authors of new nonfiction books are interviewed. Thus i came across louis ferrante, an ex mafioso whose life was transformed by going to prison, becoming an avid reader and eventually a highly acclaimed author of a memoir and a book series on the history of the american mafia. In part 2 of this series, among other things he delves into the relationship between the kennedys and the mafia and how it soured, eventually leading to JFK's assassination. According to ferrante, this assassination was primarily a mob hit. He may actually believe this, although he also acknowledges that 'rogue' CIA officers and FBI director gay edgar hoover also were involved. My own extensive research into this assassination has led me to believe that the mafia's involvement was secondary to the CIA's involvement, which was at the highest level (of course LBJ was also in on it) with director allen dulles, whose central role on the whitewashed government 'investigation' warren commission afterwards made sure to place all the blame on the 'patsy' 'lone nut' supposed shooter, lee harvey oswald.

link to this fascinating c-span interview. the part pertaining to the kennedys is towards the end of part 1:

https://www.c-span.org/event/qa/author-louis-ferrante-on-the-history-of-the-american-mafia-part-1/430594

this link is just to the audio of this interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MbgBV5LChw

For a different angle on the assassination, more focused on how JFK's desire to end the cold war upset the war establishment and CIA, this interview of jeffrey sachs by chris hedges, which i posted in a previous blog entry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqm9Yl1gGEY

And of course there's this excellent series the history channel did on the 25th anniversary of the assassination, also posted elsewhere on this blog, which quite extensively covers many facets:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2agPurqFJk&list=PLy4tRfNwO8cxuDX65cpj_qJ-9m2jzC7pn