I'll step into your puddle. I have always thought that O being assasinated himself on the following Sunday was proof enough that someone or several someones didn't want to give him an extended period of time to talk to the authorities. Ruby was on the fringes of organized crime which would point a finger directly at organized crime. That might be a false trail. The theory that I have always liked best: Kennedy was about to pull out of Southeast Asia completely. There were some "money" people in the U.S. who wanted that conflict to escalate rather than de-escalate. It sure didn't take Johnson long to throw some gas on the smouldering flame! A gunboat was fired upon the the Toncon (sp) Gulf? Please! Could that have been friendly fire?