Truth Withheld: A Survivors Story - Why We Will Never Know the Truth About the JFK Assassination

By James T. Tague

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971825475
• ISBN13: 9780971825475
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Excel Digital Pr Inc
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.5" x 8.0"

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James Tague literally changed history!

James Tague, the Author of "Truth Withheld" is far more important to history than most realize. You see, BEFORE they learned about James Tague, the Warren Commission were going to tell us that President Kennedy and Governor Connally were hit by seperate bullets, which of course proved conspiracy in the case, although the Commission were going to try and work around that whole "conspiracy" talk, since they were created to find a lone gunman, regardless of the evidence, in order to protect us from nuclear missiles 90 miles off the coast of Florida in a country called Cuba. However, in a way, it would have "sold" the Commission's lone gunman theory better if they had never learned about Tague, because Tague posed a serious problem to the Commission....one that would force the Commission to theorize something so nonsensical that it essentially proved conspiracy by it's mere absurdity. It was only AFTER they learned about Tague, that the Warren Commission were forced to put "square pegs in a round hole", and lamely tried to explain how one bullet could have went through the bodies of BOTH Kennedy and Connally..........how a bullet could have gone through the bodies of two grown men, turn in mid-air multiple times, break a rib and a radius (wrist) bone, and then come out in nearly pristine condition with NO RESIDUE OF BLOOD, BONE or SKIN, thus one of the most ridiculous theories in the history of U.S. Politics was born...... the theory that ONE "magic bullet" caused 7 wounds to Kennedy and Connally. We know by the Commission's own timing of the gunshots in the assassination, based on the film shot by Abraham Zapruder, that a piece of junk mannlicher carcano rifle could not have fired fast enough to account for BOTH Kennedy and Connally's wounds, and their actions after being wounded. The importance of this cannot be overstated: IF ONE GUNMAN DIDNT HIT BOTH KENNEDY AND CONNALLY WITH ONE BULLET, THEN THAT MEANS THAT THERE WERE TWO GUNMEN FIRING FROM BEHIND THE MOTORCADE, BECAUSE ANY GUNMAN USING THE MANNLICHER CARCANO COULD NOT HAVE FIRED TWO BULLETS IN THE SHORT TIME SPAN BETWEEN WHEN KENNEDY WAS HIT AND WHEN CONNALLY WAS HIT. ADD TO THIS, ATLEAST ONE GUNMAN IN FRONT OF THE MOTORCADE, ON THE GRASSY KNOLL, AND WE NOW HAVE AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM OF THREE GUNMEN!! Since they were created to find a lone gunman, the Commission had to "get" one bullet to do what no other bullet in history has ever done. And the great magic bullet myth was born. All because James Tague was hit by a piece of deflected concrete, near the Triple Underpass in Dealey Plaza, that hit been struck by a bullet that MISSED the motorcade completely. Although James Tague would obviously have liked to have been standing someplace else that day, he unwittingly made one of the most important contributions to American history: If it wasnt for Tague's story, the Commission would have had a bit more flexibility in their "lone gunman" theory, and more Americans probably would have believe

Lovecraft In Dealey Plaza

Tague was a salesman whose car got caught up in the massive traffic james enveloping the Dallas downtown area on the morning of November 22, 1963. Reading his account of that strange, fateful day, we begin to see for the first time how the darkness that surrounds us is due to a combination of factors which collided with a crash. Tague is a likeable narrator and gives you the feeling that he is a reliable witness, though in the back of your head you are always thinking, well he was the top car salesman ion the South, how honest could he really be ha ha? He befriended Harold Weisberg, one of the guys who came to Texas steeped in conspiuracy theory, and Tague's recollections of his late friend are somehow touching and direct in their simplicity. It is plain that Tague cared for his friend and that his 2002 death left him with a hole in his affections. So it wasn't just a collaboration between Kennedy aficionados, it was an abiding friendship. Tague was injured during the assassination! Not severely, but enough to cause quite a commotion. A bullet came out of the grass and shot into the curb he was standing on, leaning all his weight on the stone that exploded into his face. Good thing he wasn't wearing short pants! The strange thing is, the Warren Commission was keen to discredit Tague, even though he was one of the more upstanding witnesses to the Kennedy assassination. There's no arguing with people whose minds are made up ahead of time. NOT THAT Tague is sure about what happened that day. There was no smking gun left at the crime. Oh wait, yes there was! in TRUTH WITHHELD, one of the last people to still be alive to tell his tale finally does so, complete with several interesting photographs which which challenge your eyesight and your "received wisdom." What happened? Who did it? When did suspicion harden into the cold wax of reality's seal? Tague knows the answers to some of these questions, and for the rest, he's refreshingly honest and refuses to pull empty answers out of his ass. I saw Oliver Srone's JFK and thought he went wway too far, impugning the good name of some and glancing right over the obcious points he might have made. Tague takes a middle balance, and his shot through the ambuscades just may be the most accurate of all. As other reviewers note, there is something creepy about this book, with its hidden menace, as though Lovecraft were present that day in Dealey Plaza.

Fascinating witness account

Finally, someone who DOESN'T claim to know who killed President John F. Kennedy, although he was there. He was even hit! James Tague is one of the last surviving witnesses to the horrible events of November 22, 1963, and his book "Truth Withheld: A Survivors Story - Why We Will Never Know the Truth About the JFK Assassination" explains with conviction why the murder will undoubtedly recede into history unsolved.James Tague's day began innocently enough, until traffic and his curiosity made him park his car beneath the triple underpass in Dealey Plaza to watch Kennedy's motorcade. As JFK's limo approached him, the shots rang out, and Mr. Tague's cheek was hit. From that moment on, Tague's life--and America--changed forever. Mr. Tague describes in vivid detail his interrogations--by the FBI and the Warren Commission, among others. And Mr. Tague conveys his sense that something wasn't right. It's difficult to dismiss his story. The book leaves one with an eerie feeling, like some insiduous creature lurking in the darkness behind your back. This must have been very difficult for Mr. Tague to relive and recount, and we should be grateful that he did.

A textbook on why we have a controversy

This book finally helped me to finally understand what really happened within Warren Commission and the FBI to create a 40 year controversy. A well documented book with many FBI documents.

Excellent Reading ***** True Story From a True Witness

I've enjoyed reading this book and even took a day off just to finish reading it. James Tague was the only person injured outside of the president's limo in the shooting on 11-23-63 and his story is one that will amaze you and will help shed light on what really happened that day in Dallas. Mr. Tague doesn't provide the answer of who was behind the shooting but does show interesting FACTS of a conspiracy. If you are going to read a book on the JFK assassination this is the one I would recommend!!!