What You Should Know About Vincent Bugliosi

Since Vincent Bugliosi was recently featured on Democracy Now and also has been gaining "credibility" for doing impeachment work with Kucinich, I wanted to post this for those who are unaware. Bugliosi may want impeachment, but his deeper agenda, it appears, is to protect the intelligence mafia.

His 2007 book was, 'Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy', and his 2008 book is, 'The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder.' He sides with the Warren Commission.

As one person posting about this issue said:

"A blind monkey could tell you Bush is a murderer. I don't need Bugliosi for that. He seems to be sniffing the winds and cashing in on some obvious crimes that only the lunatic neo-con right would argue against. Good. However -- he's also boosting his own credibility, and thus his previous works. His bullshit Kennedy cover up is indefensible. We must ask why he wrote it. Anyone with three brain cells knows the CIA was behind Kennedy's assassination. This isn't even controversial, except on corporate media."

Unfortunately, this is another case where anyone who utters the phrase "prosecute Bush" is given a free pass. Being on Democracy Now then opens the door to every single left media and blogger to accept him unquestioningly. But as Michael Green states in his review essay of Bugliosi's book:

"The purpose of Bugliosi’s 'Reclaiming History' is to defend the integrity of the USG National Security State by grossly distorting its nature and function."

Could such distortions, and the taking down of the JFK truths one year earlier, have been a necessary ingredient of becoming a central figure in the supposed prosecution of Bush?

The essay below is detailed but thorough and well done.

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9-11 Research Guest Essay:

Besmirching History: Vincent Bugliosi Assassinates Kennedy Again
The Military and Warren Commission Cover-up
by Michael B. Green
Sep. 19, 2007
http://911research.wtc7.net/essays/green/BesmirchingHistory.html

"According to Bugliosi, only the lunatic can seriously entertain that Kennedy was murdered because he pursued détente with the USSR, championed nuclear disarmament, decided not to back the invasion of the Bay of Pigs with US military might, made a peaceful resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis when the Joint Chiefs wanted invasion and war, and decided to withdraw US troops from Vietnam rather than pursue by brute force an imperial venture in Southeast Asia. According to Bugliosi, Oswald is not just the murderer of Kennedy, he is the only one involved, and he is nothing but “a first class ‘nut.’” (945) Thus, Kennedy’s murder is deprived of any political significance whatsoever, assassinating him yet again."

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"Bugliosi tells the story of charming his audience of six hundred lawyers – mostly skeptics of the Warren Commission – by asking for a show of hands from those who doubt the official story. Many hands go up. He then commands assent to the truth that a rational person must hear both sides of a dispute to have an informed opinion, then he asks for another show of hands from those who have read the Warren Report and “just a few” go up, and Bugliosi hadn’t even asked how many had read both the Report and the accompanying volumes. This audience of potent opinion makers has been converted; they must defer to one who knows both sides of the argument. (xxiv-xxv) Having thus cloaked himself in authority, Vince “Mr. JFK History” is going to tell us the truth, and he even thumps his chest to that effect, “My only master and my only mistress are the facts and objectivity. I have no others.” (xxxix)"

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Democracy Now
June 13, 2008
Bugliosi
Citing Iraq War, Renowned Attorney Vincent Bugliosi
Seeks “The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder”
Vincent Bugliosi is one of the most successful prosecutors in this country, with a record including twenty-one murder convictions without a single loss. With a new book, he outlines his case for the prosecution of George W. Bush for murder. [includes rush transcript]

"You’ve got to realize, there’s no statute of limitations for the crime of murder. So this could very well happen. At this stage of my life, I cannot engage in fanciful reveries. This is a very real thing that we’re talking about here. I’ve established jurisdiction on a federal and state level for the prosecution of Bush for two crimes: conspiracy to commit murder and murder."

See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Bugliosi
http://www.911blogger.com/node/16267
http://realhistoryarchives.blogspot.com/2007/05/reclaiming-history-from-vince-bugliosi.html