Final_Judgment

Acknowledgements—and Intrigue . . .
Having written a book on such a "controversial" topic as the JFK
assassination—coupling that subject with a highly "sensational" thesis—has
proven quite an adventure. It has been rewarding, if not sometimes
frustrating. It's brought me a lot of new friends—and lots of enemies, too!
Since the first edition was released, I've received so many letters of
congratulation and appreciated comments of many people I respect who
have said—as one put it: "I think you've pinned the tail on the donkey."
Never having styled myself as an "expert" on the JFK assassination, I
protest when anyone introduces me as such. In fact, despite what many have
assumed, the subject has never been a particular preoccupation of mine.
There are others who have devoted much more time to the topic. And I am
very familiar with their work.
However, there are many JFK assassination researchers who refuse to
admit that there is even any basis for my thesis. There are those who don't
wish to even acknowledge the very existence of this book—it's that
"controversial."
In the pages that follow, I pull no punches in naming names or pointing
out why I believe some "researchers" are disingenuous and perhaps even
compromised, bought off by the forces responsible for the JFK
assassination. I don't believe I'm overstating the case at all.
Some fools have suggested Final Judgment is "Arab propaganda." No
Arab government or financial interest—or even any Arab-American
source—had any hand in preparing, publishing or distributing this book.
Only in later 2001—a full year after the publication of the fifth Englishlanguage
edition—did a privately owned Arabic-language publishing house
issue a translation of the book.
This work is mine alone.
Some critics pointed out that I was an employee of Liberty Lobby, the
populist institution that published the (now-defunct) national weekly
newspaper, The Spotlight. These critics note that Liberty Lobby questioned
U.S. favoritism toward Israel. All of this is true. However, for this I make
no apologies nor, for that matter, are any apologies due.
In fact, as this new edition of Final Judgment is being delivered to the
publisher, the global media is focused on Israel and the Middle East . . . and
the publications and voices of the Israeli lobby in America are crying (true
or not) that "The Whole World is Against Us."
So, it was precisely my association with Liberty Lobby that enabled me
to gain special insights—particularly vis-à-vis U.S. policy toward Israel—
which assisted tremendously in the preparation of this book. Other JFK
researchers have not had this unusual advantage.
What's more, as you'll see in Final Judgment, Liberty Lobby became
embroiled in a heated libel trial after ex-CIA figure E. Howard Hunt
brought a lawsuit against Liberty Lobby for publishing an article alleging
the CIA intended to frame Hunt for involvement in the JFK assassination.