Lobster Issue 19 (1990) £££
Conspiracy, Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Research Robin Ramsay ‘The unexpected and dramatic death of the famous, whether statesmen like John F Kennedy, or media stars like Marilyn Monroe, invariably give rise to conspiracy theories.’ Thus Cambridge historian, Christopher Andrew, during his disgraceful hatchet job on Hugh Thomas’ books about Rudolph Hess for BBC2 ‘s Timewatch … Read more
Lobster Issue 12 (1986) £££
[…] world-wide Corsican networks.) (95) It is rumoured in Europe that QJ/WIN, “the foreign citizen with a criminal background”, who was recruited by the CIA in Europe to assassinate Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba, was none other than the famous French heroin financier and SDECE assassin, Joe Attia, who Fourcald once defended as “an absolutely […]
Lobster Issue 18 (1989) £££
[…] (1976), pp.127-35. Faenza and Fini pp.169, 262-6; Christie (1984), pp.2-5. Christie, a well known British anarchist, was himself arrested in Spain for possessing explosives and plotting to assassinate Franco. It should be emphasised here, however, that most of these groups were not composed of radical fascist elements, but reactionary rightists of various sorts, including […]
Lobster Issue 50 (Winter 2005/6) £££
[…] never described himself as a socialist and builds his political reputation entirely on his credentials as a paramilitary hard man. Small wonder that the UVF tried to assassinate Gerry Adams in 1985, only to see their efforts scuppered by John Gregg of the Rathcoole UDA. (8) The origins and contradictions of social radicalism in […]
Lobster Issue 24 (December 1992) £££
JFK bits and pieces Paul Hoch recommends JFK:The Book of the Film (Applause Books, 211 West 71 St NY, NY 10023). This contains a footnoted JFK screenplay and about 350 pages of published articles, including some of the best anti-Stone stories. The final badge of honour was bestowed upon Stone’s movie by a long, ludicrous … Read more
Lobster Issue 45 (Summer 2003) £££
An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King William Pepper London: Verso, 2003, £17, h/b William Pepper has solved the King assassination. He hasn’t quite got enough to name the shooter but he has laid bare the conspiracy. It has taken him 20 years. Is there a comparable piece of research by … Read more
Lobster Issue 55 (Summer 2008) £££
Dr Mary’s Monkey Edward T. Haslam Waterville (Oregon): Trineday, 2007 (www.Trineday.com) $19.95 (US), p/b The Kennedy assassination literature has produced some oddities over the years but this takes the biscuit. A sense of this is conveyed by what must be one of the longest subtitles in publishing history: ‘How the unsolved murder of a doctor, … Read more
Lobster Issue 29 (1995) £££
Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by the U.S. House of Representatives 1978 L.M.P. Systems 10420 Plano Road, Suite 101 Dallas, Texas 75238, USA In the last issue of Lobster while re-viewing two JFK-related CD-ROMS I half jokingly suggested that the Warren Commission Hearing and Exhibits and the House Select Committee evidentiary … Read more
Lobster Issue 40 (Winter 2000/1) £££
Political activist Daniel Ellsberg and Professor Alfred McCoy have something special in common. Based on their actions and accomplishments of nearly thirty years ago, they have achieved the status of icons within the subculture of what passes for the New Left. Icon Ellsberg became a celebrity in 1971 after he leaked The Pentagon Papers, an … Read more
Lobster Issue 55 (Summer 2008) £££
You might remember the red sofas, leather Chesterfields recovered in quieter fabric. You might remember that the talking didn’t end at any specific time, unique in an era when all television channels closed down at night. You might remember Oliver Reed getting drunk, although he was hardly the only disruptive guest. Reading Norman Baker’s book … Read more
