[Ben Holmes]

Garry Puffer Wrote:A very good question from Martin Hay, which shows from another angle that Oswald never received the Carcano through his PO box:

Martin Hay Wrote:Holmes and other inspectors at the Dallas General Post Office (GPO) were well aware of Oswald long before the assassination and had informed the FBI about Oswald receiving "subversive materials." On April 21, 1963, Holmes himself advised FBI Special Agent James Hosty that Oswald had been in contact with the Fair Play For Cuba Committee. (CD11, Report of SA Hosty, 9/10/63) And this in itself gives us further reason to doubt that Oswald had ever received the rifle. Is it reasonable to believe that Postal Inspectors felt it was important to report that Oswald was receiving subversive materials and literature written in Russian, but did not feel it was worth informing the bureau that an alleged communist had ordered a rifle?

It's also worth noting that Oswald was one of a relatively small number of people who fell under the CIA's HT/Lingual program - a program that opened all their mail. How could they have possibly missed a rifle?

Also worth noting, believers fall silent every time I mention the HT/Lingual program...