Final_Judgment

Acknowledgments—and Intrigue . . .
Handling The Spotlight's successful defense, appropriately enough, was
Mark Lane, dean of the Warren Commission critics. Lane put aside
presumed ideological differences with Liberty Lobby and skillfully used the
Hunt case to explore the JFK assassination in a legal forum—the first such
opportunity since Jim Garrison's ill-fated prosecution of Clay Shaw.
Thus, following the Hunt case from the "inside"—and later studying
Lane's account of the affair in Plausible Denial—gave me a unique vantage
point others haven't had. I thank Mark Lane—and Willis Carto, the founder
of Liberty Lobby—for this opportunity.
Willis Carto's encouragement and enthusiasm were most important in
making this book possible. The title for Final Judgment was his suggestion
and right on target.
As for Mark Lane, let it be noted that had he not written one word after
Rush to Judgment—the book that proved the Warren Commission Report a
fraud—we would still be indebted to Mark for that alone.
Although many books from others came later, Mark's singular crusade
convinced the world there was much more to the story. Mark and his one-ofa-kind
wife, Trish, are tremendous human beings and valued friends.
In Final Judgment you will also meet another remarkable individual: a
former French intelligence officer who provided me with stunning "inside"
information that forced me to rewrite the first draft of Final Judgment,
thereby bringing my thesis full circle. Had it not been for his input, this
book would not be complete.
The name of my French source, Pierre Neuville, was unveiled for the
first time in the fifth edition of Final Judgment, but the Mossad—of
course—knew his identity from the beginning.
Although the first draft presented—I think—a compelling indictment of
Mossad complicity in the JFK assassination, my French source pointed me
in a direction that convinced me—and many readers—that Final Judgment
was on the mark.
History owes a debt to the well-known and respected former U.S.
congressman, Paul Findley—a liberal, no "right-wing extremist"—who
introduced me to this French source and vouched for his credibility. Only
recently did I formally identify Findley as the conduit, but, again, it was no
mystery to those who make it their business to know these things.
Another former U.S. Congressman—the late John G. Schmitz—told me of
his own long-time suspicion of Mossad involvement in the JFK
assassination (based on his own inquiries) and encouraged me to write this
book, saying it was a book he would have liked to have written.
A rather colorful international businessman intimately associated with
several prominent figures mentioned in Final Judgment gave me a rather
firm endorsement of this book's thesis, saying succinctly: "I think that's
pretty much what happened." Considering this gentleman's connections, his
assessment is very telling indeed.
Although they've certainly never endorsed my thesis, several authors
upon whose works I relied extensively do confirm the secret war between