Gerald Posner
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This was a man obsessed with his own personal security, and now suddenly he's in an Italian prison, not very clean, not very sparkling, not washed down once a day, with a lot of prisoners in a shared space. Calvi hates that experience. The idea that he could be sentenced one day and sent there to him is as bad an example of the future as he could possibly imagine.
This was a man obsessed with his own personal security, and now suddenly he's in an Italian prison, not very clean, not very sparkling, not washed down once a day, with a lot of prisoners in a shared space. Calvi hates that experience. The idea that he could be sentenced one day and sent there to him is as bad an example of the future as he could possibly imagine.
So then he figures, okay, so what can I do?
So then he figures, okay, so what can I do?
Okay, that's it. I'll tell you what. P2, they're behind it all. They've got every conspiracy. They're the masterminds. They're pulling the strings. They're the puppet masters.
Okay, that's it. I'll tell you what. P2, they're behind it all. They've got every conspiracy. They're the masterminds. They're pulling the strings. They're the puppet masters.
And then the prosecutors come in and say, we need more. You can't just say that we need more. And then he says, oh, I was wrong about that. No, it's not true. I take it all back.
And then the prosecutors come in and say, we need more. You can't just say that we need more. And then he says, oh, I was wrong about that. No, it's not true. I take it all back.
The moment it starts to unravel, it all starts to unravel.
The moment it starts to unravel, it all starts to unravel.
That shows you the hold that Calvi had on the bank. The bank does not demand his resignation. They say, OK, that's fine. You're still running the bank. It's OK. And he stays there with an iron hand and he doubles down on many of the things that later get him in trouble.
That shows you the hold that Calvi had on the bank. The bank does not demand his resignation. They say, OK, that's fine. You're still running the bank. It's OK. And he stays there with an iron hand and he doubles down on many of the things that later get him in trouble.
you yank the passport and you suddenly essentially lock the person down to Italy. And when that happened to Calvi, he was absolutely stunned by that.
you yank the passport and you suddenly essentially lock the person down to Italy. And when that happened to Calvi, he was absolutely stunned by that.
calvi has lost all control by this point and his desperation is showing in every possible way he is a man whose desperation is controlling everything he does and what calvi probably could not see is the moment it starts to unravel it all starts to unravel it's like putting your finger in the dike hoping to stop the flood from coming and then another leak stops and another leak starts and you run out of fingers before the whole thing starts to leak
calvi has lost all control by this point and his desperation is showing in every possible way he is a man whose desperation is controlling everything he does and what calvi probably could not see is the moment it starts to unravel it all starts to unravel it's like putting your finger in the dike hoping to stop the flood from coming and then another leak stops and another leak starts and you run out of fingers before the whole thing starts to leak
The evidence record is overwhelming. The credible evidence on this case in terms of forensics, ballistics, eyewitness testimony, you put it all together and it's a case that you say this is what happened. It's Lee Harvey Oswald having killed the president. And I understand why you would say, by the way, I'm not at all interested in it anymore because for you, the case is settled.
The evidence record is overwhelming. The credible evidence on this case in terms of forensics, ballistics, eyewitness testimony, you put it all together and it's a case that you say this is what happened. It's Lee Harvey Oswald having killed the president. And I understand why you would say, by the way, I'm not at all interested in it anymore because for you, the case is settled.
The evidence record is overwhelming. The credible evidence on this case in terms of forensics, ballistics, eyewitness testimony, you put it all together and it's a case that you say this is what happened. It's Lee Harvey Oswald having killed the president. And I understand why you would say, by the way, I'm not at all interested in it anymore because for you, the case is settled.
But for most Americans who love the idea and they've only seen Oliver Stone, they haven't gone on to read books. They haven't read the Warren Commission. They haven't done a little study. They don't have your analytical mind. They didn't go to law school. They're seduced by the idea that there has to be something more to it.