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of fraud on the part of men connected with the government -- a
fraud never disowned, still bearing the imprimatur of the
government after twenty years. Have you ever observed how
intensely the Justice Department prosecutes fraud in the private
sector? Here we have one of history's most gigantic frauds - one
part of a giant constellation of fraud - on the part of the
government itself. The : loud silence from the Justice Department,
since the Warren Commission "- edifice toppled and fell, remains
deafening.
Did this star witness as to Lee Oswald's Communism in the
Marines in California by any chance, happen to have met Guy
Banister in New Orleans before the assassination? Yes, he
replied to the New:Orleans D.A.'s office. He had met Banister by
accident. They had "discussed the book" inspired by Oswald,
which Thornley was writing.
A curious group, the D.A.'s office asked another question.
Had the government's star witness also met David Ferrie in New
Orleans prior to the assassination? Well, yes again. He had met
Ferrie.: also by accident. However, Thornley added, in a burst of
cooperation, "I'm nearly sure that no significant conversation
transpired.
C
1984
Jim Garrison
NW 12640 Docid:59167984 Page 24
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