PSC482G, Spring 2000
Assignment 11, for Monday 14 February 2000
Pre-WCR Reactions by the Left: New Times
(N.B. This assignment is for your guidance only. It need not be turned in.)
Read: “The Dallas Investigation,” by B. Izakov and “Assassin or Fall Guy?” by Victor Perlo, both from The Soviet Union’s New Times weekly.
Answer these questions (briefly):
1. In the first section of “The Dallas Investigation,” Izakov states that Kennedy was murdered to get at “his policy.” How does he know this?
2. He then states that Oswald was a godsend to those who meant to exploit Kennedy’s murder to foment hatred of Russia? Who were those people, and how does he know their motives?
3. What evidence does Izakov offer for conspiracy? How do you rate this evidence?
4. Whom does he is behind the assassination, and why did they do it?
5. What evidence does Izakov offer for identifying the forces behind the assassination?
6. What was Oswald’s role in it?
7. Describe Joesten’s view of the assassination. What does he use as evidence?
8. How did Perlo test the veracity of Joesten’s ideas? What do you think of his approach?
9. What will one of the unintended consequence of the assassination be, according to Perlo?
10. How does Perlo tie the assassination to nuclear war?